I too have found it spelled Meneses. Below is what I have. Laureano Francisco de Meneses born in S.Pedro – Vila doPorto. He married Ana dos Anjos. Ana dos Anjos was born in S. Pedro – Vila doPorto.
Francisco Jose de Meneses died before 1789. Hemarried Joana Batista on 30 June 1751 in Santo Expirito. Joana Batista was born in Santo Expirito. She died on 24 August 1797 in Azenhas, SantoExpirito. Capt. Heitor da Camara de Meneses was born in 1650 in Matrizde Vila do Porto where he died on 10 March 1720. Barbara Velho de Chaves was born in Matriz deVila do Porto, Santa Maria. Mauricio de Sousa Meneses was born in Santa Barbara, SantaMaria. He married Maria de Andrade on 6 March 1702 in Matriz-Vila do Porto. Maria de Andrade was born in Santa Barbara-SantaMaria. Manuel Sousa Meneses was born in S. Pedro-Ponta Delgadawhere he was baptized on 30 Jan. 1636. He died on 19 Aug 1705 in Matriz-Vila do Porto. He married Paula de Sousa in S. Pedro-PontaDelgada. Paula de Sousa died on 7 Oct. 1719short of 70 years. Manuel Sousa Meneses (above) was born in S. Pedro-PontaDelgada where he was baptized on 30 Jan. 1636. He died on Aug 1705 in Matriz-Vila do Porto. He married Isabel Resendes who was born inSao Pedro, Vila do Porto and died before 1689. helenResearching Santa Maria (Almagreira) From: Tish M <tish.me...@gmail.com> To: "azores@googlegroups.com" <azores@googlegroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 6:26 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Meneses or Menezes It's an early name. I have found it spelled Meneses. I have Isabel de Chaves Meneses (de Braga) (Dona) 1664-1712 who is the wife of Manoel de Sousa de Figueiredo (Capitão).Alexandre de Meneses 1719- ? who is the brother of Joam de Moreyra (Capitam) married to Maria Josefa de Chaves (Dona).Maurisio de Sousa Meneses is the father of Joam de Moreyra. On Tue, Aug 30, 2016 at 4:45 PM, JR <jmro...@gmail.com> wrote: Anyone know if the name Menezes can be found on Santa Maria Island circa 1600's? Or if it is generally a name on Santa Maria? JR -- 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+unsubscribe@ googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/ group/azores. -- sfig Researching Island: Santa Maria Freguesia: Santa Barbara-- 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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.