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 [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
