We're still waiting for our dna results...its been about 6 weeks now..can't
wait.
On Apr 28, 2016 11:56 AM, "Cheri Mello" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yeah, and I have another adoptee where endogamy is impacting the close
> matches. We can't prove all families off of one. We need many people to
> test and we need to look to see how endogamy (and how much endogamy)
> impacts the various families that have tested thus far. We need more people
> to DNA test to figure this all out. Hopefully your theory is correct.
>
> Cheri Mello
> Listowner, Azores-Gen
> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das
> Tainhas, Achada
>
> On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 11:23 AM, Laura Flanagan <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Cheri,
>> I am working with a dna guru on this and we have triangulated 10 dna
>> matches to this couple.  The strongest match shares 160 seg on one side,
>> and a 61 cmg match on the other, along with 8 others.  This is a sure
>> thing.  I am attaching a chart for you I have created regarding known
>> Azorean cousins v. dna relationships.  As you get 4th and closer, you can
>> see that endogomy does not impact the results as much as one may think!
>> Laura
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 2:12 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Laura,
>>>
>>> Just beware because of our endogomy issue (intermarriage), what looks
>>> like an 2rd-3rd cousin may be more like 3rd-4th cousin.
>>>
>>> Cheri Mello
>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen
>>> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das
>>> Tainhas, Achada
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 8:55 AM, Joanne Mercier <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello cousin!
>>>> what little I have I can gladly share but I have more ancestry than
>>>> descendants for that branch of the family tree. It seems we are related
>>>> through Manuel Medeiros Grota & Maria Francesca Moura - he is the brother
>>>> of my 2x great grandfather Antonio de Medeiros. I have very little info on
>>>> that line so maybe between us we can fill in some gaps.
>>>>
>>>> One piece of information I was told when I began my genealogical
>>>> addiction about 15 years ago was that all the Medeiros Grota's from
>>>> Bretanha are related so that has been a huge help. I'll gladly share what I
>>>> have on them if it will be a help to you. Just let me know!
>>>>
>>>> Welcome to the family!
>>>> *Joanne*
>>>>
>>>> *Joanne Medeiros Grota Mercier*
>>>> Researching Bretanha (Medeiros Grota, Benevides, deSouza), Lagoa (Luiz,
>>>> d'Oliveira Homem) and Rabo de Peixe (Martins Gouveia)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thursday, April 28, 2016, Laura Flanagan <[email protected]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> So, my dna results are indicating these folks were my 1st or 2nd great
>>>>> grandparents!  Fantastic lead, but I am having trouble identifying
>>>>> descendants.  Does anyone have this couple in their lines?  Descendant
>>>>> information would be greatly appreciated!
>>>>>
>>>>> Joao Carvalho b. 11 May 1874 Ajuda Bretanha, son of Francisco Carvalho
>>>>> and Francisca Thomasia
>>>>> (maternal grandparents:  Manuel Medeiros Grota and Maria Francisca /
>>>>> paternal grandparents:  Manuel Carvalho and Maria Rosa)
>>>>>
>>>>> married in Ajuda Bretanha on 6 Sep 1897 to
>>>>>
>>>>> Antonia da Conceicao Travassos, daughter of Luis Travassos b. 26 Feb
>>>>> 1833 Ajuda Bretanha and Francisca de Jesus b. abt 1835.
>>>>> (maternal grandparents:  Joao de Balhao (spelling?) and Maria Jacintha
>>>>> / paternal grandparents: Manuel Travassos and Maria Joaquina Carvalho)
>>>>>
>>>>> Joao and Antonia had the following children, all born in Ajuda
>>>>> Bretanha, (there are likely more born bet 1912 and 1920 that I have not 
>>>>> yet
>>>>> found):
>>>>>
>>>>> Manuel, b. 21 Jun 1898
>>>>> Maria, b. 15 Sep 1900
>>>>> Anibal, b. 5 Apr 1902
>>>>> Cecilia b. 11 Nov 1908, married Luis Arruda in Santa Clara, Ponta
>>>>> Delgada, on 3 Apr 1955
>>>>> Luis Carvalho, 14 Mar 1912, married someone in Bretanha on 14 Nov 1953
>>>>>
>>>>>
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