Dear list, As a little Xmas gift- Here goes what I have discovered in Pereira de Agrela that will give a new light about João Homem and his Pedro Afonso connection. To P. cousin and friend of mine AFONSO PIRES Afonso Pires was one of the first and main settlers of Madeira. Possibly brother of Aires Gonçalves he had land (sesmarias) from Ribeira de S. Bernardino to the Serra do caminho da Aldeia. He administered the Chapel of Gonçalo Pires (who wrote his will in 1483). He was a dweller in some "casas nobres" (noble houses) in Ribeira dos Frades - which later belonged to his descendant João de Carvalho ESMERALDO, In these houses there was a high and fortified Tower.... He married Inês Eaness. daughter of João Saraiva (in her will - written in 1537 . she appears as "dona viúva"- She etablished a 3ª- The will was aritten by João Rodrigues,her cousin. Pero Eanes was her brother and Afonso Pires nephew of her husband, # 1 Afonso Pires and Ines Eanes had: 2 Pedro Afonso. 2 João Afonso 2 Aldonça Lopes m. João Homem # 3 2 Leonor Lopes m. Jorge Ennes de Araújo. # 2 Pedro Afonso was called "O Cavaleiro" because he was a Knight of the Royal House, He made his will in March 6 1551. He institued a "morgadio" and left it to his niece Ana Ferreira. # 2 2 Francisco Afonso married Isabel Cortês,. She was from Oporto, (from a "escritura" Oct 13, 1542) they had 3. Manuel Afonso Cortês trunk of the Cortês from CL. m. Ouriana Lopes. # 3 João Homem was a Knight of the Royal House, as it is described in the "Escritura de dote" made to her daughtehr Beatrriz Homem in 1553, He was, according to Dr. Drummond, from the Homens de Sousa. (There is documented evidencer that indeed he was, as tit will be shown later). He married Aldonça Lopes (above #1, 2) and had: 4. Beatriz Homem, m Martim Annes 4. Ana Ferreira m. Baltazar Gonlçalves Ferreira, son of Francisco de Novaes and Joana Ferreira (título Homens) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: As it is documented that Ana Ferreira ( dau. of João Homem and Aldonça Lopes) was the niece of Pedro Afonso, it is possible that Leonor Homem (the wife of Pedro Afonso) was a very close relative of João Homem. A sister perhaps? Most probably. Or daughter. In any case it seems they were related. Now the claim of João Homem belonging to the Homens de Sousa is also documented. It appears in a document - "a causa original" between Diogo Ferreira de Novais and the sons of João Ferreirta Botelho (who was his brother) . Diogo Ferreira de Novais and João Ferreira Botelho were the sons of Bartolomeu Gonçalves Ferreira and Ana Ferreira - the documented NIECE of Pedro Afonso. Cheers, Miguel de Castro Henriques

Dear Miguel, WOW! What a fountain of information... I'll post your findings to my file and comment later...too much to digest for now...many THANKS for sharing this wonderful find!! Abs, Pat ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miguel de Castro Henriques" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2009 10:02:07 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Afonso Pires (the final truth about João Homem?) Dear list, As a little Xmas gift- Here goes what I have discovered in Pereira de Agrela that will give a new light about João Homem and his Pedro Afonso connection. To P. cousin and friend of mine AFONSO PIRES Afonso Pires was one of the first and main settlers of Madeira. Possibly brother of Aires Gonçalves he had land (sesmarias) from Ribeira de S. Bernardino to the Serra do caminho da Aldeia. He administered the Chapel of Gonçalo Pires (who wrote his will in 1483). He was a dweller in some "casas nobres" (noble houses) in Ribeira dos Frades - which later belonged to his descendant João de Carvalho ESMERALDO, In these houses there was a high and fortified Tower.... He married Inês Eaness. daughter of João Saraiva (in her will - written in 1537 . she appears as "dona viúva"- She etablished a 3ª- The will was aritten by João Rodrigues,her cousin. Pero Eanes was her brother and Afonso Pires nephew of her husband, # 1 Afonso Pires and Ines Eanes had: 2 Pedro Afonso. 2 João Afonso 2 Aldonça Lopes m. João Homem # 3 2 Leonor Lopes m. Jorge Ennes de Araújo. # 2 Pedro Afonso was called "O Cavaleiro" because he was a Knight of the Royal House, He made his will in March 6 1551. He institued a "morgadio" and left it to his niece Ana Ferreira. # 2 2 Francisco Afonso married Isabel Cortês,. She was from Oporto, (from a "escritura" Oct 13, 1542) they had 3. Manuel Afonso Cortês trunk of the Cortês from CL. m. Ouriana Lopes. # 3 João Homem was a Knight of the Royal House, as it is described in the "Escritura de dote" made to her daughtehr Beatrriz Homem in 1553, He was, according to Dr. Drummond, from the Homens de Sousa. (There is documented evidencer that indeed he was, as tit will be shown later). He married Aldonça Lopes (above #1, 2) and had: 4. Beatriz Homem, m Martim Annes 4. Ana Ferreira m. Baltazar Gonlçalves Ferreira, son of Francisco de Novaes and Joana Ferreira (título Homens) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: As it is documented that Ana Ferreira ( dau. of João Homem and Aldonça Lopes) was the niece of Pedro Afonso, it is possible that Leonor Homem (the wife of Pedro Afonso) was a very close relative of João Homem. A sister perhaps? Most probably. Or daughter. In any case it seems they were related. Now the claim of João Homem belonging to the Homens de Sousa is also documented. It appears in a document - "a causa original" between Diogo Ferreira de Novais and the sons of João Ferreirta Botelho (who was his brother) . Diogo Ferreira de Novais and João Ferreira Botelho were the sons of Bartolomeu Gonçalves Ferreira and Ana Ferreira - the documented NIECE of Pedro Afonso. Cheers, Miguel de Castro Henriques ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message