Fayal was the second largest port in the Azores. As such, it saw many
foreign ships, including whalers and fishing vessels that would often
stop to sign up crew replacements. So, the short answer to your
question is, yes, a native of the Azores can have the surname
Williams. Often surnames became
No Donna the record clearly states he was born on 7 Jan and baptized on 11
Jan.
I will be in NH on Jun 1, can't wait for the family party.
Rick.
Richard Francis Pimentel
Spring, TX
Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire
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From: azores@googlegroups.com
Thank you so very much; this is very helpful. He signed on to the Brig Kate
Cory, a whaler, at an early age. The ship was confiscated by the U.S. Navy
during the Civil War, burned by the Alabama, a Confederate ship, and the
seamen were put ashore on the coast of Brazil. From there, he somehow
Shevory,
Maybe you should scan the record and send it to the list (attach it to your
email).
It's been many years, but if I remember correctly, Danielle Steel is a
quarter Portuguese. She had someone come from England (surname Stone) and I
think the records in the Azores named the descendants
Hi All,
As many of you know I have been working on the records of Sanrtissimo
Salvador Church records since 1995 when I embarked on a project to extract
all the marriages on the film covering the years 1836-1883. There are 542
marriages during this period. In Addition I have added a number of
Give me the name of the bride and the name of the groom and I can probably
find their marriage record for you.
E
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 3:31 AM, shevory shev...@comcast.net wrote:
Thank you so very much; this is very helpful. He signed on to the Brig
Kate
Cory, a whaler, at an early age.
There is a query posted on the Azores GenWeb for Williams here:
http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/queries2003.html#17
Kathy
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Visit the Azores GenWeb Project:
Thank you, Kathy,
George Williams 35 mariner b. Fayal, W.I. (no parents listed) and Hannah
Higgins 25 married in Wellfleet MA Nov. 10, 1854 by George Denham,
Cleryman. Actual record is listed on www.familysearch.org
This one will be difficult as no parents are listed on marriage record. I
I notice on Ancestry there is a George Williams and Hannah Higgins family
tree (Clark). I found Hannah and her 2 sons on 1860 census. I also found
George Williams in 1860 census b. Portugal living with another Williams
family in Wellfleet MA. Did they separate or divorce? I also found George
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