Not really odd, it is a small island after all. I hope you noticed one of the witnesses was Manoel Pereira Maya.
Lee, out of curiosity which Joao da Conde did you link up to? I have been following this post and find the profusion of what I know to be noble names, astounding. Besides those mentioned already, I note many of these have Camara and/or Bettencourt in their full names or ancestry and these are surely from noble ancestry. Quite amazing. JR On Friday, September 26, 2014 3:06:54 PM UTC-4, John Athayde wrote: > > Lee - > > Not sure on Santa Maria, as most of my line (Graciosa-based) was in the > Santa Cruz or Guadalupe areas of the island (Graciosa). Really odd > correlation - I’ve got in my line > > I might have Manuel Pereira’s brother in my line, as I have Manuel > Espinola de Bettencourt (b 1683/84) married to D. Catarina de Ataíde ( feb > 1683 - ?). They are my sixth great grandparents. Avila and Conde are also > in my line, but more recent. > > Cheers, > John Athayde > (not too far away from you in Charlottesville, VA) > > On May 6, 2014, at 11:52 PM, Lee <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > I need a little help with the two marriage records listed below; one is > from 1706 and the other is for their daughter Maria Rosa in 1744. > > #1 - top left > > Manuel de Conde Pays married to Isabel Diero? > Manuel son of Manuel de Conde Pays and Maria Goncalvez (or Gonsalvez?) > Maria daughter of Manuel Dornellas da Camera (or is Camara the proper > spelling?) and Caterina Novas > Married January 2, 1706. > s it Dicero? > > *Need help confirming Isabel's surname of Diero or is it Dicero?* > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-LUZ-C-1702-1741/GRA-SC-LUZ-C-1702-1741_item1/P14.html > > #2 Bottom right of 1st image and top left of 2nd image > > Manuel Pereira Athaide married to Maria Rosa - October 30, 1744 > Manuel son of Manuel Avila de Bettencourt and Catharina de Sousa de > Athaide > Maria Rosa daughter of Manuel de Conde Pays (deceased) and Isabel Novas > da Camera (believe this is the same couple listed above in #1) > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-LUZ-C-1741-1798/GRA-SC-LUZ-C-1741-1798_item1/P15.html > > (page 1) Bottom right > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-LUZ-C-1741-1798/GRA-SC-LUZ-C-1741-1798_item1/P16.html > > (page 2) top left > > *On the 2nd page it says they are all of ??????? da Santa Maria...I can't > tell if they are talking about the Island of Santa Maria or another > community on Graciosa.* > > Thanks in advance for any help provided. (as usual, any/all help greatly > appreciated) > > Lee Estep, > Oak Hill, WV > > > > -- > 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.

