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