Brasão da Família Mota

O sobrenome Mota (ou Motta) é toponímico, logo as pessoas vindas de um lugar chamado Mota adotaram o apelido, o nome Mota vem das antigas línguas germânicas e significa reduto fortificado, pois era chamado de Mota os lugares onde eram construídas as fortalezas, uma vez que mota também tinha o sentido de monte e era sobre tais montes que eram construídos os castelos.

Existem famílias Mota na Espanha, Itália e Portugal, sendo que os Motas portugueses dizem descender de Rui Gomes de Gondar, que viveu durante o reinado de Afonso II de Portugal, e morou em um lugar chamado Mota no antigo concelho de Gestaço, na atual freguesia da Madalena no concelho de Amarante, ou mais ao norte em Celorico de Basto, onde Rui Gomes de Gondar fundou a Quinta da Motta.

Rui Gomes de Gondar Mota era descendente do cavaleiro D. Mendo de Gundar, que havia vindo de Astúrias para servir o conde Henrique de Borgonha.

O primeiro brasão acima (em verde com cinco flores-de-lis) pertence aos Mottas de Portugal, já o segundo foi dado ao Doutor Jerônimo da Motta pelos seus muitos serviços prestados ao rei D. João III.

Fonte:

http://brasaodefamilia.blogspot.com.es/2015/05/brasao-da-familia-mota.html

Brasão da Família Gonçalves

O sobrenome Gonçalves é patronímico de Gonçalo, desta forma os filhos de homens chamados Gonçalo ganhavam o apelido Gonçalves. O nome Gonçalo tem origem emGundisalvus, um nome vindo das palavras germânicas gunthi, que significa “combate”, juntamente com salv, que quer dizer “salvo”, ou gunthi mais all, que se traduz por “tudo”, portanto Gonçalo pode significar salvo da guerra ou preparado para tudo no combate.

Por ser patronímico o apelido Gonçalves foi adotado por várias famílias, porém os nobres Gonçalves descendem do navegador português Antão Gonçalves, que viveu no século XV e foi o primeiro europeu a comprar africanos como escravos após o início das grandes navegações.

Antão Gonçalves foi Comendador na Ordem de Cristo e Alcaide-mor da Vila de Tomar, ele recebeu o brasão de armas dos Gonçalves por seus serviços.

Fonte:
http://brasaodefamilia.blogspot.com.es/2015/06/brasao-da-familia-goncalves.html

Brasão da Família Sousa

O sobrenome Sousa, ou a comum variação Souza, de origem portuguesa, não se sabe ao certo de qual palavra ele se originou, uns acreditam que provem do latim saucia, que significa pedra, já outros dizem que provem de saza, que por sua vez significa seixo. 

Em Portugal estão um rio chamado Sousa, cuja origem é a palavra latina saza, e próximo ao rio há uma povoação chamada Souza, na qual tem sua origem na palavra latina saucia.

As referências mais antigas sobre esta família citam a região próxima ao rio Souza na qual, entre século VIII e XI, os seus donos passaram assimilar para si o nome do rio, desta linhagem gerou-se o ramo nobre da família, que tinha uma parentela com os reis de Castela, Leão e com antigos reis visigodos, por isso em alguns brasões da família Souza se vê alusões as armas de Castela e Leão.

Abaixo os dois mais comuns brasões da família Sousa de Portugal.

Os nobres da família Sousa descendem de dois ramos diferentes, os Sousas de Arronches, descendentes de Egas Gomes de Sousa, que viveu nos tempos do rei D. Afonso III de Portugal, tal família fez alianças com a casa real e deles descendem os condes de Miranda e de Arronches, assim como os duques de Lafões.  O outro ramo da família Sousa é do Prado, descendentes de Maria Pires Ribeira de Souza e de D. Afonso Diniz, filho ilegítimo do rei D. Afonso V, destes descendem os condes do Prado, e a estes estariam associados os Sousas Chichorro, os Sousas de Cancelhos, senhores de Baião, e os Sousas de Alcube.

Fonte:

http://brasaodefamilia.blogspot.com.es/2009/10/brasao-da-familia-sousa.html

DNA Tests: Beyond Genealogy

Hello family,

I recently found the existence of DNA Tests to help us learn about our roots.

More links:
http://shop.nationalgeographic.com/ngs/browse/productDetail.jsp?npd&npd&productId=2003825&gsk

https://www.23andme.com/en-int/

http://www.businessinsider.com/ancestrydna-genetic-test-review-2016-3

http://www.businessinsider.com/i-tried-the-new-23andme-genetic-test-2015-12

Tracing my roots: Why I love genealogy research

I did not write the article below, I liked and I copied from: http://www.peaceofmindorganizing.com/blog/tracing-my-roots-why-i-love-genealogy-research

Like millions of others around the world, I love doing family history research. Sometimes friends will ask what is it about genealogy that turns me on so much. I think it boils down to this:

• It gives me a personal connection to history
• I get to play detective
• It presents an organizing challenge (and I love an organizing challenge!)
• It connects me with other people
• It gives me a new way to help others

I’ve always been fascinated by history and enjoy reading non-fiction history books. I also adore historical fiction. When I’m doing genealogy research and can put one of my ancestors into an historical context it makes it all the more thrilling. Discovering that one of my ancestors (Benjamin Franklin Igleheart) was paid to fight in the Civil War as a substitute for a person of means who was drafted—and learning that fact from digital images of the handwritten Civil Records—prompted me to learn more about how people in that war were able to buy their way out of service. Fascinating. And, thanks to my genealogy research, personal.

I love being an internet sleuth. Searching for specific bits of information is so much fun. Finding it is even more fun. I love the small victories I get doing genealogy research. And, of course, with that comes the disappointments and frustrations of not finding the information I’m searching for. They go hand in hand. But hope springs eternal.

It’s so easy to get overwhelmed by genealogy information, particularly when it’s flowing freely. And that’s where being organized comes in. I need to have organized and accessible paper and electronic files. And I’ve found that having a research plan, so I know what to look for, and having a research log, so that I don’t duplicate effort, is really helpful. I use Evernote to help me keep track of the research I’ve done, as well as next steps.

I love the organizing aspects of genealogy so much that I started a blog, Organize Your Family History to keep me focused and to help other people tackle their genealogy-related organizing challenges. It’s been rewarding—genealogist enthusiasts are such a generous group of people.

A side benefit of my blog is that it has made it very easy for me to connect with relatives I did not previously know. I was absolutely thrilled in 2012 to be contacted by my mother’s first cousin, Jerry Brown, because he found my blog when he was searching for information on a common ancestor. Jerry then introduced me, via email, to a number of cousins and I had the pleasure last year of meeting some cousins (and my grandfather’s 99-year-old sister). I wrote about that little journey in a blog post called Genealogy = connections. This year I’ll attend a family reunion—something I’ve never experienced in my family.

Here’s another side benefit: Because of the connections I’ve made, I’m able to share stories and updates with my octogenarian parents. It’s fun to be able to tell them about some of the documents I’ve uncovered and that I’ve connected with people they remember from their childhood. It’s given us lots of topics of conversation.

I’ve found that my passion for genealogy has found its way into my business as well. Many of my clients have an interest in genealogy and appreciate that I am enthusiastic about some of their inherited items and photos and that I understand their connection to them.

I’ve started offering the service of helping clients go through their inherited items (my Heirloom Explorer package) and I have also started offering genealogy organizing services through Organize Your Family History.

Genealogy is a fantastic pastime and I’m so glad I have the time these days to actually spend time with it. If you’ve ever been tempted to give it a try, I urge you to go for it! (You can read this blog post, which I wrote for my friend Geralin Thomas’s blog, to figure out how to get started.)

Source:

http://www.peaceofmindorganizing.com/blog/tracing-my-roots-why-i-love-genealogy-research

​[Fuentes de Ebro] Ayuda con partidas de Matrimonios, Fallecimientos, Comunión y nacimientos de Fuentes de Ebro, España

Hola Ayuntamiento de Fuentes de Ebro,

Mi nombre es Caio, soy lejano de Fuentes de Ebro.

Me gustaría ayuda de ustedes. Donde puedo tener información de partidas de nacimientos, matrimonios, comunión y fallecimientos de Fuentes de Ebro?

Yo vivo en Madrid, pero mi bisabuelo Manuel Juaneda Gayan (KPHW-5KX) y su familia padre y madre son de Fuentes de Ebro.

Los datos que tengo:

Manuel Juaneda Gayan es mi bisabuelo.

Padre: Gaspar Juaneda Insa, falleció en 1900 en Fuentes de Ebro, cuando el tenia 6 años.

Madre: Pilar Gayan Lavorda, fallecío en 1901 en Fuentes de Ebro, cuando el tenia 7 años.

Gaspar y Pilar se casaron en Fuentes de Ebro en 1893.

Un año después en 1 de Mayo de 1894 nació mi bisabuelo Manuel Juaneda Gayan.

El se bautizo en Fuentes de Ebro.

Lo que conta la familia es que el vivió en una inclusa/orfanato después de la muerte de sus padres.

Después ha trabajo en el ejercicio donde ha tenido el grado de Brigada en el Ejercito de Tierra.

El vivió en Madrid y alli falleció en 24 de Diciembre de 1973

No tengo mas datos después de sus padres y me gustaría saber donde están todos los registros de Fuentes de Ebro? 

En el caso de mi bisabuelo Manuel y sus padres, por la edad, las fechas donde se podia estar estos registros?

Me gusta mucho la historia familiar y me gustaría mucho encontrar la historia de mi familia en Fuentes de Ebro.

Me han dicho que se quemo todo con la guerra, eso es verdad? Hay alguna posibilidad de encontrar algo? Con quien puedo hablar para saber mas? 

Muchas gracias,

Caio Fernandes Moreno

Correo enviado en el dia 17 de Junio de 2016 para ayuntamiento@fuentesdeebro.es, una tentativa de encontrar mi familia en Fuentes de Ebro, España.

Si tienes alguna información por favor ayudarme.

First Post: I love Genealogy / Tracing my roots

Hello my family all around the world,

My name is Caio Moreno de Souza (Brazilian name) or Caio Fernandes Moreno (Spanish name). I was born in São Paulo, Brazil in October, 5, 1983 from a spanish mother (Madrid, Spain) and a brazilian father (Porto Alegre, Brazil).

I live in Madrid with my wife and daughters since February, 27, 2015. Our ancestors from both side, my wife and I came from Brazil, Spain, Italy and Portugal.

During the last years I've been researching about my family history and today I had an idea to start this blog about it. The reason I am writing this blog is to accelerate the process. I will write in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian because I am a mix of Spanish, Italians, Portuguese and Brazilians.

My main research tool is called Family Search and my Family Search ID is KWLH-47G.

I will explain in future posts more about my family.

Some days ago I met a relative called Blas in Madrid and we are connected by Miguel de la Hoz (Family Search ID:K2NY-VXW), Miguel was born in Valdepeñas, Spain in 1730, it is 9 generations behind.

Please contact me if you are relative with me.

My contacts:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/caiomsouza

https://github.com/caiomsouza

https://twitter.com/caiomsouza