Nancy Jean, I hope this is it!! Joao Sousa Machado is not my direct line but a sibling. Keep searching and we may be connected there!! Wah hoo, 2017 has started with a bang. LOL
Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 10:42 AM, nancy jean baptiste < [email protected]> wrote: > OMG! I wonder if this is our common ancestor! I haven't read it yet but > soon! I have a Joao de Sousa Machado too! This is on my direct maternal > line and the women crry the Bernarda! Can't wait to check! > > > Nancy Jean! > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of > Rosemarie Capodicci <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 1, 2017 11:18:17 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dissertation on São Jorge Velas society > and culture > > OMGosh, Victor, this is amazing! I knew Bernarda Rosa was going to lead me > somewhere one day! LOL Her name was so unusual that I made a note of it and > eventually she turned out to be a greatgrandmother along with her husband, > Domingos Antonio de Sousa! Thank you so much for this info, I will enjoy > reading about my ancestor in other than church records. > > Rosemarie > [email protected] > Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, > Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily > > On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 9:10 AM, Victor Soares <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I came across this Masters dissertation by Rui Duarte Brasil Marques, >> *Society >> and economy of the council of Velos in the 18th-19th centuries* >> <https://sigarra.up.pt/flup/pt/pub_geral.show_file?pi_gdoc_id=726788>, >> while searching for a name that appears in the obituary of João de Sousa >> Machado >> <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-VL-NORTEGRANDE-O-1780-1797/SJR-VL-NORTEGRANDE-O-1780-1797_item1/P252.html> >> on my direct paternal line. (@Rosemarie Capodicci - this is one of our >> common ancestors) >> >> It's amazing to read about things like land ownership, agriculture, >> aristocracy, living conditions, etc. Most relevant to the people on this >> list is the mention of various names. For example, on pg. 55, it contains a >> description of a typical land lease using one of my ancestors' contracts: >> >> - *The new renters, Bernarda Rosa, widow of Domingos António, and her >> son Domingos António de Sousa during 6 years had to pay annually in cash >> 140,000 reis and in goods 18 cheeses of 4 pounds each, 3 of 10 pounds and >> 8 >> barrels(?) of butter.* >> >> >> There are many other names in this dissertation so if your lines lead you >> to the council of Velas in São Jorge you should search through the >> dissertation. You may even find the design an ancestor used for branding >> their livestock! >> >> -Victor Soares >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
