I have ancestry in S. Jorge and can say it is not too common there, but have come across a few families. It is Gil. It can be derived from a first Portuguese name Gil or, it could have had its origins with the Flanders, (French/German)
On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 11:25 AM, Marilyn Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Could the Gil/l be another spelling for Guill? > > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 8:20 AM, Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Jeremy, I agree with Cheri, the name is Gil and it's certainly a surname >> although James Guill's book The Azores Island, a History, spells it with >> two 'L's'. I think that the wife is dead because he says 'sua mulher, da >> funta (with an 'a') Maria ... >> >> Rosemarie >> [email protected] >> Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, >> Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily >> >> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 10:18 PM, 'Jeremy G. B-C' via Azores Genealogy < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Darn! I must be loosing my mind! Thanks for the heads up Rosemarie! >>> >>> It is: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR >>> -CH-CALHETA-C-1745-1781/SJR-CH-CALHETA-C-1745-1781_item1/P149.html >>> Left entry. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *Jeremy B-C* >>> *Researching: Sao Jorge, Pico, Flores, Terceira, Faial, Graciosa* >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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. > -- Margaret M Vicente -- 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.
