Discontinuance of compoun surnames in Los Altos: Ruiz de Esparza--Research Digest, Vol 41, Issue 24

My first ancestor to stop using Ruiz de Esparza was known as Rafaela
Esparza at the time of her 2nd marriage (January 30, 1782).

Comentarios

Comentario

Hi Irma, this has always been an interesting topic to discuss, I think that many people have reasons and times to shorten their names, I have a sister from church and the FHC her name is still Ruiz de Esparza, she is from Cosío, Ags. We just call her sister Esparza, its customs like this that might a reason, I wasnt aware you were related to Vic. Ferr I have him in my database along with all the G. de Mendoza. Anyway I think it really just depends on the person, a general from Santa María de los Lagos, was named Moreno de Ortega, they later changed the city's name ti Lagos de Moreno in his honor. He used his European-style surname till the end of the war of independece when he died. My grandfather told me once, I need to ask him again! Ill just paraprase what I remember, that there was a time the Mexican government tried to get rid of all compound last names, but were not successful, it was an effort to create equality, since the compound showed lineage and blood, but it failed, in the government were the criollos in charge. I think the independece didnt really change things, yes, it kicked the peninsulars but put the criollos in power where it is today.

-Daniel Méndez del Camino

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de padres no conocidos

En la Hazienda de Santiago feligresia de la Villa de Aguascalientes en
treinta y uno de Henero 1740 ...

Comentarios

Comentario

Stuart,
I have a situation where I do have father and mother for the great, great, great grand-parents. However, while the father's side is OK, the maternal grandparents are listed as "abuelos maternos no conocidos." One of the children does have a grandmother.

Should this be interpreted as the grandmother was unwed? I am a little bit confused. Can you help me with this? Do you want names? Thank you for any help you can give me.

--Esther Jordan Lopez

En la Hazienda de Santiago feligresia de la Villa de Aguascalientes en
treinta y uno de Henero 1740 ... Maria Antonia, india originaria de el
Pueblo de San Joseph hija de padres no conocidos, fueron sus padrinos
Simon Benites y Juana de Lara, á quienes advertí su obligación y
parentesco espiritual, y lo firme con dicho Señor Cura

This record is very typical for children of unknown parents, and the
padrinos named here happen to be my wife's direct-line ancestors. I
wonder what the relationship was between Antonia and her godparents,
when there are no other parents known. Did the godparents assume
responsibility for raising the child? Did they merely fine her a home?
Did they do little or nothing but allow their names to be written
down? Just how seriously did godparents take "su obligación y
parentesco espiritual"?

--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Comentario

Just an educated guess...I think there is no one solution for all
probabilities which can include:

1) children of the godparents or family thereof.

2) Indian or African slaves, or mixture thereof.

3) orphaned children (especially from Native Americans or Mulatto)
resulting from warfare or disease.

My best guess is that these children were "protected" to some
degree.....depending on their appearance, servitude, etc...

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Comentario

We need to remember that the mother of the baby was not at the baptism and I'm sure sometimes the father was not either. Mothers stayed in bed/confinement for up to 40 days.  If the parents were from a different villlage or town of origin the godparents were simply saying they don't know who the grandparents were not that they did not have any.  I'm sure with following labor or field jobs there was lots of moving from season to season plus when a couple married one of them may have been from a different village so locals who became godparents did not know who the grandparents were.  I have one record where the child is one hour old so wonder about the baptism customs since this baby was not ill according to the record.  Sometimes we are just left to wonder..
 
Linda in B.C.

--- On Wed, 6/17/09, Esther wrote:

From: Esther
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2009, 6:01 PM

Stuart, 
I have a situation where I do have father and mother for the great, great, great grand-parents.  However, while the father's side is OK, the maternal grandparents are listed as "abuelos maternos no conocidos."  One of the children does have a grandmother. 

Should this be interpreted as the grandmother was unwed?  I am a little bit confused.  Can you help me with this?  Do you want names?  Thank you for any help you can give me.

--Esther Jordan Lopez

En la Hazienda de Santiago feligresia de la Villa de Aguascalientes en
treinta y uno de Henero 1740 ... Maria Antonia, india originaria de el
Pueblo de San Joseph hija de padres no conocidos, fueron sus padrinos
Simon Benites y Juana de Lara, á quienes advertí su obligación y
parentesco espiritual, y lo firme con dicho Señor Cura

This record is very typical for children of unknown parents, and the
padrinos named here happen to be my wife's direct-line ancestors. I
wonder what the relationship was between Antonia and her godparents,
when there are no other parents known. Did the godparents assume
responsibility for raising the child? Did they merely fine her a home?
Did they do little or nothing but allow their names to be written
down? Just how seriously did godparents take "su obligación y
parentesco espiritual"?
 

--
Best regards,
Stuart                          mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Comentario

LOL the misspelling makes sense, there I thought actual "bird vendors" were
leaving stray children behind.

In a message dated 6/18/2009 7:47:06 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
bill_figueroa@usa.net writes:

Stuart,

In your message you said that "There were also some niños born of
transients
(paraxeros / parajeros)." I believe you meant "pasaxeros / pasajeros"
(with
an "s") like in "pasajeros en esta dicha Villa de Aguas Calientes".

Bill Figueroa

Comentario

Stuart,
sometimes the child(ren) of PNCs were the bastard child(ren) of the
"Padrino" and occasionally of the "Madrina." Marge

On Jun 17, 2009, at 8:34 AM, Stuart Armstrong wrote:

En la Hazienda de Santiago feligresia de la Villa de Aguascalientes en
treinta y uno de Henero 1740 ... Maria Antonia, india originaria de el
Pueblo de San Joseph hija de padres no conocidos, fueron sus padrinos
Simon Benites y Juana de Lara, á quienes advertí su obligación y
parentesco espiritual, y lo firme con dicho Señor Cura

This record is very typical for children of unknown parents, and the
padrinos named here happen to be my wife's direct-line ancestors. I
wonder what the relationship was between Antonia and her godparents,
when there are no other parents known. Did the godparents assume
responsibility for raising the child? Did they merely fine her a home?
Did they do little or nothing but allow their names to be written
down? Just how seriously did godparents take "su obligación y
parentesco espiritual"?

--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Comentario

Marge,

Something doesn't make sense. Hijos de padres no conocidos were usually
abandoned children by parents who could not raise them due to unusual
circumstances. Children left at the church or handed over to a catholic
priest were given up for adoption to families that could support them, both
financially and spiritually. I have ancestors who were godparents of many
abandoned children. Most were young couples, frequently husband and wife,
but just as often a single man or woman. Perhaps some were children of the
padrino...maybe in some odd cases...but children of the madrina? Could a
mother be godmother of her own child? I don't think the church would allow
it.

Bill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marge Vallazza"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos

Stuart,
sometimes the child(ren) of PNCs were the bastard child(ren) of the
"Padrino" and occasionally of the "Madrina." Marge

Comentario

The church didn't have to know. Maybe if there was collaboration in
concealing a "maiden's" impregnation, pregnancy, and childbirth,
SURPRISE!!!!! "Look what we found!" It may not have happened often
but it COULD have happened. Just me, thinking outside the box. Marge:)

On Jun 18, 2009, at 12:14 AM, Bill Figueroa wrote:

Marge,

Something doesn't make sense. Hijos de padres no conocidos were
usually abandoned children by parents who could not raise them due to
unusual circumstances. Children left at the church or handed over to
a catholic priest were given up for adoption to families that could
support them, both financially and spiritually. I have ancestors who
were godparents of many abandoned children. Most were young couples,
frequently husband and wife, but just as often a single man or woman.
Perhaps some were children of the padrino...maybe in some odd
cases...but children of the madrina? Could a mother be godmother of
her own child? I don't think the church would allow it.

Bill

----- Original Message ----- From: "Marge Vallazza"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos

Stuart,
sometimes the child(ren) of PNCs were the bastard child(ren) of the
"Padrino" and occasionally of the "Madrina." Marge

Comentario

In transcribing these records I have run across every combination of
godparents of hijos de padres no conocidos - some with a padrino only,
some with a madrina only, some with both, and some with one parent
(either father or mother) and one or both godparents, and nearly every
mixture of races. In a few, the child is described as "expuesto",
usually en la casa de someone of race other than indio. There were
also some niños born of transients (paraxeros / parajeros).

The Antonia in question also has the interesting possibility of being
the same person who later married her godparents' son. That Antonia is
found having at least six different surnames in various records,
causing one to wonder if she had any idea who her real parents were,
and perhaps identified with various families who took care of her or
were close friends.

The nature of the records is such that in the case of marriage records
I wonder if "hijo/a legitimo/a" is really truthful in every case. If a
person was raised in a family I doubt they would be willing to admit,
if they even knew, that they were not legitimate.

Could someone translate Rodolfo's reply? (ff)
>
Estimado Stuart buenos días.
Cualquiera de las preguntas que haces puede ser la respuesta.

La obligación para con los padrinos era más que nada espiritual,
dependiendo de sus posibilidades ellos podían llevar o no a los niños
a sus casas. Los niños podían quedar bajo la custodia de Iglesia
mientras se les buscaba un hogar pero el bautismo era algo que no
podía ni debía postergarse ya que la muerte asechaba todo el tiempo.
Por eso se les buscaba padrinos con urgencia para poder bautizarlos.

Casi siempre esos infantes toman los apellidos de los padrinos, puedes
buscar que pasó con esa niña, pudo haber muerto ya que el íncice de
mortalidad era muy alto o puedes buscar en los expedientes
matrimoniales si es que se casó, es en esos documentos en donde se
encuentra la mayor información útil para cualquier investigador o
genealogísta ya que las partidas de libros de bautismo, matrimonio y
entierros son muy breves.

El índice de niños hijos de padres no conocidos e Hijos de la Iglesia
es muy alto durante el virreinato la historia de Antonia la niña que
mencionas, fue bastante común. Eran hijos nacidos de relaciones
ilísitas desde el punto de vista legal o moral, de abusos, etc. Por
ello eran abandonados en los pueblos cercanos, para ocultar "el
pecado".

Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez
>
--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Comentario

Stuart,

In your message you said that "There were also some niños born of transients
(paraxeros / parajeros)." I believe you meant "pasaxeros / pasajeros" (with
an "s") like in "pasajeros en esta dicha Villa de Aguas Calientes".

Bill Figueroa

Comentario

Bill, también puede ser hijos de "parexos" o "parejos" osea hijos de personas de la misma casta o de la misma raza.

Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez

> From: bill_figueroa@usa.net
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:46:59 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos
>
> Stuart,
>
> In your message you said that "There were also some niños born of transients
> (paraxeros / parajeros)." I believe you meant "pasaxeros / pasajeros" (with
> an "s") like in "pasajeros en esta dicha Villa de Aguas Calientes".
>
> Bill Figueroa
>
>

Comentario

Hello Bill,

Yes, my mistake. I meant Pasaxeros ...

> In your message you said that "There were also some niños born of transients
> (paraxeros / parajeros)." I believe you meant "pasaxeros / pasajeros" (with
> an "s") like in "pasajeros en esta dicha Villa de Aguas Calientes".

> Bill Figueroa
--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Comentario

Stuart - here is my translation for Rodolfo's message. He mentions
"expedientes matrimoniales" and "libros de partidas" I don't know what the
difference is. Anyway, I hope this helps. If anyone has a better translation
I won't feel offended.

-Angelina-

Translation of Rodolfo's message:

Good morning Stuart.
All of your questions (scenarios) could be the answer.

The godparents obligations was more than anything spiritual, depending on
their capacity they would or would not have taken the children to their
homes. The children may have stayed under the custody of the church while a
home was found. However, baptism was something that could not be postponed
as death was a real possibility at all times.

Almost always those infants took the surname of their godparents, you can
look to see what happened to that girl, she could have died since mortality
was high or you can look in the "expedientes" marriages to see if she got
married, it is in those documents where genealogists can find the most
useful information since the "partidas" books for baptism, marriage, and
burials are very brief.

The incidence of children born of unknown parents and children of the church
was very high during the Virreinato. The story of Antonia, the child you
mention, was very common. They were children born as a result of illicit
affairs from the legal or moral point of view, abuses, etc. For that reason
they were abandoned in nearby towns, to hide "the sin".

-signed-

Original message from Rodolfo:

Estimado Stuart buenos días.
Cualquiera de las preguntas que haces puede ser la respuesta.

La obligación para con los padrinos era más que nada espiritual, dependiendo
de sus posibilidades ellos podían llevar o no a los niños a sus casas. Los
niños podían quedar bajo la custodia de Iglesia mientras se les buscaba un
hogar pero el bautismo era algo que no podía ni debía postergarse ya que la
muerte asechaba todo el tiempo.
Por eso se les buscaba padrinos con urgencia para poder bautizarlos.

Casi siempre esos infantes toman los apellidos de los padrinos, puedes
buscar que pasó con esa niña, pudo haber muerto ya que el íncice de
mortalidad era muy alto o puedes buscar en los expedientes matrimoniales si
es que se casó, es en esos documentos en donde se encuentra la mayor
información útil para cualquier investigador o genealogísta ya que las
partidas de libros de bautismo, matrimonio y entierros son muy breves.

El índice de niños hijos de padres no conocidos e Hijos de la Iglesia es muy
alto durante el virreinato la historia de Antonia la niña que mencionas, fue
bastante común. Eran hijos nacidos de relaciones ilísitas desde el punto de
vista legal o moral, de abusos, etc. Por ello eran abandonados en los
pueblos cercanos, para ocultar "el pecado".

Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez

Comentario

Expedientes matrimoniales are a set of declarations done by the parents of the boyfriends, for the witnesses and for the boyfriends.

The priests are obliged to verify the origin, beliefs, customs, precedents, of the marriage.

Some processes contain up to 24 pages, in them one finds a lot of information exacly that some times is not the same of the item of baptism.

It is a very complete information of the boyfriends and his families, race, parents, grandparents, great-grandfathers, if it exists parentezco between them in which degree for that line, etc.

The expedientes matrimoniales are not microfilmed by the Mormons in the majority of the churches. It is necessary to consult them in the parochial files.

The partidas of baptism, marriage or burials are those that they agree in the books of these categories.

Please, forgive my english

Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez

> From: angelina@markleweb.com
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:10:18 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos
>
> Stuart - here is my translation for Rodolfo's message. He mentions
> "expedientes matrimoniales" and "libros de partidas" I don't know what the
> difference is. Anyway, I hope this helps. If anyone has a better translation
> I won't feel offended.
>
> -Angelina-
>
>
> Translation of Rodolfo's message:
>
> Good morning Stuart.
> All of your questions (scenarios) could be the answer.
>
> The godparents obligations was more than anything spiritual, depending on
> their capacity they would or would not have taken the children to their
> homes. The children may have stayed under the custody of the church while a
> home was found. However, baptism was something that could not be postponed
> as death was a real possibility at all times.
>
> Almost always those infants took the surname of their godparents, you can
> look to see what happened to that girl, she could have died since mortality
> was high or you can look in the "expedientes" marriages to see if she got
> married, it is in those documents where genealogists can find the most
> useful information since the "partidas" books for baptism, marriage, and
> burials are very brief.
>
> The incidence of children born of unknown parents and children of the church
> was very high during the Virreinato. The story of Antonia, the child you
> mention, was very common. They were children born as a result of illicit
> affairs from the legal or moral point of view, abuses, etc. For that reason
> they were abandoned in nearby towns, to hide "the sin".
>
> -signed-
>
>
>
> Original message from Rodolfo:
>
> Estimado Stuart buenos días.
> Cualquiera de las preguntas que haces puede ser la respuesta.
>
> La obligación para con los padrinos era más que nada espiritual, dependiendo
> de sus posibilidades ellos podían llevar o no a los niños a sus casas. Los
> niños podían quedar bajo la custodia de Iglesia mientras se les buscaba un
> hogar pero el bautismo era algo que no podía ni debía postergarse ya que la
> muerte asechaba todo el tiempo.
> Por eso se les buscaba padrinos con urgencia para poder bautizarlos.
>
> Casi siempre esos infantes toman los apellidos de los padrinos, puedes
> buscar que pasó con esa niña, pudo haber muerto ya que el íncice de
> mortalidad era muy alto o puedes buscar en los expedientes matrimoniales si
> es que se casó, es en esos documentos en donde se encuentra la mayor
> información útil para cualquier investigador o genealogísta ya que las
> partidas de libros de bautismo, matrimonio y entierros son muy breves.
>
> El índice de niños hijos de padres no conocidos e Hijos de la Iglesia es muy
> alto durante el virreinato la historia de Antonia la niña que mencionas, fue
> bastante común. Eran hijos nacidos de relaciones ilísitas desde el punto de
> vista legal o moral, de abusos, etc. Por ello eran abandonados en los
> pueblos cercanos, para ocultar "el pecado".
>
> Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez
>

Comentario

Rodolfo,

Thank you so much for clarifying my question. I had never heard of that term
and it is very useful to know that there is yet another place to look for
information when I have exhausted those available through the Mormon church.

Gracias por clarificar mi pregunta sobre expedientes matrimoniales. Es bueno
saber que existen estos libros y que hay otro lugar para buscar datos cuando
los libros de partidos no tienen lo que busco.

-Angelina-

Comentario

Rodolfo,

These "expedientes matrimoniales"" Are they the same as "dispensations"? Or "pre-nuptial investigations"?

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez
To: presentación Nuestros Ranchos
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos

Expedientes matrimoniales are a set of declarations done by the parents of the boyfriends, for the witnesses and for the boyfriends.

The priests are obliged to verify the origin, beliefs, customs, precedents, of the marriage.

Some processes contain up to 24 pages, in them one finds a lot of information exacly that some times is not the same of the item of baptism.

It is a very complete information of the boyfriends and his families, race, parents, grandparents, great-grandfathers, if it exists parentezco between them in which degree for that line, etc.

The expedientes matrimoniales are not microfilmed by the Mormons in the majority of the churches. It is necessary to consult them in the parochial files.

The partidas of baptism, marriage or burials are those that they agree in the books of these categories.

Please, forgive my english

Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez

> From: angelina@markleweb.com
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:10:18 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos
>
> Stuart - here is my translation for Rodolfo's message. He mentions
> "expedientes matrimoniales" and "libros de partidas" I don't know what the
> difference is. Anyway, I hope this helps. If anyone has a better translation
> I won't feel offended.
>
> -Angelina-
>
>
> Translation of Rodolfo's message:
>
> Good morning Stuart.
> All of your questions (scenarios) could be the answer.
>
> The godparents obligations was more than anything spiritual, depending on
> their capacity they would or would not have taken the children to their
> homes. The children may have stayed under the custody of the church while a
> home was found. However, baptism was something that could not be postponed
> as death was a real possibility at all times.
>
> Almost always those infants took the surname of their godparents, you can
> look to see what happened to that girl, she could have died since mortality
> was high or you can look in the "expedientes" marriages to see if she got
> married, it is in those documents where genealogists can find the most
> useful information since the "partidas" books for baptism, marriage, and
> burials are very brief.
>
> The incidence of children born of unknown parents and children of the church
> was very high during the Virreinato. The story of Antonia, the child you
> mention, was very common. They were children born as a result of illicit
> affairs from the legal or moral point of view, abuses, etc. For that reason
> they were abandoned in nearby towns, to hide "the sin".
>
> -signed-
>
>
>
> Original message from Rodolfo:
>
> Estimado Stuart buenos días.
> Cualquiera de las preguntas que haces puede ser la respuesta.
>
> La obligación para con los padrinos era más que nada espiritual, dependiendo
> de sus posibilidades ellos podían llevar o no a los niños a sus casas. Los
> niños podían quedar bajo la custodia de Iglesia mientras se les buscaba un
> hogar pero el bautismo era algo que no podía ni debía postergarse ya que la
> muerte asechaba todo el tiempo.
> Por eso se les buscaba padrinos con urgencia para poder bautizarlos.
>
> Casi siempre esos infantes toman los apellidos de los padrinos, puedes
> buscar que pasó con esa niña, pudo haber muerto ya que el íncice de
> mortalidad era muy alto o puedes buscar en los expedientes matrimoniales si
> es que se casó, es en esos documentos en donde se encuentra la mayor
> información útil para cualquier investigador o genealogísta ya que las
> partidas de libros de bautismo, matrimonio y entierros son muy breves.
>
> El índice de niños hijos de padres no conocidos e Hijos de la Iglesia es muy
> alto durante el virreinato la historia de Antonia la niña que mencionas, fue
> bastante común. Eran hijos nacidos de relaciones ilísitas desde el punto de
> vista legal o moral, de abusos, etc. Por ello eran abandonados en los
> pueblos cercanos, para ocultar "el pecado".
>
> Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez
>

Comentario

Expedientes matrimoniales are a pre-nuptial investigation.

Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez

> From: auntyemfaustus@hotmail.com
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:16:41 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos
>
> Rodolfo,
>
> These "expedientes matrimoniales"" Are they the same as "dispensations"? Or "pre-nuptial investigations"?
>
> Emilie
> Port Orchard, WA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez
> To: presentación Nuestros Ranchos
> Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos
>
>
>
>
> Expedientes matrimoniales are a set of declarations done by the parents of the boyfriends, for the witnesses and for the boyfriends.
>
>
> The priests are obliged to verify the origin, beliefs, customs, precedents, of the marriage.
>
>
>
> Some processes contain up to 24 pages, in them one finds a lot of information exacly that some times is not the same of the item of baptism.
>
> It is a very complete information of the boyfriends and his families, race, parents, grandparents, great-grandfathers, if it exists parentezco between them in which degree for that line, etc.
>
>
>
> The expedientes matrimoniales are not microfilmed by the Mormons in the majority of the churches. It is necessary to consult them in the parochial files.
>
> The partidas of baptism, marriage or burials are those that they agree in the books of these categories.
>
> Please, forgive my english
>
> Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > From: angelina@markleweb.com
> > To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> > Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:10:18 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos
> >
> > Stuart - here is my translation for Rodolfo's message. He mentions
> > "expedientes matrimoniales" and "libros de partidas" I don't know what the
> > difference is. Anyway, I hope this helps. If anyone has a better translation
> > I won't feel offended.
> >
> > -Angelina-
> >
> >
> > Translation of Rodolfo's message:
> >
> > Good morning Stuart.
> > All of your questions (scenarios) could be the answer.
> >
> > The godparents obligations was more than anything spiritual, depending on
> > their capacity they would or would not have taken the children to their
> > homes. The children may have stayed under the custody of the church while a
> > home was found. However, baptism was something that could not be postponed
> > as death was a real possibility at all times.
> >
> > Almost always those infants took the surname of their godparents, you can
> > look to see what happened to that girl, she could have died since mortality
> > was high or you can look in the "expedientes" marriages to see if she got
> > married, it is in those documents where genealogists can find the most
> > useful information since the "partidas" books for baptism, marriage, and
> > burials are very brief.
> >
> > The incidence of children born of unknown parents and children of the church
> > was very high during the Virreinato. The story of Antonia, the child you
> > mention, was very common. They were children born as a result of illicit
> > affairs from the legal or moral point of view, abuses, etc. For that reason
> > they were abandoned in nearby towns, to hide "the sin".
> >
> > -signed-
> >
> >
> >
> > Original message from Rodolfo:
> >
> > Estimado Stuart buenos días.
> > Cualquiera de las preguntas que haces puede ser la respuesta.
> >
> > La obligación para con los padrinos era más que nada espiritual, dependiendo
> > de sus posibilidades ellos podían llevar o no a los niños a sus casas. Los
> > niños podían quedar bajo la custodia de Iglesia mientras se les buscaba un
> > hogar pero el bautismo era algo que no podía ni debía postergarse ya que la
> > muerte asechaba todo el tiempo.
> > Por eso se les buscaba padrinos con urgencia para poder bautizarlos.
> >
> > Casi siempre esos infantes toman los apellidos de los padrinos, puedes
> > buscar que pasó con esa niña, pudo haber muerto ya que el íncice de
> > mortalidad era muy alto o puedes buscar en los expedientes matrimoniales si
> > es que se casó, es en esos documentos en donde se encuentra la mayor
> > información útil para cualquier investigador o genealogísta ya que las
> > partidas de libros de bautismo, matrimonio y entierros son muy breves.
> >
> > El índice de niños hijos de padres no conocidos e Hijos de la Iglesia es muy
> > alto durante el virreinato la historia de Antonia la niña que mencionas, fue
> > bastante común. Eran hijos nacidos de relaciones ilísitas desde el punto de
> > vista legal o moral, de abusos, etc. Por ello eran abandonados en los
> > pueblos cercanos, para ocultar "el pecado".
> >
> > Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez
> >
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Comentario

Luz Montejano Hilton's Sagrada Mitra has at least one example of a
dispensation case in which someone came clean about being the parent
of a young person who was engaged to a previously unknown very close
blood relative. I don't think the dispensation was granted. For
those of you that own it, have a read through, it's fascinating
reading and better than any soap opera! Marge:)

On Jun 18, 2009, at 8:07 AM, Stuart Armstrong wrote:

In transcribing these records I have run across every combination of
godparents of hijos de padres no conocidos - some with a padrino only,
some with a madrina only, some with both, and some with one parent
(either father or mother) and one or both godparents, and nearly every
mixture of races. In a few, the child is described as "expuesto",
usually en la casa de someone of race other than indio. There were
also some niños born of transients (paraxeros / parajeros).

The Antonia in question also has the interesting possibility of being
the same person who later married her godparents' son. That Antonia is
found having at least six different surnames in various records,
causing one to wonder if she had any idea who her real parents were,
and perhaps identified with various families who took care of her or
were close friends.

The nature of the records is such that in the case of marriage records
I wonder if "hijo/a legitimo/a" is really truthful in every case. If a
person was raised in a family I doubt they would be willing to admit,
if they even knew, that they were not legitimate.

Could someone translate Rodolfo's reply? (ff)
>
Estimado Stuart buenos días.
Cualquiera de las preguntas que haces puede ser la respuesta.

La obligación para con los padrinos era más que nada espiritual,
dependiendo de sus posibilidades ellos podían llevar o no a los niños
a sus casas. Los niños podían quedar bajo la custodia de Iglesia
mientras se les buscaba un hogar pero el bautismo era algo que no
podía ni debía postergarse ya que la muerte asechaba todo el tiempo.
Por eso se les buscaba padrinos con urgencia para poder bautizarlos.

Casi siempre esos infantes toman los apellidos de los padrinos, puedes
buscar que pasó con esa niña, pudo haber muerto ya que el íncice de
mortalidad era muy alto o puedes buscar en los expedientes
matrimoniales si es que se casó, es en esos documentos en donde se
encuentra la mayor información útil para cualquier investigador o
genealogísta ya que las partidas de libros de bautismo, matrimonio y
entierros son muy breves.

El índice de niños hijos de padres no conocidos e Hijos de la Iglesia
es muy alto durante el virreinato la historia de Antonia la niña que
mencionas, fue bastante común. Eran hijos nacidos de relaciones
ilísitas desde el punto de vista legal o moral, de abusos, etc. Por
ello eran abandonados en los pueblos cercanos, para ocultar "el
pecado".

Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez
>
--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Comentario

How can I get a copy if this book

Cortes

-----Original Message-----
From: research-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org [mailto:research-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org] On Behalf Of Marge Vallazza
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 2:16 PM
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos

Luz Montejano Hilton's Sagrada Mitra has at least one example of a
dispensation case in which someone came clean about being the parent
of a young person who was engaged to a previously unknown very close
blood relative. I don't think the dispensation was granted. For
those of you that own it, have a read through, it's fascinating
reading and better than any soap opera! Marge:)

On Jun 18, 2009, at 8:07 AM, Stuart Armstrong wrote:

In transcribing these records I have run across every combination of
godparents of hijos de padres no conocidos - some with a padrino only,
some with a madrina only, some with both, and some with one parent
(either father or mother) and one or both godparents, and nearly every
mixture of races. In a few, the child is described as "expuesto",
usually en la casa de someone of race other than indio. There were
also some niños born of transients (paraxeros / parajeros).

The Antonia in question also has the interesting possibility of being
the same person who later married her godparents' son. That Antonia is
found having at least six different surnames in various records,
causing one to wonder if she had any idea who her real parents were,
and perhaps identified with various families who took care of her or
were close friends.

The nature of the records is such that in the case of marriage records
I wonder if "hijo/a legitimo/a" is really truthful in every case. If a
person was raised in a family I doubt they would be willing to admit,
if they even knew, that they were not legitimate.

Could someone translate Rodolfo's reply? (ff)
>
Estimado Stuart buenos días.
Cualquiera de las preguntas que haces puede ser la respuesta.

La obligación para con los padrinos era más que nada espiritual,
dependiendo de sus posibilidades ellos podían llevar o no a los niños
a sus casas. Los niños podían quedar bajo la custodia de Iglesia
mientras se les buscaba un hogar pero el bautismo era algo que no
podía ni debía postergarse ya que la muerte asechaba todo el tiempo.
Por eso se les buscaba padrinos con urgencia para poder bautizarlos.

Casi siempre esos infantes toman los apellidos de los padrinos, puedes
buscar que pasó con esa niña, pudo haber muerto ya que el íncice de
mortalidad era muy alto o puedes buscar en los expedientes
matrimoniales si es que se casó, es en esos documentos en donde se
encuentra la mayor información útil para cualquier investigador o
genealogísta ya que las partidas de libros de bautismo, matrimonio y
entierros son muy breves.

El índice de niños hijos de padres no conocidos e Hijos de la Iglesia
es muy alto durante el virreinato la historia de Antonia la niña que
mencionas, fue bastante común. Eran hijos nacidos de relaciones
ilísitas desde el punto de vista legal o moral, de abusos, etc. Por
ello eran abandonados en los pueblos cercanos, para ocultar "el
pecado".

Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez
>
--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Comentario

There is another case in Luz montejano hiltons book that has clearly contradicting information. I am still looking through other resources to straighten that out. The contradictions are in the same book which is different than 2 genealogist having different opinions. I hope to have it clarified when the library in westwood reopens in 5-9 months
Rick

________________________________

From: research-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org on behalf of Marge Vallazza
Sent: Thu 6/18/2009 12:15 PM
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos

Luz Montejano Hilton's Sagrada Mitra has at least one example of a
dispensation case in which someone came clean about being the parent
of a young person who was engaged to a previously unknown very close
blood relative. I don't think the dispensation was granted. For
those of you that own it, have a read through, it's fascinating
reading and better than any soap opera! Marge:)

On Jun 18, 2009, at 8:07 AM, Stuart Armstrong wrote:

In transcribing these records I have run across every combination of
godparents of hijos de padres no conocidos - some with a padrino only,
some with a madrina only, some with both, and some with one parent
(either father or mother) and one or both godparents, and nearly every
mixture of races. In a few, the child is described as "expuesto",
usually en la casa de someone of race other than indio. There were
also some niños born of transients (paraxeros / parajeros).

The Antonia in question also has the interesting possibility of being
the same person who later married her godparents' son. That Antonia is
found having at least six different surnames in various records,
causing one to wonder if she had any idea who her real parents were,
and perhaps identified with various families who took care of her or
were close friends.

The nature of the records is such that in the case of marriage records
I wonder if "hijo/a legitimo/a" is really truthful in every case. If a
person was raised in a family I doubt they would be willing to admit,
if they even knew, that they were not legitimate.

Could someone translate Rodolfo's reply? (ff)
>
Estimado Stuart buenos días.
Cualquiera de las preguntas que haces puede ser la respuesta.

La obligación para con los padrinos era más que nada espiritual,
dependiendo de sus posibilidades ellos podían llevar o no a los niños
a sus casas. Los niños podían quedar bajo la custodia de Iglesia
mientras se les buscaba un hogar pero el bautismo era algo que no
podía ni debía postergarse ya que la muerte asechaba todo el tiempo.
Por eso se les buscaba padrinos con urgencia para poder bautizarlos.

Casi siempre esos infantes toman los apellidos de los padrinos, puedes
buscar que pasó con esa niña, pudo haber muerto ya que el íncice de
mortalidad era muy alto o puedes buscar en los expedientes
matrimoniales si es que se casó, es en esos documentos en donde se
encuentra la mayor información útil para cualquier investigador o
genealogísta ya que las partidas de libros de bautismo, matrimonio y
entierros son muy breves.

El índice de niños hijos de padres no conocidos e Hijos de la Iglesia
es muy alto durante el virreinato la historia de Antonia la niña que
mencionas, fue bastante común. Eran hijos nacidos de relaciones
ilísitas desde el punto de vista legal o moral, de abusos, etc. Por
ello eran abandonados en los pueblos cercanos, para ocultar "el
pecado".

Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez
>
--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Comentario

I have to agree with Bill Figueroa, the church would not allow it unless
they did not know. In biblical times Moses mother ended up feeding him after
he was addopted. So it is not far feched for a mother to be the madrina of
her own child that she gave up to save face. I am just saying that it could
happen.

Saludos desde Lago Salado,
Eduardo H Seoane

Comentario

Estimado Stuart buenos días.

Cualquiera de las preguntas que haces puede ser la respuesta.

La obligación para con los padrinos era más que nada espiritual, dependiendo de sus posibilidades ellos podían llevar o no a los niños a sus casas. Los niños podían quedar bajo la custodia de Iglesia mientras se les buscaba un hogar pero el bautismo era algo que no podía ni debía postergarse ya que la muerte asechaba todo el tiempo. Por eso se les buscaba padrinos con urgencia para poder bautizarlos.

Casi siempre esos infantes toman los apellidos de los padrinos, puedes buscar que pasó con esa niña, pudo haber muerto ya que el íncice de mortalidad era muy alto o puedes buscar en los expedientes matrimoniales si es que se casó, es en esos documentos en donde se encuentra la mayor información útil para cualquier investigador o genealogísta ya que las partidas de libros de bautismo, matrimonio y entierros son muy breves.

El índice de niños hijos de padres no conocidos e Hijos de la Iglesia es muy alto durante el virreinato la historia de Antonia la niña que mencionas, fue bastante común. Eran hijos nacidos de relaciones ilísitas desde el punto de vista legal o moral, de abusos, etc. Por ello eran abandonados en los pueblos cercanos, para ocultar "el pecado".

Rodolfo Sinaí Gómez

> Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:34:19 -0600
> From: stuartarms@gmail.com
> To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] de padres no conocidos
>
> En la Hazienda de Santiago feligresia de la Villa de Aguascalientes en
> treinta y uno de Henero 1740 ... Maria Antonia, india originaria de el
> Pueblo de San Joseph hija de padres no conocidos, fueron sus padrinos
> Simon Benites y Juana de Lara, á quienes advertí su obligación y
> parentesco espiritual, y lo firme con dicho Señor Cura
>
> This record is very typical for children of unknown parents, and the
> padrinos named here happen to be my wife's direct-line ancestors. I
> wonder what the relationship was between Antonia and her godparents,
> when there are no other parents known. Did the godparents assume
> responsibility for raising the child? Did they merely fine her a home?
> Did they do little or nothing but allow their names to be written
> down? Just how seriously did godparents take "su obligación y
> parentesco espiritual"?
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com
>

Arguelles from Huejucar, JAL

Hi Rob--

I have some Arguelles from Huejucar in my database. Do you have some names and dates?

Rosalinda

____________________________________________________________________

orignario o nacido

Hello research,

Does originario always mean birthplace?
I have run across a record that seems to say a child was "originario
de" one place and "nacido en" another place.

En la Hazienda d

Comentarios

Comentario

David Serna I have taken it to be the the " area of origin " perhaps not defining the exact rancho, or defining where the birth records are located. I would expect to find the birth record in the " Originario " location.
I could see this being misleading if a person were nacido in Zacatecas, lived for 2 yrs ; at a young age moved to Aguascalientes for 15 years; then moved to Teocaltiche,Jalisco where he ended up marrying.
I would expect the marriage document to say Originario de Aguascalientes.

Comentario

How do I contact David Serna? I want to ask him a couple of questions? Many thanks, -Daniel

(mendezdelcamino@live.com)

> To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> From: mooskies4@aol.com
> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:21:37 -0700
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Originario
>
> David Serna I have taken it to be the the " area of origin " perhaps not defining the exact rancho, or defining where the birth records are located. I would expect to find the birth record in the " Originario " location.
> I could see this being misleading if a person were nacido in Zacatecas, lived for 2 yrs ; at a young age moved to Aguascalientes for 15 years; then moved to Teocaltiche,Jalisco where he ended up marrying.
> I would expect the marriage document to say Originario de Aguascalientes.

Comentario

Sin duda la palabra "originario" es sinonimo de "nacido en", quizas haya algun error al escribir el registro por la persona que lo efectuo, como muchos otros errores importantisimos que hemos encontrado atravez de la investigacion de los registros originales de nuestros ancestros, un saludo y si alguien mas tiene comentarios adicionales, bienvenidos.

Parents like godparents

I was reading the last part of the e-mail where it states that if a mother could be a godmother.

In Emergency Cases only.

salvadorcabral

Is SalvadorCabral part of the NR group? I found this on Rootsweb and
wondered if I need to invite this person or if he/she is already part of
the group.

Comentarios

Comentario

Joseph,

Salvador Cabral Valdés is an active member and I believe moderator of the
group GENEALOGIA DE MEXICO. I don't think he is a member of NR.

Bill Figueroa

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Puentes"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:45 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] salvadorcabral

Is SalvadorCabral part of the NR group? I found this on Rootsweb and
wondered if I need to invite this person or if he/she is already part of
the group. Is this possibly you: Sylvia H Corona?

Records

Sigue en espanol.

Comentarios

Comentario

Dear R Cordova,

sorry, I don't know what your given name is, so I'll use R. Cordova

I believe that most of us transcribe records from films that we order via our family history centers through the Mormon Church.

We order the films from Salt Lake City, receive them at our local centers and take the time necessary to view them, copy, photograph or scan them and then transcribe the findings from those films on to a database.

It sounds like you're off to a good start, you have ordered and viewed your first film and already found and made a connection. If you keep that film on permanent loan at your local family history center, you'll most likely be able to look at it again few years from now and will be able to find more records of ancestors in your family tree. When viewing records early on, it's difficult to gauge who's family and who's not.

I hope I answered your question.

Alicia,
San Jose, Calif

________________________________
From: "rcordovamba@aol.com"
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:07:03 AM
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Records

Sigue en espanol.

I am new to genealogy. I ordered my first film from my local family history center. I guessed about the year and the place. However, I was lucky and found a relative. I ordered baptism records from San Miguel El Alto, Jalisco (1855-1857).

Some members of Nuestros Ranchos have mentioned that they have transcribed records and post them here or that they have finished the records and post them here. Where are these records transcribed from? Does this entail reviewing films or going to the actual site to review original records?
Excuse my ignorance, but since I am reviewing this records anyway, how could I help the members of Nuestros Ranchos?
______

Soy nueva en genealogia. Ordene mi primer microfilm del centro de historia. No sabia cual ordenar ni siquera sabia la ciudad. Por fortuna encontre a un pariente. Ordene los records de bautizo de San Miguel El Alto, Jalisco de 1855 a 1857.

He visto que algunos miembros de Nuestros Ranchos han comentado que transcriben records o que los han terminado y luego los postean aqui. De donde provienen estos records? En que consiste esto, consiste en revisar los microfilmes o en ir al lugar donde estan los records originales y transcribirlos de alli?

Disculpen mi ignorancia, pero quisiera ayudar a los miembros de Nuestros Ranchos ya que si reviso un microfilme, tengo que leerlo de todos modos.

R Cordova

Comentario

Dear R..

 
The 3 films I transcribed were from Jerez Zacatecas and are in the film section.  I digitally photographed them but deleted each record and only kept the transcription.  The thousands of photo's I took were taking up too much room on my computer and it was the translation I was interested in. Everyone does them differently I would assume.. I only make copies of direct ancestors.
 
Linda in B.C.

--- On Tue, 6/16/09, rcordovamba@aol.com wrote:

From: rcordovamba@aol.com
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Records
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2009, 12:07 AM

Sigue en espanol.

I am new to genealogy. I ordered my first film from my local family history center. I guessed about the year and the place. However, I was lucky and found a relative. I ordered baptism records from San Miguel El Alto, Jalisco (1855-1857).

Some members of Nuestros Ranchos have mentioned that they have transcribed records and post them here or that they have finished the records and post them here. Where are these records transcribed from? Does this entail reviewing films or going to the actual site to review original records?
Excuse my ignorance, but since I am reviewing this records anyway, how could I help the members of Nuestros Ranchos?
______

Soy nueva en genealogia. Ordene mi primer microfilm del centro de historia. No sabia cual ordenar ni siquera sabia la ciudad. Por fortuna encontre a un pariente. Ordene los records de bautizo de San Miguel El Alto, Jalisco de 1855 a 1857.

He visto que algunos miembros de Nuestros Ranchos han comentado que transcriben records o que los han terminado y luego los postean aqui. De donde provienen estos records? En que consiste esto, consiste en revisar los microfilmes o en ir al lugar donde estan los records originales y transcribirlos de alli?

Disculpen mi ignorancia, pero quisiera ayudar a los miembros de Nuestros Ranchos ya que si reviso un microfilme, tengo que leerlo de todos modos.

R Cordova

Baja California Sur Records Added

Hi everyone, I just wanted to say that the family search pilot now has the Baja California Sur Catholic records 1750-1983 so it might help someone out there.

Comentarios

Comentario

Hi there. If anyone knows...I noticed that Tijuana and Ensenada are listed in the BC Sur records. Does anyone know if there is a separate index for BC Norte? I am specifically in need of Mexicali, BC Norte. I know that Mexicali was not incorporated until the 1902-1905, or so...but one of my branches was established there in the 1930's.

Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Gracias!

Comentario

Thank you Daniel,
I was looking at the films for the Misón de Santa Gertrudis, Baja California
Sur on Friday at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Now I
can look at them from home! Thanks for the heads up!

On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 8:07 PM, wrote:

> Hi everyone, I just wanted to say that the family search pilot now has the
> Baja California Sur Catholic records 1750-1983 so it might help someone out
> there.
> http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=allCollections;…

Border Crossing record for Honorio or Onorio Escamilla

Hello all! Could anybody look for my relative in the border crossing site? Since I am anable to subscribe I need help, please.

Comentarios

Comentario

Here you go , researcher without a name.

Honorio Escamilla crossing in 1926

Eric Robledo Edgar

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 2:52 AM, wrote:

> Hello all! Could anybody look for my relative in the border crossing site?
> Since I am anable to subscribe I need help, please. I want info about
> Honorio or Onorio Escamilla, son to Lucas Escamilla Orozco and Maria Inés
> Leon Jaime, he was born around 1891 in Jesús María, Jal. or maybe Arandas,
> Jal. My father says he, Onorio, crossed the border at least one time, got
> work in a milk farm in Texas. I don´t know at what age. I hope that name is
> easy to find since is a rare name. I imagine how good would it be if it is
> found with picture attached!
> I appreciate any help. Thanks.

Comentario

Honorio escamilla, son of Lucas Escamilla Orosco and Maria Ynes Leon Jaime

Lucas Escamilla Orosco, son of Ramon Escamilla Marquez and Maria Antonia Orosco Morales ( Antonia Morales)

Maria Ynes Leon, daughter of Miguel Leon and Julia Jaime

Ramon Escamilla, son of Pedro Antonio Escamilla and Maria Estefania Marquez ( married 7/apr/1818, Arandas source film # 279675)

Maria Antonia Orosco, daughter of J. Gpe Orosco and Juana Morales

I hope this helps,
Rick A. Ricci

________________________________

From: research-bounces@lists.nuestrosranchos.org on behalf of eric edgar
Sent: Fri 6/12/2009 1:47 PM
To: research@nuestrosranchos.org
Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Border Crossing record for Honorio or OnorioEscamilla

Here you go , researcher without a name.

Honorio Escamilla crossing in 1926

Eric Robledo Edgar

On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 2:52 AM, wrote:

> Hello all! Could anybody look for my relative in the border crossing site?
> Since I am anable to subscribe I need help, please. I want info about
> Honorio or Onorio Escamilla, son to Lucas Escamilla Orozco and Maria Inés
> Leon Jaime, he was born around 1891 in Jesús María, Jal. or maybe Arandas,
> Jal. My father says he, Onorio, crossed the border at least one time, got
> work in a milk farm in Texas. I don´t know at what age. I hope that name is
> easy to find since is a rare name. I imagine how good would it be if it is
> found with picture attached!
> I appreciate any help. Thanks.

Researching in Ojuelos, Jalisco

Hi Everyone,

Comentarios

Comentario

Elisa,
I am in the Library every day, (some Saturdays no Sundays, library is
closed) ask for me at the research counter and (someone will find me) and
I'll help you out my name is Eduardo H Seoane I will not be there this
coming Wednesday.

The rest of the group can ask me anything and if I have the time I will be
more than happy to help. If you have personal requests make sure to email me
directly, but if you have requests that the group would benefit from hearing
or can help solve then go ahead and post it on the Nuestros Ranchos website
so that all can benefit from the answer. Furthermore, be advised that I
might post some of the Q & A that we engage in on the Nustros Ranchos
website if I feel others might benefit from the information; I will advise
you first of my intentions.

Saludos desde Lago Salado,

Eduardo H Seoane

Comentario

most of my ancesters (back to the mid-1500s) are from Jalisco. What area and surnames are you researching?

Jose Carlos de Leon

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> From: elisaakamommy@gmail.com
> Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:05:02 -0700
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Researching in Ojuelos, Jalisco
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm brand new to this forum and would like to know if there is anyone out there who is researching in the same area as I am? I live in Salt Lake City and go to the Family History Library once a week. I am very willing to help anyone out who needs it. I am hoping that there is someone who is familiar with this area of Jalisco and could give me a few pointers or useful historical info. Thanks.
>
> elisaakamommy

Comentario

The ancestor I was able to trace back to Ojuelos, Jalisco is named Antonio Luevano born about 1853. I have been able to locate his marriage record to Francisca Medina Gonzales in Aguascalientes in 1881. The marriage info. from the parish indicates that he is from the Hacienda Troje in Ojuelos, Jalisco and that his parish there would have been Cienega de Mata. Parents names are: Buenaventura Luevano (father) and Fiburicia Garcia (mother).That is all I know about him. Thanks for the help :).

elisaakamommy

Comentario

Here is some possible information on your family. The T and the F sometimes
get confused by people when they are extracting information. So, I think the
mothers name was Tiburcia, (it just feels right Fiburcia does not). Here is
a little bit of information that might help with your research it is not an
exhaustive search. Good luck and see you on Monday!

Name: Juana Luevano Garcia
Gender: Female
Christening date: 29 Dec 1850
Christening place: CIENEGA DE MATA, OJUELOS, JALISCO, MEXICO
Residence: Ojuelos, Jalisco, Mexico
Birthplace: Troxe
Father's name: Bentura Luevano
Mother's name: Tiburcia Garcia
Paternal grandfather's name: Tomas Luevano
Paternal grandmother's name: Tiburcia Garcia
Maternal grandfather's name: Fernando Garcia
Maternal grandmother's name: Guadalupe Escoto
Batch number: C60704-7
Date range: 1842 - 1853
Record group: Mexico-VR
Film number: 640158

Name: Jose De La Trinidad Luebano Garcia
Gender: Male
Christening date: 11 Jun 1849
Christening place: CIENEGA DE MATA, OJUELOS, JALISCO, MEXICO
Residence: Ojuelos, Jalisco, Mexico
Birthplace: Troxe
Father's name: Buenaventura Luebano
Mother's name: Tiburcia Garcia
Paternal grandfather's name: Tomas Luebano
Paternal grandmother's name: Ygnacia Mexia
Maternal grandfather's name: Fernando Garcia
Maternal grandmother's name: Guadalupe Escoto
Batch number: C60704-7
Date range: 1842 - 1853
Record group: Mexico-VR
Film number: 640158

Name: Jose Eugenio Luebano
Gender: Male
Christening date: 22 Nov 1844
Christening place: Inmaculada Concepción, Ciénega De Mata, Jalisco, Mexico
Residence: Ciénega de Mata, Jalisco, Mexico
Birthplace: Troxe
Father's name: Buenaventura Luebano
Mother's name: Maria Tiburcia Garcia
Paternal grandfather's name: Tomas Luebano
Paternal grandmother's name: Ygnacia Maxia
Maternal grandfather's name: Fernando Garcia
Maternal grandmother's name: Francisca Escoto
Batch number: C02363-4
Record group: Mexico-EASy
Film number: 640158
Collection: Mexico Baptisms 1700-1900

Groom's name: Reyes Luebano
Groom's birthdate: 1822
Groom's birthplace: Troxe
Groom's age in years: 18
Bride's name: Maria Manuela Alferez
Bride's birthdate: 1823
Bride's birthplace: Troxe
Bride's age in years: 17
Marriage date: 23 May 1840
Residence: Ciénega de Mata, Jalisco, Mexico
Marriage place: Inmaculada Concepción, Ciénega De Mata, Jalisco, Mexico
Father of groom's name: Tomas Luebano
Mother of groom's name: Maria Ygancia Mexia
Father of bride's name: Miguel Alferez
Mother of bride's name: Martina Vasquez
Bride's previous husband's name:
Batch number: M60232-8
Record group: Mexico-EASy
Film number: 641018
Collection: Mexico Marriages 1700-1900

Groom's name: Buenaventura Luebano
Groom's birthdate: 1823
Groom's birthplace: Juan Grande
Groom's age in years: 20
Bride's name: Maria Tiburcia Garcia
Bride's birthdate: 1828
Bride's birthplace: Troxe
Bride's age in years: 15
Marriage date: 14 May 1843
Residence: Ciénega de Mata, Jalisco, Mexico
Marriage place: Inmaculada Concepción, Ciénega De Mata, Jalisco, Mexico
Father of groom's name: Tomas Luebano
Mother of groom's name: Ygnacia Mexia
Father of bride's name: Fernando Garcia
Mother of bride's name: Guadalupe Escoto
Batch number: M60232-8
Record group: Mexico-EASy
Film number: 641018
Collection: Mexico Marriages 1700-1900

Name: Maria Francisca Del Refugio De Luebano
Gender: Female
Christening date: 09 Dec 1815
Christening place: Inmaculada Concepción, Ciénega de Mata, Jalisco, Mexico
Residence: Ciénega de Mata, Jalisco, Mexico
Birthplace: Troxe
Father's name: Tomas De Luebano
Mother's name: Maria Ygnacia Mexia
Paternal grandfather's name: Marcelo Luebano
Paternal grandmother's name: Maria Josefa Macias
Maternal grandfather's name: Jose Francisco Mexia
Maternal grandmother's name: Estefania Sandoval
Batch number: C03830-6
Record group: Mexico-EASy
Film number: 640154
Collection: Mexico Baptisms 1700-1900

Groom's name: Eusebio Landeros
Groom's birthdate: 1834
Groom's birthplace: Estancia/Grande
Groom's age in years: 20
Bride's name: Hilaria Luebano
Bride's birthdate: 1832
Bride's birthplace: Troje
Bride's age in years: 22
Marriage date: 05 Feb 1854
Residence: Ciénega de Mata, Jalisco, Mexico
Marriage place: Inmaculada Concepción, Ciénega De Mata, Jalisco, Mexico
Father of groom's name: Pedro Landeros
Mother of groom's name: Rosalia Sanchez
Father of bride's name: Tomas Luebano
Mother of bride's name: Ygnacia Megia
Bride's previous husband's name:
Batch number: M73940-4
Record group: Mexico-EASy
Film number: 641018
Collection: Mexico Marriages 1700-1900

Groom's name: Jose Ricardo De Castro
Groom's birthplace: Villa De Aguas Calientes
Bride's name: Maria Ignacia Luevano
Bride's birthplace: Rancho Del Mesquite
Marriage date: 18 Dec 1801
Residence: Asientos, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Marriage place: Asientos, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Father of groom's name: Salvador De Castro
Mother of groom's name: Angela Josefa Padilla
Father of bride's name: Marcelo Luevano
Mother of bride's name: Maria Josefa Macias
Batch number: M64620-7
Record group: Mexico-EASy
Film number: 1156092
Collection: Mexico Marriages 1700-1900

On 6/15/09, elisaakamommy@gmail.com wrote:
>
> The ancestor I was able to trace back to Ojuelos, Jalisco is named Antonio
> Luevano born about 1853. I have been able to locate his marriage record to
> Francisca Medina Gonzales in Aguascalientes in 1881. The marriage info. from
> the parish indicates that he is from the Hacienda Troje in Ojuelos, Jalisco
> and that his parish there would have been Cienega de Mata. Parents names
> are: Buenaventura Luevano (father) and Fiburicia Garcia (mother).That is all
> I know about him. Thanks for the help :).
>
> elisaakamommy

Comentario

Elisa,
A large portion of my ancestors originated in Ojuelos-Cienega de Mata. The Hacienda Cienega de Mata, one of the largest haciendas in Mexico, was owned by the Rincon Gallardo family, and consisted of multiple localities such as Duraznillo, Gachupines, Puerto de Letras, Chinampas, and many others. I was checking my records and found that Nicomenides Santoyo, son of Joseph Santoyo and Maria Rafaela Aranda, married Maria Octaviana Luebano, daughter of Alejandro Luebano and Angela Udave, on March 5 1832 in Cienega de Mata, Jalisco. It would be interesting to establish the conection of your ancestors Buenaventura and Antonio Luevano (Luebano) with my family.

Jaime Alvarado

----- Original Message -----
From: elisaakamommy@gmail.com
To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 11:05:02 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Researching in Ojuelos, Jalisco

Hi Everyone,

I'm brand new to this forum and would like to know if there is anyone out there who is researching in the same area as I am? I live in Salt Lake City and go to the Family History Library once a week. I am very willing to help anyone out who needs it. I am hoping that there is someone who is familiar with this area of Jalisco and could give me a few pointers or useful historical info. Thanks.

elisaakamommy

Honorio Escamilla

Marionicia,

Here is the info from Ancestry.com re the immigration record on your ancestor:

Name: Honorio Escamilla
Arrival Date: 29 Sep 1926
Age: 25
Birth Date: ab

Comentarios

Comentario

Here is the first installment of my transcriptions (more properly
"Interpretations") of christening records of Ags. This group of
records begins with christenings from la hacienda de Santiago de
Guadalupe, feligresía de la Villa de Aguascalientes, beginning in
1726. They are the first christening records of the area. (Prior to
1726 they were recorded in the Aguascalientes Sagrario volumes, going
back to about 1601.) Some of these are specifically marked Labor de
Santiago, but most are Hazienda de Santiago. Some of the baptisms were
apparently performed in San José de Gracia (usually written San
Joseph), or Paredes (sometimes written Paderes), or Pabellón, or a few
other places, as noted. Often the origin (birthplace) of the child is
given also, and sometimes the age. Most of the records also give the
caste or race designation, which I have found does not always agree
with the race recorded when the same children got married.

This project is a learn-as-you-go exercise, so the quality of my
interpretations improves as I progress through the records. At least I
think so. Punctuation is a bit random, and usually omitted, or added
for clarity according to my whim and fancy .

* = entered into my database.
+ = entered into my database as a research note.
You can ignore or delete these designations.

... = omitted boilerplate text.
___ = unknown characters that are hidden in the gutter of the bound volume
( ) = text that is uncertain, or clarifying comments

The image filenames come from the pilot familysearch website, and are
the default filenames that appear when you save an image.

Corrections welcome. But remember: these are interpretations, so I
might not agree with you .

If anyone wishes to archive these on Nuestros Ranchos ... feel free -
I don't have time to do it.
========================================================

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Interpretations of Christening Records of Aguascalientes

Source: Mexico Aguascalientes Catholic Church Records, Rincón de
Romos. Bautismos en la Parroquia de San José de Gracia, 1726-1762
(pilot.familysearch.org, images 1 -221, image files 4340118_277-497)
-----------------------------------------

image filename 4340118_277.jpg (Title page)
Libro en que se asientan los Baptismos que en la Hazienda de Santhiago
se hazen por el Br Dn Joseph de Lomos. Con Licencia al Dr D. Manuel
Colón, de Sarreatiqui, Cura Beneficiado Vicario, Juez Eclesiastio de
la Villa de Aguascalientes, Año de 1733 Rincón de Romos, San José de
Gracia, Bautismos.

image filename 4340118_278.jpg
Memoria de los Baptismos que hecho con
lisencia de el Señor Cura; en esta Hasienda de San Blas de el
Pabellon, de Don Lucas Lopes de Fonseca; perteneciente a la Villa de
Aguas Calientes; en este año de 1726

1 Feb 1726 Francisca hija legitima de Salbador Pedro y Maria de la
Candelaria indios de esta hazienda fueron padrinos Santiago Martín y
Ildefonsa de la Cruz

24 Feb 1726 María de la Candelaria india hija legitima de Francisco
Xabier y Maria de la Encarnación de esta hazienda fueron padrinos
Domingo Sedillo y Paula de la Cruz - Pabellon

24 Feb 1726 Miguel Policronio espanol hijo legitimo de Jasinto Mariano
y Augustina de Barques de esta hazienda fueron padrinos Miguel de
Carrasquilla y Maria de Moncada - Pabellon

5 Marzo 1726 Mathias mulato hijo natural de Ysabel, Esclava, madrina
Maria de la Rosa

image filename 4340118_279.jpg

19 Mayo 1726 Pedro Heron hijo legitimo de Ram(on de) la Cruz y Lorensa
de los Dolores indios de esta hazienda fueron padrinos Juan Martin y
Francisca - Pabellon

29 Mayo 1726 Rafael Martin indio hijo legitimo de Joseph M____ y María
de la Candelaria Pueblo de San Joseph fueron padrinos Salbador
Hernandes y Pascuala de los Relles - Pabellon

2 Junio 1726 Bonifacia Gertrudis mulata libre hija legitima de Pablo
Rodrigues y Teresa Rodrigues mulatos libres de esta hazienda fueron
padrinos Antoniio Gomes y Luci_ de la Trinidad - Pabellon

13 Junio 1726 Joseph Antonio espuesto a Maria Robles padrino Ysidro
____ de esta hazienda - Pabellon

13 Junio 1726 Maria de la Encarnacion hija natural de Paula de Esparsa
de el potr____ fueron padrinos Juan Joseph de Esparsa y Gertrudis de
Santiago - Pabellon

29 Junio 1726 Bernardina de Sena, loba, hija legitima de Juan Caldera
y Seferina asistenes en esta hazienda fueron padrinos Juan (Vas)ques
Maria Basques - hazienda del Pabellon

21 Agosto 1726 Lorenso yndio hijo legitimo de Calletano Peres y Juana
de Arze, asistentes en esta hazienda fueron padrinos Phelipe de
Santiago y Ana de la Cruz - Pabellon

4 Nobiembre 1726 Joseph Feliciano hijo legitimo de padres no conosidos
indio madrina Catharina Gutierres - hazienda de San Blas de el
Pabellon

21 Octubre 1726 Rita Maurina yndia hija legitima de padres no
conosidos fueron padrinos Rita Monica de Texeda - Pabellon

1 Desiembre 1726 Juana Josepha morisca hija Deonicio Fraustro y Maria
Josepha de Rojas fueron padrinos Marcos de Luera y Josepha Carrisco -
Pabellon

2 Feb 1727 Esteban Luciano indio hijo legitimo de Domingo Luciano y
Dominga Venancia fueron padrinos Christobal de Heredia y Maria de la
Candelaria - hazienda del Pabellon

9 Feb 1727 Juan Chrisostomo hijo de padres no conosidos padrino Pablo
Martin - Pabellon

image filename 4340118_280.jpg

9 Feb 1727 Marsela yndia hija legitima de Joseph Crus y Phelipa fueron
padrinos Pablo Martin y Pascuala de los Relles - Pabellon

13 Feb 1727 Maselo indio hijo expuxes de Magdalena fueron padrinos
Lorenso Visente de Salas y Antonia Rodrigues - Pabellon

2 Mar 1727 Ana Maria mulata libre hija legitima de Juan Hernandes y
Maria Rodrigues fueron padrinos Lucas Basques y Melchora de los Reyes
- Pabellon

5 Mar 1727 Pablo yndio hijo legitimo de Juan José de Rallas y Juana
Basques fueron padrinos Geronimo y Maria de la Rosa - hazienda
Pabellon

15 mar 1727 Ana Maria hija legitima de Antonio Manuel y Juliana
(Gert)rudis yndios madrina Phelipa de la Cruz - Pabellon

Siguen los Baptismos de esta Hasienda del Pabellon este año de 1727

22 May 1727 Domingo Peres yndio hijo legitimo de Nicolás Peres y
Phelipa Rodrigues besinos de esta hazienda fueron padrinos Nicolas
Rodrigues y Basilia Rodrigues - hazienda del Pabeyon

26 Jun 1727 Maria de la Trinidad yndia hija espurea Maria de la Cruz
fueron padrinos Joseph Ruvio y Maria de la O.

image filename 4340118_281.jpg - blank pages

image filename 4340118_282.jpg

Memoria de los Bauptismos que sean echo en la hazienda de San Blas del
Pavellon portesensia consedida del SSr Cura de la Villa de Aguas
Calientes Don Carlos de Casasola y son los siguente

13 Ago 1728 Petra Macaria mulata hija de la Yglesia fue su madrina
Jasinta Menois

22 Ago 1728 á Un Ynfante yndio Juan Lusiano hijo e la Yglesia fue su
Padrino Diego Jacobo

28 Dre 1728 Francisca Xaviera Una Yndia de un mes nasida hija legitima
de de Xpal de los Peres y Maria Pasquala fueron padrinos Juan de
Marcon? y Maria de la Cruz

28 Dre 1728 Un ynfante yndio de un mes nasida Francisco Xavier hijo de
la Yglesia fueron padrinos Xpal Coronel y Maria de la Cruz

image filename 4340118_283.jpg

7 henero 1729 yndio de 29 dias nasido Andr__ Nicolas hijo legitimo de
Bartholome Hernz y Francisca He____ fueron padrinos Manuel Lopez y
Efigenia Gregoria

16 henero 1729 yndio 17 dias nasido Juan hijo legitimo de Nicolas
Rodrigues y Basilia Rodrigues fueron padrinos Joseph Rubio y Maria de
la O.

20 henero 1729 yndia Juana hija legitima de X_____ y Maria de los
Dolores fueron padrinos Juan Martin y _____ de los Santos

26 henero 1729 Ynfanta Yndia Paula Gertrudis hija legitima de Lorenso
Suriaco y Maria Dominga fueron padrinos Geronimo de la Cruz y Thomasa
Thadeo

26 henero 1729 ynfanta Paula Gertrudis hija legitima de Pasqual Muños
y Maria de los Dolores fueron padrinos Estevan de los Santos y
Bernarda de la Encarnasion

Andres Martin yndio hijo legitimo de Andres Martin y Maria Cathalina
fueron padrinos Joseph Calsada y Josepha Ruiz - San Blas del Pavellon
8 Dizre 1729

ynfante español Pedro Nolasco hijo legitimo de Caietano Argandoña y
Maria de Reza fueron padrinos Francisco Romo y Nicolasa Lechuga - San
Blas del Pavellon 31 henero 1730

Juliana Francisca hija legitima de Francisco Martin y Josepha Martin
fueron padrinos Phelipe Ramires y Caietana Ramires - San Blas del
Pavellon 8 Febrero 1730

Plasida hija legitima de Juan de LLamas y Maria Flores fueron padrinos
Gaspar de Heredia y Theresa Rodriguez - San Blas de Pavellon 8 Febrero
1730

image filename 4340118_284.jpg

Juan Prudensiano morisco hijo legitimo de Joseph Antonio Cañizares y
Juana Bentura padrino Phelipe de Santiago - San Blas del Pavellon 5
Junio 1729

Antonio Ubaldo mestizo hijo legitimo de Andres Martin y Maria Alvarado
padrino Don Francisco Ygnacio de Bastinzuria - San Blas del Pavellon
11 Junio 1729

Petra Roberta lova hija legitima de Xpal Coronel y Maria de los
Dolores fueron padrinos Juan de Aguado y Maria de San Joseph - en la
hazienda de San Blas del Pavellon 13 Junio 1729

Caietano yndio hijo legitimo de Antonio Manuel y Gertrudis Juliana
fueron padrinos Xpal Perez y Maria de los Dolores - San Blas del
Pavellon 21 Agosto 1729

image filename 4340118_285.jpg

Josepha Elena yndia hija legitima de Salvador Martin y Francisca de la
Cruz fueron padrinos Caietano Serrano y Dominga Hernandez - San Blas
del Pavellon 21 Agosto 1729

Noberta Francisca yndia hija legitima de Pasqual Martin y Maria de la
____ fueron padrinos Juan de Marcon? y Maria de la Cruz - 2 Oct 1729

*Plasido yndio hijo legitimo de Salvador de Jesus y Maria de la
Concepsion fueron padrinos Juan de Dios Quiros y Dominga Benancia -
Blas del Pavellon 9 Oct 1729

Juan Paulino yndio hijo legitimo de Juan Bauptista y Maria Mathiana
fueron padrinos Geronimo Mansina y Thomasa Tha___ - San Blas del
Pavellon 11 Julio 1728 (The year is underlined and initialed with a
"P", probably for Pedro Romo de Vivar, whose signature is affixed to
all of these records)

Juan Phelisiano yndio hijo legitimo de Joseph Antonio y Ygnasia Martin
fueron padrinos Francisco Xavier de Levia? y Maria de la Purificasion
- San Blas del Pavellon 29 Maio 1729 (the year is underlined)

Gregoria Eufrasia coiota hija legitima de Estevan de los Santos y
Bernarda de la Encarnasion fueron padrinos Miguel Geronimo y Maria de
la Rosa - San Blas del Pavellon 26 Marzo 1730 (the year is underlined)

del Pueblo de ___ Joseph de Grazia, Antonio Marzelino español hijo
legitimo de Gaspar de Mendosa y Maria de Guadalupe Masias fueron
padrinos Lorenzo Marin y Juana Bentura - 7 Maio 1730 en esta hazienda
(the year is underlined)

*del Pueblo de San Joseph, Juan Gorge yndio hijo legitimo de Pasqual
de los Reies y Antonia de la Encarnasion madrina Cathalina de Araisa -
San Blas del Pavellon 7 Maio 1730 (the year is underlined)

image filename 4340118_286.jpg

del Pueblo, Miguel Ygnacio hijo legitimo de An____ Marin y Juana
Ramirez fueron sus padrinos Bernab_ __minguez - hazienda de San Blas
del Pavellon 4 Jun 1730 (the year is underlined and initialed)

Gertrudis de Guadalupe yndia hija legitima de Caietano Bazquez y
Antonia de Salas madrina Juana Bentura San Blas del Pavellon __ de
Junio 1730 (the year is underlined)

del Pueblo, Ana Prudenciana yndia hija legitima de Bernabe Dominguez y
Juana Aguaio fueron padrinos Nicolas Hernandez San Blas del Pavellon 7
Junio 1730 (the year is underlined)

Carlos de Borromedo yndio hijo legitimo de Andrea de la Cruz fueron
padrinos Juan Garsia y Josepha Ruiz San Blas del Pavellon 15 Nobiembre
1729 (the year is underlined and initialed)

5 febrero 1729 un ynfante yndio Joseph Policarpo hijo de la Yglesia,
fueron padrinos Joseph Hernanz y Juana Regina

24 Abril 1729 una ynfanta loba Francisca Paulina hija legitima de
Raimundo Manrrique y Maria Garsia, fueron padrinos Juan de Aguado y
Francisca de San Joseph

4 Marzo 1730 un ynfante yndio Juan Faustino hijo de la Yglesia, fueron
padrinos Manuel de Sarabedra y Chathalina Garsia

*12 Abril 1730 una ynfanta yndia hija legitima de Juan de Dios Quiros
y Dominga Benansia, por nombre Maria de los Dolores, fueron padrinos
Francisco Caietano y Juana Bentura

Una ynfanta yndia Cathalina hija legitima de Yngno de Santiago y
Antonia de la Cruz, padrino Francisco Maldonado Zapata 15 Junio 1729

image filename 4340118_287.jpg

26 Jun 1729 infanta india Maria Florentina hija legitima de Antonio
Ferrel y Mathiana Garcia fueron padrinos Joseph Caietano Serrano

29 Sep 1729 Cornelio hijo legitimo de Francisco Phelipe y María Ygnes
fueron padrinos Joseph Antonio de la Peña y Juana Bentura hazienda San
Blas del Pavellon

Memoria de los Baptismos de esta hacienda del Pabellon

Oy 3 de henero 1728 baptice María Chatarina hija legitima de Juan
Baptista y Francisca Petrona fueron padrinos Miguel de Santiago y
Francisca Petrona indos naturalez del Pueblo de Guejotitan

Oy 3 de febrero 1728 Michaela Susana hija de Maria Antonia Rubia,
soltera, madrina Maria Pasqualas

Oy 5 de febrero 1728 Manuela hija legitima de de Antonio Joseph
Narbaez y Gregoria Quiteria fueron padrinos Ygnacio de Santiago y
Juliana de la Cruz, indos naturalez del Pueblo de San Joseph de Gracia

*Oy 7 Feb 1728 Juana Maria hija legitima de San (Juan) de la Escaleras
y Nicolasa Rodriguez fueron padrinos Phelis Rodriguez y Lorensa Lopes
sirbientes en esta hacienda

+Oy 16 Feb 1728 Baltasara hija legitima de Domingo de Zalasar y Biaña
de los Reyes fueron padrinos Po Antonio y Tomasa Thadea indos
naturalez y sirbientes de esta hacienda

image filename 4340118_288.jpg

9 Mar 1728 Maria de los Dolores hija legitima de Gaspar de Eredia y
Theresa mulatos fueron padrinos Juan de Yamaz y Maria Flores, todos
sirbientes de esta hacienda

+11 Mar 1728 Tomasa de Aguño padres no conosidos fueron padrinos
Manuel Ramires y Juana Martinez, sirbientes de esta hacienda

12 Mar 1728 Po Emiterio Seledonio hijo legitimo de Efigenia Gregoria
Fernanda y Mal? Lopes, sirbientes en esta hacienda fueron padrinos
Juan Lasaro de la Mota y Juana Antonia

1 Abr 1728 Patricio ijo de Maria Efigenia fueron padrinos Mal? Lopez y
Efigenia He?_, todos sirbientes de esta hacienda

Marzo 11 de 1731
Basilia Getrudis mestiza hija legitima de Bizercio
Basques y Cresencia Jetrudis fueron padrinos Xptoval Javiel y Nicolasa
Eusevia ... y la dicho en onse de Marzo de milsetecientos treintaiuno
en esta ___da del Pavellon

Francisco Paulín lovo hijo legitimo de Francisco Xavier y Maria de la
Candelaria fueron padrinos Juan Lopez y Catalina de la Cruz ... en
quince de Abril 1731 en esta Hazda del Pavellon

Maria Josepha india hija legitima de Salvador Manuel y Francisca de la
Cruz fueron padrinos Rafael Manrrique y Getrudis Figenia Serrano en la
Hacienda de San Blas del Pavellon en beinte y nueve de Abril 1731

image filename 4340118_289.jpg

Prudencia Francisca mestiza hija legitima de Thomas Basquez y Nicolasa
Zervantes madrina Francisca de Estrada ... en esta Hacienda del
Pavellon en seis dias del mes de Maio 1731

Isidora de Jesus india hija legitima de Joseph Antonio y Ma

Comentario

Stuart,

Thank you very much for sharing your transcriptions with us. My
ggg-grandparents Francisco Ruiz de Esparza and Gertrudis Escobedo married at
the chapel of Hda. de San Blas del Pabellón on 16 Feb 1803. Most of their
children born between 1803-1833 were baptized at either San Blas del
Pabellón or Rincón de Romos, including my gg-grandmother María del Refugio
Ruiz de Esparza, baptized 18 Jan 1819 at the chapel of Rincón de Romos
(ayuda de parroquia de San José de Gracia). I've done extensive research on
this line but look forward to discover new relatives in this area. Your
transcriptions will be very helpful. Incidentally, I visited the new San
José de Gracia, Rincón de Romos, the ex-hacienda de San Blas del Pabellón in
2006. The old village of San José de Gracia is now at the bottom of a lake
formed when the Calles dam was built in 1927. The towers of the church were
visible above the surface for many years, but they finally toppled over in
the early 1990s. I've got a book with some pictures if you're interested.

Bill Figueroa

Comentario

Hello Bill,

I am very interested in the history and location and identification of
places in this part of Mexico. I have spent considerable effort
attempting to identify placenames, with some success and of course
some frustration -- too bad they didn't have google earth back in the
1700's! I would like to see those pictures.

Friday, June 12, 2009, 10:20:13 PM, you wrote:

> Stuart,

> Thank you very much for sharing your transcriptions with us. My
> ggg-grandparents Francisco Ruiz de Esparza and Gertrudis Escobedo

> transcriptions will be very helpful. Incidentally, I visited the new San
> José de Gracia, Rincón de Romos, the ex-hacienda de San Blas del Pabellón in
> 2006. The old village of San José de Gracia is now at the bottom of a lake
> formed when the Calles dam was built in 1927. The towers of the church were
> visible above the surface for many years, but they finally toppled over in
> the early 1990s. I've got a book with some pictures if you're interested.

> Bill Figueroa
--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Comentario

Interpretations of Christening Records of Aguascalientes

Source: Mexico Aguascalientes Catholic Church Records, Rincón de
Romos. Bautismos en la Parroquia de San José de Gracia, 1726-1762
(pilot.familysearch.org, images 1 -221, image files 4340118_277-497)

... = omitted text
___ = unknown characters that are hidden in the gutter of the bound volume
( ) = text that is uncertain
-----------------------------------------
image filename 4340118_290.jpg

Justo Rafino indio hijo legitimo de Domingo Matias y Maria Marin_,
fueron padrinos Pablo de Aranda y dicha Mrnz ... en esta hacienda de
San Blas del Pavellon en 29 de Julio 1731

Joseph Antonio indio hijo legitimo de Antonio Man. y Juliana Jetrudis,
fueron padrinos Francisco Man. y Josepha Rodrigues ... en esta
hacienda de San Blas del Pavellon 26 Dias del mes de Agosto 1731

Joseph Silv___ español hijo legitimo de Miguel Mrn. y Maria Teodora de
Av__, fueron padrinos Juan de Castorena y Maria Jetrudis Rom__ag.nes
... en esta hacienda del Pavellon en primero de Sep 1731

Juan Cornelio indio hijo legitimo de Euenio de la Crus y Paula de la
Cruz, fueron padrinos Joseph Antonio Canizales y Juana Bentura ... en
esta hacienda de San Blas del Pavellon en 3o de Sep.re 1731 (could be
30, 3rd, or 13)

*Mauricia Rosalia hija legitima de Joseph Anotnio Canizales y Juana
Bentura, fueron padrinos Ju.l Rosalino y Maria de la Encarnacion ...
en esta hacienda de San Blas del Pavellon en siete dias del mes de
(oB.rp) 1731

image filename 4340118_291.jpg

Apunte de los baptismos, que se hazen en esta Labor de Santiago de
Guadalupe, con la expresa licensia del Sn Br y Mlzo. D. Ju. Carlos de
Casasola. Cura Beneficiado y Vici.o Jues Eclesiastico de la Villa de
Ag.s Calientes y su Jurisdicion

*Antonio Valerio, mulato libre, nacido de 18 dias hijo legitimo de
Juan Miguel Caldera y de Maria Sepherina, fueron padrinos Simon
Benites y Juana de Lara, indios. Es fecho en esta hazienda de Santiago
en primero de henero 1729

Thomasa india nacida de 11 dias hija legitima de Sebastian Victorio y
Pasquala del EspirituSanto, fueron padrinos Miguel de los Santos y
Maria Garcia es fecho en esta hazienda de Santiago en Io de henero de
1729 (Is it 1° ie primero de Enero or 10 de Enero?)

Joseph Antonio indio hijo legitimo de Xptobal de Mata y Maria de la
Encarnasion, fueron padrinos Ramon de los Rios y Antonia de Padua es
fecho en esta hazienda de Santiago en 11 de henero 1729

Luis Guadalupe indio hijo legitimo de Joseph Peres y Maria de la
Encarnacion, fueron padrinos Juan Hernandes y Maria de la Consepcion
indios del Pueblo de San Joseph de Gracia ... en Santiago en 28 de
henero 1729

*Juan Antonio indio de 26 dias hijo legitimo de Casimiro de Silba y
Anna Maria de Abalos, padrino Andres Gomes .. hazienda Santiago en 20
de Febrero 1729

Joseph Reimundo mulato de 22 dias nacido hijo legitimo de Xptholbal
Basques y Eugenia Efigenia, padrino Antonio Maldonado coiote ... en
esta hazienda Santiago en 2 de Marzo 1729

Casimiro Batris coiote nacido de 2 dias hijo legitimo de Pasqual
Batris y Maria de la Consepcion, fueron padrinos Juan Antonio Martin y
Pasquala de los Reyes ... de esta hazienda de Santiago en 15 de Mazo
1729

image filename 4340118_292.jpg

Emerenciando Lucia hija legitima de Joseph de la Cruz mulato y Manuela
Peres india, fueron padrinos Victorino _____ Gaitan y Manuela de
Herrera coiotes ... en Santiago en 21 de Mazo de 1729

Maria Dominga hija legitima de Francisco de Luera y An___ Maria
indios, fueron padrinos Maria Garcia y Lucas Garcia ... en Santiago e_
__ 8 dey Maio 1729

Maria Bernaldina Prudenciana loba hija leg_ de Joseph Caldera y Anna
de Santiago, fueron padrinos Luis Santiago y Maria Galbana ... en esta
hazienda de Santiago en 5 de Junio 1729

*Gervacia Potenciana hija legitima de Luis Ximenes y Maria de la Cruz
indios, fueron padrinos Ramon de la Cruz y An___ Francisca indios ...
en Santiago en 3 de Julio 1729

Maria Ysavel india hija legitima de Ramon de la Cruz y de Florenciana
de los Dolores, madrina Francisca Xaviera ... en esta hazienda de
Santiago en 15 de Julio 1729

*Jacinto hijo legitimo de Juan Francisco y Ge____dis Ximenes, padrinos
Lucas Garcia y Gertrudis Caldera ... en esta hacienda de Santiago en
30 de Sep 1729

Lupercica Caldera mulata hija legitima de Francisco Caldera y Getrudis
de la Rosa, padrinos Diego Rodrigues y Eligia Rodrigues ... en S.tiago
en 7 de Nobiembre 1729

Andrea Victorina coiota hija legitima de Joseph de Arenas y Paula
Garcia, padrino Augustin B__ques ... en S.tiago en 25 de Nobiembre
1729

*Juan Garcia indio hijo legitimo de Mat___ Garcia y Bernarda Maria,
padrinos Jacinto Albares y Ma. Do_inges ... S.tiago en 8 de Dic 1729

Andres indio hijo legitimo de Luis S.tiago y Ma Galbana, padrino
Miguel Carrasquilla ... en S.tiago en 8 de Diciembre 1729

Joseph Manuel mestiso hijo legitimo de Juan Antonio Ferras y Juana Ma
Basques, padrinos Antonio Maldonado y Andrea Arellanos ... en esta
hazda de S.tiago de Guadalupe en 12 de henero de 1730

Juan de la Rosas indio hijo lexitimo de Nicolas de la Rosas y Juana de
la Encarnacion, padrinos Joseph Basques y Juana Ma Basques ... en esta
hazda de S.tiago en 22 de Henero deste año 1730

image filename 4340118_293.jpg

Andres Matias de 15 dias español hijo lexitimo de Don Francisco de
Santa Cruz y Doña Josepha Battris, padrinos Don Augustin de Palos y
Doña Anna de Santa Cruz ... en esta hacienda de S.tiago de Guadalupe
en 20 de febrero 1729

*Maria Michaela española higa lexitima de Jasinto Albares de la Torre
y Ursula Morales, padrinos Francisca Romo de Bibar y Alexo Romo de
Bibar ... en esta hazienda de S.tiago de Guadalupe en 15 de Octubre
1729

image filename 4340118_294.jpg

Francisca Xaviela india hija lexitima de Phelipe Buendia y Juana
Beatris, padrinos Felis Rodrigues y Lorenza Lopes ... en San Blas del
Pavellon 2 Dec 1730

Andres Elixio indio hijo lexitimo de Lorenzo Siriaco y de Maria
Dominga, padrinos Geronimo de la Cruz y Thomasa Thadeo ... en San Blas
de el Pavellon en 10 dias de el mes de Dec 1730

image filename 4340118_295.jpg

Maria de los Dolores mestisa hija legitima de Esteban Peres y Maria
Manuela Basque, padrinos Vicente de la Cruz y Anna de la Cruz ... en
esta labor de S.tiago de Guadalupe en primero de marzo 1730

*Ysidora Angelina yndia hija legitima de Juan Antonio Martin y
Pasquala de la Cruz, padrinos Aug.n Hernandes y Maria de la
Encarnacion ... en esta labor de S.tiago en 30 de Abril 1730

Maria Vitala yndia hija legitima de Pasqual Martin y Anna Francisca,
padrinos Lucas Garcia y Getrudis Caldera ... en esta labor de S.tiago
en 7 de maio 1730

Juan Thoribio, coiote, hijo legitimo de Phelipe S.tiago y Lucia,
vecinos de Zatatecas, Vagos, padrinos Pedro de la Cruz y Josepha de
Villareal ... en esta labor de S.tiago en 15 de maio 1730

Joseph Esmenegildo hijo legitimo de Antonio Nabario y Angela de la
Roza, madrina Antonia de la Trinidad ... en esta labor de S.tiago en
10 de Junio 1730

*Maria Magdalena hija legitima de Asencio Bonilla y Maria Ximenes,
padrinos Joseph Antonio de Arenas y Paula Garcia ... en esta labor de
S.tiago en 12 de Junio 1730

image filename 4340118_296.jpg

Juana Getrudis mulata hja legitima de Pasqual de la Cruz y Maria de la
Consepcion visinos de Paredes di___tentes, padrino Andres de Robalcaba
... en esta Labor de S.tiago de Guadalupe en 12 de Junio 1730

Alexandro Xavier Medrano hijo legitimo de Domingo Medrano y Maria
Manuela Nabarro, padrino Bartholomé Salasar ... en esta Labor de
S.tiago 12 de Junio de este año 1730

Baptismos administrados en la hazienda de S.tiago en este año de 1730
por licencia y se digno de conseder el Señor Liz.do D. Joseph de Nava
Cura y Jues Echesiastico de la Villa de Ag.Calientes

*Joseph Narciso, natural, de dicho hazienda de quinse dias de nacido,
hijo legitimo de Ramon de la Cruz y Theresa de la Cruz, padrinos Simon
Benites y Juana de la Cruz ... en 7 de Sept 1730

*Francisca Xaviera mulata de esta hazienda de beinte dias de nacida
hija legitima de Lasaro Rodrigues y Thomasa de Esqueda, padrinos
Joseph de Arenas y Paula Garcia ... en 7 de Sept 1730

Maria Susana de esta hazienda de diesiseis dias de nacida hija de
Padres no conocidos, padrino Lásaro de la Mota, fecho en dicha
hazienda en 29 de Sept 1730

*Francisca natural de el Pueblo de San Joseph de beintedias de nacida
hija legitima de Gregorio de Salasar y Gertrudis Maria, padrinos Pedro
de Alcantara y Dominga de la Cruz fecho en 30 de Sept 1730

*Petra Narzisa mulata hija legitima de Lorenzo Basques y Maria de la
Candelaria, padrinos Juan de Santiago y Juana de la Cruz, es fecho en
10 de Oct de este año 1730

image filename 4340118_297.jpg

Fermina yndia del Pueblo de S._____ de Gracia, hija lexitima de
Ygnacio Rodrigues y Antonia de la C___, padrino Dionicio de la Cruz es
fecho en 4 de Oct 1730

Micaela Getrudis yndia hija ____ de Francisco Xaviera y Francisca
Padilla, padrino Manuel Sa_____ todos del Pueblo de San Joseph de
Gracia en fecho en 14 de Oct 1730

*Joseph Coronado yndio de el Pueblo de San Joseph de Gracia de
beinteidos dias de nacido hijo ____timo de Phelipe Ramires y Maria
Ygnes, padrinos Christobal Garcia y Barbara de Luna fecho en La___ de
Santiago en 25 de Nob 1730

Joseph Guadalupe indio de el Puesto de el Ojosarco hijo lexitimo de
Juan ___tura de Briona y Sebastiana Barrona, padrinos Juan Francisco
Gonzales y Maria Petrona Serban__ fecho en la hazienda de Stiago en 1o
de Dic 1730

*Maria Josepha yndia de el Pueblo de San Joseph de Gracia de quinse
dias de naci__ hija lexitima de Alonso Stiago y Mathiana de la Cru_,
padrinos Maria Rodrigues y Pasquala Flo__, fecho en la hazienda de
Stiago en 2/4 de Dic 1730

Memoria de los Baptismos queseasen en esta hazienda de San Blas del
Pavellon, desde oy 3 de Septiembre de 1730 y son los sigientes

Caietano Roman yndio hijo legitimo de Bernardo Ruiz y de Theresa,
padrinos Manuel Basquez y Christina Garsia ... fecho en San Blas de
Pavellon en 3 de Septiembre 1730

Rosa Candida mulata hija legitima de Joseph Serrano y Dominga
Hernandes, padrinos Juan de Carmona y Maria de la Consepsión esfecho
con San Blas del Pavellon en 23 de Sep 1730

Nicolas Gregorio yndio hijo legitimo de Juan Baptista y Maria
Mathiana, padrino Geronimo Mansina y Thomasathadeo ... es fecho en San
Blas de Pavellon en 24 de Sep 1730

image filename 4340118_298.jpg

En la hazienda de San Blas del Pavellon en 25 dias del mes de Sep 1730
seledió sepultura eclesiastica en la Capilla de dicho hacienda a Juan
Paulín yindio de edad de tres años

el dia 7 de Henero de 1731 sedio sepultura a Sebastian yndio soltero
de hedad de 50 años

el dia 14 e Henero de 1731 ledio Sepultura a Un parvulito Indio hijo
de Padres Indios

image filename 4340118_299.jpg

Manuela mestisa de quinse dias de nacida de el Pueblo de San Joseph de
Gracia hija legitima de Juan Gutierres y Gertrudis Maria, padrinos
Juan de Chabes y Manuela Belasques, fecho en la hazienda de Stiago en
6 de febrero 1731

Thomasa mulata de nuebe dias de nacida de la hazienda de Santiago hija
legitima de Joseph Caldera y Ana de Santiago, padrinos Luis Santiago y
Maria Galbana fecho en dicho hazienda en 7 de febrero 1731

*Joseph Guadalupe yndio de el P de San Joseph de diesiseis dias de
nacido h.l. de Pasqual Padilla y Manuela Ramires, padrina Maria
Josepha fecho en 11 de febrero 1731 en la hazienda de Santiago

--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Comentario

Thank you so much Stuart for your interpretations! I too have been combing through these records on line. My areas of interest have mainly been Garabato and some Santiago in Aguascalientes. Here are a couple of notes that I jotted down concerning the Rincon de Romos Baptismals from 1726-1762: Years 1752 to 1755 seems to pick up for areas of interest under Aguascalientes/Sagrario/Baptismals/1752-1755. Beyond the 1726-1762 scope, Santiago seems to pick up at Asientos/Nuestra Senora de Belen (includes San Blas de Pavellon)/Baptismals 1765-1769. Dates for this section are 02/23/1764 to 04/17/1769 40 pages total. I hope this helps.

Also when you or anyone in the group get to the on-line records for marriages for these areas in Aguascalientes, there are marriges that are missing from Rincon/San Jose de Gracia/Marriages 1798-1824. The time frame of 02/26/1805 to 1203/1811 are missing. I stumbled across these records (1805-1811) under Rincon/San Jose de Gracia/Marriages 1824-1829.

The family names that I have been researching are Silva, Valdez, Esquivel, Martinez and Villalobos. I am also starting to search for records in El Sagrario/Aguascalientes for Lopez & Lopez de Velarde.

I hope this helps. I have been actively reading the posts. Unfortunately, I have not been able to contribute to the group discussions very much. I hope this changes in the near future as I continue to gain more information on my lineage.

Rudy Munoz
Phoenix, Arizona

---- Stuart Armstrong wrote:
> Interpretations of Christening Records of Aguascalientes
>
> Source: Mexico Aguascalientes Catholic Church Records, Rincón de
> Romos. Bautismos en la Parroquia de San José de Gracia, 1726-1762
> (pilot.familysearch.org, images 1 -221, image files 4340118_277-497)
>
> ... = omitted text
> ___ = unknown characters that are hidden in the gutter of the bound volume
> ( ) = text that is uncertain
> -----------------------------------------
> image filename 4340118_290.jpg
>
> Justo Rafino indio hijo legitimo de Domingo Matias y Maria Marin_,
> fueron padrinos Pablo de Aranda y dicha Mrnz ... en esta hacienda de
> San Blas del Pavellon en 29 de Julio 1731
>
> Joseph Antonio indio hijo legitimo de Antonio Man. y Juliana Jetrudis,
> fueron padrinos Francisco Man. y Josepha Rodrigues ... en esta
> hacienda de San Blas del Pavellon 26 Dias del mes de Agosto 1731
>
> Joseph Silv___ español hijo legitimo de Miguel Mrn. y Maria Teodora de
> Av__, fueron padrinos Juan de Castorena y Maria Jetrudis Rom__ag.nes
> ... en esta hacienda del Pavellon en primero de Sep 1731
>
> Juan Cornelio indio hijo legitimo de Euenio de la Crus y Paula de la
> Cruz, fueron padrinos Joseph Antonio Canizales y Juana Bentura ... en
> esta hacienda de San Blas del Pavellon en 3o de Sep.re 1731 (could be
> 30, 3rd, or 13)
>
> *Mauricia Rosalia hija legitima de Joseph Anotnio Canizales y Juana
> Bentura, fueron padrinos Ju.l Rosalino y Maria de la Encarnacion ...
> en esta hacienda de San Blas del Pavellon en siete dias del mes de
> (oB.rp) 1731
>
>
> image filename 4340118_291.jpg
>
> Apunte de los baptismos, que se hazen en esta Labor de Santiago de
> Guadalupe, con la expresa licensia del Sn Br y Mlzo. D. Ju. Carlos de
> Casasola. Cura Beneficiado y Vici.o Jues Eclesiastico de la Villa de
> Ag.s Calientes y su Jurisdicion
>
> *Antonio Valerio, mulato libre, nacido de 18 dias hijo legitimo de
> Juan Miguel Caldera y de Maria Sepherina, fueron padrinos Simon
> Benites y Juana de Lara, indios. Es fecho en esta hazienda de Santiago
> en primero de henero 1729
>
> Thomasa india nacida de 11 dias hija legitima de Sebastian Victorio y
> Pasquala del EspirituSanto, fueron padrinos Miguel de los Santos y
> Maria Garcia es fecho en esta hazienda de Santiago en Io de henero de
> 1729 (Is it 1° ie primero de Enero or 10 de Enero?)
>
> Joseph Antonio indio hijo legitimo de Xptobal de Mata y Maria de la
> Encarnasion, fueron padrinos Ramon de los Rios y Antonia de Padua es
> fecho en esta hazienda de Santiago en 11 de henero 1729
>
> Luis Guadalupe indio hijo legitimo de Joseph Peres y Maria de la
> Encarnacion, fueron padrinos Juan Hernandes y Maria de la Consepcion
> indios del Pueblo de San Joseph de Gracia ... en Santiago en 28 de
> henero 1729
>
> *Juan Antonio indio de 26 dias hijo legitimo de Casimiro de Silba y
> Anna Maria de Abalos, padrino Andres Gomes .. hazienda Santiago en 20
> de Febrero 1729
>
> Joseph Reimundo mulato de 22 dias nacido hijo legitimo de Xptholbal
> Basques y Eugenia Efigenia, padrino Antonio Maldonado coiote ... en
> esta hazienda Santiago en 2 de Marzo 1729
>
> Casimiro Batris coiote nacido de 2 dias hijo legitimo de Pasqual
> Batris y Maria de la Consepcion, fueron padrinos Juan Antonio Martin y
> Pasquala de los Reyes ... de esta hazienda de Santiago en 15 de Mazo
> 1729
>
>
> image filename 4340118_292.jpg
>
> Emerenciando Lucia hija legitima de Joseph de la Cruz mulato y Manuela
> Peres india, fueron padrinos Victorino _____ Gaitan y Manuela de
> Herrera coiotes ... en Santiago en 21 de Mazo de 1729
>
> Maria Dominga hija legitima de Francisco de Luera y An___ Maria
> indios, fueron padrinos Maria Garcia y Lucas Garcia ... en Santiago e_
> __ 8 dey Maio 1729
>
> Maria Bernaldina Prudenciana loba hija leg_ de Joseph Caldera y Anna
> de Santiago, fueron padrinos Luis Santiago y Maria Galbana ... en esta
> hazienda de Santiago en 5 de Junio 1729
>
> *Gervacia Potenciana hija legitima de Luis Ximenes y Maria de la Cruz
> indios, fueron padrinos Ramon de la Cruz y An___ Francisca indios ...
> en Santiago en 3 de Julio 1729
>
> Maria Ysavel india hija legitima de Ramon de la Cruz y de Florenciana
> de los Dolores, madrina Francisca Xaviera ... en esta hazienda de
> Santiago en 15 de Julio 1729
>
> *Jacinto hijo legitimo de Juan Francisco y Ge____dis Ximenes, padrinos
> Lucas Garcia y Gertrudis Caldera ... en esta hacienda de Santiago en
> 30 de Sep 1729
>
> Lupercica Caldera mulata hija legitima de Francisco Caldera y Getrudis
> de la Rosa, padrinos Diego Rodrigues y Eligia Rodrigues ... en S.tiago
> en 7 de Nobiembre 1729
>
> Andrea Victorina coiota hija legitima de Joseph de Arenas y Paula
> Garcia, padrino Augustin B__ques ... en S.tiago en 25 de Nobiembre
> 1729
>
> *Juan Garcia indio hijo legitimo de Mat___ Garcia y Bernarda Maria,
> padrinos Jacinto Albares y Ma. Do_inges ... S.tiago en 8 de Dic 1729
>
> Andres indio hijo legitimo de Luis S.tiago y Ma Galbana, padrino
> Miguel Carrasquilla ... en S.tiago en 8 de Diciembre 1729
>
> Joseph Manuel mestiso hijo legitimo de Juan Antonio Ferras y Juana Ma
> Basques, padrinos Antonio Maldonado y Andrea Arellanos ... en esta
> hazda de S.tiago de Guadalupe en 12 de henero de 1730
>
> Juan de la Rosas indio hijo lexitimo de Nicolas de la Rosas y Juana de
> la Encarnacion, padrinos Joseph Basques y Juana Ma Basques ... en esta
> hazda de S.tiago en 22 de Henero deste año 1730
>
>
> image filename 4340118_293.jpg
>
> Andres Matias de 15 dias español hijo lexitimo de Don Francisco de
> Santa Cruz y Doña Josepha Battris, padrinos Don Augustin de Palos y
> Doña Anna de Santa Cruz ... en esta hacienda de S.tiago de Guadalupe
> en 20 de febrero 1729
>
> *Maria Michaela española higa lexitima de Jasinto Albares de la Torre
> y Ursula Morales, padrinos Francisca Romo de Bibar y Alexo Romo de
> Bibar ... en esta hazienda de S.tiago de Guadalupe en 15 de Octubre
> 1729
>
>
> image filename 4340118_294.jpg
>
> Francisca Xaviela india hija lexitima de Phelipe Buendia y Juana
> Beatris, padrinos Felis Rodrigues y Lorenza Lopes ... en San Blas del
> Pavellon 2 Dec 1730
>
> Andres Elixio indio hijo lexitimo de Lorenzo Siriaco y de Maria
> Dominga, padrinos Geronimo de la Cruz y Thomasa Thadeo ... en San Blas
> de el Pavellon en 10 dias de el mes de Dec 1730
>
>
> image filename 4340118_295.jpg
>
> Maria de los Dolores mestisa hija legitima de Esteban Peres y Maria
> Manuela Basque, padrinos Vicente de la Cruz y Anna de la Cruz ... en
> esta labor de S.tiago de Guadalupe en primero de marzo 1730
>
> *Ysidora Angelina yndia hija legitima de Juan Antonio Martin y
> Pasquala de la Cruz, padrinos Aug.n Hernandes y Maria de la
> Encarnacion ... en esta labor de S.tiago en 30 de Abril 1730
>
> Maria Vitala yndia hija legitima de Pasqual Martin y Anna Francisca,
> padrinos Lucas Garcia y Getrudis Caldera ... en esta labor de S.tiago
> en 7 de maio 1730
>
> Juan Thoribio, coiote, hijo legitimo de Phelipe S.tiago y Lucia,
> vecinos de Zatatecas, Vagos, padrinos Pedro de la Cruz y Josepha de
> Villareal ... en esta labor de S.tiago en 15 de maio 1730
>
> Joseph Esmenegildo hijo legitimo de Antonio Nabario y Angela de la
> Roza, madrina Antonia de la Trinidad ... en esta labor de S.tiago en
> 10 de Junio 1730
>
> *Maria Magdalena hija legitima de Asencio Bonilla y Maria Ximenes,
> padrinos Joseph Antonio de Arenas y Paula Garcia ... en esta labor de
> S.tiago en 12 de Junio 1730
>
>
> image filename 4340118_296.jpg
>
> Juana Getrudis mulata hja legitima de Pasqual de la Cruz y Maria de la
> Consepcion visinos de Paredes di___tentes, padrino Andres de Robalcaba
> ... en esta Labor de S.tiago de Guadalupe en 12 de Junio 1730
>
> Alexandro Xavier Medrano hijo legitimo de Domingo Medrano y Maria
> Manuela Nabarro, padrino Bartholomé Salasar ... en esta Labor de
> S.tiago 12 de Junio de este año 1730
>
>
> Baptismos administrados en la hazienda de S.tiago en este año de 1730
> por licencia y se digno de conseder el Señor Liz.do D. Joseph de Nava
> Cura y Jues Echesiastico de la Villa de Ag.Calientes
>
> *Joseph Narciso, natural, de dicho hazienda de quinse dias de nacido,
> hijo legitimo de Ramon de la Cruz y Theresa de la Cruz, padrinos Simon
> Benites y Juana de la Cruz ... en 7 de Sept 1730
>
> *Francisca Xaviera mulata de esta hazienda de beinte dias de nacida
> hija legitima de Lasaro Rodrigues y Thomasa de Esqueda, padrinos
> Joseph de Arenas y Paula Garcia ... en 7 de Sept 1730
>
> Maria Susana de esta hazienda de diesiseis dias de nacida hija de
> Padres no conocidos, padrino Lásaro de la Mota, fecho en dicha
> hazienda en 29 de Sept 1730
>
> *Francisca natural de el Pueblo de San Joseph de beintedias de nacida
> hija legitima de Gregorio de Salasar y Gertrudis Maria, padrinos Pedro
> de Alcantara y Dominga de la Cruz fecho en 30 de Sept 1730
>
> *Petra Narzisa mulata hija legitima de Lorenzo Basques y Maria de la
> Candelaria, padrinos Juan de Santiago y Juana de la Cruz, es fecho en
> 10 de Oct de este año 1730
>
>
>
> image filename 4340118_297.jpg
>
> Fermina yndia del Pueblo de S._____ de Gracia, hija lexitima de
> Ygnacio Rodrigues y Antonia de la C___, padrino Dionicio de la Cruz es
> fecho en 4 de Oct 1730
>
> Micaela Getrudis yndia hija ____ de Francisco Xaviera y Francisca
> Padilla, padrino Manuel Sa_____ todos del Pueblo de San Joseph de
> Gracia en fecho en 14 de Oct 1730
>
> *Joseph Coronado yndio de el Pueblo de San Joseph de Gracia de
> beinteidos dias de nacido hijo ____timo de Phelipe Ramires y Maria
> Ygnes, padrinos Christobal Garcia y Barbara de Luna fecho en La___ de
> Santiago en 25 de Nob 1730
>
> Joseph Guadalupe indio de el Puesto de el Ojosarco hijo lexitimo de
> Juan ___tura de Briona y Sebastiana Barrona, padrinos Juan Francisco
> Gonzales y Maria Petrona Serban__ fecho en la hazienda de Stiago en 1o
> de Dic 1730
>
> *Maria Josepha yndia de el Pueblo de San Joseph de Gracia de quinse
> dias de naci__ hija lexitima de Alonso Stiago y Mathiana de la Cru_,
> padrinos Maria Rodrigues y Pasquala Flo__, fecho en la hazienda de
> Stiago en 2/4 de Dic 1730
>
>
> Memoria de los Baptismos queseasen en esta hazienda de San Blas del
> Pavellon, desde oy 3 de Septiembre de 1730 y son los sigientes
>
> Caietano Roman yndio hijo legitimo de Bernardo Ruiz y de Theresa,
> padrinos Manuel Basquez y Christina Garsia ... fecho en San Blas de
> Pavellon en 3 de Septiembre 1730
>
> Rosa Candida mulata hija legitima de Joseph Serrano y Dominga
> Hernandes, padrinos Juan de Carmona y Maria de la Consepsión esfecho
> con San Blas del Pavellon en 23 de Sep 1730
>
> Nicolas Gregorio yndio hijo legitimo de Juan Baptista y Maria
> Mathiana, padrino Geronimo Mansina y Thomasathadeo ... es fecho en San
> Blas de Pavellon en 24 de Sep 1730
>
>
> image filename 4340118_298.jpg
>
> En la hazienda de San Blas del Pavellon en 25 dias del mes de Sep 1730
> seledió sepultura eclesiastica en la Capilla de dicho hacienda a Juan
> Paulín yindio de edad de tres años
>
> el dia 7 de Henero de 1731 sedio sepultura a Sebastian yndio soltero
> de hedad de 50 años
>
> el dia 14 e Henero de 1731 ledio Sepultura a Un parvulito Indio hijo
> de Padres Indios
>
>
> image filename 4340118_299.jpg
>
> Manuela mestisa de quinse dias de nacida de el Pueblo de San Joseph de
> Gracia hija legitima de Juan Gutierres y Gertrudis Maria, padrinos
> Juan de Chabes y Manuela Belasques, fecho en la hazienda de Stiago en
> 6 de febrero 1731
>
> Thomasa mulata de nuebe dias de nacida de la hazienda de Santiago hija
> legitima de Joseph Caldera y Ana de Santiago, padrinos Luis Santiago y
> Maria Galbana fecho en dicho hazienda en 7 de febrero 1731
>
> *Joseph Guadalupe yndio de el P de San Joseph de diesiseis dias de
> nacido h.l. de Pasqual Padilla y Manuela Ramires, padrina Maria
> Josepha fecho en 11 de febrero 1731 en la hazienda de Santiago
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com
>

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Hello rudy,

Thank you. I've pasted your notes in a place where I'll find them when
I look at those sources.

Also note that the images for MARRIAGES from 1601-1662 in
Aguascalientes/Sagrario are found under the first group of BAPTISMS
for that area. The baptisms and marriages were bound in one volume,
but the filmers (or the indexers) apparently didn't notice: the
marriages begin with image 226.

Saturday, June 13, 2009, 12:10:47 PM, you wrote:

> Thank you so much Stuart for your interpretations! I too have been
> combing through these records on line. My areas of interest have
> mainly been Garabato and some Santiago in Aguascalientes. Here are
> a couple of notes that I jotted down concerning the Rincon de Romos
> Baptismals from 1726-1762: Years 1752 to 1755 seems to pick up for
> areas of interest under
> Aguascalientes/Sagrario/Baptismals/1752-1755. Beyond the 1726-1762
> scope, Santiago seems to pick up at Asientos/Nuestra Senora de Belen
> (includes San Blas de Pavellon)/Baptismals 1765-1769. Dates for
> this section are 02/23/1764 to 04/17/1769 40 pages total. I hope this helps.

> Also when you or anyone in the group get to the on-line records for
> marriages for these areas in Aguascalientes, there are marriges that
> are missing from Rincon/San Jose de Gracia/Marriages 1798-1824. The
> time frame of 02/26/1805 to 1203/1811 are missing. I stumbled
> across these records (1805-1811) under Rincon/San Jose de Gracia/Marriages 1824-1829.

> The family names that I have been researching are Silva, Valdez,
> Esquivel, Martinez and Villalobos. I am also starting to search for
> records in El Sagrario/Aguascalientes for Lopez & Lopez de Velarde.

> I hope this helps. I have been actively reading the posts.
> Unfortunately, I have not been able to contribute to the group
> discussions very much. I hope this changes in the near future as I
> continue to gain more information on my lineage.

> Rudy Munoz
> Phoenix, Arizona
--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

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Hello Bill,

I would be interested in obtaining a copy of the photos you mentioned from these areas if possible. Thank you Bill!

Rudy Munoz
Phoenix, Arizona

---- Bill Figueroa wrote:
> Stuart,
>
> Thank you very much for sharing your transcriptions with us. My
> ggg-grandparents Francisco Ruiz de Esparza and Gertrudis Escobedo married at
> the chapel of Hda. de San Blas del Pabellón on 16 Feb 1803. Most of their
> children born between 1803-1833 were baptized at either San Blas del
> Pabellón or Rincón de Romos, including my gg-grandmother María del Refugio
> Ruiz de Esparza, baptized 18 Jan 1819 at the chapel of Rincón de Romos
> (ayuda de parroquia de San José de Gracia). I've done extensive research on
> this line but look forward to discover new relatives in this area. Your
> transcriptions will be very helpful. Incidentally, I visited the new San
> José de Gracia, Rincón de Romos, the ex-hacienda de San Blas del Pabellón in
> 2006. The old village of San José de Gracia is now at the bottom of a lake
> formed when the Calles dam was built in 1927. The towers of the church were
> visible above the surface for many years, but they finally toppled over in
> the early 1990s. I've got a book with some pictures if you're interested.
>
> Bill Figueroa
>
>

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Hello Everyone,

With Stuart's permission I have taken his "interpretations" and added them
to the "reference material" section of Nuestros Ranchos, titled
Aguascalientes Baptism Interpretation/transcription.

-Angelina-

Interpretations of Christening Records of Aguascalientes 4

Interpretations of Christening Records of Aguascalientes

Source: Mexico Aguascalientes Catholic Church Records, Rincón de
Romos.

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The second record for image filename 4340118_319.jpg should read

En dies y ocho de Sept 1734 en la Hazienda de Santiago feligresia de
la Villa de Aguascalientes ... Luis Bernardo a los beinteinuebe dias
de nacido, __bo, hijo legitimo de Phelipe Saucedo y Maria Encarnacion
vesinos de la expresada hacienda, fueron sus padrinos Juan Pasqual
Juares y Bernardina de la Cruz

Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Research Digest, Vol 41, Issue 9

I would be.

I am currently doing research in Rincon de Romos area.

Elvira

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Research Digest, Vol 40, Issue 21

Hello to all.? My name is Tracey

I am doing some genealogical research for a friend who is chinese and mexican american.?

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En respuesta a por Nuestros Ranchos

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Arturo, I received this message. My name is Rosie. I believe it was intended for Tracy. My family is not from Atoyac and the message does not apply to me.

Rosie Cordova

PS I am looking for Gama's from Tamazula and Sal Miguel el Alto, Jal.

-----Original Message-----
From: arturo.ramos2@gmail.com
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Wed, 27 May 2009 3:18 pm
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Your genealogy

Tracy:?
?
Welcome to the group. Rather than posting this to the whole list, I thought it would be more appropriate to write you personally.?
?
Please do not reply to the digest messages without changing the title of the email and without culling all of the message, except that which is relevant to your message. In your case, it seems that none of it was. You should really send a fresh message with an appropriate title to the group, i.e. "Introduction" or "Looking for Information on Atoyac lineage", etc.?
?
Also, your request is not very clear... there are no dates or place names which are crucial to genealogy... without them names mean nothing. The chart you have submitted also does not seem to make sense as it is not possible to tell who is whose child, which should be easily trackable with the numbering system of an Ahnentafel chart.?
?
I am sorry if this sounds a bit harsh, it is not meant as such, but rather as an effort to raise the level of the discussion so that other members can understand your request and help you.?

Comentario

My research in Aguascalientes (primarily San José de Gracia and Rincón
de Romos) has led me to begin transcribing some of the images. I am
doing this currently with Christening records from 1729-1763. I
consider these to be "interpretations" of original records, because of
necessity (and experience) I am doing a lot of interpreting what I
see, such as expanding known abbreviations, supplying missing letters
based on my familiarity with the names and places of the area,
"interpreting" hard-to-read handwriting, etc. I believe these
interpretations are accurate. I am interpreting each and every record,
skipping none.

A typical interpretation from Santiago de Guadalupe reads something
like this:

"En la Hazienda de Santiago feligresia de la Villa de Aguascalientes
en veynte y seis de Agosto 1736 ... Maria de Guadalupe, india
originaria de el Pueblo de San Joseph hija legitima de Salbador
Gonzales y Angela Gertrudis vezinos de dicho pueblo, fueron sus
padrinos Juan de Dioz y Margarita Bar____"

where the ellipses represent skipped boilerplate verbage (it is a
christening record, so you pretty much know what it says) and the
underscores represent obviously missing letters that are hidden in the
gutter of the bound volume and can only be guessed ... in this case
the name is probably Bartola or Bartolomé. About half of these records
also have the age at christening or the actual birthdate.

each record would also supply the image filename and source
information.

Would these be of interest to the group? It is easiest for me to
supply them in a sequence of text messages, sent once each day or two,
let someone else archive them if they desire. I typically do a dozen
or more each day. When I finish a section I may find the time to
upload them all at once in a text file, but there's no guarrantee that
will ever happen. All of the messages would have exactly the same
Subject line for easy spotting. I already have about 200 records
transcribed.

--
Best regards,
Stuart mailto:stuartarms@gmail.com

Felipa Ramirez - need help how to search

Sigue version en espanol.

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Look at these baptisms in San Miguel del Alto. They all have a father Manuel GAMA or GAMES and a mother Felipa NERIS, RAMIRES or RAMOS (probably all the same couple):

REFUGO. GAMA NERIS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Male Christening: 08 JUN 1835 San Miguel El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico
MA. GERONIMA GAMES RAMIRES - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 07 OCT 1832 San Miguel El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico
MARIA DE LA SUNCION GAMA RAMOS - International Genealogical Index
Gender: Female Christening: 28 MAY 1826 San Miguel El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico

Comentario

Rosie:

Apparently you have already found the marriage record for your grandparents in the IGI on familysearch.org:

YSABEL GAMA
Marriages:
Spouse: RAMONA MUNOS Family
Marriage: 01 JUN 1879 San Miguel El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico
Batch No.: M603304 Film No. 0279454

That record should list the names of Ysabel's parents as well as his age which will provide valuable information. You should go to a family history center and order the film or write the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and request a printout of the particular record.

Comentario

Rosie:

In the GEDCOM database, when you find a record, right next to the individual or family number is the name of the tree the record belongs to. You will notice that the record you found is in Linda Castanon-Long's tree, as she mentions in her response.

Given that Linda's Felipa was born in 1830 and you are saying that your great grandmother was married in 1830, these two women cannot be the same person. Or am I misunderstanding your information?

The genealogy that you have posted in your file folder does not have any dates or place names for Felipa so it is difficult to follow.

Have you tried searching for the marriages and births of the people whose names you have using the Films tab of the website? If you know the towns where they came from you can do searches by IGI or VRI batch where you can enter minimal information, i.e. just surnames of parents and see if there are any matches.

Comentario

Felipa Ramirez was probably born around 1830s and got married in the 1850s in order for her son, Jose Ysabel Gama to be married in 1879 to Ramona Munoz (had children as early as 1871 before their marriage). Assuming Jose Ysabel was 20 or so when his first child was born in 1871.

Rosie Cordova

Comentario

Hola amigos, encontré el matrimonio de Manuel Gama y Felipa Ramírez en Jalostotitlán el día 09 de febrero de 1822. No se si ustedes tengan el dato, pero no he visto que lo mencionen en sus mensajes desde hace días y me puse a buscar y encontré el acta.

Solo que Manuel Gama aparece como Manuel Estrada, pero se que es el mismo porque su hija María Asención Gama Ramírez aparece en actas de bautizmo de sus hijos como Asención Estrada y a veces como Asención Gama.

Manuel Estrada o Gama es hijo de Manuel Estrada y Felipa Espinoza. Felipa Ramírez es hija de José Félix Neri y María Francisca Ramírez, casados en Jalostotitlán el 29 de julio de 1797.

Espero que sea de utilidad lo que encontré.

Saludos.
Jorge Luis Ramírez Gómez.

_________________________________________________________________
Actualiza tu Perfil y gana!
http://www.actualizatuperfil.com.mx/

Comentario

En familysearch encontré el acta de matrimonio de ellos. Así como también hise mis búsquedas con las variasntes de los apellidos Gama y Estrada por parte de Manuel, y Neri y Ramírez por parte de Felipa; y fue entonces que me di cuenta que esa es el acta.

Saludos.
Jorge Luis Ramírez Gómez.

_________________________________________________________________
Si no está en Windows Live, nunca pasó
http://www.actualizatuperfil.com.mx/

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Hi Rosie, the file is either Daniel or me since we are family.  I have my records posted on Rootsweb.com and it might be easier for you to read them there.  I don't have a spouse for Maria Felipa and we are not directly related.. Someone in her family married someone in my family.
 
I would suggest you print this if you are not familiar with Rootsweb.com
 
You can find her ancestors by going to Family tree in the tool bar at the top of the page, click on it.
 
Where it says "jump to a specific data base" put in Mexico
 
this will give you my index, put in Ramirez and then it will give you "advanced search" put in Ramirez, Maria Felipa 1830 and she will appear.
 
Click on her name then click on "Pedigree" then click on "display pedigree in text form"
 
Click on any name and it will give you whatever source information I have.
 
This will give you all the information I have on this family line.  Daniel may have taken it back too since I see there is Ornelas and Campos de Anda in her line.
 
I don't know if this is your line or not but wish you luck in your search.
 
Linda in Everett

--- On Wed, 6/3/09, rcordovamba@aol.com wrote:

From: rcordovamba@aol.com
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Felipa Ramirez - need help how to search
To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 3:07 AM

Sigue version en espanol.
I was searching nuestros ranchos and found a possible match for one of my great grandmothers, Felipa Ramirez a. 1830. She married Manuel Gama a. 1830 and had at least one child, Jose Ysabel Gama who married Ramona Munos on June 1, 1879 in San Miguel El Alto, Jal.

I searched th GEDCOM tab of nuestros ranchos and found Maria Felipa Ramires Brambila christened Feb 8, 1830 in Tamazula. She was one of at least five children of Jose Maria Epifanio Ramirez b. March 23, 1806 and Paula Maria Emigdia Brambila b. June 8, 1814. The family ID is F5918.

I am not familiar with how to try to find more information within nuestros ranchos. How could I find more information to see if the descendents of Felipa Ramires, if any. Whose tree is this? I would appreciate any ideas.

Encontre en nuestros ranchos el nombre de una persona que puede ser una de mis tatarabuelas, Felipa Ramirez a. 1830. Ella se caso con Manuel Gama a. 1830 y tuvieron al menos un hijo, Jose Ysabel Gama quien se caso con Ramona Munos el 1o de junio de 1879 en San Miguel el Alto, Jal.
Busque en GEDCOM de nuestros ranchos y encontre a Maria Felipa Remires Brambila bautizada el 8 de febrero de 1830 en Tamazula. Es una de por lo menos cinco hijos de Jose Maria Epifanio Ramirez b. 03/23/1806 y de Paula Maria Emigdia Brambila b. 06/08/1814. El numero de identificacion de la familia es F5918.
No conosco como tratar de encontrar mas informacion en nuestros ranchos. Como podria encontrar mas informacion para ver los descendientes de Felipa Ramires, si los tuvo. De quien es este arbol? Agradeceria sus sugerencias.
Rosie Cordova