Manoel de Abreu was the son of Domingos de Abreu and Bernarda do Espirito.[1] Manoel married Joanna Maria in 1748, in the parish of Ribeira Brava.[1][2]
On the 4th day of September 1748, I joined with the rites of matrimony Manoel de Abreu, the son of Domingos de Abreu and his wife Bernarda do Espirito, paternal grandparents are Antonio de Abreu and his wife Ines de Abreu, maternal grandparents are Francisco Homem and his wife Antonia Gomes, both living in this parish, with (the bride) Joanna Maria, daughter of Mathias de Abreu and his wife Maria da Rosa, living in this parish, paternal grandparents are Domingos de Abreu and his wife Maria do Rosario, maternal grandparents are Jose de Sousa and his wife Anna de Abreu, born in, and living in, this parish. Witnesses: Francisco de Abreu (his mark) and Manoel Rodrigues (his mark). Vicar: Antonio Caire.
Research Notes
The children need to be found. There is quite a gap between their marriage and their son's birth, but there may have been multiple children born before Joao.
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.21.3 "Ribeira Brava Register of Marriages, 1767-1799," database with images, ABM (Ribeira Brava Marriages : accessed 3 April 2018), entry for Manoel de Abreu and Joanna Maria; citing Ribeira Brava parish marriage registers, held at the Madeira Archives.
↑ "Madeira Register of Marriages, Index," database, ABM (Madeira Marriages : accessed 3 April 2018), entry for Manuel de Abreu and Joana Maria; citing Madeira region parish marriage registers, held at the Madeira Archives.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Manoel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Manoel: