Today in family history my sixth great grandparents Maddalena Capobianco and Giovanni Zingariello got married in San Felice Chiesa in San Felice a Cancello, Caserta. The year was 1727. At that time, the town was actually named Sei Casali d’Arienzo. Who are these people? They are the ancestors of my immigrant Ferraro ancestors.
Maddalena’s ancestors had been living in the area of the parish going all the way back to at least the middle 1500s when the records I can access started. I have been lucky to trace her to 10th great grandparents Cesare Litieri and Tommasina Secondina. The only distinguishing thing I know about Cesare and Tommasina is that there was an M.O. on the baptismal record of their child, meaning Cesare was a craftsman of some kind.
Giovanni is a different story. His surname literally means little gypsy. His family was not from the same town. They came from Saviano. His baptismal record stated this about his parents’ living state and his state at birth:
They live in the house of Sebastiano Busti in an undeveloped place called Casal Pertinelli Barzia. Baptized by midwife for fear of death and by Don Vincenzo Morgillo-priest.
Sometimes when you go back to your tree and look at people, you find all of these little notes you put in your tree about them and forgot. It is worth translating the entirety of church records you retrieve! I am very lucky the church records for this town where my ancestors lived for centuries in Caserta are available online.
Cinziarosa's Descendants (c) 