Jose, With the particular Haplogroup that I have....hehehe I seem to be the only one with Moorish ties....all the rest are R1B denoting a strong European tie. Lou "For those who have fought for it....Freedom has a taste the protected will never know" " Without the Brave there would be no land of the Free" A new Recruit asked an old Warrior, "What is War like?" The old timer replied, "A bunch of us went down to Gettysburg one day, a lot of people died. If you werent there you wouldnt understand." -----Original Message----- From: Fernandes, Jose [mailto:jose.fernandes@yrdsb.edu.on.ca] Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 8:57 AM To: PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [PRT-MADEIRA] RE: Pereira Name. Al, I believe that I used the term "denotes" in relationship to Pereira and a possible Jewish ancestry. I don't think I referred to Moorish in this case. It does not mean that all Pereiras are or are not, but I stand by the "link". If you want to join our Madeira DNA Project you may want to go to our website http://www.ourfamilyorigins.com/madeira/dna.htm and proceed from there. Should you have additional questions the best person to answer is Katherine Borges and she is a member of this list. José -----Original Message----- From: Gacugenetree@aol.com [mailto:Gacugenetree@aol.com] Sent: June 6, 2006 5:28 PM To: PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PRT-MADEIRA] RE: Pereira Name. Hi List, I had a question. Now some one mentioned that the Pereira is Jewish or Moorish. How would I find out from what I already know. Manuel Pereira, 1844, father Francisco Pereira and mother Maria Candida De Jesus. What I was told that those from Pereira were blue eyed. Also Manuel's wife Maria D'Encarancao - Father Antonio D' Abreu and Mother Jesuina Rosa were also Blue eyed. My question is ..... weren't most moorish and Portuguese browned eyed? Also, how would one be a part of this DNA research? Al ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx