My entire ancestry quest started with my great grandfather’s card below. I never expected to find the wealth of information contained in this post, our the fact that I would find so many cousins in Italy. Throughout this post, I will be adding photos, charts, history and so forth. I expect that it will take many updates, so come back, or sign up for updates. I would love for anyone that has additional information to please add comments.
I am also working with a cousin here in America that is going to document the history in a book. We both engaged researchers and are combining our notes. If anyone in America, Italy or anywhere else who reads this, Linda and I are hoping that we can get some more DNA samples from people, especially in Italy. Living DNA is based in Europe and is one of the best.
To my new found Italian cousins, I would like to thank you for the photos and the help in gathering information to put some of the pieces in place.
I often wondered why my grandparents came to America, especially after finding out that my grandmother’s maternal and paternal families were from Naples nobility. While I cannot be 100% certain, the most logical explanation is that her aunt Maria Piromallo migrated here in 1905, with her husband Tomasso Pergamo and family. It took sometime to put all these pieces together, but from speaking with older cousins, finding some census records and Linda finding some articles from the 1920’s, we were able to put it altogether, even though we have not been able to find Maria’s birth record.
On the 9th of October 1814 in the Montecalvaro district of Naples Count Giacomo Piromallo a rich person age 54 living at Strada ? number 30 testified that his legitimate wife Countess Beatrice Capece Piscicelli of Capracotta presented a female chid Maria Carolina. Witnessed by Onofrio Mattera a domestic age 37 and ??
On the year 1855, the 27th day of April at 18 hours, before us knight Giovanni Todaro, elect and civil status officer for the circle of Vicaria, city of Naples, province of Naples, appeared [1] the Baron della Pietra don Francesco Piromallo from Messina, of 43 years of age not yet attained, widower of baroness donna Capece Minutolo of the princes of Collereale, landowner residing in the circle of San Lorenzo, Arcivescovado street, door number 40, elder son of the late count don Giacomo, landowner, and of the living lady donna Beatrice Capece Piscicelli duchess of Capracotta, residing outside porta Capuana number 24, and without paternal grandfather, and [2] lady donna Maria Caracciolo of the princes of Torchiarolo from Naples, of 37 years, unmarried residing in this circle in Carbonara street, door number 33, elder daughter of the late don Luigi Caracciolo prince of Torchiarolo, landowner, and of lady princess donna Costanza Saluzzi of the dukes of Corigliano, aged 73, residing in said place, and without paternal grandfather, represented by her special proxy mister knight don Giuseppe Caracciolo di Torchiarolo from Naples, aged 36, officer of the Guard residing in strada Carbonara, door number 33, whom at the presence of the below said witnesses by them provided requested to us that we receive their solemn pledge to marry before the Church according to the rites prescribed by the holy council of Trent. The banns of this pledge were posted on Sunday April 8th at the door of this municipal house and at the door of the municipal house of San Lorenzo. […]
The actual marriage took place on May 20th, same year, in the church of saint Sofia.
This is the oldest record that I have found. Basic translation is, on the 21st of February 1812, Count Giacomo Piromallo age 40 living at Via Campanille 89 ( Profession not legible ) presented a male son from his legitimate wife Countess Beatrice Capece Piscicelli age 30?. Witnessed by Cristorforo Di Blasio and Gaetano Di Bernadino.
Descendant Report Count Giacomo
Click above to see the ancestors of Count Giacomo Piromallo in the USA and Italy.
Very hard to read this one. On the 9th of 1855 Don Saverio Givonni Piromallo presented a child from his legitimate wife Maria Savino age 30 a male named Errico. Second page shows witnesses Nicola Bavi and Raffaelo Celano.
On the 17th of April 1901 Nicola Piromallo age 47 son of Saverio Giovanni living at Vico Lepri 78 and his wife Emilia Caracciolo age 40 daughter of Filippo presented a son Giovanni. Witnessed by Salvatore Cannatiella age 35 profession? and Luigi Caracciolo son of Filippo age 38 a property owner.
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