In a message dated 1/14/2010 3:05:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Hi,You are right on. These are the people I am looking for. > I have yet to really look at much of Vila do Porto on the films, but > after my cataract surgery next week my husband and I will look in > earnest. > Thank you very much, > Tish >
Here is what I have; it took me 3 hours to extract it all and type it in this e-mail; I hope it helps. The primary source is Rodrigo Rodrigues. Good luck! John Miranda Raposo 1 - Domingos Fernandes, knight, as noted on the will he made with his wife in Vila do Porto on 2.9.1560 (or 1562 ?). Native of Madeira, among the first settlers in Santo Espírito, (See Frutuoso, Livro III, Cap.º V) maybe a grandson of Genes Curvelo Married in Santa Maria to Margarida Afonso, daughter of Duarte Nunes Velho (See (Sanches de Baena, Archivo Heraldico-Genealógico, pp. 636); They had: 2 - Marquesa Fernandes, made her will on 18.2.1583 in Santa Maria, with her husband Baltazar Velho de Andrade 2 - Manuel Fernandes Faleiro, second son of his father, made a will on 16.1.1596. (See Frutuoso Livro III, Cap.º V). He was first married to Bárbara Velho and then to Maria Velho, a Velha. By his second wife he had: 3 - Helena Fernandes de Melo or Velho was first married in Vila Porto em 1600, to Fernão Vaz de Santo Espírito (?) and the 2nd time in Matriz de Vila Porto on 23.9.1609, to Manuel Pires Faleiro, son of Domingos Pires de Chaves and Clara Melõa or Manuel granddaughter of Manuel Pires do Campo. >From her 2nd husband: 4 - Manuel de Melo Chaves, living in Flor da Rosa and married to Maria de Magalhães Bettencourt. They had: 4 - Margarida de Chaves, married in Matriz de Vila Porto in 1661 to António Soares de Sousa Falcão They had: 5 - Isabel de Chaves, married to Manuel de Sousa Figueiredo. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- 1 - João da Fonte das Cortes, one of the first settlers in Santa Maria (See Frutuoso Liv.º II Cap.º III § XIX). Married Inês Afonso. Parents of: 2 - Álvaro da Fonte, o Velho, a judge in Vila do Porto, on 25.11.1519 (See Arquivo dos Açores Vol. I p. 72 and Vid. Frutuoso, Liv.º III Chapters III § XIX V § XVIII, Cap.º IX § II and Liv.º IV Chapter XIII § I. He had by one of his two wives: 3 - Inês de Fontes, married Baltazar Curvelo, o Gago, of Almagreira. They had: 4 - Manuel Curvelo, married Isabel Gonçalves de Moura. They had: 5 - António Curvelo de Moura, married in Vila do Porto on 21.3.1612 to Catarina Meloa, daughter of Domingos Pires de Chaves and Clara Meloa. Parents of: 6 - Francisco Curvelo de Moura married 1st in Vila do Porto on 9.10.1645 to Maria de Andrade, daughter of Manuel Curvelo Faleiro and Isabel de Andrade Velho and then to Serafina de Figueiredo. By the 2nd wife: 7 - Manuel de Sousa Figueiredo, Capt., who married 1st in Vila do Porto to Isabel de Chaves Meneses, and then in Vila do Porto on ?.5.1716 to Isabel Nunes de Braga, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- 1 - Fernão Velho, knight in the order if Santiago, son of Gonçalo Velho, [see Crónica de D. Dinis, Livro III, pp. 7 v.º ] (bastard of João Velho de Santa Logriça) and his wife Margarida Anes de Urró. He married Maria Álvares Cabral, daughter of Álvaro Gil Cabral, and ? Figueiredo daughter of Diogo Afonso de Figueiredo. Parents of: 2 - Violante Velho Cabral lived in Portugal where she married Diogo Gonçalves de Travassos, (Forrester of Prince D. Pedro, Duke of Coimbra) son of Martim Gonçalves de Travassos, a nobleman of Portugal and Catarina Dias de Melo, (See Frutuoso Livro IV, Cap.º 3.º) Parents of: 3 - Nuno Velho de Travassos or Nuno Velho Cabral, who came as a child to Santa Maria with his uncle Gonçalo Velho Cabral. Married for the first time in S. Miguel to Isabel Afonso, for the 2nd time on S. Miguel to África Anes, who came with her father Gonçalo Anes, of Cernandessa, Portugal, to Santa Maria, By his 2nd wife he had: 4 - Duarte Nunes Velho, knight, resident of Malbusca, made his will as a widower on 18.10.1554, when he was more than 90 years old. Married in Portugal for the first time to Isabel Fernandes, and then to Catarina Gonçalves, daughter of Gonçalo Álvares (See Frutuoso, Livro III, Caps. III, V, VI, XII, XVI, XVII, XVIII e Livro IV, Cap. III). 4 - Grimanesa Afonso de Melo married (Frutuoso, Livro. III, Cap.º III). Lourenço Anes de Sá Leonardes, native of Praia, Ilha Terceira, They had : 5 - Briloanja Nunes (See Sanches de Baena, Carta de Brasão de Armas, Archivo Heraldico-Genealógico, p. 636). Married in S. Miguel com Manuel Romeiro, o Velho. They had: 6 - Manuel Romeiro Velho, capt., married to Maria Velho de Melo. They had: 7 - Maria Romeiro Velho, married to Capt, Sebastião de Fonte Velho 5 - Violante Nunes ou Fernandes (Frutuoso, Livro III, Cap.º III). married to João Tomé, o Amo 5 - Sebastião Nunes Velho Cabral (See Frutuoso, Livro III, Cap.º III). His wife's name is unknown. They had: 6 - Inês Nunes Velho, made her will with her husband on 3.5.1587, in Vila do Porto . Married in S. Miguel to Miguel Figueiredo de Lemos >From the 2nd marriage of Duarte Nunes Velho: 5 - Nuno Fernandes Velho, living in Malbusca; made his will in 1587, married 1-Isabel de Andrade and 2- com Isabel Gonçalves daughter of Estevão Gonçalves e Leonor Fernandes Second marriage: 6 - Diogo Velho de Melo, married Ana de Andrade Velho They had: 7 - Maria Velho de Melo, married Sebastião da Fonte Velho ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1 - João Tomé, made his will in Santa Maria, in Feteiras on 13.3.1537. He was married in Santa Maria to Violante Nunes ou Fernandes . They had: 2 - Vicente Fernandes Velho, married to Francisca Gonçalves They had: 3 - Manuel Velho, had: 4 - Capt António de Magalhães Velho, married twice: 1-Margarida de Resendes 2 on Matriz de Vila do Porto on 4.11.1647 to Inês Fernandes da Fonte or Fontes, widow of de Antão Godinho They had: 5 - Capt. Bernardo de Resendes Velho, was married before 1636 to Ana de Andrade Velho, ou de Melo They had: 6 - Maria de Magalhães Bettencourt, baptized on 12.10.1636 and married twice: 1- Manuel de Melo Chaves, and 2- in Matriz de Vila do Porto on 11.8.1682 to Melchior Luís Velho, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1 - Baltazar Velho de Andrade, a native of Porto, came to Santa Maria. ( See Arquivo dos Açores, Vol. X, pp. 455). Married before 1562 com Marquesa Fernandes They had: 2 - Fernão de Andrade Velho, a nobleman married to Jordoa de Sousa Faleiro They had : 3 - Baltazar Velho de Sousa, married in Matriz de Vila Porto on 19.12.1610, to Camila de Resendes By whom he had: 4 - António Soares de Sousa Falcão married in Matriz de Vila Porto in 1661, com Margarida de Chaves. They had: 5 - Isabel de Chaves de Meneses, baptized on 3.5.1664, in Vila Porto where she died on 6.8.1712, com testamento She married Capt. Manuel de Sousa de Figueiredo ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1 - Jorge Velho, son of the King of Fez godson of Gonçalo Velho Cabral , (See Frutuoso Liv.º IV Cap.º VIII). He married África Anes, (See Frutuoso Liv.º IV Cap.º VIII). They had 2 - Inês Afonso, living on Santa Maria, who married João da Fonte o Velho . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1 - Miguel de Figueiredo de Lemos, native of Tonda, Besteiros, Viseu, son of João de Figueiredo and Mécia de Lemos, came to Santa Maria before e 1540. (See Frutuoso Liv.º III ). Married in Vila do Porto com Inês Nunes Velho They had: 2 - Inês Nunes Velho (See Frutuoso Livro III, Cap.º III). Her husband was named a judge in Santa Maria by Philipe II on 28.7.1592 . He married Simão Gonçalves Pinheiro They had: 3 - Sebastião Velho de Figueiredo, married to Maria de Sousa Melo. They had: 4 - Serafina de Figueiredo ou de Sousa, married in Santa Maria to Francisco Curvelo de Moura ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1 - Heitor Gonçalves Minhoto, merchant in Ilha de Santa Maria according to Frutuoso, (See Saudades da Terra, Liv.º III, Chapters III, VIII, IX e XIV). He had the following illegitimate child by Isabel de Miranda: 2 - Francisca Gonçalves, married to Vicente Fernandes Velho. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- 1 - António (perhaps with the family name Curvelo), came to de Santa Maria at the beginning of its colonization, sent by D. Henrique, he was from Catalunha and was already married when he came to Santa Maria. He was over 110 when he died (See Frutuoso, Livro III, Cap.º II e III). He had: 2 - Francisco Curvelo (See Frutuoso, Livro III, Cap.º II), married in Ilha de Santa Maria to Guiomar Guardeza, a noble woman. They had: 3 - Francisco Curvelo (See Frutuoso Livro IV, Cap.º XXXII), buried in Matriz Vila do Porto, he married in S. Miguel to Filipa Faleiro de Resendes They had: 4 - Camila de Resendes, married João Tomé Velho 4 - Cristóvão Vaz Faleiro, living in 3.2.1594 already widowed, married in S. Miguel to Deus-a-Deu Gonçalves, a native of Santo Espírito, daughter of Gonçalo de Carvalho, They had: 5 - Margarida de Resendes married António de Magalhães Velho ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1 - João da Fonte das Cortes, one of the first settlers of Santa Maria (See Frutuoso Liv.º II Cap.º III § XIX). Married Inês Afonso Tiveram: 2 - Adão da Fonte, a knight (See Frutuoso Liv.º III § XIX Cap.º III, Liv.º IV Cap.º VIII § 1.º). Married Beatriz Afonso, of Madeira. They had: 3 - Sebastião da Fonte Velho, capitão, living in Santa Bárbara de Santa Maria. His first wife was Maria Romeiro Velho, godmother in Matriz de Vila do Porto on 22.2.1598. Married for the 2nd time before 1598 to Maria Romeiro Velho By his 2nd wife he had: 4 - Sebastião da Fonte Velho, (See. Carta de Brasão de Armas de Gaspar de Andrade Columbreiro, p. 636 of Arquivo Heráldico e Genealógico da Sanches de Baena. Married Maria Velho de Melo. They had : 5 - Ana de Andrade de Melo, married before 12.10.1636 to Bernardo de Rezendes Velho ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1 - João Soares de Albergaria, 2nd Donatory of Santa Maria e S. Miguel. Born before 1419 son of ? Soares de Albergaria and Teresa Velho Cabral, sister of Gonçalo Velho Cabral, discoverer of the Azores (See Frutuoso, Livro III, Cap.º XIII and História Insulana, by Padre Cordeiro, Cap.º VII.) He died in Santa Maria in 1499 Married 1-, Portugal to Beatriz Godiz or Godins and 2- in Lisboa on 20.6.1492 to Branca de Sousa, daughter of João de Sousa Falcão, a nobleman, and D. Mécia de Almada, By his 2nd wife he had: 2 - João Soares de Sousa, 3rd Donatory of Santa Maria; born in 1498, died aged 73 in S. Miguel on 2.1.1571. Married 3 times: 1- Guiomar da Cunha, 2-Jordoa Faleiro ; and 3- Maria de Andrade By his 2nd wife he had: 3 - Álvaro de Sousa, who married Isabel de Alpoim They had : 4 - Jordoa de Sousa Faleiro, married Fernão de Andrade Velho ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1 - Bento Dias de Magalhães, (See Frutuoso Livro III Cap.º XVII). made his will in Feteiras parish of S. Pedro on 3.9.1561. Married Justa Fernandes They had: 2 - João Tomé Velho, a knight, (See Arquivo dos Açores, Vol. XIII, p.. 552). Died on 5.11.1623 in Santa Maria. Married in Santa Maria to Camila de Resendes . They had: 3 - Bento Dias Velho, married in Santa Maria to Joana Fernandes de Alpoim. They had: 4 - Camila de Resendes, married in Vila do Porto on 19.12.1610 to Baltazar Velho de Sousa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1 - Manuel Álvares Pinheiro, of Ponta Delgada. (See Frutuoso Liv.º III Cap.º III § XXVI e Liv.º IV Cap.º XIV § XX e Cap.º XIX § V). Married Isabel Gonçalves, They had: 2 - Simão Gonçalves Pinheiro, married 1- in St.ª Maria to Inês Nunes Velho (Cap.º and 2- in Matriz de Vila do Porto on 12.8.1613 to Jerónima de Resendes Cabral, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1 - João Vaz Feio or Faleiro or Melão, or more properly, João Vaz o das Virtudes, native of Covilhã, went first to Madeira and then to Santa Maria. On 18.10.1554, he was witness to the will of Duarte Nunes Velho. (See Frutuoso Livro III das Saudades da Terra, Chapter II e III; IX e XI, e no Livro IV, Cap.º XXXII e XXXIII Married in Madeira to Estevazinha Vicente of the Cogumbreiros. They had: 2 - Fernão Vaz Faleiro, See Frutuoso Livro III das Saudades da Terra, Cap.º XIV e no Livro IV, Cap.º XXXII. Married to Filipa de Resendes, relative of Domingos Afonso de Resendes, of S. Roque (S. Miguel), according to Frutuoso. They had: 3 - Filipa Faleiro de Resendes, (See Frutuoso, Livro IV, Cap.º 3º) who was married to Francisco Curvelo. 3 - Jordoa Faleiro, made her will in Vila do Porto on 5.4.1561, having been married in Santa Maria to the Donatory, João Soares de Sousa 3 - Amador Vaz Faleiro, killed by pirates in S. Miguel on 5.8.1576 (Frutuoso, Livro III, Cap.º XIV e XVII. Married Helena de Alpoim, who in 1576, was more than 80 years olds, (See Frutuoso, Livro III, Cap.º XVIII). They had : 4 - Isabel de Alpoim, married to Álvaro de Sousa ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------
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