Biography
In 1454 he married Margarida de Zambuja in Bruges, Flanders (at times referred to as Frutuoso de Margarida da Sabuya, others would refer to Margarida da Sabina, Sabuia or Margarethe Sabuio) and would father eight children which would all integrate into the communities of the Central Group of islands:
- Luzia da Silveira (Bruges, 1464 - Topo, 1548); married André Fernandes Villalobos (1485) in the villa of Topo, São Jorge;
- João da Silveira (Bruges, 1456 - Terceira, 1481); married Guiomar Borges Abarca on Terceira;
- Jorge da Silveira (Bruges, 1458 - death unknown);
- Margarida da Silveira (Bruges, 1460 - Flamengos, date unknown); married to Joss van Aard or Joose van Aertrijcke (1540) in the parish of Flamengos, Faial;
- Ana da Silveira (Bruges, 1466 - Goa, Portuguese India, 1549); married to Tristão Martins Pereira in Goa, India;
- Maria da Silveira (Bruges, date unknown - Faial, 1545); married to João Pires de Matos (1497) on Faial;
- Catarina da Silveira (dates unknown); married the Captain-major Jorge Gomes de Ávila (1484) on Graciosa;
- Francisco da Silveira (Faial, 1499 - Faial, 1595); married to Isabel d'Útra de Macedo (1524) on Faial.
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