Hi Mary, Thanks for replying! Can I find you under Mary Bordi at Ancestry, or should I look under a different name?
I'll look into transferring my results from Ancestry to FTDNA - perhaps I'll find more cousins there that will help me narrow this down. On Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at 9:12:49 PM UTC-4, Mary Bordi wrote: > > My fourth great grandmother married a Manuel Francisco Almada in 1803 in > Norte Grande. I also have Andrè de Sousa Almada (born in 1700s) as sixth > great grandfather (different line) whose father may have been Joao. > > I have tested with Ancestry, FTDNA and 23andMe but more importantly my mom > (who is half Azorean and closer to the source) tested with FTDNA. We are > both on gedmatch. > > Not sure if this is the same Almada family. I have ancestors going far > back in Norte Grande. > > Mary > > On Tue, Aug 15, 2017 at 4:15 PM CW <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I have long suspected that my ancestor, Antonio de Almada (b. abt. 1800), >> who came to the United States in 1836 via the whaling industry and settled >> in New York, originated from Sao Jorge. But for a long time, my suspicion >> was mostly due to the fact that most people with the Almada surname seem to >> come from the area centered around Norte Grande. Recently, however, I >> stumbled on another clue that provides even more concrete evidence that >> that is in fact where Antonio came from. >> >> Several years ago I had my DNA tested on Ancestry.com. It wasn't until a >> couple weeks ago while searching through my DNA matches I found a distant >> cousin who claimed to be descended from a Joao de Sousa de Almada from >> Sao Jorge. While I am not descended from this particular person myself, >> when I trace his genealogy back a couple generations in the parish records, >> I come to the family of Manoel de Souza de Almada and his wife, Anna. They >> had a son named Antonio that was born around the right time that my >> ancestor would have been. And if this Antonio is indeed my ancestor, that >> would explain my genetic connection to the person on Ancestry.com who said >> he was descended from Joao de Sousa de Almada - and more importantly, I >> would confirm the date and place of my ancestor's birth. >> >> But of course, there is also a chance that our link is through a >> different ancestor altogether. So the way to prove it would be to find >> another known descendant of the Almada family from Norte Grande and see if >> we're also connected. I notice DNA testing seems to be a major topic for >> discussion in this group - is there anyone out there who is also descended >> from this family? >> >> Appreciate any help anyone can offer. Thanks! >> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
