mother: Antônia Quitéria da Silva

b.: Prince Town [Vila do Príncipe] [?], MG, Brazil, ±1780.

bap.: Prince Town [Vila do Príncipe] [?], MG, Brazil, ±1780.

d.: Village of Peçanha [Arraial de Peçanha], MG, Brazil,1853, ±73 years old.

bur.: Village of Peçanha [Arraial de Peçanha], MG, Brazil,1853.

m.: Arraial do Rio Preto [?], MG, territory of the Prince Town [Prince Town [Vila do Príncipe]], MG, Brazil, or in that one, ±1800.

m.w.: Anna Luiza de Jezus (b. Prince Town [Vila do Príncipe] [?], MG, Brazil, ±1790; bap. Prince Town [Vila do Príncipe] [?], MG, Brazil, ±1790; d. Village of Peçanha [Arraial de Peçanha], MG, Brazil, > 1853), daughter of ? and of ?.

education/formation: He would have the "First Letters" ["Primeiras Letras"].

profession/activities: He was an agriculturist and a businessman, in the Village of Saint Anthony of the Peçanha [Arraial de Santo Antônio do Peçanha], MG, Brazil. With date of 30th of June of 1780, we find two of his records as "miller" ["moleiro"] [=dono de moinho], or funisher of flours, cereals and utensils, selling for the Royal Extraction of Diamonds [Real Extração dos Diamantes], of the Tejuco Village [Arraial doTejuco], MG, Brazil, through "B.e [=bilhete] a favor de Bernardo Joze Souto", the first, of 24 [alqueires] de m.º [=milho] at 1/4 - 4, totalizing 9 [oitavas de ouro], and the second, of 140 Bateas, at 30 r.s, totalizing 6 [oitavas de ouro] -1/2 - 2.

religion/brotherhoods: He was roman apostolic catholic. He entered as a "dispensed of offices" brother, in the Archbrotherhood of Saint Francis [Arquiconfraria de São Francisco], of Serro, MG, Brazil, in 11/jan/1844, paying the amount of 24$000 réis, by being older than 60 years and being ill, one noticing that he did not sign the term of matriculation because he was admitted by the Vice-Comissário João Bernardes Vieira Braga, and he was in the Village of Peçanha [Arraial do Peçanha], MG, Brazil. In the exercise of 1850/1851, he has been Vice-Ministro, of the Archbrotherhood of Saint Francis [Arquiconfraria de São Francisco], of Serro, MG, Brazil.

slaves: The roll of slaves of the inventory, of 1853, is a little melancholic: 1. "Hum Escravo Crioullo por nome Domingos Alleijado das pernas que terá vinte, e cinco annos de idade pouco mais ou menos", evaluated in 100$000 réis; 2. "Hum Escravo por nome Joaquim de NaSsam Mossambique que terá Sessenta annos de idade pouco mais ou menos", evaluated in 200$000 réis; 3. "Hum Escravo Crioullo por nome Clemente que terá vinte, e hum annos de idade pouco mais ou menos, muito doente de ObstruSsam, e com huma ferida nas pernas", evaluated in 300$000 réis; and 4. "Huma Escrava Crioulla por nome Maria, Sega de ambos os Olhos ...e axarão não valler couSa alguma", evaluated in 0$000 réis!!!

diverse: He has been inventory administrator and heir of the son Francisco José Souto, dead in 1845. He had a farm of culture in the Saint Dominic River [Ribeirão de São Domingos], and parts of other farms or culture lands, some of it inherited of the son Francisco José Souto.

residence: He resided in the Villages [Arraiais] of Rio Preto, MG, Brazil, and of Peçanha, MG, Brazil. He redided in the Village of Peçanha [Arraial de Peçanha], MG, Brazil, on the 23rd/Sep/1845, date of the testament of his son Francisco José Souto. In the year of 1853, date of his inventory, he had, in Peçanha, MG, Brazil, one "house of living" ["morada de casas"] with yard surrounded by fence of "braúna" lumber [rachas de braúna] and of white lumber [madeira branca], that was at the Straight Street [Rua Direita], limiting with property of Remígio Electo de Souza, in one side and at the bottom, and by the other side with the Alley [Beco] that descends to the Soca Street [Rua do Soca].

children: (12 or +): Francisco José Souto, João José Souto, Manoel José Souto, Antônio José Souto, Maria [José Souto?], Joze Lourenço Souto, Pacífico José Souto, Joaquina Igídia de Jesus, Sebastião José Souto, Vicente José Souto, Efigênio José Souto, and Joaquim José Souto.