Hi Lou, According to information on the surname "Abreu," in the Famillas da Madeira e do Porto Santo... "Nao ha nem jamais houve, nesta ilha, varonia dos Abreus de Portugal. Os Abreus nobres procedem de filhos e netos de Brites our Beatriz de Abreu casada com Joao Fernandes de Andrada "o do Arco," conhecido por Joao Fernandes do Arco--que deixaram o nome paterno para tomar o materno." "Apresentaremos a sua linha de ascendentes para mostrar a sua origem fidalga." "O primeiro conhecido foi Goncalo Martins de Abreu ou Evreu que devia ter vivido por 1090. Descendia dos Condes de Evreux que, por sua vez, procediam dos Reis de Franca. Passou a Portugal com o Conde D. Henrique e foi rico homem, chegando a dispor de mais de 160 mil vassalos com as vilas e lugares de Sanfaes, Lapela, Barbeita, Regalados e outros de que foi senhor. Foi mordomo-mor de Rainha D. Teresa e de seu filho D. Afonso Henriques e fundou para seu solar, a Torre e Homra a ques dera o seu apelido, junto a Valenca do Minho." Beatriz de Abreu married to Joao Fernandes de Andrada are my 13th ggparents...I have Beatriz' parents as Rui Gomes de Abreu (Alcaide-mor) and his wife Isabel de Gois. From that point back this line has been very confusing for me... one that still needs to be researched and corrections made. Luis K.W. is a fountain of information on the Rui Gomes de Abreu line, maybe he can help in making your "leap," into mainland Portugal. Hope this helps. Pat Silva Corbera Tracy CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lou Abreu" <labreu@cablespeed.com> To: <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Gomes Abreu -- DNA Pat, Isn't the original Abreu to the island of Madeira Beatriz? I believe her father was Rui Gomes or did I get that all confused. I have had great difficulty making the tie to Beatriz, which course would give me the link back to the mainland. Please correct if I am wrong with the above. Cheers, Lou

Hi all.... I have an Abreu in my family. He was manuel de Abreu from Ponta do Sol (madeira Island) that married Leonor Fernandes and were the parents of Filipa Maria Sao Tiago born in 1689 anyone know anything about them?? Thank you Leandro -----Original Message----- From: papagaia2@sbcglobal.net To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 9:33 PM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Gomes Abreu -- DNA Hi Lou, According to information on the surname "Abreu," in the Famillas da Madeira e do Porto Santo... "Nao ha nem jamais houve, nesta ilha, varonia dos Abreus de Portugal. Os Abreus nobres procedem de filhos e netos de Brites our Beatriz de Abreu casada com Joao Fernandes de Andrada "o do Arco," conhecido por Joao Fernandes do Arco--que deixaram o nome paterno para tomar o materno." "Apresentaremos a sua linha de ascendentes para mostrar a sua origem fidalga." "O primeiro conhecido foi Goncalo Martins de Abreu ou Evreu que devia ter vivido por 1090. Descendia dos Condes de Evreux que, por sua vez, procediam dos Reis de Franca. Passou a Portugal com o Conde D. Henrique e foi rico homem, chegando a dispor de mais de 160 mil vassalos com as vilas e lugares de Sanfaes, Lapela, Barbeita, Regalados e outros de que foi senhor. Foi mordomo-mor de Rainha D. Teresa e de seu filho D. Afonso Henriques e fundou para seu solar, a Torre e Homra a ques dera o seu apelido, junto a Valenca do Minho." Beatriz de Abreu married to Joao Fernandes de Andrada are my 13th ggparents...I have Beatriz' parents as Rui Gomes de Abreu (Alcaide-mor) and his wife Isabel de Gois. From that point back this line has been very confusing for me... one that still needs to be researched and corrections made. Luis K.W. is a fountain of information on the Rui Gomes de Abreu line, maybe he can help in making your "leap," into mainland Portugal. Hope this helps. Pat Silva Corbera Tracy CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lou Abreu" <labreu@cablespeed.com> To: <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Gomes Abreu -- DNA Pat, Isn't the original Abreu to the island of Madeira Beatriz? I believe her father was Rui Gomes or did I get that all confused. I have had great difficulty making the tie to Beatriz, which course would give me the link back to the mainland. Please correct if I am wrong with the above. Cheers, Lou ------------------------------- 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 ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.