Hi JL, What other surnames are you researching at link with the Escorcio surname? Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Lake" <j@jlake.net> To: <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 7:46 PM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] FW: Drumond family > Patricia Corbera wrote: >> It's written that John Drummond aka Joao Escorcio came to Madeira along >> with many other foreigners involved in the commercialization of sugar. >> Contingents of Italians, Flemish, French and Castilians also settled on >> the island, and intermarried with the island aristocracy and bourgeoisie. >> These marriages with attractive dowry became the simplest way to enlarge >> one's lands and assert one's position in local society. > Hey, I am an Escorcio - on my Grandmother's side. Haven't traced it back > too far yet. They were from Porto Santo. What fun! > JL > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

papagaia2 wrote: > Hi JL, > What other surnames are you researching at link with the Escorcio surname? > Pat > Hi Pat - I will put together a list and post it here. Not sure if my Escorcios go back to the Drummond family or not, but I know that they had enough money to have servants as late as 1900 or so on Porto Santo. So who knows? Jeff

papagaia2 wrote: > Hi JL, > What other surnames are you researching at link with the Escorcio surname? > Pat > Hi Pat - Sorry for the delay - Here are some of the names I am researching: Escorcio de Mendonça, Amaro. born on 1888-01-25 Escorcio de Mendonça, João Escorcio de Mendonça, Antonio born abt 1837 Escorcio de Mendonça, Antonio born abt 1862 Escorcio, Florinda Conçeição Escorcio de Mendonça, José born abt 1862 Escorcio de Mendonça, Jacob Escorcio de Mendonça, Senhorina Escorcio de Mendonça, Eulália. -Jeff