Been offline and behind on mail but I saw mention of various de freitas lines.... I have de Freitas from Machico. I have a Germano de Freitas and Maria dos Santos married 1831 Machico. They had numerous children, one son Joao de Feitas b 1832 in Machico. Do not yet know what became of that part of family, could have left Madeira. Their youngest daughter Theodolinda b 1851 was my great grandmother. Any possible connections? Mary da Silva Frost