Yay! Makes me smile too. It's possible that Antao may have had a job in/at the church. I've been going through records from the late 1700's for Lajes, Flores, and one of the frequent witnesses was identified in one baptism in which he was the padrinho as the "Thez.ro"-- treasurer, I think-- of the Matriz. I think he signed himself. One of the other frequent witnesses there was a "mulher solteira" who made her mark in a wide space the scribe left in between her names.
Well, off to bed now-- best, :) Linda On Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 8:29:30 PM UTC-8, Maria wrote: > > Linda- you're right- it IS Antonio!! . I've tried going slowly over each > record to study the different writing of the priests and this one writes > Antao with a fancy "ao". I appreciate your help. > > Yeah- can't help noticing how clearly Mr Antao Ferreira signs his name > each time- with all the fancy waves. Made me smile at the little tidbits > of info we glean about these ancestors just from the way they signed their > name. This fellow must have lived in the church or next to it because he > was a witness at many Baptisms. (He was a good parishioner) Good > observation. Thank you for taking the time. > > Maria Elena > > On Jan 7, 2017, at 8:51 PM, linda <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > I think the father is Antonio because the priest uses the abbreviation > Ant.o for him, and but not for the padrinho where he writes "Anta + sign > that looks like a capital S indicating o and tilde. > > just an aside: I also think the padrinho seems to be playing with how he > will sign his name as he becomes a full adult (ok, which is cooler? this A > or that one? Antam is nice and solid, but maybe too old fashioned?... > hmmm... definitely keep the swirls.) > > :) > > Linda > > On Saturday, January 7, 2017 at 5:49:37 PM UTC-8, Maria wrote: >> >> Although the record is good, I'm not sure about the father's name. >> Because I'm searching for ANTONIO Ferreira, I thought I found the right >> couple. Then I read the godparents and there's Antao Ferreira whose >> signature is on many of the Baptisms at that time. The priest records that >> Antao, The Godfather witnessed with him. Just not sure the father is >> abbreviation for Antonio or Antao . >> >> Can I get a second opinion, please? >> >> >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-GINETES-B-1678-1707/SMG-PD-GINETES-B-1678-1707_item1/P105.html >> >> Maria Elena >> > -- > 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 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.
