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São Jorge Island (also known as San Jorge or St. Jorge) was first settled by a Flemish nobleman, Willem van der Hagen in the late 1400's.
Willem changed his name to Guilherme Silveira, and established the village of Topo.   Van der Hagen reportedly first set foot upon São Jorge
at "Topo Point" (pictured above).

A ilha de São Jorge foi inicialmente colonizada por um nobre flamengo, Willem van der Hagen, em fins dos 1400. Willem van der Hagen aportuguesou o seu nome para Guilherme da Silveira, e foi o fundador da Vila do Topo. Sabe-se que Van der Hagen desembarcou primeiramente em São Jorge na ponta do Topo (figura acima).

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#1 ANCESTRY:

Most recent paternal line São Jorge ancestor - Antonio Candido Borges b. 5 Oct 1866 - Norte Pequeno
Earliest known paternal line
São Jorge ancestor - Francisco Machado b. abt. 1740 - Possibly in Topo

This participant has a 2-step match in the Beleza study database from the following city in Portugal: Porto

 
    DYS#
 Name 3
9
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4
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Borges 13 23 17 10 12 12 11 13 12 13 11 28 18 8 9 11 11 24 14 21 30 11 14 15 15

GENERAL FUND CONTRIBUTIONS:

Donation in memory of Joao Borges - $171
Donation in memory of Luciano Azevedo - $200

#2 ANCESTRY:

Most recent paternal line São Jorge ancestor - Antonio Teixeira Azevedo, b. 6 Mar 1896 - Norte Pequeno
Earliest known paternal line
São Jorge ancestor - Constantino Jose Teixeira

This participant has 1-step matches in the Beleza study database from the following cities in Portugal:
Bragança, Porto, Lisbon, Viana do Castelo, Castelo Branco, Evora, Portalegre, Braga
    DYS#
Name 3
9
3
3
9
0
1
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7
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4
6
4
d
Azevedo  13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 14 29 20 9 9 11 11 25 14 18 28 14 15 17 17

#3 ANCESTRY:

Most recent paternal line São Jorge ancestor - Antonio Faustino do Nascimento, b. 25 Dec 1886, Norte Grande
Earliest known paternal line
São Jorge ancestor -  Jose Faustino da Silveira, b. 15 Dec 1861?, Norte Grande

This participant has exact matches in the Beleza study database from the following cities in Portugal: Viana do Castelo, Porto, Guarda
    DYS#
Name 3
9
3
3
9
0
1
9
3
9
1
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2
Nascimento  13 23 14 11 12 13 12 12 11 13 13 29

#4 ANCESTRY:

Paternal line São Jorge ancestor - Joao Dias de Agueda, Topo, São Jorge, Azores

This participant has 1-step matches in the Beleza study database from the following cities in Portugal: Portalegre
  DYS#
Name 3
9
3
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Dias de Agueda  12 22 15 10 13 15 11 15 12 13 11 32 15 9 9 11 11 26 14 21 31 12 13 16 17 9 10 19 22 15 13 16 17 36 38 11 9

#5 ANCESTRY:

Most recent paternal line São Jorge ancestor - Manuel Thomas Souza, b. 15 Apr 1892 - Norte Grande, São Jorge, Azores
Earliest known
São Jorge ancestor - Christovão Sousa Machado b. c. 1710, Santo Amaro, São Jorge, Azores
    DYS#
Name 3
9
3
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0
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Sousa Machado 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 14 29 19 9 9 11 11 25 14 18 28 14 15 17 17 11 10 19 23 15 15 17 16 35 38 12 12


MITOCHRONDRIAL (mtDNA) DNA RESULTS


#1 ANCESTRY:

Mary Dorothy Sequeira, d/o Maria das Neves Machado, d/o Maria Rosa, d/o Maria de Almada de Bettencourt,
d/o Inácia Rose de Bettencourt, b. 1779, Norte Grande, São Jorge, Azores


Name                     HVR1 HVR2
de Bettencourt 129A,249C,519C  

#2 ANCESTRY:

Maria Pacheco, b. 1887 Santo Antonio, São Jorge, Azores

This participant closely matches H-97 in the Brehm study in the following region: Portugal
Name                     HVR1 HVR2
Pacheco 126C,163G,186T,189C,294T,519C 73G,263G,309.1C,315.1C

#3 ANCESTRY:

Emilia Freitas,  d/o Maria Augusta, d/o  Anna Augusta de Bettencourt, d/o Maria Santo do Coracao de Jesus,
d/o Maria Santo da Silveira b. 1765, d/o Maria da Silveira de Jesus, d/o Antonia Machado, b. Nossa Senhora das Neves,
Villa das Velhas, São Jorge, Azores

Name                     HVR1 HVR2
Machado 519C 152C,263G,315.1C


#4 ANCESTRY:

Candida Isaura Borges, b. 13 May 1872, Norte Pequeno, São Jorge, Azores, d/o Maria Faustina de Borba, 
d/o Barbara Joaquina, d/o Maria Joaquina, b. Norte Grande, d/o Maria de Borba, b. abt. 1744

Name                     HVR1 HVR2
de Borba 519C 73G,263G,309.1C,315.1C

#5 ANCESTRY:

Rita de Lacerda, d/o Maria Augusta, d/o Isabel Luisa D'Azevedo, d/o Antonia Luisa d'Azevedo, b. 10 Oct 1790, Ribeira Seca

Name                     HVR1 HVR2
D'Azevedo 519C  

#6 ANCESTRY:

Clara Enos Vetorino, d/o Frances Enos, b. São Jorge, Azores

Name                     HVR1 HVR2
Enos 519C 152C,263G,315.1C
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Photo in header: Topo Point - Photo by Manuel Silva -
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