FRANCISCO VAZ COELHO nasceu em Portugal, por volta de 1569. Imigrando ao Brasil, tornou-se próximo da família Proença, vindo a casar por volta de 1595 com Isabel de Almeida de Proença, filha dos portugueses Antônio de Proença e Maria Castanho. Serviu em honrosos cargos da república na vila de São Paulo, sendo Almotacel em 1599 e Juiz Ordinário em 1604, até transferir-se com a sua família para o povoado de Santana das Cruzes, onde obteve sesmarias em 1609 e, graças a sua afinidade com o seu concunhado Pedro Taques, secretário do Governador da Capitania, contribuiu de forma essencial para elevação do povoado à condição de vila, em 1611. Faleceu deixando 11 filhos legítimos, a 31 de outubro de 1624, na atual Mogi das Cruzes.

FRANCISCO VAZ COELHO, natural de Portugal, que serviu em São Paulo os honrosos cargos da república. Casou com Izabel de Almeida de Proença, filha de Maria Castanho, natural de Monte-mor o Novo, e Antonio de Proença. Faleceu com testamento em 1624 e de seu casamento com Izabel de Almeida Proença tiveram 11 filhos (C. O. de S. Paulo):

1 - Maria Coelho
2 - Antonio de Proença
3 - Estevão de Proença
4 - Manoel Vaz Coelho
5 - Francisca de Almeida de Proença
6 - Gracia de Abreu
7 - Izabel de Proença
8 - Anna
9 - Custodia Coelho
10 - Natalia
11 - Francisco Vaz Coelho "filho"

Fonte: Genealogia Paulistana - Luiz Gonzaga da Silva Leme (Vol IV) Pág. 385- 427 - Tit. Almeidas CastanhosFamily MembersSpouseFrancisco Vaz CoelhoMale1570–1624Isabel de Almeida de ProençaFemale1575–1624

Casamento - 10 May 1593 Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil

Children (11)

Maria CoelhoFemale1598–1670Antônio de ProençaMale1599–DeceasedCustódia CoelhoFemale1601–1662Francisca de Almeida de ProençaFemale1604–DeceasedGracia de AbreuFemale1605–1670Manoel Vaz CoelhoMale1606–DeceasedIsabel de ProençaFemale1607–1663Ana CoelhoFemale1608–DeceasedEstevão de ProençaMale1610–1662Francisco Vaz CoelhoMale1613–1669Natalia ProençaFemale1617–Deceased

When Manoel Vaz Coelho was born in 1606, in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, his father, Francisco Vaz Coelho, was 37 and his mother, Isabel de Almeida de Proença, was 31. He married Andreza de Almeida in 1635, in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He died in his hometown.Family MembersSpouseManoel Vaz CoelhoMale1606–DeceasedAndreza de AlmeidaFemale1618–DeceasedMarriage1635São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilChildren (12)Isabel de Proença e AlmeidaFemale1641–1705Francisco Vaz CoelhoMale1648–DeceasedAntonioMale1651–DeceasedJosé Victoriano de Almeida de ProençaMale1653–DeceasedMariaFemale1655–DeceasedAnnaFemale1656–DeceasedAndré de Almeida de ProençaMale1658–DeceasedFrancisca de Almeida de ProençaFemale1660–DeceasedAndreza de Almeida de AbreuFemale1662–1724Manoel Vaz CoelhoMale1664–DeceasedPadre Bernardo de AlmeidaMale–1717Frei Manoel de ProençaMaleDeceasedParentsFrancisco Vaz CoelhoMale1570–1624Isabel de Almeida de ProençaFemale1575–1624Siblings (11)Maria CoelhoFemale1598–1670Antônio de ProençaMale1599–DeceasedCustódia CoelhoFemale1601–1662Francisca de Almeida de ProençaFemale1604–DeceasedGracia de AbreuFemale1605–1670Manoel Vaz CoelhoMale1606–DeceasedIsabel de ProençaFemale1607–1663Ana CoelhoFemale1608–DeceasedEstevão de ProençaMale1610–1662Francisco Vaz CoelhoMale1613–1669Natalia ProençaFemale1617–Deceased

When Isabel de Proença e Almeida was born about 1641, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, her father, Manoel Vaz Coelho, was 36 and her mother, Andreza de Almeida, was 24. She married Francisco Paes Correa about 1660, in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 13 August 1705, in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the age of 65.Family MembersSpouseFrancisco Paes CorreaMale–1706Isabel de Proença e AlmeidaFemale1641–1705Marriageabout 1660São Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilChildren (7)João Paes de AlmeidaMale1660–DeceasedAna de Almeida PaesFemale1662–1744FranciscoMale1676–DeceasedJoanna CorreaFemale1677–DeceasedMariana CorreaFemale1678–DeceasedManoel Correa PaesMale1680–DeceasedAndré de Almeida CorreaMaleDeceasedParentsManoel Vaz CoelhoMale1606–DeceasedAndreza de AlmeidaFemale1618–DeceasedSiblings (12)Isabel de Proença e AlmeidaFemale1641–1705Francisco Vaz CoelhoMale1648–DeceasedAntonioMale1651–DeceasedJosé Victoriano de Almeida de ProençaMale1653–DeceasedMariaFemale1655–DeceasedAnnaFemale1656–DeceasedAndré de Almeida de ProençaMale1658–DeceasedFrancisca de Almeida de ProençaFemale1660–DeceasedAndreza de Almeida de AbreuFemale1662–1724Manoel Vaz CoelhoMale1664–DeceasedPadre Bernardo de AlmeidaMale–1717Frei Manoel de ProençaMaleDeceased

When Isabel de Almeida de Proença was born in 1575, in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, her father, António de Proença, was 46 and her mother, Maria Castanho, was 31. She married Francisco Vaz Coelho on 10 May 1593, in Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. She died in 1624, in Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil, at the age of 49.SpouseFrancisco Vaz CoelhoMale1570–1624Isabel de Almeida de ProençaFemale1575–1624Marriage10 May 1593Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, BrazilChildren (11)Maria CoelhoFemale1598–1670Antônio de ProençaMale1599–DeceasedCustódia CoelhoFemale1601–1662Francisca de Almeida de ProençaFemale1604–DeceasedGracia de AbreuFemale1605–1670Manoel Vaz CoelhoMale1606–DeceasedIsabel de ProençaFemale1607–1663Ana CoelhoFemale1608–DeceasedEstevão de ProençaMale1610–1662Francisco Vaz CoelhoMale1613–1669Natalia ProençaFemale1617–DeceasedParentsAntónio de ProençaMale1530–1605Maria CastanhoFemale1545–DeceasedSiblings (5)Maria Castanho de AlmeidaFemale1574–1640Isabel de Almeida de ProençaFemale1575–1624Francisco de ProençaMale1577–1638Ana de ProençaFemale1585–1650Catarina de AlmeidaFemale1590–Deceased

When Maria Castanho was born about 1545, in Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal, her father, Antônio Rodrigues de Almeida, was 27 and her mother, Maria Castanho de Almeida, was 21. She married António de Proença about 1564, in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She died in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.SpouseAntónio de ProençaMale1530–1605Maria CastanhoFemale1545–DeceasedMarriageabout 1564Santos, São Paulo, BrazilChildren (5)Maria Castanho de AlmeidaFemale1574–1640Isabel de Almeida de ProençaFemale1575–1624Francisco de ProençaMale1577–1638Ana de ProençaFemale1585–1650Catarina de AlmeidaFemale1590–DeceasedParentsAntônio Rodrigues de AlmeidaMale1520–1580Maria Castanho de AlmeidaFemale1525–Deceased

Antônio Ruiz de Almeida was born in 1502, in Montemor-o-Novo, Évora, Portugal. He had at least 1 daughter with Maria Castanho.

When Gracia de Abreu was born in 1605, in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, her father, Francisco Vaz Coelho, was 36 and her mother, Isabel de Almeida de Proença, was 30. She had at least 1 daughter with Simao Alves. She died on 4 January 1670, in Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo, Brazil, at the age of 65.SpouseSimao AlvesMaleDeceasedGracia de AbreuFemale1605–1670Children (1)Isabel Vaz CoelhoFemaleDeceasedSpouseJoão Martins EsturianoMaleDeceasedGracia de AbreuFemale1605–1670Children (1)MariaFemaleDeceasedParentsFrancisco Vaz CoelhoMale1570–1624Isabel de Almeida de ProençaFemale1575–1624Siblings (11)Maria CoelhoFemale1598–1670Antônio de ProençaMale1599–DeceasedCustódia CoelhoFemale1601–1662Francisca de Almeida de ProençaFemale1604–DeceasedGracia de AbreuFemale1605–1670Manoel Vaz CoelhoMale1606–DeceasedIsabel de ProençaFemale1607–1663Ana CoelhoFemale1608–DeceasedEstevão de ProençaMale1610–1662Francisco Vaz CoelhoMale1613–1669Natalia ProençaFemale1617–Deceased