Hi This was what I listed........... My grand mother, Guilhermeina Agnes de Abreu b. Aug. 28 1893 d. Mar ? 1920 Demerrara married Francisco Aniceto Pestana who was b. Apr. 17 1887 and d. Dec 17 1928 Demerara. They were married Jan 25 1911. Gulihermenia's parents were Manuel de Abreu of Funchal b.Dec 17 1860 d. Apr 19 1928, Demerara married Mary Isabella Rodrigues Ferreira b. Jul 2 1871 d. Nov 11 1926 and were married on Sept 7 1887. Manuel's first wife was Antonia Rodrigues Mary Isabella's parent were Venceslau Rodrigues Ferreira b. Mar 2 1827 Arco da Calheta, who married Gregoria Fernandes. Venceslau's parents were Joao Rodrigues Ferreira married to Margarida Antonia. And Joao's parents were Jose Rodrigues Ferreira married to Maria da Ressurecio. On 8/29/07, Patricia Corbera <papagaia2@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Hi Paula, > > If you list some of the names that you're researching, it's possible that I have some of your Rodrigues Ferreira ancestors, but not from Arco da Calheta... some of the individuals I have with that surname, I do not have a location listed for, other than Madeira... > Same holds true for your Pestana and Abreu surnames. > I have relatives that migrated to South Africa with the surname of Freitas and da Silva Se'. > > Pat > > Paula Fernandes <paulamffernandes@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > My lines are Rodrigues Ferreira of Acro da Calheta, Pestana of Camara > da Lobos, and de Abreu of Funchal. > > Wondering if any of your ancestors went to Demerara, South America as > I am trying to bridge the gap. > > Paula > > On 8/28/07, Gregobhte1@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Pat.... > > > > I got that info thru nobiliario of Madeira and also a book about the > > bettencourt family. > > > > we are more than 100 times related being the closest as 9th cousins thru > > Pedro Delgado and Maria Rodrigues. I descend thur their daugther maria dos > > Prazeres and you thru their son Antonio Nunes. > > > > And yes.....we started all this because the borrageiro connection :) > > > > Leandro > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >