ORIGIN OF SURNAME BORBA

Surname Borba comes from a portuguese town, in mainland Portugal http://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borba_%28Portugal%29

Gil Annes Curvo, a native of Borba town, went to Terceira island, as one of the settlers. There he married. The surname only starts showing on his second, third generation descendants.

Descendants of Gil Annes Curvo

Generation No. 1

1. Gil Annes1 Curvo was born in Vila de Borba, Évora, Portugal. He married Isabel Rodrigues Fagundes Abt. 1480, daughter of Rodrigo Afonso Fagundes.

Children of Gil Curvo and Isabel Fagundes are:
2 i. Clara Gil2 Fagundes, died 3 Jan 1552 in Praia da Vitória, ilha Terceira. She married Gaspar Gonçalves Machado Ribeira Seca; born 5 Jan 1449 in Santa Bárbara, ilha Terceira.
3 ii. Maria Rodrigues Fagundes. She married Fernão Vaz Fagundes.
4 iii. Lopo Gil Fagundes. He married (1) Andreza de Azedias. He married (2) Catarina Afonso.
5 iv. Manuel Rodrigues Fagundes. He married Maria Cardoso Machado.
6 v. João Gil Fagundes. He married Maria Gonçalves Machado.
7 vi. Álvaro Gil Fagundes. He married Maria Nunes de Lemos.
8 vii. Diogo Gil Fagundes. He married Maria da Câmara.
9 viii. Francisco Rodrigues Fagundes.
10 ix. Iria Gil Fagundes. She married Gaspar de Barcelos Machado; died 4 Feb 1569 in Praia da Vitória, ilha Terceira.