Hi Amy, It’s Simao Ferreira, and the other name is Manuel de Aguiar da Ponte and Maria Ferreira with Maria da Silva daughter of Agostinho da Silva and his wife Catarina da Ponte. That’s what I see. :)
Denise D’Antona > On Apr 10, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Amy Francis <familyfrancispho...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I have found my way to the very early records with abbreviations and faint > writing and need some help. > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-RELVA-C-1673-1708/SMG-PD-RELVA-C-1673-1708_item1/P18.html > > the first marriage entry for Simao Ferrara and Maria da Sylva - top left > > I am having trouble with the parents' names - > > 4th line looks like about 2nd word in > > Simao Ferrara (abbreviated Fra) ,son of Manoel (abbreviated Mel) do Aquiar? > then what is the word after that - Conte? > > next line - > > his wife, Maria Ferrara (abreviated Ma Fra) with Maria da Silva, daughter of > Agostino/ > da ? and his wife Catarina da Ponte deceased... > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Amy Francis > > > > > > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores > <http://groups.google.com/group/Azores>. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores > <http://groups.google.com/group/azores>. -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.