Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel Jacinto Avila

As always Cheri, you are extremely helpful. It is very much appreciated. You are also right about DNA being a great tool and a way to meet new cousins, it has worked for me and I have made many delightful contacts around the globe. It is, however a double edged sword, so if you are not

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel Jacinto Avila

Hi Gordon, If I look at my whole tree (both my American and Portuguese lines), there's quite a bit there that's stuck in the 1800s. I have a few lines back to the 1600s. I have a Duke of Bedford line that goes back further, but I don't have it in my computer. My Portuguese lines are back further

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel Jacinto Avila

Hey Cheri…that Charlemagne “thing” is crazy. I don’t understand how that works but how far back fo you think one can go before it gets “CRAZY”? Gordon > On Feb 6, 2018, at 10:38 AM, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Hi Mickey, > > Here's an article that Kathy Cardoza and I

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel Jacinto Avila

Hi Mickey, Here's an article that Kathy Cardoza and I co-wrote together on Portuguese naming practices: https://goo.gl/4aU6sP We don't mention "foreign" names in our article, as "foreign" is only from the view point of another country. Many Portuguese would consider "Williams" to be foreign.

[AZORES-Genealogy] Manuel Jacinto Avila

Hi all, I've read online a bit about Portuguese naming practices. One article about the subject mentioned "Foreign names" used in Portuguese family names, and mentioned for example Bettencourt and it also Avila (citing it as being of Spanish origin). The article also mentioned that surnames