Thanks - my Cooper in early Surry/Sussex Co. VA was said to have been a
Sephardic Jew so I thought he might have been the one. Mine married a
Gilbert.
Diane
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> >Anybody know the name of the Sephardic Jew?
>
> Settlers arriving in Jamestown on the *Abigai*l in 1621 included thirty
> eight year old Elias Legardo who is believed to have been a Sephardic Jew.
> While Legardo's identification is certainly is open to debate, for Randy's
> musical purproses I think he can be inclusive.
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