David P, Maybe your ancestor acted self-important and maybe the "Barao" was more of an alcunha.
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 8:25 AM, David Perry <[email protected]> wrote: > In support of John Rapozo's comments, family lore has it that my great > grandfather was a "big shot" in Lagoa, Sao Miguel and in fact many records > have "Barao" after his name. His father was a fisherman and there are no > "Donas" or "Baraos" anywhere in the earlier records. I suspect he took the > title to enhance his standing. For some reason he made a sudden departure > out of town taking his family with him. Later birth records for more > children have him working in a vineyard with no mention of Barao. > David Perry > > > On Sunday, February 12, 2017 at 12:39:37 PM UTC-8, Reposo De Costa wrote: > >> We are researching our ancestors Manuel Reposo/Reposa DeCosta from the >> Azore Islands who migrated to the Hawaiian Islands. Head of household was >> Manuel, wife's name was Maria. Our grandmother Maria Raposa/Raposa Decosta >> was born in around 1898 in Hawaii. Our grandmother had a family crest >> which indicated that my uncle was a Duke, my grandmother died and we could >> not find the papers/crest. We are wondering what royal family are we >> related to. The family crest was passed down to our Uncle, who then was >> called a Duke. Any information on this would be much appreciated. Thank >> you. >> >> Christine >> > -- > 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.
