Is it possible that i'm related to _______since my last name is....?

Question

is is possible that im related to Ferdinand Magellan since my last name is Magallon?

Answer 1

Ferdinand Magellan married Beatriz Barbosa and fathered two children: Rodrigo de Magalhaes and Carlos de Magalhaes (the Portuguese translation of Magellan), both of whom died at a young age.  He did have a brother, but unless the explorer fathered illegitimate offspring, he left no direct descendants.

Answer 2

It is possible, but you would have to do some hardcore geneology research.

Answer 3

If your relatives are from Spain most likely not. Ferdinand Magellan was Portuguese and his actual name in Portuguese is Magalhães.  In Spanish it was Fernando or Hernando de Magallanes.

Answer 4

sure. invisibly slim. but sure.

Answer 5

As they say, anything is possible...But did Magellan have any offspring? If he didn't, then no way. Otherwise, try:

You should start by asking all your living relatives about family history.  Then, armed with that information, you can go to your public library and check to see if it has a genealogy department.  Most do nowadays; also, don't forget to check at community colleges, universities, etc.  Our public library has both www.ancestry.com and www.heritagequest.com free for anyone to use (no library card required).

Another place to check out is any of the Mormon's Family History Centers.  They allow people to search for their family history (and, NO, they don't try to convert you).

A third option is one of the following websites:

http://www.searchforancestors.com/...

http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739...

http://www.usgenweb.com/

http://www.census.gov/

http://www.rootsweb.com/

http://www.ukgenweb.com/

http://www.archives.gov/

http://www.familysearch.org/

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/...

http://www.cyndislist.com/

http://www.geni.com/

Cyndi's has the most links to genealogy websites, whether ship's passenger lists, ancestors from Africa, ancestors from the Philippines, where ever and whatever.

Of course, you may be successful by googling: "john doe, born 1620, plimouth, massachusetts" as an example.

Good luck and have fun!

Check out this article on five great free genealogy websites:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...

Then there is the DNA test; if you decide you want to REALLY know where your ancestors came from opt for the DNA test. Besides all the mistakes that officials commonly make, from 10% to 20% of birth certificates list the father wrong; that is, mama was doing the hanky-panky and someone else was the REAL father. That won't show up on the internet or in books; it WILL show up in DNA.

I used www.familytreedna.com which works with the National Geographics Genotype Program.

Answer 6

You would probaly have to dig deep just to find out like start with asking Grandparents or Great-Grandparents (if they are alive) about family history like where did the last name come from and all that.