Article Nº 3442 Family, surname or lineage Vol. III · p. 540
Sequeira
The Sequeira surname in Madeira descends from Lopo Vaz de Sequeira, holder of sesmaria land at the Lombada da Ribeira Brava.
This family surname derives from Lopo Vaz de Sequeira, who held sesmaria (royal land grant to settlers on condition of cultivation) land at the Lombada da Ribeira Brava (‘ridge of Ribeira Brava’) and was married to Leonor Gonçalves do Pó.
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