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Ancestry DNA Results

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.

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Hola:

Muchos de los marinos que acompañaron las expediciones eran griegos o genoveses, personalmente creo que los Martin (Pinzón) pudieron haber tenido ese origen, yo desciendo de uno de ellos, el capitán Onufrio Martin, que naufragó frente a las costas de Venezuela en 1540. Pero hay otras familias de origen griego como la del conquistador Juan Griego cuya familia pasó a Durango, eran carreteros,  otros Griego fueron a Nuevo México, el conquistador Pedro de Rodas fue otro caso, la familia Candía (Sandi en algunos registros), loa Argüello, Argüelles, los Livera.

 

Census of San Antonio, Texas , Nueva Espana (Mexico) June 14, 1718

I found in familysearch.org an online book of the diary of Alarcon that went into Texas in 1718.

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Hi Denise,

Yes, There is something interesting here in the census of San Antonio 1718. If you compare this census with the census of San Antonio in 1763 where the population got a little bigger in 1763 but they all have the same surnames of the people of 1718.

I see two of them Joseph Velasquez, Antonio and Agustin Perez. If they are the same ones in my family tree. Velasquez was originally from Xerez.

Need help in reading this 1768 document

Hi to all Nuestro Rancho members,

Can someone look at this half page document for me and rewrite it clearly so I can see what it says?? It is about my ancestor Blas Madera. Thank you.

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Literal transcript without abbreviations plus capital letters. In case you need the other little details besides what Mr. Ricci has mentioned.

Not sure if the brides mother's last name is "peres" or "lares". probably the former.

Blas Madera mestiso originario de Minillas y vesino de esta pheligrecia veinte años a, y viudo de Teresa de Avila cuyo cuerpo se sepulto en esta yglecia tres años a, hijo legitimo de Joseph Madera y de Josepha Velasques, Paresco ante vuestra majestad como mejor aya lugar en dicho. y digo que por quanto tengo ajuntado mi casamiento con Maria Lorensa española de los Sauses y vesina desta pheligrecia seis años a, hija legitima de Sevastian Magaianes y Ephigenia Peres? para poder contraer dicho matrimonio....

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This is a marriage record For Blas Madera and María Lorenza. It says that he is a widower and that his parents are Joseph Madera and Josepha Velasquez. It seems that they initially forgot to name the parents of Maria Lorenza (Magdalena or Magallanes)

Rick A. Ricci

"Hazcata" by Colotlan

In the 23 Sep 1760 Colotlan baptism of Matheo (second from bottom right at https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-F9S3-KX?cc=1874591&wc=3J4B… ), his birth is placed at Hazcata.

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Giving it just a quick look, the first thing it comes to my mind is "tlazcala" the "H" kind of resembles the "tl" in the word Colotlan at the beginning of the record, and what it looks like a "t" could also be a "l" at the last syllable. Thus maybe a town of that name within Colotlan? Just a thought on other possibles spellings.

FamilySearch blue boxes on Images

Suddenly every image of the Tlaltenango baptisms 1888-1889 on FamilySearch have blue boxes, outlining and sometimes obscuring the text.

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I notice that too, for now I can only think of clicking on any of the indexed person in the bottom on the "image index tab" and it will highlight only that person allowing you to see the rest of the image.

Hopefully they implement a switch for ease of viewing. (unless there is one already, haven't check thoroughly.

Need help reading name on document please

Hi, I would appreciate your help reading the last name please. First name is Maria but the last name is hard to read.
I have attached a picture.
Thank you
Esther

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Translation help!

I would like for someone who understands Spanish better than I do to look at a document and tell me what it is about. It is about my ancestors Pedro and Juan Casillas.

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It is a baptism for Juan and Pedro Casillas. Their parents are Domingo Casillas and Ana de Rosas. Both parents are identified as “Indios”.