Thanks for the info Antonio! Rosemarie rcap...@gmail.com Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia Sicily
On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 1:18 PM, A Faria <antoniof1...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 that > area at some point provided many settlers to Pico. > > After the Iberian Union about 1580, with the Portuguese Crown unifying > with the Crowns of Castille/Aragon all the enemies of Spain became the > enemies of Portugal, I think Castelo Branco was one of the areas that was > less protected and was heavily sacked by English, and French Pirates the > convent was even relocated. I believe it became unsafe for the population > and some relocated. > > I even share DNA with a lady who lives in Lisbon her only connection to > the Azores was an ancestor born in Castelo Branco about 1700 with the > surname Pereira he settled in the Alentejo region of Portugal, I don't > recall the name of the village but somewhere near Sines. > > Antonio Faria > > > On Sunday, November 23, 2014 1:00:08 PM UTC-8, rcapodc wrote: >> >> Antonio, I seem to have a connection on Family Finder to a Randy Faria, >> any connection with you? His family seems to be from Cedros Faial and Santa >> Maria so I don't know how I connect but we do show 5th to remote cousins >> which is waaaaay back! >> >> Are you lines from Sao Roque do Pico?? >> >> >> Rosemarie >> rca...@gmail.com >> Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, and Pico, Azores, >> Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia Sicily >> >> On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 12:41 PM, A Faria <antoni...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> 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 published in the Azores this summer. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *Eliseu Pacheco da Silva* >>>> >>>> *“Sharing is one of the most profitable human resources” * >>>> >>>> Researching Açores (São Miguel and Graciosa) and Alentejo >>>> >>>> ( http://gw.geneanet.org/eliseumanuel ) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> 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 azores+un...@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. >>> >> >> -- > 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
