Pedro Vaz da Silva /
Abraham Vaz da Silva
Celorico c. 1689 – London 1772
Itinerary
Celorico da Beira – Lisbon (1705-1706) – Covilhã – Lisbon (1711-1712) – Covilhã – Lisbon (1740s) – London (since 1747)
Family
Stepson of António Mendes Seixas / Abraham Mendes Seixas.
Married to Mariana da Silva / Abigail Vaz da Silva (Covilhã, c. 1681 – London, 1762).
Inquisition
ANTT, Inquisition of Coimbra, trial 9891.
Presented before the tribunal on 27 November 1705. Auto da fé on 25 July 1706.
Congregation
Circumcision on 4 October 1747. Witness: Daniel Mendes Seixas (BARNETT & al 1991: 81).
The witness of the circumcision of David, son of Isaac Nunes Cardoso on 1 October 1748 (BARNETT & al 1991: 64)
Ketubah on 8 November 1747 (LMA/4521/A/02/03/006: 59).
Residence
1742: Castelo, Lisbon (ANTT, IL 11287: 34)
1770: Bevis Marks, Aldgate, London
Will
March 16, 1770. Executors: his sons Joseph Vaz da Silva and Raphael Vaz da Silva and his friend Isaac Rodrigues do Valle. Proved on 10 January 1772. (NA: PROB 11/974/111) (see pdf )
Burial
Bet Haim Novo, 5 January 1772 (RODRIGUES-PEREIRA & LOEWE 1997: 40).
Genealogy
Tomé Vaz da Silva /
Joseph Vaz da Silva
Covilhã? c. 1710 – London 1779
Itinerary
Covilhã – Lisbon (1722-1723) – Covilhã (about 1734) – Lisbon (c. 1745) – London (since 1745)
Family
Son of Pedro Vaz da Silva / Abraham Vaz da Silva.
Married to Rebecca Vaz da Silva (d. London, 1752).
Congregation
Circumcision on 13 October 1745. Witness: Daniel Mendes Seixas (BARNETT & al 1991: 61).
The witness of the circumcisions of Isaac, son of Señor Coronel, on 8 June 1751; Jacob, son of David Torres, on 22 June 1757; and Abraham, son of Abraham Ribeiro, on 16 January 1775 (BARNETT & al 1991: 37, 86, 102).
Hebra‘s physician since 1752.
Burial
Bet Haim Novo, 1 August 1779 (RODRIGUES-PEREIRA & LOEWE 1997: 47).
More information
According to his cousin António Soares de Mendonça’s trial, he had presented himself before the Inquisition of Lisbon (ANTT, IL trial 7991: 8v). However, his trial is currently unlocated.
Bibliography
BARNETT 1978-1980.
Genealogy
António Mendes Seixas /
Raphael Vaz da Silva
Covilhã c. 1718 – London 1788
Itinerary
Covilhã – Lisbon (since after 1734)- London (since 1745)
Family
Son of Pedro Vaz da Silva / Abraham Vaz da Silva.
Married to Esther Vaz da Silva.
Congregation
Circumcision on 13 October 1745. Witness: his brother David Vaz da Silva (BARNETT & al 1991: 64).
The witness of the circumcision of Abraham Henriques Sequeira on 16 April 1757 (BARNETT & al 1991: 86).
Residence
1778-1779: 8 Bevis Marks, Aldgate, London (UKD).
1787: Crutched Friars, Aldgate, London.
Will
November 21, 1787. Executors: his son-in-law Jacob Israel Bernal, his friend Isaac Bernal Junior and his son David Vaz da Silva. Proved on 18 December 1788. (NA: PROB 11/1172/256) (see pdf ).
More information
According to his cousin António Soares de Mendonça’s trial, he had presented himself before the Inquisition of Lisbon (ANTT, IL trial 7991: 11). However, his trial is currently unlocated. Raphael Vaz da Silva became the attorney of his cousin António Soares de Mendonça after his mother Francisca da Silva’s decease. Named as António Mendes Seixas, he would also be a witness of Francisca da Silva’s will in 1766 (PROB 11/919/112). This means that he would have returned to Portugal around this year.
Genealogy
For more information concerning this family, see
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