Wow- these are questions I've had too. So glad u asked them so eloquently Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 31, 2015, at 7:38 AM, Manita M <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thank you kindly for your response. Makes sense that further research would > have already been done. > > I have never heard of: > Nobiliario de Familias de Portugal (Gaio) > > How does one get their hands on that? Ideally a pdf? > >> On Aug 31, 2015 7:01 AM, "'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy" >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Some of those mainland connections are documented in Frutuoso (like the >> Velho Cabrals). In Rodrigo Rodrigues and in Forjaz (Genealogias da Ilha >> Terceira) whenever the lineage of an early settler can be traced back to the >> mainland, Rodrigues and Forjaz have not only outlined these connections but >> also list sources, e.g. Nobiliario de Familias de Portugal (Gaio), etc. If >> Rodrigues and Forjaz do not have those connections, then it probably means >> that they have never been discovered (and probably never will be). Keep in >> mind that Gaio and Frutuoso are not infallible; they have made some mistakes >> with these older lineages. >> >> I hope this helps. >> >> John Miranda Raposo >> >> >> >> On Sunday, August 30, 2015 8:27 PM, Manita M <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> Hello, >> >> Here is a question for those of you who have been able to research as far >> back to an original settler of Sao Miguel. I have a few branches on my tree >> where I have an original settler by way of connecting my ancestors to RR's >> book on Sao Miguel. >> >> How do you now take the leap from Sao Miguel, Azores to the mainland? >> >> What do I need to do? What advice would you give? >> >> Now having said all that, because I have connected to the original settlers >> via RR's book, it begs another question that may negate my question above to >> a certain extent: because we know some of the original settlers via RR's >> book, I would suspect that the research of figuring out where those people >> came from before arriving in Sao Miguel has already been done. No? How >> does one go about finding the records prior to arriving in Sao Miguel? >> >> Looking forward to your guidance and thoughts on this. >> >> Thank you! >> -- >> For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail >> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right >> that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> >> >> -- >> For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail >> (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right >> that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Azores Genealogy" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
