Article Nº 1389 Family, surname or lineage Vol. II · p. 16
Faria
Short entry on the Faria surname in Madeira, apparently introduced by Braz Gil de Faria, who held sesmaria land by the Ribeira da Caixa in Câmara de Lobos.
This surname seems to have been introduced into Madeira by Braz Gil de Faria, who held sesmaria (royal land grant to settlers on condition of cultivation) land on the right bank of the Ribeira da Caixa (‘box stream’), in Câmara de Lobos (‘seals’ den’).
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