This thread is now closed. The title is "2016 Salt Lake Conference." That event already occurred. You are not talking about SLC. Please start a brand new thread. Thanks for understanding, Cheri On Jan 21, 2017 10:29 AM, "Sue Q" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi, Ken > My tree is on FTDNA and it's pretty up to date although I've done a bit > more in the few weeks since I posted it. My # is 574359 if that helps you > access my tree. > Sue > > On Saturday, January 21, 2017 at 9:26:43 AM UTC-8, Ken Waters wrote: >> >> Hi Sue, >> >> Sorry, I just saw this now as I have this list's mail going to a folder >> that I forget to check regularly. >> >> Is your DNA uploaded to GEDMatch? I have all of my kits there including >> 7 that have Sylvia (et al) ancestry. Mine is A979857. I've done all my >> atDNA testing at Ancestry but I did move over my own kit to FTDNA (B11096) >> and paid the $39 fee to get full access to matches. >> >> I just found yet another close DNA match to the greater Silva surname and >> it also shows the Silva's in Hawkinsville/Yreka, just like my Sylvia's. >> This was an Ancestry match to my paternal uncle Ernie with an ancestor Joao >> da Cunha da Bettencourt born in Graciosa in 1835 but married to Marianna >> Silva (b. 1851). It is about a 3rd to 4th cousin match at 70 cMs and 5 >> segments. The children of this couple took Silva as a surname rather than >> Bettencourt. >> >> I think with all these clues we're on the verge of figuring out this >> confusing ancestral line. >> >> Ken >> >> On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 8:33 PM, Sue Q <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, Ken >>> That was a wonderful conference, wasn't it! I'm eager to go to the next >>> one. I writing you because I'm researching Graciosa also, and although I >>> have some ancestors who came from Guadalupe, my Silvas all seem to have >>> come from the Fontes area in Santa Cruz. I do have a 4th great, who was >>> Caetano de Sousa da Silva who came from Guadalupe, though. I didn't see a >>> match with you on FTDNA so we mustn't have the same Silva. Happy hunting! >>> Sue >>> >>> On Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 3:34:44 PM UTC-8, Ken Waters wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi All! >>>> >>>> I've been to two previous Azores conferences but I'm now getting >>>> re-energized for another possible one with much thanks to Edna who quite >>>> possibly found my great-grandfather John Sylvia in the Graciosa baptism >>>> records (link: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/ >>>> GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1841-1850/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1841-1850_ >>>> item1/P105.html >>>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fculturacores.azores.gov.pt%2Fbiblioteca_digital%2FGRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1841-1850%2FGRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1841-1850_item1%2FP105.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEJX3L-lAIl4HivO1koRaEtQAU4uw>) >>>> and now what appears to be a sister of his from 1841. So this has me going >>>> back into the records and attempting to decipher what I can. The first two >>>> conferences I went to helped me a lot but I think I need more practice. >>>> Much of this all came about thanks to a newly posted close DNA match to a >>>> Da Silva. I'm seeing a lot of new DNA matches (yay!) and these are really >>>> helping me to break down barriers. I just wish more of them would upload >>>> to GEDMatch. >>>> >>>> BTW, is anyone going to RootsTech next month? If so let me know as I >>>> will be there and we compare notes. >>>> >>>> Ken Waters >>>> Mesa, AZ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Sep 9, 2016 at 5:21 PM, Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Marie, hope you can make it next time!! We have been talking about >>>>> when to go next time, Sep 2017 or Mar/Apr 2017. Don't really know when, >>>>> the >>>>> hotel has a lot of conferences at certain times so we have to really think >>>>> about it. >>>>> >>>>> Rosemarie >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, >>>>> Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Amateur Genetic Genealogist in Mesa, AZ >>>> Twitter: @FamilyTreeAZ >>>> Interests: DNA, Azores, San Francisco, early colonial America >>>> Blog: http://familytreeAZ.com >>>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Amateur Genetic Genealogist in Mesa, AZ >> Twitter: @FamilyTreeAZ >> Interests: DNA, Azores, San Francisco, early colonial America >> Blog: familytreeAZ.com >> > -- > 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.
