Cap. Melchior Machado
Melchior's father was
Francisco Pires Machado and his mother was
Apolônia Dias Teixeira. His paternal grandparents were
Pedro Lourenço Machado I and
Catarina Dias Vieira; his maternal grandparents were
João Dias Homem and
Suzana Gonçalves Teixeira. He had seven brothers and four sisters, named
Antonio Teixeira,
João,
Pedro Lourenço,
Rafael Teixeira,
Simão,
Vicente Dias,
Baltazar,
Catarina Dias,
Francisca Vieira,
Maria and
Susana.