Ubaldo Sorrentino and Maria Luisa Piromallo Unfortunately I have not been able to find any birth or marriage records on the Antenati so far.  I am hoping that as more records are added for Naples, that they may still pop up.  There are two stories on how they met.  According to my grandfather, who was in the seminary studying to be a priest, my grandmother would come by and flirt with him.  Another story, more likely, is that my grandmother’s carriage broke down near the seminary.  My grand father stopped to help and they gave him a ride.  Apparently, my grandmother’s family was not very happy, based on the difference in social status.  I do not have the record on when my grandfather came, but my grandmother came with her three children at that time in 1915.  They all lived in the same building in NYC where her aunt lived. Ubaldo and his Riccardo had a bridal crown business from the 1920’s through the 1950’s. Ship’s Manifest 1915 Ubaldo Registration Card Ubaldo WWI Draft Card 1915 Census 1930 Census 1940 Census Plainfield NJ City Directories 1920’s

It’s always a struggle to find the right charting tool to display the family, especially if you have found that you have some royal roots.  Most online or software charting tools get cumbersome and it’s very difficult to capture the essence of the family on one page.  During the course of my research I came across Ancestralcharts.com.  Ky and his wife do a spectacular job in creating family lines and are able to place your ancestry roots on one very readable poster, with their authentic coats of arms.  In addition, they highlight things like Saints, Crusaders and Knights.  All well done and suitable for framing.   Below is a photo of the chart that Ky did for me.  Not the greatest photo because of the glare off the glass, however you can see much more on Ky’s site.  In addition to the charts, Ky will also do family history.

These are the most prominent discoveries to date.  Most are direct grandparents.  You may see duplication of names, that is because many people carried more than one title throughout their lifetime.  Dates are when the title was bestowed.  You have to click Read More to view the gallery.

Well of course I may be a little bit biased, but Marietta Nicoletti was perhaps the best grandmother ever.  She had 11 children and 23 grandchildren.  She loved having all her grandchildren around, and didn’t mind having a bit of pasta now and then.   I’ll always remember playing cards with her and having to take out the 8’s 9’s and 10’s first.  The fun times in the yard for her birthday and Mother’s day. I don’t remember too much about my grandfather Luigi as he passed when I was only about 9 or 10.  I do remember him playing bocce, making his own wine and occasionally having a glass or two.   The Nicoletti’s Arrive Grandma “Enemy Alien” Grandpa “Enemy Alien” Grandpa’s Birth Record

Aside from his father Angelo, mentioned in the record below, Vincenzo is the oldest Sorrentino record found to date, thanks to Bella Italia Genealogy.   There is not much that I can say regarding him or the family other than to publish in the hope that someone will have him as a common ancestor. Birth Record of Vincenzo Sorrentino Birth record excerpt for mr. Vincenzo Sorrentino, number 48. On November 11th, 1813, at 22 hours, before us Pietro Contaldi, adjunct and civil status officer for the municipality of Nocera Corpo, province of Principato Citra, appeared sir don Angelo Sorrentino, pharmacist aged 29, residing in strada San Pietro of the said town, and declared that at 16 hours of the above said day, in his own house, to him declarer and to lady Carmela Genovese, his lawful wife aged 29, was born a child whom he presented to us and to whom he bestows the name of Vincenzo. This present declaration is done in the presence of Luigi Contaldi, well-off aged 30, residing in said municipality, strada San Pietro, and of Vincenzo D’Andrea, tailor aged 40. This present act was read out to the declarer and the witnesses, and then signed by us, and crossmarked by one of the witnesses who is not able to write. Issued for marriage use, October 6th, 1834. True signature of the mayor, Salerno, October 13th, 1834. [This place is today’s Nocera Superiore in the province of Salerno. I’ve used sir and lady not because they were noble, but to render the respectful signore and signora that the clerk used at the time, most probably because being him a pharmacist he was an important person. Hours are counted from sunset, so 22 is actually in the late afternoon, and 16 in the late morning.] Marriage of Vincenzo Sorrentino to Maria Michela Longo Perhaps the longest marriage contract ever on the pages below.  Partial Translation. Ferdinand the Second, by the grace of God king of the kingodom of the Two Sicilies, and of Jerusalem, Duke of Parma, Piacenza, Castro, great hereditary prince of Tuscany. On the 30th day of March, 1835, in the municipality of Nocera, province of Principato Citeriore. Before us, notary Agostino Primicerio of the late Giuseppe, residing in the hamlet said Portaromana of this municipality of Nocera, and [before] the undersigned witnesses to us known, according to the Law, personally appeared messrs. don Angelo Sorrentino of the late don Tommaso, pharmacist aged 50, and donna Carmela Genovese of the late Vincenzo, aged 47, spouses well known to us, residing in this municipality of Nocera, and in the San Pietro hamlet, who with this present act give and concede their full consent to their son don Vincenzo Sorrentino, attorney at law aged 22, resinding in Napoli, vico Lungo a Carbonara number 40, as to enter into a true and lawful marriage with ms. donna Maria Michela Francesca Saveria Longo, daugher of don Paolo and of donna Eleonora Scafuro, unmarried aged 25, residing with her father in Napoli in the said vico Lungo a Carbonara number 40, and this according to the prescriptions of the civil and canonical laws, also declaring that this son of theirs is unmarried, never belonged, nor belongs, to any troop, either of land or the sea, nor was enrolled in the army, having always practiced as a lawyer, and never was employed in the ministry of war, and finally never received any veteran pension. Because of the foregoing, this act has been drafted and read to the appearing spouses, and to the witnesses, and they all declared that it was by them well understood. Done, read, and published by us the above said notary and in our studio located in the above mentioned Portaromana hamlet of the above said municipality of Nocera, province of Principato Citeriore, and before the above said spouses, and [before] the below said witnesses messers. don Ignazio Lamberti of the living Pasquale, owner residing in the said San Pietro hamlet, and Domenico Carpentiere of the late Pasquale, owner residing in the said Portaromana hamlet, both of this municipality, having the qualities required by the laws, who declare that they know the above said appearers, and together with them they have signed [this act], except for ms. donna Carmela Genovese who has declared before us and the witnesses that she is not able to write.