Payo Méndez señor de la Casa de Sotomayor

  Noted events in his life were:

• Reference:
Francisco Ruano, Casa de Cabrera en Cordoba: Obra Genealógica Histórica , p. 162

Mendo Peláez married doña Ynés Pérez de Ambia, the daughter of don Pedro, señor de Ambia, and among their sons was Payo Méndez de Sotomayor, who married doña Hermesenda Núñez Maldonado.

• Reference:
Felipe de la Gándara, Nobiliario, Armas, y Triunfos de Galicia, pp. 516-517

The oldest of this family is García de Sorred who married doña Urraca de Ron and they had a son, Payo Méndez Sorred. Payo married Elvira Gudins, the daughter of don Gudiño Fafes Serracin de Laáoso and his wife doña Oroa Mendes de Berganza.

The son of Payo and Elvira was Mendo Péaz Sorred, señor de casa, who was likely with Alfonso VII at the conquest of Almeria. Mendo married doña Ynés Pérez de Ambia, daughter of Pedro Paéz de Ambia and his wife, María Fernández, the daughter of Fernando Yánez de Gundias. The son of don Mendo and doña Ynés was Payo Médez.

Payo Médez, señor de casa Sotomayer married doña Ermesenda Núñez, daughter of Nuño Pérez Maldonado and doña Aldara Turrichao. The children of Payo and doña Ermesenda were don Alvaro Paéz de Sotomayor, Ruy Paéa de Sotomayor, Mendo Paéz de Sotomayor, Gonçalo Paéz, doña María Paéz de Sotomayor and doña Teresa Paéz de Sotomayor.

• Reference:
Francisco Antonio de Alarcón, Nobiliario del Conde de Barcelos, Don Pedro, Hijo del Rey Don Dionis de Portugal, pp. 96, 386, 389

Don Gil Fernández Baticela de Lima was the son of don Fernand Arias Baticela and Teresa Vermuniz. Don Gil married Teresa Páez, the daughter of Payo Méndez Soredea and his wife Ermesenda Núñez.

Payo married Ermesinda Núñez Maldonado, daughter of Nuño Pérez Maldonado and Alda Fernández Turrichao.