Your family story is not boring. Please continue on.

Alberto.

--- latina1955@... wrote:

> Hi Victor,
>  
> I didn't realize the Villarreales were connected to
> Zacatecas, although  I 
> have read some history on Zacatecas and came across
> the Villarreal name  quite 
> often, particularly during the time of civil war - I
> thought the  original one 
> settled in Oaxaca.  I have not been able to make a
> connection  with Danny, 
> although the area that he mentions in Nuevo Leon
> (the place settled  by the 
> original settlers there - Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon) is
> where my father's  grandfather 
> was from.  It appears that the family moved to
> Coahuila around  1830 - not 
> really sure why, but I suspect it had to do with the
> Independence and  "free" 
> territory to those willing to fight the hostile
> Apaches who lived in  the area.  My 
> grandmother also happens to be a Villarreal, but her
>  relatives are from Cd 
> Victoria area.  I still have a great aunt who lives 
> in

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "aajay1073"  wrote:
> 
> Victor,
> 
> Here is a brother to your Catarina Serrano.
> 
> MIGUEL SERRANO
>   
>
Angie,

Thank you so much for the record.  I'll keep the list of Serrano's names that you're looking for at hand.  I'd be happy to return you the favor!

Victor

Hello Esperanza,

So glad to read your message and to know that you're also a Villarreal! Is that your paternal surname?

I still haven't been able to bridge beyond the 6th generation but I haven't exhausted all resources yet.  What I know for sure is that most of my Villarreals are in Nuevo Leon.  How about you?

About Danny, I've contacted him on a couple of occasions via e-mail but still haven't found the common link (if there is one.)  By the way, I have already sent in a DNA sample to be analyzed, but the results won't be back until early March, I hope.  Chances are that most of the Villarreals in Nuevo León are related.  Although I know that even Diego Villarreal, who is one of the earliest Villarreales in Nuevo León originally came from Mazapil, Zacatecas.  So it is possible that there might be a connection between the northeastern and the southern Villarreales.

Just one more thing about Danny; I think he has done a good job encouraging many to do their genealogies and his

Victor,

Here is a brother to your Catarina Serrano.

MIGUEL SERRANO
  Male
Event(s): 
 Birth:     El Terrero 
Parents: 
  Father:  HIPOLITO SERRANO
  Mother:  CALLETANA LOPES
Marriages: 
  Spouse:  JESUS ROSA
  Marriage:  08 AUG 1846   Monte Escobedo, Zacatecas, Mexico 
  Husband Age at Marriage:  19   
  Wife Age at Marriage:  18   
Messages: 
 Extracted marriage record for locality listed in the record. The 
source records are usually arranged chronologically by the marriage 
date.  
Source Information: 
 Batch No.:  Dates:  Source Call No.:
 M611173  1799 - 1877  1158237   

Possible children of Miguel:
GREGORIO SERRANO ROSA
Gender: Male Christening: 22 NOV 1854 Tepetongo, Zacatecas, Mexico

ESTANISLAO SERRANO ROSA
Gender: Female Christening: 22 NOV 1862 San Luis, Colotlan, Jalisco, 
Mexico

Here is a list of Serrano's that I am looking for:

Josseph Justo SERRANO, son of Juan Anttonio SERRANO and Maria de 
Jesus GOMEZ. He married on 11 Apr 1763 in Tlaltenango De Sanchez 
Roman

I have known about the Catalogo de Pasajeros a las
Indias for the last 5 years.  It is a great resource,
however, it only helps if you if you have your
genealogy in the 1500's.  If your not that far back,
it really won't help that much, especially if you have
a common name.  Still, if your surname is unique, it
will tell you the first people that came to the
Americas with your surname.  Remember the lists are
for New Spain, Peru, and the Caribbean Islands.

Saludos,
Angel  



		
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