Re "He was a native of Sao Jorge but sailed from Flores and Faial most often":
Aha! This may be lead to the missing link of how my great-grandfather, a native of Topo, São Jorge, who allegedly went to sea in 1864 at age 20, wound up with a young woman from Ponta da Fajã Grande, on the west coast of Flores. Thanks, Katharine. -- 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."