[AZORES-Genealogy] 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. (too old to reply) George Medeiros 2 years ago Permalink Raw Message 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 Sent from my iPad -- 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.
