You need to source your information... On Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 12:09:33 AM UTC-4, migueldeavery wrote: > > 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
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