My GGF (father's mother's father) was from Sao Mateus, Pico. I have found multiple GEDmatch connections & trees to support that. We were always told that his wife, Maria Theresa Maciel was also from Pico, but have not found her parents for sure, but I'm hopefully getting warmer. I'm lucky that a couple of very STRONG matches on GEDmatch have extensive trees & I have been trying to notice patterns in frequency of surnames. Lots of Pereira's in many different combinations.
I know from study in epidemiology that just because something seems likely, you still need preponderance of proof. I had a teacher that once said; "if you hear hooves, think horses, not zebras" but I know in genealogy you can't rule out giraffes. In other words, the most logical explanation is often true, but not always. My grandmother's family from my mother's side were both from Sao Jorge. There is evidence via GEDmatch that some of my matches connect via both sides, so there is intermarriage somewhere upstream & island hopping, probably more than once. I have found a couple of names that link between the two trees; Emerenciana Emilia Silveira Maciel (1860 - 1921) appears both on trees on Sao Jorge & Pico. I also have an Antonio Quetano Mancebo (1822 - 1894) who was born on Sao Jorge, but died on Pico, so that is a trail worth exploring. I have Maciel, Silveira & Mancebo multiple times on both sides, but I know that's like saying I have Smith, Jones & Johnson on both sides. If I have any connection to Terceira, that's news to me? Possibly a cousin or two, but the preponderance is Pico & Sao Jorge. My mother's father, Joao Rodrigues Crespo (1892 - 1966) was from Verdemilho, Aviero Portugal. I have yet to untangle what matches I have from that side. I'm new (just over a year) & appreciate any help. Thanks! On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 1:41 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Susan, > > 1) What documents in the U.S. have made you "hit upon" this particular > area? > > 2) What research have you done on your immigrant ancestor? > > You can't just use GedMatch. You have to have a paper trail to go along > with your genealogy. Once you get your island and freguesia then you'll > need to compare the centiMorgans along with how far back in time you are. > If you have a living parent, use their DNA. > > You have a lot of matches with Sao Jorge too. Some Terceira too, I think. > Why are looking on Pico? The DNA is pointing to 3 different islands. You > need a paper trail to go along with the DNA. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > -- > 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/azores/5x1hJPDzqVw/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
