Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Williams from Faial

2011-05-12 Thread E Sharp
1900 US Census ED 1134 Lakeville MA Frank Williams b. 1840 60 m. 25 years, b. Azores, parents b. Azores, farmer Wife: Mary Ann b. Jan 1847 53 2 children b. 2 ch. living, b. NH father b. NH, mother b. ME Nellie Frost, dau, b. July 1878 MA 21 m. 3 years, 2 ch. b. 2 ch. living John S. Williams, son,

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Williams from Faial

2011-05-12 Thread E Sharp
Cheri and Shervoy, You are most likely correct, Frank did come over on a whaler. You might try the Whaling Museum in New Bedford next time you are in the area. To try and research Faial records looking for a Francis/Francisco b. abt. 1840 with parents Joseph Francis and Antonia but without a

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Williams from Faial

2011-05-12 Thread E Sharp
I thought this is him but it says he was from US??? There is more than 1 Frank Williams in the area and I think, of these, one was a mariner and one was a farmer and one settled in Wellfleet (mariner) and one in Lakeville (farmer). Since several used the Williams surname could their surname have

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Williams from Faial

2011-05-12 Thread Cheri Mello
Shervoy is on the list. But the postings from this person have 2 Re: in them, so it breaks the thread. They get caught in the queue so I need to repost them. It's always best to leave the subject alone, just hit reply, and type away. From Shervoy: I looked at the Whaling Museum's site, and he

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Williams from Faial

2011-05-11 Thread shevory
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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Williams from Faial

2011-05-11 Thread Cheri Mello
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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Williams from Faial

2011-05-11 Thread E Sharp
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.

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Williams from Faial

2011-05-11 Thread Kathy Cardoza
There is a query posted on the Azores GenWeb for Williams here: http://homepage.mac.com/kmacardoza/Genealogy/queries2003.html#17 Kathy ~~~ Visit the Azores GenWeb Project:

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Williams from Faial

2011-05-11 Thread E Sharp
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

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Williams from Faial

2011-05-11 Thread E Sharp
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