Cheri, I have learned not to make assumptions, lol. I was just wondering out loud but until I have some sort of paper trail I will not have any faith in my thoughts as they are just that, thoughts and wonderings.
On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 12:55 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > If you are using the DNA ethnicity estimates to assume your grandfather > was Spanish and from Taragona, that's a dangerous assumption. DNA ethnicity > ESTIMATES are just that - ESTIMATES. They are kinda in the toddler stage of > life. My dad, who is 50% Portuguese was classified as a good chunk of > French for a very long time. He has 0% French (even on his "American" > side). It's evolved; I think he's now classified as 38% Ibeiran now. > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 9:43 AM Leonor Bertoni <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I do not! BUT it is safe to assume that it is my father’s father as I do >> not know who he is. My paternal grandmother was a Lady of the night”, my >> entire life I believed my paternal grandfather to be “incognito” as it says >> on my birth certificate, but recently found my brother’s birth certificate >> that shows the paternal grandfather’s name as João Afonso de Oliveira. I >> don’t believe he was really my grandfather. >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 12:33 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> If you are 26% Spanish, then you have one grandparent who is from Spain. >>> You know who that grandparent is? >>> >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila >>> >> >> Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 9:19 AM Leonor Bertoni <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I do not have my immigrant yet, I just know that I’m 26% Spanish, this >>>> could be from my dad’s side as he was from the mainland. I honestly don’t >>>> know but it will be fun investigating! >>>> >>>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 12:01 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Z and S can sound the same in Portuguese. And it's a 5 syllable word. >>>>> I'm wondering how "b" becomes "g" and a syllable gets dropped if your >>>>> theory is correct. You have your immigrant ancestor from Spain to Lagoa >>>>> and >>>>> know he settled there? >>>>> >>>>> Cheri Mello >>>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>>>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Mar 1, 2019 at 6:41 AM Leonor Bertoni < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Sorry, record No. 33, again. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Fri, 1 Mar 2019 at 09:38, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> So, there is now a new version of this name. In this record it looks >>>>>>> like Tarrabasana. I am wondering if it is actually Tarragona, as in >>>>>>> Tarragona, Spain. 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