I went with Dave Furtado on my very first trip to the Azores. While we were researching in the archive, he's tracing his Furtado line. He went back to a guy named Polycarpo Furtado. I remember sitting there, saying, "Who would name their kid Polycarpo?" I got to learn that there was a St. Policarpo. Anyways, all of Polycarpo's lines immigrated except Dave's. They stayed behind another generation or 2. That's why he's a Furtado. But the ones that came to America? They found too many Furtados for their liking. So they became the Furtado Polycarpos. Jim Costa came from one of those lines and traced ALL the Furtado Polycarpos back to Polycarpo Furtado.
Something to keep in the back of your mind. 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 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
