Looking for - Joao do Couto & Antonia Ferreira

[Ana Bonito]

Hello all,

I am looking for assistance for the couple below from a branch in my tree that ends with them.  I am hoping someone may have them in a tree or come across their names that will help me continue their linage.

In general from what i have found till now; I believe they may have lived in Lomba da Maia even though their kids were baptized in Maia as records did not start till 1833 however Witnesses/testament were noted from Lomba in most cases.

Any help would be appreciated. Ana

Joao do/da Couto cc Antonia Ferreira - Married ?

• Joao Died 1851 @ 80yrs, Lomba da Maia - Born around 1771?
• Antonia -  1859  Lomba da Maia 

Son - Manuel do Couto Ferreira - Born Feb 9th, 1803 - Married Feb 3 1831 both Maia

Other Children below with Parents names & same Padrinhos/witnesses 

• 1805 Jeronimo
• 1808 Francisco
• 1811 Antonio
• 1814 Luzia ( mother written as Antonia Trindade)
• 1816 Maria

[Bill Seidler]

Hi Ana.  I think this may be João and Antonia's marriage but their names are given differently.  The groom João Moniz has Francisco Moniz as his father's name but his mother's was Maria do Couto so he may have also gone by João do Couto.  The bride's name is given as Antonia de Medeiros but she may have otherwise used her father's name which Ferreira.  It's the record on the left.  What do you think?

https://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-MAIA-C-1797-1812/SMG-RG-MAIA-C-1797-1812_item1/index.html?page=51

Bill Seidler 

[John JMR]

Bill has it right. They are here under different names--

https://gw.geneanet.org/jmcamara?lang=en&iz=2&p=joao&n=moniz&oc=26

https://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-MAIA-C-1797-1812/SMG-RG-MAIA-C-1797-1812_item1/index.html?page=51

page 41 verso, 16-1801

They married as Joao Moniz and Antonia de Medeiros, but most other records say they are Joao do Couto and Antonia Ferreira; he is son of Francisco Moniz de 
[Bettencourt] defunto and Maria do Couto; she is filha de Antonio Ferreira and Maria do Couto.

[Bill Seidler]

Here is Joam's baptism that shows he was born 5 Feb 1776 to Francisco Moniz Bitancurte (Bettencourt) and Maria do Couto.  So his actual age upon death in 1851 was 75 (close to 80) https://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-MAIA-B-1774-1783/SMG-RG-MAIA-B-1774-1783_item1/index.html?page=27

Bill Seidler

[Ana Bonito]

Thank your very much Bill and JR for taking the time to look into and send me the links and details, much appreciated.  Ana