Selected Families and Individuals


Pedro do Couto Cardoso [Parents] was born about 1535 in Paul do Mar, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Maria Cabral about 1560.

Pertenceu ao tto Couto Cardoso e casou-se uma segunda vez com D Maria Cabral (Meneses Vaz, Famílias da Madeira e Porto Santo, 1964, p 219)

Maria Cabral was born about 1535 in Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married Pedro do Couto Cardoso about 1560.

Other marriages:
Mendes de Vasconcelos, Rui

Era viúva de Rui Mendes de Vasconcelos, onde não houve geração (Meneses Vaz, Famílias da Madeira e Porto Santo, 1964, p 219)

They had the following children:

  F i Guiomar do Couto

Rui Dias de Aguiar [Parents] was born in 1567 in São Roque, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Cosma da Costa about 1590 in Ilha de São Miguel .

S.g. (De Noronha, H. H., Nobiliario da Ilha da Madeira (1700) in BGL, 1947, tto Bettencourts Sás)

Cosma da Costa [Parents] was born about 1570 in Ilha de São Miguel dos Açores, Portugal. She married Rui Dias de Aguiar about 1590 in Ilha de São Miguel .


Francisco de Arruda was born about 1545 in Ilha de São Miguel dos Açores, Portugal.

(De Noronha, H. H., Nobiliario da Ilha da Madeira (1700) in BGL, 1947, tto Bettencourts Sás)

He had the following children:

  F i Cosma da Costa

Inácio Gomes [Parents] was born in 1655/1660 in Monte, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Maria de Bettencourt on 4 Feb 1704 in Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte.

Maria de Bettencourt [Parents] was born in 1679/1684 in São Roque, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married Inácio Gomes on 4 Feb 1704 in Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte.

Descende de Carlos Magno, Fernando I de Castela e Leão, de Ramiro II de Leão e de Addallah ibn Muhammed Sétimo Emir de Córdova.


Domingos de Freitas was born in 1654/1659 in São Roque, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He died in São Roque, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Isabel de Bettencourt in 1679 in Igreja de São Roque.

Isabel de Bettencourt [Parents] was born in 1657/1659 in São Roque, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married Domingos de Freitas in 1679 in Igreja de São Roque.

Descende de Carlos Magno, Fernando I de Castela e Leão, de Ramiro II de Leão e de Addallah ibn Muhammed Sétimo Emir de Córdova.

They had the following children:

  F i Maria de Bettencourt

Daniel Fernandes [Parents] was born in 1634/1639 in São Roque, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Inácia de Bettencourt on 11 Aug 1659 in Ermida de Santana em São Roque.

Inácia de Bettencourt [Parents] was born in 1637/1639 in Santo Antonio, Ilha Madeira, Portugal. She married Daniel Fernandes on 11 Aug 1659 in Ermida de Santana em São Roque.


Antonio Ferreira [Parents] was born in 1649 in Santo Antonio, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He was christened on 31 Oct 1649 in Igreja de Santo Antonio. He married Maria de Oliveira on 26 Nov 1671 in Igreja de São Roque.

Batismo (L3 f105) # Em trinta e hum de outubro de seis centos e quarenta e nove annos baptizei a ANTONIO filho de GREGORIO FERREIRA e de BRITES DE BITANCOR foi padrinho o reverendo padre cura Francisco de Gouveia que asignou // O vigario Joam Simam d'Abreo // O cura Francisco de Goveia.

Maria de Oliveira [Parents] was born in 1646/1651 in São Roque, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married Antonio Ferreira on 26 Nov 1671 in Igreja de São Roque.


Felipe Gonçalves died in São Roque, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Isabel Gonçalves.

Isabel Gonçalves died in São Roque, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married Felipe Gonçalves.

They had the following children:

  F i Maria de Oliveira

Manoel Gomes [Parents] was born in 1665/1670 in São Roque, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Maria de Bettencourt on 8 Nov 1693 in Igreja de São Roque.

Maria de Bettencourt [Parents] was born in 1670 in Santo Antonio, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She was christened on 30 Mar 1670 in Igreja de Santo Antonio. She married Manoel Gomes on 8 Nov 1693 in Igreja de São Roque.

Batismo (L4 f96v) # Em os trinta dias do mes de março anno mil e seis centos e setenta eu Joam de Araujo vigario desta igreja de Santo Antonio baptizei a MARIA filha de ANTONIO DE ANDRADA e IGNACIA DE BITANCOR sua molher desta freguezia foi padrinho Ignacio Gomes Pais que aqui asignou este termo que fiz // O vigario Joam de Araujo // Do padrinho Ignacio Gomes Pais hua cruz // Faltam oleos.


Francisco Gonçalves died after 1693 in São Roque, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal.

He had the following children:

  M i Manoel Gomes

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