Category Archives: Surname Saturday
Surname Saturday: Ferreira Grota of Estrela
Working through my Portuguese family tree, today I’ve decided to post on the Ferreira/Ferreira Grota line. This line hails from the Ribeira Grande district of Sao Miguel Island. As with most Porttuguese lines in the 1700s, the surname descends from the maternal line rather than the paternal line. My oldest ancestor is Jacintha Ferreira, a …
Surname Saturday: Pimental of Nordeste
For today’s Surname Saturday, I’m going to write about one of my maternal lines: Pimental. I have Pimental in my tree a couple of times. This line originates in the Nordeste Municipality of Sao Miguel Island, Azores. My Great Great Great Grandmother was Rosa Pimental. She was born ca. 1800 in Achada Grande, Nordeste, Sao …
Surname Saturday: McSwegan
This week I’ve been working on organizing, verifying, and inputting information from my McSwegan folder. It seems appropriate that I highlight this surname this week. McSwegan is a “marry in”. Thomas McSwegan married my 3rd Great Aunt, Catherine Kelly. Catherine was the daughter of Martin Kelly and Catherine Dolan. The McSwegan’s hale from County Tyrone, …