Mary, Cheri just asked me to clarify what I was saying about Almeida and Almada. These are two different Surnames in Norte Grande, Sao Jorge, Azores. In the USA Almeida may have been corrupted to Almada so I just wanted to make that clear.
Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Thu, Aug 17, 2017 at 4:15 PM, Mary Bordi <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
