Hi Tish, I agree it is a bit confusing. Have you been able to find the baptismal record for Margarida de Resendes?
George P.S. I'm a direct descendant of their daughter Antónia Margarida de Resendes. On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 2:01 PM Tish M <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi George, > I find your train of thought very confusing. I too, have Felis de Resendes > Carvalho de Resendes and Margarida de Resendes in my family tree. Their > son, Jose Francisco Resendes de Chaves, is part of my tree. > > On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 9:34 AM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > >> She dies at "70 years more or less." (Except he wrote less or more). They >> can be off 10 or more years in their "more or less" guesstimate. >> >> When building a pedigree only tree (or what's called a Quick and Dirty >> tree), you'll find that it doesn't work all that well, due to everyone >> having the same name. The only way to figure out your Margarida from the >> other Margarida is to collect ALL the kids of Manuel de Sousa de Matos and >> Margarida de Resendes and ALL the kids of Matias de Fonte Chaves and Ana de >> Resende. Only then your answer will become more apparent. >> Good luck, >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 7:19 AM George Sousa <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Margarida Resendes and Félix de Resendes Carvalho are my 6X great >>> grandparents. They were married on May 15, 1731 in Santo Espirito, Santa >>> Maria ( >>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-C-1731-1751/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-C-1731-1751_item1/P4.html). >>> >>> >>> According to this record: >>> >>> The groom’s parents are Manuel de Sousa de Matos and Margarida de >>> Resendes. >>> The bride’s parents are Matias de Fonte Chaves and Ana de Resendes. >>> >>> As far as I can tell this is consistent with RR’s work (Cap.º 34.º § >>> Primeiro, N.º 7). >>> >>> However I’m wondering if the priest reversed the names of the parents of >>> the bride and the groom. >>> >>> Here is why this may be a possibility. On August 8th 1708 Manuel de >>> Sousa Matos and Margarida de Resends baptize a daughter with the name of >>> Margrida ( >>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-B-1700-1710/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-B-1700-1710_item1/P74.html). >>> Is this "Margarida" Félix de Resendes Carvalho’s sister or wife? >>> >>> With so many Margarida’s in the mix it’s a possibility. If so then RR’s >>> work is wrong. It’s also a possibility that Félix de Resendes Carvalho >>> married a woman with the same name as his sister. For now I’m going with >>> this. Some of you have attributed this baptismal record to the bride and >>> you may want to revisit this. If this is a confusing to you as it is to me >>> send me an email and I’ll give you what I got. >>> >>> If you want more continue reading… >>> >>> On June 19, 1766 Margarida de Resendes (widow of Félix de Resendes) dies >>> at the age of “setenta… or at least that’s my read). See >>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-O-1759-1793/SMA-VP-SANTOESPIRITO-O-1759-1793_item1/P75.html. >>> If so, Margarida (the bride), would have been born around 1696 (not August >>> 8, 1708). If so then my speculation that the priest reversed the names in >>> the marriage record is probably wrong. >>> >>> I’m posting in part because some of you have this couple in your >>> MyHeritage database and some have recorded August 8, 1708 as the birth date >>> of Margarida the bride. This may be right but it may the birthdate of the >>> bride’s sister-in-law (also Margarida). >>> >>> >>> George >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >> > > > -- > sfig > Researching > Island: Santa Maria > Freguesia: Santa Barbara > > -- > 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.
