This site is all about my ancestry and gives information on various members of my family tree. The information is based on my own research as well as some work done by other researchers and generously shared with me. I have posted my source citations here in order to show where I found my data.

My ancestry is mostly Portuguese. Fifty percent of that is from the Azore Islands which are in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Twenty-five percent is from Portugal itself. The remaining twenty-five percent is a mixture of various nationalities, as many of us are. Those would be German, Irish, English, French, and Dutch.

In order to protect their privacy, every effort has been made to exclude from this site all living family members. So, if you don't see someone where you think they should be, it is most likely because I either know they are still living or don't know for sure that they are not.

You may notice that there are many names that do not have surnames attached to them. That is because of the Portuguese naming traditions. You see, when a child is born, they are given a first name and are baptized with that. That child does not adopt a surname until some time later, before they marry. Then, they can, and do, take either their father's or their mother's surname. Or, they may take a grandparent's surname or anyone elses, for that matter! So, you can not assume that, as an example, all children from a father with the Macedo surname will have that surname. They may be named Macedo, but you don't know for sure until you research them more thoroughly. And that, of course, I have neither the time nor desire to do! Also, many Portuguese women take religious names rather than surnames. For instance, she may be called Maria de Jesus, or Theresa do Espirito Santo. So, in all these cases, there would be no surname given.

Every effort has been made to present this infornation accurately. If you have any comments, questions, or corrections, please send me an email. I welcome your input!