These 42 persons were the first of our nation that came to this country.” 1

 

             1.  Dr. Samuel Nunes Ribiero [in America, Nunez]

             2.  Zipporah, his mother  [Editor’s note:  Mother Nunez had died by 1703;  this likely was his wife, Rebecca [Gracia Caetana da Veiga]

             3.  Daniel [Andre] Nunes, his son

             4.  Moses [Mandel] Nunes, his son

             5.  Maria Catena [Zipporah or Sipra] Nunes, his daughter

             6.  Shem Noah, his servant

             7.  Isaac Nunes Henriques

             8.  Abigail Sequeira Henriques, his wife

             9.  Shem Henriques, their son

             10. “their other child dyed on board the ship”

             11. Raphael Nunes Bernal

             12. Rachel Bernal, his wife

             13. David Lopez D’Olivera

             14. Jacob Lopez D’Olivera

             15. Judith D’Olivera, his wife

             16. David D’Olivera, their son

             17. Isaac D’Olivera, their son

             18. Leah D’Olivera, their daughter

             19. Aaron De Pivia [De Paiba]

             20. Benjamin Gideon Abudiente

             21. Jacob Lopez De Crasto

             22. David Lopez De Pass

             23. Zipporah De Pass, his wife

             24. Isaac Da Costa Villareal

             25. Abraham De Molina

               26. Isaac Rodrigues de Miranda

             27. Jacob Rodrigues de Miranda

             28. David Cohen Delmonte

             29. Rachel Delmonte, his wife

             30. Isaac Delmonte, their son

             31. Abigail Delmonte, their daughter

             32. Hannah Delmonte, their daughter

             33. Grace Delmonte, their daughter

             34. Abraham Minis

             35. Abigail Minis, his wife

             36. Leah Minis, their daughter

             37. Esther Minis, their daughter

             38. Simon Minis, his brother

             39. David Yowel [Joel?]

             40. Benjamin Sheftall

             41. Perla Sheftall, his wife

             42. Abraham De Lyon

 

          1From The Sheftall Diaries, a magnificent first-hand account of the

          life of the infant Congregation Mickve Israel as written by a founder,

          Benjamin Sheftall, and continued by his son Benjamin and his son Levi.