[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Faria from the Azores

2017-02-17 Thread A Faria
> > Here's what I have... > > My maternal grandfather: *Lawrence Daniel FARIA*, born 5 June 1907 in > Martinez/Richmond, Contra Costa Co. CA; died 18 Nov 1961 in San Pablo. I > have his WWII draft card and headstone application. > > My great grandfather: *Manuel P. (Pere

[AZORES-Genealogy] FARIA from Contra Costa, CA

2016-12-24 Thread Christiana Faria Stroud
S. Faria we have the same great great grandfather. He was my great great grandfather anyways. Manual Faria and Emma Faria are my great grandpa Anthony Faria's parents. I called him popo. I grew up in Contra Costa County too. If you run across Antone Faria he is Manuals older brother who also

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] FARIA from Contra Costa, CA

2016-12-18 Thread Christiana Faria Stroud
My Great Grandfather is Anthony Faria Emma and Manuals son. My mom Lisa Faria said that Emma did alot on her own because Manual walked out or left them. I never heard of him dying but the family grew up very poor. My mom said that Emma was very kind and had a sign she would hang outside

[AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for CAETANO family in Arrifes

2016-10-30 Thread AL FARIA
was Maria Gloria de Sousa. Born in 1941. My father took on the name of his adopted father Manuel Inacio de Faria who died in 1942. I am hoping to get more information on Caetano and of any of his children. I have my DNA results, but have been unable to match anyone with Caetano. Is it possible

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Portuguese-African ancestry

2016-09-25 Thread A Faria
Hello John, did you find documentation on the country of origin of the three documented slave ancestors and also which island and freguesia are those ancestors from if you don't mind I have an interest in the topic. On Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 9:38:07 AM UTC-7, John Raposo wrote: > >

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Rare-origin genes in the Azores -- legacies of the Portuguese empire?

2016-09-21 Thread A Faria
Regarding the Malay and Melanesian components they are found in Asian Indians. Gedmatch Eurogenes 36 picks up those components for me as well as my family members as well as small amounts of Malayan, South China, Indo-China and South Asian. My wife shows 12.3 South Asian on Chr 15. We have

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Azores GenWeb

2015-12-21 Thread A Faria
I don't see the CITCEM site on there is it still accessible? On Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at 3:59:10 PM UTC-8, Kathy Cardoza wrote: > > Hi Everyone > > A while back, I posted that I had updated the Azores GenWeb site. I forgot > to mention that the entire file structure has changed of the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: People with Faial ancestry

2015-12-19 Thread A Faria
It is true that many people in the project don't appear to Faial ancestry but is is also extremely frustrating and disappointing that a huge percentage of people in the project don't bother to list the island or freguesia that their maternal or paternal ancestor is from. On Tuesday, December

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] MT DNA U5 from Candelaria, Pico

2015-12-04 Thread A Faria
This link provides quite a bit of information regarding U5 including it's distribution among European populations. It is believed to be the most common maternal lineage of the European(hunter gatherers) who were blue eyed and brown skinned.

[AZORES-Genealogy] There is a new Gedmatch.com calculator MDLP K12 Utimate

2015-10-08 Thread A Faria
This is the first calculator that correctly identified Portuguese as the single population that my DNA most closely approximates most of the other calculators attribute various regions of Spain for my results. My ancestry is 100% from the Azores islands please post your results for comparison.

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Why migrate to the Azores?

2015-09-21 Thread A Faria
I have a Portuguese link regarding the demographics in the city of Porto at the time the Azores were discovered the Population was being heavily taxed to widen a street(Rua Nova known today as Rua do Infante D. Henrique) , there was a grain shortage, and grain was very expensive, this I suspect

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Joining the Azores DNA project

2015-07-17 Thread A Faria
There are also many people that have joined that have partial Azorean ancestry which creates for a collection of random DNA samples that isn't helpful for those trying to gain a better understanding of indigenous Azorean DNA it is especially evident looking at the MtDNA currently in the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Portuguese Women and Tattoos (early 1900s)

2015-07-14 Thread A Faria
Never heard of a Portuguese woman ever having a tattoo it would never have been socially acceptable she must have lived abroad before moving to Hawaii prior to Hawaii there were sugar cane workers from the islands in Louisiana one generation earlier. On Monday, July 13, 2015 at 2:31:46 PM

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: J1-M365 type in two Azorean Islands: Ilha de São Miguel e Ilha do Pico

2015-07-09 Thread A Faria
Manny what surname does your uncle's line lead to in Sao Mateus I have several lines that lead there. I already know the other line leads to a Brum in the 1800's. It would be so much easier if some lines didn't change the surname every few generations. On Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 8:53:12 AM

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: J1-M365 type in two Azorean Islands: Ilha de São Miguel e Ilha do Pico

2015-07-08 Thread A Faria
Regarding the region of Viana do Castelo there is DNA evidence connecting that area to the Azores, Western Huelva and the South of France. The pre-Roman tribe in the Region of Viana do Castelo recorded by Pliny the Elder was the Grovii which he believed had a Greek origin unlike all the other

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: J1-M365 type in two Azorean Islands: Ilha de São Miguel e Ilha do Pico

2015-07-07 Thread A Faria
stood the Castelo de Faria. That's a rugged hill ideal for defense named Franqueira. I think my Y-DNA had been there for a good time and they were from the lugar do Guilhado, they used the name Guilhado and Galhardo there, in Lisbon and in Brazil. We can find in the neighbourhood names like

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: J1-M365 type in two Azorean Islands: Ilha de São Miguel e Ilha do Pico

2015-07-06 Thread A Faria
That is very interesting Ricardo I had noticed some time ago that Sao Miguel and Pico shared more DNA than I had expected. Do you happen to know which freguesias those Azorean samples trace their most distant known paternal ancestors to? Do you have any indication of which area of the Minho?

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Maui Portugese Sausage

2015-03-02 Thread A Faria
sends it through the post office. Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Carvalho (Flores) and Thomas (Pico) Families who settled in San Joaquin Valley

2015-02-25 Thread A Faria
network included Northern Europe, Italy and Greece. At some point sugar cane was introduced and took off in the colonies of the West Indies at which point Madeira couldn't compete and the industry began to decline. Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Steve Perry Lead Vocalist of Journey

2015-02-18 Thread A Faria
Thanks On Monday, February 16, 2015 at 9:16:14 PM UTC-8, luiznoia wrote: Steve's mother's family is from Prainha, Pico. His maternal grandparents , Manuel Silveira Quaresma and Maria de Conceicao Cardoso also lived in Hanford. His father Raymond Perry ( Frank Ray Perry) was also a

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Steve Perry Lead Vocalist of Journey

2015-02-16 Thread A Faria
If his grandparents were born in the Azores and you have their information especially the one's from Pico I will look. I have always thought he was from there I have seen him several times. Antonio Faria On Monday, February 16, 2015 at 7:56:30 AM UTC-8, jt wrote: Steve Perry's mother is from

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Steve Perry Lead Vocalist of Journey

2015-02-16 Thread A Faria
Thanks for sharing the information Jt Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join

[AZORES-Genealogy] Steve Perry Lead Vocalist of Journey

2015-02-15 Thread A Faria
I knew someone that used to babysit Steve Perry and I met his aunt and grandmother someone told me he had ancestry from Pico and Terceira but I'm not sure about that perhaps someone knows. http://www.nndb.com/people/937/47796/ Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List

[AZORES-Genealogy] Tom Hanks, Portuguese ancestry

2015-02-14 Thread A Faria
-hanks Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Tom Hanks, Portuguese ancestry

2015-02-14 Thread A Faria
Leandro in 1869 to Barbara Enos, also of Flores Francisco and his sons were cattle ranchers in the Sunol area before moving to Pleasanton. Tom would be fourth generation in California Eric Edgar On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 9:37 AM, A Faria antoni...@gmail.com javascript: wrote: Hi, I'm

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Consaguinidad question on marriage record

2015-02-14 Thread A Faria
I am not sure but I believe a dispensation was required for first cousins to marry but not second cousins perhaps someone could verify that. Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] How many family finder matches do you have?

2015-02-10 Thread A Faria
fewer of them in North America than Azoreans and that is where the bulk of those testing are from. Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] How many family finder matches do you have?

2015-02-09 Thread A Faria
I have 19 pages half of what you have. I can't figure out how I match some of my suggested 2-4 cousins some of them didn't even know they were Portuguese until that got their results some of them were adopted. I have noticed that if the suggested relationship is 2-4 cousins and my match is

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] How many family finder matches do you have?

2015-02-09 Thread A Faria
of again. My understanding regarding the upper classes is that they frequently married outside of their own islands and kept in contact with other important families. Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google

[AZORES-Genealogy] How many family finder matches do you have?

2015-02-08 Thread A Faria
Hi, Just curious how many family finder matches other people have I have 190. Antonio -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] How many family finder matches do you have?

2015-02-08 Thread A Faria
My Faria line is from Pico traces back to Sao Mateus, Pico in the 1500's the interesting thing is that it traces to a Baltazar Vieira that married a Maria de Faria the son was named Manuel Veira de Faria but after a few generations Vieira was dropped off I should really be a Vieira, go figure

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Katy Perry FYI

2015-02-02 Thread A Faria
blonds present with blue or green eyes more so than you typically see in the Azores. Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click

[AZORES-Genealogy] This is why I believe it is important to record the Ancestral Village of your maternal and paternal lines in the Azores Project

2015-01-30 Thread A Faria
counted about 150 Y-DNA results in the Project that don't list even an island much less their ancestral Village. I do however want to say thank you to the person who is currently organizing the results it is really looking nice. Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Help with groom's birth year and occupation

2015-01-29 Thread A Faria
He is from the freguesia(parish) of Nossa Senhora da Piedade(Piedade for short) concelho Vila das Lajes(county of the Village of Lajes). The church would by Nossa Senhora da Piedade, it isn't in the Vila of Lajes but it is in the concelho(county of the Vila of Lajes, there is a distinction).

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Study on Sub-Saharan African Admixture in Europeans and Middle Easterners

2015-01-27 Thread A Faria
Article on The first modern human dispersals across Africa The figures are interesting. We have some La01's in the Project. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3827445/ Antonio -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Study on Sub-Saharan African Admixture in Europeans and Middle Easterners

2015-01-26 Thread A Faria
Looks like farming which started in West Africa played an important role in the dispersal of certain Mtdna Lineages throughout Africa. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC385086/ Antonio -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation)

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Study on Sub-Saharan African Admixture in Europeans and Middle Easterners

2015-01-24 Thread A Faria
However those are interesting matches even though they are only at the HVR1 level if I recall there is a 90% chance the common ancestor is within the last 1,300 years suggesting that the all 3 maternal lines are related distantly, there certainly is a good chance that all three arrived in Sao

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Study on Sub-Saharan African Admixture in Europeans and Middle Easterners

2015-01-24 Thread A Faria
Are either of your two matches from Pico? I have found quite a bit of evidence connecting Piedade, Pico to Ponta Delgada and Ribeira Grande Sao Miguel. Antonio -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Study on Sub-Saharan African Admixture in Europeans and Middle Easterners

2015-01-24 Thread A Faria
:] *On Behalf Of *A Faria *Sent:* Friday, January 23, 2015 4:39 PM *To:* azo...@googlegroups.com javascript: *Cc:* fishso...@hotmail.com javascript: *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Study on Sub-Saharan African Admixture in Europeans and Middle Easterners There has been an academic study

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Study on Sub-Saharan African Admixture in Europeans and Middle Easterners

2015-01-24 Thread A Faria
This study attributes specific African mitochondrial DNA to specific regions of Africa. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1182259/ Antonio -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Study on Sub-Saharan African Admixture in Europeans and Middle Easterners

2015-01-23 Thread A Faria
There has been an academic study done looking at the maternal lineages of Macronesia(Azores,Madeira,Canary Islands and Cape Verde) I believe the average for the Azores for Mtdna with origins in Sub-Sahara Africa was 3.4%, paternal lineages with origins in Sub-Sahara Africa in the Azores are

[AZORES-Genealogy] Study on Sub-Saharan African Admixture in Europeans and Middle Easterners

2015-01-22 Thread A Faria
Hello, This study is a few years old but I hadn't noticed it before. I have noticed that it isn't unusual for some of my family finder matches to have between 1-3% African DNA I am referring to West African and East African not North African DNA. My mother has myorigins results show 2% East

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Study on Sub-Saharan African Admixture in Europeans and Middle Easterners

2015-01-22 Thread A Faria
I personally find the whole thing fascinating it is believed the San People are the most similar to the the original group of 2,000-10,000 people estimated that all people descend from. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_people -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Study on Sub-Saharan African Admixture in Europeans and Middle Easterners

2015-01-22 Thread A Faria
Your welcome, On Gedmatch I have looked at my mothers East African that myorigins assigns her it isn't all East African some is West African although she has more East African the same with my daughter she has both but in her case slightly more West African. I think some of the East African is

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Assistance Finding Sibling

2015-01-22 Thread A Faria
The stigma that existed in my parents generation has eased many people don't even marry anymore but choose to live together I have several cousins that have no interest in marriage but than again they also don't have immediate plans on having children and a good percentage don't marry

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: myorigins results

2015-01-20 Thread A Faria
Hi Everyone, I finally received my daughters myorigins results I had originally posted mine and both my parents results on this thread. My wife is also from lajes do Pico but hasn't tested yet. My daughters Results are. 55% Southern Europe 29% Western Central Europe 9% British Isles 5%

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Gedmatch kit#

2015-01-17 Thread A Faria
Ashkenazi Jews and people with ancestry from the British Isles are the two groups that I believe test the most. I have quite a few matches on Gedmatch with Eastern European surnames a few I have verified as Ashenazi Jews. There will be more Portuguese matches as more Portuguese people

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Gedmatch kit#

2015-01-16 Thread A Faria
I found this really interesting link that you manually type in your Eurogenes K15 Admixture proportions the calculator then uses ancient DNA samples for comparison of your own DNA however for some reason I'm unable to get to step 4 if someone figures it out let me know.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Does anyone have DNA matches in Continental Portugal?

2015-01-12 Thread A Faria
I'm not surprised also there is no contact information for the administrator. When I type in Portugal DNA Project this is all I get. Although it all looks nice and neat I don't know who to contact if I have a question.

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Does anyone have DNA matches in Continental Portugal?

2015-01-12 Thread A Faria
That's a good clue, the Silva surname is very common in Galicia, many of our ancestors that settled in the Azores were from the North West of Portugal we were essentially Southern Galicia until Porugal split from Galicia. I have read due power shifting from Braga to Santiago de Compostela

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Does anyone have DNA matches in Continental Portugal?

2015-01-12 Thread A Faria
I believe I have located the main page no one is listed there either the only thing I see is a map. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Does anyone have DNA matches in Continental Portugal?

2015-01-12 Thread A Faria
Hi Geraldo, Yes I was really happy to find out where all my relatives went to in Brazil I knew that many had immigrated there and my matches are in the regions where I knew there was a concentration of immigration from the Azores. The point I was trying to make is there is a piece missing yet,

[AZORES-Genealogy] Does anyone have DNA matches in Continental Portugal?

2015-01-11 Thread A Faria
Hi, I don't have any DNA matches to Continental Portugal but do have a family finder match with someone whose ancestors were from Galicia Spain. I also have many matches with Brazilians. Antonio -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: You will want to read this Link on the Future of Genetic Genealogy.

2015-01-10 Thread A Faria
What if find most interesting is the potential of constructing a genetic family tree identifying which segments of DNA correspond to specific ancestors on the genealogical records and ultimately finding out how we are all linked genetically. It would also be a way to verify if the DNA

[AZORES-Genealogy] You will want to read this Link on the Future of Genetic Genealogy.

2015-01-09 Thread A Faria
This link really opened up my eyes I can now see more than ever that it will help everyone if more people test. All three tests help everyone put the puzzle togher Y-DNA(the paternal line), MtDNA(maternal line) and Family Finder(all lines).

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Devotional names

2015-01-08 Thread A Faria
One my wife's side of the family she has an ancestor that was born out of wedlock the childs mother instead of choosing a surname chose a devotional name Do Menino Jesus de Praga. Which roughly translates to (of the child Jesus from Prague). Here is a depiction of one.

[AZORES-Genealogy] I have 8 pages of parent/child matches that just popped up on Family Finder

2015-01-07 Thread A Faria
Better be a glitch because I can't afford the child support! -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA STUDY AZORES

2015-01-03 Thread A Faria
The study on Flores indicates that Flores was settled by Continental Portuguese, Madeirans, and Azoreans from all the islands in the Azores but especially Terceira and Gracisosa this is very interesting! I suspect it would be quite a challenge to figure out how I share DNA with my matches

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: DNA STUDY AZORES

2015-01-03 Thread A Faria
Thanks Tomas, This study is interesting but it doesn't collect enough samples from the Central and Western Azores. The MtDNA study is much more thorough and fair in that respect although it labels all samples with origins in Africa as African it doesn't differentiate between North African and

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: How many Maria's......

2015-01-03 Thread A Faria
My mothers generation Maria was also a popular middle name. I've heard of several families where all the girls either had a Maria for a first name or a middle name. No matter what those parents were determined all those girls were gonna be Maria one way or another! *Antonio* -- For

[AZORES-Genealogy] DNA STUDY AZORES

2015-01-02 Thread A Faria
Does anyone have access to the full text version of this study? http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S053151310501647X Antonio -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA STUDY AZORES

2015-01-02 Thread A Faria
Parts of this attachment are in English starting on page 56. It does contain a very interesting exhaustive study of the Island of Flores analyzing the genetic structure and an analysis of the surnames on the Island from pages 119-163 in English. Although it doesn't contain the specific

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA STUDY AZORES

2015-01-02 Thread A Faria
Thanks Eric, I am unable to view the attachment from the computer I'm using at this time. What about this Y-DNA study for the Azores does anyone have the full text? http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15720296 Antonio -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA STUDY AZORES

2015-01-02 Thread A Faria
For people that research Flores there is an interesting surname list on page 155 found in the attachment that Eric posted. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at

[AZORES-Genealogy] Happy New Years!

2015-01-01 Thread A Faria
I Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Years. Antonio -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: myorigins results

2014-12-30 Thread A Faria
Anthony, You are correct about the fact that the Jews married other groups. That ocurred early on in Europe Hebrew men married heavily with Italian women. I have seen the Gedmatch results of several of my Jewish matches using several different calculators and they don't alway match most

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: myorigins results

2014-12-30 Thread A Faria
It is true those populations contributed to the DNA of the Portuguese people,Gedmatch Eurogenes 36 will pick all that up. However the oracle admixture calculators using a primary and secondary populations should weed out that ancient admixture from skewing the results. If I recall the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: myorigins results

2014-12-30 Thread A Faria
There is a steep learning curve to genetic genealogy being confused is good, it starts coming together after a while, this stuff is cutting edge and we're watching it all unfold. This is all kind of like when the Makintosh personal computer first came out in 1984 it was clunky and slow. In

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: myorigins results

2014-12-29 Thread A Faria
Hi Cheri, I was informed by someone that attended the recent talk in New York by Bennett Greenspan regarding the differences in Ashkenazi and Sephardic ancestry that Doron Behar the geneticist at FTDNA has collected some samples of Sephardic Jews in North Africa. However there were problems

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: myorigins result

2014-12-29 Thread A Faria
Who was the featured on the episode and what date did it premiere? On Monday, December 29, 2014 6:54:05 PM UTC-8, Lizmig wrote: Watched an episode of Finding your roots, and it mentioned Sephardic Jews all being connected. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 29, 2014, at 2:52 PM, Cheri Mello

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: myorigins results

2014-12-28 Thread A Faria
, A Faria wrote: These are our Gedmatch results using the Jtest calculator. It picks up some things that myorigins doesn't. My Results. opulation SOUTH_BALTIC7.74% EAST_EURO4.86% NORTH-CENTRAL_EURO16.43% ATLANTIC24.18% WEST_MED21.48% ASHKENAZI6.83% EAST_MED8.40% WEST_ASIAN4.03

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] myorigins results

2014-12-28 Thread A Faria
- EAST_AFRICAN2.26% EAST_ASIAN- SIBERIAN- WEST_AFRICAN0.98% Edna dave...@comcast.net javascript: *[ISAIAH 26:3]* *Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, who mind is stayed on thee:* *because he trusteth in thee.* On Dec 28, 2014, at 12:52 PM, A Faria antoni...@gmail.com javascript

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] myorigins results

2014-12-28 Thread A Faria
That is a closer match to my particular blend of DNA than Spain or Portugal. I consider that a clue to my possible ancestry. That is how I personally use this tool. On Sunday, December 28, 2014 3:40:51 PM UTC-8, A Faria wrote: If you click oracle it will kick out a list of Primary and secondary

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: myorigins results

2014-12-28 Thread A Faria
Interesting story I've wondered about possible partial Jewish ancestry in my case for over 20 years I've been asked countless times if I was Jewish that is also why I started looking. My maternal grandfather looked like Benjamin Netanyahu the Prime Minister of Israel. I don't think these

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: myorigins results

2014-12-27 Thread A Faria
, I noticed on Gedmatch that I match to both you and your mother. My Portuguese side is from Terciera I have not found a Pico link yet. I will have to see if you show up in my FF list on FTDNA. Tony Soares On Wednesday, December 3, 2014 8:34:18 PM UTC-8, A Faria wrote: Hello Everyone, I

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Results

2014-12-26 Thread A Faria
of it could be from thousands of years ago. I don't believe you can search without a kit number. My mothers kit will show up as one of your one to many matches her name is Maria Faria if you want to compare kits. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Results

2014-12-25 Thread A Faria
The original message has been deleted therefore I really don't exactly know what it is in reference to but Kawika322 matches my mothers kit on Gedmatch. On Monday, December 22, 2014 10:51:23 AM UTC-8, Cheri Mello wrote: Probably best to email the admins directly off list. With your kit

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder Results

2014-12-25 Thread A Faria
Okay, I am finding out the the DNA of some Azoreans is showing that we have a very diverse background. I was doing some research today on the the Flemish, they are recorded in some sources as 1,500 in the Azores by 1490. Bruges if I recall is the city that is believed to have provided most

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] myorigins results

2014-12-05 Thread A Faria
Hi Nancy, Yes I see it they are a match do you know which line traces to Pico although we share nine different segments the longest segment is 13.66CM so it may be traceable on paper. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your

[AZORES-Genealogy] myorigins results

2014-12-03 Thread A Faria
most of the Middle Eastern portion of our DNA is swallowed up by the Southern Europe category that issue will hopefully be resolved if FTDNA includes a Sephardic Jewish population in myorigins for comparison. Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: São Roque do Pico family genealogy up to the 18th century

2014-11-24 Thread A Faria
. Antonio Faria On Sunday, November 23, 2014 9:54:12 PM UTC-8, Tomas Leal wrote: My summer home is within the freguesia of Santo Amaro, so I'll check with my contacts there about Igor Espínola de França's book. There are already two large books published with government support that are based

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: São Roque do Pico family genealogy up to the 18th century

2014-11-23 Thread A Faria
Hi Eliseu, I am also very interested in this book. Antonio Faria On Sunday, November 23, 2014 3:35:44 AM UTC-8, Eliseu Pacheco da Silva wrote: Just to let you know that a book *São Roque do Pico e as suas famílias. Do povoamento ao século XVII*, by IGOR ESPÍNOLA DE FRANÇA has been

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: São Roque do Pico family genealogy up to the 18th century

2014-11-23 Thread A Faria
I have been unable to establish a direct link with him. If I recall he has lines from Castelo Branco, Faial or near there I have found that I share quite a bit of DNA with matches from Castelo Branco, I have one Faria line not my direct paternal line, which links to Castelo Branco. I suspect

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: São Roque do Pico family genealogy up to the 18th century

2014-11-23 Thread A Faria
Rosemarie thanks for the information. Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join

[AZORES-Genealogy] Link to New DNA study done in mainland Portugal

2014-11-22 Thread A Faria
Hi This is an Abstract on Portuguese mitochondrial DNA genetic diversity just came out within the last week or so. http://www.fsigenetics.com/article/S1872-4973%2814%2900220-8/abstract Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log

[AZORES-Genealogy] Article on Crypto Jews of Belmonte Portugal

2014-11-16 Thread A Faria
I didn't know that the Belmonte Jews were originally from Sabugal and Monsanto. http://cryptojews.com/the-tale-of-belmontes-crypto-jews/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmonte,_Portugal Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log

[AZORES-Genealogy] Link to the Jewish Tourism sites in Portugal

2014-11-16 Thread A Faria
of Expulsion. Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you

[AZORES-Genealogy] New Utility on Gedmatch

2014-11-14 Thread A Faria
There is a new utility on Gedmatch I noticed it today for the first time it is called Gedmatch Archaic DNA matches. Extremely easy to use it compares 24 ancient DNA matches in one shot with the kit you input. Antonio Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged

[AZORES-Genealogy] My Vietnamese Family Finder Match is Looking for his Portuguese Birth Father

2014-10-30 Thread A Faria
Hi Everyone, My Vietnamese Family Finder match is looking for his birth father he has provided me with some information. 1. He was born in 1970 during the Vietnam War 2. He was born in Da Nang, Vietnam 3. His birth father was an Army Nurse at Hoa Khanh hospital in 1969, and was transferred

[AZORES-Genealogy] Explanation of the Portuguese expression (Fiquei a ver navios) literal translation(I remained seeing ships). Linked to a historical event.

2014-10-29 Thread A Faria
The expression is still commonly used to this day there are several explanations for it's origins in Portugal I liked this one because it is connected to a historical event. English version.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Emigration from Azores to Australia

2014-10-29 Thread A Faria
Kathy, There is a Kathleen Maria Cardoza on my family finder is that you? If so we match a total of 41CM longest block 8CM which likely means we share quite a few lines distantly. A.Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Emigration from Azores to Australia

2014-10-27 Thread A Faria
Interesting that your contact is Christine Macedo her uncle and I believe either cousins or brothers are my family finder matches and her Macedo line traces to Candelaria, Pico. On Monday, October 27, 2014 10:32:42 AM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: Repost for Christine Macedo Lee, gandclee at

[AZORES-Genealogy] Fun Interactive Map on the Journey of Mankind

2014-10-26 Thread A Faria
I like this Map. http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/journey/ A.Faria -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Emigration from Azores to Australia

2014-10-26 Thread A Faria
Cheri, Looks like initially a few Whalers made their way there but not many. http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/whaling-in-new-zealand-waters-1791-1963/page-5 This link states that in 2010 650 people in New Zealand claimed Portuguese ancestry 195 of those were born in Portugal.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Sephardic Jews

2014-10-25 Thread A Faria
Hi Everyone, Just wanted to provide a little information on Luis de Carbajal Y de La Cueva he was a conquistador born in Mogodouro, Portugal who actively recruited New Christian soldiers and settlers from Portugal to Northern Mexico he became powerful in Northern Mexico he and his family

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Ancient DNA Study of Six Portuguese Populations mtDNA

2014-10-25 Thread A Faria
This study doesn't list which branches of H, U, or X . However U5 is believed to represent the original population of Europe(Hunter/Gatherers) before the spread of agriculture in the Neolithic period from the Middle East and Anatolia(modern day Turkey) , it is also believed to be the

[AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting Family Finder Match Didn't Expect This One DNA Never Fails to Surprise!

2014-10-25 Thread A Faria
I have a Family Finder match with a man with whose surname is Pham his given name is also Vietnamese. We share 30CM with the longest block being 10CM, I share 2 pages of matches with him with people of Azorean ancestry mostly from Pico. The shared DNA clearly comes from my father because he

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting Family Finder Match Didn't Expect This One DNA Never Fails to Surprise!

2014-10-25 Thread A Faria
Hi Mara, Thanks for your input, I am aware of the role of the Portuguese explorers and the historical connections between Pico and Macau two of the Bishops from Macau were from Pico and also of the trade of Asian slaves in Continental Portugal mostly form China and Southern Japan, during

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting Family Finder Match Didn't Expect This One DNA Never Fails to Surprise!

2014-10-25 Thread A Faria
Perhaps someone of Macanese ancestry from Macau moved to Vietnam at some point. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macanese_people -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Interesting Family Finder Match Didn't Expect This One DNA Never Fails to Surprise!

2014-10-25 Thread A Faria
I found a connection between Macau and Vietnam the Tanka that often married Portuguese men during the early Colonial history of Macau are also found in parts of Vietnam. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanka_people -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail

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