Re: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Ja Defunto

2014-10-18 Thread Herb and Judi Silva
Thank you all for your help. Have a great weekendHerbOn 10/17/14, Rosemarie Capodiccircapodc@gmail.com wrote:Yes Herb, in the later records of Norte Grande, Sao Jorge, the Priest does NOT indicate a parent's death at all. Very frustrating when you are trying to pin down the right couple or when

[AZORES-Genealogy] help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread Herb
Hi Would appreciate if someone could put a second set of eyes on this record of the marriage of my 8th great grandparents Jose de Souza and Theresa de Viveiros. Right side of page. As best as I an make out they were married on 8 Sep 1749 in Maia and the groom was the son of Manuel de Souza

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread Pam Santos
He was the son of Manuel de Sousa and Ursula de Viveiros. She was the daughter of Manuel de Sousa Travassos and Theresa de Viveiros On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Herb herbandj...@verizon.net wrote: Hi Would appreciate if someone could put a second set of eyes on this record of the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] FELICIANO

2014-10-18 Thread Pam Santos
Shirly Allegre, Cheri, Joe and someone else on this list is related to this line also. On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 11:26 PM, Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.com wrote: Umbelina da Conceicao was my kids 3rd great aunt. Her sister Maria Libania was their 3rd great grandmother. Attached is her

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread herb
Excellent. Thanks Pam Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2014, at 1:20 PM, Pam Santos pamsanto...@gmail.com wrote: He was the son of Manuel de Sousa and Ursula de Viveiros. She was the daughter of Manuel de Sousa Travassos and Theresa de Viveiros On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 9:43 AM, Herb

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread mances
Hi Herb, They are my ancestors too. I'm descended from their daughter Maria de São José. José de Sousa is the son of Manuel de Sousa Benevides, from Capelas, and Ursula de Viveiros, from Bretanha. Teresa de Viveiros is the daughter of Manuel de Sousa Travassos, from Matriz da Ribeira Grande,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread herb
Thanks Manoel and was Manuel Sousa the son of Joao Sousa Travassos and muller And Theresa de Viveiros the daughter of Francisco Rodrigues and Antonia or Roza Cabral of Porto Formoso? Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2014, at 1:34 PM, mances man...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Herb, They

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread Pam Santos
Joao de Sousa Travassos and Maria (nothing else listed) from Nossa Senhora da Estrella Ribeira Grande, her parents Francisco Rodrigues and Maria Cabral from Porto Formoso On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 11:54 AM, herb herbandj...@verizon.net wrote: Thanks Manoel and was Manuel Sousa the son of Joao

[AZORES-Genealogy] DNA matches that link the Azores to Mainland Portugal

2014-10-18 Thread A Faria
I have taken several DNA tests mtDNA, Y-DNA and myOrigins and lack matches to mainland Portugal. I match one person from Lisbon through myOrigins but she has a verified Pereira ancestor from Castelo Branco, Faial born about 1700. My mtDNA(T2b-T16296C!) and Y-DNA(J-M319) sub-haplogroups

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread Erica Botelho
From a different record, I have Joao Sousa Travassos’s wife’s name as Maria Nunes. From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Pam Santos Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 12:05 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: help with Maia

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread herb
I wonder why they didn't list her last name if indeed it was Nunes. Most records I have seen from that time period listed the wife's last name Sent from my iPhone On Oct 18, 2014, at 3:09 PM, Erica Botelho audiosource...@qwestoffice.net wrote: From a different record, I have Joao Sousa

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread Eliseu Pacheco da Silva
Name is Rego, I guess. De: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] Em nome de Herb Enviada: sábado, 18 de Outubro de 2014 16:44 Para: azores@googlegroups.com Assunto: [AZORES-Genealogy] help with Maia marriage Hi Would appreciate if someone could put a second set of

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA matches that link the Azores to Mainland Portugal

2014-10-18 Thread pico
Hi Antonio,Maybe you can clarify your question, but I know some have tested who have both Y and autosomal DNA coming from the mainland and whose ancestor was living in the Azores. But the person I'm thinking of was born in the middle 1800s.Maybe you are talking about end of line ancestors from the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA matches that link the Azores to Mainland Portugal

2014-10-18 Thread A Faria
Doug, Basically I am most interested in Y-DNA and mtDNA matches that link the Azores to Mainland Portugal to get clues about the movement that occurred during the settlement process of the Azores . Very little of that history is recorded and I think DNA in the future will fill some of

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread JR
Pam, which record does not list the name of Maria Nunes? As a matter a fact I think these people lived in three or four places: Ribeira Grande, Furnas, Achadinha, Ponta Garca, and if you count, Mosteiros/Bretanha (border area) where Joao de sousa Travassos was baptised, that is five villages.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread Pam Santos
8 Sep 1749 in Maia marriage for Jose de Sousa and Theresa On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 2:13 PM, JR jmro...@gmail.com wrote: Pam, which record does not list the name of Maria Nunes? As a matter a fact I think these people lived in three or four places: Ribeira Grande, Furnas, Achadinha, Ponta

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread herb
I am connected through Jose de Sousa and Theresa Viveiros. Their daughter Joana married Manuel da Silva in Sao Jose on 11 July 1778. But Manuel was first married to Joana's sister Maria who passed away. I read this in RR book awhile back but can't remember exactly where. Anyway the Manuel da

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread JR
All the names are there. Blow it up some more and have a good look. It says Jose de Souza filho de Manoel de Souza Benevides e de Urcela de Viveiros... de Capellas, where he was baptised, etc and com Thereza de Viveiros filha de Manoel d Souza Travassos e Thereza de Viveiros fraguesia de

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA matches that link the Azores to Mainland Portugal

2014-10-18 Thread Mary Bordi
My sole mtDNA match is to someone whose mother comes from a family in a region of central Portugal where they have lived for generations. Not sure if that's significant but it's all I have. Mary On Saturday, October 18, 2014, A Faria antoniof1...@gmail.com wrote: I have taken several DNA

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA matches that link the Azores to Mainland Portugal

2014-10-18 Thread Cheri Mello
The Portugal DNA project is rather neglected. No one recruits participants for that project. Hard to make matches when there's no one to match to. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA matches that link the Azores to Mainland Portugal

2014-10-18 Thread A Faria
Thanks for sharing Mary, where in the Azores is your most distant maternal known ancestor from? Do you happen to know the name of the town in Portugal that mother of you match is from? On Saturday, October 18, 2014 2:56:20 PM UTC-7, Mary Bordi wrote: My sole mtDNA match is to someone whose

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread Pam Santos
Thats not the record sorry. Its one of the other marriages. He is looking for the wife of Joao de Sousa Travassos., On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 2:47 PM, JR jmro...@gmail.com wrote: All the names are there. Blow it up some more and have a good look. It says Jose de Souza filho de Manoel de Souza

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] help with Maia marriage

2014-10-18 Thread Hermano C. Pires
Herb Here is what I can make out: You have the date right! Jose de Sousa son of Manuel de Sousa (Banavides) Benevides (the B is similar to the B in Baptism) and Ursula (Urcela) de Viveiros residents in N. S. da Apresenacao, Capelas where the groom was baptised with Teresa de Viveiros

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA matches that link the Azores to Mainland Portugal

2014-10-18 Thread A Faria
That's too bad about the Portugal DNA project, I realize that the biggest chunk of FTDNA samples are from North America there is a good sized Continental Portuguese community in the US in New Jersey, New York . There is a lot of potential samples there. On Saturday, October 18, 2014

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA matches that link the Azores to Mainland Portugal

2014-10-18 Thread Lee
My cousins ms sister in law is having her father in law tested (he be d a descendant of one of the many Mrdoncs families of Graciosa). Not sure exactly which test they will doing though. Will check snd see what I can find out on yah at. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest,

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA matches that link the Azores to Mainland Portugal

2014-10-18 Thread pico
Antonio,Your point is excellent.I have a cousin of a cousin by marriage (if you can follow that one!) who did Y-DNA testing and has no matches from his mainland Portuguese ancestry. Of course, it's no surprise. But if we are to have any chance at finding family connections to mainland people, DNA

[AZORES-Genealogy] Margin notes

2014-10-18 Thread Maria Lima
On lower right for GIL can anyone decipher the year this individual died. I read he died in parish of Sao Sebastao in Ponta Delgada and something about some fee and then a date but I can't figure out if it says 4 June !(?) the year. If I could figure the USAR I could go to the obits. Any

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Margin notes

2014-10-18 Thread Cheri Mello
Maria Elena, You forgot to attach the link. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this