Will chart of Ana Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes, sisters, declaring the assets which will be entailed to their two chapels of prayed masses, celebrated in the chapel of S. Lourenço, as determined in the dowry deed made by them to Manuel Vaz Carreiro and their niece, Maria de Sousa Benevides. They appoint the son of Maria de Sousa, their niece, as their successor.
Will approved in 1644-11-23.

Will of Ana Gonçalves declaring the assets of his available portion, which will be entailed to a chapel of prayed masses, celebrated in the chapel of S. Lourenço, in the church of Santa Luzia, in Feteiras, in the outskirts of Ponta Delgada, as determined in the dowry deed made by her and her sister, Isabel Fernandes, to Manuel Vaz Carreiro and their niece, Maria de Sousa Benevides. She appoints Manuel Vaz Carreiro as her executor and heir. She also mentions the chapel of her parentes, João Gonçalves and Ana Gonçalves, and bequeaths the house given to her slave Luzia, after her death, to the daughter of Maria de Sousa, with the pious obligation of a prayed mass in the chapel of S. Lourenço.
Approved in 1644-12-02 and opened in 1652-12-15 (reference).

Will of capitão Manuel Vaz Carreiro founding an entail with his available portion, appointing his gradson, capitão Francisco da Câmara Carreiro, as his successor, and annexing several assets to his available portion. Since he administrates five more entails or chapels, founded by his relatives, he also: appoints his grandson, capitão Francisco da Câmara Carreiro, as his successor in the administration of the available portions of his parents, Roque Gonçalves da Costa and Águeda Carreiro; his aunt, Beatriz Leite; António Cabral Teixeira; and his aunts, Isabel Fernandes and Ana Gonçalves. Besides, he annexes some assets to the available portions of Águeda Carreiro, his mother, and André Gonçalves São Miguel, his uncle.
Will approved in 1697-05-10 and opened in 1700-12-27.

Exemplification of the will and declaration deed of Ana Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes, sisters.
Contains: approval deed, dated from 1644-11-23.

Exemplification of the dowry deed of Ana Gonçalves, Isabel Fernandes and Roque Gonçalves da Costa.

Dowry deed by Ana Gonçalves, Isabel Fernandes, sisters, and Roque Gonçalves da Costa to Manuel Vaz Carreiro, son of Roque Gonçalves da Costa, to marry Maria de Sousa de Benevides, niece of Ana Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes. Ana Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes put aside, at the time of their deaths, two moios of income from their real estate to found two chapels for their souls and appoint as their administrator the son or daughter of Manuel Vaz Carreiro and Maria de Sousa de Benevides as, appointed by his or her father. In turn, Roque Gonçalves da Costa, in his and his wife's, Águeda Carreiro, name, give their available portions to Manuel Vaz Carreiro and Maria de Sousa de Benevides, with the pious obligation of a chapel of masses for their souls. The son can appoint as his successor who he wants. Besides, Roque Gonçalves da Costa appoints his son as administrator of the chapel of António Cabral Teixeira.

Declaration deed of Ana Gonçalves and Isabel Fernandes, sisters, declaring the chapels will be celebrated by Padre Francisco Gonçalves, their nephew, until the son of Manuel Vaz Carreiro can pray them.

Certificate of Sebastião Barbosa Furtado, notary of Provedoria dos Resíduos, Hospitais, Capelas, Albergarias, Gafarias e Obras Pias in S. Miguel island, with the exemplification of the dowry deed of Ana Gonçalves, Isabel Fernandes and Roque Gonçalves da Costa and the will of Águeda Carreiro to capitão Manuel Vaz Carreiro.
Contains: exemplification of the will of Águeda Carreiro, dated from 1656-01-11, which contains the will chart of Águeda Carreiro, dated from 1644-12-13, approval deed, dated from 1645-02-09, and opening deed of a will, dated from 1645-03-22.

Certificate of Gaspar Furtado da Costa, notary of Provedoria dos Resíduos in the island of S. Miguel, with the exemplification of the will of Ana Gonçalves, daughter of João Gonçalves. The will is owned by Manuel Vaz Carreiro.
Contains: approval deed, dated from 1644-12-02.

Documents produced by the entail.