Carlo Verde's Ancestors

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Vincenzo Verde was born and baptized as Marius Vincenzo on February 1, 1635, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Carlo Verde and his wife Giovanna Ciulla. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) On January 9, 1661, notary Antonino Barrilaro issued a marriage contract for Vincento and Caterina Bivona. She was born on the morning of March 26, 1645, and baptized as Felicia Caterina, that same day, also in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Pietro Bivona and his wife Jacoba Gisino. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record image lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)  Just over 8 months after the marriage contract was filed, on September 25^th, 29^th and October 2^nd of 1661, church banns were read for Vincenzo and Caterina to marry. Twenty-six year old Vincenzo and 16 year-old Caterina were married 28 days later on October 30, 1661. (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage record image left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Five Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Vincenzo and Catarina Virdi as follows — Onofrio was born and baptized as Honofrius Joseph Carolus on October 12, 1662, with a third name, after his paternal grandfather Carlo; Giovanna, named after her paternal grandmother was born on the evening of April 14, 1665, and baptized the next day as Joanna Anna; Vito was born and baptized as Vitus Petrus Jacobus on the evening of July 24, 1667, with his second and third names after his maternal grandparents; Giuseppe was born and baptized as Joseph Francisco on November 3, 1670; and ancestor Carlo, who was named after his paternal grandfather.

It is not known when Vincenzo and Caterina died, but it is documented that he was alive and she was deceased when their son ancestor Carlo was married on June 5, 1695. Vincenzo is listed as deceased on his son Carlo’s July 13, 1714, tax record, so he died sometime in that 19 year span. Unfortunately, at this time, nothing else is known about Vincenzo and Caterina.

Carlo Verde was born about 1614, probably in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Benigna Giuffrida and her husband Vincenzo Verde. A baptism record could not be found for him. On March 7, 1632, notary Antonio Macerata issued a marriage contract for Carlo Virdi to marry Giovanna Ciulla. She was baptized on August 27, 1617, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the daughter of  Pietro Ciulla and his wife, Vincenza Faraone and sister to ancestors Francesco Ciulla who married Maria Buscemi. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Over two months later, on May 16^th, 20^th and 23^rd, church banns were read for Carlo to marry Giovanna. Carlo who was about 18 years old and 14 year-old Giovanna celebrated their marriage in the Sciacca mother church on May 24, 1632. (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage record image left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Six mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Carlo and Joanna Virdi, sometimes spelled Verde, as follows — ancestor Vincenzo, named after his paternal grandfather; Paolo was born on January 1, 1644, and baptized as Paulus Francesco the next day; Palma Maria was born and baptized on April 10, 1650; Anna was born on June 19, 1655, and baptized the next day; Maria Pumilia was born and baptized on the evening of January 29, 1659; and Onofrio, who was born on the evening of October 29, 1660, and baptized the next day as Honofrius Joseph Dominicus. There is one other son that a baptism record could not be found for, Pietro. He was born about 1640 and married on April 14, 1670, Leonarda Chiarello. That same day Pietro’s sister Palma married Leonardo’s brother Angelo Chiarello. Angelo and Leonarda were the children of ancestors Giuseppe Chiarello and Marta Rizzuto.

There is a 1652 Sciacca Rivelo (tax record) for this family, that lists his deceased father and mother’s names, and his age of 40 years. (Mouse over and click on their Rivelo record image lower right to enlarge in a new window/tab.) Then it lists his wife’s given name and their two sons — 16 year-old eldest son, ancestor Vincenzo and 12 year-old Pietro. There isn’t any taxable property listed, so it is assumed they didn’t own much.

It is not known when Carlo and Giovanna died, but it is documented that they were alive when their son Vincenzo was married on January 9, 1661. For now, this is all that is known about Carlo and Giovanna.

Pietro Bivona was born about 1614, probably in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Antonio Bivona and his wife Maria Benivento. He was also the older brother to ancestors Calogero and Silvestro Bivona. A baptism record for Pietro has not been found.

On December 26^th, 27^th and 31^st of 1637 church banns were read for Pietro to marry Giacoma Gisino. She was born and baptized as Jacoba in the mother church parish of Sciacca on October 9, 1620, the daughter of Margarita Petri and her husband Accursio Gisino. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record image right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Pietro, who was about 23 years old and 17 year-old Jacoba married on January 17, 1638, at the mother church in Sciacca. (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage record image left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) They are the parents two ancestors.

Nine mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Petro and Jacoba Bivona as follows — Filippo was born and baptized as Philippus Antonius Rosarius, with a middle name after his paternal grandfather on September 4, 1641; Accursio, named after his maternal grandfather, was born and baptized as Accurius Jacobus on February 10, 1644, but may have died young; ancestor Caterina; another Accursio was born and baptized as Accurius, on January 3, 1649; ancestor Maria; Anna Gaetana Margarita was born and baptized on July 3, 1656, with a middle name after her maternal grandmother; Vito was born on the evening of August 19, 1659, and baptized the next day as Vitus Honofrius; Giuseppe was born and baptized as Joseph Honofrius on January 3, 1663, but may have died young; and another Giuseppe was born late on August 13, 1665, and baptized the next day as Joseph Nicolaus Michael.

It is not known when Pietro and Giacoma died, but it is documented that they were both alive when their daughter ancestor Maria was married on February 2, 1670. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about them.

Vincenzo Verde’s ancestry is unknown, but he may have been born in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. On February 8, 1609, in Sciacca, Vincenzo married, at the mother church, Benigna Giuffrida. (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) The left side of this marriage record is in the register's center crease and it is difficult to read Vincenzo's name.

Six months after the church marriage, on August 22^nd, notary CalogeroManiscalco filed a marriage dowry contract for them. It is a three page document written in Latin that lists Benigna’s parents names, but not Vincenzo’s parents. (Mouse over and click on the image of the first paragraph of page 1 of their marriage contract upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) It also mentions a Vito Juffrida, who is seems to be Benigna’s brother. What is interesting is the spelling of her surname, Juffrida. In at least one instance it is spelled Inffrida. This contract is documented in an entry in Pellegrino Mortillaro's book, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico Volume Primo. (Mouse over and click on their marriage contract entry lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

Benigna was baptized on February 14, 1587, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Bartolo Juffrida and his wife Andriana Maniscalco. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record image lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Note that on her baptism record, Benigna's mother is listed as Diana. It should be noted that the name Benigna is primarily a female name of Polish origin that means Gentle, Favorable. There where several folks with the Juffrida/Giuffrida surname living in Sciacca in the 1500’s. There was even a notary named Ferdinando Juffrida juniore from 1538 to1573. Today in Italy and in the US, the name became Giuffrida or Yuffrida.

Six mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Vinc’o and Benigna Virdi as follows — Leonarda was baptized on June 30, 1611; Vito Dominico on August 4, 1612; Marco Vito on August 22, 1616; Francisco Calogero on February 13, 1618; another Vito was born and baptized as Vitus Lucianus on December 13, 1620; and Giovanna, who was born and baptized as Joanna on June 15, 1623. A baptism record for ancestor Carlo has not been found.

It is not known when Vincenzo and Benigna died, but it is documented that Vincenzo was alive when his son ancestor Carlo was married on May 24, 1632, and listed as deceased on Carlo’s May 9, 1652, Rivelo (tax record). Benigna is not mentioned on Carlo’s marriage document, but she was also listed as deceased on her son’s tax record. Unfortunately, at this time, nothing else is known about Vincenzo and Benigna.

Pietro Ciulla was born about 1565, the son of Cristoforo Ciulla and his wife Aleonora, whose surname is unknown. He was probably born and raised in Caltabellotta, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy. On May 13, 1590, Caltabellotta notary, Giacomo Plazza, issued a dowry contract for Pietro to marry Vincenza Faraone. (Mouse over and click on the composite image of sections of their Latin marriage contract right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) She was also probably from Caltabellotta, the daughter of Alfonso Faraone and his wife Giovanna, whose surname is unknown. They lived in Caltabellotta until at least 1593, as there is a Rivelo (census only) for them in that town. (Mouse over and click on their Rivelo record image upper left to enlarge in a new window/tab.) This census lists him as 28 year-old Petro and only lists her as his wife Vinc’a with no children. They may have had several children born there after 1593, but available Caltabellotta records are limited to later years. By 1601, they were living in Sciacca, which is also in the province of Agrigento. Caltabellotta is about 12 miles north east of Sciacca. They are the parents of two ancestors.

Six mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Petri and Vincenza Ciulla as follows — Giovanna as Joanna was the first child baptized in Sciacca on October 12, 1601; Giuseppe called Joseph on January 25, 1606; ancestor Francesco; ancestor Giovanna; Domenico Mercurius was born and baptized on August 4, 1620, and entered into a notarial marriage contract with Angela Casalichio on November 9, 1640, in Sciacca; and Eumilia Maria, who was born and baptized on the evening of June 25, 1624. There is another possible son named Nunizo Ciulla, who has a 1652 Sciacca Rivelo with parents listed as Pietro and Vincenza, but on his August 5, 1609, baptism record his mother is listed as Giuseppa. Which record is in error is unknown, but his birth date fits into this family perfectly!

It is not known when Vincenza died, but it is documented that Pietro was alive on May 24, 1632, when his daughter ancestor Giovanna was married, but deceased when his son ancestor Francesco was married on February 26, 1634. A burial record for Pietro has been found within that date range. Pietro died and was buried at the St. Francesco cemetery outside the city on April 23, 1633. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record image lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) His brief mother church burial record states he was about 68 years old, which brings his birth to about 1565. Unfortunately, at this time, nothing else is known about them.

Accursio Gisino was baptized as Accursio Joseph on May 22, 1594, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Gaspare Gisino and his wife Giovanna Restivo. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

On June 13, 1617, Sciacca notary Andrea Gaudio filed a notarial marriage contract for 23 year-old Accursio to marry 22 year-old Margarita Petri. (Mouse over and click on the image of the first paragraph of their 3 page marriage contract upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) The full contract spreads over 5 pages, beginning on the bottom of the first page and ends a quarter of the way down the fifth page. Margarita was baptized as Margarita Calogera on October 5, 1594, in the St. Michele parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Filippo Petri and his wife Caterinella Cutrona. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record image middle right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) This marriage contract was also documented in Pellegrino Mortillaro’s book, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico Volume Primo, which is easier to read. (Mouse over and click on their marriage contract entry middle left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) The only church marriage records that are available for research for 1617 are in the mother church files,and their marriage could not be found in them. They were probably married St. Michele’s, her home church.

Seven Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Accursio and Margarita Gisino, sometimes spelled Gesino, as follows — Jacoba, named Jacoba Joanna, which is the Latin for Giovanna, her maternal grandmother’s name, was baptized on May 9, 1618, and may have died young; ancestor Jacoba; Caterina Sonofria was born and baptized on April 16, 1623; Porsia Petra was born and baptized on May 10, 1625; Calogero was born and baptized as Calogerus Joseph on December 13, 1627; Cosimo was born and baptized as Cosmas Damianio Gaspar on September 27, 1630; and Giovanna who was born and baptized as Joanna Palma on April 2, 1634, and grew up to marry Blasium (Biaggio) Termine at the Sciacca mother church on April 26, 1654.

Accursio died and was buried in the convent of St. Augustini on May 9, 1638. His mother church burial record lists him as Accursius Gesino age 40, but he was actually 43 when he died. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record image lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Margarita lived another 20 years. She died and was buried in the mother church cemetery on September 7, 1659. (Mouse over and click on her Latin burial record image lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Her mother church burial record lists her as Margarita wife of the deceased Accursi Gisino about 70 years old, but she was only 64 years old. For now nothing else is known about them.

Bartolo Giuffrida was baptized on September 27, 1545, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Pietro Giuffrida and his wife Clara Argomento. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) On his baptism record image his surname is listed as Giuffrida on the index but Juffrida on the register record, so it is assumed these spellings are interchangeable. Being that there is no letter J in Italian, the Juffrida family was probably not originally from Italy. There where several folks with the Juffrida or Giuffrida surnames living in Sciacca in the 1500’s. There was even a notary named Ferdinando Juffrida juniore from 1538 to 1573. Today in Italy and in the US, the name became Giuffrida or Yuffrida. 

On April 30, 1576, Bartholo married Andriana Maniscalco at the Sciacca mother church. (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage record image upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Their marriage record is extremely brief, listing them as Bartholo Juffrida and Andriana la Maniscalco, who were married on the ultimo day of April in 1576. A Sciacca notarial marriage contract entry could not be found for them. Because parents are not listed on this document, it is uncertain, but most likely, that she is the Adrianna who was baptized on April 24, 1558, in the Sciacca mother church parish, daughter of Matteo Maniscalco. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record image lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) This would make her 18 years old when she married.

Nine Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Bartolo and Andrianna Juffrida or Giuffrida as follows — Custanza was baptized on November 24, 1577; Calogero on March 11, 1579; Angelica on December 11, 1580; Diana Caterina on January 30, 1582; Narda on January 12, 1584; ancestor Benigna; Vincenzo Francesco on January 3, 1589; Vito Mario on September 8, 1591; and Giovanni who was baptized as Joan: Batisti Gironimo on August 3, 1594. It should be noted that on some records Andriana is called Diana. None of these records say when the child was born or if they are an infant.

It is not known when Andriana died, but it is documented that Bartolo was alive when son Vito Mario was married on May 16, 1610. There is a mother church burial record for an 80 year old Bartholus Juffrida who was buried in the St Francisco church cemetery in Sciacca on December 10, 1626. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record image lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) This most likely is him, as it calculates his birth to about 1546, which is only one year off of his actual age of 81.

Unfortunately, at this time, nothing else is known about Bartolo, Andriana or her father Matteo.

Cristoforo Ciulla and his wife Aleonora’s ancestries are unknown. What is documented is that they lived in Caltabellotta Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy as there is a 1593 Caltabellotta Rivelo (census only) for this family. (Mouse over and click on their Rivelo record image right to enlarge in a new window/tab.) On it, Cristoforo is listed as 40 years old, which brings his birth to about 1553. His wife’s given name, is listed next without an age, and then their two sons — 13 year old Luca and 12 year old Filippo, who were probably their youngest children born about 1580, 1581 respectively. Their son ancestor Pietro was already married and out of their house. Caltabellotta church records are not available this far back, so it is unlikely that more information could be found out about them. For now, this is all that is known about them.

Gaspare Gisino was the son of Giacomo Gisino and his wife Caterina, whose surname is unknown. It is not known when and where he was born, but he married and raised a family in Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy.

On January 12, 1578, at the Sciacca mother church, he married Giovanna Restivo.  (Mouse over and click on their Latin church marriage record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) She was baptized as Joana Leonora,on October 18, 1561, at the Sciacca mother church, the daughter of Nunzia Gargano and her husband Geronimo Restivo. (Mouse over and click on her Latin baptism record image upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) She is also the sister to ancestor Grazia who married Leonardo Tigano. Four days after the marriage, on January 16^th Sciacca notary Martino Russo filed a three and a half page notarial marriage contract for them. (Mouse over and click on the image of the first paragraph of page 1 of their marriage contract middle right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) It is not known why it was filed after the church wedding but it lists their names and their parent’s names and if they are living or deceased.

Ten mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Gasparo and Joanna Gisino. There given names on these records were spelled many different ways including Gaspar, Gaspare, Joannella, Giovanna and Joana. There surname was also spelled as Gessino, Gissino, as well as Gisino. The ten baptism records are as follows — Narduza Jacopella, named after her maternal grandmother, was baptized on January 30, 1581; Caterina Narduza, named after both of her grandmothers, on March 28, 1582; Narda Antonina on September 18, 1583; Antonina Lauria on June 17, 1585; Angela on May 15, 1587; Jacomo Vincenzo on December 3, 1588; Giuseppe Calogero on October 22, 1590; ancestor Accursio; Giacoma was baptized as Jacapa Marta on June 2, 1597; and Aurelia Filiona, who was baptized on September 14, 1600. It should be noted that some of these records were very hard to read, so the names may be a bit off.

There is a 1594 Sciacca Rivelo (census only) for this family, but it raises concerns. (Mouse over and click on their Rivelo record image lower right to enlarge in a new window/tab.) It lists Gasparo as being 40, his wife as Joanella and her mother Nunzia. His age of 40 puts his birth to about 1554, which is possible. What is concerning is that they had seven children between the ages of 4 and 13 years old at this time, but they are not listed. The oldest daughter could have been married and out of the house, or maybe they all died. This is supported by the fact that no Sciacca marriage records could be found for these children. Unfortunately, Sciacca burial records are not available for this time period, so their deaths can not be confirmed. There is also the possibility that this census is not for ancestor Gaspare, but all the names are correct. The most likely situation is that the children are living elsewhere, being taken care of by their eldest daughter. This will just have to remain a mystery. It should be noted that this census was probably taken in the early part of 1594, so ancestor Accursio would not have been born yet.

It is not known when Gaspare died, but it was before his son ancestor Accursio’s June 13, 1617, marriage contract was filed. His wife lived much longer. Giovanna died and was buried in the mother church cemetery on June 3, 1635. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record image lower right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Her mother church burial record lists her as Joanna age 72 wife of the deceased Gasparis de Gesino. She was actually 73 when she died. For now this is all that is known about them.

Filippo Petri was baptized as Luciano Pho, on July 9, 1566, in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, the son of Antonino Petri and his wife who may be named Antonella. (Mouse over and click on his Latin baptism record image upper right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.)

On January 28, 1589, Sciacca notary Giacomo Benfatto file a notarial marriage contract for 22 year-old Filippo to marry 16 year-old Catinella Cutrona. (Mouse over and click on their marriage contract entry upper left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) She was baptized on May 15, 1572, also in the mother church parish of Sciacca, the daughter of Aloisia Bellitto and her husband Giovanni Pietro Cutruna. Unfortunately, a Sciacca church marriage record could not be found for them.

Seven Sciacca baptism records have been found for the children of Filippo and Catinella Petri. The first three were baptized in the St. Michele parish and the last four in the St. Vito parish, where Catinella is listed as Caterina and Filippo is listed a Pho on most of these records. The seven baptisms are as follows— Petra Antonina and her brother Michele were baptized on December 12, 1591, but it is not certain they were twins, even though they are listed one after the other in the register, it doesn’t say they were infants, and only Petra is listed in the index; ancestor Margarita; Pietro, named after his maternal grandfather was baptized as Petro Antoni on January 9, 1599; Epifania on February 4, 1602; Vincenzo as Vin’zo Antonio on January 26, 1608; and Diana on March 10, 1610.

There is a 1594 Sciacca Rivelo (census only) for Filippo and Cat’ella li Petri. (Mouse over and click on their Rivelo record image middle left to enlarge in a new window/tab.) He is listed as being 30 years old, which is a bit older than his actual age of 28 at that time. She is simply listed as his wife with no age given. There are no children listed, so it is assumed that the two youngest children who were baptized in 1591, were both deceased. This supports the theory that they were twins and probably didn’t live long.

Filippo died and was buried in the St. Margarita church cemetery on November 19, 1613, at the age of 47. His St. Vito burial record is just one line, giving only his name, date and place of burial. (Mouse over and click on his Latin burial record image lower left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Unfortunately, it is not known when Catinella died, so nothing else is known about them.

Pietro Antonio Giuffrida’s place and date of birth is unknown, but he was the son of Pietro Giuffrida and his wife Andriana, whose surname is unknown, and is sometimes called Diana. It is assumed that his parents lived and raised their family in the mother church parish of Sciacca, Agrigento, Sicilia, Italy, as they had another child named Giulo, who was baptized there in May of 1529.

On July 15, 1543, Sciacca notary Fiderico Bonachia filed a notarial marriage contract for Pier Anti.io Juffrida to marry Clara Argomento. (Mouse over and click on the image of their marriage contract left to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) This contract is also documented in Pellegrino Mortillaro’s book, Andrea Randazzo un notaio storico Volume Primo and is easier to read. (Mouse over and click on their marriage contract entry right to enlarge it in a new window or tab.) Clara's place and date of birth is also unknown, but she was the daughter of Mazzotta Argomento and his wife Maddalena, whose surname is unknown. Church marriage records do not go back this far, so it is assumed they married shortly after the contract was made.

Seven Sciacca mother church baptism records have been found for the children of Pietro Antonio Juffrida, none list a mother’s name as follows — Giovanna was baptized as Jonna Angellella on June 8, 1544; ancestor Bartolo; Petro Antonello, named after his paternal grandfather, was baptized on June 5, 1547; Vito on June 17, 1548; Onofria was baptized as Nofria Vincenza on November 8, 1551; Mazzotto, named after his maternal grandfather, was baptized as Mazzito Jo: on September 13, 1557; and Geronimo, who was baptized on March 4, 1559.

It is not known when Pietro Antonio and Clara died, but it is documented that his father was deceased and his mother was alive when he married in 1543 and both of Clara’s parents were alive on that date. Unfortunately, nothing else is known about Pietro Antonio, Clara and their parents.