Posts by David Silvera
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1620-1660 Portuguese Records in Hamburg:I am searching for records in Hamburg from about 1620-1660 to determine if there is any connection between Mossé da Silveira (contractor of Hamburg) and/or Jacob Athias (contractor of Hamburg) who were betrayed in Diogo de Lima’s testimony at the Inquisition in Lisbon 1639-1644, and my 6th great Grandfather, Moses Athias da Silveira who died in Jamaica in 16...
"Eight chapters in the history of Jamaica : from A.D. 1508 to A.D. 1680 ; illustrating the settlement of the Jews on the Island" by Richard Hill, published in 1868
With the loan of a North Carolina Central University microfilm, I now have a pdf version of the rare and often quoted 1868 book "Eight chapters in the history of Jamaica : from A.D. 1508 to A.D. 1680 ; illustrating the settlement of the Jews on the Island" by Richard Hill. I have verbal approval of NCCU to share. The book did not meet my expectations for detail and sourcing in the relatively small...
Researching: Moses Atias Da Silvera (c1640-1698), Spanish Town, JamaicaIn search of my first ancestor in Jamaica:Here is what we know:1684: Naturalized as Moses Silvera in (British) Jamaica to be planter1698: Died in Jamaica, buried in Spanish Town Jewish Cemetery. Epitaph (top missing) in Portuguese with traditional inscription "Faleseo Moses da SILVEIRA Sua Alma Goza da Eterna Gloria Amen”. Ther...