Posts by Jarrett Ross
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In this video I discuss some of the research being conducted on the Henriques Pimentel family and the Nunes Vaz family. We have spoken about both families in this group and many of the researchers mentioned are a part of the group as well. Hope you enjoy!
Many of us have used the Belvokingregisters in our research but these were unfortunately also used by the Nazis. This video talks about the bombing of these registers by the Kunstenaarsverzet to help save lives during the War and increase the abilities of the resistance.
I am in need of help deciphering this document. It is believed by another researcher this image is the document proving the link between the Henriques Pimentel family of Amsterdam and Juan Alonso Pimentel. I wrote about this family in a post back in 2011 - http://sephardicgenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/03/origins-of-henriques-pimentel-family-of.htmlhttps://imgur.com/a/5yRSk
Recently the Archives of Amsterdam digitized the papers titled "Correspondentie tussen de secretaris van parnassim en Henriquez Pimentel uit Den Haag betreffende Isaac Henriques Pimentel" which roughly translates to "Correspondence between the secretary of parnassim and Henriquez Pimentel from The Hague concerning Isaac Henriques Pimentel." From my research it is believed that the Henriques Piment...
For anyone who is looking to take a DNA test or is getting the test done now, please check out this video. I decided to make this video to give people more realistic expectations with DNA testing and how to approach it.
Came across this and thought many would enjoy it.
After looking at the Mendes de Gama line in my family tree I found the marriage register for Mordechai Mendes de Gama and his wife Esther Meza Silva. Prior to this I had Esther with the maiden name Duarte de Silva (maybe an alias?) but the marriage record also gives the name of her father, Abraham Meza Silva. I was able to find his marriage register and the name of his wife Judith Semah de Valenci...
Hello Everyone. I have been researching the Nunes Vaz family for sometime and have been trying to work through the brick-wall on the line. I thought a community of minds looking at it might be able to offer a bit of help, hope I'm not asking for too much. I wrote an article detailing what I know on the origins of the family thus far, so if you want more details than what I put in this post please ...