How do you arrive at the conclusion that Silva Sampaio is Jose's father's surname rather than his mother's? Portuguese custom of that era permitted a person to use a surname of choice. Records are replete with individuals who selected surnames of mothers, fathers, grandparents, or distant relatives, as long as they could establish a line of descendency. The surname more often than not centered on whether it would carry with it title, property, wealth, or, social status.
On Jan 6, 1:18 am, Frannie <owl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Aloha, My ggggrandfather Jose da Silva Sampaio born 26 Sept 1817, Rabo > de Peixe, His mother's name was Maria de Jesus (her parents were Maria > Estrella and Manuel Furtado). He was baptized on 3 Oct 1817, at the > Church Bom Jesus, Rabo de Peixe, S. Miguel. My question is, since he > was born out of wedlock, and the church does not list his fathers > name - how does he decide to go by Silva Sampaio? Can I assume that > is his real blood line name? What was the custom back then? -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
