Thanks, Marcio. I'll correct the name. Steve
On Monday, March 3, 2014 2:21:40 PM UTC-8, Azoreanno wrote: > > Hi, > > I checked Domingos birth and his father was Antonio de Sousa Nunes and not > Antonio de Faria Nunes > > Marcio Borba > Feel the Azores... visit http://azorean-roots.blogspot.com > > > Em Domingo, 2 de Março de 2014 16:28, Steve > <[email protected]<javascript:>> > escreveu: > Marcio Borba, > > I hope your offer still stands after 6 years, offering help with genealogy > of the parish of Topo, Sao Jorge (your post at http://goo.gl/XINOze). > > I am seeking information on Bartolomeu Teixeira Brasil and wife Maria do > Rosario, unknown birth and death dates. They are godparents to my great > grandfather, Domingos Teixeira Nunes 1852-1914, whose lineage is also > lacking. > > My sister and I recently received results from Family Finder DNA tests > that suggest relatedness to the godparents, which aided in finding two of > their children with good confidence, in turn resulting in a distant > relation (see below). > > Thanks, > Steve > > > Background Details, If Needed > > Domingos Teixeira Nunes > Birth 3 Aug 1852 in Nova do Topo, Sao Jorge, Azores, Portugal > Death 17 May 1914 in Hayward, Alameda, California, USA > > Eric Edgar found and translated his baptism record (see > http://goo.gl/RqWihq for original): > > "Domingos son of Antonio de Faria Nunes and his wife Mariana Victorina. > Paternal grandparents are Joao Nunes and his wife Anna da Conceicao. > Maternal grandparents are Amaro Teixeira Lopes and his wife Maria Santos > d’Oliveira. Natives of the Freguesia of Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Rosario > of the Vila Nova do Topo, Island of Sao Jorge. Born the 3rd and baptized > the 22nd day of August 1852. [illegible, but this is the priest] is Jose > Ignacio Machado Benificiado of [illegible]. Godparents are *Bartolomeu > Teixeira Brasil* and his wife *Maria do Rosario*. [last line illegible]. > Signed, Benificiado Jose Ignacio Machado." > > I found little beyond what is in his baptism record. The link to the > godparents resulted in a very distant relationship via children, > "father-in-law of sister-in-law of husband of grand aunt": > > Joaquin T Brazil > Birth Dec 1856 in Azores, Portugal > Death 13 Nov 1938 in Santa Cruz County, California, USA > Julio T Brazil > Birth 13 Sep 1869 in Sao Jorge, Azores, Portugal > Death 25 Jun 1929 in Lemoore, Kings, California, USA > > Yet considerable evidence points to more relationships between myself and > Domingos' godparents, and I believe this is how I could crack Domingos > Teixeira Nunes' lineage. > > This is my only information on Bartolomeu Teixeira Brasil: > > Dec 1894 From Sao Jorge news section in The Uniao Portuguese: > "Wednesday last was 'chamarrita' in home of wealthy farmer Mr. Bartholomew > Teixeira Brasil. They danced excitedly until 5 o'clock in the morning." > > 1995 From 'They Shall Not Be Forgotten - Pioneers of Kings County, > California': > Maria do Rosario listed with different name as mother of Julio T Brazil, > "Birthplace: Azores...Father: B T Brazil, born in Azores. Mother MN: Maria > Souza, born in Azores." > > 7 Nov 2008 From diarioInsular.com <http://diarioinsular.com/> - Edition > of Thursday 20 Nov 2008, pg 12: > A "Certidão" notice by a Notary of Calheta, Sao Jorge, regarding property > and two Canadians, including this paragraph: > "Prédio urbano composto por casa telhada, dependência e quintal, com a > área de: superfície coberta de quarenta metros quadrados, dependência > trinta e seis metros quadrados e quintal com cinquenta metros quadrados, > sito Santo Antão, referida freguesia de Santo Antão, a confrontar a norte e > poente com Caminho, sul com herdeiros de Bartolomeu Teixeira Brasil e > nascente com Canada de Servidão, inscrito na matriz sob o artigo 436o,da > referida freguesia de Santo Antão, com o valor patrimonial de e183,96 > omisso na Conservatória do registo Predial de Calheta São Jorge." > > 2010 From GeneAll.net Forum at http://goo.gl/6amnVG (scroll down) > RE: António Teixeira Brasil - Ilha de São Jorge 16-03-2010 > Autor: Pataco1970 > Caro Miguel, > Tenho interesse em conhecer a ascendencia de Teixeira Brasil do Topo, > que viveram em Santo Antão e que vem a ser donos do ilheu do Topo. > Particularmente interessado num Bartolomeu Teixeira Brasil. > Agradeço ajuda. > Em relação a referencia a idade tenho ideia até pelos recenceamentos > que se faziam que os anos eran dados mais ou meno. Pode muit bem ter > encontrado o seu parente. > - Paulo teixeira > [there was no revealing response] > > 2014 From blog at http://goo.gl/6t4KuW > Topic is "History of Santo Antao" > [I make out that] Bartolomeu Teixeira Brasil was appointed Administrator > (Provost?), and lived in the house located in triangle of land east of the > church [Santo Antao], and he is one of the owners of the Islet? of Topo > [likely the small islet of coast, and not the journal]. > > -- > 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. 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