JR it could be that he is indeed dark skin and the priest was making the distinction. I will tag it for further research in the places you mentioned.
Thank you. Margaret. On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 8:15 PM, JR <[email protected]> wrote: > BTW Margaret, I remember seeing this and just assumed it was a > nickname of some sort. According to "Dicionário Priberam da Língua > Portuguesa" (http://www.priberam.pt/), negrete also means, "negrete > (ê) s. f. Ictiol. Peixe de água doce." Best Portuguese dictionary > online. But it makes sense that Domingos was of dark complexion. None > of the baptism records says that he was a slave. The earliest baptism > I have is Joseph, Mar 10- 1723, and so I reckon Domingos and Maria > married circa 1722, a period before the marriages are recorded. But I > would check Vila Franca, Sao Pedro for all your missing marriages. One > never knows. > > JR > > > > On Jul 12, 7:22 pm, "Hermano C. Pires" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Margaret > > > > I make out... > > > > Manoel filho de Domingos Fagundes "negreto" (see other wortds) e de Maria > Fagundes naturais desta vila de Agoa de Pao (Agua de Pau) Matrix (Matriz) > de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos > > > > I believe the priest may have been trying to say that Manuel was of dark > complection, but not necessarily black and made up his own adjective. > > > > By the way I believe that this couple are the in-laws of one of my > Ggreat-aunts, married to a Jeronimo Fagundes (the time line is about right) > who were married in Agua de Pau in 14 Apr, 1748.. > > > > Hope my two cents worth helps. > > > > Hermano > > > > Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:16:51 -0400 > > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Fwd: Agua de Pau - word negrete > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > > Sorry, resending attachment > > > > ____________________________ > > Hello All, > > > > Would someone please let me know if they're familiar with the word > written after Fagundes. I am reading it as "negrete" and don't know what it > might mean? > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > Margaret > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<azores%[email protected]>. > Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. > > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that > says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your > inbox. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTA... > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<azores%[email protected]>. > Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
