John, It's always Martins. Moniz is never abbreviated.
The same for Diniz which is never abbreviated as well. When you see "Diz", it's Dias. Manoel Em domingo, 18 de janeiro de 2015 20:04:38 UTC-2, John Raposo escreveu: > > I always get Mtz, Miz, Mis, Mz confused: Martins or Moniz? > > > On Sunday, January 18, 2015 3:40 PM, Richard Francis Pimentel < > [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: > > > *The last name of the God mother is Caterina mis is this for Martins? > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-GINETES-B-1588-1677/SMG-PD-GINETES-B-1588-1677_item1/P114.html > > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-GINETES-B-1588-1677/SMG-PD-GINETES-B-1588-1677_item1/P114.html> > > right side first entry.* > > *Rick* > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > *Epping, NH* > > > -- > 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.

