Thanks for the tip Cheri, originally my DNA was tested by Ancestry, I have added it to GEDmatch, but I'm still learning about various comparisons available. I only have 7% Iberian Peninsula DNA to work with, so have relied on matches on my maternal side, with Portuguese sounding names. I do try to verify as much as I can independently. There are some conflicting records, dates and places, and I've had to make some choices drawing the most logical conclusions I can. Your suggestion would help narrow the options.
Regards Mike On Saturday, 6 January 2018 15:57:59 UTC+11, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Michael, > > You need to join the Azores DNA Project. You should have your Gedcom > uploaded and be working with matches of 100 cMs or greater (on your > Portuguese side). > > Having a DNA match in the Azores, California, or Oregon doesn't mean > anything. Suppose you match me and I just got a job and now I live on Mars. > Now you have a DNA match that lives on Mars. It doesn't mean anything. > People make personal (or career) decisions on where to live. You need to > look at your blocks and work from the known to the unknown. Where your > match lives has no bearing on the matter. > > Also, all genealogists, professional or not, are human and can make > mistakes. All work should always be reverified. It would be nice if we were > all perfect, but we are not. > > Here's how to join the Azores DNA Project. > > Log into the FTDNA page with the kit number and password. > > Across the top is says: myFTDNA, DNA Tests, Projects....Point at Projects. > When the drop down menu appears, click "Join a project." > > If the Azores Islands appears on the top, click the link and scroll down > to the JOIN button at the end. > > If the Azores Islands is not suggested, scroll down to where it says > "Search by Surname" and type: azores. > > When Azores Islands appears, click the link and follow the directions. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 8:49 PM, Mickey Blue <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Hi Eric, I have a DNA match in Texas who has done some research herself >> and had some done professionally. I contributed a bit to the process. As >> regards the convict history, that is well documented here in Australia. >> There are also DNA matches in the Azores, Oregon, California and I am >> trying to do my own research by whatever means is available. I've contacted >> other DNA matches, but cannot establish the link. The internet opens a lot >> of possibilities, but family history gets very complex with each >> generation, 2 parents, four grand, eight greats etc etc. >> >> Michael >> >> >> On Saturday, 6 January 2018 15:04:36 UTC+11, luiznoia wrote: >>> >>> How do you have his birthdate and place ? >>> >>> Eric Edgar >>> >>> On Jan 2, 2018 6:07 PM, "Mickey Blue" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, I'm an Australian, descendant of Manuel Jacinto, born Sao Joao >>>> Pico 9 December 1825, son of Manuel Jacinto De Avila and Rosa Francesca. I >>>> can only speak English, so I struggle with Portuguese language and naming >>>> practices, any information in that regard would much appreciated. I'm also >>>> interested in history and hope, one day, to write a novel, based on my >>>> Great great grandfather's life and times. He was charged with stealing a >>>> Frenchman's watch in Trinidad in 1836, at 11 years of age, he was tried , >>>> under British law, transported to Van Diemen's land (now Tasmania >>>> Australia) after two years on prison hulks in England. It is a tale of >>>> terrible hardship, survival and redemption. He had four daughters and >>>> through them, many hundreds of direct descendants. >>>> >>>> Naturally I'm interested in all my family history, but also would also >>>> love to know cultural, social and religious customs around 1820's. On his >>>> convict records, he was listed as being from Madeira, but I know he was >>>> born in Pico, so I think he may have arrived in Trinidad from Madeira (I >>>> believe the British recruited workers from Madeira during the transition >>>> from slavery to sate demands made by plantation owners for compensation). >>>> >>>> Kind Regards >>>> Michael >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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] <javascript:>. >> 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.
