It's Joao. See the accent above Joao in the marriage record. That's the way the priest did his accents. It is identical the Roiz for Rodrigues. And note that J is identical to the J in Jose, in the record below. There is an name Goas or Gois or Goias, etc, but this looks like Joao, Very clear.
JR On Sunday, April 27, 2014 1:53:00 PM UTC-4, nancy jean baptiste wrote: > > Hi Manny, > > It sure looks like "Joao" to me but you're right that it looks a bit like > Goas.....hopefully someone else will weigh in for you! This is hard writing > to read! > > Nancy Jean > > (P.S. I've looked at your gedcom several times....should be easy to find > with you being 2nd -4th cousin but I can't figure it out yet!) > > ------------------------------ > Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 07:33:30 -0700 > From: [email protected] <javascript:> > To: [email protected] <javascript:> > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Name help > > Hello, > > I hope someone here could offer some help with the father's last name > abbreviation for the marriage. What I read from the marriage is: Pedro de > Faria son of Pedro [Joao/Goas] and his wife Maria Pereira. I'm not sure is > the last name is an abbreviation or just "Joao". > > The ancestor is Alferes Pedro de Faria (b. ~1729 d. 18-Apr-1784) married > to Rita Maria Andrade. I found a Pedro born on 17/19 Jan 1729 son of Pedro > Goncalves(z) and Maria de Freitas which falls within his birth range > however there is a discrepancy with the parents names. It is possible that > the father is Pedro Joao Goncalves and the mother Maria [Pereira de > Freitas/de Freitas Pereira]. > > Pedro's birth, left page bottom > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PIC-MD-MADALENA-B-1725-1734/PIC-MD-MADALENA-B-1725-1734_item1/P99.html > > Pedro and Rita marriage, left page top > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PIC-MD-MADALENA-C-1748-1772/PIC-MD-MADALENA-C-1748-1772_item1/P77.html > > (Alferes) Pedro's death, left page bottom > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PIC-MD-MADALENA-O-1758-1785/PIC-MD-MADALENA-O-1758-1785_item1/P185.html > > Thank you, > > Manny > > -- > 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] <javascript:>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- 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.
