On Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:25:48 +0100, Fernandes, Jose <jose.fernandes@yrdsb.edu.on.ca> wrote: > There is an old story (?) that claims that the first children born in > Madeira were named Adam and Eve. Their father was Gonçalo Eanes or Anes > or Enes. He had lands in what is today's São Gonçalo on the east side of > Funchal. > In the early 16th century there were Anes in Caniço which is not too far > from this place. As far as I know, the story of Adão and Eva is real, and documental evidence exists of the name Adão persisting, even as patronimic, throught Gonçalo Aires (not Anes) descendancy. As for Gonçalo Aires, full name is Gonçalo Aires Ferreira, and was Zarco's right hand man. Possibly the only settler of the first bunch with some nobility, but no one knows who was his wife/mistress. -- " Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas regumque turres." -- Horacio

Paulo, So then, are we not to trust HHN-Henrique Henriques de Noronha-Nobilarios of Madeira, Portugal, Monizes Barbosa do Canical. which shows Goncalo Aires Ferreira's wife to be Dona Isabel Pereira - (they are also a direct line of mine)...and this is where I show the information sourced from. Cece -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Paulo Gomes Jardim Sent: Sunday, July 01, 2007 12:51 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Anyone there can help me??? On Mon, 02 Apr 2007 19:25:48 +0100, Fernandes, Jose <jose.fernandes@yrdsb.edu.on.ca> wrote: > There is an old story (?) that claims that the first children born in > Madeira were named Adam and Eve. Their father was Gonçalo Eanes or Anes > or Enes. He had lands in what is today's São Gonçalo on the east side of > Funchal. > In the early 16th century there were Anes in Caniço which is not too far > from this place. As far as I know, the story of Adão and Eva is real, and documental evidence exists of the name Adão persisting, even as patronimic, throught Gonçalo Aires (not Anes) descendancy. As for Gonçalo Aires, full name is Gonçalo Aires Ferreira, and was Zarco's right hand man. Possibly the only settler of the first bunch with some nobility, but no one knows who was his wife/mistress. -- " Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas regumque turres." -- Horacio ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message