tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068447077581264936.post6340340779238178769..comments2024-02-25T06:58:41.332-05:00Comments on Brouwer Genealogy: Joseph Driggs is Not Josias Drake, Jr.Chris Chesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357968881533223410noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068447077581264936.post-38978004603250551162016-04-12T17:45:15.622-04:002016-04-12T17:45:15.622-04:00I'd like to support the Azores connection by t...I'd like to support the Azores connection by the following reasons:<br />My surname Riggenmann not only strongly resembles Driggs, but in the familytreedna's public-list of earliest known ancestors my southern German forefather Jacob Rikheman (1627-1687) is placed very close to Joseph Driggs/Rodrigues (1686-1748). (http://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/driggs/202/).<br />Among my 30 closest relatives in this list, ten are from Portugal/Brazil and of these, three from the Azores. Four have earliest known ancestors ancestors with surnames Rodrigues/Rodriguez. Konrad Yona Riggenmannhttp://www.t-online.denoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068447077581264936.post-29451581581440369562014-01-01T18:20:08.667-05:002014-01-01T18:20:08.667-05:00The suggestion of Portuguese origins for Joseph Dr...The suggestion of Portuguese origins for Joseph Driggs (Rodriguez) makes sense and we have Richard W. Davis to thank for pulling this all together. Apparently, knowledge of these origins were known by some descendants prior to the publishing of the first Driggs Family Genealogy by Howard Driggs, who was also aware of it but, for some reason, choose to ignore it. Perhaps some Driggs descendant will undertake the work of trying to locate supporting records and evidence in Portugal. The Azores might also be a place to search for the origins of Joseph Driggs (Rodriguez). Chris Chesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357968881533223410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6068447077581264936.post-34513305471420882472014-01-01T00:46:03.934-05:002014-01-01T00:46:03.934-05:00We, in our family, believe the Portunguese story o...We, in our family, believe the Portunguese story of Joseph Rodriguez rather than Drake -thanks for sharingSMHarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289609664494986048noreply@blogger.com