Hi Wendy, from my maternal grandfather's paternal line I have a Joao Antonio de Freitas Mendonca from Lajes on Flores. He was born 1812 and died 1868.
His parents were Manuel de Freitas Mendonca, born 1785 Fajazinha, Flores and died 1853. His wife was Maria de Sao Jose. Manuel's parents were Jose Mendonca, born 1757 in Fajazinha, Flores, and died 1807, and Ana de Freitas, born 1766 in Fajazinha, Flores. This is where the Mendonca line switches to the Island of Corvo. Jose Mendonca's parents were Antonio de Mendonca, born 1727 on Corvo and died 1786 in Fajazinha, Flores, and Francisca Roiz, born 1731 in Fajazinha,Flores. Ana de Freitas (wife of Jose Mendonca) parents were Francisco Jose and Esperanca de Freitas, both from Fajazinha, Flores. Do you have any of these names in your tree? Also, does your Mendonca or Freitas line link to the Island of Corvo? I believe the furthest I could go back on the Mendonca line was with Gaspar de Mendonca, born abt 1630 in Corvo and died 1689 in Corvo, and his wife Barbara Roiz,born abt 1640 in Corvo and died 1692 in Corvo. Thanks, David -- 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.
