I wanted to add that in Norte Grande records I have also come across the last name Almeida. I do not know if it's an alternate spelling of Almada. Just throwing that out there. I guess I should check the new marriage index and see it its in there.
Mary On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 4:15 PM CW <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have long suspected that my ancestor, Antonio de Almada (b. abt. 1800), > who came to the United States in 1836 via the whaling industry and settled > in New York, originated from Sao Jorge. But for a long time, my suspicion > was mostly due to the fact that most people with the Almada surname seem to > come from the area centered around Norte Grande. Recently, however, I > stumbled on another clue that provides even more concrete evidence that > that is in fact where Antonio came from. > > Several years ago I had my DNA tested on Ancestry.com. It wasn't until a > couple weeks ago while searching through my DNA matches I found a distant > cousin who claimed to be descended from a Joao de Sousa de Almada from > Sao Jorge. While I am not descended from this particular person myself, > when I trace his genealogy back a couple generations in the parish records, > I come to the family of Manoel de Souza de Almada and his wife, Anna. They > had a son named Antonio that was born around the right time that my > ancestor would have been. And if this Antonio is indeed my ancestor, that > would explain my genetic connection to the person on Ancestry.com who said > he was descended from Joao de Sousa de Almada - and more importantly, I > would confirm the date and place of my ancestor's birth. > > But of course, there is also a chance that our link is through a different > ancestor altogether. So the way to prove it would be to find another known > descendant of the Almada family from Norte Grande and see if we're also > connected. I notice DNA testing seems to be a major topic for discussion in > this group - is there anyone out there who is also descended from this > family? > > Appreciate any help anyone can offer. Thanks! > > -- > 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.
