In one instance pertaining to my family, my great grandmother was born in New Bedford but her birth record can't be found in Vital Records Search or NEHGS under the surname Morris or various spelllings of., but my cousin did find her information at the church (no mention of King to my knowledge). I did find a record on NEHGS for a Mary King shown born in the same town, same dob, same first names of parents and same place of birth for the parents (Azores). The only difference is that her mother's surname is shown as King and the only surname I know for her was Antonio/a.
Still haven't found ship records or immigration record for her parents so I'm wondering now if I should also be looking under the surname King as well as Rei/Rey? Thank you for your help. Regards, Michelle ----- Original Message ----- From: "morinmi" <[email protected]> To: "Azores Genealogy" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 11:59 AM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Surname King Have found the surname "King" being used for many Portuguese and was wondering if this is a name they may have started using when they first arrived until they decided on which surname they were going to use? It doesn't sound like a Portuguese surname to me so was hoping someone had an explanation. Thank you, Michelle --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more 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 membership." -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
