Hopefully with all the recent posting activity on the surname of "de Freitas," we'll find a common ancestor. Here's my paternal "de Freitas," ancestry. Francisco Tavares c.c. Maria Rodrigues (m. Santa Maria Maior-Funchal. Per Arm all records before 1803 lost) parents of: Simao de Freitas Tavares c.c. Maria Silva Jardim (m. Estreito da Calheta Oct 10 1683) parents of: Antonio (Jose) de Freitas b. 1708 c.c.Maria de Agrella (m. 1736 Estreito da Calheta) parents of: Jose de Freitas b. 1736 c.c. Isabel Maria Vitoria de Jesus (m. Calheta 1769)parents of: Joao de Freitas b. 1774 c.c. Rosa (Joaquina) de Sao Jose (m.1797 Calheta)parents of: Joao de Freitas Jr. b. 1800 c.c. Maria de Jesus (m. Calheta 1836) parents of: Joao de Freitas III c.c. Carolina Augusta Sardinha (m. 1863 Calheta) parents of: Maria Carolina de Freitas c.c. Antonio da Silva Se' (m. 1889 Calheta) parents of: Joao Evangelista da Silva Se' c.c. Maria Madelina da Silva Se' (my parents).. Patricia (Pat) Silva Corbera California USA tiamaria <tiamaria@frostdesign.com> wrote: Have we started a trend here? If so, I will add a bit of my de Freitas history. Paternal grandmother Ema was daughter of Teodolinda de Freitas from Machico. Teodolinda's parents were Germano de Freitas and Maria dos Santos of Machico (1831). Germano's parents were Ambrosio de Freitas and Maria de Jesus of Machico (1791). Ambrosio's parents were Manuel de Freitas and Francisca de Freitas of Machico (1744). There are now two lines of de Freitas here. But wait... if you go back to Maria dos Santos 1831----her mother Joana de Jesus was the daughter of Eugenia de Freitas and Bras Pereira (1719) of Machico. That makes three lines of de Freitas all from the Machico area that merge into one. Unfortunately, no one who emigrated from direct line carried the de Freitas name to the US. Mary da Silva Frost ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx