Interesting. From history, we can tell that his grandparents were born and lived during the Spanish regime. If they were captains which crown did they follow? Did that have anything to do with the name change after 1640? It would be nice to see how the current Drumonds in Madeira trace their ancestors. Drumond is not a Portuguese name. It "feels" Flemish or French to me or around there. It is interesting to note that during that time the Spanish controlled the Low Countries. Anybody out there have an opinion on this? José -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gregobhte1@aol.com Sent: January 30, 2007 1:18 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] FW: Drumond family Hi Jose.... Have no idea. His paternal grandfather was Capitain Antonio Figueiro and his maternal grandfather was Capitain Sebastiao Moniz da Camara...his grandmothers were Correia and Gouveia (being this Gouveia from Machico!). and even the ARM cannot trace my ancestors back from Capitain Antonio Figueiro...so baiscally i havent a clue how this Drumond belongs to my family!!! :( Thank you Leandro ------------------------------- 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