Thank you for all your replies. I did find a much later record where the name was Dias. Originally I was leaning towards Diniz as I had not seen Dias abbreviated but apparently the priest for that time period used it heavily.
On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 10:02:45 PM UTC-7, Sme wrote: > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SJR-CH-CALHETA-C-1631-1696/SJR-CH-CALHETA-C-1631-1696_item1/P38.html > > Hello everyone. > > Bottom left. The groom is Pedro Diz; parents are Gaspar Lourenco > Cardoso and Anna Diz. > > What name is the abbreviation Diz ? > > Thanks. > Suzanne > -- 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.

