Hi Cheri, I agree that I don't think the crests were any thing that were passed on in Azores and I have not seen mention of them in any research that I have done BUT I do remember that the first time that I went to Faial, there is a church there that has the family crests on the ceiling. I think it is Angustias. I just googled it as I was typing here and found this:)
On Sep 10, 2015, at 11:52 AM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > RMac, > > You can find maps of the Azores on the Azores GenWeb. http://goo.gl/k1ZDXv > (Click on Maps). > > There is no place called "Sao Miguel" on Faial island. "Sao Miguel" is > another one of the Azores islands. > > Never heard of anyone in the Azores having a family crest ring. Really not > sure about that at all. Most claims of "family crests" have completely fallen > apart in my research. > > The Azores are an autonomous region of Portugal. They have their own archive > system and have digitized their records. You can use Tombo.pt/en to access > the records (stay in the left pane until you drill down to Faial). > > You can research all 12 or 13 freguesias there on Faial and I am sure you > will find the birth of a Jose to a parent with Silva in their name. In all of > the villages. Kinda like finding a Joseph Smith in all 50 of the states. > > You really need to do more research here in the U.S. to ascertain his > freguesia over there. > > 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 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.
