But may you can. Give me a name. I did a lot of research Maia. Not many Medeiros in early Maia, so they are likely related.
JR On Saturday, February 15, 2014 8:06:46 AM UTC-5, Aaron Pereira wrote: > > > > Hello JR, > > You're probably right, but I do find it's use interesting, and unique. > But, that's probably what the family was aiming for because of the many > Medeiros familes in the Azores. I do have records of the de Medeiros > Brilhantes of Faja de Baixo using the name Brilhante from the the 1740's. > I can't push the name back further because the family was originally from > Maia, Ribeira Grande. > > Here is a baptism for Francisca, top left, from 1748, daugther of Manoel > de Medeiros Brilhante and Francisca do Rego > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-FAJADEBAIXO-B-1743-1764/SMG-PD-FAJADEBAIXO-B-1743-1764_item1/P49.html > > Here is a baptism for Joze, top left, 1750 > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-FAJADEBAIXO-B-1743-1764/SMG-PD-FAJADEBAIXO-B-1743-1764_item1/P67.html > > Another one for Genoveva, bottom right, 1754 > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-FAJADEBAIXO-B-1743-1764/SMG-PD-FAJADEBAIXO-B-1743-1764_item1/P99.html > > I do understand what you mean, because I have seen some of the Medeiros > Jardim's of Ponta Garca using the name Jardim, and some not. But, I have > seen plenty of de Medeiros's...so I could see how a family nickname became > part of their surname as a means to differentiate them from other > families. > > > On Friday, February 14, 2014 6:21:27 PM UTC-8, JR wrote: >> >> >> There is no connection between the Brilhante's of Ponta Garca and Faja de >> Baixo that I am aware of. In Ponta Garca, it simply a nickname that was >> adopted by the Medeiros line circa 1800's. It is probably the same with the >> Medeiros of Faja de Baixo. >> >> JR >> >> On Wednesday, February 12, 2014 3:43:17 AM UTC-5, Aaron Pereira wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm having trouble identifying the surname of mother of the bride, >>> Maria de ? Initially, I thought it was Machado, but de Machado doesn't >>> sound right. I also thought de Mello, but it looks a little too long for >>> that. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. >>> >>> This is a marriage between Manoel de Medeiros and Umbelina Joanna, top >>> left of page. >>> >>> >>> http://goo.gl/1mAKhJ >>> >>> >>> >>> Marriage of Manoel de Medeiros and Umbelina Joanna. Manoel;s parents >>> are Joao de Medeiros and Francisco da Piedade. >>> >>> Umbelina’s parents are Joao de Medeiros and Maria de ? >>> >>> Manoel de Medeiros is a Brilhante from Ponta Garca and I’m trying to >>> connect him to my Medeiros Brilhante’s in Faja de Baixo. I have all of >>> Manoel and Umbelina’s children, but none list the grandparents. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
