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Hello, everyone. I’m new to the group and looking forward to collaborating with all of you. I have been working on my family tree on and off for about 10 years. 

I have hit a wall on my paternal line and am hoping for guidance and suggestions on how to move my research forward. I cannot locate birth records or parents of Matias Lepe (possibly y Rodriguez?) born around 1698 in Cocula, Jalisco and married to Bernardina Espinoza. I cannot locate her birth records either. 

I also need help tracing my Santana (Santa Ana) ancestors past Joseph Antonio Santana born about 1650 in Sayula, Jalisco and married to Juana Maria Lopez Bueso y Guerrero de Ocon. 

Any help you are able to provide on these two ancestors is greatly appreciated!

Vicky

Hello everyone, I am Ramón E Sánchez Vázquez del Mercado, I am 62 years old and for more than 10 years I have dedicated a lot of time to the genealogy referring to the surname Vázquez del Mercado, my starting point is the so-called "red book ".... an old book resulting from the transcription and compilation of previous books made by my great-grandfather "ALEJANDRO JOSE LADISLAO DE JESUS ​​VAZQUEZ DEL MERCADO MEJIA" (b1841, Sombrerete, Zacatecas, who was governor of AGUASCALIENTES state" in Porfiriato´s periods ) and which in turn has as its starting point his grandfather "NICOLAS JOSE VAZQUEZ DEL MERCADO" (b1720 Zacatecas, Mex.) married to Maria Ygnacia Espinoza de los Monteros, who have been essential for a better understanding of the growth of the family.
Through these years I have tried to link the historical references of the ancestor "Gines Básquez de Mercado" with the current family....
I want to emphasize that I have found that the surname "Vázquez del Mecado" through several centuries has derived as "Vázquez del Mercado", "Mercado", and a large part of those who currently have only "Mercado" as their surname derive from the original surname "Basquez de Mercado".

Currently my interest is to be able to discover the link between the "Básquez de Mercado" family from the time of the conquest with the family settled mainly in Jalisco, Zacatecas, Durango, Aguascalientes and CDMX between the period 1540 to 1700....
I am grateful to this site for the opportunity to advance the investigation of the family relationships mentioned and to be able to collaborate with members who share similar interests.
I look forward to your comments and thank you for being able to share my research.
Warm greetings

Greetings, 

Thank you for accepting me into this group and on facebook. My name is Alma Contreras and my family on my mother's side is from a small town named Mala Noche, Zacatecas, Mexico in the municipity Valparaiso. My grandmother is from San Jose de llanetes and grandfather from mala noche. I'm interested in our indigenous background. Who our ancestors are and which tribe. 

Hello Nuestros Ranchos Forum,

I'm wondering if anyone has any information on Beatriz Sanchez de Carranza who also used the names Beatriz Sanchez de Lara, Beatriz Gomez, Beatriz Sanchez de Mendoza, Maria Sanchez, and Maria Gomez, she's mentioned in the below passage by Rodolfo H Hernández Chavez. She would've been born around 1615, probaly in Jalostotitlan. Based on the names, does anyone have any guesses about who her parents were?

passage from publication of Rodolfo H Hernández Chavez:

Francisco de Avalos, esposo de María de Espitia, quien según investigaciones de Don Jaime Holcombe procreó en Beatriz Sánchez de Lara –también conocida como Beatriz Sánchez de Carranza, Beatriz Sánchez de Mendoza ó Beatriz Gómez propietaria de una casa en la Villa de los Lagos, descrita en el padrón de 669 como “Casa de María Gómez Viuda”, donde vivía Antonia de Avalos doncella, en compañía de Bernarda Ortiz doncella, y de la “Estancia de San Nicolás de la Ciénega” en la jurisdicción de San Juan/Jalostotitlán, registrada en los padrones de 1670 como “Rancho de Beatriz Gómez”, y en los de 1672, 1673 y 1679 como “Estancia de Beatriz Gómez”, donde vivía en compañía de sus hijos y nietos-, a: Ysabel de Avalos/Ysabel Sanchez Carranza, mujer de José Leonel de Cervantes y Orozco, indiscutiblemente su consanguíneo por ser hijo de Leonel de Cervantes y de Doña Leonor de Orozco; Agustina de Avalos, madre de Juana Gómez...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/213314714210083

This message was submitted to the NR Workgroup and I thought maybe some folks here might have some input for them. Go to the workgroup for the full post but in a nutshell they are looking for:

We are asking anyone who has any information about the five Parga Sisters born in the 1800s – Monica, Basilia, Feliciana, Josefa, or Sotera, or their spouses/partners or descendants, to please contact us at case-tips@dnadoeproject.org with the subject “Ventura”.

they have a connection to Zacatecas.

joseph

I am looking for the significance of Montenegro in the Fonseca Montenegro name and the clue it might provide in further research. I have traced the Fonsecas from San Diego de Alejandria and Arandas, JALISCO back to Salamanca, GUANAJUATO in 1649 with the child of Joseph De Fonseca Montenegro and Cathalina Ortiz Calderon. This is where I am stumped. The Montenegro name occurs for over a hundred years then disappears. Thanks. Evie

Hola,

Buscando informacion sobre Padrones antiguos de Mexico en la internet, encontre la siguiente informacion sobre Padrones del Obispado de Michoacan, 1680-1685. Si alguien esta interesado en leer/ver la informacion, el link es el siguiente:

http://books.google.com/books?id=utlj5Q-6IuIC&pg=PA394&lpg=PA394&dq=pad…

Gracias,
Roberto Hdez

Hola grupo: en mis lineas que no he tenido exito se encuentra
lo siguiente en unas de mis lineas de Villasenor Cervantes,
Juan de Avalos y Juana de Hijar y Bracamontes. Vengo de su hija
Aldonca de Hijar y Bracamontes o de Avalos e Hijar casado con
Gonzalo de Villasenor y Cervantes, natural de Morelia (Valladolid)
Aldonca tuvo a lo menos dos hermanos Pedro e Ignacio bautizados
en Guadalajara 15 mayo 1615 y 10 ago 1610.
Saludos,
Daniel Mendez

Hi Group: Im looking for information on one of my lines, maybe
someone out there has better luck. Juan de Avalos and Juana de
Hijar y Bracamontes married ca. 1610 in Guadalajara or around
Nueva Galicia. They had my ancestor Aldonca de Hijar who married
gonzalo de Villasenor y Cervantes, natural of Morelia, Michoacan.

Thanks,
Daniel Mendez de Camino

Dear Members,

I posted this in the general forum topic by accident, but it really should be in the research section. I also started a new topic because the old one was from 2009.

I have been trying to disentangle some of the early Autlán families. Some of it is on solid footing, but some of it is based on secondary sources that I am pretty sure are NOT correct. The problem is one of chronology and probably of people named similarly (here we go again). My questions concern the identity of the Father of Inés de Tapia y Aguayo. But I really want to see a primary source, because the secondary sources do not agree with each other.

It is certain that Conq. Antonio de Aguayo was from Portillo in Spain, that he was an hijodalgo, and according to Icasa was the son of Martín de Aguayo and Catalina de Ledezma. He was certainly married to Juana de Padilla as can be seen in the PARES link mentioned in an older post, image 3, and which says he had 5 children. The link still works, which is a Méritos y Servicios letter from 1562 still works:
http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas20/catalogo/show/122821

What is NOT a given is whether there is primary source evidence to prove that he (Conq. Antonio de Aguayo) married Elvira de la Peña. Here is my problem. If the Conq. Antonio de Aguayo married Elvira de la Peña, it would have had to have been AFTER Juana de Padilla died (which date I do not have but would have had to be after 1562). In her summary short work named “Familias Corona y Michel en Autlán de la Grana” Sylvia Herenia Corona Cortés quotes Dr. Villaseñor Bordes that Antonio de Aguayo would have married Elvira between 1533 and 1542. But this does not make sense based on the knows facts about his supposed daughter. He would in fact more likely need to marry her after Juana de Padilla. But as can be seen from the PARES link above, he likely married Juana de Padilla around 1550. file:///C:/Users/Sean%20and%20Rebekah/Downloads/FAMILIAS_CORONA_Y_MICHEL_en_Autlan_de_la.pdf

There is some agreement between secondary sources that AN Antonio de Aguayo is the father of Inés de Tapia y Aguayo (ca. 1590-1636), wife of Hernán González Corona (I) (1577-1622). The problem is that that would have to mean that Inés de Tapia y Aguayo would have had to be born at the latest by 1562, but she was having children in the 1610s, which would make her far too old. Her marriage is well attested in the Inventario de Bienes de Difuntos from 1622 http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas20/catalogo/description/3590623?nm as well as the “Anuario de la Academia de Genealogía y Heráldica ‘Mota Padilla’” of 1955, p. 97: “Que entre los hijos y herederos que quedaron por fin y muerte de Hernán González Corona y doña Inés de Tapia y Aguayo; quedaron tres menores, que son: Hernán González Corona, mayor de catorce años y menor de veinticinco, y Doña Petrona Corona, mayores de doce años y menores de veinticinco..."
Also on the same page of the Anuario:
"En el pueblo de Autlán de la Nueva España en 26 días del mes de noviembre de 1636 años, Cristóbal Manzano, marido y conjunta persona de Doña María Corona, hija legítima de Doña Inés de Tapia y Aguayo y Hernán González Corona, ya difuntos, parezco ante vuesa merced en la mejor vía y forma que a mi derecho convenga, y digo que por fin y muerte de la dicha doña Inés de Tapia y Aguayo, mi suegra, se partieron los bienes que dejó, entre sus hijos y herederos que fueron: Doña Francisca Corona, mujer legítima de Don Alvaro Sánchez de Guzmán; y Diego González Corona; Doña Isabel Corona, mujer legítima de Juan Martín Manzano; Doña María Corona, mi esposa; Doña Antonia Corona, mujer legítima de Manuel Salgado; Hernán Gonzaléz Corona; Doña Juana Corona y Doña Petrona Corona".
"De los solteros enumerados, Diego casó con Mariana Ruiz Galindo y con el hermano de ésta, Juan Ruiz Galindo, casó Juana; Petrona o Petronila fue la esposa de José Fernández de la Cueva".

Rubén Villaseñor Bordes, in his book “Autlan”, p. 41 says “Hernán González Corona, marido de Inés de Tapia, hija de Antonio de Aguayo.” The question is which Antonio de Aguayo? Jesús Amaya Topete in his work “Ameca” would suggest that this Antonio de Aguayo is not the same as the Conquistador as follows: "AGUAYO, ANTONIO - (Hijo de Francisco), casó con Elvira, hija de Hernán Ruiz de la Peña. En 1609 declaró en Autlán ser suyos dos sitios para ganado mayor y cuatro caballerías de tierra que compró a nombre de su yerno Hernán González Corona, casado con su hija Inés de Tapia y Aguayo, a Juan Bautista de Lomas y Colmenares. Este las recibió hasta 1610 del alcalde mayor de Autlán, y las traspasó a Aguayo, quien en 1612 las pasó a Hernán" p.3. As we can see from the above dates, there is no way for an Antonio de Aguayo, born in 1510, to still be making land purchases in 1609-1612.

So, again, my question for our valued members: does anyone know if the will for Antonio de Aguayo has been found? Or does anyone have primary source evidence showing that the Conq. Antonio de Aguayo is indeed the father of Inés de Tapia from his union with Elvira de la Peña?

My hypothesis at this point is that the Antonio de Aguayo thought to be the father of Inés de Tapia y Aguayo is probably one to two generations removed from the Conq Antonio de Aguayo Nothing else makes sense of the chronology.
Thoughts?

Many thanks!

Sergio

Hi members,

My sister did the ancestry dna test.
Three percent of the results show from
Thr Aegean Islands. My sister has some Greek in her genes.

I am not surprised as her physical features are like those ancient drawings of the women of the Minoan civilization of Ancient Crete.

Estimados miembros:

Es con emoción que les comparto que he localizado el testamento de Costanza de Híjar y Mesa, hija del Cap. Lorenzo de Castro y Mesa y Costanza de Híjar (a quien supongo ser hija a su vez de Suero Vázquez de Moscoso y de Aldonsa de Híjar y Sellán).

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSD2-Y95L-W?i=248&cat=…

Empieza en la imagen 248, pero al final; en la imagen 249 dice lo siguiente textualmente (no he transcrito todo el testamento pues es muy largo, per he tratado de sacar lo más improtante para la genealogía de los Moscoso e Híjar):

“En el nombre de la Santísma trinidad padre Yjo, i espíritu santo…
Sepan quantos esta escritura de testamento y ultima y postrimera boluntad bieren como yo doña Costanza de Yjar y mesa besina deste puebro de autlan…
Primeramente encomiendo a nuestro señor Jesuchristo que la compro y redimio por su presiosa sangre muerte y pasión y el cuerpo a la tierra el qual mando que quando la boluntad de dios nuestro señor fuere de me llevar desta presente bida sea enterrada en la yglesia de mi seráfico padre San fransisco deste pueblo de autlan y en la sepolture y entierro donde están enterrados mis padres que sean en gloria…
Y ten ordeno y mando se digan luego en este convento de autlan tres novenarios cantados ofrendados de pan y vino y sera por el alma el uno de mi padre Don. Lorenso de Castro y mesa otro por mi madre y señora Doña Costansa de Yjar y el otro mi querido hermano don gregorio de castro y mesa…
Y ten declaro que soi hija de legítimo matrimonio de dho don Lorenso de Castro y mesa y de dha doña Costanza de Yjar ya difuntos como queda dicho
Y ten declaro que no e sido Casada porque dios nuestro señor se an dado gracias he permanecido en el estado de donsella
Y ten declaro que po avernos convenido mi hermano Don Suero basques y moscoso y yo declaro es suya toda la hasienda de la herradura…”

Esto prueba fehacientemente que Lorenzo de Castro y Mesa y su esposa Costanza de Híjar están enterrados en Autlán. También prueba que Don Suero Vázquez de Moscoso (II) es hijo de Don Lorenzo de Castro y Mesa y de Doña Costanza de Híjar y que heredó la hacienda de la Herradura.

Dicho Suero (II) es padre de Joseph de Moscoso por lo que se puede ver en una declaración de 1703 que se encuentra en en el libro Autlán, p. 12:

“En el pueblo de Autlán de la Nueva España en primero de marzo de mil setecientos y tres años. Ante mí el Capitán don Tomás de la Parra, Alcalde Mayor de esta Provincia y Capitán a Guerra del Puerto de la Navidad por su Magestad... (se presentó) Joseph de Moscosso, vecino de este pueblo de Autlán,... y quiere lexitimar con Información bastante, la propiedad que tiene assi en dicho sitio como en los demás... = = En el Pueblo de Autlán en tres días del mes de marzo de mil setecientos y tres años esta parte presentó por testigo a Domingo de Suasso, español vecino de este dicho pueblo a quien le recibí Juramento a Dios Nuestro Señor, y a la Señal de la Cruz en forma socargo del cual prometió decir verdad en lo que supiese y le fuése preguntado y siéndolo al thenor del interrogatorio dixo: ==
Que desde pequeña edad conoce al dicho Joseph de Moscosso y que así mismo conoció a Don Soro Vásquez de Moscosso su padre, a quien varias veces le oió decir ser su hijo y siempre le vio estar bajo su patria potestad y que dicho don Soro hizo y otorgó su testamento, en el cual le declaró por tal su hijo Heredero y Albacea... Y que así mesmo sabe estuvo dicho testamento en el archivo de las Cassas Reales que se quemaron en este pueblo... De que doy fe = = Don Tomás de la Parra = Domingo de Suasso = Franco, de Suasso = Thomas Alvarez de Sierra y Pambley”

Esto nos permite entonces entroncar a los Moscoso del siglo XVIII con los primeros Moscoso de Autlán y Nueva Galicia.

Aquí mis dos pregunta para nuestros estimados miembros:

1) Alguien tiene documentos primarios demostrando que la esposa del Cap. Lorenzo de Castro y Mesa es hija de Suero Vázquez de Moscoso y Figueroa?

La evidencia circunstancial es la siguiente:
Auto de Bienes de difuntos de Lorenzo de Castro y Mesa:
“Autos del inventario de bienes de Lorenzo de Castro y Mesa, vecino del pueblo de Autlán y alcalde mayor del partido de Guachinango. Actuados ante Fernando Castilla y Espinosa, alcalde ordinario de la ciudad de Guadalajara.”

http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas20/catalogo/description/3742676?nm

“Auto de Bienes de difuntos de Suero Vázquez de Moscoso Figuera, natural de Badajoz, y difunto en el pueblo y provincia de Autlán en Nueva España, con testamento y fundación de una capellanía en la catedral de su patria. 1611-1612.”

http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas20/catalogo/description/89996?nm

2) Alguien tiene dicho testamento localizado?

Un saludo cordial,

Sergio Salés

There are several references to Diego de Aguayo (el viejo y el mozo) in GENEALOGIA DE NOCHISTLAN ANTIGUO REINO DE LA NUEVA GALICIA EN EL SIGLO XVII SEGUN SUS ARCHIVOS PARROQUIALES by Jose Luis Vazquez y Rodriguez de Frias. On cursory review, none of them match what you already know about your ancestor. In my Aguayo research, however, most or all of the Diegos de Aguayo born in the late 16th, 17th, and 18th century stem from Antonio de Aguayo, the conquistador who came to New Spain from Portillo, Spain in 1525. Sorry, I couldn't be more helpful in your search, but I will continue to watch for your Diego de Aguayo in my research.

Jose Aguayo

Hola prim@s,

I thought I might share what I know (or what I think I know…) about the Martín Chávez of Sierra de Pinos.

At the top of this line we have miner Juan Martín Chávez and his wife, Isabel Pérez, residents on La Pendencia. The earliest record I have found of them baptizing a child is from 15 Jan 1629, but both of their names appear on a marriage record from 9 Nov 1627 (she was madrina and he a witness), so they might have been married by that date.

I have them with 12 children (please let me know if I miss anything):

• Juan Martín Chávez “el Mozo,” born around 1635 (might be the unnamed child baptized in Oct 1635, whose padrinos were Rafael Suarez de Figueroa and his wife); d. 19 May 1683, San Luis Potosi; m. Juana de Rivera. His wife and 4 children died tragically between Apr 1 and Apr 28, 1683, before he finally succumbed on May 19.
• Nicolás Martín Chávez, born before 1639, m. Isabel de Longoria, im 28 Apr 1669, San Matías, Pinos, Zac (to be married in Mazapil).
• Joseph Martín Chávez, b. 29 Aug 1639, San Matías, Pinos, Zac, d. 10 Dec 1705, Mazapil, Zac; m1. Luisa de Huerta, m2. María de la Oliva, 28 Oct 1681, San Francisco, Charcas, SLP.
• Teresa Martín Chávez, b. 25 Sep 1643, San Matías, Pinos, Zac; d. 17 Aug 1678, San Matías, Pinos, Zac; m. Joseph de Espino.
• Antonio Martín Chávez, born around 1645, m. Ana de Castañeda y Salas.
• Josefa Martín Chávez, b. 17 Apr 1645, San Matías, Pinos, Zac.
• Ygnés Martín Chávez, born around 1646; d. 24 Dec 1736, San Matías, Pinos, Zac. Age 90, Doncella.
• Pedro Martín Chávez, born around 1648; married to Rita Calderón.
• Petra Martín Chávez, m. Francisco Delgado.
• Matiana Martín Chávez, b. 25 Dec 1651, San Matías, Pinos, Zac; m. Pascual Rodríguez.
• Isabel Martín Chávez, m1. Juan Díaz de Argandoña, 23 Feb 1669 San Matías, Pinos, Zac; m2. Bernabé Montañés, 28 Feb 1707, Real de Asientos. Had one son out of wedlock
• Diego Martín Chávez, b. 15 Mar 1654, San Matías, Pinos, Zac. Padrinos: Diego Delgado (el Moso) y Doña Isabel [de Islas Martínez Lozano] su muger.

Another probable son is Francisco Martín Chávez, born around 1631 on La Pendencia, and later a resident of San Miguel Mexquitic, SLP.

ORIGINS

According to his burial record, dated 22 Aug 1662, Juan Martín Chávez was from la ciudad de Lagos en los Algarbas en los Reinos de Castilla (Lagos, Faro, Portugal), and he was the son of Juan de Chávez and Beatriz González (courtesy of the abstracts of Mary Lou Montagna).

Isabel Pérez’s origin was revealed in the marriage dispensation of their daughter, Isabel Martín Chávez, who married Juan Díaz de Argandoña in 1699. They were dispensed at 3rd degree: he was the son of Andrés Díaz de Argandoña and Beatriz de Olavi, and according to witnesses, his maternal grandmother, María de Contreras, was the legitimate sister of Antonio Flores, who, being unmarried, had a child with a Coyota woman, and this child was sent to be raised on the Hacienda of Espiritu Santo in Sierra de Pinos, in the home of Capitán Gabriel Ortiz and Isabel Pérez, owners of said hacienda, who christened the child Isabel Pérez, after her adoptive mother; the owners of said hacienda later married the young Isabel to Juan Martín Chávez, and during their marriage, they begat Isabel Martín Chávez, the bride-to-be. The parentesco would look like this:

Antonio Flores-1-María de Contreras
Isabel Pérez-2-Beatriz de Olavi
Isabel Martín Chávez-3-Juan Díaz

So, though we’ll sadly never know the name of the birth mother of Isabel Pérez, we know that her father was Antonio Flores, who had a sister named María de Contreras, who was married to someone surnamed “Olavi.”

MARÍA DE CONTRERAS cc JUAN DE OLAVIDES

While going through the baptism book of Santa Fe, Guanajuato, I came upon a María de Contreras who was married to a miner named Joannes de Olavide. They baptized six children between 1605 and 1617. According to the baptism record of one of their sons, they had also lived in las Minas de los Ramos, bishopric of Guadalajara. Could this be the same María de Contreras mentioned in the cited dispensa, “Olavi” being a variation of “Olavide”?

Found in the marriage records of San Matías Sierra de Pinos, is that of Ygnasio de Olabid and Casilda de Contreras, married on 26 Jul 1639 on the Hacienda de El Peñol; their padrinos were none other than Juan Martín Chávez and María de Contreras, and witnesses were Alonso de Contreras and Andrés Díaz de Argandoña. Joannes de Olavide and María Contreras baptized a son named Ygnacio on 15 Aug 1612, and this is undoubtably him. I think we can say without a doubt that they are also the parents of Beatriz de Olavi, whose husband, Andrés Díaz de Argandoña, was a witness to this same marriage.

So I turned my attention to the church records of Santa Fe, Guanajuato:

Hola Kelly ,how are you ? Well I hope.
This is just one over a dozen lines of my connection to Petrolina de
Moctezuma and Martin Navarro:
Daughter :Francisca de Gabay Navarro de Moctezuma married Lope Ruiz de
Esparza
Son: Cristobal Ruiz de Esparza -Had an affair-name of woman not mentioned
Illegitimate Daughter=Antonia Ruiz de Esparza married Jacinto Centeno
Son :Jose Matias Centeno married Margarita Munoz Romo
Son:Jose Felix Centeno married Maria Antonia Moreno
Son:Jose Ramon Centeno married Maria Concepcion Ramirez
Son:Joseph Antonio Abad Centeno married Maria Guadalupe Alderete
Daughter:Sesaria de Jesus married Jose Anastacio Padilla
Son: Cruz Padilla married Juanita Perez
Daughter ; Jesus Padilla married Manuel Reynoso
Son :Baudelio Reynoso married Betty Hermosillo
Me :Ronald(Ronnie) Reynoso married Cristina Rodriguez

Does someone know why Jesús Maria does not have Catholic Church death records? They only have the registros.

Hello I Recently started doing more research on my Magallanes line and this is what I have so far.

My Great Grandma (Soledad Magallanes Teposte) Born in 1909 In Tlaltenango, Zacatecas

Her Father was (Timoteo Magallanes Salazar) Born in 26 Of August 1883, in Zacatecas.. Location not known..

Timoteo's Father (Doroteo Magallanes Jimenez) Born in 5th of June 1854 In Tlaltenango
married to Tiburcia Salazar)

Doroteo's Father (Jose De Los Santos Magallanes) Married in May 10th 1837 to
Maria De Jesus Jimenez...

I am Looking for Information On His Parents
I Think I may Have found Jose's Birth info
I found a (Jose Jacinto De Los Santos Magallanes) Born in 13 sep 1821 In Tlaltenango Zacatecas
his parents are Simon Magallanes and Guadalupe Herrera...
This could be my Jose De Los Santos... but I do not want to assume it is until i am completely sure..
I would Really Appreciate the help...
thank you

Hello,

I'm researching my family tree in Leon, Guanajuato. I'm trying to find the name of the town that my ancestor, Jose Epifanio Monjaras, was born in. In the attached Baptism record, the town looks like it says Caraeol, but I'm not having any luck finding that town or anything similar. The Baptism was in Leon, so the town must be near. Parents names are Juan Monjaras and Andrea Ramires. See attached image.

Appreciate any help!

Thank you,

Stephanie

Hola prim@s,

These are the indexes of the early baptism books of the San Matias parish in Sierra de Pinos. They were extracted from photocopies that Mary Lou Montagna had done during her visits to Pinos in the 1990’s. Sarod77 was kind enough to assist with this transcription, and I can’t thank her enough. I am compiling all of these books - the baptisms, confirmations & marriages - into one PDF, which I will make available for download.

Condition of documents

The condition of the pages vary: most pages are clear and legible, while some are torn, with portions missing, others are blotched or faded. In some cases, we were able to deduce who an individual was from the name of their spouse, and their names will be included in brackets [...]. We were also able to deduce dates from previous and following entries.

From Image 45/82 through 64/82 (roughly, from Jan 1627 to Jan 1632), some of the pages appear to be out of order, and one is even duplicated (images 46 and 52 are identical). There are likely some pages missing. Unfortunately, in this section of the book, the top portions of several pages - where the page numbers are written - are torn away. On top of that, the year number is usually given only at the beginning of each calendar year, and on the first entry: on all other entries, it says “de dicho año.” So, though individual months are visible, it can be several pages before a year number is seen. In addition, there are entries that were added at a later date, so they’re “not where they’re supposed to be.” For these reasons, it’s difficult to know whether the images are in order.

That said, rather than to trying to determine the correct order of these pages, I’ve decided to publish “as is,” and let the researcher interpret it. Otherwise, the rest of the images, Pinos 1/82 to 44/82, and Pinos 65/82 to 80/82, appear to be in the correct sequence.

Spelling & Abbreviations

I try to use the given spelling and abbreviations of names, surnames and place names. I also try to include other details that may be of interest, such as relationships, locations and ownership of haciendas. In the original books, the use of capitals and lower-case letters are all over the map, so capitals and punctuation in these transcriptions are mine.

Abbreviations used:

“comᵉ” = comadre (godmother)
“compᵉ” = compadre (godfather)
“dha/dho” = dicha/dicho (aforementioned)
“pp” = padrino/s, madrina/s (godparent/s)
“tt” = testigo/s (witness/s)

Saludos!
Manny Díez Hermosillo
Jan 2018

SAN MATÍAS SIERRA DE PINOS
Bautismos 1613-1636

Transcriptions by Manny Díez Hermosillo and by Sarod77

Vol I Pinos 1-82 Bautismos 1613-1636

Pinos 1 of 82
p. 2
Año de 1613

01 Jan
Catalina hija de Bernabe y de Mª su muger
pp Melchor y Lusia su muger - Pº Lazaro

02 Jan
Lazaro hijo de Alº Sanches y de Mª su muger
pp Jů Alonso y Ysabel de Castañeda - Pº Lazaro

07 Jan
Ana hija de Francº Martin y de Mª su muger
pp Diᵒ Juares y Lusia Ana su muger - Pº Lazaro

02 Feb
Ursula hija de Nicolas y de Mª su muger
pp Andres Felipe y Ana su muger - Pº Lazaro

03 Feb
Alº hijo de Mendes y de Ynes su muger
pp Martin Jacobo y ? su muger - Pº Lazaro

1613.

10 Feb
Pº hijo de Diᵒ y de Anjelina su muger
pp ? y Mª Indios - Pº Lazaro

03 Mar
Andres
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Pinos 2 of 82

En diez dias del dho mes y año (Mar 1613)
Jů hijo de Anton- Julian y de Mª Madalena su muger
pp Jů Vatista y Mª [Sa]lome su muger - Pº Lazaro

En diez dias del dho mes y año
Jů hijo de Jů Ernandes y de Catalina su muger
pp Grabiel Anjel y Mª Madalena - Pº Lazaro

30 Mar (1613)
Josep hijo de Diego Delgado y de Juª Dias su muger
pp Francº de Cardona - Pº Lazaro

19 May
Jů hijo de Andres Felipe y de Ana su muger
pp Diᵒ y Mª su muger todos Indios - Pº Lazaro

19 May
Mª hija de Sebastian y de Monica
pp Melchor y Lusia? su muger - Pº Lazaro

29 Sep
Madalena hija de Agustin y de Mª su muger
pp Diᵒ Felipe y Anjelina su muger - Pº Lazaro

Pinos 3 of 82
p. 3

En dho dia mes y año (29 Sep 1613) bautise a
Juª hija de Francº? y de ? Peres su muger
pp Andres Peres y Madalena de Alćola su muger - Pº Lazaro
1613
30 Sep
Pᵒ hijo de Jů Martin y de Lusia su muger Mulatos
pp Andres Gomes y Agueda de la Peña su muger - Pº Lazaro

10 Nov
Alº hijo de Jů Rodrigues y de Catalina su muger
pp Pº Juª y Mª Salome su muger - Pº Lazaro

17 Nov
Lusia hija de Lorenso y de Mª su muger
pp Jů Miguel y Gaspar Baltasar - Pº Lazaro

01 Dec
Marcos hijo de Francº y de Madalena su muger
pp Diᵒ y Madalena - Pº Lazaro

25 Dec
Madalena hija de Jů Miguel Grabiel y de Catalina Ynes su muger
pp Francº Ma- y Mª Madalena su muger - Pº Lazaro

Pinos 4 of 82

1614 aºs

03 Feb 1614
Diᵒ hijo de Sebastian y de Madalena Indios
pp Grabiel Jacobo y Mª Madalena - Pº Lazaro

16 Feb
Jů hijo de Pº y de Catalina su muger
pp Francº y Mª su muger - Pº Lazaro

30 Mar
Melchor hijo de Melchor Albares y de Ana Mexia su muger
pp Jů Peres de Alanis y Ysabel de Salas su muger - Pº Lazaro

06 Apr
Hernando hijo de Pº Martin y de Ana Mª su muger
pp Madalena Sisilia y Mariana - Pº Lazaro

06 Apr
Ana hija de Pedro y de Catalina su muger
pp Miguel y Mª su muger - Pº Lazaro

16 Apr
Alº hijo de Luis de Salas y de Ana de Rojjas su muger
pp (cont’d)

Pinos 5 of 82
p. 4

pp Alº de Cardenas y de Mª de Alćola - Pº Lazaro

Año de 1614.

11 May
Madalena hija de Jů y de Mariana su muger
pp Jů Batista y Mª Salome su muger - Pº Lazaro

Does anyone have any information on the Aguayo's of Nochistlan. In particular Jose Maria Aguayo born abt. 1815 - deceased abt 1838. I'm trying to find his parents. I have been searching for months and have hit a solid brick wall.

Jose Maria Aguayo (b. abt 1815) and Tereza Gomez (b. abt 1817) had a daughter Feliciana Aguayo (b. 1837). I was able to find, with a little more detective work) That Tereza Gomez remarried. She married Margarito Gomez as Tereza de Aguayo "vuida" in 1839. I assume Jose Maria Aguayo then died abt. 1838.

There are "testigos" in Feliciana Aguayo and Longino Gomez marriage certificate (5/12/1859) with the names Pedro Aguayo and Sebastiana Tolentino but I have hit a brick wall on those name too.

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939J-64SB-TD?mode=g&i=214&wc=3P…
(Lower right side of page)

I did find several Jose Maria Aguayo's born around that time in Nochistlan but without any connection it's hard for me to add to my ancestry line. Any help would be appreciated.

Gracias Primos
~Xochitl

My grandfather was Jose' Socorro Luevano de Marinez. He was given as an award of the church which I believe was Hacienda de Cieneguilla, in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico at a young age for priesthood training. I am trying to confirm that this was actually a church that trained young people for entry into the priesthood. I actually found the remains of the church/seminary in a Google search. My grandfather was born in Paso de Sotos, Jalisco, Mexico on 12 May 1892 which was recorded in the church, Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico, registry on 17 May 1892. His parents were Tiburcio Luevano and Manuela Martinez. He was then baptized on 18 May 1892 in the church, La Santisima Trinidad, in Villa Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico, where his name was recorded as Jose del Socorro Luebano. He then left the church in about 1914, entering the United States, and was married to Cecilia Montoya on 13 November 1915, in Harris County, Texas, United States. This information was validated by his children and documented in the sources in FamilySearch. He told his children of his place of birth and that he was awarded to the church at a young age for priesthood training. He often referred to Hacienda de Cieneguilla and Aguiascalientes, Aguasclientes, Mexico as boyhood places of his young childhood.

My basic question is (Is Hacienda de Cieneguilla a church or seminary in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico, a reasonable place where Jose' could have attended priesthood training?)

I am looking for information regarding the Marquez families in Teocaltiche, more specifically from Atepoca.  I was told that my great grandmother, Francisca Marquez lived in a Hacienda, but I can not find that information anywhere.  Does anybody know how I can go about finding out that information?  

I only descend from Charlamagne on both of my parent's sides, not Muhammad "the prophet".

Here is my first connection

Daniel Méndez del Camino b: 1992
José Gabriel Méndez y Cortés b: 1956
Martín Méndez de Serrano b: 1917
Lucía Gutiérrez de Serrano y Rubio de Mónrroy b: 1889
Juan José Gutiérrez de Serrano b: 1853
José Jesús Francisco de Serrano y de León b: 1825
Alexandro de Cerrano y de Ornelas b: 1799
María Juana Rafaela Alvina de Ornelas y García-Básquez de Lomelín b: 1770
Manuel Antonio de Ornelas y Báquez de Lara b: 1737
Gregorio de Ornelas y de la Crus b: 1713
Juan de Dios de Ornelas y Sánchez b: 1669
Andrés de Ornelas y de Orosco b: 1636
Alvaro IV de Ornelas y Hurtado de Mendoza, FIDALGO NOBLE b: 1598
Alvaro III de Ornelas e de Vasconcellos, FIDALGO NOBLE b: 1561
Mem de Ornelas e de Moura, FIDALGO NOBLE b: 1530
João de Ornelas e Furtado de Mendoça, FIDALGO NOBLE b: 1502
Alvaro II Alvarez, Señor de Ornelas b: 1440
Alvaro I López, Señor de Ornelas b: 1424
Lope Estévez, Señor de Ornelas b: 1409
Estefanía de Aviz, Princesa de Portugal b: 1381
João I de Aviz, Rey de Portugal b: 1357
Pedro I de Bourgoña, Rey de Portugal b: 1320
Beatrice Sánchez, Princesa de Castilla b: 1293
María de Molina, Señora de Meneses
Alfonso de Bourgoña, Príncipe de León
Alfonso IX de Bourgoña, Rey de León
Fernando II de Bourgoña, Rey de León
Alfonso VII de Bourgoña, Emperador de España
Raymond of Burgundy, Count of Galicia b: 1070
Count Guillaume I of Burgundy
Princess Alice of Normandy
Princess Judith of Rennes b: 982
Duke Conan of Bretagne-Rennes b: 940
Duke Juhel of Rennes b: 885
Count Judicael II of Rennes b: 815
Bernhard I, King of Italy b: 790
Pippin I, King of Italy b: 773
CHARLAMAGNE I, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR b: 747

Hope this answers some questions or thoughts.

-Daniel Méndez del Camino

I have begun to systematically go through film 0443967 (Tlaltenango Matrimonios 1626-1723) since the film is not indexed. I am up to about 1642 now and about 80-90% of the marriages are for Indios with no surnames. However, there are a few indios with surnames and a few Spanish marriages interspersed there and I imagine that will increase as I go further in time on the film.

If anybody has any families/lineages that they want me to keep an eye open for while I do this, please let me know.

I have run across the following thus far. If you would like further details on any of these marriages let me know.

1629 Juan Garcia de Miramontes con Ana de Lopez
1629 Pablo de Ortiz con Ynez de Saucedo
1630 Juan de Frias Vandal con Alfonsina de la Paz
1630 Manuel Diaz con Maria Ruiz
1632 Jacintro de Lamas con Mariana Rodriguez
1632 Juan de Isabel Pinedo con Juana de Castro
1632 Antonio de Ribera con Maria de Solis
1633 Gerardo Cardosso con Catalina de Haro
1633 Pablo Flores de la Torre con Clara de Miramontes
1634 Juan de Vera con Maria de Miramontes
1634 Juan Sanchez con Tomasina Saucedo
1634 Juan Gallardo con Maria Delgado
1636 Rodrigo de Castro con Francisca de Rodas
1637 Pedro de Chabes Banuelos con Catalina de Haro
1638 Benito Gonzalez con Mariana Lopez
1638 Juan Ruiz con Marta de Bobadilla
1638 Francisco de Guzman con Catalina Gonzalez
1639 Gerardo de Lamas con Leonor Ortiz
1642 Antonio Lopez de la O con Maria Perez
1644 Joseph Munoz con Maria Cid
1644 Nicolas Perez con Gertrudis de Haro