Calogero Sabella's Ancestors |
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The church records on this page were obtained from the research of Raimondo Lentini of the GenAG - Genealogie Agrigentine Facebook group. Translations provided by members of the GenAG - Genealogie Agrigentine and the Italian Genealogical Records Facebook groups. ~<^>~ |
It is not known when Antonino and Caterina died, but he was deceased and she was still alive on November 5, 1752, the date their son Calogero was married. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about them. |
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It is not known when Onofrio and Angela died but he was alive and she was deceased on November 25, 1725, when their son Antonino was married. Although it is hard to read, on Angela’s marriage document, it seems both of her parents were alive at the time of her marriage. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about Onofrio, Angela or her parents Paolo and Leonarda. |
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Giuseppe Friscia was born about 1672 to parents Anna Vela and Filippo Friscia, probably in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. He was the brother of ancestor Antonino Friscia whose descendants go down to Caterina Friscia who married Accursio Sabella.
Nothing is known about Anna’s father except two brief mentions in Pellegrino Mortillaro’s transcription of Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico, that may be this Leonardo. In volume two there is an entry that states that on August 17, 1683, a Testamento of Leonardo Presti was given before notary Ignazio Baccimeo. This usually means he wrote his will. In volume one of the same book, for July 14, 1684, it states, Inventory by Leonardo Lo Presti. This could be his death date, as he is listed as deceased on Anna’s marriage document. Anna’s mother, Caterina, was alive when her daughter married. Her surname of Biddilla or Bidditta is assumed as in Anna’s marriage document, she is listed as Anna Lo Presti, alias Biddilla. On other marriage documents, alias is usually the mother’s surname, and it is used on this document in the same manner in Giuseppe’s name. It is not known when Giuseppe and Anna died, but it was after January 16, 1731, the date their daughter Rosa was married. Unfortunately nothing else is known about Giuseppe, Anna or her parents. |
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It is not known when Calogero and Margherita died but they were alive on November 8, 1693, when their son Onofrio was married. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about them. |
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![]() In Sciacca in 1594, Sebastiano married first a woman named Leonarda, surname unknown. It is not known if they had any children together but they probably did, as they were married for sometime before she died and he remarried. On February 11, 1619, at St. Michele’s church in Sciacca, he married Caterina Catena, the daughter of Pietro Catena and his wife Giovanna, whose surname is unknown. Her father and mother were deceased on the day she was married. (Mouse over and click on their church marriage record image right to enlarge in a new window or tab.) Unfortunately, nothing else is known about Sebastiano, Caterina and her parents Pietro and Giovanni. |
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Democrito Sabella was baptized in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, in May of 1537, the son of Valenziana Ferraro and her husband Antonino Sabella. Democrito was called a Magnifico, like his father. This title translates to magnificent. They “were called the jurors of the time who were the administrators of the city (mayor, councilors of today). Today the title in Italy is held by the dean or rector of universities.” Unfortunately, nothing else is known about Democrito, Angela and her father Nicola. |
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Unfortunately, nothing else is known about Antonino and Valenziana. |
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Giuliano Sabella and Margherita Chiravulu’s ancestries are unknown, but they lived in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. It is estimated that Giuliano was born around 1480. What we know of them comes from their marriage, which is documented in the book, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico Volume Primo. The author Pellegrino Mortillaro, organized the data, including marriages, from the beginning of the 15th century to the 1700’s that was compiled by the notary Andrea Randazzo, who lived in Sciacca between 1726 and 1756. Mortillaro translated the Latin records into Italian, preserving the data and making it easier to research. It doesn’t give details of the events, just the basic information, but it is a wonderful tool for researchers. ![]() Giuliano and Margherita were married on October 12, 1509, in Sciacca. (Mouse over and click on their marriage index image left to enlarge in a new window or tab.)The pictured image is from a dowry deed written by notary V. Perniciaro, and “is taken from a manuscript containing the indices of the dowries and testaments of the notaries of Sciacca from about 1434 to 1680.” Their only known child was ancestor Antonino. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about them, so our Sabella line ends with them. |
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Geronimo Ferraro is the only known child of Caterina and Baldassare Ferraro. Although his given name was said to be as Girolamo, it is recorded as Geronimo in several places in both volumes of Pellegrino Mortillaro’s book, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico. There are no records that call him Girolamo. It turns out that Geronimo is the Italian form of the Latin name Hieronymus, meaning holy name, which is of Greek origin. Gerolamo is the Italian form of the Latin name Hieronymus, meaning holy name and Girolamo is a variant spelling of the Italian name Gerolamo, again meaning holy name. So today he would be called Girolamo.
Volume 1 of Mortillaro’s book, states that on November 26, 1511, an “agreement between Geronimo Ferraro, and Antonino Medico” was made. This is six years after he married into the Medico family, so this is probably our ancestor. Antonino may be his wife’s brother. Also of interest is a statement for the sale of the Territ. by Carbollaci, where a Gio. Filippo Ferraro is made one of the heirs of Geronimo Ferraro. There are also two inventory entries for the name of Geronimo Ferraro, one dated July 31, 1534, and the other November 27, 1592. It is unknown if these last three statements are for our ancestor or even if they are for the same person. Unfortunately, this is all that’s known about Geronimo, and his wife Andriana. |
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Caterina and Baldassare Ferraro’s ancestries are unknown, but they lived in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. What we know of them comes from both volumes of Pellegrino Mortillaro’s book, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico. Caterina’s surname is not given in any of the records. On January 15, 1494, There is a statement in volume 2 of Mortillaro’s book that translates to “Testament of the magn. Caterina Ferraro wife of Baldassare Ferraro in said Notary.” The abbreviation magn. stands for Magnifico, which means that he was an official of Sciacca. At that time the wives took the same title as their husbands, so Baldassare was some sort of administrator of the city. Giving a testamento meant, that she wrote her will and had it notarized. Caterina and Baldassare had at least two documented children who both married in Sciacca — ancestor Geronimo and his sister Nicolosa, who married Antonio Panormo on January 3, 1497. They probably had other children, but no records of them have been found. This is all we know about them, so our Ferraro line ends with them. |
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Baldassare Medico and Antonella Siragusis’ ancestries are unknown. What we know of them comes from the first volume of Pellegrino Mortillaro’s book, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico. Baldassare and Antonella lived in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, and they are the documented parents of ancestor Andriana and two other children. Their children’s birthdates are not known, but they were married in Sciacca in the following order — daughter Autilla married twice, first to Giovanni Antonio Panormo on March 21, 1501, and then on January 5, 1507, she married Raimundo Peralta; ancestor Andriana; and son Filippo married Giulia Maringo on November 20, 1506. Baldassare and Antonella probably had other children, but no documentation has been found for them. This is all we know about them, so our Medico line ends with them. |
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