First person known to have surname " Medeiros " was Rui Goncalves de
Medeiros who lived in Evora, Portugal. He was Commander in Chief of Evora. The
Medeiros Family seems to be a place of de Medeiros in the Parish of Vila Cha in
the municipality of Montalegre, in the Vila Real District in the Province of
Tras-os-Montes.The crater is 5km from the county seat and is 16 km from the
border with Spain on the edge of the Barroso Mountains.
These places are included in the Parish of Vila Cha :
1. Castanheira
2. Firvidas
3. Gralhos
4. Medeiros
5. Peirezes
6. Penedones
7. Sao Vicente
8. Travarsos Tea
9. Trogueda
In the 15th century one branch of the Medeiros family leaving Ponte de
Lima set up
in the Algarve and another branch went to the island of Sao Miguel in the
Azores.In 1420-1450 James Guill list several family heads in the Madeira
archipelago.One person mentioned is Rui Vaz de Medeiros a native of Ponte de
Lima in the Guimarae's region who was a contemporary of Goncalves de Medeiros.
In 1474 Rui Vaz went to Madeira during the first colonization of the island.
He married D. Ana ( or Mecia) Mendonca Goncalves who was the daughter of Jorge
de Mendonca .This couple moved with their family to Sao Miguel,Azores and had
a lot land at the end of Lagoa.They arrived in Sao Miguel with 3rd Captain Don
Rui Goncalves of Camara.
Rui Vaz de Medeiros and D. Ana Goncalves children were:
1. Vasco de Medeiros ( Rui Vaz)
2.Rafael de Medeiros
3. Joao Vaz de Medeiros
4. Jordan Vaz de Medeiros
5. White Days Medeiros
6. Guiomar Ruiz de Medeiros
7. Maria de Medeiros
Rui Vaz de Medeiros known as Vasco de Medeiros settled in the town of Lagoa or
in Alagoa Village on Sao Miguel ,Azores. He was married to Catherine Bridge the
daughter of Fernando Rodrigues a noble of Lagoa. Many Azoreans with the
Medeiros surname are descendents of this Vasco de Medeiros.
Vasco's siblings :
1. Rafael married the daughter of Antonio Roiz Carneiro the
Governor
of Santa Maria Island.
2. Joao married Isabel Frias
3. Jordan married Vila Franca the daughter of Francisco Afonso
de Paiva
4. White married Diogo Afonso da Costa Cogombreiro
5. Guiomar married Anes Lope de Araujo
6. Maria de Medeiros ( was married 3 times )
Doing some research I found this information in Portuguese. I tried to write it
more clearly for myself. Does anyone in the group have more accurate
information on this history of the Medeiros surname or any corrections for me
on what I have written here as to accuracy ?
George M. ( Pereira ) Medeiros Jr.
Sent from my iPad
--
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.
