Thanks Cheri, I just took a look. It's primarily one block on chr. 18. I know it's a long shot but this person's connection to Sao Miguel is on one very narrow line. Her maternal great-grandfather was born in Furnas so I decided to give it a try. I know it's way back and I may never find it BUT, *I'm finding a lot of other relatives along the way*. And that will be a saving grace. So it won't be a complete waste of time if I never find the connection.
On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 8:02 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Joe, Make sure it's not spanning the centromere (pinched waist) or in a > SNP poor region. Otherwise it's a false positive and you'll be wasting your > time :( > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 4:46 PM Joseph Mendonca <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> It certainly is Cheri. FTDNA has us at 66cM's (12 longest block). I'm >> taking on a very challenging DNA match 22cM's (19 longest block) to find a >> connection. >> >> On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 5:15 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yay, nice when DNA and the paper trail mesh together! >>> >>> On Dec 21, 2018 1:46 PM, "Joseph Mendonca" <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Thank you JR. This Manuel de Frias is also known by the alcunha >>>> "Sineiro" in some of the records and his wife Antonia also bears an alcunha >>>> of "Lasquinha". I think it means "a little bit or piece". This "Sineiro", >>>> the bell ringer, also shows up in some of my other branches. My >>>> 2g-grandmother was Maria de Jesus Mendonca (Sineiro) and a 1st cousin to >>>> this Manuel de Frias. She was born in Furnas but her father was from >>>> Povoacao, Manuel de Sousa Mendonca. She married Joao do Amaral Gago. >>>> There's no lack of alcunhas in my family branches! >>>> >>>> Thanks for the link to that marriage record. You saved me some time as >>>> I was just about to go looking for it. >>>> This branch finally connects me to a DNA match I've been talking to for >>>> a little over a year and a half. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Dec 21, 2018 at 3:26 PM JR <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> The name of these ancestors is Frias, which was corrupted and became >>>>> Farias. The same has happened to this name in almost every village I have >>>>> researched where the name exists, circa the period 1800 or after. Both >>>>> Faria and Frias were altered in this way. They sometimes became Farias and >>>>> sometimes stayed that way. Back in the time of the mainland Portugal List, >>>>> someone explained the culprit for the variations is the difficulty in >>>>> pronouncing the r's in certain names. >>>>> >>>>> This same Ferias (just a spelling variant) that Joe cited was married >>>>> as Manuel de Frias and this line goes all the way back to Povoacao. See >>>>> below. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV-FURNAS-C-1842-1858/SMG-PV-FURNAS-C-1842-1858_item1/P87.html >>>>> >>>>> Manuel de Frias casou com Antonia de Jesus >>>>> >>>>> There are large concentrations of Faria and Frias in, Rabo de Peixe, >>>>> Maia, Furnas, Povoacao, Ribeira Grande, and some in Ponta Garca, Vila >>>>> Franca, Lagoa and other places. >>>>> >>>>> JR >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, December 20, 2018 at 6:31:24 PM UTC-5, jemendonca642 >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Vacation has an accent on the "e" férias. "Ferias" is the way it is >>>>>> spelled in some of the records. For example: >>>>>> Left page, top, 4th line down >>>>>> >>>>>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV-FURNAS-B-1860-1869/SMG-PV-FURNAS-B-1860-1869_item1/P161.html >>>>>> >>>>>> I've also seen it spelled "Frias". >>>>>> >>>>>> I think it is a different surname from "Faria" but I'm not 100% sure >>>>>> either. >>>>>> >>>>>> I just want to normalize the spelling of the name in my database. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 5:55 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I think it's Frias. The Guill book has Frias. He doesn't have >>>>>>> Ferias. Doesn't that word mean vacation? >>>>>>> Cheri Mello >>>>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 2:47 PM GENEVA COOK-GERVAIS < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My distant family from Sao Miguel used the spelling De Faria , >>>>>>>> Faria and Farias. Don't know if that is the same family or not....…. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On December 20, 2018 at 5:26 PM Joseph Mendonca < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am discovering ancestors with the surname of Ferias and sometimes >>>>>>>> I see it spelled Frias. Can anyone tell me what the normalized modern >>>>>>>> spelling of this name is? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Joseph Mendonca >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Joseph Mendonca >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Joseph Mendonca >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >> >> >> -- >> Joseph Mendonca >> >> -- >> 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. > -- Joseph Mendonca -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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