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Dossier: 602721
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Last name
Terra

Nobility: Senhores - Família Nobre
Nobles in:
Portugal (Portugal)
Language of the text: Portugûes

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Terra

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Portugûes


Família descendente, por legítima varonia, do morgado João Rodrigues Leite, o qual fez testamento de mão comun, a 25.4.1619, com sua mulher Joana de Brum da Silveira irmã do capitão Gregório da Silveira Evangelho (antepassado, na varonia, dos Sá Linhares) e ambos filhos do capitão António de Brum da Silveira e de sua 2ª mulher Brites Evangelho (do seu 1º casamento com Violante Luiz foi antepassado dos Arriaga Brum da Silveira) e descendentes, por seu pai, de Josse van Aertrijcke, ou Joz da Terra, de Wilhelm van der Hagen, ou Guilherme de Silveira, e de Wilhelm van der Bruyn, ou Guilherme de Brum, os 1º destes três apelidos que passaram da Flandres aos Açores. Daquel casal foi filho herd.º António de Brum da Silveira Leite, adm.or de vínculos, capitão-mór do Faial, etc., que c. com sua parente D. Luzia da Terra da Silveira e foram pais de Jorge da Terra da Silveira (f. a 9.11.1678), fidalgo cavaleiro da C. R., capitão-mór do Faial, etc., que do seu casamento com D. Paula da Silveira teve a António de Brum da Silveira (1646-1723), suc.or, fidalgo cavaleiro da C. R. (alv. de 3.8.1688), capitão-mór do Faial, juiz da Alfândega, etc., marido de D. Catarina de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos, a qual era filha de Vital de Bettencourt de Vasconcelos (tronco dos Bettencourt de Vasconcelos Correia e Ávila) e de sua 2ª mulher D. Maria do Canto da Silveira. Foi filho herd.º daquele casal Jorge da Terra Brum da Silveira (1686-1753), fidalgo cavaleiro da C. R., etc.

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