PREGUNTAS Y RESPUESTAS
Nos. #227 through #001 (Years 2004 through 2000 )
This page is for the exchange of genealogical/historical information relevant to early (pre 1848) Hispanic Californians (also called Californianos or Californios) and their descendants. We will include both question (Pregunta) and answers (Respuestas) for the benefit of all the cousins of the questioner. Questions and responses may be submitted by using the following link: Queries & Responses.
Los Californianos does not guarantee the accuracy of any of the information appearing on this page. It was collected and submitted by a family history enthusiast just like you, and has not been verified. When you use this information, please realize that it is meant to be a research tool, not a source of completely error-free material. The genealogical information provided here should be a starting point from which you continue your research. Please take the necessary steps to verify all information before permanently adding it to your own collection of family information. La Tejedora
Pregunta 227 - 28 December 2004
I am looking for relatives of Eduardo POYORENA, Manuel M. ZUNIGA (1800s), or Joseph HARTNELL. Also, photos or drawings of La Mission Vieja (first San Gabriel Mission). [Tim Miguel (nonmember), Glendale, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 227 - 21 January 2005
Señor Miguel,
Old black and white photos exist of San Gabriel Mission, showing the Native California Indian's homes standing in the foreground, roof materials are visible also, but I don't know who the photographer was. I will look for photo numbers for you. Surely they must be available in the Southwest Museum.
Note the two L's are 'pronounced' as a Y. PoLLorena. Check matrimonial records here:
http://voxlibris.claremont.edu/sc/online/marrinvest/MachadoH_PollorenaM.htm Good luck, [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 226 - 17 December 2004
Hello,
My name is Paul Ostapuk, Arizona Director for the Old Spanish Trail Association. I am doing research on some of the Hispanic families of New Mexico who traveled the Old Spanish Trail and then settled in California. I am especially interested in the ARMIJO family genealogy. [Paul Ostapuk (considering membership), Page, Ariz.]
Pregunta 225 - 17 December 2004
I am searching for information regarding Francisco Xavier (David) LITTLEJOHN. He married Francisca HIGUERA in 1826 and died in Monterey, California, on 9 February 1847. I know he is a Scotsman; however, I cannot find his birth date and birth place. Can anyone out there help me? It is vital that I find this information as it ties the California family to Scotland. I read somewhere that he arrived in California in 1824 aboard a Hartnell Ship that originated in Peru; however, I cannot document this. Other information has David born in Callao, Peru, while others have him born in Scotland. [Howard Lee Smith (member), Trinity, Fla.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 225 - 15 January 2005
Señor Smith,
The HIGUERAS moved northward from Rancho Rincon de Los Bueyes. Many Peruvians came to California to work in the mines. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 225 - 5 November 2005
[CORRECTION]
Francisco Xavier LITTLEJOHN was born about 1795 in city of Ciudad de Arbot, Inglaterra [ Arbot is the Spanish name for an English city, not the English name. La Tejedora]. He married Francisca Antonia HIGUERA 26 July 1826 in Mission San Carlos de Monterey. [Francisco's father's name was Alexander LITTLEJOHN and his mother's name was Helen CLARK.] I'm thinking Maria LITTLEJOHN was their daughter and she was born about 1827 in Monterey, Calif. She married Francisco Maria CASTRO 15 August 1851 in Mission Santa Cruz. I'm thinking the other girl Maria Elena LITTLEJOHN was born about 1833 and married Becinto AVILA about 1852 at Mission San Juan Bautista. At this time that is all the information I have on the LITTLEJOHN family, but my cousin is working on this family here in California, as we are related to the AVILA family. If we gather some more information I will pass it on to you. My e-mail address is jam8lrs@aol.com. Adios. [James T. Larson (member), El Paso de Robles, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 225 - 12 July 2008
My husband is the great grandson of Santos LITTLEJOHN'S daughter, Eloisa Mary LITTLEJOHN WHITE SILVA. The information I have gleaned shows that Alejandro or Alexander LITTLEJOHN was born in Scotland and at some time immigrated to Peru. I found no other immigration records or other records. [M. Roberts-Romero (nonmember), Snelling Calif.]
Pregunta 224 - 17 December 2004
This is in regard to ALVISO descendants. How can I obtain a copy of Keith Ponsford's pedigree charts? If I'm not mistaken, I know it has something to do with ALVISO genealogy charts. Please advise. [Stefanie Rodriguez (nonmember), Corona, Calif.]
Note: Ponsford's pedigree charts and his Alviso Family [The]. Oakland, Calif.: Ponsford, 1971. 30 pp. are available for research by the public in the Traveling Genealogy Library at the Los Californianos quarterly meetings. La Tejedora
Pregunta 223 - 5 December 2004
I can't seem to find information on who Gen. Jose CASTRO of California married, etc. I don't think he was a son of Guillermo CASTRO, dates don't make sense. Trying to do family research. Any help on where else to look is a great help.Thanks, [Robyn Denight, (nonmember), Bullhead City, Ariz.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 223 - 7 January 2005
Dear Robyn:
Yes, General CASTRO is hard to research. My son portrayed him in a 4th grade living history last year, where we did our own research. Here is his lineage:
Jose Antonio CASTRO, baptized 7 August 1808 at Mission Soledad in Central California. His father was Jose Tiburcio CASTRO, born about 1780 in Pueblo de Guasave, Sonora, Mexico. Tiburcio was married 12 December 1802 at Mission San Carlos (Carmel), Monterey, Calif. to Maria Rufina ALVAREZ, born 10 July 1790 in Los Angeles.
General Castro married Maria Modesta Victoriana CASTRO (no relation) on 12 August 1831 at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, Calif. She was baptized at that Mission on 19 June 1816. Her parents were Jose Antonio CASTRO and Maria Merced del Socorro ORTEGA, granddaughter of Jose Francisco DE ORTEGA, who helped lead the original 1769 expedition to settle California.
General CASTRO was a strong, colorful character, holding the office of acting governor in 1835. All 5 of his children were baptized at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, and his Rancho was in San Benito County, south of San Jose. He died in 1860 and was buried in the San Carlos Mission, his wife living on till 1909. I have much more information, and would be glad to help if you would like to e-mail me directly at vhall98@worldnet.att.net [Valerie Hall (member), Sacramento, Calif.]
Pregunta 222 - 5 December 2004
I'm interested in any information on my California ancestry:
1. Concepcion RANGEL born Monterey, Calif. 1800s -- my great-grandmother.
2. Her parents, Jose RANGEL and Maria de La Paz ESPINOZA.
3. Natividad GARCIA (born 1860) -- she married a RUIZ. Juan GARCIA (1800?) was her brother.
4. Natividad's half-bother, my grandfather, Angel GONZALES, born 1877 in San Gabriel in went under his stepfathers' name (GONZALES), I do not know who my grandfather's natural father was. This is vital information for me to obtain.
5. Theresa CASTRO and Lucio GARCIA ( my great-grandparents).
6. Gregoria GOMEZ.
7. Paz CASTRO-CONTRERAS.
8. Romonia GARCIA (my grandmother married Angel GONZALES).
[Katherine Beatty (nonmember), Aloha, Ore.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 222 - 7 January 2005
There is a Gregoria GOMEZ in early California married to Zacarias CASTRO. He was born about 1822 and is the brother of Ramon CASTRO and Jose Lucio de Jesus CASTRO. Gregorio and Zacarias had children: Jose Florentino, Maria Theresa, Tomas, and Juana de la Luz. [D. Thompson (nonmember), Costa Mesa, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 222 - 11 October 2005
I am a great-granddaughter of Paz Castro CONTRERAS, sister of Theresa CASTRO GARCIA. I would also like more information on this family. [Lisa Contreras Juran (nonmember), Monterey, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 222 - 17 February 2006
I would like to know where you found info on Lucio and Zacarias CASTRO and Gregoria. How can I obtain this information? Thank You. [Katherine Beatty (nonmember), New Mexico]
Respuesta a Pregunta 222 - 27 February 2006
These CASTROS are listed in the 1850 Los Angeles Census which you can access for free at rootsweb. Sacarias is listed there, and all the other CASTROS. From what I have been able to figure out based on my research, (Juan) Bautista CASTRO and Ramona VALENCIA are the parents of Lucio (Jose Lucio de Jesus), Sacarias, and Ramon CASTRO. Lucio CASTRO was married to Gertrudis Jacome CASTRO, and the children listed on the census are theirs, I have been able to verify Maria Carmen, Margarita, Jose Teofilo, Maria Loreto del Refugio Oriola, Jose Manuel Acasio, Jose Ramon, Juan & Juana (twins), Petra Ramona, Juan Jose, Maria Felicita Ramona, and Jesus. Most of these are listed in the Temple Workman file of Southern California Mission Records. In this file there is also a record of the confirmation of Elias CASTRO, 16-year-old son of Zacarias CASTRO and Gregoria GOMEZ.
This family comes up several times in the San Diego church records and the San Gabriel church records, their family records and also as godparents (padrinos and madrinos) quite often. Especially in the records at Pala, Calif. Ramon CASTRO was padrino repeatedly to Indian children. I have seen Bautista CASTRO'S parents listed in other people's listings on genealogy websites as Salvador CASTRO and Ygnacia BONILLA in Arizona, but I have never been able to verify that as a fact. There are other CASTROS and VALENCIAS in the earlier California records as early as the late 1700s so I wouldn't rule that out yet without some proof.
My CASTRO is Maria Carmen CASTRO, who married Juan Maria TRUJILLO in San Gabriel. I am at a dead end as to where his parents are from/who they are. His marriage records list his parents as Julianna CELAYA and Ramon TRUJILLO and that he is from Nueva Mexico, but I can find no CELAYAS in New Mexico, a few in Arizona, and one CELAYA family in the 1880 California Census in San Bernardino listed as Native American. Also these CASTROS are listed on the 1870 and 1880 California census at Pala, Calif. Some of the ages are not the same. [Dawn Thompson (nonmember), Costa Mesa, Calif.]
Pregunta 222 UPDATE - 1 March 2009
GONZALES was Angel's stepfather's name. I have new info that Angel's birth father was Eugenio CEDILLAS so my family line has opened up to my grandfather Angel CEDILLAS and great-grandfather Eugenio CEDILLAS. Does anyone have information? Thank You [Katherine Beatty (nonmember), Santa Fe, New Mexico]
Pregunta 221 - 5 December 2004
I am looking for information on Jose Antonio SANCHEZ, who came to northern California with the Anza party, and his descendants. The family is not in the Northrop book except as listed as spouses in other families. I am particularly looking for a Ricardo SANCHEZ who is suppose to have been the son of Francisco SANCHEZ (the adobe) who was the son of Jose Antonio II. Would appreciate any places to locate this information. [Gwen Meyers (nonmember), Roseville, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 221 - 28 December 2004
You might look at the Juan Matheas SANCHEZ site and ask Dara Jones. You can get her e-mail by going to that site. [Tim Miguel (nonmember), Glendale, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 221 - 10 February 2005
I research all of the Jose Antonio SANCHEZ family, of the 1776 Anza Expedition to San Francisco. [This is NOT the same family as Juan Matheas SANCHEZ.] A son, Jose de la Cruz SANCHEZ, had a son Richardo born 1838. The son Francisco built the Sanchez Adobe (museum) in Pacifica, Calif. Please contact me directly to discuss this line in more detail.
This family is shown in the books, Some Alta California Pioneers & Descendants,1776-1852, by Dorothy Mutnick. And they can be found in the 1860 San Mateo Co.
census/Belmont. [Julia Christy (member), Worland, Wyoming - stevejc@bresnan.net]
Pregunta 221 UPDATE - 16 September 2005
Just an update and inclusion of e-mail! I am also researching Manuela Gonzales CARRIAGA [born 1830], Francisco AVILA of San Jose [late 1700s] and San Gabriel, Maria Guadalupe FLORES. lafuelgara@yahoo.com Thanks! [Eric Carriaga Lucero (nonmember), Oakland, Calif.]
Pregunta 220 - 5 December 2004
I saw your posting on Don [Jose Teodoro] ARELLANES and am seeking further information on his lineage, particularly his father who was a soldier who I believe came from the Veracruz area of Mexico. Your response would be helpful. Thanks. [Bob Arellanes (nonmember), Whittier, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 220 - 5 December 200
Jose Teodoro's father was Manuel Joseph Francisco Ramirez de ARELLANO, baptised 7 January 1748 in the San Jose Parish, Puebla, Mexico. The "de ARELLANO" was added to the name by 1739 per Nicolas's son marriage of 6 April 1739. His name was Jose Mariano Ramirez de ARELLANO. If you have anymore questions please don't hesitate to e-mail. Jam8Lrs@aol.com Regards, Jim [James T. Larson (member), Paso Robles, Calif.]
Pregunta 219 - 5 December 2004
My great-grandfather and grandfather both lived in the Boronda Adobe. Both of them were on my dad's side of the family. I know my great-grandmother's name was Rose and that they were a family of seven. Does anyone have more information about my family? [Barbara Boronda (nonmember), Salinas, Calif.]
Pregunta 219 UPDATE - 8 April 2005
My grandfather was born and raised in the Boronda Adobe in what is now the Boronda part of Salinas. He had six brothers and sisters. My great-grandfather was a corporal in the Spanish army and fought in the Mexican war and also the Battle of Natividad. They were raised Roman Catholic. Also, they grew corn, wheat, and beans and did the bear and bull fights and worked the fields from Salinas to what is now Castroville. They sold the land to the county and it is owned by the historical society now [Barbara Boronda [nonmember], Salinas, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 219 - 21 January 2005
Barbara,
Visit the BORONDA Adobe, minutes from you, look at and enjoy our family tree and photographs on the wall in the sala. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 218 - 27 November 2004
I am looking for any information on my great-great-grandmother Maria Ignacia ROBLES (born February 1, 1854 in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo Co., California) she married Vincent (Vicente) RODRIGUEZ. (He was born in Chile.) Maria’s parents were Benito ROBLES and Maria Francisca RODRIGUEZ. Benito ROBLES' parents were Jose Antonio Nieves ROBLES (born about 1798 in Santa Cruz, California) and Maria Petra VASQUEZ (born 1 August 1800 in San Jose, California). Maria Francisca RODRIGUEZ was born 1838 in San Francisco; her parents were Juan Jose RODRIGUEZ (born 15 February 1809 San Juan Bautista) and Maria Ramona MIRAMONTES (born 1810 Santa Cruz, California). You can reach me at kowgurl@iwon.com. Any help would be appreciated. [Diana Berry (nonmember), Ontario, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 218 - 31 August 2008
More search is needed because Benito ROBLES' parents were not Jose Antonio Nieves ROBLES and Maria Petra VASQUEZ because Jose Antonio de Los Nieves died in 1822, only a few months after he had taken as a bride, Petra VASQUEZ. His son Policarpio, was born after Jose Antonio’s death. [Robert Stone (nonmember), Auburn, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 218 - 8 October 2008
Maria ROBLES actually married Francisco MARTINEZ in 1867. San Mateo County marriage records. [Robert Stone (nonmember), Auburn, Calif.]
Pregunta 217 - 27 November 2004
I am wondering if anyone might help me understand the relationship (if one existed) between Jose Antonio ROMERO and Mariano ROMERO. I have done a lot of research on Monterey and Mission San Carlos during the Spanish and Mexican periods, and both ROMEROS were active at Mission Carmel and throughout the Carmel Valley during the era of secularization. But I am unsure of their relation to one another. Any help would be greatly appreciated. [Steve Hackel (nonmember), Corvallis, Ore.]
Pregunta 216 - 27 November 2004
How did the sons of Francisco de HARA become the nephews of Jose de LOS REYES, son of Nicolas BERRYESA/ERRYEZA/ERRYELLA? What children survived the Francisco de HARO line and who did they marry? [Mia Lorenzen (nonmember), Santa Cruz, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 216 - 8 April 2005
There is no blood relationship between Jose Reyes BERREYESA and the de HARO twins. There is a cousin relationship between Mrs. BERREYESA and the twins through the SANCHEZ line AND the SOTO line. Having Jose Reyes BERREYESA as being an actual uncle of the twins seems to be an often cited mistake. He may have been called "tio" out of respect for his age?
The children of Francisco de HARO/'Miliana SANCHEZ:
Wenceslao, died age 2;
Josefa m. Francisco GUERRERO, then James G. DENNISTON;
twin sons Francisco Jr. and Ramon were killed by Kit Carson in San Rafael in June 1846;
Rosalia m. Agustin ANDREWS, then Charles BROWN;
Natividad m. Ygnacio CASTRO, then Jean Paul TISSOT;
Prudencia (male) died single, age 40;
Candelaria (twin) m. John PRUSSO;
Carlota (twin) m. Isaac V. DENNISTON [brother of James];
Dolores (female) died by 1850;
Felipe died by 1850;
Alonso m. Mary E. MILLER. [Julia Christy (member), Worland, Wyo.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 216 - 11 July 2007
Respuesta a Pregunta 216 - 8 April 2005 states that the GUERRERO sons were killed by Kit Carson. Probably, they were really killed in a skirmish with a group under Fremont's command. I'm writing a book on Half Moon Bay history, and this would be a very interesting note, and would support a very compelling perspective. Can anyone cite the sources to "prove" that the GUERRERO sons died in a confrontation with Americans? email back dvc@csc-research.com or call (650)726 4468 (w) - work number until noon most weekdays. Thank you, [Dave Cresson (nonmember), Half Moon Bay, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 216 - 1 April 2010
CLARIFICATION - Twins Francisco and Ramon were sons of de HARO. They were both killed, along with Jose Reyes BERREYESA, in San Rafael in June 1846 - shot by Kit Carson. Details of the incident can be found in Zoeth Eldredge book Beginnings of San Francisco : APPENDIX D - "The Murder of Berreyesa and the De Haros" online at:
http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/hbbegd.htm
A detailed article, written by Florence Donnelly, can be found in Marin Independent Journal of 27 January 1968 (there are some minor errors in the article).
Francisco GUERRERO, husband of Josefa de HARO, was also murdered but that's another story. . . [Julia Christy (member), Sundance, Wy.]
Pregunta 215 - 27 November 2004
I am looking for information on David (Francisco Xavier) LITTLEJOHN. He arrived in California in 1824. Some say that he entered California from Peru. He married Francisca Antonia HIGUERA in 1826 and was grantee to Rancho Los Carneros. I am particularly interested in where he is buried and any information regarding his Scottish parents -- where did they live and die and did they have any other children other than David? [Howard Lee Smith (member), Trinity, Florida]
Respuesta a Pregunta 215 - 30 December 2011
I have David (Francisco Xavier) LITTLEJOHN buried before 1850 at Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, Monterey County, California. I have his parents as Alejandro LITTLEJOHN (AFN BVKX 7X) born circa1767 and Elena KLAC (AFN BVKX 84) circa 1771 in Callao, Scotland. [Patricia Thurlby (Nonmember), Merced, Calif.]
Pregunta 214 - 4 November 2004
I am interested in locating American Indian heritage through surnames such as: MARTINEZ,
POULIN, SAYAS, and AMESQUITA. In particular I need the SAYAS and MARTINEZ trees. Our family elders, long ago since deceased, talked about possibly MARTINEZ as mission Indians? I have completed the POULIN backgrounds. I need your help!!!!! If you could e-mail me Wamble57@aol.com please. Hopeful that my prayers will be answered. Oh, I forgot they may have migrated to Pueblo, Colorado. Thank you. Peace to you all, Wamble. [Edwin Martinez (nonmember), Greensboro, Georgia]
Pregunta 213 - 4 November 2004
LUGO is a one-clan family name. From the founding father that came to Alta California,
Francisco, to his son Don Antonio Maria, who played a vital role in Los Angeles. My family is from Riverside County. I am trying to tie in the missing links of the family here. I am looking for the missing links of my great-grandfather (Remijio LUGO) and his father. I have some information that Remijio's father was Patricio LUGO and his mother was Barbara CASERO. I am trying to tie Patricio to his father. He was from Cahuilla, but lived in Warner Springs, Calif. If there is any addition information such as his family tree or of his brothers or sister I would be greatly appreciative. [Rod Morones (nonmember), Pala, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 213 - 18 March 2005
Rod/Roderick Morones of Pala, Calif.,
I would like to contact you regarding your search of the LUGOS. We may have some of the same family members. My e-mail is: stormyowl@yahoo.com. See also Respuesta a Pregunta 68. [Lesa Bielman (nonmember), Fontana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 213 - 1 April 2005
Roderick Morones:
I would like to contact you about my family the LUGOS. My e-mail address is
bibi1802@comcastinternet. I would like to know more about my family tree and history. [Bethsie M. Lugo (nonmember), Danbury, Conn.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 213 - 25 September 2005
I may have some information on Patricio LUGO. Turns out he may be my great-great-grandfather. He may have been a PIRATE who lost his ship and had to swim for it. He vowed that if he made it he would set up a dedication to the Virgin which would be handed down to male LUGOS. He made it and it was made up. If you are interested, write me. Don't know what you mean by a "one-family clan". I would suppose that many of the LUGOS come from the town of Lugo in Northwest Spain. Write me, let me know what you have. Wyatt927@aol.com [Ariel (nonmember), Fairfield, Conn.]
Pregunta 212 - 17 October 2004
I am researching the Hispanic roots of vineyards and winemaking in Alta and Baja California in mission and post-mission times. I would so much appreciate hearing from descendants of Californio - Spanish, Mexican or Native American - families who were involved in any way in winemaking during the Spanish and Mexican periods in California. Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. rondi51@prodigy.net.mx. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico D.F.]
Pregunta 211 - 17 October 2004
Me interesa segundo apellido de Antonio Maria SUÑOL, pionero y alcalde en el pueblo de San José y propietario con la família BERNAL del rancho "Valle de San José." Asimismo, corroborar si nació en Barcelona (Spain) y fecha de su muerte (1857 o 1865). También si parientes suyos, también catalanes, fueron también a California, como Josep y Domingo SUÑOL. Y cuanta mayor información tengan disponible. [Santiago Suñol Molina (nonmember), Spain]
Note (rough translation): I am interested in the maiden name of the mother of Antonio Maria SUÑOL, pioneer and mayor of San José and owner with the BERNAL family of the ranch Rancho San Jose de Valle. As well, to corroborate if he was born in Barcelona (Spain) and the date of his death (1857 or 1865). Also, if there were relatives, also Catalonian, who were in California, like Joseph and Domingo SUÑOL. And whatever information is available. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 211 - 17 October 2004
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850, Vol. II, pp. 275: Antonio Maria SUÑOL (born 13 June 1797, Barcelona, Spain; buried 19 March 1865, Mission Santa Clara, California) married on 7 November 1823 at Mission Santa Clara Maria Francisca Dolores BERNAL (born 15 March 1806 of Jose Joaquin BERNAL and Maria Josefa Daria SANCHEZ; baptized 17 March 1806, Mission Santa Clara; died 17 April 1845; buried April 1845 at Mission Santa Clara). They had 8 children: Jose de Jesus Doroteo, Maria Antonia Paula, Jose Maria, Maria Encarnacion, Jose Narcisio de Jesus, Maria Petra Francisca, Maria Antonia Magdalena Antonette, and Jose Dolores. The children were born between 1825 and 1845 and all baptized at Mission Santa Clara except Northrop does not show a record of Jose Maria's baptism. She also gives information about the children's marriages and some of their deaths, but no information about any grandchildren. She also says Antonio Maria was a sailor in the French navy. He deserted the ship Bordelais in 1818 in San Francisco and settled in San Jose where he had a shop and sold liquor in 1823. He was postmaster in 1826 and 1829. He was part owner of Rancho San Jose del Valle and owner of Las Coches in Alameda County in about 1837. He purchased Mission San Rafael and was a member of the San Jose council. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 210 - 17 October 2004
I am searching for Emmanuela/Manuela GONZALES born in 1829, found in 1860 Los Angeles City Federal Census with Maria de A 12, Onarato 9, Felipa Oriola 12,
Francisco Morales 2, and Doroteo Garcia 62 (born Mexico).Then found again (assuming the same person) in 1880 with Ramon LOPEZ 39, wife Angelita 30, son
Pedro 3, son Gustavo 1, Clorinda GONZALES 14, and Manuela 50 (both parents born in California). Also found at St. Joseph Cathedral at the marriage of Clorinda DUCOMMUN (her daughter with Charles L. DUCOMMUN of Los Angeles) and Pedro CARRIAGA, witnesses Anastacio MORENO and Maria del CARMEN.
I am also searching for Maria Guadalupe or Guadalupe FLORES found in marriage record at St. Joseph Cathedral for Pedro CARRIAGA and Clorinda DUCOMMUN with Cirilli/Cerilli/Cevilli (Latin for Severo? can't figure that one out) CARRIAGA. Witnesses were Canuto AZEBOS and Paula D'AVILA.
Godparents for the children of this union (and for Pedro's first marriage to Francisca AVILA) were (in Latin) Pamphyla VALDENEBRO, Cecilia AVILA, Anreas LOPEZ, Gertrde PALOMARES, Nomualdrey VELAZQUEZ, Arcadia ALVAREZ, Josepha CASTANO, Antonino SANCHEZ, Angel BAROLOME, Apollinaria CORALES. MUCHAS GRACIAS! [Eric Carriaga Lucero (nonmember), Oakland, Calif.]
Pregunta 209 - 16 October 2004
Need help, searching for birth record and family of Francisco AVILA found in Gilroy, Calif. in 1870; born in California in 1829. Is he a son of the Los Angeles, Monterey, or Santa Clara AVILA family? He was married to Ascension, age 38. Their children were Francisca,
Solomon, Teodora, Cecilia, Domingo/a, Bettina, Louisa, Salvador. Francisca was married at the time to Pedro CARRIAGA and their daughter, Pabla, is also listed. Any information is greatly appreciated. I am also interested in finding Francisco Xavier AVILA, 16 years old in 1790 census, son of Francisco AVILA of the 1769 Portolá expedition. MUCHAS GRACIAS for any information! [Eric Carriaga Lucero (nonmember), Oakland, Calif.]
Pregunta 208 - 8 October 2004
Searching for Ana Gertrudis Rudecinda ARGUELLO (daughter of Don Jose Dario ARGUELLO and Doña Maria Ignacia MORAGA) born 1784 at Mission Dolores, San Francisco; married Pedro Pablo de CANIZARES in 1803 in San Francisco or Monterey. They had a son, Luis CANIZARES born about 1804 in Sahuaripa, Mex.; died in La Trinidad, Mex. Luis married Gregoria CAMPA in 1842. Their children:
1. Concepcion, born in 1859 in La Trinidad, Mex.;
2. Lupe;
3. Lorenza;
4. Refugio;
5. Mercedes.
I have extensive research of my great-grandparents, Concepcion CANIZARES (1859-1932) and Alfred Churchill HAMILTON (1850-1907) down to the present ... what I need is information of Luis CANIZARES, Gregoria CAMPA, Pedro CANIZARES, and Ana ARGUELLO ... anyone? Appreciatively, [Betty (Hamilton) Marker (not yet member), Shoreline, Wash.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 3 June 2006
I have information about Ana Gertrudes Rudesinda ARGUELLO for Betty Hamilton Marker. I can be reached at viewfinderp@comcast.net. The above spelling of Ana's name is correct; I have here in front of me a copy of her birth certificate from the Bancroft library, and this is the way her name was entered on the baptismal record 5 March 1788.
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 8 October 2004
Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 46-47, gives the following information: Joseph Dario ARGUELLO [born about 1753 at Queretaro, Mex.; died about 1827-28 at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mex.] married Maria Ygnacia MORAGA [born about 1760 at El Altar, Sonora, Mex.; buried 13 April 1829 at Guadalajara]. They had 13 children between 1782 and 1801. Their fourth child was Ana Gertrudis Rudecinda ARGUELLO [born 30 April 1788; baptized 5 March 1788 at Mission Dolores]. She married Pedro Pablo de CANIZARES on the 12 September 1803 at Mission Dolores. Maria Ygnacia MORAGA was the niece of Jose Joaquin MORAGA, founder of the San Francisco Presidio. Joseph Dario ARGUELLO was the founder of the ARGUELLO family in Alta California. He arrived at San Gabriel 14 July 1781; Mexican alférez, later lieutenant and captain; comandante at San Francisco, Monterey, and Santa Barbara; acting governor of Alta California in 1814-15; governor of Baja California in 1815-22. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 1 May 2005
Soy escritora y ahora estoy escribiendo sobre la familia ARGÜELLO o relacionado con ella, en este caso sobre José María MATA, militar, segundo esposo de Ana Gertrudis ARGÜELLO, quien fue abandonada por su segundo esposo en el año de 1828 en el pueblo de Guaymas, México. Durante mucho tiempo sus hijos Luis y Concepción acudieron en su nombre a cobrar la pensión correspondiente. En el archivo histórico de Baja California Sur, en La Paz, puede encontrar mucha información respecto a esta familia. Esta es en respuesta a la pregunta Núm. 208. [Estela Davis (nonmember), La Paz, B.C.S., México]
Note: Rough translation, I hope, is that Ana Gertrudis ARGÜELLO was abandoned by her second spouse, José María MATA, a military man, in 1828 in Guaymas, México. For a long time, their children, Luis and Concepción, received something equivalent to a pension[?]. There is a great deal of information about this family in the Historical Archives of Southern Baja California, in La Paz. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 23 June 2005
Thank you Estela Davis, for your information. I've not been able to trace Ana Gertrudis ARGUELLO - this probably being because of name change to MATA. Are you sure Luis and Concepcion (Ana's children) are Jose Maria MATA'S children and not Pedro Pablo de CANIZARES? Are the Historical Archives of Southern Baja California on-line? [Betty Marker (not yet member), Shoreline, Wash.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 25 September 2005
Ok, I am really confused with the response posted to #208 on 1 May 2005. There it states that Ana Gertrudis ARGUELLO was abandoned by Jose Maria MATA, her second husband, in 1828, that the two children were awarded a dispensation from the military.
Yet in Northrop it shows that her first marriage to Pablo CANIZARES was in 1803. Now I have found at Genealogy.com and family tree #133/27 that apparently Pablo was the father of the child Luis. It also shows at the family tree that Luis was born in 1820, before the death of Pablo. It also shows there that Pablo apparently died in 1823.
My confusion is, were the children of Ana awarded the dispensation because of the death of Pablo, a military man, or because of the abandonment by Jose MATA? [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 25 September 2005
I am responding to pregunta #208 for Betty Hamilton Marker. I tried to reach you a couple of years ago via e-mail, but everything bounced back. I am glad to see you continue to pursue your search for your relative, Ana Gertrudes Rudecinda ARGUELLO . [Heidi Price (nonmember), Oakland, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 15 May 2006
Ana Gertrudis ARGUELLO , esposa del capitán José María MATA, tenía dos hijos de su primer esposo al casarse con él; Luis y Concepción CAÑIZARES. Ana Gertrudis y José María MATA tuvieron una hija que murió de "muerte violenta" (asesinada) a principios de 1821. Desconozco si tuvieron más hijos. En 1828, José María MATA abandonó a Ana Gertrudis, quien lo demandó judicialmente y logró que se le otorgara una pensión para ella y sus hijos. Por este motivo los hijos de su primer matrimonio, Luis y Concepción CAÑIZARES cobraban en su representación la pensión otorgada por las autoridades. [Estela Davis (nonmember), La Paz, Baja California Sur, México]
Rough translation by La Tejedora: Ana Gertrudis ARGUELLO , wife of Captain José María MATA had two children by her first husband: Luis and Concepción CAÑIZARES. Ana Gertrudis and José María MATA had a daughter who died a "violent death" (murdered) at the beginning of 1821. I do not know if they had more children. In 1828, José María MATA abandoned (left) Ana Gertrudis, who sued judicially (? judicialmente not in my dictionary) and got an allowance awarded for herself and her children. This is the reason the children of her first marriage, Luis and Concepción CAÑIZARES got through/by her representation (? not sure of translation) the allowance awarded by the authorities.
Pregunta 208A- 8 October 2004
I descend from Maria Martina VASQUEZ (born 1814). Her parents were Jose Felipe VASQUEZ and Maria Nicanora LUGO. Might you know if either are of the VASQUEZ or LUGO Native American tribes I have read about? Do you have Nicanora's parents, family information? Maria Martina married Gregorio TAPIA, my great- great-great-grandfather. Any help would be greatly appreciated. [Marta Melendez (nonmember), Ventura, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 208A - 18 October 2004
Jimmie Hardy, a Los Californianos member, has information for you and would like to get in touch. He can be reached at estradahardy@direcway.com.
Pregunta 207 - 1 October 2004
Señor y Señoras,
I am looking for pictures of the ARELLANES family. I have one of Jose Teodoro, but I need one of his brother Jose Regino. I have Teodoro's three daughters and his son, Luis Gonzaga. I would be willing to make copies if someone has a need for mine. Gracias in advance. Regards, Jim. [James T. Larson (member), Paso Robles, Calif.]
Pregunta 206 - 23 September 2004
I would like any information anyone has regarding Thomas RUSSELLl married to Maria de los Angeles YBARRA [baptized 4 October 1812 at Mission San Gabriel] on 13 December 1836 in San Diego, Calif. Her parents were Andres YBARRA [born December 1788, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.] and Francisco Juana Maria MORENO [baptized 11 August 1790, San Gabriel, Calif.] [Nancy Lehnhardt (nonmember), Oxnard, Calif.]
Pregunta 205 - 22 September 2004
I know that my grandfather is Ygnacio UGES and his mother was Antonia Maria Manuela (Conception) COTA [born Monterey, Calif. 18??; died 1905 Tucson, Ariz.]. Her parents were Manuel Antonio COTA and Maria Josepha BORONDA. He was born 1779 at Mission San Antonio, Monterey. He died 1826. He was the son of Pablo Antonio de COTA and Rosa Maria LUGO. I have no information on the father of Ygnacio. Conception is listed in 1864 census as Amarias. Any more information appreciated. [April Holecek (nonmember), San Bernardino, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 205 - 22 September 2004
According to Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 115-16: Maria Manuela Concepcion Antonia COTA was baptized 8 December 1826 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. She was the daughter of Manuel Antonio COTA [born 23 January 1779 of Pablo Antonio COTA and Rosa Maria LUGO; baptized 25 January 1779 at Mission San Antonio; died 23 August 1826; buried 25 August 1826 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey] and his second wife, Maria Josefa Bruna BORONDA [born 8 October 1799 of Manuel BORONDA and Gertrudis HIGUERA; baptized 10 October 1799 at Mission Santa Clara; married second 9 January 1829 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey to James Walter BURKE]. Sorry, I find no information on the UGES line. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 204 - 22 September 2004
I wish to find a record of Fanny (or Fannie) FELIZ who was said to be born in San Antonio [Mission San Antonio?], Calif. in 1846. Also her parents were said to be born in San Antonio. She married a George Vance DOW, son of James DOW, a forty-niner, and gave birth to two children in the 1860s before moving to New York. Any suggestions about where to look will be appreciated. [Wayne (nonmember), San Antonio, Tex.]
Pregunta 203 - 22 September 2004
I wrote a Ph.D. with a chapter that talks about the LORENZANA orphans who traveled from Mexico City to California 1799-1800. I published an article on the same orphans. But, I just got them to California. Now I would like to know what happened to them. Below, is what I believe is the marriage record of the girls, but what else happened to them? And the boys, I only found 4, what was their profession? I am really interested--any pictures of any of them or their children? Can you help? [Note: following information in brackets is from Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850. La Tejedora]
María de Jesús LORENZANA married Miguel BRITO, an artilleryman.
María Pasquala LORENZANA married [Jose] Joaquín JUÁREZ, Presidial soldier [on 12 November 1800 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey; Joaquin born 27 July 1782, baptized 28 July 1782 at Mission San Gabriel; vol. II, p. 132].
María Francisca LORENZANA married Juan María HERNÁNDEZ, Presidial soldier. See Respuesta below.
María Inez LORENZANA married José Palafox, Catalonian volunteer.
María Leonarda LORENZANA married Juan Alvárez, Catalonian volunteer.
Maria (Mariana) Diaz LORENZANA married Juan Joseph Sepulveda at Mission San Diego, was widowed and married 2nd Jose [Ursino] Casiano TAPIA.
See Respuesta below.
Maria Tadea LORENZANA married Jose Joaquin BOTELLIER, soldado de cuero (Mission Santa Barbara). See Respuesta below.
Maria Vicenta Avila Perez LORENZANA married Cayetano DUARTE. See Respuesta below.
Margarita LORENZANA married Jose Vicente Gonzalez GARIBAY, soldado de cuero, was widowed and married 2nd to Jose RAMIREZ. See Respuesta below.
Maria de Jesus Valeriana LORENZANA married Jose DESIDERIO.
María Gertrudis LORENZANA married José TRUXILLO, a Catalonian volunteer.
Apolinaria LORENZANA, never married?, received the Jamacha Rancho??
Jose Inocente LORENZANA married Maria Rafaela Evarista GARCIA [on 24 September 1839 at Mission Santa Barbara; Maria, a twin, born 25 October 1823, baptized 26 October 1823 at Mission Santa Barbara; vol. II, p.99].
Jacinto LORENZANA married Maria del Carmen Eustaquia RODRIGUEZ. See Respuesta below.
Felipe LORENZANA married to Maria de Natividad RUIZ [Maria's second marriage; she was born 25 December 1803; baptized 26 December 1803 at Mission San Gabriel; vol. II, p. 257].
Vicente LORENZANA (viudo of Marian VERDUGO y BUELNA) married Maria del Pilar TAPIA [on 23 November 1845 at Mission San Gabriel; Maria was born 4 September 1831 and baptized 8 September 1831 at Los Angeles Plaza Church; vol. II, p. 283].
[Salome Hernandez (nonmember)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 203 - 22 Sept. 2004
According to Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 122-23: Juan Maria Jorge HERNANDEZ [born about 1776 at Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico of Justo Lorenzo HERNANDEZ and Ciriaca Santasima Trinidad de LEON; died before 1852] married 28 December 1800 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey to Maria Francisca LORENZANA [born about 1782 at La Cuna (orphanage), Mexico City; buried 12 November 1852 at Mission Santa Clara]. They had nine children between 1803 and 1824. Juan HERNANDEZ was the grantee of Ojo de Agua de la Coche at Morgan Hill in 1835 and was at San Jose in 1841.
Vol. II, pp. 284-85, 328: Jose Ursino (Casiano) TAPIA [born 8 August 1786 of Felipe Santiago TAPIA and Juana Maria CARDENAS; baptized 12 August 1786 at Mission Santa Clara; buried 6 January 1838 at Mission San Gabriel] married 6 December 1809 at Mission San Gabriel to Mariana Diaz LORENZANA [born about 1786 Mexico City]. They had six children between 1810 and 1838. Mariana was married first 20 May 1804 at Mission San Diego to Juan Jose SEPULVEDA. He died 16 October 1808 at San Gabriel. They had a single child baptized 29 July 1806.
Vol. II, pp. 32-33: Jose Joaquin BOTILLER [born about 1786 at Loreto, Baja California, Mexico of Juan Antonio BOTILLER and Maria Celia Bonifacia COTA; buried 15 May 1849 at Mission Santa Barbara] married 5 November 1809 at Mission Santa Barbara to Maria Tadea LORENZANA [of Real Casa de Cuna de Mexico; died 7 March 1823 in childbirth; buried 8 March 1823 at Mission Santa Barbara]. They had seven children between 1811 and 1823.
Vol. II, pp. 68-69: Cayetano DUARTE [born at Mission Todos Santos, Baja California, Mexico] married first 30 May 1800 at San Diego Presidio to Maria Vicenta Avila Perez LORENZANA [born at Mexico City, foundling of Cuna de Mexico Orphanage; buried 13 January 1824 at Mission San Juan Capistrano]. They had four children between 1802 and 1810.
Vol. II, pp. 106-107: Jose Vicente Gonzales GARIBAY [born about 1753 at Jacona, Obispado de Valladolid, Mexico of Pablo GONZALES and Antonia GARIBAIBAY; buried 30 June 1821 at Mission San Juan Bautista] married second 20 May 1804 at Mission San Luis Obispo to Margarita LORENZNA [born at Mexico City, Mexico]. They had a single child born 18 May 1816. Jose was at Monterey in 1813. Margarita married second 28 September 1823 at Mission San Juan Bautista to Jose RAMIREZ.
Vol. II, pp. 151-52: Jacinto LORENZANA [born about 1794; from La Casa de Cuna de Mexico; buried 23 December 1845 at Mission Santa Barbara] married to Maria del Carmen Eustaquia RODRIGUEZ [born 28 September 1798 of Jose Ygnacio RODRIGUEZ and Juana Paula PARRA; baptized 30 September 1798 at Mission Santa Barbara; died about 1888 at Mission Santa Barbara]. They had seven children between 1813 and1828. Jacinto came to Alta California with his brother Felipe in 1801. He was a soldier at the Presidio at Santa Barbara; sindico [trustee] at Santa Barbara 1834 and 1840.
[Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 203 - 11 Oct. 2006
I have Vicente Lorenzana as my ancestor. I am compiling a story on the orphans and would like to have a copy of your article. I would be happy to pay the postage costs. [Lorraine Moffat wlm1909@msn.com]
Respuesta a Pregunta 203 - 5 June 2008
My records show Maria Gertrudes LORENZANA was the daughter of Felipe & Maria Nativida LORENZANA and married Alejandro LEYVA in 1842 in Santa Barbara, Calif.You show Maria Gertrudes as one of many sisters; I have her as a daughter. Can you clarify this for me? [Dan Cordero (nonmember), Santa Barbara, Calif.] [Possibly different women? La Tejedora]
Pregunta 202 - 22 September 2004
I am looking for information for my family tree. This is what I know so far-- if you have any information or can fill in any blanks please email me at mommyoftwinsX2@msn.com. My grandfather Jack DALLY was born as Jack PENA, son of Daniel PENA of Santa Ynez, Calif. My great-great-grandfather was Aldolfo PENA (Luiseno Indian, but part of the Chumash Indian tribe by first marriage) married to my great-great-grandmother, Frances QUINTERO. She was a great-great- great (I believe)-granddaughter of Jose Francisco de ORTEGA and Maria Antonia Victoria CARRILLO. I don't have the in-between information and would love to know it. So please respond if you can help. [Jennifer Keane-Dally (nonmember), Santa Barbara, Calif.]
Note: If you respond to Jennifer by e-mail, please copy your message to Queries & Responses so we can share it on the website with others who may be interested. La Tejedora
Pregunta 201 - 21 September 2004
Thanks so much for a lot of help so far with other questions. I am looking for information on the parents of Juan Maria TRUJILLO, born 1821, married Dolores Andrea TAPIA and living in California in 1848. His father was either Ramon or Julian TRUJILLO, and his mother was Juliana CELAYA or ZELAYA. I am trying to find out any information on his parents and possible siblings and where they were from. One of Juan's marriage records says he is from New Mexico. Thank you. [Dawn Thompson (nonmember), Costa Mesa, Calif.]
Note: vol. II, p. 285 of Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 has Maria Andrea de los Dolores TAPIA marrying Juan Maria TRUJILLO 20 February 1849 at Los Angeles Plaza Church. Andrea was baptized 10 November 1828 at Mission San Gabriel. La Tejedora
Pregunta 200 - 27 June 2004
My great-great-grandmother was Francisca CASTRO y GONZALES, daughter of Luis GONZALES and Adelayda CASTRO. Adelayda was the daughter of Rafel CASTRO and Maria Soleded COTA. Luis was the son of Juan Francisco GONZALES and Maria Alta Gracia RODRIGUEZ. That being said, Francisca married John MELVILLE in 1867, I am guessing without the blessings of her grandfather, but probably with her father's. I have very little information about John, and I am trying to find out if anyone knows where he came from, what his relationship was with the RODRIGUEZ' and CASTROS. How did he end up married into one of the most powerful families in California? Has anyone out there run across this guy anywhere? [Melody Baumgartner (nonmember) Tyler, Texas]
Pregunta 200 UPDATE
Haven't heard back for awhile, so I thought I would ask again: my great-great-grandmother was Maria Francisca CASTRO y GONZALES [born 1850, Santa Cruz, Calif.; died 1920, San Francisco, Calif.]. She was the daughter of Adelayda CASTRO [daughter of Raphael and Solidad) and Luis Gonzaga NF GONZALES (son of Juan Francisco and Maria Alta GRACIA). For whatever reason she was reared by her grandparents, the CASTROS, and was married in 1867 to "the Englishman", John W. MELVILLE. I am looking for information on John MELVILLE, specifically, prior to 1867 and wonder if anyone has run across his name in their travels. Furthermore, I had thought Luis had died, but discovered recently that he had not only remarried twice after Adelayda's death, but had 8 more children! I would very much like to find out more about those other GONZALES children. The only name I have so far is a Louisa GONZALES in the 1900 Santa Cruz, Calif. census. ANY information would be gratefully accepted
Respuesta a Pregunta 200 - 6 October 2006
Hi,
I'm going to try this again. I'm the great, great-great-granddaughter of Rafel CASTRO and Maria Soledad CASTRO COTA. I do know that Rafel was a Spanish conquistador general in the army and Maria was a Native American. My great-grandmother ( Maria de la Soledad CASTRO) was the granddaughter of Rafel CASTRO. Rafel's son was named Francisco CASTRO. I do know Maria de la Soledad COTA del CASTRO was present and a sponsor at my great-grandmother's baptism in Santa Cruz, California. Are these the same people I believe you are speaking about? I believe they are. Please let me know what you think. I have more information regarding them, if you want to know. I also have pictures of them and my great-grandmother. My father was raised by Maria dela Soledad CASTRO COTA in Salinas, California. My great grandmother was named after Maria COTA. Please send me an e-mail abergstrom@nc.rr.com. I now live in North Carolina. Hope to hear from you soon. [Sarah Bergstrom (nonmember), Hope Mills, N.C.]
Pregunta 199 - 23 June 2004
I am seeking any information on one Frank EILBEN aka Francisco GILVER, GILBERT, married to Maria Julia de la Luz LOPEZ. Possible father's name, Pedro EIBEN and mother's name, Maria MANCHEON from Spain? Thanks mucho. [John L. Green (member), Rocklin , Calif.]
Pregunta 198 - 13 June 2004
I am researching the impact of dowries in early California marriages. Does anyone know of marriages that transferred lands? [Melody Wilson (nonmember), Portland, Ore.]
Pregunta 197 - 13 June 2004
Can you help? On my mother's father's side of the AYALA'S my great-grandfather was Abraham AYALA. His wife was Refugia LEYBA (aka Ruth LEYVA). Was Ruth's father, Francisco LEYBA, the same Francisco that was married to Vicenta CORDERO, and was her mother Maria Antonia ARELLANES? Also where was Ruth LEYBA born and did she have any brothers or sisters? Thank you. [Jim Garcia (nonmember), Canoga Park, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 197 - 24 June 2004
My grandfather, Antonio Domingo AYALA was born to Abraham and Refugia AYALA on 20 December 1863 in Ventura, California. He died 19 December 1958 age 94 in Ventura, California. It is unknown to me if Ántonio had any siblings. Was Ruth LEIVA'S father married to a CORDERO? [Jim Garcia (nonmember), Canoga Park, Calif]
Pregunta 196 - 29 May 2004
Although Arne PICO'S ancestors evidently did not come to Alta California, I thought this query was of historical interest to the many PICO descendants whose ancestors did come. Perhaps one of you knows of William Henry PICO'S research and can help your Danish cousin. La Tejedora
Pio PICO had two sons: Jacob who went to Germany and Pio PICO II who went to Spain.
1) Jacob is father to the Danish line in which I am very interested.
2) Pio PICO II is father to the line in California of which you, of course, know a great deal.
I hope you can help with information about the Danish line perhaps through William Henry PICO, who is mentioned in the book Ten First Families of California, page 70 [by Beverly Henderson Waid]. This site I got from an American friend, and I am very interested to hear if there is more information about the mentioned German and Danish line of PICO which have a connection to the Pio PICO family in California.
See below:
Count Mazzi PICO (born 1600)in Italy had Pio PICO I. Pio's son, Jacob, went to Germany and had two sons Christopher and Jacob who both lived in Denmark. One of them had a son, Christian Henry PICO, who also lived in Denmark, and who had a son, Jacob Christopher PICO. Pio's son Pio PICO II went to Spain. His son, Pio PICO III went to Mexico and had a son, Santiago de la Cruz PICO. Santiago had a son, Pio de Jesus PICO IV.
I understand that Beverly Hendrickson Waid is dead. She mentioned William Henry PICO who has researched the PICO family. Do you know anything about him? Kindly regards [Arne Pico (nonmember), Odense, Denmark]
Respuesta a Pregunta 196 - 14 June 2004
The source of the information listed for the PICO line is from a pamphlet available at the Pico Mansion, Whittier, CA. The research, according to this source was done by William Henry PICO of Cavalier, North Dakota, and Miss Jesse Bromilow of Los Angeles, Calif. You might want to contact the Mansion for information on these two researchers. Try this http://www.piopico.org/.
These are my ancestors too and I've wondered about this information but have not taken the time to search for it. If you find anything I do hope you'll share it! If you wish to contact me directly I'll send you the details listed in the pamphlet. There's too much to type here. sheila-ann@juno.com [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member & Genealogist), Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 196 - 24 June 2004
Pio de Jesus PICO IV (last Mexican governor of Calif.) had a grandson, Celestino PICO, born 12/3/1883 in San Gabriel/Los Angeles,California, area, died 4/1977 in Los Nietos/Whittier CA area. Celestino PICO married Ramona PADILLA born 1878 of Pico Rivera/Los Angeles area. Does anyone know who Celestino's parents were? Or the names of persons who raised Celestino PICO. Any help would be appreciated. (PS. Try reading book Don Pio Pico's Historical Narritive translated by Arthur Botello by Arthur H. Clark Company 1973. Tells alot of Pio PICO'S family and what life was really like in early Calif., from Pio's own perspective). [Talia Pico (nonmember) Claremont, Calif]
Respuesta a Pregunta 196 - 20 February 2008
I am still researching the mother of Celestino PICO born in Whittier, Calif. area. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. [Talia Pico (nonmember), Foster City, Calif.]
Pregunta 195 - 28 May 2004
I am looking for information regarding Francisco Xavier David LITTLEJOHN who came to California in 1824 from Peru; his family can be traced back to Arbroath, Scotland where I found family records going back to the 1600s. My problem is that I know little of David; what is his birth date, birth place, death date and death place? Where was he buried? I know he was the grantee of Rancho Los Carneros. Does anyone have any photos of this man or any member of his family? [Howard L. Smith (member), Trinity, Fla.]
Pregunta 194 - 18 May 2004
I am looking for any information on the parents of José Dario ARGÜELLO. He is my great- great-great-great-grandfather and I am doing genealogy research on my family tree. You can contact me at kidsrus2000@yahoo.com. [Eileen Courson (not yet member), Clemmons, North Carolina]
Respuesta a Pregunta 194 - 18 May 2004
The following information is from Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, Vol. I, pp. 45-47: Joseph Dario ARGUELLO (born about 1753 at Queretaro, Mexico, died about 1827-28 at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) married about 1780 at El Altar, Sonora, Mexico to Maria Ygnacia MORAGA (born about 1760 at El Altar, buried 13 April 1839 at Guadalajara; she was niece of Jose Joaquin MORAGA, founder of San Francisco Presidio). They had 13 children, born between 1784 and 1801 and who were baptized at Missions San Gabriel, Dolores, Santa Barbara, and San Carlos de Monterey. There are more details about these children in Northrop's book. Joseph Dario was the founder of the ARGUELLO family in Alta California. He arrived at San Gabriel 14 July 1781. He was Mexican alferez, later lieutenant and captain; comandante at San Francisco, Monterey, and Santa Barbara; acting governor of California in 1814-15; governor of Baja California in 1815-22. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 193 - 18 May 2004
Would like parents of of Juliana URQUIDEZ [born 1810, Santa Barbara] married Jose de la Asencion DOMINGUEZ [born 14 Aug. 1798, Santa Barbara]. Jose was the son of Josef Ma. DOMINGUEZand Maria Marcelina FELIZ. [Mary Vanegas (nonmember), Ojai, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 193 - 14 June 2004
The following is the abstract by Thomas Workman Temple II of the marriage of Jose DOMINGUEZ and Maria Juliana URQUIDEZ, listing her parents. I have not looked at the film of the original of this record so I can not say for certain that the facts are accurate. You might try reading the film of these San Gabriel Marriages at your local Family History Center (LDS) to verify the record.
Mission Record, San Gabriel Mats. Entry #1702 (TWT2), 29 August 1824 - En el Pueblo de L.A., Jose DOMINGUEZ, 24, natural del Presidio de Santa Barbara, de Jose Ma., soldado invalido de Santa Barbara, natural de la Villa de Sinaloa, y Ma. Marcelina FELI, del Real de Cozala; con Maria Juliana URQUIDEZ, 16, natural de Los Angeles, de Jose Encarnación y Maria Dolores LISALDE. Testigos: Jose Ma. AGUILAR, Jose SERRANO, y Jose Miguel ALVARADO. Prior testigos: Antonio Ygnacio DUARTE, 22, casado con Ma. Eulalia HIGUERA, Gaspar VALENZUELA, 38, casado con Ma. Ygnacia LOPEZ, y Antonio BRIONES, 40. Sanchez. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member & Genealogist), Calif.]
Pregunta 192 - 18 May 2004
I am looking for a history of Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Santa Barbara. Many of my ancestors were baptized there. I understand it used to be on State and Figueroa Streets. It is now on Sola Street. Thanks. [Lorraine Moffat (member), Hesperia, Calif.]
Pregunta 191 - 18 May 2004
I understand that a BASSI family member (Swiss) married into the BONILLA family of San Luis Obispo. Dora BASSI MADONNA, mother of Alex MADONNA, who died in San Luis Obispo in April 2004, might be a relative of the BONILLA family. Dora's mother was a GIORI who came from Switzerland and her father was a BASSI also from Switzerland. Dora was related to my mother through the BERTA family. Any information would be appreciated. [Helen Collins (member), San Luis Obispo, Calif.]
Pregunta 190 - 6 April 2004
I am looking for verification of any early Spanish explorer or Californian who was on top of Mission Peak in the Mission San Jose de Guadalupe area, now Fremont, Calif., and who may have used "conquistador-style" spurs during the Portolá exploration, de Anza exploration, or Moraga exploration time period. Can anybody help me? [Roan McClure (nonmember), Cave Junction, Ore.]
Pregunta 189 - 6 April 2004
Note: I am including this query on the off chance that someone is aware of Alta California COTAS who returned to Baja California and who might be the ancestors of George V. COTA. La Tejedora
As far as I know, my grandfather, George V. COTA, was born in La Paz in 1898. He then moved to Central California, Oxnard, Guadalupe Calif., to be exact. Through my studies at Long Beach State, I became aware of a Manuel COTA, who was a rancher in California during the early 18th century. I'm just wondering if there is any connection to my and my father's name? [Manuel Richard Cota Jr. (nonmember), Westminster, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 189 - 3 May 2004
Yes, some COTA family went back to Baja California. Manuel COTA is my grandfather. I will check into it. [Pamela Ortega Lima (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 189 - 22 September 2004
My great,-great-greatgrandfather was Manuel Antonio COTA. His parents were Pablo Antonio COTA and Rosa Maria de LUGO. Manuel was born 23 January 1779 at Mission San Antonio (California) and died 23 August 1826 and is buried at Mission San Carlos (California). He first married Maria Gertrudis ROMERO about 1779 and had 7 children with her. He later married Maria Josepha BORONDA on 29 September 1817 and had 1 child with her. My information was provided by Avila Gardiner and is recorded in the Church of Latter Day Saints' Family History Center under AFN: 2NTX-HG. [Howard Smith (member), Trinity, Fla.]
Pregunta 188 - 6 April 2004
I am looking for information on Manuel CORRALES and Vicenta ARIAS, who had several children, four I know of for sure, Manuel Jr. (born 1877), Jose Francisco, Carmen, Nash, and Charles (born 1886). Manuel and Jose were baptized at St. Joseph's in San Diego, Calif., in 1887 and 1890 respectively. From some information I have received, Manuel Sr. was Spanish and Vicenta was a native woman. I know nothing else about these relatives. [Dawn Thompson (nonmember), Costa Mesa, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 188 - 13 June 2004
Historian Pablo L. Martínez recorded vital records from most of Baja California in Historia Familiar de Baja California. Included in the civil marriage records are the following: Vicenta ARIAS married Espiridión CÓRDOBA on 1 April 1871. Vicenta ARIAS married Manuel CORRALES on 16 June 1873 at Real del Castillo. Included in the birth records of Ensenada is the following:
Ignacia CORRALES was born 26 February 1873 in Real del Castillo. Her father, Manuel CORRALES, was born c1845 in Suaqui, Sonora, "de raza mexicana no indígena" (non-Indian Mexican), son of Ignacio CORRALES and Guadalupe CÓRDOBA , both natives of Sonora. Her mother, Vicenta ARIAS, was born c1857, "de raza mexicana no indígena", daughter of Bernardo ARIAS and Jesús SOTO, both natives of Sonora. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico City, D.F.]
Pregunta 187 - 19 March 2004
I am on a quest to find information on my great, great grandfather Francisco CASTRO, who was married to Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN, and their son Juan (John) CASTRO, whose first wife was Carmelita ALVISO. Francisco's father was Don, who was married to Maria Soledad COTA. The family lineage continues with Rafael's father, Jose Joaquin CASTRO, who married Maria Antonia AMADOR, and the patriarch, Joaquin Isidro CASTRO, who married Maria Martina BOTILLER -- both of whom traveled with the second Anza expedition.
The information - obits, photographs - we've found is about Rafael and Maria Soledad, but nothing so far on Francisco and Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN. My grandfather, Alfred Gregory CASTRO, was the oldest son of Juan CASTRO. We were given a very early photograph of Juan with two of his sisters. I would appreciate any help. The CASTRO line on our family continues on in 10 generations today! Muchas gracias! [Julia Macias Brooks (nonmember), Wickenburg, Arizona]
Respuesta a Pregunta 187 - 3 May 2004
LITTLEJOHN family are part of my ancestry. I am Pregunta 185. I will get back with you. [Pamela Ortega Lima (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 187 - 28 May 2004
You are asking about my great grandmother, Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN. She was born on 6 December 1836 and died 7 June 1916. She had 18 children: number 13 Maria Antonia "Simeona" CASTRO was my grandmother.
As it happens, my wife and I just returned from a genealogy research trip to Arbroath, County of Angus, Scotland to research the LITTLEJOHNS. I found family records going back to the early 1600s. I believe I found the connection of the Scottish clan to the CASTROS of California. Send me your e-mail address and we can correspond regarding the LITTLEJOHNS.
Would you be willing to share copies of your photos of the family? [Howard Smith (member), Trinity, Fla.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 187 - 23 September 2008
I am researching my husband's family. He is related to Santos Sancti LITTLEJOHN through his great-grandmother who was one of Santos' daughters. Her name was Eloisa Mary LITTLEJOHN. She married twice, once to Luisiano WHITE and the second time to a gentleman named Joaquin Dutra SILVA. I would like to share information on my husband, Stanley Romero's LITTLEJOHN'S
links. I am interested in the query number 187 posted by a gentleman named Howard Smith as he seems to have a sizeable amount of information. [Mary Roberts Romero (nonmember), Snelling, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 187 - 26 December 2008
I'm responding to the Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN relatives. I am also a great-great-granddaughter to Raphael CASTRO and Maria Antonia Soledad CASTRO. Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN was my great-grandmother's mother. Francisco CASTRO and Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN: I have met a few relatives on this site. We did have pictures of Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN, but it was stolen off of the wall by a relative in California. I was born in Salinas, California, and all of my relatives, including Maria, are buried there. You can e-mail me anytime. (abergstrom@nc.rr.com ). Hope to hear from the LITTLEJOHN side of the familia. [Sarah Bergstrom (nonmember), Hope Mills, N.C.]
Pregunta 186 - 19 March 2004
I am searching for information of my mother's paternal family. All I know is that they were born in California in the early 1800s. They were good friends with Governor Pio Pico. The family names are Luis ESTRADA and Isabel AGUAYO. They owned land next to the San Gabriel River in the Azusa/Duarte area and also in Pomona. Also the surname AGUIRRE has been mentioned. They baptized all their children at La Plazita in Los Angeles. [Gail Gonzalez Lopez (nonmember), Victorville, Calif.]
Pregunta 185 - 19 March 2004
Hi,
I am a granddaughter of Jose MARTINEZ [Pregunta #65]. Individuals in my direct lineage are: Juan LUGO, Francisco LUGO, Andreas COTA, Pablo COTA, Manuel COTA-LUGO, Jose MARTINEZ, Jose Manuel BORONDA, Rosario UGUES, also known as HUGHES. I am also checking on my Grampa ORTEGA. Also, was my Grampa Jose MARTINEZ related to Ignacio MARTINEZ? If find out anything new, I will put it on the bill board for my family. Thank you. [Pamela Ortega Lima (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 185 - 3 May 2004
My COTA branches are from both Pablo and Roque. From Roque it is through his daughter, Maria Beatriz COTA, who married Jose Joaquin HIGUERA; then from their son, Jose Maria HIGUERA y COTA, who married his 2nd cousin, Maria de Jesus COTA y ROMERO (daughter of Manuel Antonio COTA y de LEON and his wife, Maria Gertrudis ROMERO y SALGADO. Manuel is the son of Don Pablo Antonio COTA y de LEON, who was Roque's brother. Jose Maria HIGUERA and Maria de Jesus COTA were the parents of Maria Gertrudis HIGUERA y COTA, who wed Don Bonifacio Antonio BUELNA y RODRIGUEZ, baptized 14 May 1827 in Santa Cruz. Initial information was from Nathan Olivas. [Mary Ryan (member), San Francisco, Calif.]
Pregunta 184 - 7 March 2004
Geronimo Joseph Francisco ARELLANES was the son of Jose Teodoro ARELLANES, his birth was in 1812, marriage in 1839 (to whom?), in Santa Barbara, and death in Santa Barbara, the year? As you can tell my information is very sparse. Yes indeed, any help I would greatly appreciate. Thank you. [John L. Green (member), Rocklin, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 184 - 19 March 2004
According to Dorothy Mutnick's books: Jose Francisco ARELLANES was born 30 September 1812; married 14 February 1831 to Petra RUIZ, who then died in March 1838. Jose remarried in January 1839 to Barbara DOMINGUEZ. Her parents are listed as Jose Francisco DOMINGUEZ y FELIZ and Maria Filomena VALENZUELA y QUINTERO. All records cited were Mission Santa Barbara registers. Mutnick notes that the family can be found in the 1860 federal census, in Santa Barbara County. Mutnick "ends" in 1852, so no death dates were given for the couple. Jose Teodoro ARELLANES y LOPEZ married Maria Josefa RODRIGUEZ y PARRA on 4 March 1805. Each of them had been married previously and widowed. [Julia Christy (member), Worland, Wyoming]
Respuesta a Pregunta 184 - 3 May 2004
Geronimo (born 30 September 1812) married Petra RUIZ and had three children. He married second, Barbara DOMINGUEZ and had 11 children. I have dates of birth if you are interested. My line is to Jose Regino ARELLANES. He was my third-great-grandfather and brother to Jose Teodoro. I have a picture of Jose Teodoro if you would like a copy. I also have all of the certificate of baptisms of all of the children. One other picture I have is Teodoro's daughters. I have everything for Geronimo. If you need these things send me an E-MAIL! Jam8Lrs@aol.com . Note new e-mail address. Send me an e-mail and I will give you some information. [James Larson (member), Paso Robles, Calif.]
Pregunta 183 - 7 March 2004
Last year I posted a question (#124) regarding finding information on my family. Thank you all for your kind responses. One response that I have a question about was posted by Sheila Ruiz Harrell. It states that my great-great-grandmother was a Native American and it appears that she was born in Los Angeles. What puzzles me is that I always believed my ancestors were members of the Salinan tribe. Actually, my great-uncle Johnny GARCIA was very involved with them. But if she was born in Los Angeles, there is a possibility that I am of Chumash or Gabrielino descent....would that be right? And where would I be able to find any birth records or start to trace which tribe she belonged to? Any help would be greatly appreciated.The following is Sheila's response to my inquiry numbered 124: "Mission Record, San Carlos Mats, no Entry # (TWT2), July 11, 1868- Francisco BORONDA, 38, h.l. de Manuel y Juana COTA, with Juana Maria VILLA, 30, h.l. de Reyes VILLA y PILAR, India natl. del Pueblo de Los Angeles. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member, Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]"
I would appreciate any help that any of you could give me to point me in the right direction. Thanks again, Sherry [Sherry Donovan-Moser (nonmember), Nevada]
Respuesta a Pregunta 183 - 7 March 2004
Sherry,
The record I quoted was from the Thomas W. Temple II abstracts. Because of errors found in his work, I have looked up a copy of the original record from the San Carlos marriages. This record is very difficult to read but the names are clear. There is no entry number, the two people are listed in the margin as Francisco BORONDA y Juana Maria VILLA. In the body of the record I can read that he is "38 años y natural --- Monterey con Juana Maria VILLA hija de Reyes[?] VILLA y de Pilar india soltera de edad 30 años natural de Los Angeles y [??] en Monterey a la presensia [? de [?] BORONDA y Ma. Dolores VASQUEZ y varios otros."
From what I read in this record, Juana Maria VILLA is the legitimate daughter of Reyes VILLA and Pilar (India). Juana Maria is single and 30 yrs old, natural of Los Angeles and now lives in Monterey. There is no surname listed for Pilar in this entry.
I searched through the Plaza Church baptisms, the abstracts by Mr Temple, and found only two children listed for Reyes VILLA and Pilar GARCIA. I do not have access to copies of the original records at this time but you might request the film from your local Family History Center, LDS. I did not find a baptism for your Juana Maria VILLA, however there is one listed in the Temple abstracts for "Antonio Maria VILLA", no gender listed, but it if for the year that would be right for your Juana Maria. It could be that Mr Temple misread the first name. This would be Entry #820, Jan 31, 1838. In Entry #633, Oct 2, 1836, Mr Temple lists Pilar with the surname of GARCIA. As I noted above, there is no surname listed for Pilar in her daughter's marriage to Francisco BORONDA. Until I see a copy of the original baptismal records for these two children I can't fully agree that her name was listed.
My suggestion would be to contact Dr. John Johnson in Santa Barbara for information on connections with the Chumash or Gabrielino. He can be reached at jjohnson@sbnature2.org
Respuesta a Pregunta 183 - 19 March 2004
Manuel BORONDA was married to Juana COTA. I am a granddaughter of Jose Manuel BORONDA, Senior, and also Andrea COTA and Pablo COTA are my grandfathers. I have seen paper work about Juana COTA and Manuel BORONDA, you would find them in the Digger tribes, Santa Ynez tribes, and Cahuilla tribes. Hope you find what your looking for. [Pamela Ortega Lima (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 183 - 18 May 2004
Dear Pamela Ortega Lima,
Jose Manuel BORONDA was a soldier from the Spanish army. Am I reading this correctly, you found him in the Digger tribes? Please see Wendy Moss's website:
http://www.mchsmuseum.com/cheese.html Respectfully, [Teresa A. Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember) Rancho Los Laureles, Carmel Valley, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 183 - 1 October 2004
Dear Sherry,
On my ancestral paperwork, shows Francisco Laureno BORONDA'S spouse as Juana Maria VILLA, 1836. Yet on the Indian Rolls it is Francisco L. BORONDA and Juana M. SILLA. Is that her Indian name? That is on Eloisa BORONDA and Joe LIVENSON paperwork. Is that the same Juana? I thought you might be interested. [Pamela Ortega Lima (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Dear Theresa A. Russell,
Yes, my Grampa Jose Manuel BORONDA, Sr. is listed in Digger tribes. I need to talk to you. Is there a way you can write me? Sorry, I got back with you late. I wasn't on the computer for a month. I'm not on it all the time. Your gramma is Juana COTA BORONDA. Her name is on there, too. My gramma is Antonia Maria Manuela Conception COTA-LUGO. Manuel Antonio COTA-LUGO married Josepha BRUNA BORONDA. They had my Gramma Conception. I have a photo of her. Did you know my Gramma Josepha BRONDA BRUNA is on Gila River tribes? Reach me at my e-mail -- limapamela@aol.com. [Pamela Ortega Lima (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 183 - 31 May 2007
Ms. Sherry Donovan-Moser -
Would your great-uncle be John Anthony [Blue Jay] GARCIA? Blue Jay was born 8 Feb. 1905 in Jolon, Calif. He died 2 Nov. 1980 in King City, Calif. His mother was Mary Nattie BORONDA born 24 Dec. in Jolon, Calif. She was part Salinan Indian. His father was Jesus Victor GARCIA who was born Feb. 1861 in San Luis Obispo and died 2 March 1923 in King City, Calif.. If these are your relatives, you would have some Salinan Indian blood running through your veins. Jesus was my great-uncle. My e-mail is jam8lrs@aol.com. I have a lot of information on the Salinan Indian Tribe as I am the Salinan Tribal Historian. They are going for recognition in Washington in the near future. Some of Blue Jay's relatives are in the tribe. [James T. Larson (member], El Paso de Robles, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 183 - 19 November 2008
Eloisa BORONDA and Joe LEVENSON are quoted. Eloisa would have been the stepsister of my grea-grandmother and apparently had written about the BORONDAS. Please could you tell me where to find these papers, publisher, and title of the book? Thank you. [John Rotsart (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 182 - 7 March 2004
Would like to find out if Francisco MARQUEZ was a soldier at the time of the land grant [Rancho Boca de Santa Monica, see Query #86]. Also does anyone have any information about his son, Manuel, born about 1835. He also has a daughter, Mercedes, and a son, Francisco, I would very much like to find out who their mother is. Mercedes was born about 1857 and Francisco about 1859. They were born prior to the two marriages that I have seen. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. [Kimberly (nonmember), Braidwood, Ill.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 182 - 27 October 2005
Francisco MARQUEZ and Mercedes MARQIEZ were the children of Francisco Maria (Manuel) MARQUEZ and Eselsa ???? I have a lot of information on these two families. Contact me by e-mail for more information.
Francisco MARQUEZ (son of Manuel -- and so named in his will) and Rita DORAME were my husband's grandparents. annytonym@earthlink.net [Ann (nonmember), Canyon Country, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 182 - 29 October 2004
Yes, Francisco's son was Manuel. His son was Alonzo. Alonzo's sons were Gerald, Donald, and Paul. Alonzo died in 1982 in Morro Bay, Calif. His sons all moved to Oregon after WW II. Only Gerald is living. [Gary Marquez (nonmember)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 182 - 10 February 2005
Respuesta a Pregunta February 1st 2004 [? sic] - regarding MARQUEZ family - please privately e-mail me for more information on the MARQUEZ family of Santa Monica, Calif. [Candida Marquez (nonmember), Pine Ridge, South Dakota candidamarquez@hotmail.com ]
Note: It is always appreciated if you would include this site in the exchange of information. There are many who follow the query discussions who would find such information helpful in their own research. La Tejedora
Pregunta 181 - 21 February 2004
My husband's grandfather was a descendant of the Mariano CORDERO and Pablo PINTO families and his grandmother was a descendant of the Marcos BRIONES and Felipe TAPIA families. His great-grandmother, Petra Rafaela de Jesus RAMIREZ, was
born 23 October 1841 at Mission San Juan Bautista to Ysidora PLIEGO (AKA JALAPA, HALAPA) y BRIONES and Pascual (Pasqual) RAMIREZ. Rafaela's brother, Jose, died and was buried on 26 September 1844 at Santa Clara Mission. Has anyone ever seen the name Pascual RAMIREZ? Pascual died and was buried in January 1844 at Mission Dolores. Since Petra's ancestors were Mission soldiers, I am wondering if Pascual was a descendant of a mission soldier. Rafaela's mother's father was named Jose Narciso de la Encarnacion PLIEGO. Has anyone ever seen the name PLIEGO? We would very much appreciate any information or advise you might give. Thank you. [Machado (nonmember)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 181 - 21 February 2004
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, has the following information on pp. 87-88. In 1813 Maria Agueda (Agatha) BRIONES married first Jose Narciso de la Encarnacion PLIEGO. In 1821 she married Francisco LISALDE. Maria Agueda was the sixth child (second daughter) of Marcos Joseph BRIONES [born about 1757 at San Luis Potosí, México, of Vicente BRIONES and Maria Antonia de PADRON; died December 1841 at Monterey, Alta California] and Maria Isidora TAPIA [born about 1771 at Culiacán, México, of Felipe Santiago TAPIA and Maria Filomena HERNANDEZ; died about 1812 at Santa Cruz]. They were married 27 September 1784 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey and had a total of 13 children. Felipe TAPIA came in the 1776 Anza Expedition. Marcos BRIONES came with his father to Alta California in 1771; invalido at Branciforte in 1791-1880; comisionado at Branciforte in 1812; living at San José in 1804-1841. [Benita Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 181 - 2 March 2004
I have a follow-up query on Pregunta #181 above. Petra Rafaela de Jesus RAMIREZ became an orphan at the age of nine because her father, Pascual RAMIREZ, and her mother, Ysidora PLIEGO (AKA JALAPA, HALAPA) y BRIONES, were both dead and buried at Mission Dolores by 1850. According to Petra Rafaela's daughter, Ellen (MOORE) MACHADO'S death certificate, as a child Rafaela was living in the area that was to later become Mayfield. Petra Rafaela married
James MOORE (we do not know where) and Ellen MOORE was born in the Pinole area (we do not know where) in 1861. In the 1870 census we found (Petra) Rafaela and James MOORE along with daughters Ellen, Clemencia, and Isadora living in the San Pablo area (Contra Costa Co.) in the Martinez post office district. By the 1880 census the family had moved to Castroville, Calif. My question is, does anyone have any information for the Mayfield/Pinole area that shows a Petra Rafaela or a Rafaela RAMIREZ living in a household prior to 1860? Any help would be most greatly appreciated. Thank you. [Machado (nonmember)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 181 - 9 February 2008
This is concerning Pregunta 181 - 21 February 2004 and Pregunta 181 follow up - 2 March 2004
I have reason to believe that the young girl living in the household of Jose S BERRY MESSA (BERRYESSA) named Mariano, in the 1860 census in Contra Costa County, was the missing sister of my husband's great-grandmother Rafella (RAMIREZ aka JALAPA) MOORE.
Rafaella (RAMIREZ aka JALAPA) MOORE is in the 1870 census in Contra Costa Co. in the same township as Mariano. Both Rafaela and Mariano/a were living with their mother Ysidora/Isadora JALAPA at Mission Dolores in 1846. We are still trying to find any of Rafaella's daughter's birth or baptismal records. All of the daughters must have been born in Contra Costa Co. We are also still looking for a marriage record for Rafaella RAMIREZ and James MOORE. Raphella grew up in Mayfield, Calif., before moving to the Martinez/Pinole area of Contra Costa Co. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. [Machado (nonmember), Calif.]
Pregunta 180 - 21 February 2004
Hi,
I am a descendent of the LUGO family and have been told that I am linked somehow to Don Antonio Maria LUGO, son of Francisco Salvador LUGO, a LUGO who settled in California. I am a registered Juaneño Indian on my mother's side (LUGO) of the family, her father, but am told that there is also Cahuilla Indian blood as well. I also have additional Juaneño blood on my grandmother's side (my mother's mother). I have been researching and researching and researching, and still have not been able to put the puzzle completely together. Here's what I have. My mother's father's name is Frank (Frances) James LUGO (he had 7 children, including my mother). His father's name is also Frances James LUGO and his father's name is Blas Antonio LUGO or Antonio Blas LUGO. My mother believes that Blas was the son of Vicente LUGO, who is one of Don Antonio Maria LUGO'S sons. But I am not able to make that connection as of yet.
Also, Blas was married to Sophia CHARLES whose parents were Richard CHARLES and Carmen (maiden name unknown)--that, I believe, is where the Juaneño bloodline comes from. Recently I was referred to Helen Charles McMullen, the matriarch of San Juan Capistrano and head of the Indian Council. She had mentioned to me that her father Ralph CHARLES, who is buried at the mission, had told her about a half-sister named Sophia who was linked to the LUGO family. Unfortunately, Helen did not have her father's parents names.
In regards to my grandmother's side of the family, my grandmother Josephine (MORENO) LUGO (married to Frank James LUGO), has Juaneño blood as well, but I am not registered through her side, only through my grandfather. Her parents were Manuel MORENO and Adelina CELEYA. Manuel's parents were Frank MORENO and Luciana PARRA. I was told by a contact who works at the San Juan Capistrano Mission that the PARRA family has a very heavy Juaneño bloodline, so I am also working on this little puzzle as well. The only information I have on Luciana PARRA is that she had a sister named Lola. Adelina CELEYA'S parents were Carlos CELAYA and Rafaela MANGE. My aunt seems to think the CELEYA name has some kind of significance, but I am not sure what yet.
So far the main names I am researching are LUGO, CHARLES, and PARRA. If you have any information that might help me, or you can refer me to a place or person who can, I would greatly appreciate it. I can also be e-mailed at home at timandchar88@sbcglobal.net or by my home phone at 909-689-6867 or use the information below to contact me. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this lengthy message. [Charlene M. McNair (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif. Charlene.McNair@ocgov.com]
Respuesta a Pregunta 180 - 21 February 2004
Information below from Marcy and Maurice Bandy; Shared Research April 2003: LUGO files. [MN=Marie Northrop; TWT=Thomas Workman Temple, II]
Francisco Salvador LUGO, born about 1740, Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México, of Juan Salvador and Josefa ESPINOSA (MN); married about 1760 Sinaloa (MN); buried at Mission Santa Barbara 17 May 1805 SBp#112 (MNsb). [per MN: with Rivera 1774, stationed in the north until 1781, soldier of escolta of Los Angeles from 1781] Wife: Juana MARTINEZ, born about 1745 Sinaloa (MN) of Jose Maria and Josefa VILLANAZUL (MN); buried at Mission Santa Barbara 24 March 1790 SBp#18 (MNsb).
Child #7): Antonio Maria, baptized 13 June 1778 San Antonio Mission #499 (TWT); married (1) at Mission Santa Barbara 17 January 1796 to Maria Dolores RUIZ SB #20 (MNsb), married (2)at Mission San Gabriel 8 March 1842 SG II#30 (TWT) (Dispensado el impedimento de afinidad ilicita, en primer grado de linea recta); buried at Los Angeles Plaza Church 3 February 1860 PlazaII #648 (TWT). (Bancroft: soldier till 1809, Alcalde at LA '16 and '18, juez de campo '33-4, in '37-8 memb of the ayunt.) [#308. Antonio Maria LUGO, claimant for San Antonio, in Los Angeles County, granted in 1810, by Jose Dario de Arguello,confirmed by Don Luis Arguello, 1 April 1823, extension granted by Jose M Echeandia 23 April 1827, and finally granted by Juan B Alvarado 27 September 1838 to A M LUGO; claim filed 30 August 1852, confirmed by the Commission 21 February 1853, by the District Court 3 December 1855, and appeal dismissed 24 February 1857; containing 29,514.13 acres.] (1851 LA census #313) Wife (1): Dolores RUIZ, baptized at Mission Santa Barbara 28 May 178B #11 (MNsb) of Efigenio LOPEZ and Rosa LOPEZ; buried at Mission San Gabriel 14 March 1829 SG#5407 (TWT).
Child 7.11) Vicente, born at Mission San Gabriel about 1820 SG; confirmed 9 November 1831 Plaza #2050 (TWT); married at Mission San Gabriel infs December 1841 SG (TWT); living in 1851. [grantee with Jose del Carmen of San Bernardino] [Bancroft: justice at S. Gabriel '50, supervisor Los Ang Co '62-3] (1851 LA census #514) Wife: Andrea BALLESTEROS, baptized 2 December 1824 SG#7239 (TWT) of Juan FIGUEROA and Maria FIGUERA; living in 1851.
Child 7.11.7) Blas Antonio, baptized 4 February 1860 Plaza III#481 (TWT); married 4 July 1883 Plaza II#1790 (TWT) to Sophia CHARLES.
Pregunta 179 - 21 February 2004
Looking for information about my great-grandmother Serafina CORDERO (GARCIA). She was born in Santa Barbara on 29 October 1879. She died 06 April 1973. Her father was Vicencio Parma and her mother's name was Maria GARCIA. Any information will be appreciated. [Ramona Vranish (nonmember), Lompoc, Calif.]
Note: our genealogist was able to trace Ramona's ancestors back to before 1848. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 179 - 13 April 2007
In response to pregunta 179, Serafina (or Cerafina) CORDERO was my paternal great-aunt. Her sister Marie (Mary) CORDERO was my grandmother. Marie married my grandfather, Julius VOIGHT and they had 10 children in the early 1900s, including my father, Frank VOIGHT. [Cindy Blum (nonmember), Calimesa, Calif.]
Pregunta 178 - 2 February 2004
I am looking for some information on a woman, Maria Carmen CASTRO, born about 1851. I believe her parents were Lucio CASTRO and Gertrudia JACOME, but need confirmation on this. Maria Carmen married Juan M. TRUJILLO and was living in the Pala, San Diego area in the 1870s-1880s. They had 7 children: Francisco, Juan, Delphino, Antonio or Andronico, son Ramshses, and daughter Ledland or possibly Ellen. Any information on her, her parents, dates, where any of them are buried, etc., would be appreciated. I know that some of her children were baptized at San Luis Rey and at St. Josephs Church, Old Town, but find no official birth, marriage, or death records for her other than the census. [Dawn Thompson (nonmember), Costa Mesa, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 178 - 2 February 2004
Information below from the "Castro Files of the Maurice and Marcy Bandy Shared Research."
Juan Bautista CASTRO, born about 1790 Mexico.
Ramona VALENCIA, born about 1800 Mexico.
Gertrudis Sorente JACOME, born about 1824 Mexico SG III#71 (TWT) to Juan Maria TRUJILLO, TTS Lino CASTRO y Francisca PEREZ.
2.2) Margarita, born about 1845 Sonora, conf Sep 5 1850 Plaza #111 (TWT), mar Apr 20 1861 SG III#48 (TWT) to Feliz GONZALES, 21 (TWT) (at Yorba, born Nov 21 1860 father Mariano) conf Sep 5 1850 Plaza #121 (TWT) SG III#8923 (TWT), conf Sep 5 1850 Plaza #119 (TWT)
2.5) Jose Manuel ACASIO, bap Apr 11 1852
SG III#9234 (TWT), conf Jan 6 1856 SG II#114 (TWT)
2.9) Petra Ramona Maria, bap Jun 3 1856
SG IV#9571 (TWT) III#861 (TWT).
Pregunta 177 - 1 February 2004
I am looking for information on Zeferino CARLON, the father of Manuela CARLON who was the wife of Francis Ziba BRANCH. [Tom Driscoll (nonmember), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 177 - 15 January 2005
My mother's paternal grandmother's name was Maria Andrea CARLON PRICE. She was born in Santa Barbara in 1829 and married John Michael (Miguel) PRICE, a native of Bristol, England, who was born in 1810. They owned the Rancho Piesmo (Pismo) which included what is now Pismo Beach and Shell Beach, California. My belief is that she was a sister of the CARLON woman who married the man named BRANCH in Tom Driscoll's search. John PRICE had worked for BRANCH and probably met the sister (later his wife) through BRANCH. John Michael PRICE is listed in Bancroft's History of California. He had 15 children with Maria Andrea, one of whom was my maternal grandfather, Edwin Wingate PRICE, born in Pismo Beach about 1872-74. [G. B. (Gerry) Cullinane (nonmember), Oakland, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 177 - 1 February 2004
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769- 1850, vol. II, pp. 44-46: Jose Antonio Zeferino Carlon (Cortez) was born 10 February 1792 of Lt. Felipe Goycoechea and Maria Juana de Jesus Lara (natural child); baptized 11 February 1792 at Mission Santa Barbara. He married first Maria Antonia Valenzuela 17 November 1811 at Mission Santa Barbara. She died following the birth of twin boys, their first children, one of which also died. He married second Maria Dominga de la Transfiguracion Cota (born 4 August 1799 of Manuel Antonio Cota and Maria Gertrudis Romero; baptized 6 August 1799 at Mission San Fernando; died before 1844) 2 May 1813 at Mission Santa Barbara. They had 8 children born between 1815 and 1834. Their first child was Maria Manuela Carlon who was born and baptized 31 December 1815 at Mission Santa Barbara. She married Francisco Branch about 1835 at Santa Barbara. Zeferino married third Maria Magdalena Valenzuela and they had a son. Zeferino was a soldado de cuera. The illegitimate son of Goycoechea, he used the surnames of his stepfathers, Hilario Carlon and Felipe Cortez. He was at La Purisima in 1820; at Santa Barbara in 1834 and 1837; grantee of Rancho Arroyo Grande in 1841; and at San Luis Obispo in 1856.
Pregunta 176 - 1 February 2004
Would appreciate any information about Francisco Xavier GASTELUM, who came to Los Angeles in 1839 [according to H. H. Bancroft's California Pioneer Register) and who died in the San Diego area in 1861. He was one of the first non-aboriginal inhabitants of the area of Baja California that is now Ensenada. I'd very much appreciate any information your readers have on GASTELUM and his family, particularly Paula GASTELUM, his daughter (who stayed in Los Angeles and married German immigrant John BEHN).I also would appreciate information and leads regarding José Manuel Ruiz CARRILLO, GASTELUM'S father-in-law. Ruiz CARRILLO was the third governor of Baja California, from 1822-24. [Joanne Mariner (nonmember), New York, N.Y.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 176 - 17 October 2004
Francisco Javier GASTELUM was born about 1784 in El Fuerte, Sinaloa. He was a soldier in northern Baja California; promoted to corporal in 1811. In 1820 he was a sergeant. He arrived in Ensenada about 1824. Received Rancho San Rafael in 1826. In 1835 he was deputy mayor (alcalde auxiliar) of the northern territory, at San Vicente. He was justice of the peace (juez de paz) 1837-38. During the invasion of William Walker in 1854 his Ensenada ranch was robbed and sacked, and he was forced to sell it to his son-in-law, Pedro GASTELUM (1861). He married Salvadora, daughter of José Manuel RUIZ. José Manuel RUIZ was born about 1755 in Loreto, Baja California, son of Juan María RUIZ and Isabel CARRILLO. He died in September 1835, buried 18 September 1835 in La Paz. He was the first proprietor of Rancho Ensenada de Todos Santos, now the city of Ensenada. He arrived as a soldier in the area about 1805. In 1824 he transferred his Ensenada property to his son-in-law Francisco Javier GASTELUM. Two streets in Ensenada are named after these men, who are considered the city's founders. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico D.F.]
Pregunta 175 - 1 February 2004
I cannot find information on the California tribe that relatives said were called Carmelieno, was this another term for the original inhabitants of the area around Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo? [Mary Ryan (member), San Francisco, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 175 - 2 February 2004
As for the Carmelieno Indians, yes, I do believe that that is what they called the group that lived in and around Carmel Valley area, I also have heard reference to that name by my relatives, that is what the 1850s California Spanish locals called the local Indians. These were the natives who lived at the Mission San Carlos de Carmelo, that is what they were called after they were converted. The Carmelienos were from many different tribes located in and about the Monterey/Carmel Valley/South Coast/Salinas areas. Jimmie Hardy (member) [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Pregunta 174 - 1 February 2004
Looking for more information on Pablo Antonio COTA y de LEON, and on his brother Roque COTA y de LEON (older) who is also my ancestor. [Mary Ryan (member), San Francisco, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 174 - 1 February 2004
You probably have the following information, but just to be sure everyone is on the same page I will give a summary. According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769- 1850, vol. I, pp. 116-120: the parents of Pablo and Roque were Andres COTA and Angela de LEON. Pablo Antonio COTA was born about 1744 at El Fuerte, Sinaloa, México, and buried 31 December 1800 at Mission Santa Barbara. He married Rosa Maria LUGO (born about 1763, La Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México, of Francisco LUGO and Juana Maria MARTINEZ; buried 10 January 1797 at Mission Santa Barbara) 30 November 1776 at Mission San Luis Obispo.
They had nine children between 1779 and 1795: Manuel Antonio, Maria Apolonia, Maria Isabel Asencion, Maria Manuela, Francisco Atanasio, Bartolome Joseph, Maria de los Angeles (Santos), Maria Antonia Marta, and Thomasa de Gracia (Maria Tomasa).
Pablo was a soldado de cuera of the 1769 Portolá Expedition, accompanying Sergeant Ortega from Velicata to San Diego. He was trailblazer for Portolá and Fr. Serra. He served as corporal at Mission San Antonio 1778-79; sergeant of escolta at San Buenaventura 1782-87; alferez from 1788; and was founder of the younger COTA branch of the family.
Roque Jacinto de COTA was born about 1724 at El Fuerte and buried 30 September 1798 at Mission San Fernando. He married Juana Maria VERDUGO (born about 1740 at Loreto, Baja California, México, of Juan Diego VERDUGO and Maria Ygnacia CARRILLO; buried 14 May 1835 at Los Angeles Plaza Church) at Loreto. Their 11 children were born between about 1756 and 1784: Maria (del Rosario) Beatriz, Maria Celia, Mariano Antonio, (Juan Ignacio) Guillermo, Maria Teresa de Jesus, Maria Loreta, Maria Josefa, Maria Luisa, Maria Ignacia Jacinta, Maria Dolores, and Maria Antonia Cipriana.
Roque was at San Gabriel by 4 November 1778 and was in the escolta that escorted the pobladores to the founding of the Pueblo de Los Angeles on 4 September 1781.
I see that Jose Manuel SEPULVEDA married Maria Apolonia COTA (daughter of Pablo) and their child, Francisco Xavier (Fabian) SEPULVEDA married Maria Dolores COTA (daughter of Roque). Does this happen to be your line? Do you need more information on these people? [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 174 - 18 May 2004
If you have not already been given the title of an excellent history of your ancestor Pablo Antonio COTA (also my fifth great grandfather) look for the article "Paso por Aquí" in Antepasados III, 1978-1979. The author, Luann Davis Powell, has written a comprehensive overview of his service as a Soldado de Cuera, pgs. 29 - 40. [Ramona Reitz (member), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Pregunta 174 UPDATE - 17 February 2009
Sorry to be a bit late with this. What I have found is the following. Roque Jacinto COTA ( was born about 1724 and was approximately 20 years older than his brother Pablo) married Juana Maria VERDUGO y CARRILLO. They are the parents of Maria Beatrize COTA who weds Jose Joaquin HIGUERA. They have a son named Jose Maria HIGUERA who marries Maria de Jesus COTA whose parents were Manuel Antonio COTA and Maria Gertrudis ROMERO y SALGARDO. Manuel's parents were Don Pablo Antonio COTA y de LEON and Rosa Maria LUGO y MARTINEZ. Pablo is Roques brother, younger son of Andres and Angela. Antonio COTA I believe was a middle child, from what I have seen. [Mary Ryan (member), San Francisco, Calif.]
Pregunta 173 - 1 February 2004
I am requesting any information on Felipe Sebastian ALVITRE and family. [Kathleen Alvitre (nonmember), Fremont, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 173 - 1 February 2004
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769- 1850, Vol. I, pp. 24-25: Felipe Sebastian ALVITRE was born about 1750 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México and was buried 22 February 1817 at Mission San Gabriel. About 1795 he married Maria Rufina HERNANDEZ (born about 1750 at Loreto, Baja California, México) at Loreto Presidio. Their nine children (born between about 1796 and 1814) were Jacinto Maria, Juan Joseph Maria, Joseph Gabriel, Jose Antonio, Maria Dominga, Josef Vicente, Maria Florentina Calistra, Jose Claudio, and Maria Dolores. Which line are you interested in? Felipe was a soldado de cuera of the 1769 Portolá Expedition and settled at San José de Guadalupe in 1783. Bancroft names him an incorrigible scamp (which could mean either unscrupulous or playful, mischievous). He was at the Pueblo de Los Angeles in 1790. Northrop tells more about his children, but since the ALVITRE entry is over 7 pages long, it is more than I can include here. Let me know which line you wish to follow and I will follow that one. You can also find Northrop's book at many libraries or purchase it through the Southern California Genealogical Society. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 172 - 15 January 2004
Seeking information on the land concession, in Ojai, to José LÓPEZ circa 1790. A portion of the original concession had been in the family up to the 1980s under Thomas LOPEZ, another portion was sold in the 1960s by Celestina LOPEZ STARCHER. [Margaret Vargas (nonmember), Ojai, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 172 - 9 February 2008
I am a descendent of the Jose LOPEZ or Jose de Jesus LOPEZ of Ojai, California. I read your statement. Possibly by now you have your answer. Please contact.
[Robert Lopez (provisional member), Camarillo, Calif.] rvlopez@verizon.net
Pregunta 171 - 15 January 2004
One of my ancestors is Antonio COTA, and I know that he was one of the sons of Andres COTA and María Angela de LEÓN. I would like information on the parents' ancestors. When did they come to Mexico? I haven't been able to get information on any ancestors that precede these two. [Scott Sablier (nonmember), San Juan Capistrano, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 171 - 18 March 2005
Scott Sablier,
Please contact me for additional information. Also, I would in particular like to obtain a CD of your recent musical endeavor as soon as possible. Thank you SPOS, nielsenjanc@aol.com [Arlene H. K. Nielsen
(nonmember), Clayton, Calif.]
Note: We hope you will be able to share some of your information with the readers -- others are interested in the same lines. La Tejedora
Pregunta 170 - 10 December 2003
YES, HI -- all of this is very interesting to me. My ancestors also settled in California, then moved to Arizona by wagon train in the 1800s. Their last names were:
MOYZA, ROBLES, BONILLA, VALENZUELA [Moyza Gastelum (nonmember), Heber, Calif.]
Anyone have information on these families that left Alta California early on? La Tejedora
Pregunta 169 - 14 November 2003
My name is Brad Borland of Oxnard, Calif. Do you have any family tree history or information that could confirm my family's claim of being related to Juan Bautista de ANZA. My grandmother [Patricia Dennis BORLAND of Grass Valley] was very proud of the history and often talked about parades in the Riverside area celebrating ANZA. She gave me a commemorative medallion some years ago highlighting the Golden Gate Expedition. Any information you could share would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, [Brad Borland (nonmember), Oxnard, Calif.]
Pregunta 169 UPDATE
[I received] a response from Meredith Kaplan, Superintendent, Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail regarding my question. [This response indicated to Mr. BORLAND that de ANZA had no children, but it would be possible he could be descended from Juan Bautista de ANZA'S brother's children who de ANZA raised after his brother's death. La Tejedora]
Pregunta 168 - 14 November 2003
I am helping a friend search for her ancestors Jose LUGO and Narcissa GENEVE. We just found them in the 1870 Watsonville census and now know that they were married in San Jose, Calif. We estimate that Jose Jesus LUGO was born in about 1842 and Narcissa GENEVE born about 1850-53 and daughter of Alexander GENEVE and Juana CHABOYA (born 1835). I would like to know if someone has done work on these line? I guess Jose Jesus LUGO would definitely be before 1848. I also was working on another line, Jose RIOS, who I believe is Jose Santiago Sabino RIOS (San Diego Mission) who was married to Maria Ysabel URIBES (San Gabriel). Their children were: Jose Francisco (San Francisco), Venancio (San Gabriel) , Maria Manuela (San Juan Capistrano Mission). Has anyone done more on these lines or is there a book I can search thru. Thank you for your time and caring. [Patsy Castro de Ludwig (nonmember)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 168 - 10 December 2003
María Ysabel URIBES was baptized 11 May 1810 at Mission San Gabriel and married to José Santiago Sabino RIOS on 11 January 1822 at Mission San Gabriel. She was buried on 13 July 1859 at Los Angeles Plaza Church. Her parents were Tomás Casimiro URIBES (father) and María Antonia Marcela COTA (mother). She had 6 brothers and sisters who are all listed in Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 289-290. [Richard (nonmember), Guerneville, Calif.]
José Santiago Sabino RIOS was born 31 December 1802; baptized January 1803 at Mission San Diego. His parents were Juan Feliciano RIOS (father) and María Catalina ROMERO (GARCIA) (mother). His children by María Ysabel URIBES were María de Jesus RIOS, José Francisco RIOS, Venancio RIOS, María Juana Ursula RIOS, and María del Refugio RIOS. Children records of birth and marriages are all listed in Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 228-229. José Santiago Sabino RIOS was Juez de Paz at San Juan Capistrano in 1842-43.
Respuesta a Pregunta 168 - 7 July 2005
Hello,
Re your posting of 10 December 2003 on the line of URIBES and RIOS, I have that same line and we would like information about your line. What part of Mexico did they come from and when? Thanks, ol_coach@cox.net [R. S. Ortiz (nonmember), Valley Center, Kans.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 168 - 11 October 2005
Did Jose Jesus LUGO and Narcissa have any children? If so, do you have any information on them? thanks Cruz. [Cruzita Stewart (nonmember), Bakersfield, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 168 - 27 October 2005
Jose Jesus LUGO and Narcissa had 5 children: Maria, Thomas, Reyes, Jose Jesus, and Daniela. [Terry Reynaga [nonmember], Gilroy, Calif.]
Pregunta 167 - 14 November 2003
There is a rumor that one of the BERNAL brothers wrote a letter to Washington which resulted in Fremont's adventure in California. I heard [this] stated directly from one of your late members, one Herbert L. Hagemann Jr. My questions are: one, [is it] true? and two: is there any documentation of [it] online? [Christian Holm (nonmember), Livermore, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 167 - 10 December 2003
You may try looking on line here, http://members.aol.com/bernal411/genealogy.html
or http://members.aol.com/bernal411/index.html or e-mail Bernal411@aol.com [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 166 - 14 November 2003
Do you happen to have any other information about Don Esteban MUNRAS?????? [Maria Herrera (nonmember), Seaside, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 166 - 7 March 2004
Dear Maria Herrera-
I am a 7th-great-granddaughter of Carol Esteban MUNRAS. My brother and I still maintain possession of a small number of acres of Rancho San Vincente, originally owned by Don Esteban. I have a fair amount of information about this family, and if you would like, you may e-mail me and I will send you what I have. I just stumbled across this web site, and it is very interesting to me. I plan on becoming a member. Soooo, please e-mail me and we'll share information.
edough@xmission.com Sincerely, Engracia Dougherty [Maria-Engracia Munras Dougherty (not yet member), Sandy, Utah]
Respuesta a Pregunta 166 - 23 June 2004
Just thought I would post my new e-mail address for anyone interested in more information about Esteban Carlos MUNRAS. Also, I misstated my degree of descent. Esteban Carlos MUNRAS was my great-great-great-grandfather. [Engracia Munras Dougherty (provisional member), Sandy, Utah]
Pregunta 165 - 31 October 2003
I am searching for a record of Julian ESTRADA'S mother and father - all from Monterey. Julian was grantee of the Santa Rosa Rancho, San Luis Obispo County. Thank you for any information you may have. [Maureen Macmahon (not yet member), San Luis Obispo, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 165 - 31 October 2003
Thomas W. Temple Mission Abstract, 1972 Version:
2938) Jan 29- RC- Jose Julian Antonio ESTRADA, 1 d. nacio a las 12 dela tarde; h.l. del Alferez Don Mariano y Dna. Isabel ARGUELLO; Luis ARGUELLO, Thente. del R1.Presidio de San Franco., padrino. Amoros
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850, Vol. II, pp. 77-78 has Julian's parents as Jose Mariano ESTRADA [born about 1784 in Loreto, Baja California of Jose Maria ESTRADA and Maria Ysabel RUIZ] and Maria Ysabel Marcela ARGUELLO [born 1 July 1789; baptized 2 July 1789 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey of Jose Dario ARGUELLO and Maria Ygnacia MORAGA; buried 20 January 1835 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey]. Mariano and Ysabel were married 10 February 1807 at Santa Barbara Presidio. They had 10 children with Julian being the sixth. Mariano enlisted in 1797 and came to California in 1806. He was alfaez at Monterey 1806-1818; brevet lieutenant 1818; lieutenant 1824; grantee of Buenavista ranchos 1822-23; retired in 1829.
Pregunta 164 - 27 October 2003
I'd like to make an inquiry regarding a marriage between Victor MANZANARES and Cruz BERMUDEZ (Maria de la Cruz BERMUDEZ). I have recently found some information stating that they had been married, however, I have no proof. Also they had a daughter by the name of Cresencia Rafaela MANZANARES. I'd appreciate any information that you might have regarding any of the above mentioned people. Thank you. [Karen (nonmember), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 163 - 27 October 2003
About 2 years ago at Orange County Fair I was given this name to contact for information on the San Diego area. My great-great-grandmother was born there in 1836. We don't have a date, but she came from a rich cattle farming family with the last name of SAEZ. She was Native American and her descendants didn't want to claim that they were so they said they were Spanish or Mexican. Her name we think was Vantaria she married a man name Jose MOGART. He came from Valencia, Spain. He was born in 1813. I don't know when he arrived here in the U.S., but he came by Cape Horn and ended up in San Diego. Vantaria and Jose raised a family there until someone tried to take their land away. They had 4 boys and 2 girls. One of the girls, named Madalena MOGART is my great-grandmother. Her brothers' names were Jose, Juan, Manuel, and Domingo MOGART. They moved up to what is now Orange County. At that time it was Anaheim Landing or Bolsa Chica in Los Angeles county. Vantaria and Jose are both buried in Anaheim Cemetery in Anaheim, Calif. I am trying to find Vantaria's parents' names. On my great grandmother's death certificate it says mother not known and birth area not known. Please, please help me find some leads. Thank you for reading this e-mail and taking the time. Sincerely [Irene Courreges Lindsay (nonmember), from ?]
Respuesta a Pregunta 163 - 1 July 2009
Hola,
La Pregunta 163 - 27 October 2003, el hombre no se llamaba Jose MOGART, sino Jose MOGORT, El apellido MOGORT en españa solo hay unas 133 personas:
http://www.ine.es/fapel/FAPEL.INICIO
La mayoria estan en 4 poblaciones de Valencia concentradas y donde mas hay es en mi pueblo Simat de La Valldigna (Valencia, Spain). Saludos David Mogort mogort@mogort.com [David Mogort (nonmember), Valencia, España]
Respuesta a Pregunta 163 - 13 June 2004
In the vital records of Ensenada, Baja California, compiled by Pablo L. Martinez in Historia Familiar de Baja California, are the following: José MOGOR or MOGORT, a naturalized Mexican citizen, was registered on 16 November 1861 at La Grulla, Baja California Norte. He was age 48, a rancher and unmarried. Maria Isabel MOGOR was born 15 January 1862, at Tecate, registered in San Vicente, 30 January 1862, daughter of José MOGOR and Candelaria TÁLLEZ, "gentila". Given the handwriting in some of the records, it may well be that Candelaria ended up as Vantaria, and SÁEZ as TÁLLEZ!
"Gentila" means Indian. Very often during the mission period, the colonists acted as godparents when the native inhabitants were baptized. This may have been the case with Candelaria. There was a SÁEZ or SAENZ family in the area. Martinez has a few records on them, if you're interested I can send you what I have. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico City, D.F.]
Pregunta 162 - 16 October 2003
I am looking for information on direct-line ancestors (on my real father's side), Alfredo Bandini JOHNSON; Jose Maria de ORTEGA, his father Jose Francisco de ORTEGA, and Jose Francisco de ORTEGA'S father. I am also looking for information on the parents of another direct-line ancestor Dario ARGUELLO (father of Santiago ARGUELLO). Thank you very much! [Captain Alfred S. McLaren (member), New York, N.Y.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 162 - 3 May 2004
I am a direct descendent of Jose Maria de ORTEGA and have a fairly accurate history of the family dating back to Mexico from the present date. If you would like this information shared with you, feel free to e-mail me OLIVERFLINT@PRODIGY.NET and I will be more than happy to share this with you. [Betsy Oliver (nonmember), Gridley, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 162 - 7 November 2007
I was reading over these questions looking for information on the ORTEGA family. My son is a descendent of the ORTEGA family on his father's side. I have heard some of the family history from his godmother, but would love to know what you have. My son's grandmother's name was Dolores ORTEGA , she was one of ten children from her mother Stella and father Luis? It was said that when he went off to war, his brother told her that Luis had died at war and the brother (known as Chief) got together with Stella. There were also 13 stepbrothers and stepsisters from Dolores' father's side from his second wife. Some of the names of those children were,
Alicia, Lorraine, Butch, David, and so on. Or maybe it was Dolores was one of thirteen children and there were ten step? Anyway Dolores ORTEGA married Raul MARTINEZ and had 4 children Stella, John, Martin, and Andrew (who died shortly after birth). The family resides in Oxnard, California, today along with a lot of other ORTEGA descendants. Please feel free to e-mail me PEPSILUV2000@YAHOO.COM, any questions you may have and what family history you have. I would love to have it for my son, so he can know where he came from and all of his family's history.Thank You [Valynda Barra -- Mother of Andrew Barra, son of Martin Martinez, son of Dolores Ortega (nonmember), Oxnard, Calif]
Pregunta 161 - 16 October 2003
I am looking for children or spouse of Tiburcio VASQUEZ born 1835/died March 19,1875. [Vasquez (nonmember), Calif.]
Pregunta 160 - 16 October 2003
I am compiling a pictorial history on the ranches and families of early Pasadena. I will be including a brief account of the PEREZ, GUILLEN, and SEPULVEDA families because of their ownership of Rancho San Pasqual. I welcome your input if you have connections with these people. Also any photos of Eulalia PEREZ (abt 1768-1878), or drawings or portraits of Jose PEREZ or Jose Enrique Anselmo SEPULVEDA (1791-1844) would be greatly appreciated. - Thanks in advance. [Gregory McReynolds (nonmember), Pasadena, Calif.]
Pregunta 159 - 30 September 2003
I am a direct descendant of Guillermo COTA (ca. 1768-1844) and his second wife, María Manuela Antonia PÉREZ NIETO. This line has, for many years, had three 'brick-wall' ancestors: Andreas de COTA, Blás VERDUGO, and Juán CARRILLO. Has any progress been made on the ancestries of any of these families and their spouses? I am interested only in information that has been, or can be, documented from original sources. Best wishes to all. [Lawrence Bouett (member), Solana Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 158 - 30 September 2003
Would like to correspond with anyone researching the James (Santiago) STOKES or Edward (Edwardo) STOKES families of early California. Thank you. [John & Mary Stokes (member), Roseburg, Ore.] marne@mcsi.net
Pregunta 157 - 30 September 2003
Hello,
I am trying to find any information on Regina TEIPURINA (India of Mission San Gabriel ). She was married to Manuel MONTERO. Their daughter Maria Clementina MONTERO married
Ygnacio Clemente CASTRO. These are ancestors of mine and I would like to find out more information if I can. Any information on the above would be great. Thank you [Richard (nonmember), Guerneville, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 157 - 30 September 2003
I have no further information about Regina, but here is some information about her daughter and her daughter's husband from Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 109-110. Maria Clementina MONTERO was baptized 24 November 1794 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. She married Ygnacio Clemente CASTRO about 1807 -- there is a discrepancy here as his first wife did not die until 1810 and no divorce is mentioned. Clementina and Ygnacio had five children between "about 1808-10" and 1817. Ygnacio was a soldier at San Francisco Presidio in 1780; settler at San José in 1786; alcalde in 1799, 1804, 1809-10. He was born about 1755 at Sinaloa, México of Joaquin Isidro CASTRO and María Martina BOTILLER. He died 4 March 1817; buried 1 April 1817 at Mission San José -- he drowned and his body wasn't found until 1 April in the Arroyo de la Alameda. [Benita H. Gray [member], San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 157 - 16 October 2003
I do have information on Manuel MONTERO and Regina TOYPURINA, They are direct ancestors of mine. Your Maria Clementina MONTERO is the sister of Juana de Dios MONTERO and their brother's name is Cesario MONTERO. Regina TOYPURINA was exiled to Monterey for her part in the attempted uprising of Mission San Gabriel 1785. She married Manuel MONTERO in 1789 and they had four children. An early descendent of TOYPURINA in my line is Juana MONTERO, who married Josef Maria BENAVIDES. Their daughter, Maria Policarpa BENAVIDES, married Jose Faustino VASQUEZ, son of Tiburcio VASQUEZ of the Anza Expeition. That Tiburcio VASQUEZ is the grandfather of Tiburcio VASQUEZ (California's famous bandit). Faustino VASQUEZ and Maria Policarpa BENAVIDES daughter's name is Maria Josefa VASQUEZ. WilliGuys@aol.com. [William Williams (nonmember), Santa Rosa, Calif.]
Pregunta 156 - 11 September 2003
Pregunta 132
No tengo palabras para decir gracias. Tengo una ultima pregunta y despues mi busqueda genealogica termina. Quiero preguntar por la ultima vez vuestra aiuda...Me gustaria saber como se llamaban los hermanos y hermanas de Guillermo CASTRO (hijos de Carlos Antonio CASTRO y María Estefana del Rosario GARCIA), un salud...[Gianluca D'Antino (nonmember) Torino, Italy]
[Rough translation by La Tejedora: Question 132 I do not have words to thank you. I have one last question then will end my genealogical search. I want to ask for the last time for your help. It would please me to know the names of the brothers and sisters of Guillermo Castro (children of Carlos Antonio Castro and María Estefana del Rosario Garcia), best wishes.]
Pregunta 155 - 11 September 2003
Seeking additional information about María Sacramenta Estrella de LUCERO (born 1831 in Los Angeles). She first married José MONTEROLA (born Barcelona, Spain) and had a least one daughter named María Antonia MONTEROLA (born 8 February 1852, San Diego) who married Augustin H. HURTADO. She secondly married "Unknown" VENEZUELA and had at least one daughter, Elena María VENEZUELA (born 2 November 1863, Sonora, México; died 4 September, Los Angeles County, California) who married Jesus Santa MARIA. Maria LUCERO'S parents were María Jesus VALENZUELA (born 1810, Los Angeles) and Don Dolores LUCERO (born Los Angeles). Don Pedro FRANCO (arrived in Alta California 1790) was María Jesus VALENZUELA'S father. [Teresa Milner (nonmember), New York, N.Y.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 155 - 1 February 2004
My relative, John R. BLEEKER, was married to Maria S. LUCERO. They had a child, John L BLEECKER born 12 July 1850, San Diego, Calif. We understand that Maria later married Jose MONTEROLA. They had a girl that John referred to as "Chata" (Maria Antonia). They lived in Anaheim. The information you are showing is similar to the information of our relative, Joe MIRANDA (son of John L BLEECKER'S daughter Soraida (Rita) BLEECKER). BLEECKER had submitted to Saint Boniface for records in Anaheim on Maria LUCERO'S ancestry.
Do you have any records on births or marriages? Do you know where Maria was born exactly? near a mission? Do you know where her parents lived? near a mission/church?
John R BLEEKER is well documented in the San Diego Historical Society records: 1850 census, Morse to Bleecker letters, etc. http://sandiegohistory.org/links/indx1850.txt . You can get more information on my website; http://www.geocities.com/m_a_chavez/Index-Bleecker.html
Any information is greatly appreciated. We are trying to find records on Maria S. LUCERO or her parents. [Michael Chavez (nonmember), Costa Mesa, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 155 - 18 July 2010
I am a great granddaughter to Soraida BLEEKER, Rita, through her daughter Inez/Agnes. Your website on geocities is no longer available, but I am interested in any information that you have on the BLEEKER family. [Dee Stevens (nonmember), Oregon]
Pregunta 154 - 11 September 2003
José HIGUERA of Los Tularcitos had a daughter Encarnación. I believe she married Ramon Gonzales de la RIVA, from Spain. I am looking for marriage information for them. They lived in San Luis Rey until 1863 when they went to San Buenaventura. In San Diego they had a daughter Carlota in about 1848. She is my husband's great-grandmother. I am looking for any information about this family -- HIGUERA, RIVA, or Jesus MORENO (Carlota's husband). [Sharon Andrade (nonmember), Carmel, Ind.]
Pregunta 153 - 11 September 2003
Do you have any information on: Rosario del ESPINOSA, born Spain, and Nicolasa PICO, born Santa Barbara, Calif.? Or María Tomasa DOMÍNGUEZ, born 9 October 1837, died 5 February 1936? [Are these dates correct?] These are my relatives and I wonder if Nicolasa PICO is related to Pio PICO. Any help appreciated. [Kristi M. FitzPatrick ]
Respuesta a Pregunta 153 - 11 September 2003
You do not indicate Rosario and Nicolasa were married. Marie Northrop in Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, p. 210-14 has a María Nicolasa PICO baptized 6 December 1804 (privately) and 8 December 1804 at Mission San Fernando. She was married 16 January 1825 at Mission Santa Barbara to José Asención ESPINOSA. If this is the right Nicolasa, she would be a first cousin of Pio PICO, her father and his father being brothers. Nicolasa's
parents were José Miguel PICO [born about 1770 at San Javier de Cabaza, Sonora, México, of Felipe Santiago de la Cruz PICO and María Jacinta VASTIDA; buried 22 June 1841 at Mission Santa Barbara] and María Casilda de la Cruz SINOVA [born 30 April 1782 of José Francisco SINOVA and María Gertrudis BOJORQUEZ; baptized 3 May 1782 at Mission Santa Clara; buried 22 June 1841 at Mission Santa Barbara]. Nicolasa's parentswere married 27 November 1794 at Mission San Gabriel.
Pregunta 152 - 19 August 2003
Another LUGO family question: José Francisco LUGO was baptized 23 November 1800 at Mission Santa Barbara, and married 7 February 1828 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey to Juana María de Gracia BRIONES. His brother was Juan María LUGO who was baptized 12 February 1796 at Mission Santa Barbara, and married 8 February 1825 at Mission San Gabriel to María Francisca DUARTE. The parents of these two children were Joseph Antonio LUGO born about 1773 at Villa de Sinaloa [Sinaloa, México] (son of Francisco Salvador de LUGO and Juana María Rita MARTÍNEZ), buried 7 January 1801 at Mission Santa Barbara, and married 8 January 1795 at Mission San Gabriel to María Josefa Antonia VERDUGO. Francisco Salvador de LUGO was born about 1740 at Villa de Sinaloa to parents Juan Salvador de LUGO and María Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA. He was buried 17 May 1805 at Mission Santa Barbara. He married Juana Maria Rita MARTÍNEZ about 1760 at Villa de Sinaloa (daughter of José María MARTÍNEZ and María Josefa VIANAZUL). Juana María Rita was born about 1745 at Villa de Sinaloa and she was buried 24 March 1790 at Mission Santa Barbara. Francisco Salvador de LUGO was recruited by Rivera in September 1774. Nine children were born to Francisco Salvador and Juana María Rita: Rosa María, Tomasa Ygnacia, Salvador, Joseph Antonio, Joseph Ygnacio, María Antonia Isabela, Antonio María, Juan María Alejandro, and María Ygnacia.
Are these José Francisco LUGO and Juana María Gracia BRIONES the parents of Cayetano LUGO born 1830? and Juan de Mata LUGO born 1834? and Francisco LUGO born 1836? [Karen Kelnhofer Eddy (nonmember), Salt Lake City, Utah]
Pregunta 151 - 18 August 2003
I am interested in more information about María Sacramenta Estrella de LUCERO (born 1831 in Los Angeles area, Alta California). She married: (1) José MONTEROLA (born Barcelona, Spain) and had a daughter named Maria Antonia (born 08 February, San Diego, Calif.; died 1931 Anaheim Township, Calif.); and (2) Unknown VENEZUELA and had a daughter named Elena Maria (born 02 November 1863; died 04 September 1944, Elsinore, Calif.). Both Maria Antonia MONTEROLA (married Augustin HURTADO) and Elena Maria VENEZUELA (married Jesus Santa MARIA) were my great,-great-grandmothers. Maria Sacramenta Estrella de LUCERO'S parents were Don Dolores LUCERO and María Jesus VALENZUELA (born 1810, Los Angeles). Maria Jesus' was the daughter of Don Pedro FRANCO, who arrived in Alta California in 1790 as a military attaché. [Teresa Milner (nonmember), New York, New York]
Pregunta 150 - 19 August 2003
I am looking for information on José del Refugio ZUNIGA and wife, María Juana VERDUGO (vejar) <1820> and Ignacio ZUNIGA and wife, Carmel MESA. This is all part of the Eduardo POYORENA (POLLORENA) family. [Tim Miguel (nonmember), Glendale, Calif.]
Pregunta 149 - 6 August 2003
I am looking for any information on Juana CHAVOYA or (CHABOYA) born in California about 1823 and married in Santa Clara about 1835 to Alexander GENEVE, GENAVE, SCHENEFE, or some other spelling as we do not know correct spelling. I am trying to find out more about her family and children as I think she had daughters named (1) Narcissa, (2) Delfina, and (3) Adelina. I would like to know the correct spelling of the last name. Any information would be of great help. [Richard (nonmember), Guerneville, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 149 - 12 August 2003
Juana Maria de Jesus CHABOLLA was baptized 9 March 1835 at Mission Santa Clara de Asis. [See entry 8725.] Her parents, Jose de la Cruz CHAVOYA (age 20) and Mariana de Jesus VASQUEZ, widow of Alejandro, neofito, of Mission Santa Clara, married 10 September 1823 at Mission Santa Clara de Asis. [See marriage entry 2093.] Jose de la Cruz CABOYA was baptized 29 March 1796 in San Francisco to Corporal Marcos CHABOYA and Maria Teresa BERNAL.
Mariana de Jesus VASQUEZ was baptized 17 December 1803 in Buena Ventura to Jose Antonio VASQUEZ and Maria LEOCADIA. Jose Antonio was buried 14 July 1825 in Santa Clara, husband of neofita, LEOCADIA. [See death entry 5889.] [Maria LEOCADIA may have been born 16 March 1782 in San Juan Bautista.] Maria LEOCADIA was buried 3 January 1826 in Santa Clara, widow of Antonio VASQUEZ . [See death entry 5955.]
Corporal Marcos CHABOYA born about 1754 from the City of México, married Maria Teresa BERNAL who was born about 1773. They had a child of 4 months according to the 1790 Padron (census) of the Royal Presidio of San Francisco in which he was listed as age 34 <1756>.
Marcos was counted on the 1799 census in San Jose as age 46 <1753>. Marcos was the son of Pascual CHABOYA . Marcos CHAVOYA died 15 December 1808 at Mission Santa Clara de Asis, widower of Teresa BERNAL. [Taken from death index.]
Juan Francisco BERNAL was born about 1737 in Rancho de Tule, Sinaloa, Mexico. He died 28 October 1802 in San Francisco. He married Maria Josefa de SOTO, who was born in Sinaloa. They are the parents of Maria Teresa BERNAL. Maria Teresa, widow of Marcos CHAVOYA, died 18 April 1830 in Santa Clara according to the Santa Clara death index.
Juan Athanacio VASQUEZ was born about 1735 in Agualulco, Guadalajara, México, or Ajualulco, Sonora. He was a recruit in the Anza party, bringing his wife and three children: Jose Tiburcio VASQUEZ , 20 <1754>, Jose Antonio VASQUEZ , 10 <1764> and Pedro Jose VASQUEZ. He was married to Maria Gertrudis CASTELO. They are the parents of Jose Antonio VASQUEZ born about 1764 [above]. Maria Gertrudis CASTELO'S parents' surnames were CASTELO and VALENZUELA.
Some baptisms of children of Marcos CHABOYA and Maria Teresa BERNAL at Mission Santa Clara de Asis:
9 Dec 1791 Manuel Salvador CHAVOYA
8 Oct 1799 Francisca Augustina CHAVOYA
9 Dec 1803 Francisco Xavier Antonio CHAVOYA
19 Aug 1805 Anastacio de Jesus CHABOYA
23 Apr 1807 Maria Lutgarda CHAVOYA
10 Jul 1810 Mariano CHAVOYA(father, Marcos CHABOYA, is already deceased at her baptism).
Some marriages of children of Marcos CHABOYA and Maria Teresa BERNAL at Mission Santa Clara de Asis:
25 May 1818 Antonio HIGUERA, 22, married Manuela CHAVOYA, 20 <1797>.
10 Sep 1823 Jose de la Cruz CHAVOYA, 20, married Mariana VASQUEZ, widow of Alejandro, neofito.
18 Sep 1829 Anastacio CHAVOYA, 24 <1805>, married Josefa HIGUERA, 23 <1826> daughter of Joaquin HIGUERA and Bernarda SOTO
11 Oct 1832 Gervasio CHAVOYA married Micaela LINARES, 19 <1813>, daughter of Ramon LINARES and Antonia HIGUERA
Some deaths of children of Marcos CHABOYA and Maria Teresa BERNAL at Mission Santa Clara de Asis:
7 Jan 1811 Mariano CHAVOYA died at age 5 months <1810>.
2 Nov 1807 Maria Lutgarda CHAVOYA, 7 months. [See baptism entry 5307.]
22 Oct 1807 Manuel Salvador CHAVOYA, 16 <1791>. [See baptism entry 1999.]
Others (parents not given):
Died 29 Jun 1804 Jose Antonio CHAVIRA, widower, born in the city of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
Died 15 Dec 1808 Marcos CHAVIRA, widower of Teresa BERNAL.
Taken from: Northrop, Marie E (Main Author), Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850, Polyanthos, c1976: New Orleans. Southern California Genealogical Society: Burbank, Calif. Book, Page 229, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA, 979.4 F2n: Juan Francisco BERNAL(Mestizo) Born in 1737 at Rancho de Tule, Sinaloa. Recruit soldier with Anza. Brought wife, Maria Josefa SOTO, a sister of Ygnacio SOTO, and seven children:
1. Joaquin BERNAL, aged 13 in 1776. Married in 1785 at San Francisco Mission, Josefa SANCHEZ, aged 16, daughter of Jose Antonio SANCHEZ. Joaquin died in 1837 at San José.
2. Juan Francisco BERNAL, aged 12 in 1776. Married in 1782 at Mission Dolores <San Francisco>, Petrona GUTIERREZ. Juan Francisco died before 1804, for in that year his widow, Petrona, married at Mission Dolores, Cornelio VALDERMA.
3. Dionisio Bernal, aged 10 in 1776. Married in 1784 at Santa Clara, Maria Manuela MESA, daughter of Valerio MESA. Dionisio was in mission guard at Santa Clara, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz. His wife died in 1805 at San Jose. Dionisio was retired from the army with rank of corporal when he died at San José in 1828.
4. Apolonario BERNAL, aged 9 in 1776. Married in 1792 at San Carlos, Maria Apolonaria SOBERANES, daughter of Jose Maria SOBERANES. Widowed, he married in 1802 at Mission Dolores <San Francisco>, Teodora PERALTA, daughter of Luis PERALTA.
5. Ana Maria BERNAL, aged 5 in 1776. Married in 1784, at Mission Dolores, Gabriel MORAGA.
6. Maria Teresa BERNAL, aged 3 in 1776. Married in 1786 at Mission Dolores, Marcos CHAVOYA, son of Pascual CHAVOYA. She died in San José in 1830.
7. Tomas Januario BERNAL, few months old in 1776. [Karen Kelnhofer Eddy (nonmember), Salt Lake City, Utah]
Respuesta a Pregunta 149 - 18 August 2003
This marriage record is taken from: Matrimonios de Mission Santa Clara de Asis, Alta California [Santa Clara, California after 1848]; marriage Entry 2498 dated 11 October 1832: Gervasio CHAVOYA, hijo legitimo de Marcos CHAVOYA y Theresa BERNAL, casada con Micaela LINARES, 19 anos de edad, hija legitima de Ramon LINARES, ya defuncto, y Antonia HIGUERA. -V.
Translation by Karen Kelnhofer Eddy: Gervasio CHABOYA, legitimate son of Marcos CHABOYA and Theresa BERNAL, married 11 Oct 1832 in Santa Clara, California (then, Mission Santa Clara de Asis, Alta California), to Micaela LINARES, 19 years of age, legitimate daughter of Ramon LINARES, now deceased, and Antonia HIGUERA. The entry was made by Padre (Father = Priest) Viader.Maria Micaela LINARES was baptized 13 July 1814 in Mission Santa Clara de Asis, age 2 days, parents: Ramon LINARES and Maria Antonia HIGUERA, godparents: Fermin CORDORO and Manuela CHABOYA . -V. =Entry #6211.
Juan Jose Ramon LINARES was born about 1770 at San Miguel Orcasitas, Sonora, México. He married Antonia HIGUERA 8 September 1794 at Mission Dolores [San Francisco, Alta California]. He was buried 25 January 1820 at Mission San José [Alta California]. His father, Ygnacio Antonio LINARES , was born about 1745 at San Miguel Orcasitas <Horcasitas?>, Sonora, México to parents,
Gregoria LINARES and Manuela GONZALES. Ygnacio Antonio was buried 6 June 1805 at Mission Santa Clara. He married Maria Gertrudis RIVAS about 1767 at San Miguel Orcasitas; she was born about 1752 at San Miguel Orcasitas, and she was buried 4 December 1813 at Mission Santa Clara. The 10 children of Ygnacio Antonio LINARES and Maria Gertrudis RIVAS include: Maria Gertrudis, Juan Jose Ramon, Maria Juliana, Salvador Ygnacio, Maria Marcela, Maria Francisca Saturnina, Mariano de los Dolores, Joseph de los Santos, Maria Nicolasa, and Maria Antonia.
Maria Antonia HIGUERA was married twice: 8 September 1794 at Mission Dolores to Ramon LINARES , and 16 October 1820 at Mission Santa Clara to Jose Francisco GARCIA. She was born 13 July 1782 and baptized 16 July 1782 at Mission Dolores and buried January 1834 at Mission San José. Her parents were Ygnacio Anastacio HIGUERA born about 1753 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México, (son of Joaquin HIGUERA and Juana); married 26 October 1775 at San Javier del Bac, Sonora, Mexico, to Maria Micaela BOJORQUEZ (daughter of Jose Ramon BOJORQUEZ and Francisca ROMERO). Ygnacio Anastacio died 17 January 1805 near San José and was buried 27 January 1805 at Mission San José.
Maria Antonia's brother was Joseph Loreto HIGUERA. He was born and baptized 8 September 1778 at Mission Dolores, died 18 March 1845 from a fall from a horse, buried at Mission San José, married twice: 15 January 1794 at Mission Dolores to Maria Pilar SANCHEZ and 22 February 1813 at Mission Dolores to Maria Romona Bartola BERNAL.
Back to Maria Antonia HIGUERA, see Marriage Entry #1930: Francisco GARCIA, age 45, native of Cozala, widower of Manuela DUERTE, married 16 October 1820 at Mission Santa Clara de Asis, to Maria Antonia HIGUERA, widow of Ramon LINARES ; witnesses: Pablo PARRA and Ignacio PERALTA Cabo de esta Escolta. -Viader. Entry 2045, marriages: Tiburcio VASQUEZ, 20 <1802>, son of Tiburcio VASQUEZ and Maria BOJORQUEZ, single, of the Company of San Francisco, married 19 August 1822 to Maria Alvina HERNANDEZ, 26 <1796>; witnesses were Felipe VASQUEZ and his wife, Maria Nicanora LUGO Y CORTES. [Karen Kelnhofer Eddy (nonmember), Salt Lake City, Utah]
Respuesta a Pregunta 149 - 27 October 2003
Maria LEOCADIA was born in a village called San Juan Bautista. as it was named by the Spanish. Its real name was the village of Ritocsi. She was a full blooded Indian woman. [Patrick Orozco (nonmember), Watsonville, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 149 - 13 September 2009
Tomas Januario BERNAL may be an ancestor of mine. From what I have found, Tomas had a son named Juan Antonio, who had a daughter named Antonia. My great-grandmother's maiden name was Antonia BERNAL. She was born between 1868-1872. This is about the same time frame that Juan Antonio's daughter was born. Can you help me to try to make the connection? My great-grandmother married Manuel Joseph ALTAMIRANO in 1898. They had four children: Walter, Bernice, Vera, and Lloyd. She died on 17 April 1941 and is buried in Tracy, California. Thank you in advance for any information you may be able to provide. [John Duncan (nonmember), Tracy, Calif.]
Pregunta 148 - 6 August 2003
Where would I find the names of Anglo men who arrived in California and applied for Mexican citizenship during the Spanish/Mexican period? I often see that various Anglo men became Catholics and applied for Mexican citizenship in order to marry their Spanish/Mexican wives. [Helen Collins (member), San José, Calif.]
Pregunta 147 - 6 August 2003
William "Julian" WILSON was a 24-year-old native of Virginia when he arrived in Santa Cruz, California in 1823. It was believed that WILSON was a sailor or soldier aboard the privateer fleet of Lord Cochrane, the British adventurer who helped South American countries win their independence, though, there is some evidence of this, but no proof. He became a permanent resident of Alta California. He applied for Mexican citizenship and was baptised a Catholic in 1824. [Helen Collins (member), San José, Calif.]
Pregunta 146 - 16 July 2003
I am doing some genealogy on the FELIZ-OLIVERA family. I have a Vicente FELIZ that married Augustina OLIVERA in 1830s-1840s. Martin OLIVERA and María Micaela CARRILLO were Augustina's parents. So could the OLIVERA sons have married FELIZ brothers from the same families? Such as: Joseph Ygnacio OLIVERA-Maria Loreto FELIZ and Ygnacio Narciso OLIVERA-Maria Marcela FELIZ? I don't know Vicente FELIZ' parents. [Sue Domingues (nonmember), Corvallis, Ore.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 146 - 16 July 2003
This was very common as there were a limited number of families in all of Alta California and travel was difficult. According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 238-246: Joseph Ignacio OLIVERA [born about 1750 at San José del Cabo, Baja California, México; buried 26 April 1794 at Mission Santa Barbara] and Ygnacio Narciso OLIVERA [born about 1758 at San Antonio, Baja California, México; buried 16 May 1814 at Mission Santa Barbara] were both sons of Martin OLIVERA and María Micaela CARRILLO.
Joseph's wife, María Loreta FELIZ [born about 1765 at Alamos Sonora, México; buried 8 July 1789 at Mission San Gabriel], and Ygnacio Narciso's wife, María Marcelina FELIZ [born about 1769 at Alamos; buried 16 May 1814 at Mission Santa Barbara], were both daughters of José Vicente FELIZ and María PINUELAS. I am sorry that I was unable to find the marriage of Vicente FELIZ and Augustina OLIVERA in Northrop as she does not give all the Martin OLIVERA/María CARRILLO children nor all the FELIZ/PINUELA children. [Benita Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 146 - 22 September 2004
Sue Dominguez,
E-mail me at jalbitre@aol.com and I can give you a little more information. Augustina OLIVERA was not married into the family of Vicente FELIZ (1776), but a FELIZ family that came from Sonora at a later date. [John Albitre (member), Bakersfield, Calif.]
Note: please copy the information to me so I can correct my material, too. La Tejedora
Pregunta 145 -16 July 2003
Looking for information on my family line, GALINDO, in California in 1800. Thank you [Edward Galindo (nonmember), Canoga Park, Calif.]
Note: Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850 alone has four full pages of GALINDOS and numerous other references to individual GALINDOS . Can you please be more specific as to which GALINDO family line you are interested in? La Tejedora
Pregunta 144 - 16 July 2003
I have been working on a web site for the SEPULVEDA family. The web site is called "Jose Mauricio Sepulveda" Website and can only be accessed by invitation from me. If you are interested in viewing it please contact me at: rdsepulveda@earthlink.net. The web site at this time is mostly pictures. If you have pictures of the SEPULVEDA families I would be interested in posting them to the web site. Francisco Xavier SEPULVEDA (Abt. 1742-1788) and his wife, María Candelaria de REDONDO (1746-1804) had seven (7) children. I am interested in securing pictures of this family and their offspring to post to the web site. If you are interested in viewing the site - please let me know. Again you may contact me at: rdsepulveda@earthlink.net Thank you [Richard D. Sepulveda (nonmember), Vista, Calif.]
Pregunta 143 - 16 July 2003
In the Santa Barbara census of 1850 and 1852, a Bernardino LUGO (age 36) is married to Isabel LUGO (38) and they have children Juana Maria LUGO (15), Maria LUGO (10), R. LUGO (8), Marian Nicholosa LUGO (4), and Francisca LUGO (1). They lived with/worked for Isabel MAITORENA (a.k.a. Isabel YORBA). YORBA-MAITORENA adopted Isabel LUGO (evidently her niece) and the daughters some time thereafter.
Can you explain what happened to Bernardino and what role he carried out? Listed as a ranchero, was he YORBA-MAITORENA'S mayordomo? How were adoptions carried out in that era? [Ruth Taylor Kilday (nonmember), Oak Park, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 143 - 16 July 2003
You didn't ask for this information, but you might find it of interest. According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp.211-212:
Bernardino Feliz LUGO [baptized 21 May 1810 at Mission San Fernando] married María Isabel LEYBA 3 September 1835 at Mission Santa Barbara. His parents were José Miguel LUGO [born about 1779 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México, of José Ygnacio Manuel LUGO and Gertrudis LIMÓN] and María Ysabel FERNÁNDEZ [baptized 2 July 1783 at Mission Santa Barbara; parents José Rosalino FERNÁNDEZ and Juana QUINTERO]. José Miguel and María Ysabel married 4 February 1799 at Mission Santa Barbara and had a total of 11 children between 1800 and 1826. Bernardino was the fifth. José Miguel LUGO was a soldado de cuera at Santa Barbara in 1837 with his wife and two of his children.
According to vol. II, pp. 140-141: María del Carmen Isabel LEYBA [who married Bernardino] was born 11 August 1810; baptized 12 August 1810 at Mission Santa Barbara. Her parents were José Rufino LEYBA [born 1779 at Real de Cozala, Sinaloa, México, of Juan Agustín de LEYBA and María Guadalupe SALAZAR; buried 31 May 1819 at Mission San Buenaventura--killed by escaped Amajava (Mojave) Indians that had been held in the guardhouse] and María Francisco GARCÍA [born about 1780 at Real de Cozala of Toribio GARCÍA and Juana Simona RODRÍGUEZ; buried 24 November 1813 at Mission Santa Barbara]]. José RUFINO and María Guadalupe were married 9 February 1796 at Mission Santa Barbara and had a total of 7 children between 1798 and 1813. María del Carmen Isabel was the sixth. José RUFINO came with his parents to Mission San Gabriel in 1781. María Francisca came with her mother in the 1781 expedition to found Santa Barbara. Her widowed mother married José María LOPEZ at San Diego on 12 February 1782 and thereafter María Francisca often assumed her stepfather's name of LÓPEZ. She was confirmed at San Gabriel 19 October 1788.
According to Vol. I, p. 364: Isabel María YORBA married José Joaquín MAITORENA 26 May 1805 at Mission San Diego. With a quick search, I could not find a close direct connection between Isabel YORBA and either Bernardino LUGO or María LEYBA, but there may be a more distant connection. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 142 - 16 July 2003
Looking for information on Juan Jose AMESQUITA [born 23 July 1797 in San Jose, Calif.] who was married to Maria Gregoria ARCEO [ARCES/ARCE?] [born 1805 Place Mission Santa Cruz, Calif. of Jose Maria ARCEO [born 1778 Mexico] and Vicenta Anastacia ALEGRE [born 21 January 1786]. I would like to have contact with families doing research with these surnames. [Judy Garcia (nonmember), Pacific Grove, Calif. johnherthel@msn.com]
Pregunta 141 - 23 June 2003
I am trying to get any information on the parents of the following: Dionysio SOTO (born 1808) and wife, Francisca ARMENTA (born about 1812). They had a son named Macedonia Alcolla SOTO (born 1834 and died in Watsonville, Calif. 6 Sept. 1907). I am trying to find if Dionysio or Francisca had other children or family. Thank you. [Richard (nonmember), Guerneville, Calif.]
ATTENTION: (1)Guadalupe Miranda you do not give any information except your name and no way to get in touch with you. (2) Persona Italiano "famiglia GIUEVARA" is not enough information. I am sorry, we cannot publish your queries. La Tejedora
Pregunta 140 - 23 June 2003
Nicolas de AYALA, 1733, was from Sinaloa and the father of José Calixo AYALA of the 1767 expedition. Who was Nicolas' father and mother and where did they come from? Also is there any information on where or when Nicolas died? If José Calixo was a soldier in the 1767 expedition, is there any way I can find stories about him or his father, Nicolas? I would like to know more about my family. Antonio AYALA was my grandfather and he is from the same AYALA line as Nicolas. thank you . [Jim Garcia (nonmember), San Fernando, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 140 - 23 June 2003
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 16-18: Jose Calixto AYALA was born about 1763 at Real de Cozala, Sinaloa, México of Nicolas AYALA and Maria YGNACIA. He married 3 December 1786 at Santa Barbara Presidio to Juana Maria Vitala FELIZ (born about 1773 at Real de Cozala of Juan Victorino FELIZ and Micaela LANDERA; buried 2 August 1840 at Mission Santa Barbara). They had 13 children. Jose Calixto was a soldier in Anza's 1774 Expedition and his marriage was the first marriage of gente de razon at Mission Santa Barbara. He retired at Santa Barbara in 1832 but was still there as hachero (woodcutter) in 1834.
According to vol. I, pp. 151-152: Juan Victorino FELIZ was born at Cozala, Sinaloa, México of Juan FELIZ and Juana VERGAM and buried 4 July 1783 at Santa Barbara Presidio. He married Maria Micaela LANDEROS (born about 1750 at Cozala of Felipe Santiago LANDEROS and Geronima SAENZ; buried 20 April 1812 at Mission Santa Barbara; she had a second and third marriage) about 1770 at Cozala. They had 5 children and Juana Maria was the second oldest. Juan Victorino was a solider of the 1781 Expedition and stationed at the newly founded Presidio of Santa Barbara. He was the "founder" of this branch of the FELIZ family in Alta California. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 139 - 16 June 2003
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Pregunta 138 - 11 June 2003
Don José BANDINI (father of Don Juan BANDINI) is my great-great-great-great grandfather on my mother's side and my great-great-great grandfather on my real father's side. I am looking for information on the names of his parents and where he was born. [Alfred Scott McLaren (member), New York, N.Y.]
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, p.22: José BANDINI was of Cadiz, Spain and his wife, Ysidora BLANCOS, was of Arequipa, Peru. La Tejedora
Pregunta 137 - 11 June 2003
Looking for information on birth and death (In Santa Monica about 1909) of my paternal grandfather, Carlos Alfredo JOHNSON (son of Charles Robinson JOHNSON and Dolores BANDINI). Also the birth/baptism record of my real father, Alfredo BANDINI JOHNSON born in Santa Monica on 20 April 1909 (may have been listed as Fred JOHNSON). My paternal grandmother, Guadalupe MORALES, 2nd wife of Carlos Alfredo JOHNSON, was born in Mazatlán, Mexico, and died near Madera, California, about 1942 or 1943. I would like to know who were parents were and when she was born and just when and where she died? [Alfred Scott McLaren (member), New York, N.Y.]
To set the time of Carlos birth, according to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, p.24: María de la Dolores Caledonia Bandini (born 3 March 1836 in San Diego) married Charles Robinson Johnson of Boston, 16 January 1851 at the Sala de Sr. Bandini in San Diego. La Tejedora
Pregunta 136 - 11 June 2003
I just recently found your web site, and am really pleased by all that I see.Thanks for providing such a great place. I am looking for information on my family's cattle brands. I believe that I know what most of them look like, however, I would like a little more information on their history; that is : dates, names (if any), who they were issued to, etc. If you know of any place where I can get this information, I would really appreciate it. I don't know where else to look.Thanks. [Chris Yorba (nonmember)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 136 - 16 June 2003
Cattle brands (and ear marks) were registered in the County Recorder's office. There is a picture of the brand and ear marks. It tells to whom the brand is registered, the name of the person registering it, the date, and some times the time. Really, really early brands may not be registered. [Mary T. Ayers (member), Santa Paula, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 136 - 23 June 2003
If you are looking for Antonio YORBA'S cattle brand it is a "p" with the middle bar extending and forming an arrow point. Bernardo YORBA'S cattle brand is a side ways "H". [nonmember, Los Angeles, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 136 - 6 August 2003
The State of California printed books of brands for several years. The California State Library would have one of the books; and the library in San Luis Obispo, Calif., has one, which it guards as if it was gold, because the library has not been able to get another one. You can ask to see it and someone will bring it to you after taking your car keys or something else of importance. [Helen Collins (member), San José, Calif.]
Pregunta 135 - 4 June 2003
Thanks for your reply to Pregunta 122. I hadn't been to this site in awhile. I have been looking for this information a long time. I wondered about María de Jesus HIGUERA, because I noticed on another record states she was baptized in Santa Barbara. I didn't want to add all her ancestors to our tree until I was sure. Do you have more information on the SALAZAR and RIOS line? [Pablo SALAZAR was the son of Jose Maria SALAZAR and Maria Hermenegilda RIOS. He was born between 1814-1815.] Thanks for your help! [Becky (nonmember), Bakersfield, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 135 - 16 June 2003
The parents of Maria Hermenegilda RIOS were Juan Julian RIOS and Marie YRENA, according to Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div. One, vol. II, entry #795. (I have 6 children listed for them at this time.) Maria YRENA was a Neofita de San Luis Obispo who died 17 May 1821, according to San Carlos Difs, entry #2351 abstract by Thomas Workman Temple, II. (TWT2 is abbreviation for Thomas Workman Temple, II). Juan Julian RIOS, of Taguacan de las Granadas was the son of Jose RIOS and Magdalena DIAZ, both of Cosal, as listed in Juan Julian's marriage record to Maria YRENA: San Luis Obispo Mats, I, entry #131 (TWT2). Juan Julian died 14 September 1826, San Carlos Difs, entry #2583 (TWT2). [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 135 - 23 March 2008
I am still working on finding any information on Pablo SALAZAR born about 1814/1815 in California. His parents are Jose Maria SALAZAR and Maria Hermenegilda RIOS. Does anyone have any information on where he was born and where he died so I may get or try to get records? His wife was Maria Jesus HIGUERA born about 1824 in California. I am also looking for any information on where she was born and where she died. Any help would be great in helping me get the records that I need. [Rich (not yet member), Sebastopol, Calif.]
Pregunta 134 - 29 May 2003
My great grandfather, Ramon VASQUEZ, was born in Santa Barbara about November 1841. His wife was Nickolasa Antonia RODROGUEZ VAZQUEZ. His date of death was 3 April 1926. I would like to know if you have any knowledge of his family in Santa Barbara, Calif. [Ramon Vasquez (nonmember), Spring Valley, Calif.]
Pregunta 133 - 23 May 2003
I have a historical question about property laws and inheritance in early California. Could you please tell me if women were able to inherit land in Alta California under the Mexican jurisdiction, c. 1836-1846? I'm aware of the patrilineal customs and also aware that women are actually listed as owners of land grants. What I've not been able to learn is if women could inherit land, i.e., a widow with no male progeny or a daughter with no male siblings? If you have information pertaining to this, could you please include your reference for my own records? Thanks so much for any help you can give. [Lana McGraw Boldt (nonmember), Ashland, Ore.]
Pregunta 132 - 14 May 2003
Quiero informaciones sobre la familla CASTRO posiblemente de Guillermo CASTRO GARCIA. Soy italiano y estoy hacindo una busqueda. Yo se que la familia CASTRO estaba en San Francisco, Guillermo CASTRO naci en 1810 y se caso en 1830, fue ranchero a San Lorenzo en la Castro Valley. Posiblemente sus hijos naciron en San Francisco pero no soy seguro. Lo que es seguro es que Don Guillermo tenia el ranch San Lorenzo y que se caso con Luisa PERALTA y que tenia 7 hijos. No se si San Francisco es situado en Alta California . . . tu me diras . . . Te agradezco mucho . . . gracias por todos. [Luca (nonmember), Torino, Italy]
My very rough translation: I would like information about the CASTRO family, possibly of Guillermo CASTRO GARCIA. I am Italian and I am doing a search. I know that the CASTRO family was in San Francisco, Guillermo CASTRO was born in 1810 and married in 1830, he was a rancher at San Lorenzo in Castro Valley. Possibly his children were born in San Francisco but I am not sure. What I am sure of is that Don Guillermo had the San Lorenzo ranch and that he married Luisa PERALTA and that they had seven children. I do not know if San Francisco is in Alta California . . . you tell me [I have]. . . Thank you very much . . . thank you for everything. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 132 - 16 June 2003
According to the abstracts of [Según los resumen de] Thomas Workman Temple, II (TWT2), Guillermo Jose Castro was baptized [bautizo] in February [febrero] 1809 at Mission San Juan Bautista, Entry #1861. He was the son of [hijo de] Carlos Antonio Castro and Maria Estefana del Rosario Garcia (Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div. One, vol. I,#413)
Guillermo Jose Castro married [casó con] Maria Luisa Fermina Barbara Peralta on 31 January [enero] 1831 at Mission Santa Clara, Entry #2448 (TWT2). She was the daughter of [hija de] Luis Maria Peralta and Maria Loreto Alviso, and she was baptized [bautizo] at Mission Dolores on 05 December [diciembre] 1804, Entry #3086 (TWT2).
This couple had [Este matrimonio tenieron] 11 children [once hijos], and according to records from [según documentos de] Mrs. Mutnick, they were all baptized at [todos bautizaron a] Mission Santa Clara.
Hope this helps! [Espero que ayudo] [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.] Note: very rough translation by La Tejedora.
Respuesta a Pregunta 132 - 10 July 2003
Gracias, muchas gracias para la respuesta a la pregunta 132, me dio mucha ayuda, tengo todavia una pregunta: se conocen los nombre de los 11 hijos de Guillermo CASTRO y Luisa PERALTA? Puedo saber los nombres y la fecha de nacimiento?
My very rough translation and the information: Thank you, thank you very much for the response to question 132, it gave me much help. I still have a question: are the names of the 11 children of Guillermo CASTRO and Luisa PERALTA known? Is it possible to learn the names and the date of birth? La Tejedora
According to Dorothy Mutnick's work as best we can read, the 11 children are as follows:
1. Jose de lo Santos - (10/31/1831)
2. Francisco Xavier Simon - (3/22 /1833)
3. Jose Ramon Gudalupe Simon - (3/22/1833)
4. Maria Concepcion Dolores del Refugio - (2/13/1835)
5. Maria Loreto del Refugio Bernabe(a?) (spelling?) - (6/11/1837)
6. Jesus Maria Gullermo Yrines (spelling?) Solero (spelling?) - (4/6/1840)
7. Jose Luis del Refugio - (7/4/1842)
8. Maria del Refugio Aldefrida Secundina (spelling?) - (6/30/1844)
9. Jose Bernardo ? (6/?/1846)
10. Belisario Felipe - (8/23/1848 - 2/28/1850)
11. Filemon (spelling?) - (1/28/1849)
Pregunta 131 - 9 May 2003
My great-grandmother was Maria Andrea LOPEZ LAVENTHAL, daughter of Maria Marcella BOJORQUEZ and Jose de Jesus LOPEZ. She had a sister named Maria Rafael de Jesus LOPEZ, born 3 January 1850 in Solano, Calif. We believe Maria Rafael married the father of Charles and Joseph ENZ. Charlie worked for the railway in Los Angeles and lost one of his legs in some sort of railroad accident. We are trying to piece these facts together with some pictures we found in our father's things. If anyone has any help on this, please e-mail or post to the query page. Specifically we need some help with Charlie ENZ and his line. Thanks for any help or leads offered. [Linda Mead Smith (member), Prescott, Ariz. beads@lilaproductions.com ]
Note: please let us know if you are successful, there may be other readers following this query. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 131 - 17 February 2009
My great-great-great-grandmother was Maria Marcella BOJORQUEZ. My great-great-grandmother Maria Rafael LOPEZ ENZ lived with my great-great-grandmother Rachel ENZ REGAN ASHLEY in her later years. My grandmother (her daughter) was Ruth Regan KILBORN DAY, who remembers her saying the rosary nightly. They shared a room. Ruth had two daughters Anona KILBORN MURPHY and my Mother, Ruth KILBORN KURTH BRENNAN. My grandmother used to talk about Charlie who worked on the railroad as well as Aunt Elizabeth and Aunt Clara who lived in Santa Monica. Grandmother Enz is buried in Santa Monica, I think at or near St. Monica Catholic Church where she attended along with Aunt Lizzie and Aunt Clara. Was surprised to run across these names. As well, I own property in Show Low, Arizona area. Love Prescott. Regards [Pam Murphy (nonmember), La Canada, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 131 - 2 July 2009
Charles ENZ was my grandfather. His son Ervin was my father. Contact me if I can help with information. wewolf99@comcast.net [Bill Enz (nonmember), Magalia, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 131 - 2 September 2010
Maria Raphael Lopez ENZ was my great-great-grandmother. My father was John Francis Charles REGAN, the oldest of five (?) children. His dad,Thomas REGAN, married Rachel ENZ in the Plaza in Los Angeles. John had three sisters Ruth, Virginia, Hazel and a brother, Marco. My brother, Ronald, and I remember our great family get-togethers. We, too, would like to piece together our family history. jjregan55@cox.net [Jim Regan (nonmember), San Diego, Calif.]]
Pregunta 130 - 25 April 2003
Gov. Pio PICO had a son by an Indian woman whom he did not marry. That son, Alfrado had a son by the name of Celestino. This would make Celestino PICO, the grandson of Pio PICO. Celestino married Ramona PADILLA, daughter of Yilario PADILLA and Juana ROSAS. Who were the parents of Yilario PADILLA and Juana ROSAS? [Shirley Jones (nonmember), Whittier, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 130 - 20 February 2008
I would like to contact Shirley Jones of Whittier to find out the name of the Indian woman that had children with Pio PICO. My contact is Talia54321@yahoo.com [Talia Pico (nonmember), Foster City, Calif.]
Pregunta 129 - 7 April 2003
Where does the last name CASIMIRO come from? [Ruben (nonmember), Fontana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 129 - 7 April 2003
Saint Casimiro was the patron saint of Poland and CASIMIRO was the name of five kings of Poland. Several of these kings married off their children into noble/royal families of other countries to ensure good relations between the countries. Perhaps, it came from these marriages. My encyclopedia says that is how it became a common name in Germany. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 128 - 3 April 2003
Hi,
I am involved with two properties involving Californiano women. I live in the Miranda Grant in San Francisco, a 100 vara piece of the Presidio given to Corporal Apolinaro MIRANDA in 1838 and where he and Juana BRIONES lived. I have visited Juana's website but wondered if you had more information or could guide me to another site. do you have copies of the Sanford maps that show where the buildings, windmill etc. were?
I also am a member of the Board and one of the founding members of a group dedicated to the restoration of the James JOHNSTON house in Half Moon Bay. JOHNSTON, a Scott, married Petra de HARO and they had four children who lived. Daughter Alice died as a child. JOHNSTON built an unusual house for his Californiano wife -- a saltbox with a Catholic chapel on the second floor. I am particularly interested in Petra's father and mother and their ancestry. The house was built in 1853-1855 of mortise and tendon construction. When the JOHNSTONS moved in they had at least one child.
I would appreciate any guidance or information you can give me. Many thanks.
[Terry Pimsleur (nonmember), San Francisco, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 128 - 21 January 2005
Dear Mr. Pimsleur:
I was interested to learn that you live on what you call the Miranda grant in San Francisco, which I generally call the Ojo de Agua de Figueroa. I am writing a biography of Juana BRIONES, wife of the owner, Apolinario MIRANDA, and so am familiar with the land. The buildings on the west side of Lyon Street are on land that formed the boundary between the Miranda grant and the Presidio. The grant was for 100 varas square, a vara is about 33 inches. The first map, called in Hispanic times a diseño, showed a stream, the Ojo de Agua, flowing in an east-west direction almost exactly down the middle of the plot. Apolinario died in 1847, and when Californians had to validate their land ownership, Juana did so for herself and children as his heirs. Sanborn maps would have come later. Sorry, I have never heard about a windmill there. I know that Juana sold the land to Matilda Hill in 1862. A good source on Juana is an article by Bowman in the magazine of the California Historical Society of Southern California, in 1957. [Jeanne McDonnell (member), Palo Alto, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 128 - 4 February 2005
You visited Juana's Web site, but want more information or other sites for El Ojo de Agua de Figueroa --- look in the Presidio Web site here:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/presidio/juana.html. Maybe you'd like Mexican Land Grants/ Ranchos San Francisco County here: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/SanFranciscoRanchos.html. Enjoy, [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 127 - 3 April 2003
I'm looking for information regarding José María RUIZ. He was in the 1st Bat. California Native Cavalry from 1864 until he was mustered out in 1866 at the Drum Barracks in Torrance. I have not been able to find any trace of him after leaving the military. His wife was Ramona NAVARRO, of whom I am unable to find any information. [Karen (nonmember), La Mesa, Calif.]
Pregunta 126 - 28 March 2003
The problem of the day is to find the death record of María Angelita de los Ángeles ESPINOSA, born 19 August 1843 in Monterey County, Calif., and baptized at La Soledad. She married José Ramón Domingo García BONILLA, 17 September 1862 at Our Lady Help of Christians, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Calif., entry # 59. The story goes that some time after the birth of their last child in 1870, (Jose Fabio [Walter Robert] BONILLA, 21 January 1870) Ramón
left Angie and she was left to care for five children on her own. Until recently we only knew she died sometime between 1870 and 1928. Then I found her as Angeles ESPINOZA in the 1880 census for San Mateo and she was, indeed, with her children (see abstract below), so I know it is her. In 1890 her son Alejandro [Alexander] BONILLA was married and on his marriage certificate is a María ESPINOSA as a witness from Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Calif. Since this is the place Alejandro was born and since Ramón had passed away in 1882 clearing the way for her return, I have half surmised this was her acting as witness for her son. We have now closed the gap to somewhere between 1890 and 1928 (a mere 38 years!). Another limiter on this is the family rumor that she died "young" of a broken heart. Well, in 1890 she would have been 47 years old so that doesn't leave too many years to still be considered "young". The problem seems to be the many names she goes by. Apparently after the separation she went back to using ESPINOS/ZA. Hopefully that would be the name of record at her death. First names have been: Angie,
Angeles, María, Angelita, and the full name as above. Is there anyone in the Santa Cruz, San Mateo areas willing to have a go at finding this elusive one? Thanks for trying if you do. Here is the abstract of the census record:
Household Record 1880 United States Census
Household:
Name/ Relation/ Marital Status/ Gender/ Race/ Age/ Birthplace/ Occupation/ Father's Birthplace/ Mother's Birthplace
Angeles ESPINOZA/ Self/ W /Female /W/ 36 /CA/blank/ CA /CA
Mercy B. ESPINOZA /Dau/ S/ Female/ W /17/ CA /At Home/ CA/ CA
Alexander ESPINOZA/ Son/ S/ Male/ W/ 15/ CA/ At Home/ CA/CA
Dolores ESPINOZA/ Dau/ S/ Female/ W/ 14/ CA/ At Home/ CA/ CA
Joseph R. ESPINOZA/ Son/ S/ Male/ W/ 12/ CA/ At Home/ CA/ CA
Flabino ESPINOZA/ Son/ S/ Male/ W/ 10/ CA/blank/ CA/ CA
Teresa RODRIGUES/ Niece/ S/ Female/ W/ 16/ CA/blank/ CA/ CA
Peter IDALGO/ Other/ S/ Male/ W/ 14/ CA/blank/ CHILE/ CA
Source information:
Census Place Township 3 San Mateo, California
Family History Library Film 1254080
NA Film Number T9-0080
Page Number 428B
Respuesta a Pregunta 126 - 25 April 2003
Where to start;
1. I have found lots of information on María de los Angeles ESPINOSA at familysearch.org. Once there go to Search Ancestral File and type in María ESPINOSA. The contributor here is Mrs. Lois Elaine McCloskey LeMay, 1904 Pueblo Street ,Yuma, AZ 85364-5529 [great-granddaughter of María ESPINOSA]. Maybe if you can contact her she can give you the help you desire. There is listed at this web site all of María ESPINOSA'S 19 siblings as well as her 5 children. This is the place for you to search !! Good site !! The latest date made available here is 1981, and no dates are listed for Lois other than PRIVATE, which I assume means she is still living.
2. Also there is listed at genealogy.com several Maria ESPINOSA'S. One in particular, your María de los Angeles ESPINOSA with all of the specifications as to marriage and Walter BONILLA being correct. There is also a María ESPINOSA also listed in an 1870 census with 5 children (Carlos, Juan, Juana, Felipe, and Mariana) living in San Luis Obispo County. The contributor of this information is: Donald B. Miller,15600 Wild Oak Way, Saratoga, CA 95070. This person, according to what he lists, does not know much about María's death. This address may not current.
Best of luck in your search, as there are hundreds of María ESPINOSAS listed at both of the above web site. [ Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Angeles ESPINOZA is María Angelita de los Ángeles ESPINOSA. Dolores is the sister we have as Elizabeth, I believe. Mercy B. is Mercedes. Joseph R. is Jose Ramon. Flabino (that one is a doozy!) is Jose Flavio (Walter Robert). [Gail Slade (nonmember), Maine]
Respuesta a Pregunta 126 - 29 May 2003
Guia Familiar de Baja California, by Pablo Martinez, which goes up to 1900, has the following birth record extract (my translation): Antonia Alejandrina BONILLA, registered in Ensenada de Todos Santos (Baja California) on 1 September 1899, born in that town 30 April of the same year, legitimate child of Pedro Alejandro BONILLA, of Santa Clara, California, 35 years old, agricultural worker, and of Amalia Ladron de GUEVARA, also of Santa Clara, 35 years old. Paternal grandparents are Jose Ramon BONILLA and Angela ESPINOSA. Maternal grandparents are Gregorio Ladron de GUEVARA and Francisca SOTO.
I looked also in a book of extracts covering extracts from 1901-1905 published by David Pinera, but found no further birth or death records pertaining to this family. It just may be possible that Angela went to Ensenada with her son Alejandro and died there after 1905. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico, DF]
Pregunta 125 - 28 March 2003
Hola Amigos y Amigas:
Within my list of family names is SALGADO. There is a Thomas SALGADO and his wife, Manuela, who were in the Salinas Valley where they were to spawn several children, one of which is my great-grandmother, Ginoveval SALGADO, born 1861 at Castroville, Calif. My question being is there anyone out there who can trace their lineage to the above Thomas and Manuela ROSALIA? More specifically, as to where and when Thomas and Manuela were born. I am of the belief that Thomas is a descendant of Francisco SALGADO. I believe his brother was a padre, a Jesuit priest from Loreto, but am not quite sure of this. Hopefully someone can help me in this quest of discovery into my past.
I have a listing by Bancroft that there was a Thomas SALGADO who was a juez auxiliary at Monterey in 1844, but nothing more there. Thanks in advance of any response that may ensue from this query. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Pregunta 124 - 28 March 2003
My mother was born Mary Betty FERRY; her parents were William FERRYand Mary Olive HIDALGO. Mary Olive's parents were Mary Nattie (Natividad) BORONDA and Pedro HIDALGO. Mary Nattie's parents were José Francisco Laureano BORONDA and Juana Maria VILLA. José Francisco's Laureano's parents were José Manuel BORONDA and Juana María Inocencia COTA.
I would appreciate any information that anyone has regarding my family, especially Juana María VILLA and Pedro HIDALGO (whom I have no information on ). Thanks in advance for any help that you can give this confused beginner. [Sherry Donovan-Moser (nonmember), Las Vegas, Nev.]
Note: see also follow-up #183
Respuesta a Pregunta 124 - 28 March 2003
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850:
vol. I, p. 115-18: Juana Maria Inocencia COTA (daughter of Manuel Antonio COTA and Maria Gertrudis ROMERO and baptized 28 December 1805 at Mission Santa Barbara) married Jose Manuel BORONDA 2 May 1821 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. Manuel Antonio COTA (born 23 January 1779 of Pablo Antonio COTA and Rosa Maria LUGO; baptized 25 January 1779 at Mission San Antonio; died 23 August 1826; buried 25 August 1826 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey) married Maria Gertrudis ROMERO (born about 1779 at Loreto, Baja California, Mexico, of Juan Maria ROMERO and Maria Lugarda SALGADO; buried 24 June 1817 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey) as his first wife 17 January 1796 at Mission Santa Barbara. Manuel and Maria Gertrudis had 7 children. Juana was the 6th. Manuel was a soldier at Santa Barbara, San Fernando, and Monterey.
Pablo Antonio COTA (born about 1774 at El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico of Andres COTA and Angela de LEON; buried 31 December 1800 at Mission Santa Barbara) married Rosa Maria LUGO (born about 1763 at La Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Mexico, of Francisco LUGO and Juana Maria MARTINEZ; buried 10 January 1797 at Mission Santa Barbara) 30 November 1776 at Mission San Luis Obispo. Pablo and Rosa had 9 children. Manuel was the oldest. Pablo was a soldado de cuera of the 1769 Portolá Expedition, accompanying Sergeant Ortega from Velicata to San Diego; trailblazer for Portolá and Fr. Serra; corporal at Mission San Antonio 1778-79; sergeant of escolta at San Buenaventura 1782-87; alferez from 1788; founder of the younger COTA branch of the family.
pp. 210-11
Rosa Maria DE LUGO'S father, Francisco Salvador de LUGO (born about 1740 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Mexico of Juan Salvador de LUGO and Maria Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA; buried 17 May 1805 at Mission Santa Barbara) married Juana Maria Rita MARTINEZ (born about 1745 at Villa de Sinaloa of Jose Maria MARTINEZ and Maria Josefa VIANAZUL; buried 24 March 1790 at Mission Santa Barbara) about 1760 at Villa de Sinaloa. Francisco and Maria had 9 children. Rosa was the oldest. They came with the first families that were recruited by Captain Rivera in September 1774. Francisco was stationed in the north until 1781; soldier of the Los Angeles guard from its founding on 4 September 1781; founder of the oldest branch of the LUGO family in Alta California.
pp. 287-88
Maria Gertrudis ROMERO'S father, Juan Maria ROMERO (born about 1747 at Loreto, Baja California, Mexico, of Felipe ROMERO and Juana LINON; died and buried 16 June 1816 at Mission San Fernando) married Maria Lugarda SSALGADO (born 1761 at Loreto of Francisco (?) SALGADO; buried 9 May 1847 at Mission Santa Barbara) about 1776 at Loreto. Juan
and Maria had 12 children. Maria Gertrudis was the third. Juan Maria came from San Vicente, Baja California, to Alta California in 1787; was corporal of the Santa Barbara Company in 1788. His father, Felipe ROMERO, was born about 1721 (age 68 years in 1789) at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Felipe joined the army in 1740 at age 19 years; retired after 28 years of service; was granted Mission San Luis Gonzaga, Baja California, Mexico, by Visitador Jose de Galvez on 29 April 1769. It was too isolated, so he was granted four lots of workable land near Pueblo de San Jose del Cabo. Maria LUGARDA'S father, Francisco, was Portuguese and had a brother Padre SALGADO, a Jesuit of Loreto.
Vol. II, pp. 27-30
Jose Manuel BORONDA (born 5 September 1803 of [Jose] Manuel BORONDA and Maria Gertrudis HIGUERA; baptized 7 September at Mission Santa Clara; died 24 July 1878 at Castroville) married Juana Maria Inocencia COTA (daughter of Manuel Antonio COTA and Maria Gertrudis ROMERO of Loreto; baptized 28 December 1805 at Mission Santa Barbara; died 22 May 1894 at Castroville) 2 May 1821 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. Jose and Juana had 17 children. Francisco Laureano was the sixth. Jose Manual was at Rancho Las Salinas 1836, juez de campo; grantee Los Laurels 1839; still living 1850.
Francisco Laureano (baptized 9 July 1831 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey; died 9 June 1914 at Salinas) married first Juanita SALYA. He married second Juana Maria VILLA (age 30 years) 11 July 1868 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey when he was 38. Jose Manuel BORONDA (born about 1750 at Guadalajara, Mexico; buried 23 January 1826 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey) married Maria Gertrudis HIGUERA (daughter of Jose Manuel HIGUERA and Maria Antonia REDONDO [my 6-greats-grandparents]; baptized 28 June 1776 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey; died 10 December 1851 at Santa Barbara) 27 January 1790 at Mission Santa Clara. Maria Gertrudis, age 14, was married in a double wedding ceremony with her sister Maria Victoria, who married Jose Francisco VALENCIA. Jose Manuel and Maria Gertrudis had 14 children. Jose Manuel was the 10th. Note: their 7th and 13th sons were named Jose Francisco Laureano; both died in infancy. This Jose Manuel BORONDA was a corporal, carpenter, and teacher at San Francisco and Monterey 1790-1818 (school at Monterey called Tularcitos); built the first adobe casa outside the presidio walls about 1817.
Vol. I, pp. 184-86
Maria Gertrudis HIGUERA was the 4th child (of 9) of Jose Manuel HIGUERA (born about 1744 at Villa de Sinaloa; buried 29 August 1828 at Mission San Juan Bautista) and Maria Ignacia Antonia REDONDO/ARREDONDO (born about 1752 at Villa de Sinaloa; buried 13 May 1834 at Mission San Juan Bautista), who married about 1769 at Villa de Sinaloa. They were one of twelve families to come from San Blas to Loreto and overland to San Diego in September 1774. They came with their first two sons. Jose enlisted in Monterey Company; became original poblador of Pueblo San Jose on 29 November 1777; resident of Rancho Natividad at his death.I hope this will give you a good start on your genealogy. Remember, you should try to find documentation for all this information in mission records, etc. [Benita Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 124 - 3 April 2003
Mission Record, San Carlos Mats, no entry # (TWT2),
July 11, 1868- Francisco BORONDA, 38, h.l. de Manuel y Juana COTA, with Juana Maria VILLA, 30, h.l. de Reyes VILLA y Pilar, India natl. del Pueblo de Los Angeles. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member, Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Note: h.l. = hija/o legitima/o = legitimate child and natl./Natl. = natural = native
Respuesta a Pregunta 124 - 3 April 2003
Hi Sherry,
Its really easy. We call Jose Manual BORONDA "the old Corporal." He had three sons. For more family information, check out the Boronda Adobe History Center and Robert B. Johnston Archival Vault. I hope to meet you at the family reunion. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 124 - 12 July 2008
I am Janel (WESTLAKE) WITHERS, descendant of Jose Manuel BORONDA. I just want to make sure you all know there is a book, Cathedral in the Sun, by Anne B. Fisher, 1940, based on this family. You can get the book on Amazon. It was very popular in its day and even has an audio version. It had several reprints during several years. [Janel S. Withers (nonmember), Fort Mill, S.C.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 124 - 15 April 2009
Jose Manuel BORONDA'S grandparents, Jose Manuel HIGUERA and Maria Antonia REDONDO are my five-greats-grandfather and grandmother. My gg-grandmother Alta GRACIA was born at Tres Pinos, Alta California, in 1840. She passed in 1946 at the age of 106 years old. I was seven at the time of her death. I read that Jose Manuel and Maria Antona were your six-greats-g-parents.
I would like to meet some distance relatives. There are many descendants here in Woodland, California, of Jose Manuel and Maria Antonia HIGUERA. We are first cousins through the SOULIER-DUTRA marriage. Alta GRACIA had a daughter named Sarita who was born in Sonora, California, in 1870. (California gold country). Please contact, e-mail: apodaca@pacbell.net or 530-796-3721. Thank you, [Arthur Joe Apodaca (nonmember, would like to join), Guinda, Calif.]
Pregunta 123 - 15 March 2003
We are trying to locate any records of Matilda ALVISO (birth, marriage, death). We're pretty sure that she is the daughter of Francisco Solano ALVISO and his third wife Barnabela LINARES, but all information about Francisco and this wife stops with their third child. Does anyone have any information about this third union and where the records might be? We are trying to find where Matilda married Casimiro BRIONES! Thank you for any help! [Susan DeJonghe (not yet member), Tucson, Ariz.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 123 - 28 March 2003
Francisco Solano ALVISO married his 3rd wife, Bernabela Antonia LINARES, on 14 May 1835, at St Joseph’s Church, San Jose, Calif., according to Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div. One, vol. I., entry #74. There are 10 children listed for this couple. Maria Matilde Sinforosa is their 6th child, born 24 March 1843, baptized 26 March 1843, Santa Clara, #10295, as per copies of original records. Casimiro BRIONES, born 4 March 1823, baptized 5 March 1823, Santa Clara, #7352, the son of Felipe Santiago BRIONES and Manuela VALENCIA, was the father listed for a child, Jose Estevan, born 19 March 1847, baptized 27 August 1847, Santa Clara, #10758, from copy of original record. The mother of this child is Dolores HIGUERA. No other information is available for her. Casimiro is listed in the 1860 Census, Contra Costa County, Martinez, #40, farmer, aged 35. His wife is Matilda MUTNICK, Div. One, vol. I, entry #74.Casimiro BRIONES and Matilda ALVISO are listed as the parents of 4 children in the J. Vincent Gallagher family group sheets, page 869; Source: St Mary's College; St Catherine's, Martinez. These children are: Lolita Virginia, 7 September 1863. Her padrinos were Francisco and Juana SOTO in her baptismal record at St Catherine’s Church, Martinez. Felipe Benicia BRUIONES, born 23 August 1871 with padrinos Manuel MATHEWS and Manuela VALENCIA (Casimiro’s mother). Francisco BRIONES was born 10 October 1873 with padrinos being Enrique WELSH and Josefa VACA. The last child listed is Juan Cayetano BRIONES, born 7 August 1874. Padrinos were Julian CANTUA and Arcadia PACHECO.
I would look for the marriage of Casimiro BRIONES and Matilda ALVISO between 1856 and 1860 in the Martinez area. She would have been between 13 & 17 years old. The baptismal records of their children may list them as hijos naturals, “natural children” rather than “legitimate”. This may be because Casimiro was probably married earlier to Dolores HIGUERA. If Dolores did not die, then Casimiro and Matilda would not have been married in the Church. I would suggest you also look in Contra Costa County for a civil marriage record. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 122 - 15 March 2003
I am searching for information on Maria Jesus or Maria de Jesus HIGUERA/YGUERA (born about 1827), who married Pablo SALAZAR. Looking for his or her parents. Some of their children were: Juan SALAZAR, Felecitas, Jose, and Martina. [Becky (nonmember), Bakersfield, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 122 - 28 March 2003
Pablo SALAZAR was the son of Jose Maria SALAZAR and Maria Hermenegilda RIOS. He was born between 1814-1815, as per the age given in the Branciforte Padron of 1830, according to Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div. One, vol. III, entry #1375. Pablo is listed as the father of four children, along with Maria de Jesus HIGUERA in the original San Carlos baptismal records. Their children are: Juan De Dios, born 11 December 1844, #4686; Maria Martina Irenia, born 14 November 1848, #4982; Maria Felicitas del Carmen, born 1 April 1851, #5131; and Raimundo, born March 1853, baptized 8 March 1853, #5364.
There is a Maria de Jesus HIGUERA, born 13 May 1824, baptized at Mission Santa Clara, daughter of Juan Jose Faustino HIGUERA and Francisca Maria RUIZ, according to Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div. One, vol. II, entry #800. There is also another Maria de Jesus HIGUERA, not identified with any parents. She is listed as the mother of children with Pablo SALAZAR. These two women may be the same person, but at this time I’ve found nothing to say they positively are. However, the madrina for one of the SALAZAR/HIGUERA children is Carmen HIGUERA, the sister of Maria de Jesus HIGUERA, born 13 May 1824. It would be my guess that the two are the same person, but until a marriage record is found, or something else to identify her, I would not link Pablo’s wife to any parents yet.
I have checked all forms of the San Carlos marriage records with no luck. Same for Santa Clara records. The marriage might have taken place in Santa Cruz.
Hope this helps! [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 121 - 5 March 2003
I am trying to track down ancestors that were connected to several Californiano families. The surname is GOODFIELD. Jose GOODFIELD(born approximately 1830 in California) was married to Narcisae MESSA (who may have had the surname SOTELO). Jose is my great-great-grandfather. They are on the 1880 census of Contra Costa County. His son, Jesus, married Mary WOOD, daughter of George Thomas WOOD and Maria Augustina SOTELO. GOODFIELDS were also married into the PERALTA and HIGUERA families. The piece of the puzzle that is missing is the origin of the GOODFIELD name prior to Jose GOODFIELD and why is it connected to the Californiano families at a early stage in the history of Alta California. [Paul Carroll (nonmember), Santa Rosa, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 121 - 29 May 2004
My great-great-aunt, Maria Manuela Josefa Florida (Flora) HIGUERA CHRISTIANA [sic?] married a GOODFIELD sometime after 1894. Had a son Edward and a daughter. My questions is How many children were there? When were they married? GOODFIELD'S first name? When she died and he died? The children names and who they married? Any information you provide will fill in the gap we have on that line. Thank You. [Beverly D. Madera (member), Oakland, Calif.]
Pregunta 121 UPDATE - 23 June 2005
To Beverly Madera from Paul Carroll:
I have learned a great deal more about the GOODFIELD name since I listed the query. The name was actually WHITFIELD. It came from an Augustin WHITFIELD. He married Ramona GONZALEZ, the granddaughter of an Apache who helped build the Peralta Adobe in San Jose. His son, Jose WHITFIELD, in trying to gain title to land in the Morgan Territory near Livermore, had the name re-anglicized to GOODFIELD by the bureaucrats of the time. He had many children. His wife was Narcissa MESA, daughter of Jose de Jesus MESA, who was the the son of Jose V. MESA, a soldier under de Anza. I am related to Jesus GOODFIELD. Jesus married Maria WOOD, daughter of George Thomas WOOD(S) and Maria Augustina SOTELO (the SOTELO line goes back to another de Anza soldado, Amesquita. Jesus GOODFIELD had a number of children, including Leonard GOODFIELD, who was my grandfather. Leonard lived and died in Oakland. There is a book called The Morning Side of Mount Diablo. I don't have the authors name with me right now. It contains a good amount of data on the GOODFIELD/WHITFIELD family.
Respuesta a Pregunta 121 UPDATE - 15 July 2005
Question to Pregunta 121-5 March 2003 (UPDATE from Paul Carroll) My grandfather died in 1955 in California. On his death certificate his mother's maiden name was GOODFIELD, no first name listed; his father's name was Fransisco or Frank ALTAMIRANO. My grandfather was a butcher in Oakland. I am not sure, but believe he was married to Alta Gracia GOODFIELD?? I read your update regarding a Leonard GOODFIELD from Oakland and wonder if there is a connection?? Anyone with any information would be a great help. [Tina Altamirano [nonmember], Reno, Nev.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 121 - 19 January 2006
I am another great-grandchild of Jesus "Jess" GOODFIELD. His and Mary WOOD'S
daughter, Olive Alberta, was my maternal grandmother. They had 7 children: Julia, John Augustine, Leonard, Harold, Laverne, Olive, and Irene. He died in 1912 of Bright's disease at the age of 55. I have a copy of the newspaper clipping. Grandma left a photo album with a lot of pictures, many unfortunately unidentified. One of the identified pictures is of a Louis Joseph GOODFIELD. I would love to know how he is related. The household record of
Jesus' birth family headed by his father, Jose, and mother, Narcisa MESSA GOODFIELD, can be found on the familysearch.org web site (Mormon Church sponsored, but anyone can access it.) in the 1880 census records. They were the parents of 5 children.
The book, The Morning Side of Mt. Diablo, mentioned by Paul Carroll is by Anne Marshall Homan and is available from the Contra Costa Historical Society, 610 Main St. Martinez, Calif., 94553. Phone # 1-925-229-1042. I purchased a copy a few months ago and it was still available then.
My grandmother used to mention the name ALTAMIRANO, but I don't remember in what connection. It could be a family the GOODFIELD married into. I know Theodore GOODFIELD, one of Jesus' brothers, (I think) married a Margaret PERALTA. I have pictures of their graves supplied to me by Bernie CARROLL, Paul's brother. I have seen the name Altagracia GOODFIELD somewhere. Maybe in a cemetery listing; I have wondered if she is related to us somehow.
Check the Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society web site. They have several searchable databases. Several GOODFIELDS including Jesus are buried in Livermore cemeteries. The tenants of all Livermore cemeteries who have gravestones are listed in a database on the Livermore-Amador website. For me the real question is: who was the first WHITFIELD/GOODFIELD? Where did that family originate before California? Is WHITFIELD/GOODFIELDthe Anglicization of a Spanish surname or did it come from somewhere else?
For Beverly Madera:
My grandmother had saved a newspaper clipping reporting the death in a car crash of an Edward GOODFIELD. He was a custodian and maintenance man for the News and Herald. It does not specify the city of the newspaper. He was 57 years old. In my grandmother's handwriting on the clipping is a notation: "Born 1903" and "1960" perhaps the date of the clipping. The article goes on to say that GOODFIELD was a widower who lived with his stepfather Joe CERVANTIS at 341 North "N" St. in Livermore (so maybe the newspaper he worked for was the Livermore Herald) and was formerly employed by the Veterans' Administration Hospital. It also says that Edward GOODFIELD had never learned to drive a car and was a passenger in the car in which he died. He is buried in St. Michael's Cemetery in Livermore. Beyond his stepfather, no survivors are listed. The cemetery might have his burial records which sometimes list more information. I don't now if this Edward is a relation, but apparently he was somehow related to my grandmother. [Madelyn Colautti-Leonard (nonmember), Reno, Nev.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 121 - 13 September 2009
I am the author of The Morning Side of Mount Diablo. In my chapter "Californio Sketches," I try to make some sense of the GOODFIELD history in Calif. The earliest probable mention of the name in Calif. was in Agustin del Carmen VIDFUL'S marriage listed in the Mission Santa Clara marriages 19 June 1825. According to this record Agustin came to Alta California from his birthplace, Norfolk, Virg. When his son married, also at the same mission, his surname was spelled GUITFUL. Later versions of the name in various records were WHITFIELD, GUTTIFIELD,
GOODFIELD, GUTIFUL, GOOTEFIELD and GUILFIL. As things settled down and the family became literate, the two lasting versions became WHITFIELD and finally, GOODFIELD. [Anne Marshall Homan (nonmember), Livermore, Calif.]
Pregunta 120 - 22 February 2003
I am searching for information on Serafina LUGO and her family. I would like to know, if possible, if she had brothers and their names. [Roderick (nonmember), Perris Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 120 - 22 February 2003
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 135-36, has the following information. María Serafina LUGO (born at Sinaloa, México, of Juan Salvador de LUGO and Francisca ESPINOSA; buried 10 March 1781 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey, viuda) married José Joaquin Cayetano ESPINOSA (born at Sinaloa, México, of Joaquín ESPINOSA and María LUGO) at Sinaloa, México. They had 8 children, all born at Sinaloa, México. José was a soldado de cuera of the 1769 Portolá Expedition, after which he returned to Loreto and sent for his family in Sinaloa. He returned to San Diego September 1774 with Serafina and seven children.
On p. 210, I find an apparent brother of Serafina, Francisco Salvador de LUGO (born about 1740 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México, of Juan Salvador and María Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA). On p. 161, I find an apparent sister of Serafina, Petra Joaquina Alcantara LUGO (born about 1756 at Villa de Sinaloa to Salvador LUGO and María Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA).
In vol. II, p. 25, I find another apparent sister, María Gertrudis LUGO (born about 1752-56 at Villa de Sinaloa of Juan Salvador LUGO and Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA). Then on p. 152 is another apparent brother, José Manuel Ygnacio LUGO (born about 1761 at Villa de Sinaloa of Juan Salvador LUGO and María Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA). Finally, on p. 265 is another apparent sister, María Pascuala LUGO (born about 1750 at Villa de Sinaloa of Salvador de LUGO and María Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA). [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 119 - 19 February 2003
I am looking for information on my grandmother (mother of Maria Tilly SALAS [AYALA]), Dolores Castillo, also known as LEYBA, LEIVA, or YBARRA. She was born in California in 1867. According to my grandmother, her mother and her mother's parents were all from California and so were their parents. All I know is that Dolores was my great-grandmother and that she married Domingo SALAS in 1881 in Los Angeles, Calif. [Jim Garcia (nonmember), Canoga Park, Calif.]
Pregunta 118 - 19 February 2003
I am wondering where I might be able to locate information on the GERMAN/HERMAN family descended from the Isidro GERMAN. [Shawn Patrick (nonmember), San José, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 118 - 19 February 2003
The following information is from Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 165-166. Isidro (José) GERMAN (born about 1755 at El Fuerte, Sonora, México; died 28 May 1829; buried 29 May 1829 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey) married about 1780 María Manuela OCHOA (born about 1764 at Alamos, Sonora, México; buried 3 February 1838 at Mission San Juan Bautista). Their 10 children were:
1. Juan [Francisco] (born about 1781 at San Gabriel; married 15 May 1802 María Rafaela SERRANO at Mission San Diego; buried 29 April 1826 at Mission San Diego).
2. María Manuela Antonia (born 1 August 1784; baptized 9 August 1784 at Mission Santa Barbara; married 21 January 1805 Pablo José FRANCO at Mission San Gabriel; buried 24 July 1805 at Mission San Gabriel).
3. María Gertrudis (born 19 April 1786; baptized 21 April 1786 at Mission San Buenaventura; buried 11 August 1792 at Mission Santa Barbara, muchacha).
4. María Dionisis [Leonicia] (born about 1787; married 27 November 1801 Buenaventura ZUNIGA at Mission San Gabriel).
5. Juana Feliciano (born 8 April 1788; baptized 13 April 1788 at Mission Santa Barbara).
6. Cristobal Antonio (born 3 June 1790; baptized 4 June 1790 at Mission San Buenaventura; married 21 August 1814 María Luz PEÑA at Mission Santa Barbara).
7. Manuel Ygnacio Martin (baptized 10 October 1792 at Mission Santa Barbara, recien nacido; married (1) 26 January 1812 María Barbara LEYBA at Mission Santa Barbara and married (2) 7 October 1824 María Felipe RUIZ at Mission San Gabriel).
8. Faustino José (baptized 15 February 1795 at Mission Santa Barbara; married 4 August 1816 Antonia María de Jesús GARCÍA at Mission San Carlos de Monterey).
9. María Brigida (born 11 October 1796; baptized 13 October 1796 at Mission Santa Barbara; married 26 January 1812 Julio VASQUEZ at Mission Santa Barbara; buried 16 July 1846 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey).
10. Juan (baptized 15 April 1798; baptized privately at Pueblo de Los Angeles; recorded at Mission San Gabriel).
Isidro enlisted with Rivera for service at the new Santa Barbara Presidio. He arrived at San Gabriel 18 August 1781 and at Santa Barbara in 1790. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 118 UPDATE - 14 December 2005
I have some specific questions regarding Respuesta 118 involving Isidro GERMAN. Benita H. Gray gave a great response but I wanted to know where I might be able to get further information. She mentions that Isidro arrived at San Gabriel on 18 August 1781 and at Santa Barbara in 1790. I have also seen rosters for Santa Barbara, some listing him as present and the others listing him as a deserter. Is there a document I can locate stating that he was stationed at San Gabriel instead of Santa Barbara? Do you have any information on this time gap or his AWOL status? If anyone is interested, I have come across some information, that I have just begun to look into, indicating that Isidro may have left his post to rescue/ransom his wife, Manuela OCHOA, who had been captured by the Yumas during the uprising of 1781. Thank you [Shawn (nonmember) shawn_patrick@ycos.com, San José, Calif.]]
Pregunta 117 - 12 February 2003
I believe my great-grandparents were both born at the Mission San Gabriel. Their names are Victor MANZANARES and Librada QUINTERS. I have not been able to find any information on either one, except that I was able to find them in the 1920 and 1930 U.S. Census. They are both buried at Mission San Gabriel. They were both born in 1855. Victor died in 1932 and Librada in 1933. I also believe that Librada's mother is also buried at Mission San Gabriel. Her name on the tombstone is Rite B. de QUINTERO. I haven't been able to find any information on any of these three people. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. [Karen (nonmember), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 117 - 12 February 2003
Thomas Temple's San Gabriel Bats IV does not have a Librada QUINTERO born in 1855. It does have Maria Mauricia Librada QUINTERO, entry #9904, baptized 25 September 1859 (age 3 days), daughter of Julian QUINTERO and Rita BERMUDEZ.
Thomas Temple's San Gabriel Bats IV also has Victor Cresencio MANZANARES, entry #9465, baptized 28 July 1855 at L.A. (age 43 days), son of Cristobal MANZANARES and Incoencia ALVITURE.
Thomas Temple's San Gabriel Mats II has, on 16 August 1854, Cristobal MANZANAREZ (age 30, of Abiqu- iu, Nuevo Mexico, son of Ygnacio MANZANAREZ and Teodora ALGUINA) marrying Maria Inocencia ALVITRE (age 20, of la Mision Vieja, daughter of Jose Claudio ALVITRE and Maria Asencion VALENZUELA).
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 28-29 has Maria Inocencia ALVITRE being born 28 December 1832 (baptized 31 December 1832 at Mission San Gabriel) as the second child of Jose Claudio ALVITRE (baptized 7 April 1811 at Mission San Gabriel; died 28 April 1861; buried 29 April 1861 at Mission San Gabriel; son of Felipe Sebastian ALVITRE and Maria Rufina HERNANDEZ) and Maria de la Asuncion VALENZUELA (baptized 28 May 1808 at Mission San Gabriel; died 27 April 1861; buried 29 April 1861 at Mission San Gabriel; daughter of Jose Maria VALENZUELA and Maria de Jesus RODRIGUEZ). Maria de la Asuncion was "killed by her enraged husband at Mission Vieja -- the site of the original Mission San Gabriel." He was, "Hanged by an El Monte vigilante committee after receiving the last sacraments for the assassination of his wife." They had had 14 children between 1831 and 1851.
Respuesta a Pregunta 117 - 19 February 2003
First of all I'd like to say that I'm grateful for information that I have received so far from my queries. My biggest problem is that I haven't been able to find any information regarding Ygnacio MANZANARES and Teodora ALGUINA. The only information I have is what is recorded in the marriage of Cristobal MANZANARES and Inocencia ALVITRE. I am also still searching for information regarding Gregorio RUIZ and Rosa FRASQUITO. I know that they were residents of the Whittier, Calif., area. [Karen (nonmember), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 116 - 3 February 2003
My great grandmother was Jesus Castro de MONTIJO. I have photos of her headstone, and have visited Calvary Catholic Cemetery and mausoleum several times in my life. My question is this: In the family plot there are many relatives, with the names ALVAREZ, YBARRA, VALENZUELA, etc, and they are all relatives. The one's who trouble me because I can find little information on them are Ramon CASTRO (born 1816, died 1924) and Micila CASTRO(born 1836, died 1916). I am desperately seeking Jesus' father and mother's names. Ramon was born in San Juan Bautista; no information for Michaela. To make it all worse, the only information I have for Jesus is that she was born in January 1861 or 1851. How can I approach this problem of my CASTRO side? [Andrea Relf (not yet member), Las Vegas, Nev.]
Pregunta 115 - 29 January 2003
I am looking for any information regarding my great-grandparents and so on. Their names are Gregorio RUIZ and Rosa FRASQUITO. They lived in the Whittier area for many years, but I haven't been able to find any information at all. My great-great-grandparents are José María RUIZ and Ramona NAVARRO. I have no idea as to where they were from. I am also searching for any information regarding the ALVITRE name. My ancestry has been traced back to Felipe Sebastian ALVITRE, however, I am not able to trace back any further. It has been said that it's possible that maybe his father came from Spain with Gaspar de Portolá, that name possibly being Juan Selite Sebastian ALVITRE. [Karen (nonmember), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 115 - 29 January 2003
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850,vol. I, pp. 24-25 has Felipe (born about 1750 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México) married about 1795 at Loreto Presidio, Baja California, México, to María Rufina HERNANDEZ (born about 1750 at Loreto). They had nine children. Felipe was a soldado de cuera of the 1769 Portolá Expedition; settled at San José de Guadalupe in 1783; was at Pueblo de Los Angeles in 1790; and was buried 22 February 1817 at Mission San Gabriel. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 115 - 29 January 2003
Hubert Howe Bancroft, The History of California, Pioneer Register and Index,
page 8: ALVITRE, Sebastian, soldier. 1 [indicating he came with the earliest pioneers who came in 1769-73] page 36: ALVITRE (Sebastian), settler and "incorrigible scamp" at San Jose in 1783 and Los Angeles fr 1790. i. 350, 460-1, 477, 484, 640.
Respuesta a Pregunta 115 - 12 February 2003
Sebastiano ALVITRE is my grandfather. My consultations with a Spanish historian (from the Getty) revealed that ALVITRE'S were Basque/Catalonian/Jews. There are a number of ALVITRES in the Basque provinces. My grandfather was rough around the edges, probably the same personality as the administrators that dominated California at that time, but because he did not have the economic/social status...he was branded as a "incorrigible scamp" by Bancroft. Keep in mind that even Fages had his illicit affairs with young (very young) Indian women. [Cindi Alvitre (nonmember), Los Angeles, Calif.]
Note: perhaps your characterization of Bancroft's comment is the correct one, but, personally, I took quite a different meaning. To my thinking and another meaning from my dictionaries, an incorrigible scamp is an unruly rascal. Originally a scamp was one who did not pay his debts. So, perhaps, we cannot truly know what Bancroft had in mind. I would also comment that the Spanish women were also married very young as were some of my other European ancestors of that time period. Illicit affairs with girls/women of any age are another matter. La Tejedora
Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div One, vol I. entry #90: ALVITRE y HERNANDEZ
This entry lists the children of Felipe Sebastian ALVITRE and Maria Rufina HERNANDEZ, along with baptism dates, marriages, and spouse information.
I also found a baptismal record in the San Gabriel Bats, I, 20 October 1786, entry #1350 (Thomas W Temple, II abstracts) for an hijo espurio child of Sebastian ALVITRE, poblador del Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe, and Maria Gertrudis PELAGUIA, india de Mision de Santa Clara. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member and Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 114 - 29 January 2003
I am looking for some missing links. My grandmother, Josefina LÓPEZ, was born in Castaic in 1878 to Eloise (sp?) SALASAR (or SALAZAR) and Joseph LÓPEZ. Her grandmother was Jacoba FELIZ, who apparently married a SALAZAR after the death of her first husband (del VALLE) I can find a lot of information on the FELIZ side, but nothing on the SALAZAR or LÓPEZ families, nor on my grandfather's side. His name was Albino ROMERO (married in 1893?). [Lynn Adams (provisional member), Escondido, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 114 - 29 January 2003
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, Vol. II, pp. 306-307 has María Jacoba FELIZ (baptized 25 July 1820 at Mission San Fernando, daughter of José Tomás FELIZ and María de Jesus LÓPEZ) marrying, as second husband, Luis SALAZAR 24 June 1844 at Mission San Fernando. She was previously the third wife of Antonio del VALLE. Vol. I, pp. 144-46 has more information about José Tomás and his family. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 114 - 14 June 2007
The names mentioned in [pregunta 114 ] seemed very familiar. I had a aunt Josie who had married a Albino ROMERO and later married a LEROY. She was the daughter of Jose E. LOPEZ and Eloisa. She had a sister named Arcardia Ysabel Josepha and a brother Antonio. They all were born in Castaic. Jose E. LOPEZ' father was Jose Juan and his wife was Manuela. Jacoba was their grandmother. I hope I have helped. Aunt Josie, as we called her, had a son Alfred and a daughter Everista. There was another son, but I can not recall his name at this time. [Isabelle Lopez-Sosa (nonmember), Phoenix, Ariz.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 114 - 15 March 2008
I am part of the LOPEZ family you are looking for. Your grandmother Josefina (we called her Aunt Josie) She was my father's sister. My father's name was Antonio Salazar LOPEZ. She also had a sister here, Arcadia BARKER. A sister Isabell stayed in California. Their father was Jose Esteban (Eloise), their grandfather was Jose Juan (Manuela). My Grandpa Jose and my great-grandpa, Jose Juan, and my dad's graves are in Winkelman, Arizona. Check the1880 U.S. Census for Soledad, Los Angeles, Calif., Family History Library film-1254067 NA film #t9-0067 Page #472B. Uncle Fred always lived with us. Found out he was not our uncle. Did you know anything about that? Did Aunt Josie ever say anything about this? Hope to hear from you . [Isabelle Lopez Sosa (nonmember), Phoenix, Ariz.]
Pregunta 113 - 29 January 2003
I am looking for information and family. My great-grandmother was Louse Marie (FORQUERA) ESTRADA and María Estafina APABLASA was my great-great-grandmother. My grandfather was Sandido LEYVA whose family came to Santa Barbara in the late 1700s from México. Any help would be appreciated. [Kathy Daniels (nonmember), Camo Connell, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 113 - 22 February 2003
Sandido LEYVA was Sandalario Luis LEYVA, born 30 September 1894, baptized 01 July 1898, Our Lady of Sorrows, Santa Barbara, Calif. He was the son of Jose Ramon Ysidoro LEYBA and Elvira GUTIERREZ who were both natives of Santa Barbara, both being baptized at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Ramon LEYBA was the son of Francisco Antonio LEYBA and Vicente CORDERO, both natives of Santa Barbara. Francisco's parents were Juan Jose LEYBA and Maria Gertrudis Estanisloa FELIZ, he a native of Sinaloa, México, and she a native of Santa Barbara. The parents of Vicente CORDERO were Mariano CORDERO of México and Maria Gertrudis ALVAREZ, a native of San Diego. Elvira GUTIERREZ was the daughter of Jose Guadalupe GUTIERREZ and Refugio ORTEGA.
Sandalario [Sandido] LEYVA married Carmen ESTRADA, daughter of Manuel CASTRO ESTRADA and Louisa Marie FORQUERO. Louisa FORQUERO was the daughter of Joseph FORQUERO, native of Chile, and of Maria Estafina APABLASA, native of Los Angeles. A side note...Manuel CASTRO ESTRADA had first been married to Florencia ENRIQUEZ, MY great grandmother! Small world. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member and Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 112 - 27 January 2003
Does anyone know the names of 28 people buried in unmarked graves in the Santa Rita Cemetery north of Salinas in Monterey County, Calif.? Several tombstones are intact and that part of the cemetery has been recorded. It is the unknown group of 28 people who are buried in graves that have lost their markers who are unknown. [Helen Collins (member), San José, Calif.]
Pregunta 111 - 3 January 2003
Looking for relatives of Tiburcio VASQUEZ and Joaquin MURRIETA!!! I am doing a story on both these men for KGO-TV news. Please contact Lyanne Melendez (415) 954-7489.
Please note that this is not a Los Californianos project. Ms. Melendez request is being published only as a courtesy and not as an endorsement. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 111 - 29 January 2003
Joaquin MURIETA: see The Robin Hood of Eldorado by Walter Noble Burns, 1932; also The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta by YELLOW BIRD [John Rollin Ridge], 1955.
Tiburcio VASQUEZ: see Marie Northrop, Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850, vols. I & II for descendant lines. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Pregunta 110 - 3 January 2003
I can find information about the soldado de cuera, José VERDUGO, in Alta California, but need information about him in Loreto, México, regarding his origins. [Jose Maria de la Luz Verdugo (not yet member), Ridgecrest, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 110 - 3 January 2003
Marie E. Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 352-53 has a Jose Maria VERDUGO born about 1751 in Loreto, Baja California, México, of Juan Diego VERDUGO and Maria Ygnacia CARRILLO. He is "First mentioned as a soldier at Monterey on 13 July 1772. . ."
Respuesta a Pregunta 110 - 29 January 2003
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 318-19
has José María VERDUGO, born about 1751 at Loreto, Baja California, México. He was the son of Juan Diego VERDUGO and María Ygnacia de la Concepcion CARRILLO. José María
married María de la Encarnación LÓPEZ 7 November 1779 at Mission San Gabriel. They had 11 children (vol. I, pp. 352-53). The parents of Juan Diego VERDUGO are Blas VERDUGO and María Micaela de los RIOS. The parents of Maria Y. de la C. CARRILLO are Juan CARRILLO and Lucia Efigenia MILLAN (MILLAR) (see also vol. I, pp. 101-102.There is much information on José María VERDUGO in Bancroft's History of California, vol. I-V. Also there is mention of the VERDUGO name in Bancroft's History of Mexico. A VERDUGO mentioned here was an archbishop and another came to Mexico with Cortéz.
In Ranchos of California, by R. G. Cowan, there is the listing of the Rancho of San Rafael, (or) La Zanja, in Los Angeles County between Arroyo Seco and Los Angeles River, including Glendale, Eagle Rock and eastern part of Burbank, which was granted to José María VERDUGO by Governor Pedro Fages, 20 October 1784. This rancho consisted of 36,403 acres and was patented 28 January 1882. This was the second of the Spanish land concessions, preceded by San Pedro. Also, there is mention of the Rancho Feliz, Los Angeles (approximate center at Vermont Ave. and Los Feliz Blvd.), 1.5 leagues granted to Vincent FELIX in 1802. Juan Diego VERDUGO was claimant for 6647 acres, patented 18 April 1871. Also, the Rancho Portezuela, Los Angeles County at Universal City, was granted to Mariano de la Luz VERDUGO in 1795. It was abandoned about 1810. Hope this helps some. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Pregunta 109 - 23 December 2002
Looking for information on María Antonia CARRANSA (CARRANZA), or her family. She was born somewhere in California in 1833. She is listed as living in Santa Barbara County in the 1860 Census with her husband Gomacindo MORALES and three children including my great-great-grandmother Altagracia MORALES (born 1853 in Pomona). [Rudy Whitehead-Lopez (not yet member), Havelock North, New Zealand]
Pregunta 109 UPDATE - 8 October 2004
Note: New information has lead me to believe that "CARANSA" should be read as "CARASCO". [Rudy Whitehead-López]
Pregunta 108 - 2 December 2002
Looking for information on ancestors from New Almaden, San Benito, Tres Pinos, Santa Clara County, family name of CAREAGA, CARRIAGA, CARIAGA, etc. -- especially a Pedro or Peter. Also looking for a Cessario or Sessario LUCERO and a José or Joseph LUCERO in the same area. Both married into the DUCOMMUN/DUCOMMEN family. Much appreciation for any information on these. [Eric Lucero (nonmember), Oakland, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 108 - 3 January 2003 I am related to the LUCERO line via Maria (Mary) LUCERO, who was the daughter of Jacinto LUCERO and Maria Angelia CASTRO. They had a son, Cesario LUCERO, who shows up named as a survivor in the obituary for Maria Angelia CASTRO/LUCERO. According to my records, Cesario worked for the New Almadén mines. The family goes back to the CASTRO land grant in Watsonville, Calif. I sent an inquiry to this site earlier this year [Pregunta #62],which you might want to check out. I have a lot more information on this family since then and would be willing to share it with you in exchange for information that you may have. My e-mail is pgheir@bellsouth.net --contact me at that address. Sincerely, Pat [Patricia Garretson (nonmember), Smyrna, Georgia]
Pregunta 107- 26 November 2002
Looking for picture of María Antonia Dolores LUGO born about 1834 in Los Angeles, California, died January 1873, and was buried 7 January 1873 at the Los Angeles Plaza Catholic Church in Los Angeles. María Antonia Dolores LUGO married José Mauricio SEPULVEDA 21 July 1851. Mauricio's father was José Antonio Andres SEPULVEDA. María Antonia Dolores LUGO was the granddaughter of Antonio María LUGO (born June 1778; died 2 February 1860) who was owner of "Rancho San Antonio" in the Los Angeles/Compton area. María Antonia Dolores LUGO'S parents were José María LUGO (1802-1836) and María Antonia COTA (AVILA) RENDON. Any other information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. [Richard Sepulveda (nonmember), Vista, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 107 - 7 December 2002
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850, volume 2, pages 221-22: Maria Antonia AVILA, also known as Maria Antonia RENDON, was the hija natural (natural daughter) of Antonio Ygnacio AVILA, (possibly the son of Cornelio AVILA and Maria Isabel URQUIDEZ) and Maria Gregoria Matlide COTA (born 12 March 1785 of Antonio COTA and Maria Bernarda (Chicalia) and baptized 13 March 1785 at Mission San Gabriel). Maria Antonia AVILA (RENDON) was born 9 January 1802 at Mission San Gabriel. (It looks as though she was born out of wedlock the way I read the excerpt.) Maria RENDON married Jose Maria LUGO 30 November 1820 at Mission San Gabriel. Maria RENDON was buried 5 December 1877 at Los Angeles Plaza Church at age 76 years. Maria RENDON apparently was raised buy her mother, Maria Gregoria Matilde COTA, and stepfather, Jose Ygnacio RENDON, who were married 25 November 1805 at Mission San Fernando. There were eight children born of this latter union (i.e., COTA/RENDON).
Antonio Maria LUGO was grantee of the "Rancho San Antonio," which was in the Lynwood, Bell, Montebello, and Maywood area of Los Angeles County and consisted of 29,513 acres patented 20 July 1866. In Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties between Chino and Pomona, he was also a grantee in a partnership with Issac Williams of the "Rancho Santa Ana del Chino" in 1841 and 1845. The rancho consisted of 22,234 acres later patented to H. H. Williams, et al., on 15 February 1869. This according to the book, Ranchos of California, by Robert G. Cowan.
Also, there is much more information to be found on your family names in both volumes of Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families. These books can be purchased from the Southern California Genealogical Society. Good luck in your search, and Happy Holidays. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 107 - 9 May 2003
Aloha from Hawaii,
I was happy to find some information in Pregunta 107. What information are you looking for? I have some SEPULVEDA family information but need more. Regarding José Mauricio SEPULVEDA, his grandfather, Francisco Xavier SEPULVEDA, is my great-great-great- great-grandfather, born 1742. Contact person: Richard Sepulveda, Vista, California. Hope to hear from you soon regarding the family, crownflower@turquoise.net
Regarding LUGO, the only LUGO I am familiar with at this time is a María Beatriz Isabel Ascención COTA-LUGO who was married to José Dolores PICO, this is on my grandmother's side of the family. I will be researching this for more information, until then Aloha. [Helene Iverson (nonmember), Kailua-Kona, Hawaii]
Pregunta 106 - 25 November 2002
How can I get a complete family tree dating back to Pedro POLLORENA (1792?) in San Diego then moving to the Los Angeles area? [Pollorena (former member), Chula Vista, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 106 - 26 November 2002 Family tree for Pedro POLLORENA--well to start I doubt that you will find a complete tree anywhere, but a good start would be in Marie Northrop's, Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850, volume 1. Pages 278-280 list a few POLLORENA'S. Also at genealogy.com there is a family tree for Pedro POLLORENA, the listing is for volume 38 - tree 1183. Several family names are listed on this tree, and, yes, Pedro is listed as being born about 1790 at Loreto, Baja California. You may have to take a short subscription to genealogy.com to view the family tree listed there, but I have found the site to be very helpful in my family research. Best of luck in your pursuit, and Happy Holidays to ALL! [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Pregunta 105 - 24 November 2002
I am interested in photographs and/or paintings of the Antonio YORBA family, most specifically of Ysabel María YORBA, first daughter of YORBA'S second marriage. Ysabel was born in San Diego, married José Joaquin MAITORENA, and moved to Santa Barbara where she remained until her death in 1871. [Ruth Kilday (nonmember), Oak Parks, Ventura Co., Calif.] ruthkilday@aol.com
Pregunta 104 - 18 November 2002
I am an Argentinean. My great-great-grandmother, María Concepción CASTRO PERALTA, was born in the San Francisco Bay area in 1835. I can’t afford a membership but I thought I could publish a query in your web site. María's father was Guillermo CASTRO GARCIA and her mother María Luisa PERALTA ALVISO. I am looking for more data about her ascendants and, if it is possible, some pictures. Thank you. [Ramiro Chaves Guevara (nonmember), Buenos Aires, Argentina]
Respuesta a Pregunta 104 - 7 December 2002
According to Marie E. Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, volume I, pages 274-276: Maria Luisa Fermina Barbara PERALTA was born 5 December 1804 and baptized 11 December 1804 at Mission Dolores [San Francisco]. She married Guillermo CASTRO 31 January 1831 at Mission Santa Clara. She died 15 December 1873 at Santa Clara (?). She had 15 brothers and sisters. Her father, Luis Maria PERALTA enlisted at San Francisco in 1782; was corporal from 1790 and in command of Mission San José escolta 1798-1800; was sergeant in 1801 and comisionado of San José in 1807; was grantee of San Antonio in 1820; and elector and juez 1830-33. Luis PERALTA was born about 1760 in Tubac, Sonora, México, (of Gabriel Antonio PERALTA and Francisca Xaviera VALENZUELA) and buried 27 August 1851 at Mission Santa Clara. He married Maria Loreto ALVISO 23 February 1784 at Mission Santa Clara. Maria Loreto was born about 1770 at San Miguel de Orcasitas, Sonora, México, (of Domingo ALVISO and Maria Angela TREJO) and buried 27 August 1851 at Mission Santa Clara. Maria Loreto ALVISO came to Alta California with her parents in the 1776 Anza Expedition.
Pages 15-16: Domingo ALVISO was born at San Miguel de Horcasitas, Sonora, México, and buried 11 March 1777 at Mission Dolores [San Francisco]. He married, in México, Maria Angela TREFO who was born at San Miguel de Horcasitas, Sonora México, and was buried 4 January 1803 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. They had four children and the family came to Alta California with the 1776 De Anza Expedition. Domingo was corporal at the Presidio of Tubac, México. Maria Angela TREJO married Pedro Antonio BOJORQUEZ 20 July 1777 at Mission Dolores (2 months after Domingo ALVISO died). [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 104 - 7 December 2002
The Peralta Adobe is still standing, click here to see it:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/santaclara/per.htm. Also, you're looking at Carmel Valley. There is much California history written about the PERALTAS. For marriages, baptisms, etc., you can write to the Catholic Church in Santa Clara or to San José for court records, or to the Mission San Carlos Borremo in Carmel, California. The PERALTAS family and ONESIMO family and MEADOWS family were my grandmother Juana COTA'S neighbors and best friends. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 104 - 23 December 2002
Thank you for the data you gave me. I have been looking for data on this site.
http://www.peraltahacienda.org/history_gen.html. There it said that there were three Luis Maria PERALTA'S daughters named Maria Luisa and that the third born in 1810 was the one that married to Guillermo CASTRO. I think they wouldn’t name three girls with the same name unless the previous had died. One of the sources of this data is Ponsford. Which data are correct? How many children were those of Carlos CASTRO and Maria de Rosario CASTRO? Thank you again. Best regards. [Ramiro Chaves Guevara (nonmember), Buenos Aires, Argentina]
Ramiro:
My Ponsford documents (photocopy) show a Maria Luisa Fermina born 6 July 1800, bapt. on the 10th, died 17 Oct. 1801, all at Santa Clara; Maria Luisa Fermina Barbara born 5 Dec. 1804, bapt. on the 11th #3086, at Dolores, no death or other date; and finally, Maria Luisa born 1810, no place, who married Guillermo CASTRO 31 Jan. 1831. There is a fainter (perhaps pencil) notation "(1804) Dec. 9 Santa Clara?" on the original card. It would take more research to determine if the 1810 date birth date has any validity. Northrop does not list any children for Carlos and Maria de Rosario [GARCIA] CASTRO. This is all I can do right now. Benita H. Gray, La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 104 - 17 March 2006
I am also searching for my daughter's ancestors who go back to Gabriel PERALTA. I have a book given to me that dates her ancestors to the early 1700s. The name of your grandmother Maria Luisa rang a bell so I looked it up and I have in my book a Maria Luisa PERALTA SOTO ALVISO born 27 August 1790, who married 1st husband Tomas SOTO on 29 November 1807 and whose 2nd husband was Ignacio ALVISO born 21 January 1794. I have her as the 3rd child of Pedro Regaldo PERALTA born 1765, who married Maria del Carmen GRIJALVA (my daughter's great-great-great-great-grandfather is Juan Pablo, Pedro's 1st child). Pedro's father was the famous Gabriel Antonio PERALTA born 1731, who married Francisca Javier VALENZUELA one of the founders of San Francisco. He was in the Corporal Army and came to California with the Anza Expedition. Let me know if this helped you. Tanya Self. You can e-mail me if you'd like at poncho34@msn.com [Tanya Self (nonmember), Fresno, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 104 - 19 May 2015
I am an Argentinean. My great-great-grandmother, María Concepción CASTRO PERALTA, was born in the San Francisco Bay area in 1835. I can’t afford a membership but I thought I could publish a query in your Web site. María's father was Guillermo CASTRO GARCIA and her mother María Luisa PERALTA ALVISO. I am looking for more data about her ascendants and, if it is possible, some pictures. Thank you. [Ramiro Chaves Guevara (nonmember), Buenos Aires, Argentina]
Pregunta 103 - 14 November 2002
Hi,
My great-grandfather was Abraham AYALA. His wife was Ruth LEIVA or LEYBA. Her parents were Francisco LEIVA and María Juanita or María Antonia ANELLANES. This is about all I know. Would like to learn more about their family lines . Hope you can help. Thank you. [Jim W. Garcia (nonmember), Los Angeles, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 103 - 3 February 2003
Francisco Antonio LEYBA and María Antonia ARELLANES had 7 children between about 1855 and 1866. One of their daughters, María Viviana LEYBA, (born 02 August 1857, Santa Barbara) married José Apolinario Dolores AYALA (born 20 Feb 1845, San Buenaventura). There is one child listed for them at this time, Juana Felina AYALA (born 04 May 1874, Ventura, Calif.) There is also a Refugia Francisca LEYBA (born July 1859). Could this be your "Ruth"? [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member & Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 102 - 6 November 2002
Looking for more information on the BERNAL grave situation at Mission San José or Santa Clara. Also need any information on Barbara ESPINOSA (died in San José in 1918). She came from Monterey to marry Juan BERNAL and live on Cañada de Pala land grant (now Grant Park). They had a son, Antonio BERNAL, who married Altagracia HIGUERA. They had 10 children, one being my grandfather, Frank BERNAL. This has been my brick wall, please help. Thank you in advance. [Sharon Williams (pending member), Sacramento, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 102 - 6 November 2002
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. 1, pp. 129-30: a María Ana Barbara ESPINOSA was baptized 7 November 1831 at the Presidio de Monterey. She might possibly be your Barbara ESPINOSA . Her parents were Gabriel María ESPINOSA (born 25 April 1798 of José Miguel ESPINOSA and Gabriel María HIGUERA); baptized 28 April 1798 at Mission Soledad; married 14 April 1817 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey) and María Mauricia TAPIA (born about 1800 at Villa de Branciforte of José Francisco TAPIA and María de Jesus -- India de Nutke). [Benita Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 102 - 12 July 2008
My sister, Charlotte LEE, was married to a Frank BERNAL and had two children,
Roland and Juanita. He used to work on the O & O Ranch for Louis O'Neal a lawyer in San Jose, California. I understand there was a Spanish land grant in that area many years ago. There is a road named for the BERNAL family in San Jose. Frank had a brother, Santos, and I think a sister or aunt named Josephine. I can't remember how many brothers and sisters he had.
Charlotte and Frank were divorced and they both remarried. He had other children also. [Evelyn Quadro (nonmember), Healdsburg, Calif.]
Pregunta 101 - 6 November 2002
Any information on Louis GRIJALVA, married to Guadalupe ARBAGO? They had a daughter named Mary GRIJALVA, born 3 May 1864. I believe Guadalupe ARBAGO was a Diegueno Indian. Mary GRIJALVA was married to Antonio BEGA, date unknown. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. [Stefanie Rodriguez (nonmember), Corona, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 101 - 9 May 2003
Antonio BEGA was my great-grandfather and Mary or María, my great-grandmother. The ARBAGO name is spelled ARBALLO on a baptism certificate I have for María GRIJALBA dated 12 August 1861. Their daughter Manuela or Nellie BEGA, born 30 October 1906, married Jacinto MEDRANO, 4 September 1926. They had two children together Emanuel and Victoria.
Victoria married Gordon RODRIGUEZ. They had three sons: Eddie, Andy, and Danny.
Andy had a daughter Stephanie RODRIGUEZ. Are you the same Stephanie? I believe we are related. Are you from Corcoran? My aunt is Victoria RODRIGUEZ, maiden name MEDRANO. My father, now deceased, is Manuel MEDRANO. I have my grandparents' marriage certificate with dates you are inquiring about. I also have other documents I'm sure you would be interested in. I'm new to the Internet and have just started to do some family research. I'd really like to hear from you, richmmed@hotmail.com. I am very interested in finding out any information on either side. My great-grandfather on my father's side was named Macario MEDRANO from Mexico or Spain. Thank you for your response. [Richard M. Medrano (nonmember), Clovis, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 101 - 25 March 2005
I have the Certificate of Marriage for my great-grandfather and great-grandmother, Luis
GRIJALVA and Maria-Guadalupe. They were married in the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in Santa Barbara, California. It reads: This is to certify that Luis GRIJALVA and Maria-Guadalupe ARBALLO were lawfully married, on the 15th day of September 1853. [Eddie Grijalva (member), Vallejo, Calif.]
Pregunta 100 - 6 November 2002
Hi,
My grandfather was Antonio Domingo AYALA, the son of Abraham AYALA and Ruth LEYVA. Abraham was the son of Marianos de los Santos AYALA (a.k.a. Apolario) and Teodosia LORENZANA. Marianos' father was José Antonio Apolinario AYALA and his mother was María Natividad RUIZ.
Antonio Domingo AYALA'S wife, my grandmother, was María SALAS (also known as Tilly Ines AYALA). Her father was Domingo SALAS and her mother was Dolores CASTILLO. I would like more information on my families. Thank you. [Jim Garcia (nonmember), Los Angeles County, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 100 - 6 November 2002
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, volume II, pp. 16-17: José Antonio Apolonio (Apolinario) AYALA was born 17 February 1790; baptized 21 February 1790 at Mission Santa Barbara; buried 4 July 1819 at Mission San Gabriel. He had twelve siblings. His parents were José Calixto AYALA (born about 1763 at Real de Cozala, Sinaloa, Mexico, of Nicolas AYALA and María Ygnacia) and Juana María Vitala FELIZ (born about 1773 at Real de Cozala, Sinaloa, Mexico, of Juan Victorino FELIZ and Micaela LANDERA; buried 2 August 1840 at Mission Santa Barbara), who married 3 December 1786 at Santa Barbara Presidio. José Calixto was a soldier in Anza's 1774 Expedition; first marriage of gente de razón at Mission Santa Barbara; invalido -- retired at Santa Barbara in 1832; was living at Santa Barbara in 1834 and working as hachero (woodcutter).
On pp. 256-57: María de la Natividad RUIZ was born 25 December 1803; baptized 26 December 1803 at Mission San Gabriel. She had six siblings and one half brother. Her parents were
Fructuoso María RUIZ (born about 1760 at El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico of Antonio RUIZ and Antonia PACHECO; buried 7 July 1817 at Mission San Gabriel) and Fructuoso's second wife, María Dolores LUGO (born 16 July 1783; baptized 19 July 1783 at Santa Barbara Presidio Chapel of Manuel Ygnacio Lugo and María Gertrudis Limon (Sanchez)). María del la Natividad married second, Felipe LORENZANA. Fructuoso enlisted at El Fuerte in Rivera's 1781 Expedition to San Gabriel and was soldado de cuera at Santa Barbara. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 100 - 11 November 2002
Hi,
My great-great-grandfather was Santiago SALAS, born 1825. I believe he left El Paso, Texas or New Mexico about 1850, and arrived in what would later be known as Sonora, Pinal County, Ariz. There he met Manuela GALLARDO, born 1830 in Sonora, Pinal Co., Ariz. They hade one son there, Theophilo, born about 1853 . They arrived in California and married in 1863. They had 13 kids. One of them Domingo SALAS (born 1856) is my great-grandfather. He married Dolores CASTILLO born 1867 in California. They were my grandmother's parents. She was Maria Joana SALAS, also known as Tilly Inez AYALA (born 1884 in Los Angeles, Calif.) [Jim W. Garcia (nonmember), Los Angeles County, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 100 - 17 June 2005
I was born and raised in Ventura, Calif. My mother was Louisa E. LORENZANA, her father was Panfilo LORENZANA, his father was Fructoso LORENZANA and his father was Felipe LORENZANA. I just recently got on line and that is why I had not responded to your pregunta prior to this. Perhaps we already know each other or are at least cousins. I would like very much to hear from you. lmartymartinez@comcast.net [Lawrence Martinez-Lorenzana (would like to be member), Albuquerque, N.M.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 100 - 2 September 2010
Have a few questions about the AYALA family. I'm a little confused ... Were there two sons named Marianos de los Santos AYALA born to José Antonio Apolinario AYALA and María de la Natividad RUIZ (his 2nd wife)? I found only one baptismal and one death/ burial record via Early California Population Project (aka ECCP) online database for this individual.
According to the ECCP, Marianos de los Santos AYALA , the legitimate son of José Antonio Apolinario AYALA and María de la Natividad RUIZ (his 2nd wife) , was born 31 October 1818 in Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México), baptized on 1 November 1818 at Misión San Gabriel Arcángel, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México), died 19 November 1818 at Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) and was buried on 20 November 1818 in the Cementerio de Misión San Gabriel Arcángel, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) .
Perhaps the ECCP records are wrong, I've found mistakes, spelling errors and obvious typos in this database before but God Bless them, what a valuable resource. Possibly, after the death of the 1st Marianos de los Santos, Apolanario and Natividad had another son and gave him the same name. That was often done in families. Would you be so kind as to share your data, records and/ or documents on the Marianos de los Santos AYALA, aka Apolanario AYALA, who married Teodosia LORENZANA? Please provide sources with the URL links, if possible.
Below are some data with the URL links I found on the Marianos de los Santos AYALA and family:
Ego's Baptismal Data for Marianos de los Santos AYALA
Early California Population Project
Bap URL: http://missions.huntington.org/BaptismalData.aspx?ID=14058
Ego's Bap Miss: SG [Misión San Gabriel Arcángel]; Ego's Bap #06235; Ego's Bap Name: Mariano de los Santos AYALA ; Ego's Sex: Male; Ego's Age level: parvulo (male infant); Ego’s Origin: Unstated but assumed Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles [Padre notes both parents residential status as "vecinos del Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles"]; Ego’s Ethnicity: Razon, Ego’s Legitimacy: Legitimo; Ego's Bap Date: 1 Nov 1818; Ego's Bap Age: 1 day; Ego's Birth date: "el dia anterior" ["the day before" 31 Oct 1818]; Death Miss: SG; Death Burial #04093; Burial: 20 Nov 1818; Ego’s Father's Name: Apolinario AYALA , Bap Mis: BP [Misión Santa Bárbara], Bap #00066X, Origin: Presidio de Santa Barbara, residential status: vecinos del Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles; Ego’s Mother's Name: Maria Natividad RUIZ, Bap Mis: SG [Misión San Gabriel Arcángel], Bap #03604X, Origin: Pueblo de los Angeles, residential status: vecinos del Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles; Ego’s Madrina: Maria Vicenta LUGO, Madrina's Marital Status: Soltera [single], Madrina's Father's Name: Antonio Maria LUGO, Madrina's Mother's Name: Maria Dolores RUIZ; Ego’s Padrino: Santiago RUIZ, Padrino's Marital Status: Soltero [single], Padre Comments on Ego’s Padrino: "tio materno del bautizado" [ maternal Uncle]; Officiant & Recorder: Joaquin Pasqual Nuez.
Ego's Death Record Data for Marianos de los Santos AYALA
Early California Population Project
Death Burial URL: http://missions.huntington.org/DeathData.aspx?ID=8046
Death Mission: SG [Misión San Gabriel Arcángel]; Death Burial #04093; Death Date: 19 Nov 1818; Burial Date: 20 Nov 1818; Burial Place: Cementerio [de Misión San Gabriel Arcángel]; Death Burial Name: Mariano de los Santos AYALA; Ego's Link Mission: SG, Bap Link #06235, Ego's Age level: parvulo (male infant), Ego’s Ethnicity: Razon, Ego’s Legitimacy: Legitimo, Ego’s Origin: Unstated but assumed Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles [Padre notes both parents residential status as "vecinos del Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles"]; Ego’s Father's Name: Apolinario AYALA, vecinos del Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles; Ego’s Mother's Name: Maria de la Natividad RUIZ, vecinos del Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles; Officiant & Recorder: Joaquin Pasqual Nuez.
About Marianos de los Santos AYALA'S father ... Note: A little less than eight months after Marianos AYALA'S death, his father, José Antonio Apolinario AYALA, died on 3 July 1819. He is also buried in Cementerio de Misión San Gabriel Arcángel. His widowed wife, María de la Natividad RUIZ, was José Antonio Apolinario AYALA'S 2nd. Natividad then married a 2nd time. Her second spouse was Felipe LORENZANA born about 1797, he was one of the La Cuna orphans that came from Mexico City to Alta California in 1800. Felipe and Natividad were married on 20 Aug 1821 at Misión San Fernando, Alta California. They had at least 11 children that I've found baptismal records for at ECCP.
José Antonio Apolinario AYALA b. 17 Feb 1790 Presidio de Santa Bárbara, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) Baptized. 21 Feb 1790 Misión Santa Bárbara, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) [Early California Population Project; Bap Mis: Misión Santa Bárbara; Bap #00066; Bap URL: http://missions.huntington.org/BaptismalData.aspx?ID=66 ]
Death: 3 Jul 1819 Pueblo de los Angeles, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México)
Burial: 4 Jul 1819 Misión San Gabriel Arcángel, Los Angeles, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) [Early California Population Project; Death Burial Miss: SG Misión San Gabriel Arcángel; Death Burial #04165; Death Burial URL: http://missions.huntington.org/DeathData.aspx?ID=8118 ]
Information on the marriages of José Antonio Apolinario AYALA ...
M1: 26 Nov 1812 in Misión San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México)[Mar Miss: SC Misión San Carlos Borromeo; Mar #00799; Mar Date: 26 Nov 1812; Mar Record URL: http://missions.huntington.org/MarriageData.aspx?ID=5764 ] M1 Spouse: Francisca Antonia Casiana GARCIA b. 22 Aug 1795 Presidio de Santa Bárbara, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) Baptized: 22 Aug 1795 Misión Santa Bárbara, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) [Bap Mission: BP Misión Santa Bárbara; Bap #00130; Bap URL: http://missions.huntington.org/BaptismalData.aspx?ID=130 ]
Death: 7 Nov 1816 Presidio de Santa Bárbara, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) Burial: 9 Nov 1816 Cementerio de Misión Santa Bárbara, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) [Death Name: Casiana GARCIA; Burial Mission: BP; Burial #00190; Burial URL:http://missions.huntington.org/DeathData.aspx?ID=204 ]
I'm not related to the AYALA line, as far as I know. I have been researching early mission records in an effort to find data on my own California Hispanic ancestors. I've not had much success finding records on my great-great-great-grandparents but perhaps one of you reading my posting (#634) can provide some insights or sources about my family. In the meantime, I want to helps others with accurate proofs and or leads regarding their ancestors.
As a result of many years of pouring over these early ECCP records, as well as, multiple historical resources, I decided to compile a tree adding individuals associated with early roots in California. Little by little, I've matched up many families with their respective ancestors and descendents and posted some of my findings via various genealogy web sites and message boards (i.e., Rootsweb, Ancestry.com, etc.). This is my first posting on Los Californios, I plan to do more, as time permits. I am very grateful to all, descendents and researchers alike, who unselfishly share their family data on free access Internet sites like Los Californios. Hope to hear back from any of you soon. -- Sincerely, [Donna Lyons aka Donna de Villar (nonmember), Orange County, Calif.]
Pregunta 99 - 1 November 2002
I am looking for information about Diego OLIVERA, one of the grantees of the Guadalupe Rancho. He was a member of the OLIVERA family that was so prominent in the Santa Barbara/Tepusquet area. He was an unmarried man. Died in 1868, but I don't know where he was buried. [Shirley Contreras (nonmember), Arroyo Grande, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 99 - 1 November 2002
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, volume I, pp. 241-42: Diego Antonio de la Luz OLIVERA was born 12 November 1786; baptized 13 November 1786 at Mission San Gabriel; buried 22 September 1868 at Mission Santa Barbara, soltero. His parents were Joseph Ygnacio OLIVERA (born about 1750 at San José del Cabo, Baja California, of Martin OLIVERA and María Micaela CARRILLO and buried 26 April 1794 at Mission Santa Barbara) and María Loreta FELIZ, who were married 8 December 1778 at Mission San Gabriel. María Loreta was born about 1765 at Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, of José Vicente FELIZ and María Manuela PIÑUELAS and she was buried 8 July 1789 at Mission San Gabriel. Diego had one brother (Antonio Lucas María) and two sisters (Ana María Leonor and María Estefana). Diego's father was soldado de cuera of 1769 Expedition, corporal of Mission San Gabriel guard 1776-82; and sergeant at Santa Barbara 1782-94. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 98 - 1 November 2002
My great-great-grandmother's name was Geronima HIGUERA. I have found her in only one document which is from a May 1945 edition of a publication called La Peninsula published by the San Mateo Historical Association. They had reproduced a church document from Our Lady of the Pillar Church in Half Moon Bay from 1860. She is shown as 16 years old, married to Guadalupe MIRAMONTES (son of Candelario MIRAMONTES and Guadalupe BRIONES, grantees of the Rancho Miramontes in Half Moon Bay) with a one-year-old child, Francisca (my great-grandmother). From this I assume Geronima was born in about 1844 but I don't know where. Guadalupe MIRAMONTES remarried in 1872 so I know Geronima died sometime between 1860 and 1872. I am trying to find the names of her parents so I can continue researching this branch of my family. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. [Agie Navarro (not yet member), Santa Rosa, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 98 - 6 August 2003
I realize your posting is fairly old and your question refers to the HIGUERA branch and not the MIRAMONTES side. However I felt I might reply that my mother is originally from where Candelario's family came from in a town in Zacatecas, México, called Tlaltenango. I know this because I do family research and my great-grandmother Francisca Samaniego MIRAMONTES is from this town. I happened upon local library resources which mentioned Candelario's mother (Victoria de LUNA), who arrived with family but without the father (José), and how they arrived in Monterey in the late 1700s.
I have a microfilm hard copy of the church marriage manuscript of José MIRAMONTES and Victoria de LUNA. It is from a church about 8 miles south of Tlaltenango in a town called Tepechitlan. I have personal knowledge of the area and have visited Tlaltenango about 4 times in the last 10 years. The MIRAMONTES name is densely clustered there and appears in microhistory writings of Tlaltenago (one of which I called "Tlaltenango la ciudad amurallada" which means "the walled city" because of the surrounding mountains. The MIRAMONTES name is mentioned several times in different accounts and referenced on several occasions from archival notes dating back to the early 1600s in this region. My own great-great-grandfather is also mentioned in this book.
If you have any questions feel free to ask. [Gus Meza (nonmember), Salinas, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 98 UPDATE - 4 February 2005
I have changed my e-mail address if you wish to correspond regarding the MIRAMONTES family in Tlaltenango, Zacatecas. gusmeza@charter.net [Gus Meza]
Pregunta 97 - 12 October 2002
I am a descendent of the COTA family of Santa Barbara. The connection runs this way: my great-grandmother, Augusta WILLEY, was the daughter of Rosa HINCHMAN (born 1854, Santa Barbara) and Henry WILLEY. Rosa HINCHMAN was the daughter of María de la Luz de Altagracia COTA (born 1824, Santa Barbara) and Augustus HINCHMAN. María COTA was the daughter of María de Jesus OLIVERA y BRIONES (born 1791, San Diego Presidio) and Francisco COTA y LUGO (born 1787, San Gabriel Mission). I am interested in joining your organization and in finding out as much as I can about the COTAS and LUGOS. I have been at work on a novel about the Spanish women, las Californias, and any bit of information I can collect would be an immense help. (I speak and read Spanish.) Many thanks and best regards. [Alex Giardino (nonmember), Los Angeles, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 97 - 14 October 2002
Francisco Atanasio COTA was born 16 August 1787, San Gabriel, to father, Pablo Antonio COTA (born about 1744 at El Fuerte, Sonoma, México), a trailblazer for Portolá and Serra and present at founding of Monterey, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, etc. His name appears throughout California's earliest history. His parents were Andres COTA and Angela de LEON. Francisco's mother, Rosa María de LUGO, was born about 1763 at La Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México. She married Pablo Antonio 30 November 1776; she died 10 January 1797 at the Presidio of Santa Barbara. Her parents were Francisco LUGO and Juana María MARTINEZ. Three of Pablo Antonio and Rosa María COTA'S children, including Francisco Atanasio, married OLIVERAS: Francisco married María de Jesus OLIVERA on 10 May 1811 (he died 21 August 1851). She was the daughter of Juan María OLIVERA and María Guadalupe BRIONES. Francisco Atanasio COTA was elector at Santa Barbara in 1828; soldier at Santa Barbara Presidio; comisionado and administrado at Mission Santa Inez 1837-41; grantee of Rancho Santa Rosa 1839; juez at Santa Inez 1841-1848; a resident of Santa Barbara 1850. Best regards, [Ramona Reitz (member), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 97 - 23 October 2002
For further information on the children of Francisco LUGO and Juana Maria MARTINEZ see Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, volume I. This book can usually be found and borrowed from your local library or if they do not have it ask for an inter library loan. It was published by the Southern California Genealogical Society.
One of the children of this union, María Antonia Ysabel LUGO, went on to marry Ignacio Vicente Ferrer VALLEJO, and a daughter from this union, Josefa María VALLEJO, would marry Francisco ALVARADO and become the mother of Juan Bautista ALVARADO, the first provincial governor of Alta California. After the death of Francisco ALVARADO, Josefa María would marry Raymundo ESTRADA, who was a prominent citizen and soldier at Monterey.
A few good books to read are : Indians and Pioneers of Old Monterey by James Culleton; Monterey County: the Dramatic Story Its Past by Augusta Fink; The Salinas Upside-down River by Anne B. Fisher: Spanish Arcadia by Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez. Also there is much information on these family names in Hubert Howe Bancroft's History of California (seven volumes). Also a good story on early California women is found in the book, The Romance of Nikolai Rezanov and Concepcion Arguello, the Concha Arguello Story by Eve H. Iverson. Good luck on your book. [Jimmie Hardy de Estrada (member), Winston, Ore.]
Pregunta 96 - 5 October 2002
I'd like any information about families from Sinaloa, El Fuerte, or Culiacan prior to their arrival in California with de Anza and Serra. I've traced mi antepasados as far as the original arrivals, but I'd like to know more about those who came before. When did they come to Mexico? What did they do for a living, etc.? Any books or sources will be very much appreciated. [Ernest Kohlmeister (member), El Dorado Hills, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 96 - 11 March 2005
I'm from Sinaloa, Mexico. And mi familia (the LUGO side) are living in an area called Ocurague, Sinaloa. They moved from the area of El Fuerte or El Agua Caliente, Sinaloa. This was Justa LUGO (1850) daughter of Felipe LUGO (1822). She had 2 children from somebody that she never married. That is why she gave them her last name. One of her sons Ines LUGO was killed when he was a man. The other son, named Remedios LUGO, was my great-grandfather. Later Justa married this other men named Epitacio SANDOVAL and had 2 more kids, Felipe SANDOVAL LUGO and Eduardo SANDOVAL LUGO. They moved from the area of El Fuerte or El Agua Caliente, Sinaloa, to this area called Los Terreros Blancos by Ocurague, Sinaloa. They were looking for gold because in those years people from all over the places were coming to this areas to work in the gold mines. Please write back. rentrentalcars@aol.com [Otilia Rochin Lugo (nonmember), Frazier Park, Calif.]
Pregunta 95 - 18 September 2002
My grandfather's parents were Tomas Benedito HIGUERA and Basilia HERNANDEZ. My grandfather was Enrique (Henry) H. HIGUERA. I would like some information on his brothers and their descendants, if possible.
1. Thomas E. HIGUERA, married Miguela LOPEZ 3 March 1876
2.José Maria HIGUERA, married María de los Angeles VILLA
3. José J. HIGUERA, married Adelaide HIGUERA18 February 1883
4. Miguel HIGUERA
5. Eliado HIGUERA
These were all in San Luis Obispo, California. Thank you for any help. [Edwina Higuera Harris (member), Winnsboro, Texas, edwina95@peoplescom.net ]
Respuesta a Pregunta 95 - 7 November 2007
I am a direct descendant of Tomas and Basilia. I have some info on my Myfamily website. I have one picture of Basilia and her daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter from the San Luis Obispo newspaper. For anyone interested in what I have found, please e-mail
lindahiguera49@hotmail.com and I'll send an invite to my site. Look at the family tree section, HIGUERA family. [Linda Higuera (nonmember), Loveland, Colo.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 95 - 3 January 2008
Edwina Higuera HARRIS please contact me at lindahiguera49@hotmail.com . I tried your e-mail and got an error. I am a descendant of Thomas and Basilia and have information to share. [Linda Higuera (pending member), Loveland, Colo.]
Pregunta 94 - 15 September 2002
My husband's great-great-grandparents lived here in California along the Morgan Territory Road in Livermore, Alameda County. His great-great-grandfather came from Sonora, México, as did his grandfather, but his grandmother and her family were Californios. His grandmother's mother was Virginia Alviso MIRANDA and his great-grandfather was Manuel MIRANDA. What I can't seem to find out is who his great-great-grandfather's (his name was Miguel GARCIA de PALOMARES) family was and where they were from. I don't think they were related to the PALOMARES family from southern California. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! [Bev Buffo (not yet member), Pittsburg, Calif.]
Pregunta 93 - 10 September 2002
Requesting any information about an old Franciscan friar, Irish origin, named Paul SIMMONS, around 1750-1900. Muchas gracias. [Jose Redon (nonmember), Valencia, Spain]
Respuesta a Pregunta 93 - 12 September 2002
Suggest you contact Saint Patrick's Church, 721 Main St, Watsonville, CA, 95076 -4336 U.S.A. Phone: 831-724-1317. Vaya con Dios,
[Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 93 - 15 September 2002
Asked a friar at Mission Santa Barbara about Paul SIMMONS, OFM. He checked Provincial Archives, a list of deceased friars, other provinces, and Fr. Maynard Geiger's book, Franciscan Missionaries in Hispanic California. No one by that name in the above. [Mary Triplett Ayers (member), Santa Paula, Calif.]
Pregunta 92 - 6 September 2002
Requesting any and all information on Ramon CASTRO, born 1816 in San Juan Bautista, Calif.; Micila CASTRO, born 1834; Jesus CASTRO de MONTIJO, born 1863 in Calif. [Ramon Castro (not yet member), Las Vegas, Nevada]
Pregunta 91 - 4 September 2002
I recently received a copy of several publications that Herbert L. Hagemann, Jr. wrote and was hopeful in finding him. Sadly I see that you have him on the memorial page. "Herbert L. Hagemann, Jr. #31 Charter of Livermore on 27 June 2000, he descended from the following families:
BERNAL, BOUTILLIER, CASTRO, FÉLIX, SOTO, and SÁNCHEZ"
He would be related to me and in one of his publications he had photos of my great-great-great-grandparents. Does he have any surviving children that may have taken up where he left off? I was hoping to get copies of my grandparents' photos since no one else that I know of has any. This is all new to me and without help from your genealogist I'd never have known for sure that Augustin BERNAL and Juana HIGUERA were my great great great grandparents. Thanks for any help. [Sierra Brewi]
Pregunta 90 - 4 September 2002
Any information about my ancestor, José Antonio YORBA, please. [M. G. Benitez (member), Irvine, Calif.]
Pregunta 89 - 4 September 2002
I would like to know if there is a record of the marriage of Angela ACEDO to Jose Leon VASQUEZ around 1850 or any record of his death or burial. [Carmen Vasquez (nonmember), Mira Loma, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 89 - 12 March 2009
I believe my fourth-great-grandmother was Angela ACEDO. She married Leon VASQUEZ . She then got remarried to Luis CASTRO my fourth-great-grandfather. Her name I believe is Maria de los Angeles ACEDO. If anyone has any information on this it would be greatly appreciated. [Jackie (nonmember), Pensacola, Florida]
Pregunta 88 - 4 September 2002
I am the granddaughter of Bartolome Truett SEPULVEDA. My name is Krystle Leanne BOSANCO, my mother is Terese Louise BURGETT (SEPULVEDA). My grandfather is a founder and past president of your organization. If anyone has questions, please feel free to e-mail me. I would love to talk to relatives! [Krystle Bosanco (nonmember), Cuba, Illinois] daisycentral02@hotmail.com
Pregunta 87 - 4 September 2002
I run a non-profit organization to revitalize the Mutsun (Mission San Juan Bautista) Language and Culture. I'm in search of the descendants of a man named Jacinto MORALES. A Mutsun Elder, Ascension SOLORSANO, gave J. P. Harrington (linguist) information on our language and culture. Below is one of several thousands of his field notes:
How Jacinto MORALES Wrote Down the San Juan Language Long Ago.
"My Uncle-in-law, Jacinto MORALES, who was from Mexico, married my aunt, the sister of my Mother, Angela SIERRAS, and he wrote and learned the Indian Language, this one of San Juan, you know, and he learned it well. He used to say that he wanted to understand what they were talking about. He did not leave any children. They used to live in Watsonville when he was doing this, they were working for Don Juan MENDILLAS, who was of a rich Spanish family. Jacinto is one that used to give dances, two of them a week, and had boxes of chocolates, sugar by the sack-full, and coffee, just to give the people free. And he died in utter want. Don’t you know, that is how it goes with people who do that way for others."
Angela SIERRAS was also married to Leonard VALDEZ. The descendants of this union include the following surnames: ESPINOSA, KEITH, PENA, and PINA. Perhaps one of them has the papers that Jacinto MORALES wrote. My great-great-great-grandmother, Josefa VELASQUEZ,
(Mission Santa Cruz Indian), lived and owned a saloon/tamale parlor in Pajaro Valley. I'm hoping these notes have some information about her and the language. tRumsanak kannis (thank you). [Quirina Luna-Costillas (nonmember), Madera, Calif.]
Pregunta 86 - 4 September 2002
I am interested in the ancestors of Francisco MARQUEZ, grantee of the land grant, Rancho Boca de Santa Monica and who was from Jalisco. [Henry Marquez (nonmember), Buena Park, Calif.]
Note: see also follow-up Pregunta #182.
Respuesta a Pregunta 86 - 1 February 2004
I am also searching for information on Francisco MARQUEZ. I believe he may have had a daughter Mercedes? Does the name Rogilio MARQUEZ sound familiar? Please I would love to hear from anyone that is researching MARQUEZ, specifically heirs to the land grant. [Kimberly (nonmember), Braidwood, Illinois]
Respuesta a Pregunta 86 - February 2004
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 158-160: Francisco MARQUEZ was born about 1797 at Villa de Leon, Guadalajara, México, of Diego MARQUEZ and Salvadora GUERRA and was buried 7 December 1850 at Los Angeles Plaza Church. Francisco married Maria Roque VALENZUELA (born and baptized 16 August 1815 at Mission San Gabriel of Jose Manuel VALENZUELA and Maria Josefa Alvina ALVAREZ; buried 3 December 1878 at Los Angeles Plaza Church) 8 September 1834 at Mission San Gabriel. They had 11 children born between about 1833 and 1850. Maria Merced MARQUEZ was their 8th child, born 10 July 1846; baptized 13 July 1846 at Los Angeles Plaza Church and buried 12 July 1866 at Los Angeles Plaza Church, age 19. Francisco came to Los Angeles in 1825; was a blacksmith [herrero] there in 1836; granted Rancho Boca de Santa Monica in 1839 with Ysidro REYES, now Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, and part of Topanga Canyon. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 86 - 13 December 2006
Have information on Roque VALENZUELA and her ancestors. In October visited the family burial plot in Santa Monica Canyon and took some pictures. This family plot is not located in a cemetery. I know for a fact that one of Roque's children, Pascual, and his wife are buried there as there is a large tombstone. [M. E. Hennarty (nonmember), Roseville, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 86 - 31 August 2008
Francisco & Roque were my father's great-grandparents, has anyone been able to research the family history? I know Ernest MARQUEZ, son of Pascual, has a beautiful picture book with great information and history that is so inviting that I would have loved to have experienced this era. [Susie (nonmember), Palmdale, Calif.]
Pregunta 85 - 20 July 2002
I am interested in information regarding Rafael VILLAVICENCIO who came to Alta California in the late 18th century. Thank you. [Marla Daily (nonmember), from ?]
Respuesta a Pregunta 85 - 21 July 2002
Marla,
You should try to find a copy of Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, volume I, as listed on pages 358 through 363 are many of the VILLAVICENCIO family, specifically on 361-63 is a listing for Rafael de Jesus VILLAVICENCIO , born about 1751 at Loreto, México; buried 11 October 1831 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. His parents were Manuel VILLAVICENCIO of Guadalajara, México, and his wife, Gertrudis ACEBEDO of Loreto, Baja California, México. Rafael's wife was María Ildefonsa BERGAS, born about 1755 at Lima Ranchería, Mission San Antonio and the 3rd neophyte married to a Spaniard at Mission San Antonio. She was baptized there shortly before her marriage by Fr. Miguel Pieras. They married 23 June 1773 at Mission San Antonio. Their 10 children are listed with their baptisms, marriages, and burials. Also listed are three of these children's children. María died in childbirth 31 October 1797 and was buried the next day at Mission Santa Clara. There are also many references to the VILLAVICENCIO family in Hubert Howe Bancroft's History of California, which are sometimes available on interlibrary loan through your local library. The VILLAVICENCIO family is listed in the index at the back of volume V. The Northrop book is also available via interlibrary loan, as well as for sale at the on-line store at www.scgsgenealoy.com . Northrop cites, "Rafael de Jesus VILLAVICENCIO : Soldier of the guard at San Gabriel as early as 23 October 1772; at San Jose 1799; weaver until 1811 at San Jose. " [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Note: these references (and others) are available for use by members and the public in the Los Californianos Traveling Genealogy Library at any Los Californianos meeting. Click here Future Meetings for a listing of upcoming meetings. La Tejedora
Pregunta 84 - 20 July 2002
I have a marriage entry from the Monterey County Courthouse showing the marriage of Guillermo COTA, age 34, and María de los ANGELES, age 16, dated 25 August 1869. The document shows they were married by a priest at San Antonio Mission, Calif. It states they lived at LUGO ranch. Does anyone have information on these two people? I know that in 1875 María is shown having children with Miguel CONTRERAS. One of their children Jesse CONTRERAS was written about in the book, San Miguel at the Turn of the Century. In this book ,it says that he was convicted of cattle stealing from the Nacimiento Ranch and sent to San Quentin. [Cari Herthel (soon to be member), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Pregunta 83 - 19 July 2002
I am hoping that someone can look in the Mission San Antonio marriage records for 13 November 1876 for the parents of Dionicio GARCÍA and Gertrudes CONTRERAS. This information would help to solve the parents of the bride and groom . The records may include more information on Soledad HIGUERA, who may be her [Gertrudes?] mother, born about 1830. Thanks, I would like to get a hit from the group , and come on board with the membership. Thanks for any consideration . My pioneer families include ESPINOSA, BORONDA, COTA, and GARCÍA. [Cari Herthel (not yet member), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Pregunta 82 - 12 July 2002
Recently, I spoke with Harry Crosby who informed me that Mariano Antonio CORDERO was not with the original Portolá Expedition in 1769. Mariano Antonio CORDERO received his first issuance of supplies, according to Harry Crosby, in July of 1771. My question, "Where in Alta California was this first issuance made and with whom (Portolá or Rivera)?" Thank you for any assistance you can provide. [William Cordero (member), Carson, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 82 - 2 July 2010
Any findings related to this question? Arthur SANCHEZ (born Santa Barbara 1948 to Katherine CORDERO also born in S. B. as well as her father Jorge Stanley CORDERO born in S. B. circa 1894. [Arthur Sanchez (nonmember), Chico, Calif.]
Pregunta 81 - 8 July 2002
I am in search of information of old, it seems that I have MORILLO genes in my family tree. Back in the early 1700s a Juana MORILLO (born 1704, died 1754) married Juan Nicholas ESTRADA (born 1712, died 1762). That is where my information stops, I am seeking to find if Juana MORILLO had any siblings, and who were her parents. Names, places of birth, dates of birth and death, all such information, would be greatly appreciated. I know a little about Juan Nicholas ESTRADA. He had at least one sibling, José Marcelino de ESTRADA (born 1715, died 1768). Their parents were Diego de ESTRADA (born 1663, died 1718) and Gertrudis de CHÁVEZ (born 1671, died 1718). Any information about them also would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon.]
Pregunta 80 - 21 June 2002
Busco a mis bisabuelos. Juan MORALES nacio? esposa Placida VILLA nacio 1850's en Alta California. Abuela María MORALES, nacio Junio 2, 1875 en Alta California. No tengo otra informacion. Quiero saber si alguien me puede ayudar. Placida VILLA llego a Tanama Baja California (Tecate, B.C.) con mi abuela María en brazos. Mi abuela crecio alli. Se caso con el abuelo Manuel COTA, tubieron ocho de familia. No conosco nada de mis antepasados. Me gustaria saber si tubieron mas familia en Alta California. Gracias. [Evangelina Cota (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Translation by La Tejedora: I am looking for my great-grandparents. Juan MORALES born ? wife Placida VILLA born 1850s in Alta California. Grandmother María MORALES born 2 June 1875 in Alta California. I do not have other information. I want to know if someone is able to help me. Placida VILLA arrived at Tanama, Baja California, (Tecate B.C.) with my grandmother María in her arms. My grandmother grew up there. She [María] married my grandfather Manuel COTA, they had a family of eight. I do not know anything of my ancestors. I would like to know if they had more family in Alta California. Thanks.
Respuesta a Pregunta 80 - 22 June 2002
Yes, our ancestral [great?] grandmother was Juana (Juna) COTA. She owned and operated a dairy business in Carmel Valley, invented and marketed Monterey Jack Cheese. Many original COTA family records can be found at Santa Barbara Mission Archive Library. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Translation by La Tejedora: Sí, nuestra abuela (ella bisabuela?) estuvo Juana (Juna) COTA. Ella estuvo propietara y funcionaria de lechería en Carmel Valley. Ella inventió y promocianá Monterey Jack Cheese. Muchos documentos original de la familia COTA están en Santa Barbara Mission Archive Library.
Respuesta a Pregunta 80 - 14 October 2002
Further information on Manuel COTA in Alta California may be helpful: there was only one child of his marriage to María Josefa Bruna BORONDA (born 8 October 1799; married 29 September 1817; died 14 May 1882). This child was named María Manuela Concepcion COTA - she was born 8 December 1826 after the accidental death of her father on 23 August 1826, Monterey. María Josefa ORONDA'S parents were Manuel BORONDA and María Gertruda HIGUERA.
Manuel COTA was first married to María Gertrudis ROMERO about 1796; she was born at Loreto, Baja California about 1779. They had seven children María de Jesus (1796); Juan Francisco (1797); María Dominga (1799); Josef María (1801); José Simón (1803); Juana María Inocencia (1805) who married Josef Manuel BORONDA in 1821; and María de la Soledad (1808).
The mother of these seven children, María Gertrudis ROMERS COTA, died 24 June 1817. Except for María Dominga COTA, my 3rd-great-grandmother, who was born in Mission San Fernando, the six other children were born in Santa Barbara. [Ramona Reitz (member), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 80 - 29 May 2003
El historiador baja californiano Pablo Martinez recopiló registros de nacimientos, bautismos, matrimonios y defunciones en Baja California hasta el año de 1900. En su publicación, Guia Familiar de Baja California, se encuentran varios registros referentes a esta familia:
Hijas de Juan MORALES y Plácida VILLA: Isabel MORALES, casada con Jesús FÉLIX. Su hijo Francisco nació en Tecate el 31 de marzo de 1892. Francisca MORALES se casó con Francisco ALDAMA en Tecate el 29 de junio de 1901. Francisca también al parecer tuvo una hija natural, María de los Angeles MORALES, murió en Tecate de tres meses de edad el 24 de marzo, 1901. María MORALES, casada con Manuel COTA. Los nacimientos de seis hijos, todos en Tecate, están publicados en la Guia Familiar, o después de 1900 por David Pineira: Manuel, 11 abril 1896; Eufemio, 23 junio 1898; Felipe, 19 diciembre 1899; Blas, 3 febrero 1902; Inocencio, 28 diciembre 1903; Norberto, 17 febrero 1905. Manuel COTA, esposo de María Flores, nació circa 1859 en Baja California Sur. Hijo de Cipriano COTA y Josefa GONZÁLEZ o MORALES. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico, DF]
Translation by La Tejedora: The Baja California historian, Pablo Martinez, collected birth registrations, baptisms, marriages, and deaths in Baja California up to 1900. In his publication, Guia Familiar de Baja California, are found several registrations referring to this family.
Children of Juan MORALES and Plácida VILLA:
Isabel MORALES, married to Jesus FÉLIX. Her son, Francisco, born in Tecate 31 March 1892.
Francisca MORALES married Francisco ALDAMA in Tecate 29 June 1901. Francisca also appears to have had an illegitimate daughter, María de los Angeles MORALES, who died in Tecate at the age of three months 24 March 1901. Maria MORALES, married to Manuel COTA. The births of six children, all in Tecate, are published in the Guia Familiar, or after 1900 by David Pineira: Manuel, 11 April 1896; Eufemio, 23 June 1898; Felipe 19 December 1899; Blas, 3 February 1902; Inocencio, 28 December 1903; Norberto, 17 February 1905. Manuel COTA, husband of Maria FLORES, was born about 1859 in Baja California Sur, son of Cipriano COTA and Josefa GONZÁLEZ o MORALES.
Respuesta a Pregunta 80 - 13 June 2004
In surfing the Net, I found your Queries. I'm so happy to find my ancestors. If someone can reply, I have copies of documentation of my great-grandparents, Juan MORALES and Placida VILLA. My grandma and siblings were born in northern California. I have copies of documentation of baptismal records in the different missions. I would love to find out more. I also have information on Manuel COTA (grandpa), who married Maria MORALES. I would love to know how you got this information, so I can continue my research. Thank you. [Eva Gallegos (Cota)(nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Note: I tried to e-mail you Eva, but my e-mail was not accepted. It is not clear who you are addressing your question to. La Tejedora
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Pregunta 79 - 16 June 2002
I would like any information on my great-great-grandmother, Sacramenta RUIZ. I believe she was born between 1830 and 1840 in Los Angeles, California. I don't know if she is from the Efigenio RUIZ or Fructuoso RUIZ branch or neither. She married Bertrand RIVIERE in the mid-1800s and passed away in 1883 in Los Angeles, California. Which church would have the baptismal records--the San Gabriel Mission or the Los Angeles Plaza Church? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you. [John Klawitter (nonmember), Sunnyvale, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 79 - 17 June 2005
I am researching the development of a particular neighborhood in Los Angeles where Bertrand RIVIERE lived and owned property. The 1870 U.S. Census enumerates Sacramenta on page 52 of the Los Angeles Township records. The handwriting is pretty illegible (and the census enumerators weren't always great spellers) but her last name appears to be "RIVARO." The 1870 census didn't specify relationships among people living in the same household so it's unclear whether she is married to any of the adult males in her household. Bertrand RIVERE" is listed on the same page, in a different household and appears to be married to "Clara". By the 1880 census (page 24 of Ballona Township), Sacramenta is listed as the wife of "B. RIVARA." I think it is possible that in 1870, Sacramenta was married to Bertrand's brother. By 1880, I suspect that the spouses of both Sacramenta and Bertrand had died and that they had married and blended their families! The details of their listed children on the 1880 census seem to suggest this, anyway. Based on the census information, her year of birth would be between 1840 and 1850. I hope this helps. I would really appreciate it if you would pass along any information you have regarding the Riviere family, particularly information relating to land ownership. Thanks! [Colleen (nonmember), Los Angeles, Calif.
Pregunta 78 - 11 June 2002
My great-grandmother was Jesus Castro de MONTIJO. She was married to Amado M. MONTIJO at St. Vincent's or Santa Vibiana's Catholic Church in Los Angeles, Calif. I know she owned land and I know she had cattle. I have seen one of the branding irons. I used to play with it when I was a small girl. My problem is that I can't find her records. I stood at her gravesite at Calvary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Los Angeles. Ramon CASTRO, born 1816 is there, as is Micaela (spelled Micila on the stone). I am not sure which branch of CASTROS they belong to: San Juan Bautista/Angel María Dolores CASTRO'S bunch? I do know. Grandpa told me Culiacán. I really need help. [Andrea Relf (not yet member), Las Vegas, Nev.]
Pregunta 77 - 11 June 2002
George Emidia NIDEVER (born August 1847) married María Dolores BERMÚDEZ (born March 1848) daughter of Milton or Meliton BERMÚDEZ and María Antonia GUEVARA. I am looking for the parents of Meliton and María, possibly in Santa Barbara. [Cari Herthel (nonmember), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Pregunta 76 - 6 June 2002
My grandfather was Fermin GARCÍA born 1878 in San Miguel. His parents were Dionicio GARCÍA AND Gertrudes MORALES, also shown as Gertrudes CONTRERAS. Gertrudes' parents were possibly José MORALES and Merced COTA. Gertrudes died December 1897 in San Miguel and was shown as the daughter of Miquel CONTRERAS and Soledad HIGUERA, age 37. Also looking for others with these surnames in this area [Judy Garcia (nonmember), Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 76 - 29 June 2004
Hello, I have been trying to find Julia GARCIA who is my grandmother. The person who is trying to find surnames on this pregunta must also be related to me. It would be interesting to know who this person is. Any help on my grandmother would be appreciated. [Evelyn Houston (nonmember) Forest Grove, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 76 - 26 December 2008
What year was Julia GARCIA born? Where? [Katherine Beatty (nonmember), Salem, Oregon]
Pregunta 75 - 6 June 2002
I am trying to find the parish register entries for William/Julian WILSON'S baptism and marriage. He came to Branciforte in 1822 or 1823. These records are not found in the Temple records, but I have read that he was baptized at Mission Santa Cruz in 1824. I hope to find where he came from or what his parents names were from these records. He married María Josepha ALVISO sometime between 1824 and 1827. Where can I find copies of the original Santa Cruz parish records so I can look for this information? [Karen Henrie (member), Arlington, Ariz.]
Note: I have suggested that not all copies of the Temple records are the same and she should try the LDS (Mormon) copies if she hasn't already. I also suggested that if she could travel she could try the Mission Santa Barbara Archive Library. Any other suggestions? La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 75 - 6 August 2003
William "Julian" WILSON was a 24-year-old native of Virginia when he arrived in Santa Cruz, California in 1823. It was believed that WILSON was a sailor or soldier aboard the privateer fleet of Lord Cochrane, the British adventurer who helped South American countries win their independence, though, there is some evidence of this, but no proof. He became a permanent resident of Alta California. He applied for Mexican citizenship and was baptized a Catholic in 1824. [Helen Collins (member), San José, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 75 - 10 December 2003
Guillermo WILSON was baptized on 17 April 1824 at Mission Santa Cruz. A transcription of the mission record is included in the Santa Cruz Chronology 1798 - 1846, compiled by Leon Rowland. This book is located at the UCSC McHenry Library, Special Collections, in Santa Cruz. The original record is located at the Monterey Diocese in Monterey. WILSON was baptized on the same day as Samuel and William BUCKLE, brothers who were originally from London. [Marion Pokriots (nonmember), Scotts Valley, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 75 - 30 April 2007
Correction: Julian WILSON was born in England and died in Santa Clara, buried in at the Mission there. Copies of death certificate can be found at the Huntington Library. I am a descendant. [Donn Wilson (not yet member), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 74 - 6 June 2002
Anyone know of Costadia ALVISO and Margarita ALVISO? They were twins born 21 Oct. 1864 to Angel Marcario ALVISO and Mercedes QUIJADA. Please advise. [Stefanie Rodriguez (nonmember), Corona, Calif.]
Pregunta 74 UPDATE - 6 November 2002
I have more information for Pregunta #74, that may help. Costadia ALVISO (my great-great-grandmother) was married to Solomon AGUILAR. They had one child, Juan AGUILAR (my great-grandfather). Costadia's second husband was Narcisso ROBLES, I know they had two sons, Guadalupe ROBLES and Ross ROBLES, and one daughter, Rita ROBLES. [Stefanie Rodriguez (nonmember), Corona, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 74 - 22 September 2004
To Stefanie Rodriguez or Helen Collins,
I have information on Mercedes QUIJADA and twins. Great-great-great-grandson. amesjed@aol.com [Jed (nonmember), Kernville, Calif.]
Note: Jed, it would be most appreciated if you could share some of your information with the readers of this web site. I am sure there are other ALVISO descendants out there that would be interested. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 74 - 31 May 2007
Ms. Stefanie Rodriquez:
I noticed you mentioned some ROBLES family members. I have a relative named Loretta L. ROBLES (born 10 April 1871) in Jolon, California, who was a Salinan Indian. I believe her father was Teodoro ROBLES. Teodoro married Augustina Celia SOBERANES at the Mission San Antonio. I am just starting my search on this family. I was wondering if you had any information on your ROBLES family? Thank you. My e-mail is jam8lrs@aol.com (Salinan Tribal Historian). [James T. Larson, (member), El Paso de Robles, Calif.]
Pregunta 73 - 2 June 2002
We are seeking the names of the children of José de los Inocentes VALDEZ, son of Josef Cresencio VALDEZ y María Paula Josefa ALANIS and wife, María Loreta Delores de Garcia ORTEGA, the daughter of José María Martin ORTEGA y María Inocencia MORAGA. They were married 27 November 1840 at Mission Santa Barbara. Can you help? Thank you. [Noreen Woodfin (member), Monterey Co., Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 73 - 6 June 2002
Although I can't help with the children's names for José de los Inocentes VALDEZ, I do have all of the family names (including some spouses) for the children of José Cresencio VALDEZ and María Paula Josefa ALANIS, and two more generations of the VALDEZ family dating to about 1730 in case you do not have these. Please let me know. [Ramona Reitz (member), Pacific Grove, Calif. montysar@redshift.com ]
Pregunta 72 - 1 June 2002
I am looking for more connections to the ARCE family, and also tracing my mother's side of the family which includes Concession GUERRERO. [Oscar Arce (member), Azusa Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 72 - 4 November 2004
How far back do you want to see on the ARCES? Do you have a first name or place of birth? The first Arce in Baja was Juan de ARCE, an Englishman with a Spanish name, who was raised in Mexico around the Sinaloa area. There are also two ARCE brothers that were soldiers on the Portolá expedition with Father Junipero Serra in 1769. They returned to Baja California around 1770 and settled in the Loreto, La Purisima Mission area of Baja de Sur. [Irene Barnett (nonmember), Buena Park, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 72 - 17 June 2005
To Irene Barnett of Buena Park, Calif.
My ARCE family was from Guaymas, Sonora, and Mazatlan, Sinaloa. I have only been able to go back to Luis ARCE, born in approx. 1870. I would appreciate any information you may have, including information about Juan de ARCE, the Englishman with the Spanish name, and the two ARCE brothers who were part of the Portolá Expedition. Thank you. [Rebecca Madera (nonmember), Alhambra, Calif.]
Note: According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 40-41: José Gabriel de ARCE, soldado de cuera of 1769 Portolá Expedition arrived at Monterey with a pack train from San Diego. He returned to Loreto with Sgt. Ortega in September 1770 and was a sergeant there in 1782. "ARCE believed to be an English name." José was born about 1727 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Mexico, of Francisco PEREDA y ARCE and Rosa LOPEZ. About 1760 at Loreto, Baja California, Mexico, he married Ana Gertrudis VELASCO (VELESQUEZ) [buried 31 August 1785 at Velicatá, Baja California]. They had 8 children from about 1760 to 25 February 1780, all born in Baja California. José married second on 8 June 1786 at Mission Rosario, Baja California, Maria Josefa AGUILAR. They had 3 children between 20 November 1788 and 11 November 1792, all born in Baja California.
According to Gateway to Alta California by Harry Crosby pp. 144-146: José was born about 1724 and died 1800, buried at San Fernando de Velicatá. Mr. Crosby gives details of his military career from the time of his enlistment in 1749 until his retirement in 1784. His brother, Sebastián Constantino de ARCE was born about 1736 at Villa de Sinaloa; died 1795 at Purísima Cadegomó. Sebastián married first Josefa Rafaela ESPINOSA and they had one child. He married second, Francisca VELÁQUEZ and they had seven children. Mr. Crosby gives details of his military career from the time of his enlistment in 1759 until his death, at which time he was mayordomo at Misión de la Purísima de Cadegomó.Needless to say, none of the above mentioned children were born as late as 1870, nor were any named Luis. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 72 - 12 March 2009
My research shows the same but here are some add-ons. My great-grandfather Señor Don Jesus de ARCE was born in Loreto around 1860 he owned a rancho and did business from Loreto to Santa Rosalia. we have letters dating back to 1880. He had 3 sons, Loreto born in 1902, Jose born in 1904, and Jesus born in 1905. All ended up in San Diego, Calif., except for Loreto, who traveled back from San Juan Capistrano to Los Angles. My grandfather was Jose and was a big man 6'2". He was born in Loreto and grew up in Lakeside, Calif., and moved to San Diego. He had 3 sons and 1 daughter. Jose born in 1928, who is my father, David, Irene, and Richard. I have 1 brother named Steven and we all live in Escondido. Hope this helps. [Charles Arce (nonmember), Escondido, Calif.]
Pregunta 71 - 1 June 2002
I am particularly looking for information on Manuel José de SOSA (SOSSA), foreman, (on San Mateo and Guevavi Ranches) for Juan Bautista de ANZA. Manuel was an ecclesiastic scribe and married to ANZA'S wife's aunt, María Nicholas GOMEZ de SILVA. I am also looking for any early SOSA/SOZA family. Thank you. [Carol Soza Leekley (nonmember), Ventura, Calif.]
Pregunta 70 - 21 May 2002
I'm hoping someone can help me. My great-great-grandfather was Gregorio ORTEGA, who married Regina ESQUIVEL (an OLIVAS descendant). I haven't been able to find Gregorio's parents, siblings, and children's names. I have him born in Santa Barbara about 1846. I am trying to tie him in to the other ORTEGAS of the Santa Barbara/Ventura area. Any information?? Also, I am looking for information on Juan Blas FELIZ--is he related to the FELIX (i.e., María FELIX) family of Alamos, Sonora, Mexico. [Marta Melendez (not yet member), Ventura, Calif.]
Pregunta 69 - 20 May 2002
I am interested in any information on a Nicholas DAVIS. He was born in Austria and became an American citizen in San Luis Obispo, California in 1876. He married Arabia SOBERANES on the 10 February 1880 in Monterey, California. They lived in Monterey according to the census in 1870, 1880, 1890, and 1900. I have not been able to find any record of his death. Arabia [whose ancestors I have traced back to the 1700s] died in Monterey, California in 1938 and was a widow. I would like to fill in the blanks about her husband. Thank you for your help. [Karen (nonmember), Fremont, Calif.]
Pregunta 68 - 23 April 2002
Good afternoon! I am looking for the missing links of my great-grandfather (Remijio LUGO) and his father. My grandmother had said the LUGO were all one clan. She mentioned that great grandfather Remijio used to go to see his relatives. Leaving from Pala they would go the back road to Los Angeles. She recalled the house had a lot of eucalyptus trees around the land. The tribe he would be listed under would be the cahuilla, the luiseno, or the cupeno tribe; whichever was the tribe from Warner Springs that was forced eventually to Pala.
I know there was a lady by the name of Doña Merced who lived in Warner Springs and played a role there. I believe her dad was Don María Antonio LUGO. It was his parents and grandparents that were my link to a Spanish/Mexican heritage. I have reason to believe it was Francisco Salvador LUGO he was related to somewhere. It seems that it would be one of Francisco's
kids. They were all in the Riverside County at one time. I know my gram mentioned he had, I believe, 3 brothers (Ramón, Cedro, and ?) and a sister (sisters?). During this time period there was a lot of hostility within the LUGO family. They were split up and went their different way. She mentioned at one time the LUGOS were considered bandits. During this timeframe some of the LUGOS had changed their name from LUGO to LUBO. Many live in San Juan Capistrano and San Jacinto today. This is all I know and I hope you can help. Thank you. [Married wife: Angelita BARKER] [Roderick Morones (nonmember), Pala, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 68 - 23 April 2002
I believe we have your LUGO family located. Don LUGO is actually named Antonio María, baptized 13 June 1778 at Mission San Antonio. His parents were: Francisco Salvador de LUGO and Juana María Rita MARTÍNEZ. Antonio María LUGO was married twice. His first marriage was 17 January 1796 at Mission Santa Barbara to María Dolores RUIZ, born 20 May 1783; baptized 28 May 1783 at Mission Santa Barbara. Her parents were Efigenio RUIZ and María Rosa LÓPEZ. They came in the Rivera Moncada expedition of 1781 to Alta California. María Dolores RUIZ and Antonio María LUGO had 13 children before her death in 1829. She is buried at Mission San Gabriel. Children's names are: Jose Antonio, 1797 (died 1797); José Antonio, 1799 (died 1799); María Juana Biviana, 1800 (died 1815); José María, 1802; María Vicente, 1805; Felipe, 1807; María Antonio, 1810; José del Carmen, 1813; María de la Merced, 1818; Mariano, 1818 (died 1819); Vicente, 1822; María de Jesús, 1823; José Antonio, 1825.
Antonio María LUGO was a widower for 13 years before he married on 8 March 1842 his second wife: María Florentina de Jesús GERMÁN, baptized 14 January 1828 at Mission San Gabriel Her parents were Manuel GERMÁN and Felipa RUIZ. Antonia María LUGO and María Florentina de Jesús GERMÁN had 8 children. Their names are: Bersabe Francisca del Refugio, 1844; José Napoleon, 1845 (?) - died 1845; Bersabe, 1846; María Sara, 1848; Guadalupe Francisca, 1852; María Virginia, 1855; Erasma Emelda, 1858; Juan Francisco, 1860.
Antonio María LUGO was a grantee of Rancho San Antonio in 1810; alcalde at Los Angeles in 1816 - 1818; juez de Campo in 1833 - 34; member of ayuntamiento in 1837 - 38; grantee of Chino in 1841; most prominent of the LUGOS in the Southland. He was age 82 at his death just before his youngest child was born. He died 3 Feb 1860 and was buried in the Los Angeles Plaza Church. Antonio María LUGO did not have a brother named Ramón. However, he had a brother, Juan María Alejandro, born 1780, married to María Paula RUBIO, who named his son Juan Francisco Ramón, born 1819 at Santa Barbara. The only other Ramón I could find was José Ramón Lorenzo LUGO, (born 1797 at San Gabriel and died 1806); his parents were Luis Gonzaga de LUGO and María Perseverancia CORTÉS. Luis GONZAGA and Francisco Salvador de LUGO may have been cousins, but I could not find their direct link. I could not find a "Cedro" among the LUGO families that I have. The LUGOS are such a large family - there may be other groups and if I run across any of these names I will write again. Hope this helps you. Con gusto [Ramona Reitz (member), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 68 - 22 June 2002
Your grandmother was right the LUGOS and LUBOS were from the same clan, Mountain Cahuilla. You are looking for your Hispanic roots, but in effect the LUBOS and LUGOS were from the Iswitim (Wolf) Clan. The name for wolf in Spanish is "Lobo," hence LUBO/LUGO. Many of the clans took their so-called Spanish names from their Indian clan names. Check out a book called, Aboriginal Society in Southern California, by William Duncan Strong, pages 152 and 153. On page 204 he lists your [wife's?] great-great-grandmother and father as Alessandro BARKER and Valeriana TCUTNIKUT. Study this book and you will find your great-great-grandfather's parents and the whole story of where they originally came from and how they ended up at Pala. Good luck. " [Cathy Castro (nonmember), Long Beach Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 68 - 29 January 2003
I am a direct descendent of Serafina LUGO and maintain her grave at the Carmel Mission. Francisco Salvador LUGO was a soldier of Spain. He was rewarded a large tract of land for "valorous service to his king." Don Antonio LUGO was Francisco's son. Alhambra, Los Angeles, Pasadena, San Bernardino and San Pedro comprised parts of the huge land grant. A Mrs. Dora Lugo CARTER and her husband (great-granddaughter of Don Vicente LUGO) lived in the two-story adobe original house, built in 1850. The first piano brought into California was a gift for a daughter of Don Vicente LUGO at their home on 6350 Gage Avenue in Bell Gardens, California. There is a bronze marker there. Antonio María built several dwellings, the most famous known as the Gage Mansion. Antonio died in the plaza casa. His body was moved from the Pueblo Cemetery to the Calvary Cemetery. Francisco LUGO came from Sinaloa, Mexico with his wife, Juana [María Rita MARTINEZ (daughter of José María MARTINEZ and María Josefa VIANAZUL)] and four children, Rosa [María], Tomasa [Ygnacia], Salvador, and José [Antonio]. Born after their arrival (after 1769) were three sons, José Ygnacio, Antonio María, and Juan [María Alejandro], and two daughters, María Antonia [Isabela] and [María] Ygnacia. All of his sons were soldiers.
Their daughter, Tomasa married Captain [José] Raymundo CARRILLO on 23 April 1781 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. Father Serra conducted the ceremony. María Antonia married
Ygnacio [Vicente Ferrer] VALLEJO [18 February 1791 at Mission Santa Barbara] and was the mother of General M. G. VALLEJO. Francisco LUGO was a soldier and served at the presidios from San Diego to Monterey. In 1789 he joined the pobladores and received some pueblo lands and a home near the plaza in Los Angeles, (later donated by Don Vicente to the Catholic Church to use for a college named after him as Saint Vincent). Saint Vincent is now called Loyola University. This neighborhood was established 4 September 1781. The population was 141. People lived in 29 adobes enclosed by walls. Francisco LUGO died in Santa Barbara in 1805.
In 1809 Don Antonio María LUGO received pueblo land and in 1810 a grant of 29,513 acres, the San Antonio Rancho. In 1837 he was a member of El Ayuntamiento (council). In 1841 he was granted El Chino Rancho. Very wealthy, he transferred it to his son-in-law named Isaac WILLIAMS. In 1841 he received San Bernardino Rancho for three sons and a nephew. He had a huge stock of cattle and horses. They interacted with native Indians there. He gave an adobe house as a wedding gift to his daughter named China [María Vicenta?], when she married José [Ireneo?] PEREZ. Another house was given to his daughter, María de la Merced, who married Stephen C. [Clark] FOSTER.
Don Antonio's son, Don Vicente, was born in [1822] in Los Angeles. He married Andrea BALLESTEROS. They had seven sons and two daughters. He was granted one-quarter of San Bernardino Rancho in 1841. He was justice of the peace in San Gabriel in 1850 and supervisor of L.A. County in 1862. He died in 1889. Sincerely, [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Note: items in brackets were added from Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 68 - 22 September 2004
Taken from the Historical Society of Bell Gardens, Calif.
1. Casa de Rancho San Antonio, (Native Sons and Daughters of Golden West plaque affixed in 1946.) reads; "Built by Don Antonio Maria LUGO in 1810 as an adobe house on 29,514 acres from a Spanish land grant." Located at 7000 E. Gage Ave. Bell Gardens, California.
2. Lugo Adobe House at 6360 E. Gage, Bell Gardens, Calif.
Built by Vicente LUGO, son of Antonia Maria LUGO, built in 1850. Was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Henry CARTER, the former Dora LUGO. As of 2003, the Lugo Adobe at 6360 is no longer standing.
Respuesta a Pregunta 68 - 1 October 2004
The adobe house, built in 1850, had LUGO family members in the casa as late as 1970, Mrs. Dora LUGO CARTER and her husband John CARTER. It is said to be the longest continuous ownership by one family in the state of California. The hacienda was the main house in 1860 of the San Antonio Rancho, also known as the San Antonia District. Then in 1961, it became what is now Bell Gardens, California. The adobe was a Monterey type home, made of wood and adobe. After about 120 years the adobe was vandalized and torn down. It stood at 6350 East Gage, Bell Gardens, Calif. A replica was built in the mid 1970s at 2570 Slauson, Huntington Park, Calif. on the corner of Pacific and Slauson Blvd. Some of the original adobe from the Lugo casa was used in the building of the replica. The replica of the adobe has been incorporated into a shopping complex called, "The Lugo Plaza". [Marjorie Leone (nonmember), Bell Gardens, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 68 - 18 March 2005
Rod/Roderick Morones of Pala, Calif.,
I would like to contact you regarding your search of the LUGOS. We may have some of the same family members. My e-mail is: stormyowl@yahoo.com. Most of the LUGOS I have been tracing are from Francisco Salvador LUGO and two of his sons, Francisco LUGO and Manuel Ignacio LUGO. I have also been tracing Efigenio RUIZ and Maria Rosa LOPEZ. Ironically, I used to work at an elementary school named after Doña Merced. I still live close to the school and would be willing to research information that might be needed. If fact, just a few years ago I was helping with a living history day at the RAINS home in Rancho Cucamonga, where I met a descendent of the John RAINS who married Maria Merced WILLIAMS, the daughter of Chino Rancho owner, Isaac WILLIAMS, and granddaughter of Don Antonio Maria LUGO, owner of the San Bernardino Rancho. [Lesa Bielman (nonmember), Fontana, Calif.]
Pregunta 67 - 23 April 2002
My great-great-great-grandparents are Marcella BOJÓRQUES LÓPEZ and John SLERT, any information about John SLERT would be greatly appreciated. [Dean Pegorari (not yet member), Covina, Calif.
Respuesta a Pregunta 67 - 29 April 2002
This isn't really an answer. My great-great-grandmother was Marcella BOJÓRQUES LÓPEZ in her previous marriage to LÓPEZ who died or was killed. We, too, are seeking information about John SLERT. I do know he married Marcella before coming to Los Angeles. When her ranch burned down, there were rumors that he was "keeper of the papers" of her ranch. These stories were told to me recently by a newly found cousin. You may also e-mail me if you like, beads@lilaproductions.com [Linda Mead Smith (member), Prescott Valley, Ariz.]
Pregunta 66 - 8 April 2002
Thanks for the input on Pregunta 63. Now.
Does anyone have a lead for funeral services or practices in early 1800s. Prefer pre-1820, but any leads would be helpful. Thank you again. [Mike Brown (not yet member), Chico, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 66 - 2 July 2002
Upon an Indian's death, he was carried to the adoratory. He was fitted and covered with a specially tailored skin. People kept watch overnight and at daybreak gathered around a fire. Four tribal members performed the burial ceremony, circling the body, one smoking tobacco in a pipe made of stone. They removed the head covering and blew smoke on his head. Prayers were sung at his feet. Relatives and mourners with beads were present. The body was taken to the cemetery and buried with some special stones and shells and other items on top of the grave. Indians were buried with their arms crossed and knees towards the chest.
Depending on where an Indian died (because of problems of distance), some were buried inside the mission cemetery, and some in their native ranchería. Sometimes a cross was erected over the grave of a Christian. Burial registers at Santa Barbara Mission between 1789 and 1854 numbered Christian Indians to be about 4,000. There are stone walls in the ground six feet apart and the Indians are rolled in mats and stacked in layers. The custom of digging up bones later and moving them to the charnel house made room for others. Sometimes details on the cause of death are recorded. Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 65 - 2 April 2002
I am trying find genealogical information on Ignacio MARTINEZ, he was comandante at San Francisco about 1829. More specifically, I would like to know about his siblings and/or children and anything on his marital status. Also, I am interested in José María MARTINEZ and his wife María Josefa VIANAZUL of about the 1720s. I do know that the latter couple were the parents of Juana María Rita MARTINEZ, who married Francisco Salvador de LUGO in about 1740. Thanks. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Note: discussion on this family continues with #185. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 65 - 12 June 2002
Ignacio MARTINEZ was born in México City in 1774. He was a cadet in Santa Barbara 1799. He earned a promotion to alférez of the San Diego Company in 1806. He was recommended for another promotion in 1817 in Santa Barbara. To his dismay, a blunder was made in his paperwork and he was sent to San Francisco by mistake. He was comandante at San Francisco during the last four of his forty-one years of military service. This allowed him to receive full pay and continue to wear his uniform upon retirement.
He was alderman in San Jose 1834-1835 and settled on his land around 1836 in Contra Costa County. In 1841 he and his wife, Martina ARELLANES, and six of his daughters were living on his Rancho El Pinole, (granted in 1829 and regranted in 1842, patented to his heirs in 1868). Pinole means "cereal meal." Note: or "maize drink." La Tejedora
We are looking at different generations here with the other names. Also, my records show the spelling of your #3 as VILLANAZUL. I dug pieces out of 39 pages of the Bowers records for you, a VERY reliable source. Please let me know if you need further clarification on the following about a child of Francisco and Juana and her husband.
Husband: Pablo Antonio de COTA
b. circa 1744, El Fuerte, Sonora, Mexico
d. 30-12-1800, Santa Barbara
bur. 31-12-1800, Presidio of Santa Barbara Cemetery
Father: Andres de COTA
Mother's Maiden Name: Angela de LEON
m. 30-11-1776, Old San Luis Obispo Mission
Wife: Rosa María LUGO
b. circa 1763, La Villa de Sinaloa, Mexico
d. 9-1-1797, Santa Barbara
bur. 10-1-1797, Presidio of Santa Barbara
Father: Francisco Salvador LUGO
Mother's Maiden Name: Juana María MARTINEZ (VILLANAZUL)
Children: (I have lots of details). [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 65 - 6 September 2002
Teresa,
I was wondering, you mentioned that you had mucho information on children. Which children are you referring to? Do you have information on the children of Pablo A. de COTA and his wife Rosa M. LUGO? Or do you have information on the children of Francisco S. LUGO and his wife Juana M. MARTINEZ (VILLANAZUL)? If you have information on Francisco and Juana's children, I am very interested, as this is a part of my lineage. From them, their daughter, Maria A. LUGO, married Ygnacio Vicente VALLEJO, and their daughter, Josefa Maria, married my great-great-grandfather, Jose Raymundo ESTRADA. Any information you might have will be greatly appreciated. [Jimmie Hardy (member) Winston, Oregon]
See Respuesta a Pregunta 68, 29 January 2003.
Respuesta a Pregunta 65 - 26 December 2008
I would love to get more information regarding the COTA ancestry. Who are the parents of Andres de COTA? Does anyone have information on Cipriano COTA? Any and all help appreciated! [Bobbie (nonmember), Tucson, Arizona]
Pregunta 64 - 2 April 2002
I am looking for information about the family of my great-grandmother, Mary Ellen BURNS. The earliest information I have on her is her marriage to James M. HATFIELD, 13 January 1865 in Sonoma County, California. She married William HOWARD 7 March 1870. Mary Ellen BURNS HATFIELD HOWARD died when her daughter Ellen HOWARD (my grandmother) was 8 years old (May 1881-2). My grandmother said that people said that her mother was Spanish. Three of Mary Ellen's children separately stated on the U.S. census that she was born in California, which means that she was either born in California before 1848 or she was a child when her first child, Joseph A. HATFIELD was born in 1862. I would like very much to find out about Mary Ellen's family and would appreciate any help you might be able to give me. [Sandra Knopf (nonmember), Calif.?]
Pregunta 63 - 20 March 2002
I am looking for a source on marriage and sex customs, occupations workday activities, government, fiestas and other entertainment, cooking and food habits, death procedures and ceremonies, clothing, and other societal and power relationships in the years 1776-1810 for the settlers in San Francisco. I have the names, more or less, and would also like to trace them back one or two generations to determine familial origins in Spain. I am piecing it together slowly from several hundred sources, including the 1877-78 interviews for Bancroft. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. [Mike Brown (nonmember), Chico, California]
Respuesta a Pregunta 63 - 27 March 2002
As my grandmother once told me, there is nothing more disarming than the truth. Like it or not here it is.
Anza left Tubac, Arizona on his famous second expedition on October 23, 1775, and explored the site of the magnificent port, San Francisco, very suitable for colonization at the end of March 1776. Bucareli concentrated on supplying the missions and presidios and encouraging them to increase their farming operations.
Diario Histórico de los Viages de Mar y Tierra, AGI, Estado (Guadalajara), 5M259
Not just anybody would make a suitable immigrant. People were wanted who were "useful, capable of farming [California's] lands and making use of its wealth of minerals, grain and other fruits and also able to bear arms to protect their homes should the occasion arise." The missionaries wanted settlers to be good Christians who would make acceptable models for their Indian neophytes, and liked the idea of having plenty of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, bakers and men of other trades who knew how to get the job done.
C. Alan Hutchinson, Frontier Settlement in Mexican California, p. 60.
Tibesar, Writings of Serra, pp. 2, 67, 203.
"In practice, most of the men who came out were soldiers for the presidios. At first there were no women-a circumstance which made some of the Indians think that the Spaniards were the offspring of mules. This had come about because, as Father Junípero Serra explained, "mules were the only members of the female gender they saw among us." It also led to ill feeling with the Indians when some of the soldiers went on so-called "hunting" expeditions and took to lassoing Native American women to take their pleasure of them.
Caughey, California, p. 128.
Ruth Staff, "Settlement in Alta California Before 1800" (M.A. thesis, University of California, 1931), pp. 34-35.
Chapman, Founding, pp. 347-48
Peopling California was slow and unsteady; half of those who came on the original expeditions of 1769 died, leaving only 126 men. Fernando de Rivera y Moncada brought some 51 persons-married soldiers with their families, including some unmarried women and bachelors--to Monterey in 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza, on his second expedition in 1775 brought with him 30 married soldiers, 29 of whom brought their wives with them. Included with 136 members of the soldiers' families were some 17 settlers. The total number of persons on the expedition was 240. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 62 - 10 March 2002
I am searching on information for Bernabe SANCHEZ who married my grea-great-grandmother, María 'Mary' LUCERO. They married 18 October 1868 in Santa Clara County, Calif. in the Catholic church. At the time of their marriage both were residents of Santa Clara County. Mary is the daughter of María Ygnacia Angela CASTRO and Jacinto LUCERO. Mary LUCERO and Bernabe SANCHEZ were the parents of my great grandmother, Antonia' Antoinette SANCHEZ, born about 1874, Almaden, Santa Clara County. This was Mary's first marriage and later, October 1879, she married Rudolfo CHACON in Santa Clara County. I would appreciate any information on Bernabe SANCHEZ and Jacinto LUCERO and their ancestors. I do have some information on the CHACON/LOSANO families. Sincerely, Pat [Patricia Garretson (nonmember), Smyrna, Georgia]
Respuesta a Pregunta 62 - 10 March 2002
I do not usually follow up on lines that are not my own, but in checking to be sure this Pregunta fell under the pre-1848 rule, I found the following in Marie E. Northrop's
Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1768-1850, vol. II, pages 48-50. María Ygnacia Angela de Fulgencia CASTRO (baptized 26 April 1832 at Mission Santa Cruz) was married to Jacinto LUCERO 8 May 1851 at Mission San Juan Bautista. This book traces the CASTRO line back to José Joaquin CASTRO, who was born about 1769 at Sinaloa, México of Joaquin Isidro CASTRO and María BOTILLER. I did not find any other mention of LUCERO or of a Bernabe SANCHEZ. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 61 - 10 March 2002
I am seeking information on José Manuel or Manuel BUSTAMANTE who appears on a San Diego Presidio list of 1782. Where was he before arriving at San Diego? Did he come from the Loreto Company or another presidio in the southwest? He was born in Cuba about 1753/54. He married Clara SINUSIN, the widow of Antonio LEYVA, and had several children with her. [Peter E. Carr (nonmember), Redlands, Calif.]
Special Question of General Interest
-- does anyone know where to buy a series of posters depicting the flags which flew over California?
La Tejedora
Pregunta 60 - 10 March 2002
I have been trying to do research on an Angel BOJORQUES who was part of the Joaquin Murrieta gang. He is mentioned in a book called, Joaquin Murrieta and His Horse Gangs, by Frank Latta. Angel was from the Los Banos/Hollister/San Juan Bautista area. Around 1839 he abducted Felicida CASTRO (an Indian girl about 15 years old) from the CASTRO ranch near San Juan Bautista, Calif. They had a son together, Isidore Salvador BOJORQUES, 18 April 1854. Angel BOJORQUES was killed soon afterward by one of the Murrieta's. I am trying to find out who Angel is connected to in the BOJORQUES family or if he was an Indian laborer who took on his master's name. I am also interested in a María Elena VARGAS who married Isidore BOJORQUES around 1886 in Hollister, Calif. Her parents were Matheus VARGAS and Cleophus SMITH. [Rebecca (nonmember), Oakley, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 60 - 7 September 2006
My great-grandfather was a member of Joaquin Murrieta's "gang". I have some paperwork that I will need to look into, so I can't give any specifics. Please feel free to contact me at xielolixii@yahoo.com.
In the meantime, when I have a chance I'll look and see if I can find a connection for you on this question. [Xielolixii (nonmember), Bakersfield, Calif.]
Pregunta 59 - 5 March 2002
My brother and I are looking for our great-grandfather, Michaelis VALLE. He was married to Theresa de Jesus RUIZ in Los Angeles, 1883-1890? He was born in Los Angeles 1850-1865? Thank You. [Patty Noble (member), Camino, Calif.]
Pregunta 58- 5 March 2002
I am searching for information on Juana BRIONES, married to José Francisco LUGO on 7 February 1828. They had two sons, Cayetano (Calletano) and Rafael. Juana's parents were Manuel BRIONES and Afunta Raymunda BUELNA. That is as far as I have been able to go and would appreciate any information available. Thanks... e-mail to JodeeLVN@aol.com [Jody David (nonmember), Brea, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 58 - 6 March 2002
Well lets see, I think I have the right Juana BRIONES: full name, Juana María Gracia BRIONES; baptized 25 June 1804 at Mission San Luis Obispo; married 7 February 1828 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey to Joseph Francisco LUGO. Juana's parents were María Gertrudis Raymunda BUELNA, who was born 29 November 1780; baptized 2 Dec 1780 at Mission San Antonio; buried 10 September 1808 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey [Gertrudis' parents were, José Antonio BUELNA of Sinaloa, México, and María Antonia TAPIA, of the 1776 Anza expedition]. Juana's father was Manuel BRIONES. He was born 12 February 1774; baptized 15 February 1774 at Santa Gertrudis, Baja California, México; buried 9 Dec 1840 at Mission San Juan Bautista, age 70. Manuel's parents were José Antonio BRIONES and María Gertrudis HIGUERA. Manuel was married (1) 24 November 1796 at Mission Santa Clara to María BUELNA. There were 5 children of this marriage: 1. Andrea Lutgarda born 11 Nov 1797, married 23 May 1821 to Juan ALVÁREZ, 2. Joseph Antonio Nicolas born 10 September 1800, married 13 November 1817 to María Dolores GONZÁLES; 3. María Gertrudis baptized 15 October 1802, married 7 February 1828 to Joseph Teodoro VILLAVICENCIO; 4. Juana María, see above.; 5. María Estefana baptized 27 December 1806, died at age two years.
The second marriage of Manuel BRIONES was 26 June 1814 at Mission Santa Clara to María Antonia VÁSQUEZ, who was born about 1797 (India); her parents were Antonio VÁSQUEZ and María LEOCADIA. There were 4 children of this union: 1. José Joaquin born 15 July 1814, married 2 April 1839 to a widow María Apolonia MESA; 2. María del Rosario born 18 January 1816, married (1) 4 April 1836 to Joaquin CASTRO, (2) 24 November 1838 to José Julian ESPINOSA; 3. Juan Crisostomo born 27 January 1818, died at age ten years; 4. María Manuela born 2 June 1823, married 24 November 1838 to Felipe Mateo FELLON.
There is further information on TAPIA/BUELNA family and BRIONES in the two-volume set of books Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850 by Marie Northrop. These books are sometimes available via an Interlibrary Loan from your local library or are available for purchase from the Southern California Genealogical Society. Hope this helps. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 58 - 8 April 2005
Jim Larson is trying to contact you. Please respond. Jam8Lrs@aol.com]
Pregunta 57 - 22 February 2002
I am looking for information on a lady named Macaria ROBINSON who came from England to be a governess [nanny] for the MURPHY children of the area around Santa Clara, Alta California. After being nanny for the MURPHYchildren she married the ranch foreman, Jesús GARCÍA. Thanks.
Also looking for the parents of Ygnacia MORAGA born circa 1766, at Presidio de Altar, México. She married José Dario ARGÜELLO in June 1782 at Mission San Gabriel, Alta California. Thanks again. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 57 - 10 March 2002
According to my notes, María Ygnacia MORAGA was the daughter of José Ygnacio MORAGA and Barbara ALVISO. The parents of her father, José Ygnacio MORAGA were José MORAGA and María GAONA. And just an added note, I did find a baptismal record on José Dario ARGÜELLO. He was baptized on 20 November 1753 at the Iglesia Espiritu Sanctu in Queretaro. His parents were listed as "unknown," but there were many other baptisms during that time that listed the parents as "unknown." I hope this information helps. [Kevin Currin (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 57 - 1 May 2002
Note: It was called to my attention that in #31A of the Traveling Genealogy Library, "Una Familia Española en California" by Manuel de Aranegui that José Dario's parents are given as Don José Argüello and Doña Petra Dolores CAMACHO. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 57 - 7 July 2002
I am a great-grandson of Macaria ROBINSON and Jesús GARCÍA. They had about nine children, one of whom is my maternal grandfather Robert R. GARCIA. He married Nellie MORALES. They had three children: Robert, Armando, and my mother, named Macaria, who married my father, Stephen J. HORVATH. I, incidentally, have two granddaughters, the oldest of whom also is named Macaria. I was excited to find this inquiry concerning Macaria ROBINSON and would greatly appreciate any information you may have. [Stephen D. Horvath (not yet member), Midway City, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 57 - 12 July 2002
It seems Steven Horvath and I are cousins and I have lots of information to share. Yes, Macaria and Jesús had at least 9 children. To be exact, they had 11 (eleven), of which one was Rosa, my great-grandmother, who married Luis ESTRADA. They had 5 girls, Delphine, Juana, Virginia, Rosemond, and my mother, Laura Gracen. I have the names of all eleven children of Jesús and Macaria and who they married, and a list of some of the grandchildren. I also have addresses and phone numbers of some. Feel free to e-mail me at flyingrocks@mcsi.net . What I am looking for is information on the ancestors and early lives of Jesús and Macaria. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Pregunta 56 - 10 February 2002
My brother and I are looking for our great grandfather, Miguel VALLE or de VALLE. He was married to Theresa de Jesus RUIZ in Los Angeles. He was born in Los Angeles 1850-1865? Probably married 1883-1890? We have the RUIZ family information, but nothing on VALLE, although there seems to be a lot of VALLES. Thank you. [Patty Noble (member), Camino, Calif.]
Pregunta 55 - 2 February 2002
Can anyone identify the Vicente LUGO family members in the 1890 photograph in front of the adobe home in what is now called Bell Gardens? [Patty Noble (member), Camino, Calif.]
Pregunta 54- 16 January 2002
I am looking for any information on Don Teodoro ARELLANES. He was granted Punta de la Laguna, El Rincon, and Rancho Guadalupe. Any information regarding his children, grandchildren, etc. would be appreciated. [Lynda (nonmember), Nipomo, California]
Respuesta a Pregunta 54 - 8 November 2006
I have a lot of information on the ARELLANES family. I have been looking for other family members who have some information. I tried IShakman@aol.com, but to no avail. My e-mail is jam8lrs@aol.com. [James T. Larson (member), Paso Robles, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 54 - 25 February 2002
I have identified a Joseph/José Teodoro ARELLANES (ARELLANO), born 5 November 1782, Mission Santa Clara, Alta California; married 3 January 1802, Mission Santa Barbara; died/buried 1858, Mission Santa Barbara. The mission records state that he was a soldier at the Santa Barbara Presidio when he was married to María Sirilda Procopia RUIZ. María Sirilda (Cirilda) was born in Buenaventura, Alta California, on 8 June 1785 and baptized at the Mission Buenaventura. María Clemencia and Juana María were their daughters; María Clemencia married José Luis Gonzaga RODRIGUEZ PARRA at Mission Santa Barbara, 3 August 1825. José's father, Manuel Ramírez ARELLANES (ARELLANO), was a soldier with the de Anza Expedition and was probably garrisoned at Mission Santa Clara. Manuel was born about 1742 in Puebla, Puebla, México. José's mother was María Agueda LÓPEZ de HARO; born about 1760, in San Miguel de Horcasitas, Sonora, México. I recently found out that I am a distant relative. [Olivia Mercado (nonmember), Nehalem, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 54 - 4 September 2002
One of the children of María Clemencia ARELLANES and José Luis Gonzaga RODRIGUEZ was María Presentación de Alta Gracia RODRIGUEZ , baptized at Santa Barbara 4 February 1826. She married Gerónimo del Carmen RUIZ, son of José Pedro RUIZ and María Ygnacia LUGO, 23 November 1842 at Santa Barbara. They had many children. [Brian Haley (nonmember), Oneonta, New York]
Respuesta a Pregunta 54 - 4 September 2002
Hi Lynda I have lots and lots of info on Don Josef Teodoro ARELLANES. I have all his siblings, parents, children of first wife and second wife, as well as some little known historical info including his size and personality. It would be easier for me to e-mail this info to you than to copy into this arena. Contact me at IShakman@aol.com and I will send. [Inez Shakman (nonmember), Ventura, Calif.]
Pregunta 53 - 8 January 2002
I am interested in the land grant, Laguna de San Antonio, in Sonoma and Marin County. Why was it stolen? Who was the attorney named Shafter that changed to the opposing side after filing for Bartolomé BOJÓRQUES? Are there any photos of Bartolomé? [Pauline Bojorques Reed (nonmember) ]
Respuesta a Pregunta 53 - 16 January 2002
I'm not sure exactly how to answer this person...but here are some facts on the land grant. Source: Grants of Land in California Made by Spanish or Mexican Authorities, prepared by the Staff of the State Lands Commission
Terms used:
Grant - Designates the name of the rancho grant as delineated on the rancho plat.
Patentee (Grantee) - The name of the final patentee is given. The original applicant or confirmee was not always the final patentee.
Patent Date - The date that the rancho was finally patented is given.
Number - The number assigned by the General Land Office (Bureau of Land Management) to the rancho plat is shown.
Watercourse - Major watercourses which border or traverse the rancho are given. If the watercourse was meandered, a YES will follow the name. If the watercourse was not meandered, a NO will follow the name.
Township & Range - The township, range, and meridian in which the rancho is located is given.
Area - Total area patented to rancho is shown.
Page 54, Marin County
Page 142, Sonoma County
Grant: Laguna de San Antonio
Grantee: BOJÓRQUEZ
Patent Date: November 21, 1871
Number 30 on maps on pages 53 & 139
Watercourse: Arroyo de San Antonio
Township & Range: T4N, R7-9W; T5N, R8-9W; MDM
Area: 24,903.42
As a side note, this was the only rancho that straddled county lines. It was in Marin and Sonoma counties, as one rancho.
A different source, J. Vincent Gallagher, "Rancho Laguna de San Antonio. Granted to Don Bartolomé BOJÓRQUEZ on Nov 25, 1825 by Governor Pio Pico for six sq lgs containing 24,903.42 acres, and patended (sic) to the grantee."
Since Bartolomé died in the 1860s (1863 according to Gallagher), I'm
guessing that his heirs were still living on the rancho long after that.
In the 1860 Census Bartolomé and his family were living on the rancho, according to the following source and entry:
Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div One, vol I, entry #279, 1860 Marin County Census, San Antonio T-p #24, Petaluma
Farmer, aged 100(?), cannot read/write
I found no pictures of Bartolomé. I found nothing on Shafter. My suggestion would be to ask on the NORCAL genealogy list. I'm sure someone there would know. They seem to have answers for everything! Hope this helps. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member), Modesto, Calif. - Genealogy Chairman/Voluntario]
Respuesta a Pregunta 53 - 22 January 2002
Laguna de San Antonio Land Grant in Marin and Sonoma counties was granted to Bartolomé BOJÓRQUEZ, son of Pedro, one of the de Anza volunteers in 1876. [Pauline Bojorquez Reed (nonmember), Sacramento, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 53 - 1 February 2002
In answer to Respuesta 53 dated 16 January 2002, the Rancho Laguna De San Antonio granted to Bartolomé Francisco BOJÓRQUES in 1825 was originally some 40,000 acres and later reduced in the land claims court to about 24,600. The legal dispute arose out of the division of the rancho by Bartolomé to his children. He had 7 children (2 male and 5 female) and he gave each a 1/9th undivided interest in the land, one to each and one for he and his wife Nicolasa. Later as the local government began to assess property taxes, and they [the BOJORQUES] were unable to pay them, loan sharks lent them money at 10% per month, and later took property for the unpaid loans. The two male heirs Pedro and
Angel also were gamblers and they each pledged land for gambling debts. Now, not knowing exactly what piece they owned (as it was an undivided interest), the same land was pledged to different people. There are some very shady land documents related to this rancho. There is also a land association law suit filed in the federal court in San Francisco circa 1880s (I believe, as I am not looking at my records at the moment) that was dealing with the ownership claims that were made. Some of the heirs fled as did my ancestral great-great-grea-grandfather. José Jesus LÓPEZ, married to Marcella María BOJÓRQUES, eldest daughter of Bartolomé, was killed or actually murdered during these times (about 1850).I have hundreds of property transfer documents and the trial transcript of the case from San Francisco. If you are interested in any more information e-mail me at migueldd45@aol.com [Michael Doolittle (life member), San Juan Island, Washington]
Respuesta a Pregunta 53 - 10 March 2002
I live in Marin County, Calif. There was, I believe, a lawyer named William Shafter who became a judge in the 1880s. He acquired part of Point Reyes and lived in Olema. A local historian Jack Mason has several small books on Marin and I know you can find more information in those books.
I found the book by Jack Mason, of Point Reyes, The Solemn Land. Oscar Shafter came to California in 1854. His father was a Vermont judge who unsuccessfully ran for governor there. Oscar accepted an offer with the law firm of Halleck, Peachy, Billings and Park of San Francisco as an office lawyer at $10,000 a year. His younger brother James McMillan Shafter joined the firm the next year. They collaborated together and soon began picking apart ranchos in the Point Reyes/Bolinas/Olema area in 1857. They soon owned Rafael GARCIA'S and Gregorio BRIONES' land. They also had another brother named William. No doubt these are the masters of swindle. I, too, am interested in the Rancho Laguna de San Antonio in Marin/Sonoma Counties. María Angela TREJO is my 6th generation grandmother and was Bartolomé Francisco's mother and Pedro Antonio BOJORQUEZ'S second wife. Thanks for alerting me to this story. [Bryce Alviso (nonmember), Inverness, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 53 - 29 April 2002
Note: I do not know if this is the same piece of property, but I imagine the sequence of events is quite similar in any case. The answer does give a lot of information on the area and the Shafters. La Tejedora
The Rancho Punta de Los Reyes, Sobrante (surplus) was an area of eleven leagues in western Marin County granted in 1843 to Antonio María OSIO, a public official under Mexican authority, who held it for a few years. (Would need further research to determine if he ever lived there.) It was so named because of its proximity to Point Reyes. [Point Reyes in Marin County was named by the expedition of Sebastian Vizcaíno, that passed the promontory on 6 January1603, the day given over to the devotion of los reyes, "three holy kings" or wise men of the New Testament, by the Roman Catholic Church. The point was discovered by the expedition of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, on 14 November 1542, and named Cabo de Pinos ("cape of pines"), but as at many other points on the California coastline, Vizcaíno's names superseded those of his predecessor.]
In 1844, the fourth year of his position as Justice, OSIO occupied the dwelling of Don Timoteo MURPHY, near San Rafael Mission, while the owner lived at the mission. In 1846 he escaped the Bear Flag Revolt by moving his family to Hawaii. He then returned to his former home in Baja and authored Historia de California.
In the early 1850s Rancho Punta de Los Reyes and Rancho Punta de Los Reyes Sobrante (surplus) were acquired by Andrew Randall. On 2 March 1853 he filed a petition for them claiming the grant of eleven Spanish leagues formerly made to OSIO. He received patents for two pieces of land, a total of 57,066.98 acres on 4 June 1860. From Randall these patent pieces passed to Justice Oscar L. Shafter of the State Supreme Court, his brother, Judge James McMillan Shafter, and Charles Webb Howard, president of the Spring Valley Water Company.
Later Rancho Tomales y Baulenes (granted in 1836 to Rafael GARCÍA) was added to their large holding. The combined property stretched from the coast north of Point Reyes, south and east to the top of Mount Tamalpais. The ranchos that were combined into one were passed down to descendants of Charles W. Howard and the Shafters.
Judge James McMillan Shafter, following a distinguished career back east, arrived in California in 1853. He became a state senator and was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1878. He was a regent of the University of California. At the time of the founding of Leland Stanford Junior University he delivered the dedicatory speech and became a trustee. His house, called The Oaks, was located on his extensive 3-rancho land holding. It was wood, carried by ferry out of the Golden Gate and into Tomales Bay, then hauled by oxen and lumber wagons to the site two miles south of Olema. Many of the rough timbers were sawed by his own mill on the place. Judge Shafter's house address: 951 Chestnut Street, San Francisco.
Judge Shafter was very interested in showing finely trained horses and cattle. He had a private racetrack. His son, Payne Jewett Shafter, (known as "Squire Shafter") carried on after his death. A daughter of "Squire," named Mary Shafter, wrote a book, American Indian and Other Folk Dances. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 52 - 6 January 2002
I am at a standstill as far as my paternal great-great-grandparents. My great-grandfather was José Jesus RUIZ born 1843 in California, possibly Los Angeles. He died 14 September 1908 in Santa Barbara, California, where he had raised his three boys with his wife María Antonia RUIZ. She was born in 1845 in Santa Barbara and died there 2 August 1908. They both are buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Santa Barbara. They had three sons that I know of: Cesario, Alex, and Abelardo. Oh, I would appreciate any help in trying to find some links for my paternal side of the family. Thank you so much in advance for any help anyone can give me. [Earlene E. (Ruiz) Grady (nonmember), Seattle, Washington]
Respuesta a Pregunta 52 - 6 January 2002
I have been doing some RUIZ family genealogy in connection with my docent work at the San Diego County Park at Rancho Peñasquitos. My research of the RUIZ family back to Juan María RUIZ [1725-1765] and his sons Francisco, José Manuel [1755-1835], José Alejandro [1749-?], and Efigenio [1745-1795] stops a generation or two before your great-grandfather. However, at the January 17-20 meeting of Los Californianos I will look into the descendants to see if I can make the connection. In hopes that I will be successful -- here is some more information on the family.
Juan María was a soldier at Loreto, Baja California, and was killed by a mountain lion. Francisco received the first land grant in the San Diego area, Rancho Peñasquitos, in 1823. He retired in 1827 as comandante of the Presidio of San Diego. He never married. José Manuel was the first native-born governor of Baja California. Efigenio was a soldado de cuera (leather jacket solder) at Santa Barbara in 1781. He settled in Los Angeles in 1790, but died in 1795 in Santa Barbara. He is said to be the founder of this RUIZ family in California. Efigenio married María Rosa LÓPEZ about 1769 at Alamos, Sonora, México. Three of their children were male: José Pedro [about 1774-1849], José Hilario [about 1780-1854], and José Joaquín [1794-1858]; all three were born in Santa Barbara. [George Gray (member), San Diego, California]
Respuesta a Pregunta 52 - 27 March 2002
María Antonia RUIZ was the daughter of Diego RUIZ and María de Jesús CORDERO. Diego was the son of José Hilario RUIZ (son of Efigenio) and María Julia SINOBA. Their family origins lie in the Rivera y Moncada and Anza expeditions, respectively. María de Jesús CORDERO'S parents were Juan de Jesús CORDERO and María Antonia VALENZUELA. Juan de Jesús was son of Mariano CORDERO and Juana Francisca PINTO. José de Jesús RUIZ was married to María Antonia RUIZ 19 July 1871 at Santa Barbara; he was 22, she was 23 (SB Presidio Marr #757). José de Jesús was the son of Baltazar RUIZ and María Eulateria (sp.?) CASTRO of Santa Barbara. Baltazar was a son of soldado José Pedro RUIZ (see George Gray's respuesta) and María Ygnacia LUGO. María Eulateria CASTRO was the daughter of José Joaquin CASTRO and María Inés SEPULVEDA. José Joaquin's parents came with de Anza. Some descendants of Baltazar RUIZ believe that he was Chumash, a misimpression caused by a garbled translation published by (but perhaps not originating with) the late Santa Barbara anthropologist, Travis Hudson. [Brian Haley (nonmember), Oneonta N.Y.
Pregunta 52 UPDATE - 11 October 2005
Further research indicates that it is unlikely that Efigenio was the son of Juan María RUIZ as Efigenio apparently was born in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, about 1745 and Juan María and his wife, Ana Isabel CARRILLO, were married in Loreto, Baja California, and seemingly remained in Baja California from then on. [Harry Crosby's Antigua California, Univ. of New Mexico Press, © 1994, pp. 262, 420]. Although it is possible the couple or Isabel alone were in Sinaloa for Efigenio's birth, it seems more likely that Efigenio was the son of Domingo RUIZ and Maria Josefa de LUGO as cited below. It should be noted, however, that we do not have actual documentation of his birth as yet, so the search really should continue. [George and Benita Gray (members), San Diego, Calif. and Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member), Modesto, Calif.]]
"Efigenio RUIZ, son of Domingo RUIZ and Maria Josefa de LUGO, was born c1745 at El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico, and married Maria Rosa LOPEZ y SANCHEZ (aka Rosa MONREAL), a native of the same village, at Los Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, in 1769." [Ontiveros, Erlinda Pertusi; Editors - Jim and Lynne Norris, San Ramon Chapel Pioneers and Their California Heritage, Olive Press Publications, p. 101.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 52 - 13 September 2009
From what I have found on the Huntington Library Early California Population Project Database 2006, Diego RUIZ was NOT the son of Hilario RUIZ and Maria SINOBA. Per BP Mats No 318, he was the son of Carlos RUIZ and Maria Antonia BERDUGO
(actually VERDUGO). His baptismal record BP Bats No 651 shows the same parental information, baptized 11 November 1823 with the name of Diego Maria de la Luz RUIZ. Also from BP Mats 318 he married Maria de Jesus CORDERO on 9 September 1849. [Sherwood "Woody" Milleman (member), Westlake Village, Calif.]
Pregunta 51 - 9 December 2001
Ando buscando informacion sobre Juan DE AYALA, un soldado que venia en la expedicion de De Anza o Cabrillo a Monterey y San Francisco. Alguien me puede sugerir algun libro o web site? Quedare muy agradecida por cualquier informacion. [Ayala (nonmember), San Mateo, Calif.]
My rough translation: I am looking for information about Juan de Ayala, a soldier that came on the expedition of de Anza to Monterey and San Francisco. Is anyone able to suggest to me a book or web site? I would be very grateful for any information.
La Tejedora
As you can see below, I can (at least I think I can) get the important part translated into Spanish, but I would be very happy if someone could send me more exact translations.
Respuesta a Pregunta 51 - 29 December 2001
I have found reference to a Juan AYALAIN in H. H. Bancroft's History of California, indexed volume 1 and references in volumes 3 & 4 (not much genealogical information, mostly historical accounts of happenings in early California, 1838-48). There is also reference to the AYALA name in H. H. Bancroft's History of Mexico, indexed in volume 6 and referenced in volume 2, 1546-69. Also there is mention of a Prudencia AYALA (who was a manager for Don Carlos Antonio CARRILLO at his rancho, "Sespe," in the Santa Clara Valley) in the book, The Place Called Sespe by R. G. Cleland. I just at this moment was reading the book when I came across the AYALA name! This book is one of the new acquisitions to my ever growing library. Sincerely [Jim Hardy de Estrada (member), Winston, Oregon]
Rough translation: Hay referencias a Juan AYALAIN en H. H. Bancroft's History of California, volumens 1, 3, y 4 (muy poco información de familias, por lo general, informes historicas de sucesos en California temprana, 1838-48). También, hay referencias al nombre de en H. H. Bancroft's History of Mexico, volumens 6 y 2, 1546-69. También, hay una Prudencia AYALA (director por Don Carlos Antonio CARRILLO a su rancho, "Sespe," en el Valle de Santa Clara) en el libro, The Place Called Sespe por R. G. Cleland.
La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 51 - 29 December 2001
The AYALAS are very famous. An AYALA was captain of the ship, San Carlos, which first discovered San Francisco Bay. Ayalas were at the groundbreaking for the Mission Dolores. There is a lot of history of AYALA family lines and land grants. They built and lived in adobes in the 1840s and 1850s. Of course, they had Native American wives. Ayala is listed on the 1782 Garrison List for San Diego. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Rough translation: Los AYALAS son muy famosos. Un AYALA fué capitán del barco, San Carlos, que descubrió la Bahía de San Francisco. AYALAS estaron al comienzo de Misión Dolores. Ellos construieron y vivieron en adobes en los 1840s y 1850s. Claro, algunas esposas fueron indigenas. AYALA estó en el Padrón del Presidio de San Diego de 1782.
La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 51 - 24 January 2002
Hi Teresa:
José Calisto AYALA is my ancestor. His was the first marriage in Santa Barbara. He married Juana Vitala FELIX in 1786. They are the founders of the AYALA family in California. Please tell me what record you have of an AYALA in San Diego in 1782? I would really appreciate it! [Lorraine Moffat (member), Hesperia, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 51- 25 February 2002
In the spring of 1769, Juan Manuel de AYALA, in the ship San Carlos, carried supplies and colonists for the new pueblo to be founded in San Diego. Again in command in 1775, he sailed with the fleet from México to San Francisco Bay.On August 2, 1775, Lieutenant AYALA reached an island in San Francisco Bay that he named Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles (Angel Island). AYALA'S mission was to explore for Spain the estuaries of San Francisco Bay and discover any connection between Drake's Bay and San Francisco Bay. AYALA remained on Angel Island for 40 days. The explorers came ashore to Marin several times, visiting the hospitable Ranchería of Olompali.
AYALA and José CANIZAES, his subordinate, jointly gained the honor of making the first recorded entrance into San Francisco Bay. They named not only Angel Island but also another island, Isla de los Alcatraces (Island of the Pelicans), now known as Alcatraz Island. It was AYALA'S exploration that determined suitability for establishing the San Francisco mission and presidio. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, California]
Respuesta a Pregunta 51 - 22 March 2002
Lorraine Moffat:
Let's back up to the early beginnings. As soon as the PEREZ expedition returned to San Blas on 27 August 1774 in the Santiago, Viceroy Bucareli gave orders for the ship to be ready for more exploration. The commander was First Lt. Bruno de Hezeta. Hezeta's
expedition was to include a reconnaissance of San Francisco Bay, which was made by Lieutenant Juan de AYALA on the San Carlos in August 1775. Reference: from the Gazeta de Madrid, 14 May 1776, pp. 175-76"
"The Very Excellent Viceroy of New Spain, Don Antonio Maria Bucareli, continuing his reports on the expedition of the Frigate Santiago, Schooner Sonora, and Packet boat San Carlos, which under the command of Battleship Lieutenant Don Bruno de Eceta and Frigate Lieutenants Don Juan Francisco de la Bodega and Don Juan de AYALA, who left the Port of San Blas on the Nueva Galicia, at the beginning of 1775, to advance as far as possible the voyages and discoveries of the Northern coast of Californias, and examine the Port of San Francisco (of whose happy progress news was given in the Gazeta of March 19 of the present year) has lately communicated the return of the two first ships to the said Port of San Blas, sending the log books and authentic documents of their respective commanders, in which is is recorded that they examined different ports on the same coast which they named, and took possession of them as well as the other territories stretching from the Port of Monte-Rey to latitude 58 degrees, with the consent and satisfaction of their natives. And since the Naval Officers and Pilots made plans and a very exact map of those coasts and Northern Seas, His Majesty has decided that they should be engraved and given to the public, as was done with the results of the last voyage to Monte-Rey." Respectfully submitted with more to follow later- [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Thanks so much for the great information Teresa, but we are still curious about the 1782 Garrison List of San Diego which you mentioned included an AYALA, or could that have been a typographical error as to date or place? La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 51 - 12 February 2005
My 4th grade granddaughter and I have been searching for information re Lt. Juan Manuel de AYALA. We even e-mailed a public library in Sevilla, España [no response yet]. However, a Mr. Carey with the San Francisco Public Library directed us to the University of California, Berkeley Library where we found the information you see here. In no other instance did we find ANYTHING re his date of birth or when/where he died. I hope this helps everyone. [Ramon Christopher Ayala & Danielle Ayala]
By royal edict, a maritime expedition for the exploration of the northwestern coasts of America sailed from San Blas early in the year 1775. This consisted of the frigate Santiago, under the commander-in-chief, Don Bruno de Heceta; the packet boat San Carlos, under Lieutenant AYALA; and the schooner Sonora, under Lieutenant Bodega. To Lieutenant AYALA was assigned the exploration of the Bay of San Francisco, while the Santiago and the Sonora sailed for the north.
Bodega discovered the Bay which bears his name, and Hecata (to spell his name as it is usually written) discovered the Columbia River. Bancroft (History of California), in giving Palou's Vida as authority for his short and incorrect account of AYALA'S survey, says: "It is unfortunate that neither map nor diary of this earliest survey is extant." It is with pleasure we are permitted to present to the public these important documents, now printed for the first time, and only regret that the shortness of time allowed for their study may perhaps necessitate later some minor corrections.
We have also received from the Minister of Marine of Spain, Don Jos? Ferrano, under date of July 14, 1909, a drawing of the paquebote, San Carlos, together with the record of her gallant commander, Don Juan Manuel de AYALA.
AYALA was born in Osuna, Andalucia, on the 28th of December 1745. He entered the Marine Corps on the 19th of September 1760, and was made Alférez de Fragata, October 10, 1767; Alférez de Navio, June 15, 1769; Teniente de Fragata, April 28, 1774; Teniente de Navio, February, 1776; and Capitan de Fragata, December 21, 1782.
When the order for the exploration of the northern coast was made, AYALA was one of the officers assigned to the work. He arrived in Vera Cruz in August 1774, proceeded to the City of Mexico, and was ordered by Viceroy Bucareli to San Blas, where he was given command of the schooner Sonora. The squadron under Heceta had hardly got under way, when the commander of the San Carlos, Don Miguel Manrique, suddenly went mad. AYALA was ordered to the command of the packet-boat, and returned to San Blas with the unfortunate officer, to follow the squadron a few days later.
In December 1775, AYALA conducted a reconnaissance on the coast of New Spain, and at its conclusion was placed in command of the Santiago, and until October 1778, served the new establishments of California. In August 1779, he was sent to the Philippine Islands in command of the San Carlos, returning to San Blas in 1781. In July 1784, he returned to Spain, and on March 14, 1785, was retired, at his own request, the royal order granting him full pay as captain of frigate in consideration of his services to California. He died December 30, 1797
Maybe Mr. Carey can help you w/ your search tcarey@sfpl.org [Ramon Christopher Ayala (nonmember), Alhambra, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 51 - 12 September 2006
Hello Teresa:
Your message states: "AYALA is listed on the 1782 Garrison List for San Diego. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]" Is this Jose Calisto AYALA you are referring to? Where did you find him on the 1782 Garrison List for San Diego? Thanks for your information! [Lorraine Moffat (member), Hesperia, Calif.]
Pregunta 50 - 5 December 2001 and
Pregunta 50 UPDATE - 6 January 2002 in brackets
HELP.........cannot connect great-great-great-grandparent, Juan CASTRO BERNAL (born 1812, died 1874), married to María Barbara ESPINOSA (born 1830, died 1904). Also my great-grandparent, Antonio BERNAL (born 1853, died 1920), married Altagracia HIGUERA (born ?, died 1918). I only have those names and dates from family information. I cannot verify anything. I have a copy of the family land grant, Cañada de Pala [now Grant Park]. I would like any information concerning these families. If I can help anyone else, let me know. [Still looking for BERNAL, HIGUERA, ESPINOSA, CASTRO, MESA, SOTO, and CABRERO information.] [Sharon Williams (nonmember), Sacramento, CA. [new e-mail address] slwilliams@surewest.net]
Respuesta a Pregunta 50 - 29 December 2001
I have some information on the BERNAL family name for Sharon. Also there is reference to the BERNAL name in H. H. Bancroft's History of California, indexed in vol. 2. Sharon can e-mail me and I will attempt to help her.
SUGGESTION: Mas importante, most names can be researched fairly well by looking in to Hubert Howe Bancroft's works, especially his volumes dedicated to California and Mexico histories. Some of these volumes are available on interlibrary loan from your local library. Also a wealth of information can be found in Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California by Marie E. Northrop [Jim Hardy de Estrada (member), Winston, Oregon, flyingrocks@mcsi.net ]
Note: we really like to have information come through the web site if possible. That way, everyone interested in the name gets the information, not just the one who submitted the query. Also note, we do not post e-mail addresses unless the person specifically requests that the address be shared.
La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 50 - 22 February 2002
Antonio María SUNOL deserted in California (1818) from Spain on the French ship "Bordelais." He married María Dolores BERNAL, held an excellent reputation, owned Rancho Coches in Santa Clara County, California. However, he lived at the Pueblo de San José.
Rancho El Valle de San José was granted to four family members on 23 February and 10 April 1839. Don Antonio María PICO married Pilar BERNAL and sold his fourth of Rancho El Valle de San José to Juan P. BERNAL. The original name was Alisal, (from alder tree). Augustin BERNAL moved to his portion of the rancho and built an adobe casa in April 1850
Joaquin BERNAL was a presidio soldier at San Francisco and San José. He was granted Rancho Santa Teresa in Santa Clara County in 1834. In 1853 his son, Augustin, claimed that rancho.
The BERNALS were good business managers, and therefore better able to hold on to their land grants. [Teresa Russell (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 49 - 5 December 2001
In the California Pioneer Register and Index 1542-1848 there is a family that interests me very much -- a soldier in San Francisco, by the name of Hilario MIRANDA, wife Juana CIBRIAN, children José Francisco (born 1828), José Jesús, Casmiro, Alejo, Clemente, and María de Gracia. My great-grandfather's name was Francisco and he had a brother named Jesus, but I never knew of other siblings. Is there any one doing research on this family? If you are please contact me. [Hortencia Miranda Albert [nonmember], Bakersfield, Calif.]
Pregunta 48 - 8 October 2001
My first ancestor to come to California, was José Antonio YORBA, my great-great-great grandfather on my maternal side. He was a Catalan soldier from Spain, who came with Father Serra in 1769. He was given a Spanish land grant from the King of Spain. After retirement he settled in Orange County. I have much information on this line.My Grandma Felipa YORBA was the daughter of O. Vicente YORBA and Marriana F. PERALTA. She married Juan FARIAS and came to Culver City, California after marriage and raised her family there. Juan was the son of Tomasa TALAMANTES, the daughter of Guadalupe TALAMANTES, who was the daughter of Felipe TALAMANTES. Tomasa's
father was Joseph FARIAS [see correction below]. They shared a land grant with the MACHADO family. Is any one working on this line in Culver City? I have very little information on FARIAS or TALAMANTES. Please get in touch with me. [Eva Booher (nonmember), Santa Monica, Calif., evabooher@aol.com]
CORRECTION
Hi,
I noticed on my query there is a mistake, how can I correct it? It is about Tomasa TALAMANTES, Jose FARIAS was her husband not father. If you can correct it I would appreciate it? Thank You. Eva Booher
Note to readers: just send corrections in to Queries & Responses. Be sure to give the Pregunta number, e.g., in this case Pregunta 48.
Respuesta a Pregunta 48 - 3 May 2004
I was looking up some heritage while on the telephone with my grandfather and he informed me that he is the sole owner of a historical book going back to the maps and original travelings and owners of the original Spanish land grant referenced in Pregunta 48. He has almost every person and the families from this time period documented up until 1850 or so, including the MACHADOS and TALAMANTES. Please, if you are still researching this information, feel free to e-mail me with any questions at ninifer2@yahoo.com. [Jennifer Yendes (member), Riverside, Calif.]
Pregunta 47 - 8 October 2001
Than you for your response to Pregunta 46 on 15 September 2001. We are trying to locate the children and grandchildren of Felipe BRIONES who died in Contra Costa County in 1840. Thank you for anything that you can share with us. [Susan DeJonghe (not yet member), Tucson, Ariz.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 46 y 47 - 23 June 2005
I have some knowledge of the area where Felipe BRIONES lived his last years. Please e-mail me at Briones00@aol.com. I use this e-mail name because of the area I was raised and still live in. I am interested in compiling history of the area. [Lawrence Nunes (nonmember), Martinez, Calif.]
Pregunta 46 - 15 September 2001
For years my sister and I have listened to the stories that our grandmother and great-uncle told of our ancestors coming to San Francisco with Father Junípero Serra and establishing a mission. Supposedly this person(s) that came with Father Serra kept journals of the trip. My grandmother said that the family was buried in Mission Dolores, but when we were there many years ago the priest told us the many of the older graves had been moved. To where he did not know! We heard about the land grant and how the Crocker Bank took it from the family; stories of healers and use of herbs in the healing; of a great-great-??? grandfather that was killed in an Indian raid.
My sister and I are trying to search those roots. We know that our great-grandmother was Belinda BRIONES (born 1871), who had a sister, Martha, and a brother, John M. BRIONES (1874-1968), who is buried in Alhambra (Pioneer) Cemetery. Belinda's mother was Matilda ALVISO (born 1842), from Vallejo.
We were recently given this additional information. Can anyone help us further?
(Gen 1) Ygnacio BRIONES
(Gen 2) Marcos BRIONES (1757-1841)
(Gen 3) Felipe BRIONES (1790-1840)
(Gen 4) Casimiro BRIONES (b Mar 4,1823-?)
married Matilda ALVISO,(1842-1913)
[Susan DeJonghe (not yet member), Tucson, Ariz.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 46 - 29 September 2001
Open the California history books and feast your eyes on page after page of proud heritage. Rancho Collayomi, (3 leagues) in Loconoma Valley was given to Robert T. RIDLEY on 17 June 1844 by Governor Micheltorena. RIDLEY was an English sailor who became captain of the Port of San Francisco in 1846. He was a naturalized Mexican citizen and in 1844 married Presentación BRIONES. Rancho Los Baulenes was granted to Gregorio BRIONES in November 1845 by Governor Pio Pico. It extends around Bolinas Bay. Don Gregorio BRIONES' house stood on the west shore of the bay near an embarcadero; the house of Pablo BRIONES (son) stood near the NE boundary line of the rancho. Rancho La Purísima Concepción was granted 30 June 1840 to Indians. (Hoa!) They sold it to Juana BRIONES in 1840. The parents of Juana came with Father Magin de Catalá, Franciscan Friar, to Monterey and on to Santa Clara Mission in 1794. Children were Guadalupe, Maria la Luce (unmarried), Juana born at Carmel/Monterey, another sister who married a MARTINEZ, and son Gregorio, a doctor living in Bolinas. Juana lived with her sister Guadalupe and moved to Mission Dolores. Juana had an adobe casa in the north beach area of San Francisco. She was kind to sick and deserting sailors, acted as a doctor, nurse, and midwife in San Francisco and Santa Clara. She traveled by ox cart. Each year she had a family reunion/BBQ. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 46 - 4 January 2002
I have found a few listings of the names requested in the book, Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850 by Marie Northrop. The book is available for interlibrary loan through your local library and from the California Library system. They are also for sale (2 volume set) by e-mail at scgs@earthlink.net . A summary of what is included in the book follows.
Marcos Joseph [p. 88] BRIONES was born about 1757 at San Luis Potosí, México. His parents were, Vicente BRIONES and María Antonia de PADRÓN. Marcos married 27 September 1784 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey to María Isidora TAPIA, born about 1771 at Culiacan, Mexico. Her parents were Felipe Santiago TAPIA (He came to California in 1776 with the Anza expedition.) and María Filomena HERNÁNDEZ. María Isidora died in Santa Cruz about 1812, and Marcos Joseph died in December 1841 in Monterey. Marcos José [p. 89] BRIONES came to Alta California with his father in 1771; invalido [retired soldier] at Branciforte in 1791-1800; comisionado [a soldier appointed to carry out a special appointment] at Branciforte in 1812; living at San Jose in 1804-41.
Marcos and María had 13 children. Child #4 was Phelipe [p. 88; Felipe on p. 82] Santiago BRIONES , baptized 18 February 1790 at Mission San Antonio. He was married 28 November 1810 at Mission Santa Clara to Manuela VALENCIA. He died 6 January 1840 near Santa Clara [p.88; near San Jose p. 82]. Wife María [p.82] Manuela VALENCIA was born 31 December 1795 and baptized 1 January 1796 at Mission Santa Clara. Her parents wereFrancisco VALENCIA (who also came with Anza in 1776) and María Victoria HIGUERA.
Felipe and María had 14 children of which #7 was Casimiro, who was born 4 March 1823 and baptized 5 March 1823 at Mission Santa Clara. He was married about 1846 to Dolores HIGUERA. H. H. Bancroft lists Felipe as regidor [a city official--exact duties varies during different time periods] at San Jose in 1820. Manuela VALENCIA de BRIONES is listed as widowed at San Jose in 1841 at age 47. She had 11 children of which one was Casimero born in 1824. The later information was from the index in H. H. Bancroft's History of California, vol. II . There is mention of a Captain BRIONESs in Bancroft's History of Mexico, vol. II., pages 33-4. I highly recommend that the books, Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 (2 volumes). I borrowed them from a library at first; then I decided to purchase them for my own family research. Anybody who is doing family research during the periods of 1769-1850 in California will find them invaluable. [Jimmie Hardy de Estrada (member), Winston, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 46 - 1 February 2004
I was raised and still live in the Briones Hills. I have read about your relative Felipe and I am interested in the local history. I believe I know where the home site was in what is now Homestead Valley in Briones Regional Park. (one of the East Bay regional parks). There are seven large cypress trees there that are probably about 200 years old. I am also somewhat familiar with what is known as the Higuera Ranch area. There is a 64 square mile area here known as the Briones Hills Agricultural Preservation Area. In fact there is controversial development proposed that has initiated a group called the Briones Hills Preserve Alliance, a website, http://www.brioneshills.org tells more [Lawrence Nunes (nonmember), Martinez, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 46 - 7 September 2006
Ygnacio Vicente BRIONES was the son of Francisco BRIONES and Manuela Maria LOREDO of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He married Marsela Antonia PADRON February 1758 at Santa Maria del Rio Church in San Luis Potosi. His brother, Jose Alejandro, married Marsela's sister, Claudia Josefa, the same day. The brides were the daughters of Jesus Maria Nicolas PADRON and Simona Gertrudes MORALES. There is a marriage license in Spanish on record with the LDS Genealogy Library for both couples. The record notes that the grooms and brides were American-born Spaniards. Ygnacio along with his son, Marcos Jose, had come north to San Diego around 1770 and than settled in San Francisco around 1777. Felipe Santiago BRIONES (Marcos' son) according to the records was killed during a skirmish with the natives during an uprising in 1840. Presentacion BRIONES is actually a MIRANDA. Her mother was Juana BRIONES and her father Apolinario MIRANDA. Juana owned her own home and land and her twin sister, Maria de Luz, (who was married years earlier) lived with her. Their sister,
Guadalupe, was married to Candelario MIRAMONTES of Half Moon Bay. They had at least 18 children. Spanish women as a general rule assumed their maiden name whenever their husband may have died. Thank you to all for the information presented. [Patrick Garcia (nonmember), Spokane, Wash.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 46 - 15 April 2009
I am looking for more information on Francisco BRIONES. He would be my 6th-great- grandfather. [Lara (nonmember), San Francisco, Calif.]
Pregunta 45 - 15 September 2001
I am descended from BOJÓRQUEZ. My father used to tell stories about our ancestor, "LÓPEZ, the horse thief." He said LÓPEZ was hung, but never talked about innocence or guilt or the circumstances. Do any of you know of this story? LÓPEZ was the first husband of María Marcela BOJÓRQUEZ. She remarried in the plaza church in Los Angeles in, I think, 1855 or so. All her children were born before then to her and LÓPEZ . I do not know where in California he was killed.
Pregunta 44 - 15 September 2001
I'm filling in some loose ends of my wife's family. I'm looking for the pedigree of Carlos VALDÉZ, born 4 Mar. or Nov. 1848, believed in Santa Barbara, Calif. His parents names are Inacinti and Francisca ORTEGA, both believed born in California (Santa Barbara). They lived in Santa Barbara in 1847. Carlos was married twice, to sisters. First, 4 Jan. 1874, Monterey, to Vincenta [Vicenta?] E. ESPINOSA, born 1855, believe in Monterey County. She died 30 July 1885, Monterey, Calif. after 8 children. The second marriage, 7 Nov. 1888, Monterey to Adelina E. ESPINOSA, born 20 Feb. 1860. She died in Pacific Grove, Calif. (Monterey County) 15 Jan. 1918 with 10 children. Also need pedigree for the ESPINOSA girls. Thank You. [Art Woodfin and Noreen Beron-Woodfin (not yet members), Chualar, Calif.]
Pregunta 43 - 15 September 2001
Eight generations back my grandparents were Francisco JIMÉNEZ (born about 1773 in Los Angeles) and María Gertrudis Guadalupe GARCÍA (born 14 Dec. 1777 in Monterey). She is the 4th child of Felipe Santiago GARCÍA and María Petra Juaquina Alcántara LUGO, first white parents in Baja California. Francisco's father was Nicolás XIMÉNEZ and his mother is supposed to be Micaela LÓPEZ, however, we have the wrong lady. The one we have is abt 80 years too old. Can anyone help us find her (the real mother). They were supposedly married in New Mexico but I recently discovered that the Micaela LÓPEZ we have was married to Francisco de MASCARENAS in 1718. Please help. [Arnell VerHoef (nonmember), Mesa, Ariz.]
Pregunta 42 - 15 September 2001
I am a sixth generation Californian trying to establish the line of my great-great-grandfather, José, born 18 Mar. 1821 in San Gabriel. Per the LDS a Jose Eugenio VALDEZ has father, Antonio María de Santa Monica VALDEZ, and mother, María Antonia Dorotea FELIZ. Is he descended from Eugenio VALDEZ born about 1756 in El Fuerte, Sonora, and a soldier in the Rivera expedition? Thanks for any assist. [Joanne Norris (nonmember), Marietta, Ga.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 42 - 24 September 2001
From San Gabriel Baptisms. No. 6649 Jose Eugenio VALDES, 2 ds. of Antonio y Ma. Antonia FELIZ, natls. de Sta. B. y vecs. del Pueblo. Eugenio VALDES, abuelo paterno c.c. Sebastiana QUINTERO y su hija Ma. Soledad VALDES, c.c. soldado de San Diego. Henrique SEPULVEDA padrinos. Nuez Eugenio VALDEZ/S was the baby's grandfather and godfather.
Translations
abuelo - grandparent; ancestor
c.c.=casado con - married to
de - of del - of the
natls.=naturals - persons from a given locality; natives of; born at
padrinos - godparents
paterno - from the male line
soldado - soldier
su hija - his daughter
vecs.=vecinos - householder; citizen of a city or town; resident
y - and
Pregunta 41 - 15 September 2001
I have found that my ancestors are of the Efigenio RUIZ and Juan Salvador de LUGO lines. José de la Ascensión Altagarcia LUGO married Juana María RUIZ 21 Sept. 1845 in Santa Barbara. Where I am having problems is locating the daughter-in-law of José de la PEDRO NOLASCO (on the 1850 census he is PEDRO; on the 1900 census he is NOLASCO). His wife is Guadalupe RUIZ(?). Looking for more information or leads to check into. Thank you for your time. [Lesa Bielman (nonmember currently), Fontana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 41 - 24 September 2001
Update on the Guadalupe (RUIZ?) LUGO mystery. I believe I have found her - thanks to all of your leads. I believe she was born María Guadalupe de los Dolores RUIZ on 5 Feb 1858 in Ventura. He parents are listed as Saturnino RUIZ (M), born 1822 and María del Refugio Antonia LOPEZ. Thank You. [Lesa Bielman (nonmember), Fontana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 41 - 26 November 2002
Guadalupe RUIZ, who married José Pedro de NOLASCO LUGO, was the daughter of Gerónimo del Carmen RUIZ and María Presentación de Altagarcia RODRÍGUEZ. Gerónimo del Carmen RUIZ is the son of José Pedro RUIZ (Efigenio RUIZ line) and María Ygnacia LUGO (Francisco Salvador LUGO line). María Presentación de Altagarcia RODRÍGUEZ is the daughter of José Luis Gonzaga RODRÍGUEZand María Clemencia ARELLANES (ARRELLANES or ARELLANO). Thank you for all of your posts--I'm getting closer! [Lesa Bielman (nonmember), Fontana, Calif.]
Pregunta 40 - 14 July 2001
My grandfather was Adolph Haviel (or Habiel or Javiel or Jabiel)
GARCÍA (1885-1956). His parents were Jabiel (or Javiel, etc.) GARCÍA and Lucía MIRANDA. His grandparents were José Miguel GARCÍA (born 1820 in Santa Clara) and María Rafaela MIRANDA (born 8 Mar 1823 in San Francisco). I am trying to verify that José Miguel's parent were Francisco María León GARCÍA (born 27 Jun 1823 in Santa Clara) and María Rafaela SOTO (born 1782 in San Francisco), reportedly married in Santa Clara 16 Aug 1818. I can find record of Francisco's marriage to a María Antonia Felipa de Jesús Inocencia LISALDE on 25 July 1807 at San Gabriel Mission, but nothing about a later marriage to María SOTO. Can anyone help? This would be my link back to several members of the 1775-76 Anza colonizing expedition. Thanks so much! [Pat Garcia Daniels (nonmember), Colfax, Calif.]
Pregunta 39 - 9 July 2001
My ggg-grandfather was Dionysio SOTO (b. 1808 in México). His wife was Francisca ARMENTA (b. 1812 in México). Their son, Macedonia Alcolla SOTO, (b. 1834 in Sinaloa, México) married Felicita SALAZAR (b. 1849 in California). Among their children was Joseph de los Ángeles Pasqual SOTO (b. 1873 Watsonville, Santa Cruz Co., Calif.), who married María (also known as Micaela or Michella) CORTÉZ. They were my great-grandparents and I am trying to get more information about them. [Richard, California]
Respuesta a Pregunta 39 - 20 March 2002
Micala CORTEZ baptized our grandmother Julia SOTO, who is the daughter of Pasqual SOTO'S sister, Florinda/Clorinda. Julia's father was Thomas LUGO. Thomas's mom was Narcisa SHENAVE, and we think your grandmother, Micala, was her sister. I have more information if anyone is interested. thanks! [Becky Richard (nonmember), California whytbear95@aol.com]
Pregunta 38 - 9 July 2001
My great-grandmother is Teresa de Jesus RUIZ (b. 15 Oct 1868, d. 1 Jan 1945). I have a copy of her certificate of baptism (1 Dec 1868 by Rev. M. Duran) from Our Lady of Angeles Church at the Old Plaza Church in Los Angeles. It lists her parents as Santiago RUIZ and María Concepción LUGO. Teresa married Miguel VALLE. I am looking for any information on Teresa's husband and parents. Can anyone help me? My sister and I think María's father is Don Vicente LUGO, but can't prove it yet. Thank you for any help you can give. [Harry Reinhart (nonmember), Sparks, Nev.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 38 - 9 July 2001
Your grandmother, Teresa RUIZ, can be traced back to an early Californian, Fructuoso María RUIZ, and his wife María Dolores LUGO through their son José Santiago de la Santissima Trinidad RUIZ and his wife María de los Santos SOTELO, who were the parents of (José Servo) Santiago Toribio RUIZ. We are sending you a separate e-mail of our file on this RUIZ family.
Teresa's mother, Concepción LUGO, was the daughter of José del Carmen LUGO (brother of Don Vicente LUGO) and his wife, Rafaela CASTRO. José and Vicente descended from another early Californian, Francisco Salvador LUGO, and his wife, Juana MARTÍNEZ, through their son Antonio María LUGO and his wife, Dolores RUIZ. This is a very large family, so we are only sending the direct line and Vicente LUGO. [Maurice & Marcy Bandy (members), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 38 - 5 March 2002
This is regarding the response to Pregunta #38. I am also a descendant of the LUGO family and would like more information, if possible. I have traced back to Salvador de LUGO, father of Francisco Salvador LUGO, and Salvador's wife, María Josefa de ESPINOSA. I also have information on the parents of Juana María MARTÍNEZ (Francisco's wife). I know that the VERDUGO family is also related. Any information would be appreciated. E-mail at JodeeLvn@aol.com. [Jody David (nonmember), Brea, Calif.]
Pregunta 37 - 24 May 2001
I am looking for any information on Adalaida SOTO (nee MATHEWS), her husband Crisanto SOTO, and her parents (family stories say William MATHEWS and Josepha BERNAL). She lived in San José from about 1850 and died there in 1930. She claimed to have been born in 1830 (possible 1840) in Napa and may have had at least one sister. Her husband, Crisanto, died in Arizona while serving as First Lt. in the 1st Battalion Native Californian Calvary. Also any information on a possible second husband, possible surname, FELIZ. Adalaida is my grandfather's grandmother and my family's possible link into Los Californianos. [P. Howe (nonmember), Napa, Calif.]
Pregunta 36 - 29 April 2001
Nicolasa BELTRÁN was the wife of José VILLALOBOS. Who were her parents and brothers and sisters? [Maria Benitez (member), Irvine, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 36 - 29 May 2002
Could possibly the father of Nicolasa BELTRAN be the corporal Nicolas BELTRAN mentioned in Bancroft's California History, vol. II, page 716, who was killed in Colorado? Also Nicolasa BELTRAN -- married -- José VILLALOBO and their daughter-- Juana Josefa VILLALOBO -- married -- Joseph Dorteo FELIZ and they had 12 children, see Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, pgs. 142-144. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Note: on p. 323 of vol. 2, of the latter book it states that the María Nicolasa BELTRAN who married Juan José Miguel VILLALOBO(S) in Sinaloa, México was born about 1746 at San Miguel de Horoasitas, Sonora, México. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 36 - 16 June 2002
N. BELTRAN records are at San Luis Rey. (I just returned from honoring these ancestors who came before us at their graves last Sunday). [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 35 - 29 April 2001
My current name is Wanda Sanchez, but I was born Michele Anne MARTINEZ. My great-great-grandfather, Bernardino ARIAS, was supposed to have been born in San Juan Bautista, Calif. in 1842. He died in Watsonville, Calif. in 1922. I am trying to trace my ancestors beyond this relative and don't know if there are records of his birth in San Benito County. He married Erminia GUTIÉRREZ, born in Watsonville in 1857. She died there in 1938. I would appreciate any information about Bernardino and Erminia and their parents. I've heard family members say that their ancestors came to California for the Spanish land grants. [Wanda Sanchez (nonmember), Alameda, Calif.]
Pregunta 34 - 5 April 2001
I am researching María Matilde BOJÓRQUEZ, born about 1850s in Sonora and died in late 1880s or early 1890s in Montebello, Calif. She was daughter of Jesús BOJÓRQUEZ and Luisa GONZÁLES. Siblings were purportedly Gabriela and Eufemio. She was married to Juan Matias SÁNCHEZ in 1883 after giving birth to their third child. I am looking to find links to her family wherever they may be found. Juan SÁNCHEZ came to Alta California probably in 1841 with the Rowland Workman party or shortly thereafter. Our oral family tradition has him being Workman's majordomo and this is born out by the fact that Workman deeded him and Workman's son-in-law, F.P.F. Temple, the Rancho la Merced for $1. Later, Juan SÁNCHEZ acquired several other ranchos in which he sold Workman and Temple interest. When their bank was faltering, he signed the mortgage putting up his part of the ranchos as surety for a loan to save the bank. [Dara Jones (nonmember), Dallas, Tex.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 34 - 13 February 2002
Our oral family tradition indicates that my great-great-grandmother, Gabriela BOJÓRQUEZ QUIROZ, who may be the sibling referred to in your pregunta, was keeper of the keys for the padres at Mission San Gabriel. So a Montebello connection with her sister would seem reasonable. I do know that my grandmother, Guadalupe Valencia
and Gabriela QUIROZ WORKMAN TEMPLE were cousins. I am recalling this information from a family conversation with Thomas WORKMAN TEMPLE (Gabriela's husband) about 35 years ago when he gave my mother some information about our family. Tommy also said that Lupe's mother's family had come from Sonora, but I had remembered it being earlier than mid-19th century. [Patti Gram (nonmember), London, U.K.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 34 - 7 March 2004
Gracias por #34. Reply to No. 34 - Pregunta y Respuesta. I was interested in your query which named Gabriela QUIROZ, the wife of Thomas Workman TEMPLE. In his story of the 1781 expedition to California, TEMPLE dedicated the article to Manuel Ygnacio LUGO, who he called his ancestor. I have been trying to find out just what the relationship was. Apparently, it must have been through Gabriela QUIROZ. Thanks. [Lorraine Moffat (member), Hesperia, Calif.]
Pregunta 33 - 5 April 2001
Does anyone have any information on Refugio VALDÉZ VALENZUELA
born 1842, died 1911 in Santa Barbara? I know she was married to Narcisco VALENZUELA in 1873. I may become a member if I can get this information. Thanks for any help you can give. [Ramona T. Vranish (nonmember), Lompoc, Calif.]
Pregunta 32- 1 April 2001
I am researching Ramón BOJÓRQUEZ and wife, Francisco ROMERO. According to Mission 2000, Francisca was from Buenavista, in the area of Tubac. All the charts I have from other Los Californianos members and other sources indicate that Ramón, Francisco, and their 3 daughters were born in Sinaloa. Don G. has also indicated that Ramón was a soldier attached to Tubac. Anyone have information on this? Thank you. [Ellen McBride (member), Carnelian Bay, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 32 - 9 July 2001
Ramón BOJÓRQUES was a soldier that came with the de Anza party and founding families of San José, California. He died in 1822 at over 90 years of age and is buried in the floor of the Mission San José. One of his daughters married Ygnacio HIGUERA at Mission San Xavier del Bac, Arizona, in 1775. They also came with de Anza and were founders of San Francisco. Ramón is supposed to be from Villa Sinaloa. These records are hard to find because Villa Sinaloa was not a parish until 1822. That means that the earlier records are either in nearby churches or are at the archives in Cualiacán. Ramón is my direct ancestor. If you have questions, I will try to answer them if I can, let me know. [Beverly Madera (former member), Oakland, Calif. Beverlyfromcal@webtv.net ]
Pregunta 31 - 14 March 2001
We have two small photos (and the negative for one) dated "September 1904, Santa Clara." One is of three young ladies, whose names are given as "Julia, Mabel, and Lou." They appear to be in their early 20s. The second is of a middle-aged woman, who probably would be related to the three young ladies. It is labeled "Mrs. Don Luis ARGÜELLO, nee CASTRO." Her given name is illegible, but appears to be Maria/Marcia/Monica -- definitely begins with an "M" and ends with an "a" with an "i" somewhere in between.The pictures were found among the possessions of Lois LE MAY'S aunt. Can anyone identify them? [Maurice L. Bandy (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 31- 1 April 2001
According to Castro of California by Kenneth M. and Doris Castro, p. 58
"(11) Maria del Refugio Aldefrida Secundina CASTRO, baptized 7/4/1844* at Mission Santa Clara*. Married twice: (1) Gabriel PERALTA, son of Ignacio PERALTA and Rafaela SANCHEZ DE PERALTA. He died in San Leandro. Child: Marie Louise PERALTA. (2) Luis ARGÜELLO from Santa Clara." * Entry No. 10889, Mission Santa Clara baptisms.
It seems likely this is the lady in the photo. This is very exciting to me as we have been working on my husband's line. Lois' [LE MAY] mother and Mel's grandmothers were first cousins, We have recently found his great grandmother, Amelia GUEVARA, Lois' great-aunt, was probably descended from a branch of this same CASTRO family. [Gail Slade (not yet member), Port Charlotte, Florida]
Pregunta 30 - 4 March 2001
I am looking for information on Juan José VÁSQUEZ, first-born son of José Tiburcio VÁSQUEZ and Alvina HERNÁNDEZ in 1825 at Mission Dolores. [Marian Aragon Wydo (nonmember), Redwood City, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 30 - 14 March 2001
This Juan José VÁSQUEZ is listed as the first son of Tiburcio VÁSQUEZ in Mutnick's chart entry #1640. His paternal grandparents (grandfather was a soldado) were his padrinos. He and his siblings were first cousins to the famous bandit, Tiburcio VÁSQUEZ , who was born in Monterey. Mrs. Mutnick indicates that Juan José is mentioned in the 1860 San Mateo County census, which said he was 35 and could not read/write. She also indicates an entry for him on 26 May 1823 in the Mission Santa Clara Book 2 (SCLBsub2). His parents and his brothers, Pablo and José María VÁSQUEZ , were in Half Moon Bay around 1860 See my Respuesta to Pregunta 27. I am interested in this family and their ties to the BERNALS. Please let me know what you find. [Greg Smestad (member), Monterey, Calif.]
Pregunta 29 - 16 December 2000
My mother is María Inéz BOJÓRQUEZ. My maternal grandparents were María Inéz CASTRO and Braulio BOJÓRQUEZ. My maternal great-grandparents were Ambrosía CASTRO and Daniel CASTRO and María CASTRO and Antonio BOJORQUEZ. I can trace my family to Sinaloa, Mexico in the 1800s. My grandfather always told by my mother that we were German and Spanish. That would account for the Oompah-pah style music appreciated by our family. My mother and her siblings are redheads or blonds, blue or green eyed, very fair skinned, and freckled. I need information on where we originated. [Cynthia Paula Patricia Bojorquez-Aguilar (nonmember), San Bernardino, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 29 - 11 February 2001
"Oompah-pah" music is not necessarily German music. Mexican music called "Banda" also uses oompah-pah. The use of tuba is certainly a German influence. [Mary Triplett Ayers (member), Santa Paula, Calif.]
Note: Oompah-pah - "A repetitive, rhythmic bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses." This imitative term first appeared in English 1875-80. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 29 - 12 February 2002
My great-grandmother was María Concepción BOJÓRQUES who married my great-grandfather, Ramon DUARTE, in Guaymas, México, in 1854. They are both buried in Hermosillo, México. Concepción was born in France to a Spanish father and a French mother. She came to Guaymas with her brothers, Andres and Juan, and sisters, Sylvia and Chono, who were all blonde and blue-eyed. Perhaps your BOJORQUES clan is of French descendant also? Although, Spanish people are light-complected, too.
If you ever come across any information of Concepción in your research please contact me at rosannagonzales@cox.net. Thank you [Rosanna Gonzales (nonmember), Phoenix, Ariz.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 29 - 19 February 2003
Respuesta to my own question: here are the answers thus far.
The BOJORQUEZ or BOHORQUES family of Spain, Portugal, and the Americas originated in the Merindad di Trasmiera and were one of the first and most illustrious Hispanic families in the service of the king to be mentioned in the great battle of Salado in 1340 A.D. when the knights of King Don Alfonso 11th destroyed the armies of the Emperor of Morocco. This victory finished what the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa began and the Christian knights flocked to the royal standard to finally expel the Moors from Spain. For his heroism in this battle, Don Ruy Diego de BOJORQUEZ was created Knight of the Most Nobel Order of the Banda. Other knights of this lineage fought in the battles of Andalucia and remained there to found a branch of the family in the villa of Villamartín Arcos de Frontera, Cadiz.
Don Alonso Vicente de BOJORQUEZ was the Supreme Counselor of the Inquisition, Lord of Veas and a famous knight. Don Antonio Miguel de BOJORQUEZ, Alguacil Mayor of the Inquisition and Knight of Santiago, was the Marques de Los Trujillos. Don Mauricio Nicolas de BOJORQUEZ, Count of Torrepalma, was created the first Duke of Nor and Don Pedro Luis de BOJORQUEZ was the Marques of Mirabel. Lt. General Don Jose Martin de BOJORQUEZ was created the Marques of Ruchena by the King of Spain. Don Bartolome de BOJORQUEZ and Don Juan de BOJORQUEZ were created Knights of Calatrava (founded in 1158 A.D. and confirmed by Pope Alejandro 3rd in 1164 A.D. to wage Holy War upon the invading Moors and, to the death).
The BOJ0RQUEZ Caballeros were Conquistadors del Nuevo Mundo and their descendants reside in the Americas. This information supplied to me by "Armas de Espana". So the spelling of BOJORQUEZ is in fact true, it does exist Anthony Bojorquez [See Respuesta a Pregunta 28.]. :) Reach me at snowhitekiss1@msn.com [Cynthia Paula Bojorquez Aguilar (nonmember), San Bernardino, Calif.]
Pregunta 28 - 14 December 2000
Can anyone tell me where the last name BOJÓRQUEZ originates from? [Donna Fackrell (nonmember), Las Vegas, Nev.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 28 - 11 February 2001
BOJÓRQUEZ is a Basque name. I don't have any documentation. If I'm wrong, someone correct me. [Mary Triplett Ayers (member), Santa Paula, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 28 - 14 September 2001
BOJÓRQUEZ is not Basque; it is a Castilian patronymic, like Rodríguez, etc. It is also spelled "BOHORQUEZ" and "BORQUEZ." The version with a "j" is nonexistent in Spain, for some reason. [Anthony Bojorquez (nonmember), Los Angeles, Calif.][See Respuesta a Pregunta 29.]
Pregunta 27 - 23 November 2000
Does anyone have information regarding the VASQUEZ family? In particular, I am searching for Pablo VÁSQUEZ who was born about 1800 in Mexico. He married María Benedicta BRIONES Y RAMÍREZ on 27 April 1835 at Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California. Their daughter was María Soledad VÁZQUEZ y BRIONES de MARIANO GARCÍA, my great-grandmother Tomasa GARCÍA de MORENO'S mother. My theory is that Pablo VÁZQUEZ had family in California, perhaps around Half Moon Bay. Any information provided is sincerely appreciated. [Lorraine (Ruiz) Frain (member), Mountain View, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 27 - 17 January 2001
Pablo VÁZQUEZ of Half Moon Bay was born in 1842, christened at Mission Dolores, and married Amelia CONNER in 1872 in San Mateo County. Amelia was a niece of Mrs. Augustine GUERRERO. Pablo's parents were Tiburcio VÁSQUEZ y BORJORQUEZ and Alvina HERNÁNDEZ y LORENZNA. Tiburcio and Francisco GUERRERO were co-grantees of Rancho Corral de Tierra in Half Moon Bay and their descendants are in San Mateo County in the 1860 census.
The Pablo VÁZQUEZ marriage to Benedicta BRIONES y RAMÍREZ, with a footnote regarding a marriage involving Mariono GARCÍA is seen in the Dorothy Mutnick chart #1630 [available in the Los Californianos Traveling Genealogy Library]. This family is in Santa Barbara County in the 1860 census and there is no known connection between the families.
I am presently researching the Francisco GUERRERO family and the murders of both Tiburcio and Francisco. [Julia Christy (member), Worland, WY]
Respuesta a Pregunta 27 - 4 March 2001
It seems that the Santillan land case played a role in the deaths of Francisco GUERRERO and José Tiburcio VÁSQUEZ. [Marian Aragon Wydo (nonmember), Redwood City, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 27 - 14 March 2001
Indeed, there were at least two Californios with the name Pablo VÁSQUEZ. One is listed in Dorothy Mutnick's charts in #1630 and the other is listed in entry #1640. The distinction between them is also made in Mutnick's book, Mommies and Poppies, vol. II, p. 407. Pablo VÁSQUEZ #1630 lived in Santa Barbara and had a son, also named Pablo. Pablo VÁSQUEZ #1640 lived in Half Moon Bay (HMB). He is listed in the History and Biographical Record of Monterey & San Benito Counties Calif. by Guin, Vol. 1, 1910. I've seen that he's buried at the Lady of the Pillar Church in HMB, where a plaque says his family donated the land for the cemetery. This Pablo and his brother, José María VÁSQUEZ, took care of María de los Reyes BERNAL, who was the sister of my great-great-grandfather, Nicolás BERNAL y SOTO. They are all listed in the Parish Register for the church, item 42A in the Los Californianos Traveling Genealogy Library. [Greg P. Smestad (member), Monterey, Calif.]
Pregunta 26 - 9 October 2000
I have undocumented information that my 3rd-great-grandfather, José MORAGA, is the son of José Joaquín (1741-1785) and the brother of Gabriel MORAGA. Joaquín was a lieutenant under de Anza, who established the first settlement in San Francisco in 1776. Gabriel MORAGA first explored and named the San Joaquin Valley in the early 1800s. José MORAGA was born in Mexico (date unknown) and was married to Loreta HERRERA; they were parents of Joaquina MORAGA, born in Sonora, Mexico in 1826. I would be grateful if anyone can help me verify this information [Barbara Roach (nonmember), San Clemente, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 26 - 17 February 2001
I have been informed that the Moraga Historical Society has much information and a complete genealogy on the MORAGA family. They can be contacted at the Moraga History Center mhistory@silcon.com or at their web site www.moragahistory.org La Tejedora
Pregunta 25 - 12 September 2000
I am trying find information apparently from Santa Clara Mission. I can't find the L.D.S. films. I am looking for María del Carmen ALVISO, possibly baptized December 1822. Her father may have been Francisco Solano ALVISO. Mother was Rosa María AMADOR. She married Manuel MIRANDA about 1838. They are listed in the California Pioneer Reg. as being in San José in 1841 with two daughters: María de los Santos b. 1838 and María Rosa. b. 1841. My connection stops at María de los Santos MIRANDA, who married José de la Luz GARCÍA in 1864. They lived in Yorba Linda, California at this point. I really need the Santa Clara records for my connections. Thank you. [Kathy Lara (nonmember), Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 25 - 27 November 2000
We looked through our information on ALVISOS and found no confirmation that Carmen was the daughter of Francisco Solano. We did find two entries about Carmen ALVISO and Manuel MIRANDA.
Santa Cruz Bat. # 3015. Aug. 23, 1854. Juan Francisco MIRANDA, b. May 16th of Manuel y Ma. del Carmen ALVISO; Román RODRÍGUEZ y Ma. Ygna. ALBISO, padrinos. (Ygnacia ALVISO probably is not related as this couple appear as padrinos for about 1 out of 5 baptisms.)
San Gabriel Mat. III, # 86. Feb. 24, 1864. José de la Luz GARCÍA, 32, of Gabriel y Benedicta NAZARIA (FELIZ); con María de los Santos MIRANDA, 26, viuda de José Anselmo RUIZ, de Manuel y Ma. del Carmen ARVISO. I could not find a record of that first marriage of Santos. [Marcy Bandy (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 25 - 5 December 2000
No record of baptism of María del Carmen ALVISO, in December 1822, in Mission Santa Clara baptisms. [Mary T. Ayers (member), Santa Paula, Calif.]
Pregunta 24 - 6 August 2000
Does anyone have any more information about a Joaquín [Ygnacio] ROCHIN (from Alamos), mayordomo at San Juan Capistrano [1790 Census Book by Mason] who was married to Ana María . He was publicly sentenced for some crime at the Santa Barbara Presidio, then shot the same day 10 January 1795 [Mutnick, Div. One, vol. III, entry#1261]. I am collecting information about the BOJÓRQUES/BOJORGES family and keep coming across interesting bits and pieces. Anything you can add will be appreciated. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 23 - 4 August 2000
I am having great difficulty in locating any solid paperwork about the birth and life (baptism, etc.) of Mary Francis ARELLANES, born 3 October 1896 in Salinas, Calif. to Uldrich Leo ARELLANES and Adela HARTNELL. The churches I have contacted do not have any information. I cannot locate a birth certificate. Her death certificate is not correct as it lists her brother as her father and her mother as unknown. If anyone can help in any way, I would appreciate it. Full membership depends on finding the "proof" of this person. [Pete Evangel (provisional member), San Jose, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 23 - 9 October 2000
A very nice lady in Monterey County located Mary Francis ARELLANES' marriage certificate in Hollister for me. With that, the last piece of the puzzle, and I and my family have been approved as full members as of 6 Oct 2000. Thanks to all who looked. [Pete Evangel (member), San Jose, Calif.]
Note: How great!! La Tejedora
Pregunta 22 - 4 August 2000
Any information about Sarah and/or Ellen HENDRICKS or their parents would be most appreciated. They are the twin daughters of A. J. HENDRICKS (stagecoach driver) and Vicenta SÁNCHEZ WILLSON and were born in May 1870, probably in the Alviso area of San Jose, Calif. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 21 - 11 July 2000
Does anyone have information regarding Pedro BOJÓRQUEZ, a soldier in the de Anza land expedition of 1776? Where was he buried and where was his son, Bartolomé
BOJÓRQUEZ, buried? Does anyone know the real reason he lost his land grant of over 24,000 acres in Marin/Sonoma Counties? My brother, sister, and I are researching the land grant case and other things about the BOJORQUEZ. [Pauline "Bojorquez" Reed (not yet member), Sacramento, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 21 - 26 January 2002
Pedro Antonio BOJÓRQUEZ:
Born: about 1754 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México
Buried: 6 November 1815 at Mission Santa Clara.
Parents: José Ramon BOJÓRQUEZand María Francisca ROMERO
Pedro and his first wife were a 1776 Anza Expedition family. Pedro and his second wife settled in San Francisco 1791-1800. He was regidor [councilman] at Pueblo de San José in 1810.
Married (1): about 1770 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México, to María Francisca de LARA, who was born about 1756 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México; buried 28 Jan 1777 at Mission Dolores
1 child: María Agustina BOJÓRQUEZ, born about 1771 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México; buried 25 August 1816 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey; married 12 December 1787 to Francisco Xavier ALVISO at Mission San Carlos de Monterey
Married (2): 20 July 1777 at Mission Dolores to María Angela TREJO (or CHUMACERO), a viuda [widow] with four children of Domingo ALVISO. She was born about 1747 at Mission San Miguel de Orcasitas, México; buried 4 January 1803 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey
3 children:
1. Hermenegildo Ignacio BOJÓRQUEZ, born 13 April 1778; baptized18 April 1778 at Mission Dolores; buried 31 March 1807 at Mission Santa Clara; married 11 October 1799 at Mission Santa Clara to María Gertrudis VILLAVICENCIO.
2. Bartolomé Francisco BOJÓRQUEZ, see below.
3. Juan Joseph BOJÓRQUEZ, born 14 April 1784; baptized 20 April 1784 at Mission Santa Clara; buried 7 June 1811 at Mission San Fernando [de un balazo - was shot]; married 25 November 1810 at Mission Santa Clara to María Petra PACHECO
Married (3): 18 October 1807 at Mission San Antonio to María Dolores AMESQUITA, who was born about 1765 at Tubac, Sonora, México. Her parents were Juan Antonio AMESQUITA and María Juana GUANA. She was married 1st to Vicente Antonio ARROYO-HERNÁNDEZ. No children from either marriage.
Bartolomé Francisco BOJÓRQUEZ:
Born: 25 August 1780; baptized Mission Santa Clara
Died: 4 September 1863 at Laguna de San Antonio, Marin County, Calif.
Parents: Pedro Antonio BOJÓRQUEZ and María Angela TREJO
He was a soldier at the San Francisco Presidio in 1819; invalido [retired soldier] in 1822-41; regidor [councilman] at Pueblo San José 1824-25; elector in 1835 at San Francisco; grantee of Rancho Laguna de San Antonio in 1845 and still a claimant in 1854.
Married: November 1803 María Nicolasa LINARES at Mission Santa Clara. She was born 9 September 1784; baptized at Mission Santa Clara; died 26 April 1869 at Chileno Valley, Marin County, Calif. Her parents were Ygnacio LINARES and María Gertrudis RIVA
10 children:
1. Juana María BOJÓRQUEZ, born 16 August 1804; baptized 18 August 1804 at Mission Dolores; married (1) 16 June 1830 at Mission Dolores to Guillermo MERCADO [Ricardo WILLIAMS]; (2) 30 November 1835 to José Ignacio Teodoro HIGUERA at Mission San Rafael; (3) July 1853 to Andrew JOHNSON; died 23 April 1872 at Olema, Calif.
2. Juan BOJÓRQUEZ, born 16 December 1806; baptized 18 December 1806; married 1839 to María Loreto Pelagia BERREYESA; died 8 January 1839 at San José
3. Angel María de la Luz BOJÓRQUEZ, born 2 May 1809; baptized 6 May 1809 at Mission Santa Clara; married (1) 7 February 1831 to María Gabriela ALTAMIRANO at Mission Santa Clara; (2) 1844 to María Clara HIGUERA; died 31 July 1868 at Petaluma, Sonora, Calif.
4. María Josefa Justina BOJÓRQUEZ, born 25 September 1811; baptized 28 September 1811 at Mission Dolores; buried 21 September 1812 at Mission Santa Clara, párvula [child]
5. José Ignacio de Jesus BOJÓRQUEZ, born 7 June 1814; baptized 9 June 1814 at Mission Santa Clara; buried 16 July 1847 at Mission Santa Clara
6. Gerardo BOJÓRQUEZ, born 3 September 1816; baptized 5 September 1816 at Mission Dolores; married 12 November 1839 to María Francesco VALENCIA at Mission Santa Clara; died 1893 at Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif.
7. Pedro Dolores BOJÓRQUEZ, born 7 July 1819; baptized 8 July 1819 at Mission Dolores; married 1 June 1848 to María Luisa DUARTE at Mission Dolores; died 9 September 1880 at Petaluma, Sonoma County, Calif.
8. María Teodosia BOJÓRQUEZ, born 29 May 1822; baptized 30 May 1822 at Mission Santa Clara; married (1) 18 August 1840 to Victor PRUDON [PRUDOMME, of France] divorced with no issue, he died 1867/68; (2) September 1862 to Julio María CARRILLO at Petaluma, Sonoma County, Calif.; died about 1910 at Petaluma, Sonoma County, Calif.
9. María Marcela BOJÓRQUEZ, born 22 February 1825; baptized 25 February 1825 at Mission Santa Clara; married (1) 25 October 1844 at Mission San Rafael to José de Jesus LÓPEZ, (2) 20 January 1850 to John SLERT [of Germany] at Los Angeles Plaza Church; died 19 June 1896 at Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif.
10. María Angela (Angelina) de la Cruz BOJÓRQUEZ, baptized 8 October 1831 at Mission Dolores; married (1) 3 November 1849 Henry HOWE at Mission Dolores, (2) 2 September 1872 to Faustino Antonio TALAMANTES; buried 9 May 1902 at Petaluma, Sonoma County, California
All of the above information is from Spanish-Mexican families of Early California: 1769-1850 by Marie Northrop. There is more information on the later children there. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 21 - 2 February 2002
I am a descendant of María Marcella BOJÓRQUES LÓPEZ [9th child of Bartolomé Francisco], and José Jesus LÓPEZ, and their daughter Andrea. I had heard about LÓPEZ being killed or murdered, but not about any horse thief. I had heard it was over gambling debts, but nothing specific. I also found a notation on a monument north of Crescent City, California near the Oregon border at an Indian medical clinic noting the name of Jesus LÓPEZ and wondered if there had been a connection. Did he fake his death and run from the law or debt collectors? If anyone has any information I would appreciate knowing more. [Michael Doolittle (life member), San Juan Island, Washington]
Respuesta a Pregunta 21- 15 April 2005
Pedro Antonio BOJORQUEZ and Maria Francisca LARA were married 3 April 1775 in Mocorito, Sinaloa. Their marriage record can be found in the La Purisma Concepcion marriage records. These records can be obtained on film from the LDS church. For a complete translation of the record go to Mission 2000 Web site and search the Fundadores. According to the marriage record Pedro Antonio BOJORQUEZ was left at the home of Juan BOJORQUEZ and Ana OCHOA. No parents were listed for him. I do not believe Jose Ramon BOJORQUEZ is his father and I am doing further research on this. Maria Francisca LARA'S parents are Juan Bautista LARA and Maria Gertrudis NUNEZ. The marriage record says her mother is Francisa ARA, but 2 other sources give her mother's name as Maria Gertrudis NUNEZ.
Maria Francisca LARA was baptized at the above mission 20 of August 1756. She was born in Santa Rosa, Sinaloa, Mexico. This transcription can also be found on Mission 2000 Web site. [Karen Henrie (member), Arlington, Ariz.]
Pregunta 20 - 10 July 2000
Gilbert BOJORQUEZ , a past member of Los Californios [sic], and my second cousin, would be about 100 years old. Does anyone know what happened to him? [Pauline "Bojorquez" Reed (not yet member), Sacramento, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 20 - 13 July 2000
Pauline,
Gil [Gilbert BOJORQUEZ ] passed away sometime back a couple of years. Found his name in a social security search, which gave date of death, etc. He should be survived by his son, who I assume still lives in the Topanga Canyon area. [Tito (non-member)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 20 - 10 September 2000
I knew Gilbert BOJORQUEZ and am still in touch with some of his family. I used to live next to them in Topanga. [Leonard Thompson (non-member) Ohio
leonard_thompson@reyrey.com ]
Pregunta 19 - 11 June 2000
I am working on a lineage and descendants chart for Esteban MUNRAS. My uncle, Lewis Stephen CALLAGHAN, was his great-grandson. Does anyone have an interest in the information I am gathering? Esteban MUNRAS' wife is a lineal descendant of Ponce de LEÓN. Please let me know if there is any interest among any of Los Californianos. [Roan A. McClure (nonmember), Cave Junction, Ore.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 19 - 29 September 2001
Of course we would be delighted in the information you are gathering on Don Estevan MUNRAS. He was an early trader at Monterey, his wife was Doña Catalina MANZANELLI of Tepic, Mexico, under whose name Ranchos Laguna Seca and San Francisquito (two square leagues) were held. W___ [sorry, lost this word, La Tejedora] grew up with cousins, Grace BRUNE, Kate BRUNE, and Gertrude BRUNE who lived on Abrego Street in Monterey. Gracie told 100 years of the best stories you ever heard in your life, like rafting on Launa with her pet goat! The BRUNE sisters had a Portuguese father who farmed Laguna Seca. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda, (nonmember), 3186 Armourdale Ave., Long Beach, CA 90808
Pregunta 18 - 5 June 2000
Looking for the descendants of Enrique Welch and Mercedes de Martínez who lived in Contra Costa County. [Marciel Hart Wood (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 17 - 20 April 2000
Looking for any information on Policarpio (or Policarpo), an Indio from Mission San Vicente, Baja California, who married María Manuela QUIJADA, daughter of Vicente QUIJADA and María Antonia Josefa PIÑUELAS, on 20 April 1820 at Santa Barbara and died or was buried there 3 December 1831. Immigration date, date of birth, occupation, etc.? [Brian Haley (nonmember), Riverside, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 17 - 29 September 2001
Rancho Bolsa de Chamisal was granted to Francisco QUIJADA in 1837. In Riverside County, in the early 1880s, an old adobe called Policarpia after a disciple of St. John stood at the corner of Seventeenth and Bristol Streets. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 16 - 20 April 2000
I am looking for any information regarding the MANZANARES Family of Southern California. There are burial markers at the San Gabriel Mission. My great-grandfather's name was Palocarpio MANZANARES. My grandfather's name was Joe D. MANZANARES, any information would be greatly appreciated. [Kathleen Manzanares (nonmember) Norco, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 16 - 20 April 2000
Cristobal MANZANARES , born abt 1824 Abiguiu of Ygnacio MANZANARES
and Teodora ALGUINA, mar (1) 16 Aug 1854 SG #nn (TWT), mar (2) 18 Nov 1878 SG IV#68 (TWT). Wife (1): Inocencia ALVITRE, bap 31 Dec 1832 SG III#7825 of Claudio and Ma Asención VALENZUELA, died before 1878; wife (2) Ciriaca VALENZUELA, vda of Franco. DUARTE, bap 8 Aug 1827 SLR of Antonio and Dominga ALVITRE. Children: 1) Victor Cresencio, bap 28 Jul 1855 (at LA) SG IV#9465 (TWT) pads Anto. SATURDINO and Ma Cruz CAFIAS, conf 6 Jan 1856 SG #97 (TWT); 2) Eloysa, bap 25 Mar 1857 SG IV#9686 (TWT) pads Jose Santos URIBES and Ma Micaela ALVITRE, mar 12 Dec 1880 SG IV#105 (TWT) to José Dolores SILVAS; 3) María Eduvigues de Jesus, bap 14 Feb 1859 SG IV#9849 (TWT) pads Santiago LOBO and Presentación ALVITRE; 4) María Vibiana, bap 31 Dec 1862 SG IV#10234 (TWT) pads Diego NIETO y Ma Micaela ALVITRE; 5) Porfirio, bap 3 Jan 1864 SG IV#10312 (TWT) pads Diego NIETO and Isabel YORBA; 6) Trinidad, mar 23 Dec 1896 SG IV#307 (TWT) to (Pedro) Juan OROSCO. [Marcy Bandy (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 15 - 12 April 2000
Looking for any information on María Antonia DOMÍNGUEZ, who married Francisco CAVALLERI at the La Purísima Mission at Lompoc, Calif. Francisco CAVALLERI was from Genoa, Italy. His boat ran aground at Goleta, Calif., in 1835. They had 13 children and resided in Santa Barbara, Calif. One of the children was Anita CAVALLERI (never married) who died in Santa Barbara about 1956. Any help on this family would be greatly appreciated. [Bob Waddill (nonmember), Truckee, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 15 - 14 April 2000
María Antonia DOMÍNGUEZ was born 1828 in Santa Barbara, Alta California. Her father was José Antonio DOMÍNGUEZ y FÉLIZ. Her mother was Francisca Antonia VILLA (VICENCIO) Y MARTÍNEZ. She was married to Francisco CABALLERO (GENOVA) on 22 April 1842 at Mission La Purísima . If you joined Los Californianos you would find not only your ancestors but many cousins. [Ralph Corral (member and Genealogist)]
Pregunta 14 - 17 March 2000
I am looking for any information on the descendants of Josef Ygnacio OLIVERA and Ygnacio OLIVERA who were both soldiers and served at the Mission in Santa Barbara in the late 1700s. [Judy Lambert (nonmember), Spokane, Wash.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 14 - 2 July 2000
Are you referring to Ygnacio Narciso OLIVERA who was born circa 1758 in Baja California and served at the Monterey Presidio as a soldier around 1773; in the Santa Barbara Company as corporal and sergeant from 1781; and at San Buenaventura in 1785? If so, he was married to María Marcela FELIZ. They had five children: Antonio María, José Tomás Antonio, María Estefana, Diego, and Anna M. The eldest son, Antonio María, was baptized 26 May 1785 and 1811. He was married 10 April 1809 in Santa Barbara to María Tomasa de Gracia COTA [daughter of Pablo Antonio COTA and Rose María LUGO]. Antonio and María had a son, Joseph Antonio OLIVERA, born 25 February 1811 in Santa Barbara; died 21 February 1844; married Loretta LÓPEZ
[daughter of Antonio LÓPEZ and María Concepción PALOMARES]. Joseph and Loretta had a daughter, María , born in 1836. If you would like further information, it might be easier if you e-mail me directly as Shirley2@lightspeed.net . [Shirley Contreras (nonmember), Arroyo Grande, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 14 - 26 January 2002
Joseph Ygnacio OLIVERA was a soldado de cuera [leather jacket] of the 1769 Portolá expedition; corporal of Mission San Gabriel guard in 1776-82; and sergeant at Santa Barbara in 1782-94.
Born: about 1750 at San José del Cabo, Baja California, México
Buried: 26 April 1794 at Mission Santa Barbara.
Parents: Martín OLIVERA and María Micaela CARRILLO.
Married: 8 Dec 1778 at Mission San Gabriel to María Loreta FELIZ who was born about 1765 at Alamos, Sonora, México and buried 8 July 1789 at Mission San Gabriel. Her parents were José Vicente FELIZ and María Manuela PIÑUELAS.
Children:
1. Antonio Lucas María OLIVERA: born & baptized 10 October1780 at Mission San Gabriel; married, 16 July 1801 at Mission Santa Barbara to María Manuela COTA; buried 24 November 1851 at Mission Santa Barbara
2. Ana María Leonor OLIVERA: born and baptized 28 June 1784 at Mission San Gabriel; buried 15 Jan 1801 at Mission San Fernando
3. Diego Antonio de la Luz OLIVERA: born 12 November 1786 and baptized 13 November 1786 at Mission San Gabriel; buried 22 September 1868 at Mission Santa Barbara; soltero [bachelor, unmarried]
4. María Estefana OLIVERA: born 3 August 1788, baptized 4 Aug 1788 at Mission San Buenaventura; buried 11 June 1830 at Mission Santa Barbara; married 11 January 1807 at Mission Santa Inés to José Vicente ORTEGA
Ygnacio Narciso OLIVERA, brother of José Ygnacio OLIVERA, was first mentioned as a soldier at Monterey Presidio 20 December 1773. He was corporal of the Santa Barbara Company.
Born: about 1758 at San Antonio, Baja California, México
Buried: 16 May 1814 at Mission Santa Barbara.
Parents: Martín OLIVERA and María Micaela CARRILLO
Married: 30 October 1783 by Fr. Junípero Serra at Mission San Gabriel to María Marcela (Marcelina) FELIZ, who was born about 1769 at Alamos, Sonora, México and buried 16 May 1814 at Mission Santa Barbara. Her parents were José Vicente FELIZ and María PIÑUELAS.
Children:
1. Antonio María OLIVERA: baptized 26 May 1785 at Mission San Buenaventura; married (1) 10 April 1809 at Mission Santa Barbara to María Tomasa COTA. (2) 19 May 1811 at Mission Santa Barbara to María Concepción ROMERO.
2. José Tomás Antonio OLIVERA: born 19 December 1787, baptized 21 December 1787 at Mission Santa Barbara; buried 27 July 1848 at Mission San Luis Obispo; married 1 February 1816 at Mission Santa Barbara to María Antonia COTA, viuda [widow].
It looks as though the brothers OLIVERA married the sisters FELIZ.
There is further mention, much too much to list here, in Marie Northrop's, Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850. These two volumes are available from the Southern California Genealogical Society. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 14 - 9 May 2003
Respuesta a Pregunta 014 - 29 December 2001. I am a descendant. If interested, please e-mail me. [Tammie Yeries, (nonmember), no place given tammieyeries@charter.net ]
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Pregunta 12 - 3 March 2000
I am researching the Berryessa line of my great-grandfather, Francis Carl BERRYESSA. He was born 20 August, 1912 in Alviso, Calif. and died 5 August, 1998 in San Jose, Calif. I have been able to verify through his great-grandfather, Guadalupe BERRYESSA, born c.1813 in Santa Clara, Calif. I have been told that he descended from Nicolas Antonio BERRYESSA who came from Spain with the de Anza party in 1776. I would appreciate any information about this line of my family. [Steven Berryessa (applying for membership), Arrington, Tenn.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 12 - 6 July 2000
Please e-mail me. I might have some information for you. Was your ancestor Guadalupe BERRYESSA married to María Delores ALVISO?
breitels@ix.netcom.com [David Sepulveda-Breitels (nonmember), Milpitas, Calif.]
Pregunta 11 - 24 Feb 2000
Does anyone have any knowledge regarding the "Alvarado Guard?" I have a picture subtitled, "The Alvarado Guard, shown here in 1864, was one of the many volunteer California militia units raised during the Civil War. (CNG)." California National Guard. [Susanne Alvarado Cunningham (member), Berry Creek, CA]
Pregunta 10 - 24 Feb 2000
I am trying to find records of family ties between the following people: Bernardino ALVARADO married María Teresa de CASTRO ca. 1768; Juan Bautista ALVARADO married María Dolores de CASTRO 1780-81?; Francisco Xavier ALVARADO married María Ygnacia AMADOR ca. 1787. San Diego tables dated 1 April 1968 show Juan and María Dolores with three children: José Francisco b. 20 May 1809,
Francisco Xavier b. ca. 1756, and : María Ygnacia b. ca. 1752. Comondú records (Antepasados, v. 2, part 3, p. 38) shows them having six children, none of the above named, and all born 1782-1790. Can anyone help me sort this out? [Susanne Alvarado Cunningham (member), Berry Creek, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 10 - 6 July 2000
José Bernardino, Juan Bautista, and Francisco Xavier ALVARADO were brothers. There were also two sisters in the family: María Ygnacia, b. 1752, and Juana. To get a little more complex, Bernardo's wife, María Teresa DE CASTRO, and Juan Bautista's wife, María Dolores de CASTRO, were sisters. The San Diego record you mentioned is probably siblings, staying together in the new land: Juan Bautista and his wife with their first-born son, Francisco, b. 1809; the Francisco Xavier, b. 1756, was most likely Juan Bautista's brother; María Ygnacia, b. 1752 corresponds to their sister, who married Juan OSUNA. The greatest difficulty I've had researching ALVARADOS (and I have two lines) is the way they passed down names, like your Juan Bautista, the grandfather of Gov. Juan Bautista ALVARADO. I have lots more on these families and would be glad to help. vhall98@worldnet.att.net [Valerie Hall (provisional member), Fair Oaks, Calif.]
Pregunta 9 with UPDATE of 14 March 2001
I am looking for records for my grandmother's father, Dionisio/Dernecio BERNAL ("Dan" Daniel Oscar BERNAL , christened St. Cartherine's in Martinez about 9 Oct. 1865) and his father, Nicolás BERNAL (José Nicolas de Jesus BERNAL , born about 1834). I am also very interested in Dionisio's siblings: John (Juan), Frank, Placido, Ray, José, Nicolás, Paeblo, and Antionio in Dionisio's mother, Encarnación Andrea SIBRIÁN y PACHECO-BERNAL. I'd like to know where Nicolas BERNAL and his father, Juan BERNAL y PERALTA is buried and about their lives. Juan was the co-owner of the Rancho de los Palos Colorados in Moraga. I would like to hear from descendants of these people. [Greg Smestad (member), Monterey, CA; click for Bernal Web site]
Respuesta a Pregunta 9 - 18 Feb 2000
Nichols BERNAL 33, Incarnacion CIBRIAN 28, and children: Nicholas 4, Dolores 2, and Juan Bautista 5 months are in the 1860 Membership List of Our Lady of Pillar Church in Half Moon Bay, CA. María Encarnación Andrea CIBRIAN was born 1 Dec. 1832, baptized Mission Santa Clara 2 Dec. 1832 #8526 the daughter of José María Claudio Leocadio CIBRIAN who was a brother to my great-grandfather. Claudio was the son of Leocadio CIBRIAN and Petra Maria ARCHULETA y PACHECO. He married 22 March 1819 to Rosa Maria PACHECO daughter of Miguel Antonio PACHECO y de VALLE and Juana Lorenza SÁNCHEZ. I also descend from the PACHECO and de VALLE'S. You might want to check the FHC microfilm on Mission Records # 0944282. Hope this helps. [Marian Wyman Works (member), Anacortes WA]
Pregunta 8
Volume X of Los Californianos' Antepasados will be devoted to María Inocenta PICO de ÁVILA, wife of Miguel ÁVILA y OSUNA. We are desperately in need of photographs of them, their children, their Rancho San Miguelito, and their home in San Luis Obispo County. Any information or leads will be sincerely appreciated [Rudecinda Lo Buglio (member, Publications Chairman), Janesville, CA]
Pregunta 7
Can anyone give me the name of a Spanish hacienda near Redlands, California, in the late 1800s or early 1900s that employed a Mr. SNOW and his sons. One son, 11 years old, was killed by being kicked by a horse or thrown from a horse. [Nancy Morrell]
Respuesta a Pregunta 7
Here I suggest trying to find a book titled, Seeking the Golden Fleece by J. D. B. Stillman, or the reprinted edition, The Adventures of a Redlands "49er" by J. D. B. Stillman. I was able to acquire a copy via an interlibraryloan request, and I seem to remember something on a ranch such as you requested information about, also of a boy being killed by a horse. Good luck and happy hunting. I found the book listed in the California Library System at http://www.lib.state.ca.us; then entered the book title and author on the main catalogue page. The copy that I received was a very delicate item and may or may not be available for loan again. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 7 - 8 November 2006
I've lived in Redlands, the hacienda you're talking about is: Asistencia de Mission San Gabriel. Based on the book of Window of the Old Adobe, Nepomuceno & Barbara ALVARADO were caretakers of the Asistencia back in the 1860s. It is located on Barton Rd., off California St. From San Bernardino, go east on the 10 Freeway, off on California, go south to Barton Rd. turn left & it is on the left side. You can not miss it. This is an outpost of the Mission San Gabriel, for the Inland empire. I am direct descendant of Nepomuceno & Barbara ALVARADO; Mariano (1818) & Soledad (AVILA) ALVARADO; Jose Maria Encarnacio (1847) & Francisca (GARCIA) ALVARADO; Luis Emeterio & Zoila (COURTNEY); my grandmother, Beatrice Margaret ALVARADO (1899), & her husband, Stephen Frank WHITE; my mom, Marion Lupe WHITE (1925), & Joe Lopez ROMERO (husband), then me, Vivian Loretta ROMERO (1953). Barbara (PALOMARES) ALVARADO is the sister of Ygnacio PALOMARES of Pomona, California, both Barbara & her sister Concepcion are both my great-great-great-great-grandmothers. Concepion's husband was Jose Antonio LOPEZ. [Vivian Romero (nonmember), Tyler, Tex.]
Pregunta 6
Looking for the parents of José María SÁNCHEZ (b. about 1808 in Mexico city), who died 24 December 1852 in the Pájaro River. He arrived in Alta California in 1824 at Monterey. Became alcalde of Mission San Juan Bautista in 1834 and, subsequently, a rich ranchero with holdings in what is now San Benito and southern Santa Clara Counties. His wife was María de la Encarnación ORTEGA. [George (member) and Benita (member) Gray, San Diego, CA]
Respuesta a Preguntas 5 Y 6
Several members suggested checking Bill Roddy's SANCHEZ file and Web site, www.americahurrah.com. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the answers to my questions. However, if you are related to this SÁNCHEZ family, you should check out Roddy's site, he has a lot of good information. It was also suggested to check Monterey County Historical Society and Archives, which I will do when I can get up there. [B. Gray]
Pregunta 5
Looking for information on the second marriage of María Verónica Vicenta SÁNCHEZ (her first husband was Dan WILLSON). Believed to have married Dave HILDERBRAND about 1866-67. Also her death date and location. Her father was José María SÁNCHEZ who drowned in the Pájaro River 24 December 1852. [George (Member) and Benita (Member) Gray, San Diego, CA]
Preguntas 5 UPDATE - 4 August 2000
I have found that Vicenta SÁNCHEZ WILLSON evidently married A. J. HENDRICKS as they are listed in the 1870 census in the Alviso area of San Jose, Calif. together with their twin daughters, Sarah and Ellen HENDRICKS, born in May 1870. If you look at the census you will notice Vicenta is listed as Bicintha, which must be how her name sounded to the census taker. I am quite sure I am right as her son Alvin is listed as Albon. All her WILLSON children are shown living with her at the time of the census, 22 July 1870 although the three eldest boys are with their father in San Juan when the census was taken there on 15 August 1870. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Preguntas 5 UPDATE - 17 January 2001
I have now found in the index of marriage certificates for Santa Clara County that Vicenta SÁNCHEZ WILLSON did marry Dave HILDERBRAND in 1866 or thereafter and subsequently married A. J. HENDRICKS sometime before 1872. Unfortunately, the marriage certificates for Santa Clara County from 1866-72 are cited as missing. So, I am still looking for details of these marriages and any information about her after the 1870 census. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 4
Encarnación URQUIDEZ (supposedly born in or around Villa del Fuerte, Sinaloa, in the 1760s or 1770s. He married María Dolores LISALDE, daughter of Pedro LISALDE and Encarnación PÉREZ about 1800. When did he come to Alta California? What was his occupation? Where did he meet and marry Dolores LISALDE? [Maurice Bandy (member) San Diego, CA]
Pregunta 3
Searching for Jesús CASTILLO (thought to be b. ca 1840). He married Lugarda SILVAS (b. 1844 Mission San Gabriel Arcángel). She was great-great-granddaughter of José Miguel SILVAS (b. ca 1734). We can find no marriage records. The family is recorded in the 1870 Federal Census in Santa Ana and in the 1880 Census in Chino. One child was recorded in the Mission San Salvador records in 1866. [Bill (member) and Susan (member) Freeman, Oceanside, CA]
Pregunta 2
Seeking parents of María Quitería FÉLIZ, mother of José Rosalino FERNÁNDEZ . Her name appears on his marriage record in Álamos, Sonora, just weeks before the Rivera y Moncada Expedition left for California February 1781. [Mary Triplett Ayers (member) Santa Paula, CA]
Pregunta 1
Cannot find burial record of José Rosalino FERNÁNDEZ (b. ca 1751 in Villa del Fuerte, Sinaloa) or his wife, Juana Josefa QUINTERO (b. ca 1760 in Álamos, Sonora). They were married in Álamos 22 January 1781. [Mary Triplett Ayers (member) Santa Paula, CA]
Nos. #227 through #001 (Years 2004 through 2000 )
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Pregunta 227 - 28 December 2004
I am looking for relatives of Eduardo POYORENA, Manuel M. ZUNIGA (1800s), or Joseph HARTNELL. Also, photos or drawings of La Mission Vieja (first San Gabriel Mission). [Tim Miguel (nonmember), Glendale, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 227 - 21 January 2005
Señor Miguel,
Old black and white photos exist of San Gabriel Mission, showing the Native California Indian's homes standing in the foreground, roof materials are visible also, but I don't know who the photographer was. I will look for photo numbers for you. Surely they must be available in the Southwest Museum.
Note the two L's are 'pronounced' as a Y. PoLLorena. Check matrimonial records here:
http://voxlibris.claremont.edu/sc/online/marrinvest/MachadoH_PollorenaM.htm Good luck, [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 226 - 17 December 2004
Hello,
My name is Paul Ostapuk, Arizona Director for the Old Spanish Trail Association. I am doing research on some of the Hispanic families of New Mexico who traveled the Old Spanish Trail and then settled in California. I am especially interested in the ARMIJO family genealogy. [Paul Ostapuk (considering membership), Page, Ariz.]
Pregunta 225 - 17 December 2004
I am searching for information regarding Francisco Xavier (David) LITTLEJOHN. He married Francisca HIGUERA in 1826 and died in Monterey, California, on 9 February 1847. I know he is a Scotsman; however, I cannot find his birth date and birth place. Can anyone out there help me? It is vital that I find this information as it ties the California family to Scotland. I read somewhere that he arrived in California in 1824 aboard a Hartnell Ship that originated in Peru; however, I cannot document this. Other information has David born in Callao, Peru, while others have him born in Scotland. [Howard Lee Smith (member), Trinity, Fla.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 225 - 15 January 2005
Señor Smith,
The HIGUERAS moved northward from Rancho Rincon de Los Bueyes. Many Peruvians came to California to work in the mines. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 225 - 5 November 2005
[CORRECTION]
Francisco Xavier LITTLEJOHN was born about 1795 in city of Ciudad de Arbot, Inglaterra [ Arbot is the Spanish name for an English city, not the English name. La Tejedora]. He married Francisca Antonia HIGUERA 26 July 1826 in Mission San Carlos de Monterey. [Francisco's father's name was Alexander LITTLEJOHN and his mother's name was Helen CLARK.] I'm thinking Maria LITTLEJOHN was their daughter and she was born about 1827 in Monterey, Calif. She married Francisco Maria CASTRO 15 August 1851 in Mission Santa Cruz. I'm thinking the other girl Maria Elena LITTLEJOHN was born about 1833 and married Becinto AVILA about 1852 at Mission San Juan Bautista. At this time that is all the information I have on the LITTLEJOHN family, but my cousin is working on this family here in California, as we are related to the AVILA family. If we gather some more information I will pass it on to you. My e-mail address is jam8lrs@aol.com. Adios. [James T. Larson (member), El Paso de Robles, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 225 - 12 July 2008
My husband is the great grandson of Santos LITTLEJOHN'S daughter, Eloisa Mary LITTLEJOHN WHITE SILVA. The information I have gleaned shows that Alejandro or Alexander LITTLEJOHN was born in Scotland and at some time immigrated to Peru. I found no other immigration records or other records. [M. Roberts-Romero (nonmember), Snelling Calif.]
Pregunta 224 - 17 December 2004
This is in regard to ALVISO descendants. How can I obtain a copy of Keith Ponsford's pedigree charts? If I'm not mistaken, I know it has something to do with ALVISO genealogy charts. Please advise. [Stefanie Rodriguez (nonmember), Corona, Calif.]
Note: Ponsford's pedigree charts and his Alviso Family [The]. Oakland, Calif.: Ponsford, 1971. 30 pp. are available for research by the public in the Traveling Genealogy Library at the Los Californianos quarterly meetings. La Tejedora
Pregunta 223 - 5 December 2004
I can't seem to find information on who Gen. Jose CASTRO of California married, etc. I don't think he was a son of Guillermo CASTRO, dates don't make sense. Trying to do family research. Any help on where else to look is a great help.Thanks, [Robyn Denight, (nonmember), Bullhead City, Ariz.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 223 - 7 January 2005
Dear Robyn:
Yes, General CASTRO is hard to research. My son portrayed him in a 4th grade living history last year, where we did our own research. Here is his lineage:
Jose Antonio CASTRO, baptized 7 August 1808 at Mission Soledad in Central California. His father was Jose Tiburcio CASTRO, born about 1780 in Pueblo de Guasave, Sonora, Mexico. Tiburcio was married 12 December 1802 at Mission San Carlos (Carmel), Monterey, Calif. to Maria Rufina ALVAREZ, born 10 July 1790 in Los Angeles.
General Castro married Maria Modesta Victoriana CASTRO (no relation) on 12 August 1831 at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, Calif. She was baptized at that Mission on 19 June 1816. Her parents were Jose Antonio CASTRO and Maria Merced del Socorro ORTEGA, granddaughter of Jose Francisco DE ORTEGA, who helped lead the original 1769 expedition to settle California.
General CASTRO was a strong, colorful character, holding the office of acting governor in 1835. All 5 of his children were baptized at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, and his Rancho was in San Benito County, south of San Jose. He died in 1860 and was buried in the San Carlos Mission, his wife living on till 1909. I have much more information, and would be glad to help if you would like to e-mail me directly at vhall98@worldnet.att.net [Valerie Hall (member), Sacramento, Calif.]
Pregunta 222 - 5 December 2004
I'm interested in any information on my California ancestry:
1. Concepcion RANGEL born Monterey, Calif. 1800s -- my great-grandmother.
2. Her parents, Jose RANGEL and Maria de La Paz ESPINOZA.
3. Natividad GARCIA (born 1860) -- she married a RUIZ. Juan GARCIA (1800?) was her brother.
4. Natividad's half-bother, my grandfather, Angel GONZALES, born 1877 in San Gabriel in went under his stepfathers' name (GONZALES), I do not know who my grandfather's natural father was. This is vital information for me to obtain.
5. Theresa CASTRO and Lucio GARCIA ( my great-grandparents).
6. Gregoria GOMEZ.
7. Paz CASTRO-CONTRERAS.
8. Romonia GARCIA (my grandmother married Angel GONZALES).
[Katherine Beatty (nonmember), Aloha, Ore.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 222 - 7 January 2005
There is a Gregoria GOMEZ in early California married to Zacarias CASTRO. He was born about 1822 and is the brother of Ramon CASTRO and Jose Lucio de Jesus CASTRO. Gregorio and Zacarias had children: Jose Florentino, Maria Theresa, Tomas, and Juana de la Luz. [D. Thompson (nonmember), Costa Mesa, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 222 - 11 October 2005
I am a great-granddaughter of Paz Castro CONTRERAS, sister of Theresa CASTRO GARCIA. I would also like more information on this family. [Lisa Contreras Juran (nonmember), Monterey, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 222 - 17 February 2006
I would like to know where you found info on Lucio and Zacarias CASTRO and Gregoria. How can I obtain this information? Thank You. [Katherine Beatty (nonmember), New Mexico]
Respuesta a Pregunta 222 - 27 February 2006
These CASTROS are listed in the 1850 Los Angeles Census which you can access for free at rootsweb. Sacarias is listed there, and all the other CASTROS. From what I have been able to figure out based on my research, (Juan) Bautista CASTRO and Ramona VALENCIA are the parents of Lucio (Jose Lucio de Jesus), Sacarias, and Ramon CASTRO. Lucio CASTRO was married to Gertrudis Jacome CASTRO, and the children listed on the census are theirs, I have been able to verify Maria Carmen, Margarita, Jose Teofilo, Maria Loreto del Refugio Oriola, Jose Manuel Acasio, Jose Ramon, Juan & Juana (twins), Petra Ramona, Juan Jose, Maria Felicita Ramona, and Jesus. Most of these are listed in the Temple Workman file of Southern California Mission Records. In this file there is also a record of the confirmation of Elias CASTRO, 16-year-old son of Zacarias CASTRO and Gregoria GOMEZ.
This family comes up several times in the San Diego church records and the San Gabriel church records, their family records and also as godparents (padrinos and madrinos) quite often. Especially in the records at Pala, Calif. Ramon CASTRO was padrino repeatedly to Indian children. I have seen Bautista CASTRO'S parents listed in other people's listings on genealogy websites as Salvador CASTRO and Ygnacia BONILLA in Arizona, but I have never been able to verify that as a fact. There are other CASTROS and VALENCIAS in the earlier California records as early as the late 1700s so I wouldn't rule that out yet without some proof.
My CASTRO is Maria Carmen CASTRO, who married Juan Maria TRUJILLO in San Gabriel. I am at a dead end as to where his parents are from/who they are. His marriage records list his parents as Julianna CELAYA and Ramon TRUJILLO and that he is from Nueva Mexico, but I can find no CELAYAS in New Mexico, a few in Arizona, and one CELAYA family in the 1880 California Census in San Bernardino listed as Native American. Also these CASTROS are listed on the 1870 and 1880 California census at Pala, Calif. Some of the ages are not the same. [Dawn Thompson (nonmember), Costa Mesa, Calif.]
Pregunta 222 UPDATE - 1 March 2009
GONZALES was Angel's stepfather's name. I have new info that Angel's birth father was Eugenio CEDILLAS so my family line has opened up to my grandfather Angel CEDILLAS and great-grandfather Eugenio CEDILLAS. Does anyone have information? Thank You [Katherine Beatty (nonmember), Santa Fe, New Mexico]
Pregunta 221 - 5 December 2004
I am looking for information on Jose Antonio SANCHEZ, who came to northern California with the Anza party, and his descendants. The family is not in the Northrop book except as listed as spouses in other families. I am particularly looking for a Ricardo SANCHEZ who is suppose to have been the son of Francisco SANCHEZ (the adobe) who was the son of Jose Antonio II. Would appreciate any places to locate this information. [Gwen Meyers (nonmember), Roseville, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 221 - 28 December 2004
You might look at the Juan Matheas SANCHEZ site and ask Dara Jones. You can get her e-mail by going to that site. [Tim Miguel (nonmember), Glendale, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 221 - 10 February 2005
I research all of the Jose Antonio SANCHEZ family, of the 1776 Anza Expedition to San Francisco. [This is NOT the same family as Juan Matheas SANCHEZ.] A son, Jose de la Cruz SANCHEZ, had a son Richardo born 1838. The son Francisco built the Sanchez Adobe (museum) in Pacifica, Calif. Please contact me directly to discuss this line in more detail.
This family is shown in the books, Some Alta California Pioneers & Descendants,1776-1852, by Dorothy Mutnick. And they can be found in the 1860 San Mateo Co.
census/Belmont. [Julia Christy (member), Worland, Wyoming - stevejc@bresnan.net]
Pregunta 221 UPDATE - 16 September 2005
Just an update and inclusion of e-mail! I am also researching Manuela Gonzales CARRIAGA [born 1830], Francisco AVILA of San Jose [late 1700s] and San Gabriel, Maria Guadalupe FLORES. lafuelgara@yahoo.com Thanks! [Eric Carriaga Lucero (nonmember), Oakland, Calif.]
Pregunta 220 - 5 December 2004
I saw your posting on Don [Jose Teodoro] ARELLANES and am seeking further information on his lineage, particularly his father who was a soldier who I believe came from the Veracruz area of Mexico. Your response would be helpful. Thanks. [Bob Arellanes (nonmember), Whittier, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 220 - 5 December 200
Jose Teodoro's father was Manuel Joseph Francisco Ramirez de ARELLANO, baptised 7 January 1748 in the San Jose Parish, Puebla, Mexico. The "de ARELLANO" was added to the name by 1739 per Nicolas's son marriage of 6 April 1739. His name was Jose Mariano Ramirez de ARELLANO. If you have anymore questions please don't hesitate to e-mail. Jam8Lrs@aol.com Regards, Jim [James T. Larson (member), Paso Robles, Calif.]
Pregunta 219 - 5 December 2004
My great-grandfather and grandfather both lived in the Boronda Adobe. Both of them were on my dad's side of the family. I know my great-grandmother's name was Rose and that they were a family of seven. Does anyone have more information about my family? [Barbara Boronda (nonmember), Salinas, Calif.]
Pregunta 219 UPDATE - 8 April 2005
My grandfather was born and raised in the Boronda Adobe in what is now the Boronda part of Salinas. He had six brothers and sisters. My great-grandfather was a corporal in the Spanish army and fought in the Mexican war and also the Battle of Natividad. They were raised Roman Catholic. Also, they grew corn, wheat, and beans and did the bear and bull fights and worked the fields from Salinas to what is now Castroville. They sold the land to the county and it is owned by the historical society now [Barbara Boronda [nonmember], Salinas, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 219 - 21 January 2005
Barbara,
Visit the BORONDA Adobe, minutes from you, look at and enjoy our family tree and photographs on the wall in the sala. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 218 - 27 November 2004
I am looking for any information on my great-great-grandmother Maria Ignacia ROBLES (born February 1, 1854 in Half Moon Bay, San Mateo Co., California) she married Vincent (Vicente) RODRIGUEZ. (He was born in Chile.) Maria’s parents were Benito ROBLES and Maria Francisca RODRIGUEZ. Benito ROBLES' parents were Jose Antonio Nieves ROBLES (born about 1798 in Santa Cruz, California) and Maria Petra VASQUEZ (born 1 August 1800 in San Jose, California). Maria Francisca RODRIGUEZ was born 1838 in San Francisco; her parents were Juan Jose RODRIGUEZ (born 15 February 1809 San Juan Bautista) and Maria Ramona MIRAMONTES (born 1810 Santa Cruz, California). You can reach me at kowgurl@iwon.com. Any help would be appreciated. [Diana Berry (nonmember), Ontario, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 218 - 31 August 2008
More search is needed because Benito ROBLES' parents were not Jose Antonio Nieves ROBLES and Maria Petra VASQUEZ because Jose Antonio de Los Nieves died in 1822, only a few months after he had taken as a bride, Petra VASQUEZ. His son Policarpio, was born after Jose Antonio’s death. [Robert Stone (nonmember), Auburn, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 218 - 8 October 2008
Maria ROBLES actually married Francisco MARTINEZ in 1867. San Mateo County marriage records. [Robert Stone (nonmember), Auburn, Calif.]
Pregunta 217 - 27 November 2004
I am wondering if anyone might help me understand the relationship (if one existed) between Jose Antonio ROMERO and Mariano ROMERO. I have done a lot of research on Monterey and Mission San Carlos during the Spanish and Mexican periods, and both ROMEROS were active at Mission Carmel and throughout the Carmel Valley during the era of secularization. But I am unsure of their relation to one another. Any help would be greatly appreciated. [Steve Hackel (nonmember), Corvallis, Ore.]
Pregunta 216 - 27 November 2004
How did the sons of Francisco de HARA become the nephews of Jose de LOS REYES, son of Nicolas BERRYESA/ERRYEZA/ERRYELLA? What children survived the Francisco de HARO line and who did they marry? [Mia Lorenzen (nonmember), Santa Cruz, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 216 - 8 April 2005
There is no blood relationship between Jose Reyes BERREYESA and the de HARO twins. There is a cousin relationship between Mrs. BERREYESA and the twins through the SANCHEZ line AND the SOTO line. Having Jose Reyes BERREYESA as being an actual uncle of the twins seems to be an often cited mistake. He may have been called "tio" out of respect for his age?
The children of Francisco de HARO/'Miliana SANCHEZ:
Wenceslao, died age 2;
Josefa m. Francisco GUERRERO, then James G. DENNISTON;
twin sons Francisco Jr. and Ramon were killed by Kit Carson in San Rafael in June 1846;
Rosalia m. Agustin ANDREWS, then Charles BROWN;
Natividad m. Ygnacio CASTRO, then Jean Paul TISSOT;
Prudencia (male) died single, age 40;
Candelaria (twin) m. John PRUSSO;
Carlota (twin) m. Isaac V. DENNISTON [brother of James];
Dolores (female) died by 1850;
Felipe died by 1850;
Alonso m. Mary E. MILLER. [Julia Christy (member), Worland, Wyo.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 216 - 11 July 2007
Respuesta a Pregunta 216 - 8 April 2005 states that the GUERRERO sons were killed by Kit Carson. Probably, they were really killed in a skirmish with a group under Fremont's command. I'm writing a book on Half Moon Bay history, and this would be a very interesting note, and would support a very compelling perspective. Can anyone cite the sources to "prove" that the GUERRERO sons died in a confrontation with Americans? email back dvc@csc-research.com or call (650)726 4468 (w) - work number until noon most weekdays. Thank you, [Dave Cresson (nonmember), Half Moon Bay, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 216 - 1 April 2010
CLARIFICATION - Twins Francisco and Ramon were sons of de HARO. They were both killed, along with Jose Reyes BERREYESA, in San Rafael in June 1846 - shot by Kit Carson. Details of the incident can be found in Zoeth Eldredge book Beginnings of San Francisco : APPENDIX D - "The Murder of Berreyesa and the De Haros" online at:
http://www.sfgenealogy.com/sf/history/hbbegd.htm
A detailed article, written by Florence Donnelly, can be found in Marin Independent Journal of 27 January 1968 (there are some minor errors in the article).
Francisco GUERRERO, husband of Josefa de HARO, was also murdered but that's another story. . . [Julia Christy (member), Sundance, Wy.]
Pregunta 215 - 27 November 2004
I am looking for information on David (Francisco Xavier) LITTLEJOHN. He arrived in California in 1824. Some say that he entered California from Peru. He married Francisca Antonia HIGUERA in 1826 and was grantee to Rancho Los Carneros. I am particularly interested in where he is buried and any information regarding his Scottish parents -- where did they live and die and did they have any other children other than David? [Howard Lee Smith (member), Trinity, Florida]
Respuesta a Pregunta 215 - 30 December 2011
I have David (Francisco Xavier) LITTLEJOHN buried before 1850 at Monterey City Cemetery, Monterey, Monterey County, California. I have his parents as Alejandro LITTLEJOHN (AFN BVKX 7X) born circa1767 and Elena KLAC (AFN BVKX 84) circa 1771 in Callao, Scotland. [Patricia Thurlby (Nonmember), Merced, Calif.]
Pregunta 214 - 4 November 2004
I am interested in locating American Indian heritage through surnames such as: MARTINEZ,
POULIN, SAYAS, and AMESQUITA. In particular I need the SAYAS and MARTINEZ trees. Our family elders, long ago since deceased, talked about possibly MARTINEZ as mission Indians? I have completed the POULIN backgrounds. I need your help!!!!! If you could e-mail me Wamble57@aol.com please. Hopeful that my prayers will be answered. Oh, I forgot they may have migrated to Pueblo, Colorado. Thank you. Peace to you all, Wamble. [Edwin Martinez (nonmember), Greensboro, Georgia]
Pregunta 213 - 4 November 2004
LUGO is a one-clan family name. From the founding father that came to Alta California,
Francisco, to his son Don Antonio Maria, who played a vital role in Los Angeles. My family is from Riverside County. I am trying to tie in the missing links of the family here. I am looking for the missing links of my great-grandfather (Remijio LUGO) and his father. I have some information that Remijio's father was Patricio LUGO and his mother was Barbara CASERO. I am trying to tie Patricio to his father. He was from Cahuilla, but lived in Warner Springs, Calif. If there is any addition information such as his family tree or of his brothers or sister I would be greatly appreciative. [Rod Morones (nonmember), Pala, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 213 - 18 March 2005
Rod/Roderick Morones of Pala, Calif.,
I would like to contact you regarding your search of the LUGOS. We may have some of the same family members. My e-mail is: stormyowl@yahoo.com. See also Respuesta a Pregunta 68. [Lesa Bielman (nonmember), Fontana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 213 - 1 April 2005
Roderick Morones:
I would like to contact you about my family the LUGOS. My e-mail address is
bibi1802@comcastinternet. I would like to know more about my family tree and history. [Bethsie M. Lugo (nonmember), Danbury, Conn.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 213 - 25 September 2005
I may have some information on Patricio LUGO. Turns out he may be my great-great-grandfather. He may have been a PIRATE who lost his ship and had to swim for it. He vowed that if he made it he would set up a dedication to the Virgin which would be handed down to male LUGOS. He made it and it was made up. If you are interested, write me. Don't know what you mean by a "one-family clan". I would suppose that many of the LUGOS come from the town of Lugo in Northwest Spain. Write me, let me know what you have. Wyatt927@aol.com [Ariel (nonmember), Fairfield, Conn.]
Pregunta 212 - 17 October 2004
I am researching the Hispanic roots of vineyards and winemaking in Alta and Baja California in mission and post-mission times. I would so much appreciate hearing from descendants of Californio - Spanish, Mexican or Native American - families who were involved in any way in winemaking during the Spanish and Mexican periods in California. Thank you in advance for any help you can give me. rondi51@prodigy.net.mx. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico D.F.]
Pregunta 211 - 17 October 2004
Me interesa segundo apellido de Antonio Maria SUÑOL, pionero y alcalde en el pueblo de San José y propietario con la família BERNAL del rancho "Valle de San José." Asimismo, corroborar si nació en Barcelona (Spain) y fecha de su muerte (1857 o 1865). También si parientes suyos, también catalanes, fueron también a California, como Josep y Domingo SUÑOL. Y cuanta mayor información tengan disponible. [Santiago Suñol Molina (nonmember), Spain]
Note (rough translation): I am interested in the maiden name of the mother of Antonio Maria SUÑOL, pioneer and mayor of San José and owner with the BERNAL family of the ranch Rancho San Jose de Valle. As well, to corroborate if he was born in Barcelona (Spain) and the date of his death (1857 or 1865). Also, if there were relatives, also Catalonian, who were in California, like Joseph and Domingo SUÑOL. And whatever information is available. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 211 - 17 October 2004
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850, Vol. II, pp. 275: Antonio Maria SUÑOL (born 13 June 1797, Barcelona, Spain; buried 19 March 1865, Mission Santa Clara, California) married on 7 November 1823 at Mission Santa Clara Maria Francisca Dolores BERNAL (born 15 March 1806 of Jose Joaquin BERNAL and Maria Josefa Daria SANCHEZ; baptized 17 March 1806, Mission Santa Clara; died 17 April 1845; buried April 1845 at Mission Santa Clara). They had 8 children: Jose de Jesus Doroteo, Maria Antonia Paula, Jose Maria, Maria Encarnacion, Jose Narcisio de Jesus, Maria Petra Francisca, Maria Antonia Magdalena Antonette, and Jose Dolores. The children were born between 1825 and 1845 and all baptized at Mission Santa Clara except Northrop does not show a record of Jose Maria's baptism. She also gives information about the children's marriages and some of their deaths, but no information about any grandchildren. She also says Antonio Maria was a sailor in the French navy. He deserted the ship Bordelais in 1818 in San Francisco and settled in San Jose where he had a shop and sold liquor in 1823. He was postmaster in 1826 and 1829. He was part owner of Rancho San Jose del Valle and owner of Las Coches in Alameda County in about 1837. He purchased Mission San Rafael and was a member of the San Jose council. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 210 - 17 October 2004
I am searching for Emmanuela/Manuela GONZALES born in 1829, found in 1860 Los Angeles City Federal Census with Maria de A 12, Onarato 9, Felipa Oriola 12,
Francisco Morales 2, and Doroteo Garcia 62 (born Mexico).Then found again (assuming the same person) in 1880 with Ramon LOPEZ 39, wife Angelita 30, son
Pedro 3, son Gustavo 1, Clorinda GONZALES 14, and Manuela 50 (both parents born in California). Also found at St. Joseph Cathedral at the marriage of Clorinda DUCOMMUN (her daughter with Charles L. DUCOMMUN of Los Angeles) and Pedro CARRIAGA, witnesses Anastacio MORENO and Maria del CARMEN.
I am also searching for Maria Guadalupe or Guadalupe FLORES found in marriage record at St. Joseph Cathedral for Pedro CARRIAGA and Clorinda DUCOMMUN with Cirilli/Cerilli/Cevilli (Latin for Severo? can't figure that one out) CARRIAGA. Witnesses were Canuto AZEBOS and Paula D'AVILA.
Godparents for the children of this union (and for Pedro's first marriage to Francisca AVILA) were (in Latin) Pamphyla VALDENEBRO, Cecilia AVILA, Anreas LOPEZ, Gertrde PALOMARES, Nomualdrey VELAZQUEZ, Arcadia ALVAREZ, Josepha CASTANO, Antonino SANCHEZ, Angel BAROLOME, Apollinaria CORALES. MUCHAS GRACIAS! [Eric Carriaga Lucero (nonmember), Oakland, Calif.]
Pregunta 209 - 16 October 2004
Need help, searching for birth record and family of Francisco AVILA found in Gilroy, Calif. in 1870; born in California in 1829. Is he a son of the Los Angeles, Monterey, or Santa Clara AVILA family? He was married to Ascension, age 38. Their children were Francisca,
Solomon, Teodora, Cecilia, Domingo/a, Bettina, Louisa, Salvador. Francisca was married at the time to Pedro CARRIAGA and their daughter, Pabla, is also listed. Any information is greatly appreciated. I am also interested in finding Francisco Xavier AVILA, 16 years old in 1790 census, son of Francisco AVILA of the 1769 Portolá expedition. MUCHAS GRACIAS for any information! [Eric Carriaga Lucero (nonmember), Oakland, Calif.]
Pregunta 208 - 8 October 2004
Searching for Ana Gertrudis Rudecinda ARGUELLO (daughter of Don Jose Dario ARGUELLO and Doña Maria Ignacia MORAGA) born 1784 at Mission Dolores, San Francisco; married Pedro Pablo de CANIZARES in 1803 in San Francisco or Monterey. They had a son, Luis CANIZARES born about 1804 in Sahuaripa, Mex.; died in La Trinidad, Mex. Luis married Gregoria CAMPA in 1842. Their children:
1. Concepcion, born in 1859 in La Trinidad, Mex.;
2. Lupe;
3. Lorenza;
4. Refugio;
5. Mercedes.
I have extensive research of my great-grandparents, Concepcion CANIZARES (1859-1932) and Alfred Churchill HAMILTON (1850-1907) down to the present ... what I need is information of Luis CANIZARES, Gregoria CAMPA, Pedro CANIZARES, and Ana ARGUELLO ... anyone? Appreciatively, [Betty (Hamilton) Marker (not yet member), Shoreline, Wash.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 3 June 2006
I have information about Ana Gertrudes Rudesinda ARGUELLO for Betty Hamilton Marker. I can be reached at viewfinderp@comcast.net. The above spelling of Ana's name is correct; I have here in front of me a copy of her birth certificate from the Bancroft library, and this is the way her name was entered on the baptismal record 5 March 1788.
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 8 October 2004
Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 46-47, gives the following information: Joseph Dario ARGUELLO [born about 1753 at Queretaro, Mex.; died about 1827-28 at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mex.] married Maria Ygnacia MORAGA [born about 1760 at El Altar, Sonora, Mex.; buried 13 April 1829 at Guadalajara]. They had 13 children between 1782 and 1801. Their fourth child was Ana Gertrudis Rudecinda ARGUELLO [born 30 April 1788; baptized 5 March 1788 at Mission Dolores]. She married Pedro Pablo de CANIZARES on the 12 September 1803 at Mission Dolores. Maria Ygnacia MORAGA was the niece of Jose Joaquin MORAGA, founder of the San Francisco Presidio. Joseph Dario ARGUELLO was the founder of the ARGUELLO family in Alta California. He arrived at San Gabriel 14 July 1781; Mexican alférez, later lieutenant and captain; comandante at San Francisco, Monterey, and Santa Barbara; acting governor of Alta California in 1814-15; governor of Baja California in 1815-22. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 1 May 2005
Soy escritora y ahora estoy escribiendo sobre la familia ARGÜELLO o relacionado con ella, en este caso sobre José María MATA, militar, segundo esposo de Ana Gertrudis ARGÜELLO, quien fue abandonada por su segundo esposo en el año de 1828 en el pueblo de Guaymas, México. Durante mucho tiempo sus hijos Luis y Concepción acudieron en su nombre a cobrar la pensión correspondiente. En el archivo histórico de Baja California Sur, en La Paz, puede encontrar mucha información respecto a esta familia. Esta es en respuesta a la pregunta Núm. 208. [Estela Davis (nonmember), La Paz, B.C.S., México]
Note: Rough translation, I hope, is that Ana Gertrudis ARGÜELLO was abandoned by her second spouse, José María MATA, a military man, in 1828 in Guaymas, México. For a long time, their children, Luis and Concepción, received something equivalent to a pension[?]. There is a great deal of information about this family in the Historical Archives of Southern Baja California, in La Paz. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 23 June 2005
Thank you Estela Davis, for your information. I've not been able to trace Ana Gertrudis ARGUELLO - this probably being because of name change to MATA. Are you sure Luis and Concepcion (Ana's children) are Jose Maria MATA'S children and not Pedro Pablo de CANIZARES? Are the Historical Archives of Southern Baja California on-line? [Betty Marker (not yet member), Shoreline, Wash.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 25 September 2005
Ok, I am really confused with the response posted to #208 on 1 May 2005. There it states that Ana Gertrudis ARGUELLO was abandoned by Jose Maria MATA, her second husband, in 1828, that the two children were awarded a dispensation from the military.
Yet in Northrop it shows that her first marriage to Pablo CANIZARES was in 1803. Now I have found at Genealogy.com and family tree #133/27 that apparently Pablo was the father of the child Luis. It also shows at the family tree that Luis was born in 1820, before the death of Pablo. It also shows there that Pablo apparently died in 1823.
My confusion is, were the children of Ana awarded the dispensation because of the death of Pablo, a military man, or because of the abandonment by Jose MATA? [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 25 September 2005
I am responding to pregunta #208 for Betty Hamilton Marker. I tried to reach you a couple of years ago via e-mail, but everything bounced back. I am glad to see you continue to pursue your search for your relative, Ana Gertrudes Rudecinda ARGUELLO . [Heidi Price (nonmember), Oakland, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 208 - 15 May 2006
Ana Gertrudis ARGUELLO , esposa del capitán José María MATA, tenía dos hijos de su primer esposo al casarse con él; Luis y Concepción CAÑIZARES. Ana Gertrudis y José María MATA tuvieron una hija que murió de "muerte violenta" (asesinada) a principios de 1821. Desconozco si tuvieron más hijos. En 1828, José María MATA abandonó a Ana Gertrudis, quien lo demandó judicialmente y logró que se le otorgara una pensión para ella y sus hijos. Por este motivo los hijos de su primer matrimonio, Luis y Concepción CAÑIZARES cobraban en su representación la pensión otorgada por las autoridades. [Estela Davis (nonmember), La Paz, Baja California Sur, México]
Rough translation by La Tejedora: Ana Gertrudis ARGUELLO , wife of Captain José María MATA had two children by her first husband: Luis and Concepción CAÑIZARES. Ana Gertrudis and José María MATA had a daughter who died a "violent death" (murdered) at the beginning of 1821. I do not know if they had more children. In 1828, José María MATA abandoned (left) Ana Gertrudis, who sued judicially (? judicialmente not in my dictionary) and got an allowance awarded for herself and her children. This is the reason the children of her first marriage, Luis and Concepción CAÑIZARES got through/by her representation (? not sure of translation) the allowance awarded by the authorities.
Pregunta 208A- 8 October 2004
I descend from Maria Martina VASQUEZ (born 1814). Her parents were Jose Felipe VASQUEZ and Maria Nicanora LUGO. Might you know if either are of the VASQUEZ or LUGO Native American tribes I have read about? Do you have Nicanora's parents, family information? Maria Martina married Gregorio TAPIA, my great- great-great-grandfather. Any help would be greatly appreciated. [Marta Melendez (nonmember), Ventura, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 208A - 18 October 2004
Jimmie Hardy, a Los Californianos member, has information for you and would like to get in touch. He can be reached at estradahardy@direcway.com.
Pregunta 207 - 1 October 2004
Señor y Señoras,
I am looking for pictures of the ARELLANES family. I have one of Jose Teodoro, but I need one of his brother Jose Regino. I have Teodoro's three daughters and his son, Luis Gonzaga. I would be willing to make copies if someone has a need for mine. Gracias in advance. Regards, Jim. [James T. Larson (member), Paso Robles, Calif.]
Pregunta 206 - 23 September 2004
I would like any information anyone has regarding Thomas RUSSELLl married to Maria de los Angeles YBARRA [baptized 4 October 1812 at Mission San Gabriel] on 13 December 1836 in San Diego, Calif. Her parents were Andres YBARRA [born December 1788, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.] and Francisco Juana Maria MORENO [baptized 11 August 1790, San Gabriel, Calif.] [Nancy Lehnhardt (nonmember), Oxnard, Calif.]
Pregunta 205 - 22 September 2004
I know that my grandfather is Ygnacio UGES and his mother was Antonia Maria Manuela (Conception) COTA [born Monterey, Calif. 18??; died 1905 Tucson, Ariz.]. Her parents were Manuel Antonio COTA and Maria Josepha BORONDA. He was born 1779 at Mission San Antonio, Monterey. He died 1826. He was the son of Pablo Antonio de COTA and Rosa Maria LUGO. I have no information on the father of Ygnacio. Conception is listed in 1864 census as Amarias. Any more information appreciated. [April Holecek (nonmember), San Bernardino, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 205 - 22 September 2004
According to Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 115-16: Maria Manuela Concepcion Antonia COTA was baptized 8 December 1826 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. She was the daughter of Manuel Antonio COTA [born 23 January 1779 of Pablo Antonio COTA and Rosa Maria LUGO; baptized 25 January 1779 at Mission San Antonio; died 23 August 1826; buried 25 August 1826 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey] and his second wife, Maria Josefa Bruna BORONDA [born 8 October 1799 of Manuel BORONDA and Gertrudis HIGUERA; baptized 10 October 1799 at Mission Santa Clara; married second 9 January 1829 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey to James Walter BURKE]. Sorry, I find no information on the UGES line. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 204 - 22 September 2004
I wish to find a record of Fanny (or Fannie) FELIZ who was said to be born in San Antonio [Mission San Antonio?], Calif. in 1846. Also her parents were said to be born in San Antonio. She married a George Vance DOW, son of James DOW, a forty-niner, and gave birth to two children in the 1860s before moving to New York. Any suggestions about where to look will be appreciated. [Wayne (nonmember), San Antonio, Tex.]
Pregunta 203 - 22 September 2004
I wrote a Ph.D. with a chapter that talks about the LORENZANA orphans who traveled from Mexico City to California 1799-1800. I published an article on the same orphans. But, I just got them to California. Now I would like to know what happened to them. Below, is what I believe is the marriage record of the girls, but what else happened to them? And the boys, I only found 4, what was their profession? I am really interested--any pictures of any of them or their children? Can you help? [Note: following information in brackets is from Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850. La Tejedora]
María de Jesús LORENZANA married Miguel BRITO, an artilleryman.
María Pasquala LORENZANA married [Jose] Joaquín JUÁREZ, Presidial soldier [on 12 November 1800 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey; Joaquin born 27 July 1782, baptized 28 July 1782 at Mission San Gabriel; vol. II, p. 132].
María Francisca LORENZANA married Juan María HERNÁNDEZ, Presidial soldier. See Respuesta below.
María Inez LORENZANA married José Palafox, Catalonian volunteer.
María Leonarda LORENZANA married Juan Alvárez, Catalonian volunteer.
Maria (Mariana) Diaz LORENZANA married Juan Joseph Sepulveda at Mission San Diego, was widowed and married 2nd Jose [Ursino] Casiano TAPIA.
See Respuesta below.
Maria Tadea LORENZANA married Jose Joaquin BOTELLIER, soldado de cuero (Mission Santa Barbara). See Respuesta below.
Maria Vicenta Avila Perez LORENZANA married Cayetano DUARTE. See Respuesta below.
Margarita LORENZANA married Jose Vicente Gonzalez GARIBAY, soldado de cuero, was widowed and married 2nd to Jose RAMIREZ. See Respuesta below.
Maria de Jesus Valeriana LORENZANA married Jose DESIDERIO.
María Gertrudis LORENZANA married José TRUXILLO, a Catalonian volunteer.
Apolinaria LORENZANA, never married?, received the Jamacha Rancho??
Jose Inocente LORENZANA married Maria Rafaela Evarista GARCIA [on 24 September 1839 at Mission Santa Barbara; Maria, a twin, born 25 October 1823, baptized 26 October 1823 at Mission Santa Barbara; vol. II, p.99].
Jacinto LORENZANA married Maria del Carmen Eustaquia RODRIGUEZ. See Respuesta below.
Felipe LORENZANA married to Maria de Natividad RUIZ [Maria's second marriage; she was born 25 December 1803; baptized 26 December 1803 at Mission San Gabriel; vol. II, p. 257].
Vicente LORENZANA (viudo of Marian VERDUGO y BUELNA) married Maria del Pilar TAPIA [on 23 November 1845 at Mission San Gabriel; Maria was born 4 September 1831 and baptized 8 September 1831 at Los Angeles Plaza Church; vol. II, p. 283].
[Salome Hernandez (nonmember)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 203 - 22 Sept. 2004
According to Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 122-23: Juan Maria Jorge HERNANDEZ [born about 1776 at Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico of Justo Lorenzo HERNANDEZ and Ciriaca Santasima Trinidad de LEON; died before 1852] married 28 December 1800 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey to Maria Francisca LORENZANA [born about 1782 at La Cuna (orphanage), Mexico City; buried 12 November 1852 at Mission Santa Clara]. They had nine children between 1803 and 1824. Juan HERNANDEZ was the grantee of Ojo de Agua de la Coche at Morgan Hill in 1835 and was at San Jose in 1841.
Vol. II, pp. 284-85, 328: Jose Ursino (Casiano) TAPIA [born 8 August 1786 of Felipe Santiago TAPIA and Juana Maria CARDENAS; baptized 12 August 1786 at Mission Santa Clara; buried 6 January 1838 at Mission San Gabriel] married 6 December 1809 at Mission San Gabriel to Mariana Diaz LORENZANA [born about 1786 Mexico City]. They had six children between 1810 and 1838. Mariana was married first 20 May 1804 at Mission San Diego to Juan Jose SEPULVEDA. He died 16 October 1808 at San Gabriel. They had a single child baptized 29 July 1806.
Vol. II, pp. 32-33: Jose Joaquin BOTILLER [born about 1786 at Loreto, Baja California, Mexico of Juan Antonio BOTILLER and Maria Celia Bonifacia COTA; buried 15 May 1849 at Mission Santa Barbara] married 5 November 1809 at Mission Santa Barbara to Maria Tadea LORENZANA [of Real Casa de Cuna de Mexico; died 7 March 1823 in childbirth; buried 8 March 1823 at Mission Santa Barbara]. They had seven children between 1811 and 1823.
Vol. II, pp. 68-69: Cayetano DUARTE [born at Mission Todos Santos, Baja California, Mexico] married first 30 May 1800 at San Diego Presidio to Maria Vicenta Avila Perez LORENZANA [born at Mexico City, foundling of Cuna de Mexico Orphanage; buried 13 January 1824 at Mission San Juan Capistrano]. They had four children between 1802 and 1810.
Vol. II, pp. 106-107: Jose Vicente Gonzales GARIBAY [born about 1753 at Jacona, Obispado de Valladolid, Mexico of Pablo GONZALES and Antonia GARIBAIBAY; buried 30 June 1821 at Mission San Juan Bautista] married second 20 May 1804 at Mission San Luis Obispo to Margarita LORENZNA [born at Mexico City, Mexico]. They had a single child born 18 May 1816. Jose was at Monterey in 1813. Margarita married second 28 September 1823 at Mission San Juan Bautista to Jose RAMIREZ.
Vol. II, pp. 151-52: Jacinto LORENZANA [born about 1794; from La Casa de Cuna de Mexico; buried 23 December 1845 at Mission Santa Barbara] married to Maria del Carmen Eustaquia RODRIGUEZ [born 28 September 1798 of Jose Ygnacio RODRIGUEZ and Juana Paula PARRA; baptized 30 September 1798 at Mission Santa Barbara; died about 1888 at Mission Santa Barbara]. They had seven children between 1813 and1828. Jacinto came to Alta California with his brother Felipe in 1801. He was a soldier at the Presidio at Santa Barbara; sindico [trustee] at Santa Barbara 1834 and 1840.
[Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 203 - 11 Oct. 2006
I have Vicente Lorenzana as my ancestor. I am compiling a story on the orphans and would like to have a copy of your article. I would be happy to pay the postage costs. [Lorraine Moffat wlm1909@msn.com]
Respuesta a Pregunta 203 - 5 June 2008
My records show Maria Gertrudes LORENZANA was the daughter of Felipe & Maria Nativida LORENZANA and married Alejandro LEYVA in 1842 in Santa Barbara, Calif.You show Maria Gertrudes as one of many sisters; I have her as a daughter. Can you clarify this for me? [Dan Cordero (nonmember), Santa Barbara, Calif.] [Possibly different women? La Tejedora]
Pregunta 202 - 22 September 2004
I am looking for information for my family tree. This is what I know so far-- if you have any information or can fill in any blanks please email me at mommyoftwinsX2@msn.com. My grandfather Jack DALLY was born as Jack PENA, son of Daniel PENA of Santa Ynez, Calif. My great-great-grandfather was Aldolfo PENA (Luiseno Indian, but part of the Chumash Indian tribe by first marriage) married to my great-great-grandmother, Frances QUINTERO. She was a great-great- great (I believe)-granddaughter of Jose Francisco de ORTEGA and Maria Antonia Victoria CARRILLO. I don't have the in-between information and would love to know it. So please respond if you can help. [Jennifer Keane-Dally (nonmember), Santa Barbara, Calif.]
Note: If you respond to Jennifer by e-mail, please copy your message to Queries & Responses so we can share it on the website with others who may be interested. La Tejedora
Pregunta 201 - 21 September 2004
Thanks so much for a lot of help so far with other questions. I am looking for information on the parents of Juan Maria TRUJILLO, born 1821, married Dolores Andrea TAPIA and living in California in 1848. His father was either Ramon or Julian TRUJILLO, and his mother was Juliana CELAYA or ZELAYA. I am trying to find out any information on his parents and possible siblings and where they were from. One of Juan's marriage records says he is from New Mexico. Thank you. [Dawn Thompson (nonmember), Costa Mesa, Calif.]
Note: vol. II, p. 285 of Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 has Maria Andrea de los Dolores TAPIA marrying Juan Maria TRUJILLO 20 February 1849 at Los Angeles Plaza Church. Andrea was baptized 10 November 1828 at Mission San Gabriel. La Tejedora
Pregunta 200 - 27 June 2004
My great-great-grandmother was Francisca CASTRO y GONZALES, daughter of Luis GONZALES and Adelayda CASTRO. Adelayda was the daughter of Rafel CASTRO and Maria Soleded COTA. Luis was the son of Juan Francisco GONZALES and Maria Alta Gracia RODRIGUEZ. That being said, Francisca married John MELVILLE in 1867, I am guessing without the blessings of her grandfather, but probably with her father's. I have very little information about John, and I am trying to find out if anyone knows where he came from, what his relationship was with the RODRIGUEZ' and CASTROS. How did he end up married into one of the most powerful families in California? Has anyone out there run across this guy anywhere? [Melody Baumgartner (nonmember) Tyler, Texas]
Pregunta 200 UPDATE
Haven't heard back for awhile, so I thought I would ask again: my great-great-grandmother was Maria Francisca CASTRO y GONZALES [born 1850, Santa Cruz, Calif.; died 1920, San Francisco, Calif.]. She was the daughter of Adelayda CASTRO [daughter of Raphael and Solidad) and Luis Gonzaga NF GONZALES (son of Juan Francisco and Maria Alta GRACIA). For whatever reason she was reared by her grandparents, the CASTROS, and was married in 1867 to "the Englishman", John W. MELVILLE. I am looking for information on John MELVILLE, specifically, prior to 1867 and wonder if anyone has run across his name in their travels. Furthermore, I had thought Luis had died, but discovered recently that he had not only remarried twice after Adelayda's death, but had 8 more children! I would very much like to find out more about those other GONZALES children. The only name I have so far is a Louisa GONZALES in the 1900 Santa Cruz, Calif. census. ANY information would be gratefully accepted
Respuesta a Pregunta 200 - 6 October 2006
Hi,
I'm going to try this again. I'm the great, great-great-granddaughter of Rafel CASTRO and Maria Soledad CASTRO COTA. I do know that Rafel was a Spanish conquistador general in the army and Maria was a Native American. My great-grandmother ( Maria de la Soledad CASTRO) was the granddaughter of Rafel CASTRO. Rafel's son was named Francisco CASTRO. I do know Maria de la Soledad COTA del CASTRO was present and a sponsor at my great-grandmother's baptism in Santa Cruz, California. Are these the same people I believe you are speaking about? I believe they are. Please let me know what you think. I have more information regarding them, if you want to know. I also have pictures of them and my great-grandmother. My father was raised by Maria dela Soledad CASTRO COTA in Salinas, California. My great grandmother was named after Maria COTA. Please send me an e-mail abergstrom@nc.rr.com. I now live in North Carolina. Hope to hear from you soon. [Sarah Bergstrom (nonmember), Hope Mills, N.C.]
Pregunta 199 - 23 June 2004
I am seeking any information on one Frank EILBEN aka Francisco GILVER, GILBERT, married to Maria Julia de la Luz LOPEZ. Possible father's name, Pedro EIBEN and mother's name, Maria MANCHEON from Spain? Thanks mucho. [John L. Green (member), Rocklin , Calif.]
Pregunta 198 - 13 June 2004
I am researching the impact of dowries in early California marriages. Does anyone know of marriages that transferred lands? [Melody Wilson (nonmember), Portland, Ore.]
Pregunta 197 - 13 June 2004
Can you help? On my mother's father's side of the AYALA'S my great-grandfather was Abraham AYALA. His wife was Refugia LEYBA (aka Ruth LEYVA). Was Ruth's father, Francisco LEYBA, the same Francisco that was married to Vicenta CORDERO, and was her mother Maria Antonia ARELLANES? Also where was Ruth LEYBA born and did she have any brothers or sisters? Thank you. [Jim Garcia (nonmember), Canoga Park, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 197 - 24 June 2004
My grandfather, Antonio Domingo AYALA was born to Abraham and Refugia AYALA on 20 December 1863 in Ventura, California. He died 19 December 1958 age 94 in Ventura, California. It is unknown to me if Ántonio had any siblings. Was Ruth LEIVA'S father married to a CORDERO? [Jim Garcia (nonmember), Canoga Park, Calif]
Pregunta 196 - 29 May 2004
Although Arne PICO'S ancestors evidently did not come to Alta California, I thought this query was of historical interest to the many PICO descendants whose ancestors did come. Perhaps one of you knows of William Henry PICO'S research and can help your Danish cousin. La Tejedora
Pio PICO had two sons: Jacob who went to Germany and Pio PICO II who went to Spain.
1) Jacob is father to the Danish line in which I am very interested.
2) Pio PICO II is father to the line in California of which you, of course, know a great deal.
I hope you can help with information about the Danish line perhaps through William Henry PICO, who is mentioned in the book Ten First Families of California, page 70 [by Beverly Henderson Waid]. This site I got from an American friend, and I am very interested to hear if there is more information about the mentioned German and Danish line of PICO which have a connection to the Pio PICO family in California.
See below:
Count Mazzi PICO (born 1600)in Italy had Pio PICO I. Pio's son, Jacob, went to Germany and had two sons Christopher and Jacob who both lived in Denmark. One of them had a son, Christian Henry PICO, who also lived in Denmark, and who had a son, Jacob Christopher PICO. Pio's son Pio PICO II went to Spain. His son, Pio PICO III went to Mexico and had a son, Santiago de la Cruz PICO. Santiago had a son, Pio de Jesus PICO IV.
I understand that Beverly Hendrickson Waid is dead. She mentioned William Henry PICO who has researched the PICO family. Do you know anything about him? Kindly regards [Arne Pico (nonmember), Odense, Denmark]
Respuesta a Pregunta 196 - 14 June 2004
The source of the information listed for the PICO line is from a pamphlet available at the Pico Mansion, Whittier, CA. The research, according to this source was done by William Henry PICO of Cavalier, North Dakota, and Miss Jesse Bromilow of Los Angeles, Calif. You might want to contact the Mansion for information on these two researchers. Try this http://www.piopico.org/.
These are my ancestors too and I've wondered about this information but have not taken the time to search for it. If you find anything I do hope you'll share it! If you wish to contact me directly I'll send you the details listed in the pamphlet. There's too much to type here. sheila-ann@juno.com [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member & Genealogist), Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 196 - 24 June 2004
Pio de Jesus PICO IV (last Mexican governor of Calif.) had a grandson, Celestino PICO, born 12/3/1883 in San Gabriel/Los Angeles,California, area, died 4/1977 in Los Nietos/Whittier CA area. Celestino PICO married Ramona PADILLA born 1878 of Pico Rivera/Los Angeles area. Does anyone know who Celestino's parents were? Or the names of persons who raised Celestino PICO. Any help would be appreciated. (PS. Try reading book Don Pio Pico's Historical Narritive translated by Arthur Botello by Arthur H. Clark Company 1973. Tells alot of Pio PICO'S family and what life was really like in early Calif., from Pio's own perspective). [Talia Pico (nonmember) Claremont, Calif]
Respuesta a Pregunta 196 - 20 February 2008
I am still researching the mother of Celestino PICO born in Whittier, Calif. area. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. [Talia Pico (nonmember), Foster City, Calif.]
Pregunta 195 - 28 May 2004
I am looking for information regarding Francisco Xavier David LITTLEJOHN who came to California in 1824 from Peru; his family can be traced back to Arbroath, Scotland where I found family records going back to the 1600s. My problem is that I know little of David; what is his birth date, birth place, death date and death place? Where was he buried? I know he was the grantee of Rancho Los Carneros. Does anyone have any photos of this man or any member of his family? [Howard L. Smith (member), Trinity, Fla.]
Pregunta 194 - 18 May 2004
I am looking for any information on the parents of José Dario ARGÜELLO. He is my great- great-great-great-grandfather and I am doing genealogy research on my family tree. You can contact me at kidsrus2000@yahoo.com. [Eileen Courson (not yet member), Clemmons, North Carolina]
Respuesta a Pregunta 194 - 18 May 2004
The following information is from Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, Vol. I, pp. 45-47: Joseph Dario ARGUELLO (born about 1753 at Queretaro, Mexico, died about 1827-28 at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) married about 1780 at El Altar, Sonora, Mexico to Maria Ygnacia MORAGA (born about 1760 at El Altar, buried 13 April 1839 at Guadalajara; she was niece of Jose Joaquin MORAGA, founder of San Francisco Presidio). They had 13 children, born between 1784 and 1801 and who were baptized at Missions San Gabriel, Dolores, Santa Barbara, and San Carlos de Monterey. There are more details about these children in Northrop's book. Joseph Dario was the founder of the ARGUELLO family in Alta California. He arrived at San Gabriel 14 July 1781. He was Mexican alferez, later lieutenant and captain; comandante at San Francisco, Monterey, and Santa Barbara; acting governor of California in 1814-15; governor of Baja California in 1815-22. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 193 - 18 May 2004
Would like parents of of Juliana URQUIDEZ [born 1810, Santa Barbara] married Jose de la Asencion DOMINGUEZ [born 14 Aug. 1798, Santa Barbara]. Jose was the son of Josef Ma. DOMINGUEZand Maria Marcelina FELIZ. [Mary Vanegas (nonmember), Ojai, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 193 - 14 June 2004
The following is the abstract by Thomas Workman Temple II of the marriage of Jose DOMINGUEZ and Maria Juliana URQUIDEZ, listing her parents. I have not looked at the film of the original of this record so I can not say for certain that the facts are accurate. You might try reading the film of these San Gabriel Marriages at your local Family History Center (LDS) to verify the record.
Mission Record, San Gabriel Mats. Entry #1702 (TWT2), 29 August 1824 - En el Pueblo de L.A., Jose DOMINGUEZ, 24, natural del Presidio de Santa Barbara, de Jose Ma., soldado invalido de Santa Barbara, natural de la Villa de Sinaloa, y Ma. Marcelina FELI, del Real de Cozala; con Maria Juliana URQUIDEZ, 16, natural de Los Angeles, de Jose Encarnación y Maria Dolores LISALDE. Testigos: Jose Ma. AGUILAR, Jose SERRANO, y Jose Miguel ALVARADO. Prior testigos: Antonio Ygnacio DUARTE, 22, casado con Ma. Eulalia HIGUERA, Gaspar VALENZUELA, 38, casado con Ma. Ygnacia LOPEZ, y Antonio BRIONES, 40. Sanchez. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member & Genealogist), Calif.]
Pregunta 192 - 18 May 2004
I am looking for a history of Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Santa Barbara. Many of my ancestors were baptized there. I understand it used to be on State and Figueroa Streets. It is now on Sola Street. Thanks. [Lorraine Moffat (member), Hesperia, Calif.]
Pregunta 191 - 18 May 2004
I understand that a BASSI family member (Swiss) married into the BONILLA family of San Luis Obispo. Dora BASSI MADONNA, mother of Alex MADONNA, who died in San Luis Obispo in April 2004, might be a relative of the BONILLA family. Dora's mother was a GIORI who came from Switzerland and her father was a BASSI also from Switzerland. Dora was related to my mother through the BERTA family. Any information would be appreciated. [Helen Collins (member), San Luis Obispo, Calif.]
Pregunta 190 - 6 April 2004
I am looking for verification of any early Spanish explorer or Californian who was on top of Mission Peak in the Mission San Jose de Guadalupe area, now Fremont, Calif., and who may have used "conquistador-style" spurs during the Portolá exploration, de Anza exploration, or Moraga exploration time period. Can anybody help me? [Roan McClure (nonmember), Cave Junction, Ore.]
Pregunta 189 - 6 April 2004
Note: I am including this query on the off chance that someone is aware of Alta California COTAS who returned to Baja California and who might be the ancestors of George V. COTA. La Tejedora
As far as I know, my grandfather, George V. COTA, was born in La Paz in 1898. He then moved to Central California, Oxnard, Guadalupe Calif., to be exact. Through my studies at Long Beach State, I became aware of a Manuel COTA, who was a rancher in California during the early 18th century. I'm just wondering if there is any connection to my and my father's name? [Manuel Richard Cota Jr. (nonmember), Westminster, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 189 - 3 May 2004
Yes, some COTA family went back to Baja California. Manuel COTA is my grandfather. I will check into it. [Pamela Ortega Lima (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 189 - 22 September 2004
My great,-great-greatgrandfather was Manuel Antonio COTA. His parents were Pablo Antonio COTA and Rosa Maria de LUGO. Manuel was born 23 January 1779 at Mission San Antonio (California) and died 23 August 1826 and is buried at Mission San Carlos (California). He first married Maria Gertrudis ROMERO about 1779 and had 7 children with her. He later married Maria Josepha BORONDA on 29 September 1817 and had 1 child with her. My information was provided by Avila Gardiner and is recorded in the Church of Latter Day Saints' Family History Center under AFN: 2NTX-HG. [Howard Smith (member), Trinity, Fla.]
Pregunta 188 - 6 April 2004
I am looking for information on Manuel CORRALES and Vicenta ARIAS, who had several children, four I know of for sure, Manuel Jr. (born 1877), Jose Francisco, Carmen, Nash, and Charles (born 1886). Manuel and Jose were baptized at St. Joseph's in San Diego, Calif., in 1887 and 1890 respectively. From some information I have received, Manuel Sr. was Spanish and Vicenta was a native woman. I know nothing else about these relatives. [Dawn Thompson (nonmember), Costa Mesa, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 188 - 13 June 2004
Historian Pablo L. Martínez recorded vital records from most of Baja California in Historia Familiar de Baja California. Included in the civil marriage records are the following: Vicenta ARIAS married Espiridión CÓRDOBA on 1 April 1871. Vicenta ARIAS married Manuel CORRALES on 16 June 1873 at Real del Castillo. Included in the birth records of Ensenada is the following:
Ignacia CORRALES was born 26 February 1873 in Real del Castillo. Her father, Manuel CORRALES, was born c1845 in Suaqui, Sonora, "de raza mexicana no indígena" (non-Indian Mexican), son of Ignacio CORRALES and Guadalupe CÓRDOBA , both natives of Sonora. Her mother, Vicenta ARIAS, was born c1857, "de raza mexicana no indígena", daughter of Bernardo ARIAS and Jesús SOTO, both natives of Sonora. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico City, D.F.]
Pregunta 187 - 19 March 2004
I am on a quest to find information on my great, great grandfather Francisco CASTRO, who was married to Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN, and their son Juan (John) CASTRO, whose first wife was Carmelita ALVISO. Francisco's father was Don, who was married to Maria Soledad COTA. The family lineage continues with Rafael's father, Jose Joaquin CASTRO, who married Maria Antonia AMADOR, and the patriarch, Joaquin Isidro CASTRO, who married Maria Martina BOTILLER -- both of whom traveled with the second Anza expedition.
The information - obits, photographs - we've found is about Rafael and Maria Soledad, but nothing so far on Francisco and Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN. My grandfather, Alfred Gregory CASTRO, was the oldest son of Juan CASTRO. We were given a very early photograph of Juan with two of his sisters. I would appreciate any help. The CASTRO line on our family continues on in 10 generations today! Muchas gracias! [Julia Macias Brooks (nonmember), Wickenburg, Arizona]
Respuesta a Pregunta 187 - 3 May 2004
LITTLEJOHN family are part of my ancestry. I am Pregunta 185. I will get back with you. [Pamela Ortega Lima (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 187 - 28 May 2004
You are asking about my great grandmother, Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN. She was born on 6 December 1836 and died 7 June 1916. She had 18 children: number 13 Maria Antonia "Simeona" CASTRO was my grandmother.
As it happens, my wife and I just returned from a genealogy research trip to Arbroath, County of Angus, Scotland to research the LITTLEJOHNS. I found family records going back to the early 1600s. I believe I found the connection of the Scottish clan to the CASTROS of California. Send me your e-mail address and we can correspond regarding the LITTLEJOHNS.
Would you be willing to share copies of your photos of the family? [Howard Smith (member), Trinity, Fla.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 187 - 23 September 2008
I am researching my husband's family. He is related to Santos Sancti LITTLEJOHN through his great-grandmother who was one of Santos' daughters. Her name was Eloisa Mary LITTLEJOHN. She married twice, once to Luisiano WHITE and the second time to a gentleman named Joaquin Dutra SILVA. I would like to share information on my husband, Stanley Romero's LITTLEJOHN'S
links. I am interested in the query number 187 posted by a gentleman named Howard Smith as he seems to have a sizeable amount of information. [Mary Roberts Romero (nonmember), Snelling, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 187 - 26 December 2008
I'm responding to the Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN relatives. I am also a great-great-granddaughter to Raphael CASTRO and Maria Antonia Soledad CASTRO. Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN was my great-grandmother's mother. Francisco CASTRO and Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN: I have met a few relatives on this site. We did have pictures of Maria Antonia LITTLEJOHN, but it was stolen off of the wall by a relative in California. I was born in Salinas, California, and all of my relatives, including Maria, are buried there. You can e-mail me anytime. (abergstrom@nc.rr.com ). Hope to hear from the LITTLEJOHN side of the familia. [Sarah Bergstrom (nonmember), Hope Mills, N.C.]
Pregunta 186 - 19 March 2004
I am searching for information of my mother's paternal family. All I know is that they were born in California in the early 1800s. They were good friends with Governor Pio Pico. The family names are Luis ESTRADA and Isabel AGUAYO. They owned land next to the San Gabriel River in the Azusa/Duarte area and also in Pomona. Also the surname AGUIRRE has been mentioned. They baptized all their children at La Plazita in Los Angeles. [Gail Gonzalez Lopez (nonmember), Victorville, Calif.]
Pregunta 185 - 19 March 2004
Hi,
I am a granddaughter of Jose MARTINEZ [Pregunta #65]. Individuals in my direct lineage are: Juan LUGO, Francisco LUGO, Andreas COTA, Pablo COTA, Manuel COTA-LUGO, Jose MARTINEZ, Jose Manuel BORONDA, Rosario UGUES, also known as HUGHES. I am also checking on my Grampa ORTEGA. Also, was my Grampa Jose MARTINEZ related to Ignacio MARTINEZ? If find out anything new, I will put it on the bill board for my family. Thank you. [Pamela Ortega Lima (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 185 - 3 May 2004
My COTA branches are from both Pablo and Roque. From Roque it is through his daughter, Maria Beatriz COTA, who married Jose Joaquin HIGUERA; then from their son, Jose Maria HIGUERA y COTA, who married his 2nd cousin, Maria de Jesus COTA y ROMERO (daughter of Manuel Antonio COTA y de LEON and his wife, Maria Gertrudis ROMERO y SALGADO. Manuel is the son of Don Pablo Antonio COTA y de LEON, who was Roque's brother. Jose Maria HIGUERA and Maria de Jesus COTA were the parents of Maria Gertrudis HIGUERA y COTA, who wed Don Bonifacio Antonio BUELNA y RODRIGUEZ, baptized 14 May 1827 in Santa Cruz. Initial information was from Nathan Olivas. [Mary Ryan (member), San Francisco, Calif.]
Pregunta 184 - 7 March 2004
Geronimo Joseph Francisco ARELLANES was the son of Jose Teodoro ARELLANES, his birth was in 1812, marriage in 1839 (to whom?), in Santa Barbara, and death in Santa Barbara, the year? As you can tell my information is very sparse. Yes indeed, any help I would greatly appreciate. Thank you. [John L. Green (member), Rocklin, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 184 - 19 March 2004
According to Dorothy Mutnick's books: Jose Francisco ARELLANES was born 30 September 1812; married 14 February 1831 to Petra RUIZ, who then died in March 1838. Jose remarried in January 1839 to Barbara DOMINGUEZ. Her parents are listed as Jose Francisco DOMINGUEZ y FELIZ and Maria Filomena VALENZUELA y QUINTERO. All records cited were Mission Santa Barbara registers. Mutnick notes that the family can be found in the 1860 federal census, in Santa Barbara County. Mutnick "ends" in 1852, so no death dates were given for the couple. Jose Teodoro ARELLANES y LOPEZ married Maria Josefa RODRIGUEZ y PARRA on 4 March 1805. Each of them had been married previously and widowed. [Julia Christy (member), Worland, Wyoming]
Respuesta a Pregunta 184 - 3 May 2004
Geronimo (born 30 September 1812) married Petra RUIZ and had three children. He married second, Barbara DOMINGUEZ and had 11 children. I have dates of birth if you are interested. My line is to Jose Regino ARELLANES. He was my third-great-grandfather and brother to Jose Teodoro. I have a picture of Jose Teodoro if you would like a copy. I also have all of the certificate of baptisms of all of the children. One other picture I have is Teodoro's daughters. I have everything for Geronimo. If you need these things send me an E-MAIL! Jam8Lrs@aol.com . Note new e-mail address. Send me an e-mail and I will give you some information. [James Larson (member), Paso Robles, Calif.]
Pregunta 183 - 7 March 2004
Last year I posted a question (#124) regarding finding information on my family. Thank you all for your kind responses. One response that I have a question about was posted by Sheila Ruiz Harrell. It states that my great-great-grandmother was a Native American and it appears that she was born in Los Angeles. What puzzles me is that I always believed my ancestors were members of the Salinan tribe. Actually, my great-uncle Johnny GARCIA was very involved with them. But if she was born in Los Angeles, there is a possibility that I am of Chumash or Gabrielino descent....would that be right? And where would I be able to find any birth records or start to trace which tribe she belonged to? Any help would be greatly appreciated.The following is Sheila's response to my inquiry numbered 124: "Mission Record, San Carlos Mats, no Entry # (TWT2), July 11, 1868- Francisco BORONDA, 38, h.l. de Manuel y Juana COTA, with Juana Maria VILLA, 30, h.l. de Reyes VILLA y PILAR, India natl. del Pueblo de Los Angeles. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member, Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]"
I would appreciate any help that any of you could give me to point me in the right direction. Thanks again, Sherry [Sherry Donovan-Moser (nonmember), Nevada]
Respuesta a Pregunta 183 - 7 March 2004
Sherry,
The record I quoted was from the Thomas W. Temple II abstracts. Because of errors found in his work, I have looked up a copy of the original record from the San Carlos marriages. This record is very difficult to read but the names are clear. There is no entry number, the two people are listed in the margin as Francisco BORONDA y Juana Maria VILLA. In the body of the record I can read that he is "38 años y natural --- Monterey con Juana Maria VILLA hija de Reyes[?] VILLA y de Pilar india soltera de edad 30 años natural de Los Angeles y [??] en Monterey a la presensia [? de [?] BORONDA y Ma. Dolores VASQUEZ y varios otros."
From what I read in this record, Juana Maria VILLA is the legitimate daughter of Reyes VILLA and Pilar (India). Juana Maria is single and 30 yrs old, natural of Los Angeles and now lives in Monterey. There is no surname listed for Pilar in this entry.
I searched through the Plaza Church baptisms, the abstracts by Mr Temple, and found only two children listed for Reyes VILLA and Pilar GARCIA. I do not have access to copies of the original records at this time but you might request the film from your local Family History Center, LDS. I did not find a baptism for your Juana Maria VILLA, however there is one listed in the Temple abstracts for "Antonio Maria VILLA", no gender listed, but it if for the year that would be right for your Juana Maria. It could be that Mr Temple misread the first name. This would be Entry #820, Jan 31, 1838. In Entry #633, Oct 2, 1836, Mr Temple lists Pilar with the surname of GARCIA. As I noted above, there is no surname listed for Pilar in her daughter's marriage to Francisco BORONDA. Until I see a copy of the original baptismal records for these two children I can't fully agree that her name was listed.
My suggestion would be to contact Dr. John Johnson in Santa Barbara for information on connections with the Chumash or Gabrielino. He can be reached at jjohnson@sbnature2.org
Respuesta a Pregunta 183 - 19 March 2004
Manuel BORONDA was married to Juana COTA. I am a granddaughter of Jose Manuel BORONDA, Senior, and also Andrea COTA and Pablo COTA are my grandfathers. I have seen paper work about Juana COTA and Manuel BORONDA, you would find them in the Digger tribes, Santa Ynez tribes, and Cahuilla tribes. Hope you find what your looking for. [Pamela Ortega Lima (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 183 - 18 May 2004
Dear Pamela Ortega Lima,
Jose Manuel BORONDA was a soldier from the Spanish army. Am I reading this correctly, you found him in the Digger tribes? Please see Wendy Moss's website:
http://www.mchsmuseum.com/cheese.html Respectfully, [Teresa A. Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember) Rancho Los Laureles, Carmel Valley, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 183 - 1 October 2004
Dear Sherry,
On my ancestral paperwork, shows Francisco Laureno BORONDA'S spouse as Juana Maria VILLA, 1836. Yet on the Indian Rolls it is Francisco L. BORONDA and Juana M. SILLA. Is that her Indian name? That is on Eloisa BORONDA and Joe LIVENSON paperwork. Is that the same Juana? I thought you might be interested. [Pamela Ortega Lima (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Dear Theresa A. Russell,
Yes, my Grampa Jose Manuel BORONDA, Sr. is listed in Digger tribes. I need to talk to you. Is there a way you can write me? Sorry, I got back with you late. I wasn't on the computer for a month. I'm not on it all the time. Your gramma is Juana COTA BORONDA. Her name is on there, too. My gramma is Antonia Maria Manuela Conception COTA-LUGO. Manuel Antonio COTA-LUGO married Josepha BRUNA BORONDA. They had my Gramma Conception. I have a photo of her. Did you know my Gramma Josepha BRONDA BRUNA is on Gila River tribes? Reach me at my e-mail -- limapamela@aol.com. [Pamela Ortega Lima (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 183 - 31 May 2007
Ms. Sherry Donovan-Moser -
Would your great-uncle be John Anthony [Blue Jay] GARCIA? Blue Jay was born 8 Feb. 1905 in Jolon, Calif. He died 2 Nov. 1980 in King City, Calif. His mother was Mary Nattie BORONDA born 24 Dec. in Jolon, Calif. She was part Salinan Indian. His father was Jesus Victor GARCIA who was born Feb. 1861 in San Luis Obispo and died 2 March 1923 in King City, Calif.. If these are your relatives, you would have some Salinan Indian blood running through your veins. Jesus was my great-uncle. My e-mail is jam8lrs@aol.com. I have a lot of information on the Salinan Indian Tribe as I am the Salinan Tribal Historian. They are going for recognition in Washington in the near future. Some of Blue Jay's relatives are in the tribe. [James T. Larson (member], El Paso de Robles, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 183 - 19 November 2008
Eloisa BORONDA and Joe LEVENSON are quoted. Eloisa would have been the stepsister of my grea-grandmother and apparently had written about the BORONDAS. Please could you tell me where to find these papers, publisher, and title of the book? Thank you. [John Rotsart (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 182 - 7 March 2004
Would like to find out if Francisco MARQUEZ was a soldier at the time of the land grant [Rancho Boca de Santa Monica, see Query #86]. Also does anyone have any information about his son, Manuel, born about 1835. He also has a daughter, Mercedes, and a son, Francisco, I would very much like to find out who their mother is. Mercedes was born about 1857 and Francisco about 1859. They were born prior to the two marriages that I have seen. Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. [Kimberly (nonmember), Braidwood, Ill.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 182 - 27 October 2005
Francisco MARQUEZ and Mercedes MARQIEZ were the children of Francisco Maria (Manuel) MARQUEZ and Eselsa ???? I have a lot of information on these two families. Contact me by e-mail for more information.
Francisco MARQUEZ (son of Manuel -- and so named in his will) and Rita DORAME were my husband's grandparents. annytonym@earthlink.net [Ann (nonmember), Canyon Country, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 182 - 29 October 2004
Yes, Francisco's son was Manuel. His son was Alonzo. Alonzo's sons were Gerald, Donald, and Paul. Alonzo died in 1982 in Morro Bay, Calif. His sons all moved to Oregon after WW II. Only Gerald is living. [Gary Marquez (nonmember)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 182 - 10 February 2005
Respuesta a Pregunta February 1st 2004 [? sic] - regarding MARQUEZ family - please privately e-mail me for more information on the MARQUEZ family of Santa Monica, Calif. [Candida Marquez (nonmember), Pine Ridge, South Dakota candidamarquez@hotmail.com ]
Note: It is always appreciated if you would include this site in the exchange of information. There are many who follow the query discussions who would find such information helpful in their own research. La Tejedora
Pregunta 181 - 21 February 2004
My husband's grandfather was a descendant of the Mariano CORDERO and Pablo PINTO families and his grandmother was a descendant of the Marcos BRIONES and Felipe TAPIA families. His great-grandmother, Petra Rafaela de Jesus RAMIREZ, was
born 23 October 1841 at Mission San Juan Bautista to Ysidora PLIEGO (AKA JALAPA, HALAPA) y BRIONES and Pascual (Pasqual) RAMIREZ. Rafaela's brother, Jose, died and was buried on 26 September 1844 at Santa Clara Mission. Has anyone ever seen the name Pascual RAMIREZ? Pascual died and was buried in January 1844 at Mission Dolores. Since Petra's ancestors were Mission soldiers, I am wondering if Pascual was a descendant of a mission soldier. Rafaela's mother's father was named Jose Narciso de la Encarnacion PLIEGO. Has anyone ever seen the name PLIEGO? We would very much appreciate any information or advise you might give. Thank you. [Machado (nonmember)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 181 - 21 February 2004
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, has the following information on pp. 87-88. In 1813 Maria Agueda (Agatha) BRIONES married first Jose Narciso de la Encarnacion PLIEGO. In 1821 she married Francisco LISALDE. Maria Agueda was the sixth child (second daughter) of Marcos Joseph BRIONES [born about 1757 at San Luis Potosí, México, of Vicente BRIONES and Maria Antonia de PADRON; died December 1841 at Monterey, Alta California] and Maria Isidora TAPIA [born about 1771 at Culiacán, México, of Felipe Santiago TAPIA and Maria Filomena HERNANDEZ; died about 1812 at Santa Cruz]. They were married 27 September 1784 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey and had a total of 13 children. Felipe TAPIA came in the 1776 Anza Expedition. Marcos BRIONES came with his father to Alta California in 1771; invalido at Branciforte in 1791-1880; comisionado at Branciforte in 1812; living at San José in 1804-1841. [Benita Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 181 - 2 March 2004
I have a follow-up query on Pregunta #181 above. Petra Rafaela de Jesus RAMIREZ became an orphan at the age of nine because her father, Pascual RAMIREZ, and her mother, Ysidora PLIEGO (AKA JALAPA, HALAPA) y BRIONES, were both dead and buried at Mission Dolores by 1850. According to Petra Rafaela's daughter, Ellen (MOORE) MACHADO'S death certificate, as a child Rafaela was living in the area that was to later become Mayfield. Petra Rafaela married
James MOORE (we do not know where) and Ellen MOORE was born in the Pinole area (we do not know where) in 1861. In the 1870 census we found (Petra) Rafaela and James MOORE along with daughters Ellen, Clemencia, and Isadora living in the San Pablo area (Contra Costa Co.) in the Martinez post office district. By the 1880 census the family had moved to Castroville, Calif. My question is, does anyone have any information for the Mayfield/Pinole area that shows a Petra Rafaela or a Rafaela RAMIREZ living in a household prior to 1860? Any help would be most greatly appreciated. Thank you. [Machado (nonmember)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 181 - 9 February 2008
This is concerning Pregunta 181 - 21 February 2004 and Pregunta 181 follow up - 2 March 2004
I have reason to believe that the young girl living in the household of Jose S BERRY MESSA (BERRYESSA) named Mariano, in the 1860 census in Contra Costa County, was the missing sister of my husband's great-grandmother Rafella (RAMIREZ aka JALAPA) MOORE.
Rafaella (RAMIREZ aka JALAPA) MOORE is in the 1870 census in Contra Costa Co. in the same township as Mariano. Both Rafaela and Mariano/a were living with their mother Ysidora/Isadora JALAPA at Mission Dolores in 1846. We are still trying to find any of Rafaella's daughter's birth or baptismal records. All of the daughters must have been born in Contra Costa Co. We are also still looking for a marriage record for Rafaella RAMIREZ and James MOORE. Raphella grew up in Mayfield, Calif., before moving to the Martinez/Pinole area of Contra Costa Co. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. [Machado (nonmember), Calif.]
Pregunta 180 - 21 February 2004
Hi,
I am a descendent of the LUGO family and have been told that I am linked somehow to Don Antonio Maria LUGO, son of Francisco Salvador LUGO, a LUGO who settled in California. I am a registered Juaneño Indian on my mother's side (LUGO) of the family, her father, but am told that there is also Cahuilla Indian blood as well. I also have additional Juaneño blood on my grandmother's side (my mother's mother). I have been researching and researching and researching, and still have not been able to put the puzzle completely together. Here's what I have. My mother's father's name is Frank (Frances) James LUGO (he had 7 children, including my mother). His father's name is also Frances James LUGO and his father's name is Blas Antonio LUGO or Antonio Blas LUGO. My mother believes that Blas was the son of Vicente LUGO, who is one of Don Antonio Maria LUGO'S sons. But I am not able to make that connection as of yet.
Also, Blas was married to Sophia CHARLES whose parents were Richard CHARLES and Carmen (maiden name unknown)--that, I believe, is where the Juaneño bloodline comes from. Recently I was referred to Helen Charles McMullen, the matriarch of San Juan Capistrano and head of the Indian Council. She had mentioned to me that her father Ralph CHARLES, who is buried at the mission, had told her about a half-sister named Sophia who was linked to the LUGO family. Unfortunately, Helen did not have her father's parents names.
In regards to my grandmother's side of the family, my grandmother Josephine (MORENO) LUGO (married to Frank James LUGO), has Juaneño blood as well, but I am not registered through her side, only through my grandfather. Her parents were Manuel MORENO and Adelina CELEYA. Manuel's parents were Frank MORENO and Luciana PARRA. I was told by a contact who works at the San Juan Capistrano Mission that the PARRA family has a very heavy Juaneño bloodline, so I am also working on this little puzzle as well. The only information I have on Luciana PARRA is that she had a sister named Lola. Adelina CELEYA'S parents were Carlos CELAYA and Rafaela MANGE. My aunt seems to think the CELEYA name has some kind of significance, but I am not sure what yet.
So far the main names I am researching are LUGO, CHARLES, and PARRA. If you have any information that might help me, or you can refer me to a place or person who can, I would greatly appreciate it. I can also be e-mailed at home at timandchar88@sbcglobal.net or by my home phone at 909-689-6867 or use the information below to contact me. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read this lengthy message. [Charlene M. McNair (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif. Charlene.McNair@ocgov.com]
Respuesta a Pregunta 180 - 21 February 2004
Information below from Marcy and Maurice Bandy; Shared Research April 2003: LUGO files. [MN=Marie Northrop; TWT=Thomas Workman Temple, II]
Francisco Salvador LUGO, born about 1740, Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México, of Juan Salvador and Josefa ESPINOSA (MN); married about 1760 Sinaloa (MN); buried at Mission Santa Barbara 17 May 1805 SBp#112 (MNsb). [per MN: with Rivera 1774, stationed in the north until 1781, soldier of escolta of Los Angeles from 1781] Wife: Juana MARTINEZ, born about 1745 Sinaloa (MN) of Jose Maria and Josefa VILLANAZUL (MN); buried at Mission Santa Barbara 24 March 1790 SBp#18 (MNsb).
Child #7): Antonio Maria, baptized 13 June 1778 San Antonio Mission #499 (TWT); married (1) at Mission Santa Barbara 17 January 1796 to Maria Dolores RUIZ SB #20 (MNsb), married (2)at Mission San Gabriel 8 March 1842 SG II#30 (TWT) (Dispensado el impedimento de afinidad ilicita, en primer grado de linea recta); buried at Los Angeles Plaza Church 3 February 1860 PlazaII #648 (TWT). (Bancroft: soldier till 1809, Alcalde at LA '16 and '18, juez de campo '33-4, in '37-8 memb of the ayunt.) [#308. Antonio Maria LUGO, claimant for San Antonio, in Los Angeles County, granted in 1810, by Jose Dario de Arguello,confirmed by Don Luis Arguello, 1 April 1823, extension granted by Jose M Echeandia 23 April 1827, and finally granted by Juan B Alvarado 27 September 1838 to A M LUGO; claim filed 30 August 1852, confirmed by the Commission 21 February 1853, by the District Court 3 December 1855, and appeal dismissed 24 February 1857; containing 29,514.13 acres.] (1851 LA census #313) Wife (1): Dolores RUIZ, baptized at Mission Santa Barbara 28 May 178B #11 (MNsb) of Efigenio LOPEZ and Rosa LOPEZ; buried at Mission San Gabriel 14 March 1829 SG#5407 (TWT).
Child 7.11) Vicente, born at Mission San Gabriel about 1820 SG; confirmed 9 November 1831 Plaza #2050 (TWT); married at Mission San Gabriel infs December 1841 SG (TWT); living in 1851. [grantee with Jose del Carmen of San Bernardino] [Bancroft: justice at S. Gabriel '50, supervisor Los Ang Co '62-3] (1851 LA census #514) Wife: Andrea BALLESTEROS, baptized 2 December 1824 SG#7239 (TWT) of Juan FIGUEROA and Maria FIGUERA; living in 1851.
Child 7.11.7) Blas Antonio, baptized 4 February 1860 Plaza III#481 (TWT); married 4 July 1883 Plaza II#1790 (TWT) to Sophia CHARLES.
Pregunta 179 - 21 February 2004
Looking for information about my great-grandmother Serafina CORDERO (GARCIA). She was born in Santa Barbara on 29 October 1879. She died 06 April 1973. Her father was Vicencio Parma and her mother's name was Maria GARCIA. Any information will be appreciated. [Ramona Vranish (nonmember), Lompoc, Calif.]
Note: our genealogist was able to trace Ramona's ancestors back to before 1848. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 179 - 13 April 2007
In response to pregunta 179, Serafina (or Cerafina) CORDERO was my paternal great-aunt. Her sister Marie (Mary) CORDERO was my grandmother. Marie married my grandfather, Julius VOIGHT and they had 10 children in the early 1900s, including my father, Frank VOIGHT. [Cindy Blum (nonmember), Calimesa, Calif.]
Pregunta 178 - 2 February 2004
I am looking for some information on a woman, Maria Carmen CASTRO, born about 1851. I believe her parents were Lucio CASTRO and Gertrudia JACOME, but need confirmation on this. Maria Carmen married Juan M. TRUJILLO and was living in the Pala, San Diego area in the 1870s-1880s. They had 7 children: Francisco, Juan, Delphino, Antonio or Andronico, son Ramshses, and daughter Ledland or possibly Ellen. Any information on her, her parents, dates, where any of them are buried, etc., would be appreciated. I know that some of her children were baptized at San Luis Rey and at St. Josephs Church, Old Town, but find no official birth, marriage, or death records for her other than the census. [Dawn Thompson (nonmember), Costa Mesa, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 178 - 2 February 2004
Information below from the "Castro Files of the Maurice and Marcy Bandy Shared Research."
Juan Bautista CASTRO, born about 1790 Mexico.
Ramona VALENCIA, born about 1800 Mexico.
Gertrudis Sorente JACOME, born about 1824 Mexico SG III#71 (TWT) to Juan Maria TRUJILLO, TTS Lino CASTRO y Francisca PEREZ.
2.2) Margarita, born about 1845 Sonora, conf Sep 5 1850 Plaza #111 (TWT), mar Apr 20 1861 SG III#48 (TWT) to Feliz GONZALES, 21 (TWT) (at Yorba, born Nov 21 1860 father Mariano) conf Sep 5 1850 Plaza #121 (TWT) SG III#8923 (TWT), conf Sep 5 1850 Plaza #119 (TWT)
2.5) Jose Manuel ACASIO, bap Apr 11 1852
SG III#9234 (TWT), conf Jan 6 1856 SG II#114 (TWT)
2.9) Petra Ramona Maria, bap Jun 3 1856
SG IV#9571 (TWT) III#861 (TWT).
Pregunta 177 - 1 February 2004
I am looking for information on Zeferino CARLON, the father of Manuela CARLON who was the wife of Francis Ziba BRANCH. [Tom Driscoll (nonmember), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 177 - 15 January 2005
My mother's paternal grandmother's name was Maria Andrea CARLON PRICE. She was born in Santa Barbara in 1829 and married John Michael (Miguel) PRICE, a native of Bristol, England, who was born in 1810. They owned the Rancho Piesmo (Pismo) which included what is now Pismo Beach and Shell Beach, California. My belief is that she was a sister of the CARLON woman who married the man named BRANCH in Tom Driscoll's search. John PRICE had worked for BRANCH and probably met the sister (later his wife) through BRANCH. John Michael PRICE is listed in Bancroft's History of California. He had 15 children with Maria Andrea, one of whom was my maternal grandfather, Edwin Wingate PRICE, born in Pismo Beach about 1872-74. [G. B. (Gerry) Cullinane (nonmember), Oakland, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 177 - 1 February 2004
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769- 1850, vol. II, pp. 44-46: Jose Antonio Zeferino Carlon (Cortez) was born 10 February 1792 of Lt. Felipe Goycoechea and Maria Juana de Jesus Lara (natural child); baptized 11 February 1792 at Mission Santa Barbara. He married first Maria Antonia Valenzuela 17 November 1811 at Mission Santa Barbara. She died following the birth of twin boys, their first children, one of which also died. He married second Maria Dominga de la Transfiguracion Cota (born 4 August 1799 of Manuel Antonio Cota and Maria Gertrudis Romero; baptized 6 August 1799 at Mission San Fernando; died before 1844) 2 May 1813 at Mission Santa Barbara. They had 8 children born between 1815 and 1834. Their first child was Maria Manuela Carlon who was born and baptized 31 December 1815 at Mission Santa Barbara. She married Francisco Branch about 1835 at Santa Barbara. Zeferino married third Maria Magdalena Valenzuela and they had a son. Zeferino was a soldado de cuera. The illegitimate son of Goycoechea, he used the surnames of his stepfathers, Hilario Carlon and Felipe Cortez. He was at La Purisima in 1820; at Santa Barbara in 1834 and 1837; grantee of Rancho Arroyo Grande in 1841; and at San Luis Obispo in 1856.
Pregunta 176 - 1 February 2004
Would appreciate any information about Francisco Xavier GASTELUM, who came to Los Angeles in 1839 [according to H. H. Bancroft's California Pioneer Register) and who died in the San Diego area in 1861. He was one of the first non-aboriginal inhabitants of the area of Baja California that is now Ensenada. I'd very much appreciate any information your readers have on GASTELUM and his family, particularly Paula GASTELUM, his daughter (who stayed in Los Angeles and married German immigrant John BEHN).I also would appreciate information and leads regarding José Manuel Ruiz CARRILLO, GASTELUM'S father-in-law. Ruiz CARRILLO was the third governor of Baja California, from 1822-24. [Joanne Mariner (nonmember), New York, N.Y.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 176 - 17 October 2004
Francisco Javier GASTELUM was born about 1784 in El Fuerte, Sinaloa. He was a soldier in northern Baja California; promoted to corporal in 1811. In 1820 he was a sergeant. He arrived in Ensenada about 1824. Received Rancho San Rafael in 1826. In 1835 he was deputy mayor (alcalde auxiliar) of the northern territory, at San Vicente. He was justice of the peace (juez de paz) 1837-38. During the invasion of William Walker in 1854 his Ensenada ranch was robbed and sacked, and he was forced to sell it to his son-in-law, Pedro GASTELUM (1861). He married Salvadora, daughter of José Manuel RUIZ. José Manuel RUIZ was born about 1755 in Loreto, Baja California, son of Juan María RUIZ and Isabel CARRILLO. He died in September 1835, buried 18 September 1835 in La Paz. He was the first proprietor of Rancho Ensenada de Todos Santos, now the city of Ensenada. He arrived as a soldier in the area about 1805. In 1824 he transferred his Ensenada property to his son-in-law Francisco Javier GASTELUM. Two streets in Ensenada are named after these men, who are considered the city's founders. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico D.F.]
Pregunta 175 - 1 February 2004
I cannot find information on the California tribe that relatives said were called Carmelieno, was this another term for the original inhabitants of the area around Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo? [Mary Ryan (member), San Francisco, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 175 - 2 February 2004
As for the Carmelieno Indians, yes, I do believe that that is what they called the group that lived in and around Carmel Valley area, I also have heard reference to that name by my relatives, that is what the 1850s California Spanish locals called the local Indians. These were the natives who lived at the Mission San Carlos de Carmelo, that is what they were called after they were converted. The Carmelienos were from many different tribes located in and about the Monterey/Carmel Valley/South Coast/Salinas areas. Jimmie Hardy (member) [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Pregunta 174 - 1 February 2004
Looking for more information on Pablo Antonio COTA y de LEON, and on his brother Roque COTA y de LEON (older) who is also my ancestor. [Mary Ryan (member), San Francisco, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 174 - 1 February 2004
You probably have the following information, but just to be sure everyone is on the same page I will give a summary. According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769- 1850, vol. I, pp. 116-120: the parents of Pablo and Roque were Andres COTA and Angela de LEON. Pablo Antonio COTA was born about 1744 at El Fuerte, Sinaloa, México, and buried 31 December 1800 at Mission Santa Barbara. He married Rosa Maria LUGO (born about 1763, La Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México, of Francisco LUGO and Juana Maria MARTINEZ; buried 10 January 1797 at Mission Santa Barbara) 30 November 1776 at Mission San Luis Obispo.
They had nine children between 1779 and 1795: Manuel Antonio, Maria Apolonia, Maria Isabel Asencion, Maria Manuela, Francisco Atanasio, Bartolome Joseph, Maria de los Angeles (Santos), Maria Antonia Marta, and Thomasa de Gracia (Maria Tomasa).
Pablo was a soldado de cuera of the 1769 Portolá Expedition, accompanying Sergeant Ortega from Velicata to San Diego. He was trailblazer for Portolá and Fr. Serra. He served as corporal at Mission San Antonio 1778-79; sergeant of escolta at San Buenaventura 1782-87; alferez from 1788; and was founder of the younger COTA branch of the family.
Roque Jacinto de COTA was born about 1724 at El Fuerte and buried 30 September 1798 at Mission San Fernando. He married Juana Maria VERDUGO (born about 1740 at Loreto, Baja California, México, of Juan Diego VERDUGO and Maria Ygnacia CARRILLO; buried 14 May 1835 at Los Angeles Plaza Church) at Loreto. Their 11 children were born between about 1756 and 1784: Maria (del Rosario) Beatriz, Maria Celia, Mariano Antonio, (Juan Ignacio) Guillermo, Maria Teresa de Jesus, Maria Loreta, Maria Josefa, Maria Luisa, Maria Ignacia Jacinta, Maria Dolores, and Maria Antonia Cipriana.
Roque was at San Gabriel by 4 November 1778 and was in the escolta that escorted the pobladores to the founding of the Pueblo de Los Angeles on 4 September 1781.
I see that Jose Manuel SEPULVEDA married Maria Apolonia COTA (daughter of Pablo) and their child, Francisco Xavier (Fabian) SEPULVEDA married Maria Dolores COTA (daughter of Roque). Does this happen to be your line? Do you need more information on these people? [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 174 - 18 May 2004
If you have not already been given the title of an excellent history of your ancestor Pablo Antonio COTA (also my fifth great grandfather) look for the article "Paso por Aquí" in Antepasados III, 1978-1979. The author, Luann Davis Powell, has written a comprehensive overview of his service as a Soldado de Cuera, pgs. 29 - 40. [Ramona Reitz (member), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Pregunta 174 UPDATE - 17 February 2009
Sorry to be a bit late with this. What I have found is the following. Roque Jacinto COTA ( was born about 1724 and was approximately 20 years older than his brother Pablo) married Juana Maria VERDUGO y CARRILLO. They are the parents of Maria Beatrize COTA who weds Jose Joaquin HIGUERA. They have a son named Jose Maria HIGUERA who marries Maria de Jesus COTA whose parents were Manuel Antonio COTA and Maria Gertrudis ROMERO y SALGARDO. Manuel's parents were Don Pablo Antonio COTA y de LEON and Rosa Maria LUGO y MARTINEZ. Pablo is Roques brother, younger son of Andres and Angela. Antonio COTA I believe was a middle child, from what I have seen. [Mary Ryan (member), San Francisco, Calif.]
Pregunta 173 - 1 February 2004
I am requesting any information on Felipe Sebastian ALVITRE and family. [Kathleen Alvitre (nonmember), Fremont, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 173 - 1 February 2004
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769- 1850, Vol. I, pp. 24-25: Felipe Sebastian ALVITRE was born about 1750 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México and was buried 22 February 1817 at Mission San Gabriel. About 1795 he married Maria Rufina HERNANDEZ (born about 1750 at Loreto, Baja California, México) at Loreto Presidio. Their nine children (born between about 1796 and 1814) were Jacinto Maria, Juan Joseph Maria, Joseph Gabriel, Jose Antonio, Maria Dominga, Josef Vicente, Maria Florentina Calistra, Jose Claudio, and Maria Dolores. Which line are you interested in? Felipe was a soldado de cuera of the 1769 Portolá Expedition and settled at San José de Guadalupe in 1783. Bancroft names him an incorrigible scamp (which could mean either unscrupulous or playful, mischievous). He was at the Pueblo de Los Angeles in 1790. Northrop tells more about his children, but since the ALVITRE entry is over 7 pages long, it is more than I can include here. Let me know which line you wish to follow and I will follow that one. You can also find Northrop's book at many libraries or purchase it through the Southern California Genealogical Society. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 172 - 15 January 2004
Seeking information on the land concession, in Ojai, to José LÓPEZ circa 1790. A portion of the original concession had been in the family up to the 1980s under Thomas LOPEZ, another portion was sold in the 1960s by Celestina LOPEZ STARCHER. [Margaret Vargas (nonmember), Ojai, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 172 - 9 February 2008
I am a descendent of the Jose LOPEZ or Jose de Jesus LOPEZ of Ojai, California. I read your statement. Possibly by now you have your answer. Please contact.
[Robert Lopez (provisional member), Camarillo, Calif.] rvlopez@verizon.net
Pregunta 171 - 15 January 2004
One of my ancestors is Antonio COTA, and I know that he was one of the sons of Andres COTA and María Angela de LEÓN. I would like information on the parents' ancestors. When did they come to Mexico? I haven't been able to get information on any ancestors that precede these two. [Scott Sablier (nonmember), San Juan Capistrano, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 171 - 18 March 2005
Scott Sablier,
Please contact me for additional information. Also, I would in particular like to obtain a CD of your recent musical endeavor as soon as possible. Thank you SPOS, nielsenjanc@aol.com [Arlene H. K. Nielsen
(nonmember), Clayton, Calif.]
Note: We hope you will be able to share some of your information with the readers -- others are interested in the same lines. La Tejedora
Pregunta 170 - 10 December 2003
YES, HI -- all of this is very interesting to me. My ancestors also settled in California, then moved to Arizona by wagon train in the 1800s. Their last names were:
MOYZA, ROBLES, BONILLA, VALENZUELA [Moyza Gastelum (nonmember), Heber, Calif.]
Anyone have information on these families that left Alta California early on? La Tejedora
Pregunta 169 - 14 November 2003
My name is Brad Borland of Oxnard, Calif. Do you have any family tree history or information that could confirm my family's claim of being related to Juan Bautista de ANZA. My grandmother [Patricia Dennis BORLAND of Grass Valley] was very proud of the history and often talked about parades in the Riverside area celebrating ANZA. She gave me a commemorative medallion some years ago highlighting the Golden Gate Expedition. Any information you could share would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, [Brad Borland (nonmember), Oxnard, Calif.]
Pregunta 169 UPDATE
[I received] a response from Meredith Kaplan, Superintendent, Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail regarding my question. [This response indicated to Mr. BORLAND that de ANZA had no children, but it would be possible he could be descended from Juan Bautista de ANZA'S brother's children who de ANZA raised after his brother's death. La Tejedora]
Pregunta 168 - 14 November 2003
I am helping a friend search for her ancestors Jose LUGO and Narcissa GENEVE. We just found them in the 1870 Watsonville census and now know that they were married in San Jose, Calif. We estimate that Jose Jesus LUGO was born in about 1842 and Narcissa GENEVE born about 1850-53 and daughter of Alexander GENEVE and Juana CHABOYA (born 1835). I would like to know if someone has done work on these line? I guess Jose Jesus LUGO would definitely be before 1848. I also was working on another line, Jose RIOS, who I believe is Jose Santiago Sabino RIOS (San Diego Mission) who was married to Maria Ysabel URIBES (San Gabriel). Their children were: Jose Francisco (San Francisco), Venancio (San Gabriel) , Maria Manuela (San Juan Capistrano Mission). Has anyone done more on these lines or is there a book I can search thru. Thank you for your time and caring. [Patsy Castro de Ludwig (nonmember)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 168 - 10 December 2003
María Ysabel URIBES was baptized 11 May 1810 at Mission San Gabriel and married to José Santiago Sabino RIOS on 11 January 1822 at Mission San Gabriel. She was buried on 13 July 1859 at Los Angeles Plaza Church. Her parents were Tomás Casimiro URIBES (father) and María Antonia Marcela COTA (mother). She had 6 brothers and sisters who are all listed in Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 289-290. [Richard (nonmember), Guerneville, Calif.]
José Santiago Sabino RIOS was born 31 December 1802; baptized January 1803 at Mission San Diego. His parents were Juan Feliciano RIOS (father) and María Catalina ROMERO (GARCIA) (mother). His children by María Ysabel URIBES were María de Jesus RIOS, José Francisco RIOS, Venancio RIOS, María Juana Ursula RIOS, and María del Refugio RIOS. Children records of birth and marriages are all listed in Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 228-229. José Santiago Sabino RIOS was Juez de Paz at San Juan Capistrano in 1842-43.
Respuesta a Pregunta 168 - 7 July 2005
Hello,
Re your posting of 10 December 2003 on the line of URIBES and RIOS, I have that same line and we would like information about your line. What part of Mexico did they come from and when? Thanks, ol_coach@cox.net [R. S. Ortiz (nonmember), Valley Center, Kans.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 168 - 11 October 2005
Did Jose Jesus LUGO and Narcissa have any children? If so, do you have any information on them? thanks Cruz. [Cruzita Stewart (nonmember), Bakersfield, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 168 - 27 October 2005
Jose Jesus LUGO and Narcissa had 5 children: Maria, Thomas, Reyes, Jose Jesus, and Daniela. [Terry Reynaga [nonmember], Gilroy, Calif.]
Pregunta 167 - 14 November 2003
There is a rumor that one of the BERNAL brothers wrote a letter to Washington which resulted in Fremont's adventure in California. I heard [this] stated directly from one of your late members, one Herbert L. Hagemann Jr. My questions are: one, [is it] true? and two: is there any documentation of [it] online? [Christian Holm (nonmember), Livermore, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 167 - 10 December 2003
You may try looking on line here, http://members.aol.com/bernal411/genealogy.html
or http://members.aol.com/bernal411/index.html or e-mail Bernal411@aol.com [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 166 - 14 November 2003
Do you happen to have any other information about Don Esteban MUNRAS?????? [Maria Herrera (nonmember), Seaside, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 166 - 7 March 2004
Dear Maria Herrera-
I am a 7th-great-granddaughter of Carol Esteban MUNRAS. My brother and I still maintain possession of a small number of acres of Rancho San Vincente, originally owned by Don Esteban. I have a fair amount of information about this family, and if you would like, you may e-mail me and I will send you what I have. I just stumbled across this web site, and it is very interesting to me. I plan on becoming a member. Soooo, please e-mail me and we'll share information.
edough@xmission.com Sincerely, Engracia Dougherty [Maria-Engracia Munras Dougherty (not yet member), Sandy, Utah]
Respuesta a Pregunta 166 - 23 June 2004
Just thought I would post my new e-mail address for anyone interested in more information about Esteban Carlos MUNRAS. Also, I misstated my degree of descent. Esteban Carlos MUNRAS was my great-great-great-grandfather. [Engracia Munras Dougherty (provisional member), Sandy, Utah]
Pregunta 165 - 31 October 2003
I am searching for a record of Julian ESTRADA'S mother and father - all from Monterey. Julian was grantee of the Santa Rosa Rancho, San Luis Obispo County. Thank you for any information you may have. [Maureen Macmahon (not yet member), San Luis Obispo, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 165 - 31 October 2003
Thomas W. Temple Mission Abstract, 1972 Version:
2938) Jan 29- RC- Jose Julian Antonio ESTRADA, 1 d. nacio a las 12 dela tarde; h.l. del Alferez Don Mariano y Dna. Isabel ARGUELLO; Luis ARGUELLO, Thente. del R1.Presidio de San Franco., padrino. Amoros
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850, Vol. II, pp. 77-78 has Julian's parents as Jose Mariano ESTRADA [born about 1784 in Loreto, Baja California of Jose Maria ESTRADA and Maria Ysabel RUIZ] and Maria Ysabel Marcela ARGUELLO [born 1 July 1789; baptized 2 July 1789 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey of Jose Dario ARGUELLO and Maria Ygnacia MORAGA; buried 20 January 1835 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey]. Mariano and Ysabel were married 10 February 1807 at Santa Barbara Presidio. They had 10 children with Julian being the sixth. Mariano enlisted in 1797 and came to California in 1806. He was alfaez at Monterey 1806-1818; brevet lieutenant 1818; lieutenant 1824; grantee of Buenavista ranchos 1822-23; retired in 1829.
Pregunta 164 - 27 October 2003
I'd like to make an inquiry regarding a marriage between Victor MANZANARES and Cruz BERMUDEZ (Maria de la Cruz BERMUDEZ). I have recently found some information stating that they had been married, however, I have no proof. Also they had a daughter by the name of Cresencia Rafaela MANZANARES. I'd appreciate any information that you might have regarding any of the above mentioned people. Thank you. [Karen (nonmember), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 163 - 27 October 2003
About 2 years ago at Orange County Fair I was given this name to contact for information on the San Diego area. My great-great-grandmother was born there in 1836. We don't have a date, but she came from a rich cattle farming family with the last name of SAEZ. She was Native American and her descendants didn't want to claim that they were so they said they were Spanish or Mexican. Her name we think was Vantaria she married a man name Jose MOGART. He came from Valencia, Spain. He was born in 1813. I don't know when he arrived here in the U.S., but he came by Cape Horn and ended up in San Diego. Vantaria and Jose raised a family there until someone tried to take their land away. They had 4 boys and 2 girls. One of the girls, named Madalena MOGART is my great-grandmother. Her brothers' names were Jose, Juan, Manuel, and Domingo MOGART. They moved up to what is now Orange County. At that time it was Anaheim Landing or Bolsa Chica in Los Angeles county. Vantaria and Jose are both buried in Anaheim Cemetery in Anaheim, Calif. I am trying to find Vantaria's parents' names. On my great grandmother's death certificate it says mother not known and birth area not known. Please, please help me find some leads. Thank you for reading this e-mail and taking the time. Sincerely [Irene Courreges Lindsay (nonmember), from ?]
Respuesta a Pregunta 163 - 1 July 2009
Hola,
La Pregunta 163 - 27 October 2003, el hombre no se llamaba Jose MOGART, sino Jose MOGORT, El apellido MOGORT en españa solo hay unas 133 personas:
http://www.ine.es/fapel/FAPEL.INICIO
La mayoria estan en 4 poblaciones de Valencia concentradas y donde mas hay es en mi pueblo Simat de La Valldigna (Valencia, Spain). Saludos David Mogort mogort@mogort.com [David Mogort (nonmember), Valencia, España]
Respuesta a Pregunta 163 - 13 June 2004
In the vital records of Ensenada, Baja California, compiled by Pablo L. Martinez in Historia Familiar de Baja California, are the following: José MOGOR or MOGORT, a naturalized Mexican citizen, was registered on 16 November 1861 at La Grulla, Baja California Norte. He was age 48, a rancher and unmarried. Maria Isabel MOGOR was born 15 January 1862, at Tecate, registered in San Vicente, 30 January 1862, daughter of José MOGOR and Candelaria TÁLLEZ, "gentila". Given the handwriting in some of the records, it may well be that Candelaria ended up as Vantaria, and SÁEZ as TÁLLEZ!
"Gentila" means Indian. Very often during the mission period, the colonists acted as godparents when the native inhabitants were baptized. This may have been the case with Candelaria. There was a SÁEZ or SAENZ family in the area. Martinez has a few records on them, if you're interested I can send you what I have. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico City, D.F.]
Pregunta 162 - 16 October 2003
I am looking for information on direct-line ancestors (on my real father's side), Alfredo Bandini JOHNSON; Jose Maria de ORTEGA, his father Jose Francisco de ORTEGA, and Jose Francisco de ORTEGA'S father. I am also looking for information on the parents of another direct-line ancestor Dario ARGUELLO (father of Santiago ARGUELLO). Thank you very much! [Captain Alfred S. McLaren (member), New York, N.Y.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 162 - 3 May 2004
I am a direct descendent of Jose Maria de ORTEGA and have a fairly accurate history of the family dating back to Mexico from the present date. If you would like this information shared with you, feel free to e-mail me OLIVERFLINT@PRODIGY.NET and I will be more than happy to share this with you. [Betsy Oliver (nonmember), Gridley, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 162 - 7 November 2007
I was reading over these questions looking for information on the ORTEGA family. My son is a descendent of the ORTEGA family on his father's side. I have heard some of the family history from his godmother, but would love to know what you have. My son's grandmother's name was Dolores ORTEGA , she was one of ten children from her mother Stella and father Luis? It was said that when he went off to war, his brother told her that Luis had died at war and the brother (known as Chief) got together with Stella. There were also 13 stepbrothers and stepsisters from Dolores' father's side from his second wife. Some of the names of those children were,
Alicia, Lorraine, Butch, David, and so on. Or maybe it was Dolores was one of thirteen children and there were ten step? Anyway Dolores ORTEGA married Raul MARTINEZ and had 4 children Stella, John, Martin, and Andrew (who died shortly after birth). The family resides in Oxnard, California, today along with a lot of other ORTEGA descendants. Please feel free to e-mail me PEPSILUV2000@YAHOO.COM, any questions you may have and what family history you have. I would love to have it for my son, so he can know where he came from and all of his family's history.Thank You [Valynda Barra -- Mother of Andrew Barra, son of Martin Martinez, son of Dolores Ortega (nonmember), Oxnard, Calif]
Pregunta 161 - 16 October 2003
I am looking for children or spouse of Tiburcio VASQUEZ born 1835/died March 19,1875. [Vasquez (nonmember), Calif.]
Pregunta 160 - 16 October 2003
I am compiling a pictorial history on the ranches and families of early Pasadena. I will be including a brief account of the PEREZ, GUILLEN, and SEPULVEDA families because of their ownership of Rancho San Pasqual. I welcome your input if you have connections with these people. Also any photos of Eulalia PEREZ (abt 1768-1878), or drawings or portraits of Jose PEREZ or Jose Enrique Anselmo SEPULVEDA (1791-1844) would be greatly appreciated. - Thanks in advance. [Gregory McReynolds (nonmember), Pasadena, Calif.]
Pregunta 159 - 30 September 2003
I am a direct descendant of Guillermo COTA (ca. 1768-1844) and his second wife, María Manuela Antonia PÉREZ NIETO. This line has, for many years, had three 'brick-wall' ancestors: Andreas de COTA, Blás VERDUGO, and Juán CARRILLO. Has any progress been made on the ancestries of any of these families and their spouses? I am interested only in information that has been, or can be, documented from original sources. Best wishes to all. [Lawrence Bouett (member), Solana Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 158 - 30 September 2003
Would like to correspond with anyone researching the James (Santiago) STOKES or Edward (Edwardo) STOKES families of early California. Thank you. [John & Mary Stokes (member), Roseburg, Ore.] marne@mcsi.net
Pregunta 157 - 30 September 2003
Hello,
I am trying to find any information on Regina TEIPURINA (India of Mission San Gabriel ). She was married to Manuel MONTERO. Their daughter Maria Clementina MONTERO married
Ygnacio Clemente CASTRO. These are ancestors of mine and I would like to find out more information if I can. Any information on the above would be great. Thank you [Richard (nonmember), Guerneville, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 157 - 30 September 2003
I have no further information about Regina, but here is some information about her daughter and her daughter's husband from Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 109-110. Maria Clementina MONTERO was baptized 24 November 1794 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. She married Ygnacio Clemente CASTRO about 1807 -- there is a discrepancy here as his first wife did not die until 1810 and no divorce is mentioned. Clementina and Ygnacio had five children between "about 1808-10" and 1817. Ygnacio was a soldier at San Francisco Presidio in 1780; settler at San José in 1786; alcalde in 1799, 1804, 1809-10. He was born about 1755 at Sinaloa, México of Joaquin Isidro CASTRO and María Martina BOTILLER. He died 4 March 1817; buried 1 April 1817 at Mission San José -- he drowned and his body wasn't found until 1 April in the Arroyo de la Alameda. [Benita H. Gray [member], San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 157 - 16 October 2003
I do have information on Manuel MONTERO and Regina TOYPURINA, They are direct ancestors of mine. Your Maria Clementina MONTERO is the sister of Juana de Dios MONTERO and their brother's name is Cesario MONTERO. Regina TOYPURINA was exiled to Monterey for her part in the attempted uprising of Mission San Gabriel 1785. She married Manuel MONTERO in 1789 and they had four children. An early descendent of TOYPURINA in my line is Juana MONTERO, who married Josef Maria BENAVIDES. Their daughter, Maria Policarpa BENAVIDES, married Jose Faustino VASQUEZ, son of Tiburcio VASQUEZ of the Anza Expeition. That Tiburcio VASQUEZ is the grandfather of Tiburcio VASQUEZ (California's famous bandit). Faustino VASQUEZ and Maria Policarpa BENAVIDES daughter's name is Maria Josefa VASQUEZ. WilliGuys@aol.com. [William Williams (nonmember), Santa Rosa, Calif.]
Pregunta 156 - 11 September 2003
Pregunta 132
No tengo palabras para decir gracias. Tengo una ultima pregunta y despues mi busqueda genealogica termina. Quiero preguntar por la ultima vez vuestra aiuda...Me gustaria saber como se llamaban los hermanos y hermanas de Guillermo CASTRO (hijos de Carlos Antonio CASTRO y María Estefana del Rosario GARCIA), un salud...[Gianluca D'Antino (nonmember) Torino, Italy]
[Rough translation by La Tejedora: Question 132 I do not have words to thank you. I have one last question then will end my genealogical search. I want to ask for the last time for your help. It would please me to know the names of the brothers and sisters of Guillermo Castro (children of Carlos Antonio Castro and María Estefana del Rosario Garcia), best wishes.]
Pregunta 155 - 11 September 2003
Seeking additional information about María Sacramenta Estrella de LUCERO (born 1831 in Los Angeles). She first married José MONTEROLA (born Barcelona, Spain) and had a least one daughter named María Antonia MONTEROLA (born 8 February 1852, San Diego) who married Augustin H. HURTADO. She secondly married "Unknown" VENEZUELA and had at least one daughter, Elena María VENEZUELA (born 2 November 1863, Sonora, México; died 4 September, Los Angeles County, California) who married Jesus Santa MARIA. Maria LUCERO'S parents were María Jesus VALENZUELA (born 1810, Los Angeles) and Don Dolores LUCERO (born Los Angeles). Don Pedro FRANCO (arrived in Alta California 1790) was María Jesus VALENZUELA'S father. [Teresa Milner (nonmember), New York, N.Y.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 155 - 1 February 2004
My relative, John R. BLEEKER, was married to Maria S. LUCERO. They had a child, John L BLEECKER born 12 July 1850, San Diego, Calif. We understand that Maria later married Jose MONTEROLA. They had a girl that John referred to as "Chata" (Maria Antonia). They lived in Anaheim. The information you are showing is similar to the information of our relative, Joe MIRANDA (son of John L BLEECKER'S daughter Soraida (Rita) BLEECKER). BLEECKER had submitted to Saint Boniface for records in Anaheim on Maria LUCERO'S ancestry.
Do you have any records on births or marriages? Do you know where Maria was born exactly? near a mission? Do you know where her parents lived? near a mission/church?
John R BLEEKER is well documented in the San Diego Historical Society records: 1850 census, Morse to Bleecker letters, etc. http://sandiegohistory.org/links/indx1850.txt . You can get more information on my website; http://www.geocities.com/m_a_chavez/Index-Bleecker.html
Any information is greatly appreciated. We are trying to find records on Maria S. LUCERO or her parents. [Michael Chavez (nonmember), Costa Mesa, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 155 - 18 July 2010
I am a great granddaughter to Soraida BLEEKER, Rita, through her daughter Inez/Agnes. Your website on geocities is no longer available, but I am interested in any information that you have on the BLEEKER family. [Dee Stevens (nonmember), Oregon]
Pregunta 154 - 11 September 2003
José HIGUERA of Los Tularcitos had a daughter Encarnación. I believe she married Ramon Gonzales de la RIVA, from Spain. I am looking for marriage information for them. They lived in San Luis Rey until 1863 when they went to San Buenaventura. In San Diego they had a daughter Carlota in about 1848. She is my husband's great-grandmother. I am looking for any information about this family -- HIGUERA, RIVA, or Jesus MORENO (Carlota's husband). [Sharon Andrade (nonmember), Carmel, Ind.]
Pregunta 153 - 11 September 2003
Do you have any information on: Rosario del ESPINOSA, born Spain, and Nicolasa PICO, born Santa Barbara, Calif.? Or María Tomasa DOMÍNGUEZ, born 9 October 1837, died 5 February 1936? [Are these dates correct?] These are my relatives and I wonder if Nicolasa PICO is related to Pio PICO. Any help appreciated. [Kristi M. FitzPatrick ]
Respuesta a Pregunta 153 - 11 September 2003
You do not indicate Rosario and Nicolasa were married. Marie Northrop in Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, p. 210-14 has a María Nicolasa PICO baptized 6 December 1804 (privately) and 8 December 1804 at Mission San Fernando. She was married 16 January 1825 at Mission Santa Barbara to José Asención ESPINOSA. If this is the right Nicolasa, she would be a first cousin of Pio PICO, her father and his father being brothers. Nicolasa's
parents were José Miguel PICO [born about 1770 at San Javier de Cabaza, Sonora, México, of Felipe Santiago de la Cruz PICO and María Jacinta VASTIDA; buried 22 June 1841 at Mission Santa Barbara] and María Casilda de la Cruz SINOVA [born 30 April 1782 of José Francisco SINOVA and María Gertrudis BOJORQUEZ; baptized 3 May 1782 at Mission Santa Clara; buried 22 June 1841 at Mission Santa Barbara]. Nicolasa's parentswere married 27 November 1794 at Mission San Gabriel.
Pregunta 152 - 19 August 2003
Another LUGO family question: José Francisco LUGO was baptized 23 November 1800 at Mission Santa Barbara, and married 7 February 1828 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey to Juana María de Gracia BRIONES. His brother was Juan María LUGO who was baptized 12 February 1796 at Mission Santa Barbara, and married 8 February 1825 at Mission San Gabriel to María Francisca DUARTE. The parents of these two children were Joseph Antonio LUGO born about 1773 at Villa de Sinaloa [Sinaloa, México] (son of Francisco Salvador de LUGO and Juana María Rita MARTÍNEZ), buried 7 January 1801 at Mission Santa Barbara, and married 8 January 1795 at Mission San Gabriel to María Josefa Antonia VERDUGO. Francisco Salvador de LUGO was born about 1740 at Villa de Sinaloa to parents Juan Salvador de LUGO and María Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA. He was buried 17 May 1805 at Mission Santa Barbara. He married Juana Maria Rita MARTÍNEZ about 1760 at Villa de Sinaloa (daughter of José María MARTÍNEZ and María Josefa VIANAZUL). Juana María Rita was born about 1745 at Villa de Sinaloa and she was buried 24 March 1790 at Mission Santa Barbara. Francisco Salvador de LUGO was recruited by Rivera in September 1774. Nine children were born to Francisco Salvador and Juana María Rita: Rosa María, Tomasa Ygnacia, Salvador, Joseph Antonio, Joseph Ygnacio, María Antonia Isabela, Antonio María, Juan María Alejandro, and María Ygnacia.
Are these José Francisco LUGO and Juana María Gracia BRIONES the parents of Cayetano LUGO born 1830? and Juan de Mata LUGO born 1834? and Francisco LUGO born 1836? [Karen Kelnhofer Eddy (nonmember), Salt Lake City, Utah]
Pregunta 151 - 18 August 2003
I am interested in more information about María Sacramenta Estrella de LUCERO (born 1831 in Los Angeles area, Alta California). She married: (1) José MONTEROLA (born Barcelona, Spain) and had a daughter named Maria Antonia (born 08 February, San Diego, Calif.; died 1931 Anaheim Township, Calif.); and (2) Unknown VENEZUELA and had a daughter named Elena Maria (born 02 November 1863; died 04 September 1944, Elsinore, Calif.). Both Maria Antonia MONTEROLA (married Augustin HURTADO) and Elena Maria VENEZUELA (married Jesus Santa MARIA) were my great,-great-grandmothers. Maria Sacramenta Estrella de LUCERO'S parents were Don Dolores LUCERO and María Jesus VALENZUELA (born 1810, Los Angeles). Maria Jesus' was the daughter of Don Pedro FRANCO, who arrived in Alta California in 1790 as a military attaché. [Teresa Milner (nonmember), New York, New York]
Pregunta 150 - 19 August 2003
I am looking for information on José del Refugio ZUNIGA and wife, María Juana VERDUGO (vejar) <1820> and Ignacio ZUNIGA and wife, Carmel MESA. This is all part of the Eduardo POYORENA (POLLORENA) family. [Tim Miguel (nonmember), Glendale, Calif.]
Pregunta 149 - 6 August 2003
I am looking for any information on Juana CHAVOYA or (CHABOYA) born in California about 1823 and married in Santa Clara about 1835 to Alexander GENEVE, GENAVE, SCHENEFE, or some other spelling as we do not know correct spelling. I am trying to find out more about her family and children as I think she had daughters named (1) Narcissa, (2) Delfina, and (3) Adelina. I would like to know the correct spelling of the last name. Any information would be of great help. [Richard (nonmember), Guerneville, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 149 - 12 August 2003
Juana Maria de Jesus CHABOLLA was baptized 9 March 1835 at Mission Santa Clara de Asis. [See entry 8725.] Her parents, Jose de la Cruz CHAVOYA (age 20) and Mariana de Jesus VASQUEZ, widow of Alejandro, neofito, of Mission Santa Clara, married 10 September 1823 at Mission Santa Clara de Asis. [See marriage entry 2093.] Jose de la Cruz CABOYA was baptized 29 March 1796 in San Francisco to Corporal Marcos CHABOYA and Maria Teresa BERNAL.
Mariana de Jesus VASQUEZ was baptized 17 December 1803 in Buena Ventura to Jose Antonio VASQUEZ and Maria LEOCADIA. Jose Antonio was buried 14 July 1825 in Santa Clara, husband of neofita, LEOCADIA. [See death entry 5889.] [Maria LEOCADIA may have been born 16 March 1782 in San Juan Bautista.] Maria LEOCADIA was buried 3 January 1826 in Santa Clara, widow of Antonio VASQUEZ . [See death entry 5955.]
Corporal Marcos CHABOYA born about 1754 from the City of México, married Maria Teresa BERNAL who was born about 1773. They had a child of 4 months according to the 1790 Padron (census) of the Royal Presidio of San Francisco in which he was listed as age 34 <1756>.
Marcos was counted on the 1799 census in San Jose as age 46 <1753>. Marcos was the son of Pascual CHABOYA . Marcos CHAVOYA died 15 December 1808 at Mission Santa Clara de Asis, widower of Teresa BERNAL. [Taken from death index.]
Juan Francisco BERNAL was born about 1737 in Rancho de Tule, Sinaloa, Mexico. He died 28 October 1802 in San Francisco. He married Maria Josefa de SOTO, who was born in Sinaloa. They are the parents of Maria Teresa BERNAL. Maria Teresa, widow of Marcos CHAVOYA, died 18 April 1830 in Santa Clara according to the Santa Clara death index.
Juan Athanacio VASQUEZ was born about 1735 in Agualulco, Guadalajara, México, or Ajualulco, Sonora. He was a recruit in the Anza party, bringing his wife and three children: Jose Tiburcio VASQUEZ , 20 <1754>, Jose Antonio VASQUEZ , 10 <1764> and Pedro Jose VASQUEZ. He was married to Maria Gertrudis CASTELO. They are the parents of Jose Antonio VASQUEZ born about 1764 [above]. Maria Gertrudis CASTELO'S parents' surnames were CASTELO and VALENZUELA.
Some baptisms of children of Marcos CHABOYA and Maria Teresa BERNAL at Mission Santa Clara de Asis:
9 Dec 1791 Manuel Salvador CHAVOYA
8 Oct 1799 Francisca Augustina CHAVOYA
9 Dec 1803 Francisco Xavier Antonio CHAVOYA
19 Aug 1805 Anastacio de Jesus CHABOYA
23 Apr 1807 Maria Lutgarda CHAVOYA
10 Jul 1810 Mariano CHAVOYA(father, Marcos CHABOYA, is already deceased at her baptism).
Some marriages of children of Marcos CHABOYA and Maria Teresa BERNAL at Mission Santa Clara de Asis:
25 May 1818 Antonio HIGUERA, 22, married Manuela CHAVOYA, 20 <1797>.
10 Sep 1823 Jose de la Cruz CHAVOYA, 20, married Mariana VASQUEZ, widow of Alejandro, neofito.
18 Sep 1829 Anastacio CHAVOYA, 24 <1805>, married Josefa HIGUERA, 23 <1826> daughter of Joaquin HIGUERA and Bernarda SOTO
11 Oct 1832 Gervasio CHAVOYA married Micaela LINARES, 19 <1813>, daughter of Ramon LINARES and Antonia HIGUERA
Some deaths of children of Marcos CHABOYA and Maria Teresa BERNAL at Mission Santa Clara de Asis:
7 Jan 1811 Mariano CHAVOYA died at age 5 months <1810>.
2 Nov 1807 Maria Lutgarda CHAVOYA, 7 months. [See baptism entry 5307.]
22 Oct 1807 Manuel Salvador CHAVOYA, 16 <1791>. [See baptism entry 1999.]
Others (parents not given):
Died 29 Jun 1804 Jose Antonio CHAVIRA, widower, born in the city of Celaya, Guanajuato, México
Died 15 Dec 1808 Marcos CHAVIRA, widower of Teresa BERNAL.
Taken from: Northrop, Marie E (Main Author), Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850, Polyanthos, c1976: New Orleans. Southern California Genealogical Society: Burbank, Calif. Book, Page 229, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150-3400, USA, 979.4 F2n: Juan Francisco BERNAL(Mestizo) Born in 1737 at Rancho de Tule, Sinaloa. Recruit soldier with Anza. Brought wife, Maria Josefa SOTO, a sister of Ygnacio SOTO, and seven children:
1. Joaquin BERNAL, aged 13 in 1776. Married in 1785 at San Francisco Mission, Josefa SANCHEZ, aged 16, daughter of Jose Antonio SANCHEZ. Joaquin died in 1837 at San José.
2. Juan Francisco BERNAL, aged 12 in 1776. Married in 1782 at Mission Dolores <San Francisco>, Petrona GUTIERREZ. Juan Francisco died before 1804, for in that year his widow, Petrona, married at Mission Dolores, Cornelio VALDERMA.
3. Dionisio Bernal, aged 10 in 1776. Married in 1784 at Santa Clara, Maria Manuela MESA, daughter of Valerio MESA. Dionisio was in mission guard at Santa Clara, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz. His wife died in 1805 at San Jose. Dionisio was retired from the army with rank of corporal when he died at San José in 1828.
4. Apolonario BERNAL, aged 9 in 1776. Married in 1792 at San Carlos, Maria Apolonaria SOBERANES, daughter of Jose Maria SOBERANES. Widowed, he married in 1802 at Mission Dolores <San Francisco>, Teodora PERALTA, daughter of Luis PERALTA.
5. Ana Maria BERNAL, aged 5 in 1776. Married in 1784, at Mission Dolores, Gabriel MORAGA.
6. Maria Teresa BERNAL, aged 3 in 1776. Married in 1786 at Mission Dolores, Marcos CHAVOYA, son of Pascual CHAVOYA. She died in San José in 1830.
7. Tomas Januario BERNAL, few months old in 1776. [Karen Kelnhofer Eddy (nonmember), Salt Lake City, Utah]
Respuesta a Pregunta 149 - 18 August 2003
This marriage record is taken from: Matrimonios de Mission Santa Clara de Asis, Alta California [Santa Clara, California after 1848]; marriage Entry 2498 dated 11 October 1832: Gervasio CHAVOYA, hijo legitimo de Marcos CHAVOYA y Theresa BERNAL, casada con Micaela LINARES, 19 anos de edad, hija legitima de Ramon LINARES, ya defuncto, y Antonia HIGUERA. -V.
Translation by Karen Kelnhofer Eddy: Gervasio CHABOYA, legitimate son of Marcos CHABOYA and Theresa BERNAL, married 11 Oct 1832 in Santa Clara, California (then, Mission Santa Clara de Asis, Alta California), to Micaela LINARES, 19 years of age, legitimate daughter of Ramon LINARES, now deceased, and Antonia HIGUERA. The entry was made by Padre (Father = Priest) Viader.Maria Micaela LINARES was baptized 13 July 1814 in Mission Santa Clara de Asis, age 2 days, parents: Ramon LINARES and Maria Antonia HIGUERA, godparents: Fermin CORDORO and Manuela CHABOYA . -V. =Entry #6211.
Juan Jose Ramon LINARES was born about 1770 at San Miguel Orcasitas, Sonora, México. He married Antonia HIGUERA 8 September 1794 at Mission Dolores [San Francisco, Alta California]. He was buried 25 January 1820 at Mission San José [Alta California]. His father, Ygnacio Antonio LINARES , was born about 1745 at San Miguel Orcasitas <Horcasitas?>, Sonora, México to parents,
Gregoria LINARES and Manuela GONZALES. Ygnacio Antonio was buried 6 June 1805 at Mission Santa Clara. He married Maria Gertrudis RIVAS about 1767 at San Miguel Orcasitas; she was born about 1752 at San Miguel Orcasitas, and she was buried 4 December 1813 at Mission Santa Clara. The 10 children of Ygnacio Antonio LINARES and Maria Gertrudis RIVAS include: Maria Gertrudis, Juan Jose Ramon, Maria Juliana, Salvador Ygnacio, Maria Marcela, Maria Francisca Saturnina, Mariano de los Dolores, Joseph de los Santos, Maria Nicolasa, and Maria Antonia.
Maria Antonia HIGUERA was married twice: 8 September 1794 at Mission Dolores to Ramon LINARES , and 16 October 1820 at Mission Santa Clara to Jose Francisco GARCIA. She was born 13 July 1782 and baptized 16 July 1782 at Mission Dolores and buried January 1834 at Mission San José. Her parents were Ygnacio Anastacio HIGUERA born about 1753 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México, (son of Joaquin HIGUERA and Juana); married 26 October 1775 at San Javier del Bac, Sonora, Mexico, to Maria Micaela BOJORQUEZ (daughter of Jose Ramon BOJORQUEZ and Francisca ROMERO). Ygnacio Anastacio died 17 January 1805 near San José and was buried 27 January 1805 at Mission San José.
Maria Antonia's brother was Joseph Loreto HIGUERA. He was born and baptized 8 September 1778 at Mission Dolores, died 18 March 1845 from a fall from a horse, buried at Mission San José, married twice: 15 January 1794 at Mission Dolores to Maria Pilar SANCHEZ and 22 February 1813 at Mission Dolores to Maria Romona Bartola BERNAL.
Back to Maria Antonia HIGUERA, see Marriage Entry #1930: Francisco GARCIA, age 45, native of Cozala, widower of Manuela DUERTE, married 16 October 1820 at Mission Santa Clara de Asis, to Maria Antonia HIGUERA, widow of Ramon LINARES ; witnesses: Pablo PARRA and Ignacio PERALTA Cabo de esta Escolta. -Viader. Entry 2045, marriages: Tiburcio VASQUEZ, 20 <1802>, son of Tiburcio VASQUEZ and Maria BOJORQUEZ, single, of the Company of San Francisco, married 19 August 1822 to Maria Alvina HERNANDEZ, 26 <1796>; witnesses were Felipe VASQUEZ and his wife, Maria Nicanora LUGO Y CORTES. [Karen Kelnhofer Eddy (nonmember), Salt Lake City, Utah]
Respuesta a Pregunta 149 - 27 October 2003
Maria LEOCADIA was born in a village called San Juan Bautista. as it was named by the Spanish. Its real name was the village of Ritocsi. She was a full blooded Indian woman. [Patrick Orozco (nonmember), Watsonville, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 149 - 13 September 2009
Tomas Januario BERNAL may be an ancestor of mine. From what I have found, Tomas had a son named Juan Antonio, who had a daughter named Antonia. My great-grandmother's maiden name was Antonia BERNAL. She was born between 1868-1872. This is about the same time frame that Juan Antonio's daughter was born. Can you help me to try to make the connection? My great-grandmother married Manuel Joseph ALTAMIRANO in 1898. They had four children: Walter, Bernice, Vera, and Lloyd. She died on 17 April 1941 and is buried in Tracy, California. Thank you in advance for any information you may be able to provide. [John Duncan (nonmember), Tracy, Calif.]
Pregunta 148 - 6 August 2003
Where would I find the names of Anglo men who arrived in California and applied for Mexican citizenship during the Spanish/Mexican period? I often see that various Anglo men became Catholics and applied for Mexican citizenship in order to marry their Spanish/Mexican wives. [Helen Collins (member), San José, Calif.]
Pregunta 147 - 6 August 2003
William "Julian" WILSON was a 24-year-old native of Virginia when he arrived in Santa Cruz, California in 1823. It was believed that WILSON was a sailor or soldier aboard the privateer fleet of Lord Cochrane, the British adventurer who helped South American countries win their independence, though, there is some evidence of this, but no proof. He became a permanent resident of Alta California. He applied for Mexican citizenship and was baptised a Catholic in 1824. [Helen Collins (member), San José, Calif.]
Pregunta 146 - 16 July 2003
I am doing some genealogy on the FELIZ-OLIVERA family. I have a Vicente FELIZ that married Augustina OLIVERA in 1830s-1840s. Martin OLIVERA and María Micaela CARRILLO were Augustina's parents. So could the OLIVERA sons have married FELIZ brothers from the same families? Such as: Joseph Ygnacio OLIVERA-Maria Loreto FELIZ and Ygnacio Narciso OLIVERA-Maria Marcela FELIZ? I don't know Vicente FELIZ' parents. [Sue Domingues (nonmember), Corvallis, Ore.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 146 - 16 July 2003
This was very common as there were a limited number of families in all of Alta California and travel was difficult. According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 238-246: Joseph Ignacio OLIVERA [born about 1750 at San José del Cabo, Baja California, México; buried 26 April 1794 at Mission Santa Barbara] and Ygnacio Narciso OLIVERA [born about 1758 at San Antonio, Baja California, México; buried 16 May 1814 at Mission Santa Barbara] were both sons of Martin OLIVERA and María Micaela CARRILLO.
Joseph's wife, María Loreta FELIZ [born about 1765 at Alamos Sonora, México; buried 8 July 1789 at Mission San Gabriel], and Ygnacio Narciso's wife, María Marcelina FELIZ [born about 1769 at Alamos; buried 16 May 1814 at Mission Santa Barbara], were both daughters of José Vicente FELIZ and María PINUELAS. I am sorry that I was unable to find the marriage of Vicente FELIZ and Augustina OLIVERA in Northrop as she does not give all the Martin OLIVERA/María CARRILLO children nor all the FELIZ/PINUELA children. [Benita Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 146 - 22 September 2004
Sue Dominguez,
E-mail me at jalbitre@aol.com and I can give you a little more information. Augustina OLIVERA was not married into the family of Vicente FELIZ (1776), but a FELIZ family that came from Sonora at a later date. [John Albitre (member), Bakersfield, Calif.]
Note: please copy the information to me so I can correct my material, too. La Tejedora
Pregunta 145 -16 July 2003
Looking for information on my family line, GALINDO, in California in 1800. Thank you [Edward Galindo (nonmember), Canoga Park, Calif.]
Note: Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850 alone has four full pages of GALINDOS and numerous other references to individual GALINDOS . Can you please be more specific as to which GALINDO family line you are interested in? La Tejedora
Pregunta 144 - 16 July 2003
I have been working on a web site for the SEPULVEDA family. The web site is called "Jose Mauricio Sepulveda" Website and can only be accessed by invitation from me. If you are interested in viewing it please contact me at: rdsepulveda@earthlink.net. The web site at this time is mostly pictures. If you have pictures of the SEPULVEDA families I would be interested in posting them to the web site. Francisco Xavier SEPULVEDA (Abt. 1742-1788) and his wife, María Candelaria de REDONDO (1746-1804) had seven (7) children. I am interested in securing pictures of this family and their offspring to post to the web site. If you are interested in viewing the site - please let me know. Again you may contact me at: rdsepulveda@earthlink.net Thank you [Richard D. Sepulveda (nonmember), Vista, Calif.]
Pregunta 143 - 16 July 2003
In the Santa Barbara census of 1850 and 1852, a Bernardino LUGO (age 36) is married to Isabel LUGO (38) and they have children Juana Maria LUGO (15), Maria LUGO (10), R. LUGO (8), Marian Nicholosa LUGO (4), and Francisca LUGO (1). They lived with/worked for Isabel MAITORENA (a.k.a. Isabel YORBA). YORBA-MAITORENA adopted Isabel LUGO (evidently her niece) and the daughters some time thereafter.
Can you explain what happened to Bernardino and what role he carried out? Listed as a ranchero, was he YORBA-MAITORENA'S mayordomo? How were adoptions carried out in that era? [Ruth Taylor Kilday (nonmember), Oak Park, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 143 - 16 July 2003
You didn't ask for this information, but you might find it of interest. According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp.211-212:
Bernardino Feliz LUGO [baptized 21 May 1810 at Mission San Fernando] married María Isabel LEYBA 3 September 1835 at Mission Santa Barbara. His parents were José Miguel LUGO [born about 1779 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México, of José Ygnacio Manuel LUGO and Gertrudis LIMÓN] and María Ysabel FERNÁNDEZ [baptized 2 July 1783 at Mission Santa Barbara; parents José Rosalino FERNÁNDEZ and Juana QUINTERO]. José Miguel and María Ysabel married 4 February 1799 at Mission Santa Barbara and had a total of 11 children between 1800 and 1826. Bernardino was the fifth. José Miguel LUGO was a soldado de cuera at Santa Barbara in 1837 with his wife and two of his children.
According to vol. II, pp. 140-141: María del Carmen Isabel LEYBA [who married Bernardino] was born 11 August 1810; baptized 12 August 1810 at Mission Santa Barbara. Her parents were José Rufino LEYBA [born 1779 at Real de Cozala, Sinaloa, México, of Juan Agustín de LEYBA and María Guadalupe SALAZAR; buried 31 May 1819 at Mission San Buenaventura--killed by escaped Amajava (Mojave) Indians that had been held in the guardhouse] and María Francisco GARCÍA [born about 1780 at Real de Cozala of Toribio GARCÍA and Juana Simona RODRÍGUEZ; buried 24 November 1813 at Mission Santa Barbara]]. José RUFINO and María Guadalupe were married 9 February 1796 at Mission Santa Barbara and had a total of 7 children between 1798 and 1813. María del Carmen Isabel was the sixth. José RUFINO came with his parents to Mission San Gabriel in 1781. María Francisca came with her mother in the 1781 expedition to found Santa Barbara. Her widowed mother married José María LOPEZ at San Diego on 12 February 1782 and thereafter María Francisca often assumed her stepfather's name of LÓPEZ. She was confirmed at San Gabriel 19 October 1788.
According to Vol. I, p. 364: Isabel María YORBA married José Joaquín MAITORENA 26 May 1805 at Mission San Diego. With a quick search, I could not find a close direct connection between Isabel YORBA and either Bernardino LUGO or María LEYBA, but there may be a more distant connection. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 142 - 16 July 2003
Looking for information on Juan Jose AMESQUITA [born 23 July 1797 in San Jose, Calif.] who was married to Maria Gregoria ARCEO [ARCES/ARCE?] [born 1805 Place Mission Santa Cruz, Calif. of Jose Maria ARCEO [born 1778 Mexico] and Vicenta Anastacia ALEGRE [born 21 January 1786]. I would like to have contact with families doing research with these surnames. [Judy Garcia (nonmember), Pacific Grove, Calif. johnherthel@msn.com]
Pregunta 141 - 23 June 2003
I am trying to get any information on the parents of the following: Dionysio SOTO (born 1808) and wife, Francisca ARMENTA (born about 1812). They had a son named Macedonia Alcolla SOTO (born 1834 and died in Watsonville, Calif. 6 Sept. 1907). I am trying to find if Dionysio or Francisca had other children or family. Thank you. [Richard (nonmember), Guerneville, Calif.]
ATTENTION: (1)Guadalupe Miranda you do not give any information except your name and no way to get in touch with you. (2) Persona Italiano "famiglia GIUEVARA" is not enough information. I am sorry, we cannot publish your queries. La Tejedora
Pregunta 140 - 23 June 2003
Nicolas de AYALA, 1733, was from Sinaloa and the father of José Calixo AYALA of the 1767 expedition. Who was Nicolas' father and mother and where did they come from? Also is there any information on where or when Nicolas died? If José Calixo was a soldier in the 1767 expedition, is there any way I can find stories about him or his father, Nicolas? I would like to know more about my family. Antonio AYALA was my grandfather and he is from the same AYALA line as Nicolas. thank you . [Jim Garcia (nonmember), San Fernando, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 140 - 23 June 2003
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 16-18: Jose Calixto AYALA was born about 1763 at Real de Cozala, Sinaloa, México of Nicolas AYALA and Maria YGNACIA. He married 3 December 1786 at Santa Barbara Presidio to Juana Maria Vitala FELIZ (born about 1773 at Real de Cozala of Juan Victorino FELIZ and Micaela LANDERA; buried 2 August 1840 at Mission Santa Barbara). They had 13 children. Jose Calixto was a soldier in Anza's 1774 Expedition and his marriage was the first marriage of gente de razon at Mission Santa Barbara. He retired at Santa Barbara in 1832 but was still there as hachero (woodcutter) in 1834.
According to vol. I, pp. 151-152: Juan Victorino FELIZ was born at Cozala, Sinaloa, México of Juan FELIZ and Juana VERGAM and buried 4 July 1783 at Santa Barbara Presidio. He married Maria Micaela LANDEROS (born about 1750 at Cozala of Felipe Santiago LANDEROS and Geronima SAENZ; buried 20 April 1812 at Mission Santa Barbara; she had a second and third marriage) about 1770 at Cozala. They had 5 children and Juana Maria was the second oldest. Juan Victorino was a solider of the 1781 Expedition and stationed at the newly founded Presidio of Santa Barbara. He was the "founder" of this branch of the FELIZ family in Alta California. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 139 - 16 June 2003
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Pregunta 138 - 11 June 2003
Don José BANDINI (father of Don Juan BANDINI) is my great-great-great-great grandfather on my mother's side and my great-great-great grandfather on my real father's side. I am looking for information on the names of his parents and where he was born. [Alfred Scott McLaren (member), New York, N.Y.]
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, p.22: José BANDINI was of Cadiz, Spain and his wife, Ysidora BLANCOS, was of Arequipa, Peru. La Tejedora
Pregunta 137 - 11 June 2003
Looking for information on birth and death (In Santa Monica about 1909) of my paternal grandfather, Carlos Alfredo JOHNSON (son of Charles Robinson JOHNSON and Dolores BANDINI). Also the birth/baptism record of my real father, Alfredo BANDINI JOHNSON born in Santa Monica on 20 April 1909 (may have been listed as Fred JOHNSON). My paternal grandmother, Guadalupe MORALES, 2nd wife of Carlos Alfredo JOHNSON, was born in Mazatlán, Mexico, and died near Madera, California, about 1942 or 1943. I would like to know who were parents were and when she was born and just when and where she died? [Alfred Scott McLaren (member), New York, N.Y.]
To set the time of Carlos birth, according to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, p.24: María de la Dolores Caledonia Bandini (born 3 March 1836 in San Diego) married Charles Robinson Johnson of Boston, 16 January 1851 at the Sala de Sr. Bandini in San Diego. La Tejedora
Pregunta 136 - 11 June 2003
I just recently found your web site, and am really pleased by all that I see.Thanks for providing such a great place. I am looking for information on my family's cattle brands. I believe that I know what most of them look like, however, I would like a little more information on their history; that is : dates, names (if any), who they were issued to, etc. If you know of any place where I can get this information, I would really appreciate it. I don't know where else to look.Thanks. [Chris Yorba (nonmember)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 136 - 16 June 2003
Cattle brands (and ear marks) were registered in the County Recorder's office. There is a picture of the brand and ear marks. It tells to whom the brand is registered, the name of the person registering it, the date, and some times the time. Really, really early brands may not be registered. [Mary T. Ayers (member), Santa Paula, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 136 - 23 June 2003
If you are looking for Antonio YORBA'S cattle brand it is a "p" with the middle bar extending and forming an arrow point. Bernardo YORBA'S cattle brand is a side ways "H". [nonmember, Los Angeles, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 136 - 6 August 2003
The State of California printed books of brands for several years. The California State Library would have one of the books; and the library in San Luis Obispo, Calif., has one, which it guards as if it was gold, because the library has not been able to get another one. You can ask to see it and someone will bring it to you after taking your car keys or something else of importance. [Helen Collins (member), San José, Calif.]
Pregunta 135 - 4 June 2003
Thanks for your reply to Pregunta 122. I hadn't been to this site in awhile. I have been looking for this information a long time. I wondered about María de Jesus HIGUERA, because I noticed on another record states she was baptized in Santa Barbara. I didn't want to add all her ancestors to our tree until I was sure. Do you have more information on the SALAZAR and RIOS line? [Pablo SALAZAR was the son of Jose Maria SALAZAR and Maria Hermenegilda RIOS. He was born between 1814-1815.] Thanks for your help! [Becky (nonmember), Bakersfield, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 135 - 16 June 2003
The parents of Maria Hermenegilda RIOS were Juan Julian RIOS and Marie YRENA, according to Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div. One, vol. II, entry #795. (I have 6 children listed for them at this time.) Maria YRENA was a Neofita de San Luis Obispo who died 17 May 1821, according to San Carlos Difs, entry #2351 abstract by Thomas Workman Temple, II. (TWT2 is abbreviation for Thomas Workman Temple, II). Juan Julian RIOS, of Taguacan de las Granadas was the son of Jose RIOS and Magdalena DIAZ, both of Cosal, as listed in Juan Julian's marriage record to Maria YRENA: San Luis Obispo Mats, I, entry #131 (TWT2). Juan Julian died 14 September 1826, San Carlos Difs, entry #2583 (TWT2). [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 135 - 23 March 2008
I am still working on finding any information on Pablo SALAZAR born about 1814/1815 in California. His parents are Jose Maria SALAZAR and Maria Hermenegilda RIOS. Does anyone have any information on where he was born and where he died so I may get or try to get records? His wife was Maria Jesus HIGUERA born about 1824 in California. I am also looking for any information on where she was born and where she died. Any help would be great in helping me get the records that I need. [Rich (not yet member), Sebastopol, Calif.]
Pregunta 134 - 29 May 2003
My great grandfather, Ramon VASQUEZ, was born in Santa Barbara about November 1841. His wife was Nickolasa Antonia RODROGUEZ VAZQUEZ. His date of death was 3 April 1926. I would like to know if you have any knowledge of his family in Santa Barbara, Calif. [Ramon Vasquez (nonmember), Spring Valley, Calif.]
Pregunta 133 - 23 May 2003
I have a historical question about property laws and inheritance in early California. Could you please tell me if women were able to inherit land in Alta California under the Mexican jurisdiction, c. 1836-1846? I'm aware of the patrilineal customs and also aware that women are actually listed as owners of land grants. What I've not been able to learn is if women could inherit land, i.e., a widow with no male progeny or a daughter with no male siblings? If you have information pertaining to this, could you please include your reference for my own records? Thanks so much for any help you can give. [Lana McGraw Boldt (nonmember), Ashland, Ore.]
Pregunta 132 - 14 May 2003
Quiero informaciones sobre la familla CASTRO posiblemente de Guillermo CASTRO GARCIA. Soy italiano y estoy hacindo una busqueda. Yo se que la familia CASTRO estaba en San Francisco, Guillermo CASTRO naci en 1810 y se caso en 1830, fue ranchero a San Lorenzo en la Castro Valley. Posiblemente sus hijos naciron en San Francisco pero no soy seguro. Lo que es seguro es que Don Guillermo tenia el ranch San Lorenzo y que se caso con Luisa PERALTA y que tenia 7 hijos. No se si San Francisco es situado en Alta California . . . tu me diras . . . Te agradezco mucho . . . gracias por todos. [Luca (nonmember), Torino, Italy]
My very rough translation: I would like information about the CASTRO family, possibly of Guillermo CASTRO GARCIA. I am Italian and I am doing a search. I know that the CASTRO family was in San Francisco, Guillermo CASTRO was born in 1810 and married in 1830, he was a rancher at San Lorenzo in Castro Valley. Possibly his children were born in San Francisco but I am not sure. What I am sure of is that Don Guillermo had the San Lorenzo ranch and that he married Luisa PERALTA and that they had seven children. I do not know if San Francisco is in Alta California . . . you tell me [I have]. . . Thank you very much . . . thank you for everything. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 132 - 16 June 2003
According to the abstracts of [Según los resumen de] Thomas Workman Temple, II (TWT2), Guillermo Jose Castro was baptized [bautizo] in February [febrero] 1809 at Mission San Juan Bautista, Entry #1861. He was the son of [hijo de] Carlos Antonio Castro and Maria Estefana del Rosario Garcia (Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div. One, vol. I,#413)
Guillermo Jose Castro married [casó con] Maria Luisa Fermina Barbara Peralta on 31 January [enero] 1831 at Mission Santa Clara, Entry #2448 (TWT2). She was the daughter of [hija de] Luis Maria Peralta and Maria Loreto Alviso, and she was baptized [bautizo] at Mission Dolores on 05 December [diciembre] 1804, Entry #3086 (TWT2).
This couple had [Este matrimonio tenieron] 11 children [once hijos], and according to records from [según documentos de] Mrs. Mutnick, they were all baptized at [todos bautizaron a] Mission Santa Clara.
Hope this helps! [Espero que ayudo] [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.] Note: very rough translation by La Tejedora.
Respuesta a Pregunta 132 - 10 July 2003
Gracias, muchas gracias para la respuesta a la pregunta 132, me dio mucha ayuda, tengo todavia una pregunta: se conocen los nombre de los 11 hijos de Guillermo CASTRO y Luisa PERALTA? Puedo saber los nombres y la fecha de nacimiento?
My very rough translation and the information: Thank you, thank you very much for the response to question 132, it gave me much help. I still have a question: are the names of the 11 children of Guillermo CASTRO and Luisa PERALTA known? Is it possible to learn the names and the date of birth? La Tejedora
According to Dorothy Mutnick's work as best we can read, the 11 children are as follows:
1. Jose de lo Santos - (10/31/1831)
2. Francisco Xavier Simon - (3/22 /1833)
3. Jose Ramon Gudalupe Simon - (3/22/1833)
4. Maria Concepcion Dolores del Refugio - (2/13/1835)
5. Maria Loreto del Refugio Bernabe(a?) (spelling?) - (6/11/1837)
6. Jesus Maria Gullermo Yrines (spelling?) Solero (spelling?) - (4/6/1840)
7. Jose Luis del Refugio - (7/4/1842)
8. Maria del Refugio Aldefrida Secundina (spelling?) - (6/30/1844)
9. Jose Bernardo ? (6/?/1846)
10. Belisario Felipe - (8/23/1848 - 2/28/1850)
11. Filemon (spelling?) - (1/28/1849)
Pregunta 131 - 9 May 2003
My great-grandmother was Maria Andrea LOPEZ LAVENTHAL, daughter of Maria Marcella BOJORQUEZ and Jose de Jesus LOPEZ. She had a sister named Maria Rafael de Jesus LOPEZ, born 3 January 1850 in Solano, Calif. We believe Maria Rafael married the father of Charles and Joseph ENZ. Charlie worked for the railway in Los Angeles and lost one of his legs in some sort of railroad accident. We are trying to piece these facts together with some pictures we found in our father's things. If anyone has any help on this, please e-mail or post to the query page. Specifically we need some help with Charlie ENZ and his line. Thanks for any help or leads offered. [Linda Mead Smith (member), Prescott, Ariz. beads@lilaproductions.com ]
Note: please let us know if you are successful, there may be other readers following this query. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 131 - 17 February 2009
My great-great-great-grandmother was Maria Marcella BOJORQUEZ. My great-great-grandmother Maria Rafael LOPEZ ENZ lived with my great-great-grandmother Rachel ENZ REGAN ASHLEY in her later years. My grandmother (her daughter) was Ruth Regan KILBORN DAY, who remembers her saying the rosary nightly. They shared a room. Ruth had two daughters Anona KILBORN MURPHY and my Mother, Ruth KILBORN KURTH BRENNAN. My grandmother used to talk about Charlie who worked on the railroad as well as Aunt Elizabeth and Aunt Clara who lived in Santa Monica. Grandmother Enz is buried in Santa Monica, I think at or near St. Monica Catholic Church where she attended along with Aunt Lizzie and Aunt Clara. Was surprised to run across these names. As well, I own property in Show Low, Arizona area. Love Prescott. Regards [Pam Murphy (nonmember), La Canada, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 131 - 2 July 2009
Charles ENZ was my grandfather. His son Ervin was my father. Contact me if I can help with information. wewolf99@comcast.net [Bill Enz (nonmember), Magalia, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 131 - 2 September 2010
Maria Raphael Lopez ENZ was my great-great-grandmother. My father was John Francis Charles REGAN, the oldest of five (?) children. His dad,Thomas REGAN, married Rachel ENZ in the Plaza in Los Angeles. John had three sisters Ruth, Virginia, Hazel and a brother, Marco. My brother, Ronald, and I remember our great family get-togethers. We, too, would like to piece together our family history. jjregan55@cox.net [Jim Regan (nonmember), San Diego, Calif.]]
Pregunta 130 - 25 April 2003
Gov. Pio PICO had a son by an Indian woman whom he did not marry. That son, Alfrado had a son by the name of Celestino. This would make Celestino PICO, the grandson of Pio PICO. Celestino married Ramona PADILLA, daughter of Yilario PADILLA and Juana ROSAS. Who were the parents of Yilario PADILLA and Juana ROSAS? [Shirley Jones (nonmember), Whittier, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 130 - 20 February 2008
I would like to contact Shirley Jones of Whittier to find out the name of the Indian woman that had children with Pio PICO. My contact is Talia54321@yahoo.com [Talia Pico (nonmember), Foster City, Calif.]
Pregunta 129 - 7 April 2003
Where does the last name CASIMIRO come from? [Ruben (nonmember), Fontana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 129 - 7 April 2003
Saint Casimiro was the patron saint of Poland and CASIMIRO was the name of five kings of Poland. Several of these kings married off their children into noble/royal families of other countries to ensure good relations between the countries. Perhaps, it came from these marriages. My encyclopedia says that is how it became a common name in Germany. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 128 - 3 April 2003
Hi,
I am involved with two properties involving Californiano women. I live in the Miranda Grant in San Francisco, a 100 vara piece of the Presidio given to Corporal Apolinaro MIRANDA in 1838 and where he and Juana BRIONES lived. I have visited Juana's website but wondered if you had more information or could guide me to another site. do you have copies of the Sanford maps that show where the buildings, windmill etc. were?
I also am a member of the Board and one of the founding members of a group dedicated to the restoration of the James JOHNSTON house in Half Moon Bay. JOHNSTON, a Scott, married Petra de HARO and they had four children who lived. Daughter Alice died as a child. JOHNSTON built an unusual house for his Californiano wife -- a saltbox with a Catholic chapel on the second floor. I am particularly interested in Petra's father and mother and their ancestry. The house was built in 1853-1855 of mortise and tendon construction. When the JOHNSTONS moved in they had at least one child.
I would appreciate any guidance or information you can give me. Many thanks.
[Terry Pimsleur (nonmember), San Francisco, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 128 - 21 January 2005
Dear Mr. Pimsleur:
I was interested to learn that you live on what you call the Miranda grant in San Francisco, which I generally call the Ojo de Agua de Figueroa. I am writing a biography of Juana BRIONES, wife of the owner, Apolinario MIRANDA, and so am familiar with the land. The buildings on the west side of Lyon Street are on land that formed the boundary between the Miranda grant and the Presidio. The grant was for 100 varas square, a vara is about 33 inches. The first map, called in Hispanic times a diseño, showed a stream, the Ojo de Agua, flowing in an east-west direction almost exactly down the middle of the plot. Apolinario died in 1847, and when Californians had to validate their land ownership, Juana did so for herself and children as his heirs. Sanborn maps would have come later. Sorry, I have never heard about a windmill there. I know that Juana sold the land to Matilda Hill in 1862. A good source on Juana is an article by Bowman in the magazine of the California Historical Society of Southern California, in 1957. [Jeanne McDonnell (member), Palo Alto, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 128 - 4 February 2005
You visited Juana's Web site, but want more information or other sites for El Ojo de Agua de Figueroa --- look in the Presidio Web site here:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/presidio/juana.html. Maybe you'd like Mexican Land Grants/ Ranchos San Francisco County here: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/EART/SanFranciscoRanchos.html. Enjoy, [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 127 - 3 April 2003
I'm looking for information regarding José María RUIZ. He was in the 1st Bat. California Native Cavalry from 1864 until he was mustered out in 1866 at the Drum Barracks in Torrance. I have not been able to find any trace of him after leaving the military. His wife was Ramona NAVARRO, of whom I am unable to find any information. [Karen (nonmember), La Mesa, Calif.]
Pregunta 126 - 28 March 2003
The problem of the day is to find the death record of María Angelita de los Ángeles ESPINOSA, born 19 August 1843 in Monterey County, Calif., and baptized at La Soledad. She married José Ramón Domingo García BONILLA, 17 September 1862 at Our Lady Help of Christians, Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Calif., entry # 59. The story goes that some time after the birth of their last child in 1870, (Jose Fabio [Walter Robert] BONILLA, 21 January 1870) Ramón
left Angie and she was left to care for five children on her own. Until recently we only knew she died sometime between 1870 and 1928. Then I found her as Angeles ESPINOZA in the 1880 census for San Mateo and she was, indeed, with her children (see abstract below), so I know it is her. In 1890 her son Alejandro [Alexander] BONILLA was married and on his marriage certificate is a María ESPINOSA as a witness from Watsonville, Santa Cruz County, Calif. Since this is the place Alejandro was born and since Ramón had passed away in 1882 clearing the way for her return, I have half surmised this was her acting as witness for her son. We have now closed the gap to somewhere between 1890 and 1928 (a mere 38 years!). Another limiter on this is the family rumor that she died "young" of a broken heart. Well, in 1890 she would have been 47 years old so that doesn't leave too many years to still be considered "young". The problem seems to be the many names she goes by. Apparently after the separation she went back to using ESPINOS/ZA. Hopefully that would be the name of record at her death. First names have been: Angie,
Angeles, María, Angelita, and the full name as above. Is there anyone in the Santa Cruz, San Mateo areas willing to have a go at finding this elusive one? Thanks for trying if you do. Here is the abstract of the census record:
Household Record 1880 United States Census
Household:
Name/ Relation/ Marital Status/ Gender/ Race/ Age/ Birthplace/ Occupation/ Father's Birthplace/ Mother's Birthplace
Angeles ESPINOZA/ Self/ W /Female /W/ 36 /CA/blank/ CA /CA
Mercy B. ESPINOZA /Dau/ S/ Female/ W /17/ CA /At Home/ CA/ CA
Alexander ESPINOZA/ Son/ S/ Male/ W/ 15/ CA/ At Home/ CA/CA
Dolores ESPINOZA/ Dau/ S/ Female/ W/ 14/ CA/ At Home/ CA/ CA
Joseph R. ESPINOZA/ Son/ S/ Male/ W/ 12/ CA/ At Home/ CA/ CA
Flabino ESPINOZA/ Son/ S/ Male/ W/ 10/ CA/blank/ CA/ CA
Teresa RODRIGUES/ Niece/ S/ Female/ W/ 16/ CA/blank/ CA/ CA
Peter IDALGO/ Other/ S/ Male/ W/ 14/ CA/blank/ CHILE/ CA
Source information:
Census Place Township 3 San Mateo, California
Family History Library Film 1254080
NA Film Number T9-0080
Page Number 428B
Respuesta a Pregunta 126 - 25 April 2003
Where to start;
1. I have found lots of information on María de los Angeles ESPINOSA at familysearch.org. Once there go to Search Ancestral File and type in María ESPINOSA. The contributor here is Mrs. Lois Elaine McCloskey LeMay, 1904 Pueblo Street ,Yuma, AZ 85364-5529 [great-granddaughter of María ESPINOSA]. Maybe if you can contact her she can give you the help you desire. There is listed at this web site all of María ESPINOSA'S 19 siblings as well as her 5 children. This is the place for you to search !! Good site !! The latest date made available here is 1981, and no dates are listed for Lois other than PRIVATE, which I assume means she is still living.
2. Also there is listed at genealogy.com several Maria ESPINOSA'S. One in particular, your María de los Angeles ESPINOSA with all of the specifications as to marriage and Walter BONILLA being correct. There is also a María ESPINOSA also listed in an 1870 census with 5 children (Carlos, Juan, Juana, Felipe, and Mariana) living in San Luis Obispo County. The contributor of this information is: Donald B. Miller,15600 Wild Oak Way, Saratoga, CA 95070. This person, according to what he lists, does not know much about María's death. This address may not current.
Best of luck in your search, as there are hundreds of María ESPINOSAS listed at both of the above web site. [ Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Angeles ESPINOZA is María Angelita de los Ángeles ESPINOSA. Dolores is the sister we have as Elizabeth, I believe. Mercy B. is Mercedes. Joseph R. is Jose Ramon. Flabino (that one is a doozy!) is Jose Flavio (Walter Robert). [Gail Slade (nonmember), Maine]
Respuesta a Pregunta 126 - 29 May 2003
Guia Familiar de Baja California, by Pablo Martinez, which goes up to 1900, has the following birth record extract (my translation): Antonia Alejandrina BONILLA, registered in Ensenada de Todos Santos (Baja California) on 1 September 1899, born in that town 30 April of the same year, legitimate child of Pedro Alejandro BONILLA, of Santa Clara, California, 35 years old, agricultural worker, and of Amalia Ladron de GUEVARA, also of Santa Clara, 35 years old. Paternal grandparents are Jose Ramon BONILLA and Angela ESPINOSA. Maternal grandparents are Gregorio Ladron de GUEVARA and Francisca SOTO.
I looked also in a book of extracts covering extracts from 1901-1905 published by David Pinera, but found no further birth or death records pertaining to this family. It just may be possible that Angela went to Ensenada with her son Alejandro and died there after 1905. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico, DF]
Pregunta 125 - 28 March 2003
Hola Amigos y Amigas:
Within my list of family names is SALGADO. There is a Thomas SALGADO and his wife, Manuela, who were in the Salinas Valley where they were to spawn several children, one of which is my great-grandmother, Ginoveval SALGADO, born 1861 at Castroville, Calif. My question being is there anyone out there who can trace their lineage to the above Thomas and Manuela ROSALIA? More specifically, as to where and when Thomas and Manuela were born. I am of the belief that Thomas is a descendant of Francisco SALGADO. I believe his brother was a padre, a Jesuit priest from Loreto, but am not quite sure of this. Hopefully someone can help me in this quest of discovery into my past.
I have a listing by Bancroft that there was a Thomas SALGADO who was a juez auxiliary at Monterey in 1844, but nothing more there. Thanks in advance of any response that may ensue from this query. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Pregunta 124 - 28 March 2003
My mother was born Mary Betty FERRY; her parents were William FERRYand Mary Olive HIDALGO. Mary Olive's parents were Mary Nattie (Natividad) BORONDA and Pedro HIDALGO. Mary Nattie's parents were José Francisco Laureano BORONDA and Juana Maria VILLA. José Francisco's Laureano's parents were José Manuel BORONDA and Juana María Inocencia COTA.
I would appreciate any information that anyone has regarding my family, especially Juana María VILLA and Pedro HIDALGO (whom I have no information on ). Thanks in advance for any help that you can give this confused beginner. [Sherry Donovan-Moser (nonmember), Las Vegas, Nev.]
Note: see also follow-up #183
Respuesta a Pregunta 124 - 28 March 2003
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850:
vol. I, p. 115-18: Juana Maria Inocencia COTA (daughter of Manuel Antonio COTA and Maria Gertrudis ROMERO and baptized 28 December 1805 at Mission Santa Barbara) married Jose Manuel BORONDA 2 May 1821 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. Manuel Antonio COTA (born 23 January 1779 of Pablo Antonio COTA and Rosa Maria LUGO; baptized 25 January 1779 at Mission San Antonio; died 23 August 1826; buried 25 August 1826 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey) married Maria Gertrudis ROMERO (born about 1779 at Loreto, Baja California, Mexico, of Juan Maria ROMERO and Maria Lugarda SALGADO; buried 24 June 1817 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey) as his first wife 17 January 1796 at Mission Santa Barbara. Manuel and Maria Gertrudis had 7 children. Juana was the 6th. Manuel was a soldier at Santa Barbara, San Fernando, and Monterey.
Pablo Antonio COTA (born about 1774 at El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico of Andres COTA and Angela de LEON; buried 31 December 1800 at Mission Santa Barbara) married Rosa Maria LUGO (born about 1763 at La Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Mexico, of Francisco LUGO and Juana Maria MARTINEZ; buried 10 January 1797 at Mission Santa Barbara) 30 November 1776 at Mission San Luis Obispo. Pablo and Rosa had 9 children. Manuel was the oldest. Pablo was a soldado de cuera of the 1769 Portolá Expedition, accompanying Sergeant Ortega from Velicata to San Diego; trailblazer for Portolá and Fr. Serra; corporal at Mission San Antonio 1778-79; sergeant of escolta at San Buenaventura 1782-87; alferez from 1788; founder of the younger COTA branch of the family.
pp. 210-11
Rosa Maria DE LUGO'S father, Francisco Salvador de LUGO (born about 1740 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Mexico of Juan Salvador de LUGO and Maria Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA; buried 17 May 1805 at Mission Santa Barbara) married Juana Maria Rita MARTINEZ (born about 1745 at Villa de Sinaloa of Jose Maria MARTINEZ and Maria Josefa VIANAZUL; buried 24 March 1790 at Mission Santa Barbara) about 1760 at Villa de Sinaloa. Francisco and Maria had 9 children. Rosa was the oldest. They came with the first families that were recruited by Captain Rivera in September 1774. Francisco was stationed in the north until 1781; soldier of the Los Angeles guard from its founding on 4 September 1781; founder of the oldest branch of the LUGO family in Alta California.
pp. 287-88
Maria Gertrudis ROMERO'S father, Juan Maria ROMERO (born about 1747 at Loreto, Baja California, Mexico, of Felipe ROMERO and Juana LINON; died and buried 16 June 1816 at Mission San Fernando) married Maria Lugarda SSALGADO (born 1761 at Loreto of Francisco (?) SALGADO; buried 9 May 1847 at Mission Santa Barbara) about 1776 at Loreto. Juan
and Maria had 12 children. Maria Gertrudis was the third. Juan Maria came from San Vicente, Baja California, to Alta California in 1787; was corporal of the Santa Barbara Company in 1788. His father, Felipe ROMERO, was born about 1721 (age 68 years in 1789) at Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, Felipe joined the army in 1740 at age 19 years; retired after 28 years of service; was granted Mission San Luis Gonzaga, Baja California, Mexico, by Visitador Jose de Galvez on 29 April 1769. It was too isolated, so he was granted four lots of workable land near Pueblo de San Jose del Cabo. Maria LUGARDA'S father, Francisco, was Portuguese and had a brother Padre SALGADO, a Jesuit of Loreto.
Vol. II, pp. 27-30
Jose Manuel BORONDA (born 5 September 1803 of [Jose] Manuel BORONDA and Maria Gertrudis HIGUERA; baptized 7 September at Mission Santa Clara; died 24 July 1878 at Castroville) married Juana Maria Inocencia COTA (daughter of Manuel Antonio COTA and Maria Gertrudis ROMERO of Loreto; baptized 28 December 1805 at Mission Santa Barbara; died 22 May 1894 at Castroville) 2 May 1821 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. Jose and Juana had 17 children. Francisco Laureano was the sixth. Jose Manual was at Rancho Las Salinas 1836, juez de campo; grantee Los Laurels 1839; still living 1850.
Francisco Laureano (baptized 9 July 1831 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey; died 9 June 1914 at Salinas) married first Juanita SALYA. He married second Juana Maria VILLA (age 30 years) 11 July 1868 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey when he was 38. Jose Manuel BORONDA (born about 1750 at Guadalajara, Mexico; buried 23 January 1826 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey) married Maria Gertrudis HIGUERA (daughter of Jose Manuel HIGUERA and Maria Antonia REDONDO [my 6-greats-grandparents]; baptized 28 June 1776 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey; died 10 December 1851 at Santa Barbara) 27 January 1790 at Mission Santa Clara. Maria Gertrudis, age 14, was married in a double wedding ceremony with her sister Maria Victoria, who married Jose Francisco VALENCIA. Jose Manuel and Maria Gertrudis had 14 children. Jose Manuel was the 10th. Note: their 7th and 13th sons were named Jose Francisco Laureano; both died in infancy. This Jose Manuel BORONDA was a corporal, carpenter, and teacher at San Francisco and Monterey 1790-1818 (school at Monterey called Tularcitos); built the first adobe casa outside the presidio walls about 1817.
Vol. I, pp. 184-86
Maria Gertrudis HIGUERA was the 4th child (of 9) of Jose Manuel HIGUERA (born about 1744 at Villa de Sinaloa; buried 29 August 1828 at Mission San Juan Bautista) and Maria Ignacia Antonia REDONDO/ARREDONDO (born about 1752 at Villa de Sinaloa; buried 13 May 1834 at Mission San Juan Bautista), who married about 1769 at Villa de Sinaloa. They were one of twelve families to come from San Blas to Loreto and overland to San Diego in September 1774. They came with their first two sons. Jose enlisted in Monterey Company; became original poblador of Pueblo San Jose on 29 November 1777; resident of Rancho Natividad at his death.I hope this will give you a good start on your genealogy. Remember, you should try to find documentation for all this information in mission records, etc. [Benita Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 124 - 3 April 2003
Mission Record, San Carlos Mats, no entry # (TWT2),
July 11, 1868- Francisco BORONDA, 38, h.l. de Manuel y Juana COTA, with Juana Maria VILLA, 30, h.l. de Reyes VILLA y Pilar, India natl. del Pueblo de Los Angeles. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member, Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Note: h.l. = hija/o legitima/o = legitimate child and natl./Natl. = natural = native
Respuesta a Pregunta 124 - 3 April 2003
Hi Sherry,
Its really easy. We call Jose Manual BORONDA "the old Corporal." He had three sons. For more family information, check out the Boronda Adobe History Center and Robert B. Johnston Archival Vault. I hope to meet you at the family reunion. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 124 - 12 July 2008
I am Janel (WESTLAKE) WITHERS, descendant of Jose Manuel BORONDA. I just want to make sure you all know there is a book, Cathedral in the Sun, by Anne B. Fisher, 1940, based on this family. You can get the book on Amazon. It was very popular in its day and even has an audio version. It had several reprints during several years. [Janel S. Withers (nonmember), Fort Mill, S.C.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 124 - 15 April 2009
Jose Manuel BORONDA'S grandparents, Jose Manuel HIGUERA and Maria Antonia REDONDO are my five-greats-grandfather and grandmother. My gg-grandmother Alta GRACIA was born at Tres Pinos, Alta California, in 1840. She passed in 1946 at the age of 106 years old. I was seven at the time of her death. I read that Jose Manuel and Maria Antona were your six-greats-g-parents.
I would like to meet some distance relatives. There are many descendants here in Woodland, California, of Jose Manuel and Maria Antonia HIGUERA. We are first cousins through the SOULIER-DUTRA marriage. Alta GRACIA had a daughter named Sarita who was born in Sonora, California, in 1870. (California gold country). Please contact, e-mail: apodaca@pacbell.net or 530-796-3721. Thank you, [Arthur Joe Apodaca (nonmember, would like to join), Guinda, Calif.]
Pregunta 123 - 15 March 2003
We are trying to locate any records of Matilda ALVISO (birth, marriage, death). We're pretty sure that she is the daughter of Francisco Solano ALVISO and his third wife Barnabela LINARES, but all information about Francisco and this wife stops with their third child. Does anyone have any information about this third union and where the records might be? We are trying to find where Matilda married Casimiro BRIONES! Thank you for any help! [Susan DeJonghe (not yet member), Tucson, Ariz.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 123 - 28 March 2003
Francisco Solano ALVISO married his 3rd wife, Bernabela Antonia LINARES, on 14 May 1835, at St Joseph’s Church, San Jose, Calif., according to Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div. One, vol. I., entry #74. There are 10 children listed for this couple. Maria Matilde Sinforosa is their 6th child, born 24 March 1843, baptized 26 March 1843, Santa Clara, #10295, as per copies of original records. Casimiro BRIONES, born 4 March 1823, baptized 5 March 1823, Santa Clara, #7352, the son of Felipe Santiago BRIONES and Manuela VALENCIA, was the father listed for a child, Jose Estevan, born 19 March 1847, baptized 27 August 1847, Santa Clara, #10758, from copy of original record. The mother of this child is Dolores HIGUERA. No other information is available for her. Casimiro is listed in the 1860 Census, Contra Costa County, Martinez, #40, farmer, aged 35. His wife is Matilda MUTNICK, Div. One, vol. I, entry #74.Casimiro BRIONES and Matilda ALVISO are listed as the parents of 4 children in the J. Vincent Gallagher family group sheets, page 869; Source: St Mary's College; St Catherine's, Martinez. These children are: Lolita Virginia, 7 September 1863. Her padrinos were Francisco and Juana SOTO in her baptismal record at St Catherine’s Church, Martinez. Felipe Benicia BRUIONES, born 23 August 1871 with padrinos Manuel MATHEWS and Manuela VALENCIA (Casimiro’s mother). Francisco BRIONES was born 10 October 1873 with padrinos being Enrique WELSH and Josefa VACA. The last child listed is Juan Cayetano BRIONES, born 7 August 1874. Padrinos were Julian CANTUA and Arcadia PACHECO.
I would look for the marriage of Casimiro BRIONES and Matilda ALVISO between 1856 and 1860 in the Martinez area. She would have been between 13 & 17 years old. The baptismal records of their children may list them as hijos naturals, “natural children” rather than “legitimate”. This may be because Casimiro was probably married earlier to Dolores HIGUERA. If Dolores did not die, then Casimiro and Matilda would not have been married in the Church. I would suggest you also look in Contra Costa County for a civil marriage record. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 122 - 15 March 2003
I am searching for information on Maria Jesus or Maria de Jesus HIGUERA/YGUERA (born about 1827), who married Pablo SALAZAR. Looking for his or her parents. Some of their children were: Juan SALAZAR, Felecitas, Jose, and Martina. [Becky (nonmember), Bakersfield, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 122 - 28 March 2003
Pablo SALAZAR was the son of Jose Maria SALAZAR and Maria Hermenegilda RIOS. He was born between 1814-1815, as per the age given in the Branciforte Padron of 1830, according to Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div. One, vol. III, entry #1375. Pablo is listed as the father of four children, along with Maria de Jesus HIGUERA in the original San Carlos baptismal records. Their children are: Juan De Dios, born 11 December 1844, #4686; Maria Martina Irenia, born 14 November 1848, #4982; Maria Felicitas del Carmen, born 1 April 1851, #5131; and Raimundo, born March 1853, baptized 8 March 1853, #5364.
There is a Maria de Jesus HIGUERA, born 13 May 1824, baptized at Mission Santa Clara, daughter of Juan Jose Faustino HIGUERA and Francisca Maria RUIZ, according to Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div. One, vol. II, entry #800. There is also another Maria de Jesus HIGUERA, not identified with any parents. She is listed as the mother of children with Pablo SALAZAR. These two women may be the same person, but at this time I’ve found nothing to say they positively are. However, the madrina for one of the SALAZAR/HIGUERA children is Carmen HIGUERA, the sister of Maria de Jesus HIGUERA, born 13 May 1824. It would be my guess that the two are the same person, but until a marriage record is found, or something else to identify her, I would not link Pablo’s wife to any parents yet.
I have checked all forms of the San Carlos marriage records with no luck. Same for Santa Clara records. The marriage might have taken place in Santa Cruz.
Hope this helps! [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 121 - 5 March 2003
I am trying to track down ancestors that were connected to several Californiano families. The surname is GOODFIELD. Jose GOODFIELD(born approximately 1830 in California) was married to Narcisae MESSA (who may have had the surname SOTELO). Jose is my great-great-grandfather. They are on the 1880 census of Contra Costa County. His son, Jesus, married Mary WOOD, daughter of George Thomas WOOD and Maria Augustina SOTELO. GOODFIELDS were also married into the PERALTA and HIGUERA families. The piece of the puzzle that is missing is the origin of the GOODFIELD name prior to Jose GOODFIELD and why is it connected to the Californiano families at a early stage in the history of Alta California. [Paul Carroll (nonmember), Santa Rosa, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 121 - 29 May 2004
My great-great-aunt, Maria Manuela Josefa Florida (Flora) HIGUERA CHRISTIANA [sic?] married a GOODFIELD sometime after 1894. Had a son Edward and a daughter. My questions is How many children were there? When were they married? GOODFIELD'S first name? When she died and he died? The children names and who they married? Any information you provide will fill in the gap we have on that line. Thank You. [Beverly D. Madera (member), Oakland, Calif.]
Pregunta 121 UPDATE - 23 June 2005
To Beverly Madera from Paul Carroll:
I have learned a great deal more about the GOODFIELD name since I listed the query. The name was actually WHITFIELD. It came from an Augustin WHITFIELD. He married Ramona GONZALEZ, the granddaughter of an Apache who helped build the Peralta Adobe in San Jose. His son, Jose WHITFIELD, in trying to gain title to land in the Morgan Territory near Livermore, had the name re-anglicized to GOODFIELD by the bureaucrats of the time. He had many children. His wife was Narcissa MESA, daughter of Jose de Jesus MESA, who was the the son of Jose V. MESA, a soldier under de Anza. I am related to Jesus GOODFIELD. Jesus married Maria WOOD, daughter of George Thomas WOOD(S) and Maria Augustina SOTELO (the SOTELO line goes back to another de Anza soldado, Amesquita. Jesus GOODFIELD had a number of children, including Leonard GOODFIELD, who was my grandfather. Leonard lived and died in Oakland. There is a book called The Morning Side of Mount Diablo. I don't have the authors name with me right now. It contains a good amount of data on the GOODFIELD/WHITFIELD family.
Respuesta a Pregunta 121 UPDATE - 15 July 2005
Question to Pregunta 121-5 March 2003 (UPDATE from Paul Carroll) My grandfather died in 1955 in California. On his death certificate his mother's maiden name was GOODFIELD, no first name listed; his father's name was Fransisco or Frank ALTAMIRANO. My grandfather was a butcher in Oakland. I am not sure, but believe he was married to Alta Gracia GOODFIELD?? I read your update regarding a Leonard GOODFIELD from Oakland and wonder if there is a connection?? Anyone with any information would be a great help. [Tina Altamirano [nonmember], Reno, Nev.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 121 - 19 January 2006
I am another great-grandchild of Jesus "Jess" GOODFIELD. His and Mary WOOD'S
daughter, Olive Alberta, was my maternal grandmother. They had 7 children: Julia, John Augustine, Leonard, Harold, Laverne, Olive, and Irene. He died in 1912 of Bright's disease at the age of 55. I have a copy of the newspaper clipping. Grandma left a photo album with a lot of pictures, many unfortunately unidentified. One of the identified pictures is of a Louis Joseph GOODFIELD. I would love to know how he is related. The household record of
Jesus' birth family headed by his father, Jose, and mother, Narcisa MESSA GOODFIELD, can be found on the familysearch.org web site (Mormon Church sponsored, but anyone can access it.) in the 1880 census records. They were the parents of 5 children.
The book, The Morning Side of Mt. Diablo, mentioned by Paul Carroll is by Anne Marshall Homan and is available from the Contra Costa Historical Society, 610 Main St. Martinez, Calif., 94553. Phone # 1-925-229-1042. I purchased a copy a few months ago and it was still available then.
My grandmother used to mention the name ALTAMIRANO, but I don't remember in what connection. It could be a family the GOODFIELD married into. I know Theodore GOODFIELD, one of Jesus' brothers, (I think) married a Margaret PERALTA. I have pictures of their graves supplied to me by Bernie CARROLL, Paul's brother. I have seen the name Altagracia GOODFIELD somewhere. Maybe in a cemetery listing; I have wondered if she is related to us somehow.
Check the Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society web site. They have several searchable databases. Several GOODFIELDS including Jesus are buried in Livermore cemeteries. The tenants of all Livermore cemeteries who have gravestones are listed in a database on the Livermore-Amador website. For me the real question is: who was the first WHITFIELD/GOODFIELD? Where did that family originate before California? Is WHITFIELD/GOODFIELDthe Anglicization of a Spanish surname or did it come from somewhere else?
For Beverly Madera:
My grandmother had saved a newspaper clipping reporting the death in a car crash of an Edward GOODFIELD. He was a custodian and maintenance man for the News and Herald. It does not specify the city of the newspaper. He was 57 years old. In my grandmother's handwriting on the clipping is a notation: "Born 1903" and "1960" perhaps the date of the clipping. The article goes on to say that GOODFIELD was a widower who lived with his stepfather Joe CERVANTIS at 341 North "N" St. in Livermore (so maybe the newspaper he worked for was the Livermore Herald) and was formerly employed by the Veterans' Administration Hospital. It also says that Edward GOODFIELD had never learned to drive a car and was a passenger in the car in which he died. He is buried in St. Michael's Cemetery in Livermore. Beyond his stepfather, no survivors are listed. The cemetery might have his burial records which sometimes list more information. I don't now if this Edward is a relation, but apparently he was somehow related to my grandmother. [Madelyn Colautti-Leonard (nonmember), Reno, Nev.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 121 - 13 September 2009
I am the author of The Morning Side of Mount Diablo. In my chapter "Californio Sketches," I try to make some sense of the GOODFIELD history in Calif. The earliest probable mention of the name in Calif. was in Agustin del Carmen VIDFUL'S marriage listed in the Mission Santa Clara marriages 19 June 1825. According to this record Agustin came to Alta California from his birthplace, Norfolk, Virg. When his son married, also at the same mission, his surname was spelled GUITFUL. Later versions of the name in various records were WHITFIELD, GUTTIFIELD,
GOODFIELD, GUTIFUL, GOOTEFIELD and GUILFIL. As things settled down and the family became literate, the two lasting versions became WHITFIELD and finally, GOODFIELD. [Anne Marshall Homan (nonmember), Livermore, Calif.]
Pregunta 120 - 22 February 2003
I am searching for information on Serafina LUGO and her family. I would like to know, if possible, if she had brothers and their names. [Roderick (nonmember), Perris Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 120 - 22 February 2003
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 135-36, has the following information. María Serafina LUGO (born at Sinaloa, México, of Juan Salvador de LUGO and Francisca ESPINOSA; buried 10 March 1781 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey, viuda) married José Joaquin Cayetano ESPINOSA (born at Sinaloa, México, of Joaquín ESPINOSA and María LUGO) at Sinaloa, México. They had 8 children, all born at Sinaloa, México. José was a soldado de cuera of the 1769 Portolá Expedition, after which he returned to Loreto and sent for his family in Sinaloa. He returned to San Diego September 1774 with Serafina and seven children.
On p. 210, I find an apparent brother of Serafina, Francisco Salvador de LUGO (born about 1740 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México, of Juan Salvador and María Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA). On p. 161, I find an apparent sister of Serafina, Petra Joaquina Alcantara LUGO (born about 1756 at Villa de Sinaloa to Salvador LUGO and María Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA).
In vol. II, p. 25, I find another apparent sister, María Gertrudis LUGO (born about 1752-56 at Villa de Sinaloa of Juan Salvador LUGO and Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA). Then on p. 152 is another apparent brother, José Manuel Ygnacio LUGO (born about 1761 at Villa de Sinaloa of Juan Salvador LUGO and María Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA). Finally, on p. 265 is another apparent sister, María Pascuala LUGO (born about 1750 at Villa de Sinaloa of Salvador de LUGO and María Josefa Francisca ESPINOSA). [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 119 - 19 February 2003
I am looking for information on my grandmother (mother of Maria Tilly SALAS [AYALA]), Dolores Castillo, also known as LEYBA, LEIVA, or YBARRA. She was born in California in 1867. According to my grandmother, her mother and her mother's parents were all from California and so were their parents. All I know is that Dolores was my great-grandmother and that she married Domingo SALAS in 1881 in Los Angeles, Calif. [Jim Garcia (nonmember), Canoga Park, Calif.]
Pregunta 118 - 19 February 2003
I am wondering where I might be able to locate information on the GERMAN/HERMAN family descended from the Isidro GERMAN. [Shawn Patrick (nonmember), San José, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 118 - 19 February 2003
The following information is from Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 165-166. Isidro (José) GERMAN (born about 1755 at El Fuerte, Sonora, México; died 28 May 1829; buried 29 May 1829 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey) married about 1780 María Manuela OCHOA (born about 1764 at Alamos, Sonora, México; buried 3 February 1838 at Mission San Juan Bautista). Their 10 children were:
1. Juan [Francisco] (born about 1781 at San Gabriel; married 15 May 1802 María Rafaela SERRANO at Mission San Diego; buried 29 April 1826 at Mission San Diego).
2. María Manuela Antonia (born 1 August 1784; baptized 9 August 1784 at Mission Santa Barbara; married 21 January 1805 Pablo José FRANCO at Mission San Gabriel; buried 24 July 1805 at Mission San Gabriel).
3. María Gertrudis (born 19 April 1786; baptized 21 April 1786 at Mission San Buenaventura; buried 11 August 1792 at Mission Santa Barbara, muchacha).
4. María Dionisis [Leonicia] (born about 1787; married 27 November 1801 Buenaventura ZUNIGA at Mission San Gabriel).
5. Juana Feliciano (born 8 April 1788; baptized 13 April 1788 at Mission Santa Barbara).
6. Cristobal Antonio (born 3 June 1790; baptized 4 June 1790 at Mission San Buenaventura; married 21 August 1814 María Luz PEÑA at Mission Santa Barbara).
7. Manuel Ygnacio Martin (baptized 10 October 1792 at Mission Santa Barbara, recien nacido; married (1) 26 January 1812 María Barbara LEYBA at Mission Santa Barbara and married (2) 7 October 1824 María Felipe RUIZ at Mission San Gabriel).
8. Faustino José (baptized 15 February 1795 at Mission Santa Barbara; married 4 August 1816 Antonia María de Jesús GARCÍA at Mission San Carlos de Monterey).
9. María Brigida (born 11 October 1796; baptized 13 October 1796 at Mission Santa Barbara; married 26 January 1812 Julio VASQUEZ at Mission Santa Barbara; buried 16 July 1846 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey).
10. Juan (baptized 15 April 1798; baptized privately at Pueblo de Los Angeles; recorded at Mission San Gabriel).
Isidro enlisted with Rivera for service at the new Santa Barbara Presidio. He arrived at San Gabriel 18 August 1781 and at Santa Barbara in 1790. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 118 UPDATE - 14 December 2005
I have some specific questions regarding Respuesta 118 involving Isidro GERMAN. Benita H. Gray gave a great response but I wanted to know where I might be able to get further information. She mentions that Isidro arrived at San Gabriel on 18 August 1781 and at Santa Barbara in 1790. I have also seen rosters for Santa Barbara, some listing him as present and the others listing him as a deserter. Is there a document I can locate stating that he was stationed at San Gabriel instead of Santa Barbara? Do you have any information on this time gap or his AWOL status? If anyone is interested, I have come across some information, that I have just begun to look into, indicating that Isidro may have left his post to rescue/ransom his wife, Manuela OCHOA, who had been captured by the Yumas during the uprising of 1781. Thank you [Shawn (nonmember) shawn_patrick@ycos.com, San José, Calif.]]
Pregunta 117 - 12 February 2003
I believe my great-grandparents were both born at the Mission San Gabriel. Their names are Victor MANZANARES and Librada QUINTERS. I have not been able to find any information on either one, except that I was able to find them in the 1920 and 1930 U.S. Census. They are both buried at Mission San Gabriel. They were both born in 1855. Victor died in 1932 and Librada in 1933. I also believe that Librada's mother is also buried at Mission San Gabriel. Her name on the tombstone is Rite B. de QUINTERO. I haven't been able to find any information on any of these three people. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. [Karen (nonmember), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 117 - 12 February 2003
Thomas Temple's San Gabriel Bats IV does not have a Librada QUINTERO born in 1855. It does have Maria Mauricia Librada QUINTERO, entry #9904, baptized 25 September 1859 (age 3 days), daughter of Julian QUINTERO and Rita BERMUDEZ.
Thomas Temple's San Gabriel Bats IV also has Victor Cresencio MANZANARES, entry #9465, baptized 28 July 1855 at L.A. (age 43 days), son of Cristobal MANZANARES and Incoencia ALVITURE.
Thomas Temple's San Gabriel Mats II has, on 16 August 1854, Cristobal MANZANAREZ (age 30, of Abiqu- iu, Nuevo Mexico, son of Ygnacio MANZANAREZ and Teodora ALGUINA) marrying Maria Inocencia ALVITRE (age 20, of la Mision Vieja, daughter of Jose Claudio ALVITRE and Maria Asencion VALENZUELA).
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 28-29 has Maria Inocencia ALVITRE being born 28 December 1832 (baptized 31 December 1832 at Mission San Gabriel) as the second child of Jose Claudio ALVITRE (baptized 7 April 1811 at Mission San Gabriel; died 28 April 1861; buried 29 April 1861 at Mission San Gabriel; son of Felipe Sebastian ALVITRE and Maria Rufina HERNANDEZ) and Maria de la Asuncion VALENZUELA (baptized 28 May 1808 at Mission San Gabriel; died 27 April 1861; buried 29 April 1861 at Mission San Gabriel; daughter of Jose Maria VALENZUELA and Maria de Jesus RODRIGUEZ). Maria de la Asuncion was "killed by her enraged husband at Mission Vieja -- the site of the original Mission San Gabriel." He was, "Hanged by an El Monte vigilante committee after receiving the last sacraments for the assassination of his wife." They had had 14 children between 1831 and 1851.
Respuesta a Pregunta 117 - 19 February 2003
First of all I'd like to say that I'm grateful for information that I have received so far from my queries. My biggest problem is that I haven't been able to find any information regarding Ygnacio MANZANARES and Teodora ALGUINA. The only information I have is what is recorded in the marriage of Cristobal MANZANARES and Inocencia ALVITRE. I am also still searching for information regarding Gregorio RUIZ and Rosa FRASQUITO. I know that they were residents of the Whittier, Calif., area. [Karen (nonmember), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 116 - 3 February 2003
My great grandmother was Jesus Castro de MONTIJO. I have photos of her headstone, and have visited Calvary Catholic Cemetery and mausoleum several times in my life. My question is this: In the family plot there are many relatives, with the names ALVAREZ, YBARRA, VALENZUELA, etc, and they are all relatives. The one's who trouble me because I can find little information on them are Ramon CASTRO (born 1816, died 1924) and Micila CASTRO(born 1836, died 1916). I am desperately seeking Jesus' father and mother's names. Ramon was born in San Juan Bautista; no information for Michaela. To make it all worse, the only information I have for Jesus is that she was born in January 1861 or 1851. How can I approach this problem of my CASTRO side? [Andrea Relf (not yet member), Las Vegas, Nev.]
Pregunta 115 - 29 January 2003
I am looking for any information regarding my great-grandparents and so on. Their names are Gregorio RUIZ and Rosa FRASQUITO. They lived in the Whittier area for many years, but I haven't been able to find any information at all. My great-great-grandparents are José María RUIZ and Ramona NAVARRO. I have no idea as to where they were from. I am also searching for any information regarding the ALVITRE name. My ancestry has been traced back to Felipe Sebastian ALVITRE, however, I am not able to trace back any further. It has been said that it's possible that maybe his father came from Spain with Gaspar de Portolá, that name possibly being Juan Selite Sebastian ALVITRE. [Karen (nonmember), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 115 - 29 January 2003
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850,vol. I, pp. 24-25 has Felipe (born about 1750 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México) married about 1795 at Loreto Presidio, Baja California, México, to María Rufina HERNANDEZ (born about 1750 at Loreto). They had nine children. Felipe was a soldado de cuera of the 1769 Portolá Expedition; settled at San José de Guadalupe in 1783; was at Pueblo de Los Angeles in 1790; and was buried 22 February 1817 at Mission San Gabriel. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 115 - 29 January 2003
Hubert Howe Bancroft, The History of California, Pioneer Register and Index,
page 8: ALVITRE, Sebastian, soldier. 1 [indicating he came with the earliest pioneers who came in 1769-73] page 36: ALVITRE (Sebastian), settler and "incorrigible scamp" at San Jose in 1783 and Los Angeles fr 1790. i. 350, 460-1, 477, 484, 640.
Respuesta a Pregunta 115 - 12 February 2003
Sebastiano ALVITRE is my grandfather. My consultations with a Spanish historian (from the Getty) revealed that ALVITRE'S were Basque/Catalonian/Jews. There are a number of ALVITRES in the Basque provinces. My grandfather was rough around the edges, probably the same personality as the administrators that dominated California at that time, but because he did not have the economic/social status...he was branded as a "incorrigible scamp" by Bancroft. Keep in mind that even Fages had his illicit affairs with young (very young) Indian women. [Cindi Alvitre (nonmember), Los Angeles, Calif.]
Note: perhaps your characterization of Bancroft's comment is the correct one, but, personally, I took quite a different meaning. To my thinking and another meaning from my dictionaries, an incorrigible scamp is an unruly rascal. Originally a scamp was one who did not pay his debts. So, perhaps, we cannot truly know what Bancroft had in mind. I would also comment that the Spanish women were also married very young as were some of my other European ancestors of that time period. Illicit affairs with girls/women of any age are another matter. La Tejedora
Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div One, vol I. entry #90: ALVITRE y HERNANDEZ
This entry lists the children of Felipe Sebastian ALVITRE and Maria Rufina HERNANDEZ, along with baptism dates, marriages, and spouse information.
I also found a baptismal record in the San Gabriel Bats, I, 20 October 1786, entry #1350 (Thomas W Temple, II abstracts) for an hijo espurio child of Sebastian ALVITRE, poblador del Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe, and Maria Gertrudis PELAGUIA, india de Mision de Santa Clara. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member and Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 114 - 29 January 2003
I am looking for some missing links. My grandmother, Josefina LÓPEZ, was born in Castaic in 1878 to Eloise (sp?) SALASAR (or SALAZAR) and Joseph LÓPEZ. Her grandmother was Jacoba FELIZ, who apparently married a SALAZAR after the death of her first husband (del VALLE) I can find a lot of information on the FELIZ side, but nothing on the SALAZAR or LÓPEZ families, nor on my grandfather's side. His name was Albino ROMERO (married in 1893?). [Lynn Adams (provisional member), Escondido, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 114 - 29 January 2003
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, Vol. II, pp. 306-307 has María Jacoba FELIZ (baptized 25 July 1820 at Mission San Fernando, daughter of José Tomás FELIZ and María de Jesus LÓPEZ) marrying, as second husband, Luis SALAZAR 24 June 1844 at Mission San Fernando. She was previously the third wife of Antonio del VALLE. Vol. I, pp. 144-46 has more information about José Tomás and his family. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 114 - 14 June 2007
The names mentioned in [pregunta 114 ] seemed very familiar. I had a aunt Josie who had married a Albino ROMERO and later married a LEROY. She was the daughter of Jose E. LOPEZ and Eloisa. She had a sister named Arcardia Ysabel Josepha and a brother Antonio. They all were born in Castaic. Jose E. LOPEZ' father was Jose Juan and his wife was Manuela. Jacoba was their grandmother. I hope I have helped. Aunt Josie, as we called her, had a son Alfred and a daughter Everista. There was another son, but I can not recall his name at this time. [Isabelle Lopez-Sosa (nonmember), Phoenix, Ariz.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 114 - 15 March 2008
I am part of the LOPEZ family you are looking for. Your grandmother Josefina (we called her Aunt Josie) She was my father's sister. My father's name was Antonio Salazar LOPEZ. She also had a sister here, Arcadia BARKER. A sister Isabell stayed in California. Their father was Jose Esteban (Eloise), their grandfather was Jose Juan (Manuela). My Grandpa Jose and my great-grandpa, Jose Juan, and my dad's graves are in Winkelman, Arizona. Check the1880 U.S. Census for Soledad, Los Angeles, Calif., Family History Library film-1254067 NA film #t9-0067 Page #472B. Uncle Fred always lived with us. Found out he was not our uncle. Did you know anything about that? Did Aunt Josie ever say anything about this? Hope to hear from you . [Isabelle Lopez Sosa (nonmember), Phoenix, Ariz.]
Pregunta 113 - 29 January 2003
I am looking for information and family. My great-grandmother was Louse Marie (FORQUERA) ESTRADA and María Estafina APABLASA was my great-great-grandmother. My grandfather was Sandido LEYVA whose family came to Santa Barbara in the late 1700s from México. Any help would be appreciated. [Kathy Daniels (nonmember), Camo Connell, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 113 - 22 February 2003
Sandido LEYVA was Sandalario Luis LEYVA, born 30 September 1894, baptized 01 July 1898, Our Lady of Sorrows, Santa Barbara, Calif. He was the son of Jose Ramon Ysidoro LEYBA and Elvira GUTIERREZ who were both natives of Santa Barbara, both being baptized at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Ramon LEYBA was the son of Francisco Antonio LEYBA and Vicente CORDERO, both natives of Santa Barbara. Francisco's parents were Juan Jose LEYBA and Maria Gertrudis Estanisloa FELIZ, he a native of Sinaloa, México, and she a native of Santa Barbara. The parents of Vicente CORDERO were Mariano CORDERO of México and Maria Gertrudis ALVAREZ, a native of San Diego. Elvira GUTIERREZ was the daughter of Jose Guadalupe GUTIERREZ and Refugio ORTEGA.
Sandalario [Sandido] LEYVA married Carmen ESTRADA, daughter of Manuel CASTRO ESTRADA and Louisa Marie FORQUERO. Louisa FORQUERO was the daughter of Joseph FORQUERO, native of Chile, and of Maria Estafina APABLASA, native of Los Angeles. A side note...Manuel CASTRO ESTRADA had first been married to Florencia ENRIQUEZ, MY great grandmother! Small world. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member and Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 112 - 27 January 2003
Does anyone know the names of 28 people buried in unmarked graves in the Santa Rita Cemetery north of Salinas in Monterey County, Calif.? Several tombstones are intact and that part of the cemetery has been recorded. It is the unknown group of 28 people who are buried in graves that have lost their markers who are unknown. [Helen Collins (member), San José, Calif.]
Pregunta 111 - 3 January 2003
Looking for relatives of Tiburcio VASQUEZ and Joaquin MURRIETA!!! I am doing a story on both these men for KGO-TV news. Please contact Lyanne Melendez (415) 954-7489.
Please note that this is not a Los Californianos project. Ms. Melendez request is being published only as a courtesy and not as an endorsement. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 111 - 29 January 2003
Joaquin MURIETA: see The Robin Hood of Eldorado by Walter Noble Burns, 1932; also The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta by YELLOW BIRD [John Rollin Ridge], 1955.
Tiburcio VASQUEZ: see Marie Northrop, Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850, vols. I & II for descendant lines. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Pregunta 110 - 3 January 2003
I can find information about the soldado de cuera, José VERDUGO, in Alta California, but need information about him in Loreto, México, regarding his origins. [Jose Maria de la Luz Verdugo (not yet member), Ridgecrest, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 110 - 3 January 2003
Marie E. Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 352-53 has a Jose Maria VERDUGO born about 1751 in Loreto, Baja California, México, of Juan Diego VERDUGO and Maria Ygnacia CARRILLO. He is "First mentioned as a soldier at Monterey on 13 July 1772. . ."
Respuesta a Pregunta 110 - 29 January 2003
Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 318-19
has José María VERDUGO, born about 1751 at Loreto, Baja California, México. He was the son of Juan Diego VERDUGO and María Ygnacia de la Concepcion CARRILLO. José María
married María de la Encarnación LÓPEZ 7 November 1779 at Mission San Gabriel. They had 11 children (vol. I, pp. 352-53). The parents of Juan Diego VERDUGO are Blas VERDUGO and María Micaela de los RIOS. The parents of Maria Y. de la C. CARRILLO are Juan CARRILLO and Lucia Efigenia MILLAN (MILLAR) (see also vol. I, pp. 101-102.There is much information on José María VERDUGO in Bancroft's History of California, vol. I-V. Also there is mention of the VERDUGO name in Bancroft's History of Mexico. A VERDUGO mentioned here was an archbishop and another came to Mexico with Cortéz.
In Ranchos of California, by R. G. Cowan, there is the listing of the Rancho of San Rafael, (or) La Zanja, in Los Angeles County between Arroyo Seco and Los Angeles River, including Glendale, Eagle Rock and eastern part of Burbank, which was granted to José María VERDUGO by Governor Pedro Fages, 20 October 1784. This rancho consisted of 36,403 acres and was patented 28 January 1882. This was the second of the Spanish land concessions, preceded by San Pedro. Also, there is mention of the Rancho Feliz, Los Angeles (approximate center at Vermont Ave. and Los Feliz Blvd.), 1.5 leagues granted to Vincent FELIX in 1802. Juan Diego VERDUGO was claimant for 6647 acres, patented 18 April 1871. Also, the Rancho Portezuela, Los Angeles County at Universal City, was granted to Mariano de la Luz VERDUGO in 1795. It was abandoned about 1810. Hope this helps some. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Pregunta 109 - 23 December 2002
Looking for information on María Antonia CARRANSA (CARRANZA), or her family. She was born somewhere in California in 1833. She is listed as living in Santa Barbara County in the 1860 Census with her husband Gomacindo MORALES and three children including my great-great-grandmother Altagracia MORALES (born 1853 in Pomona). [Rudy Whitehead-Lopez (not yet member), Havelock North, New Zealand]
Pregunta 109 UPDATE - 8 October 2004
Note: New information has lead me to believe that "CARANSA" should be read as "CARASCO". [Rudy Whitehead-López]
Pregunta 108 - 2 December 2002
Looking for information on ancestors from New Almaden, San Benito, Tres Pinos, Santa Clara County, family name of CAREAGA, CARRIAGA, CARIAGA, etc. -- especially a Pedro or Peter. Also looking for a Cessario or Sessario LUCERO and a José or Joseph LUCERO in the same area. Both married into the DUCOMMUN/DUCOMMEN family. Much appreciation for any information on these. [Eric Lucero (nonmember), Oakland, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 108 - 3 January 2003 I am related to the LUCERO line via Maria (Mary) LUCERO, who was the daughter of Jacinto LUCERO and Maria Angelia CASTRO. They had a son, Cesario LUCERO, who shows up named as a survivor in the obituary for Maria Angelia CASTRO/LUCERO. According to my records, Cesario worked for the New Almadén mines. The family goes back to the CASTRO land grant in Watsonville, Calif. I sent an inquiry to this site earlier this year [Pregunta #62],which you might want to check out. I have a lot more information on this family since then and would be willing to share it with you in exchange for information that you may have. My e-mail is pgheir@bellsouth.net --contact me at that address. Sincerely, Pat [Patricia Garretson (nonmember), Smyrna, Georgia]
Pregunta 107- 26 November 2002
Looking for picture of María Antonia Dolores LUGO born about 1834 in Los Angeles, California, died January 1873, and was buried 7 January 1873 at the Los Angeles Plaza Catholic Church in Los Angeles. María Antonia Dolores LUGO married José Mauricio SEPULVEDA 21 July 1851. Mauricio's father was José Antonio Andres SEPULVEDA. María Antonia Dolores LUGO was the granddaughter of Antonio María LUGO (born June 1778; died 2 February 1860) who was owner of "Rancho San Antonio" in the Los Angeles/Compton area. María Antonia Dolores LUGO'S parents were José María LUGO (1802-1836) and María Antonia COTA (AVILA) RENDON. Any other information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. [Richard Sepulveda (nonmember), Vista, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 107 - 7 December 2002
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850, volume 2, pages 221-22: Maria Antonia AVILA, also known as Maria Antonia RENDON, was the hija natural (natural daughter) of Antonio Ygnacio AVILA, (possibly the son of Cornelio AVILA and Maria Isabel URQUIDEZ) and Maria Gregoria Matlide COTA (born 12 March 1785 of Antonio COTA and Maria Bernarda (Chicalia) and baptized 13 March 1785 at Mission San Gabriel). Maria Antonia AVILA (RENDON) was born 9 January 1802 at Mission San Gabriel. (It looks as though she was born out of wedlock the way I read the excerpt.) Maria RENDON married Jose Maria LUGO 30 November 1820 at Mission San Gabriel. Maria RENDON was buried 5 December 1877 at Los Angeles Plaza Church at age 76 years. Maria RENDON apparently was raised buy her mother, Maria Gregoria Matilde COTA, and stepfather, Jose Ygnacio RENDON, who were married 25 November 1805 at Mission San Fernando. There were eight children born of this latter union (i.e., COTA/RENDON).
Antonio Maria LUGO was grantee of the "Rancho San Antonio," which was in the Lynwood, Bell, Montebello, and Maywood area of Los Angeles County and consisted of 29,513 acres patented 20 July 1866. In Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties between Chino and Pomona, he was also a grantee in a partnership with Issac Williams of the "Rancho Santa Ana del Chino" in 1841 and 1845. The rancho consisted of 22,234 acres later patented to H. H. Williams, et al., on 15 February 1869. This according to the book, Ranchos of California, by Robert G. Cowan.
Also, there is much more information to be found on your family names in both volumes of Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families. These books can be purchased from the Southern California Genealogical Society. Good luck in your search, and Happy Holidays. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 107 - 9 May 2003
Aloha from Hawaii,
I was happy to find some information in Pregunta 107. What information are you looking for? I have some SEPULVEDA family information but need more. Regarding José Mauricio SEPULVEDA, his grandfather, Francisco Xavier SEPULVEDA, is my great-great-great- great-grandfather, born 1742. Contact person: Richard Sepulveda, Vista, California. Hope to hear from you soon regarding the family, crownflower@turquoise.net
Regarding LUGO, the only LUGO I am familiar with at this time is a María Beatriz Isabel Ascención COTA-LUGO who was married to José Dolores PICO, this is on my grandmother's side of the family. I will be researching this for more information, until then Aloha. [Helene Iverson (nonmember), Kailua-Kona, Hawaii]
Pregunta 106 - 25 November 2002
How can I get a complete family tree dating back to Pedro POLLORENA (1792?) in San Diego then moving to the Los Angeles area? [Pollorena (former member), Chula Vista, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 106 - 26 November 2002 Family tree for Pedro POLLORENA--well to start I doubt that you will find a complete tree anywhere, but a good start would be in Marie Northrop's, Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850, volume 1. Pages 278-280 list a few POLLORENA'S. Also at genealogy.com there is a family tree for Pedro POLLORENA, the listing is for volume 38 - tree 1183. Several family names are listed on this tree, and, yes, Pedro is listed as being born about 1790 at Loreto, Baja California. You may have to take a short subscription to genealogy.com to view the family tree listed there, but I have found the site to be very helpful in my family research. Best of luck in your pursuit, and Happy Holidays to ALL! [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Pregunta 105 - 24 November 2002
I am interested in photographs and/or paintings of the Antonio YORBA family, most specifically of Ysabel María YORBA, first daughter of YORBA'S second marriage. Ysabel was born in San Diego, married José Joaquin MAITORENA, and moved to Santa Barbara where she remained until her death in 1871. [Ruth Kilday (nonmember), Oak Parks, Ventura Co., Calif.] ruthkilday@aol.com
Pregunta 104 - 18 November 2002
I am an Argentinean. My great-great-grandmother, María Concepción CASTRO PERALTA, was born in the San Francisco Bay area in 1835. I can’t afford a membership but I thought I could publish a query in your web site. María's father was Guillermo CASTRO GARCIA and her mother María Luisa PERALTA ALVISO. I am looking for more data about her ascendants and, if it is possible, some pictures. Thank you. [Ramiro Chaves Guevara (nonmember), Buenos Aires, Argentina]
Respuesta a Pregunta 104 - 7 December 2002
According to Marie E. Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, volume I, pages 274-276: Maria Luisa Fermina Barbara PERALTA was born 5 December 1804 and baptized 11 December 1804 at Mission Dolores [San Francisco]. She married Guillermo CASTRO 31 January 1831 at Mission Santa Clara. She died 15 December 1873 at Santa Clara (?). She had 15 brothers and sisters. Her father, Luis Maria PERALTA enlisted at San Francisco in 1782; was corporal from 1790 and in command of Mission San José escolta 1798-1800; was sergeant in 1801 and comisionado of San José in 1807; was grantee of San Antonio in 1820; and elector and juez 1830-33. Luis PERALTA was born about 1760 in Tubac, Sonora, México, (of Gabriel Antonio PERALTA and Francisca Xaviera VALENZUELA) and buried 27 August 1851 at Mission Santa Clara. He married Maria Loreto ALVISO 23 February 1784 at Mission Santa Clara. Maria Loreto was born about 1770 at San Miguel de Orcasitas, Sonora, México, (of Domingo ALVISO and Maria Angela TREJO) and buried 27 August 1851 at Mission Santa Clara. Maria Loreto ALVISO came to Alta California with her parents in the 1776 Anza Expedition.
Pages 15-16: Domingo ALVISO was born at San Miguel de Horcasitas, Sonora, México, and buried 11 March 1777 at Mission Dolores [San Francisco]. He married, in México, Maria Angela TREFO who was born at San Miguel de Horcasitas, Sonora México, and was buried 4 January 1803 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. They had four children and the family came to Alta California with the 1776 De Anza Expedition. Domingo was corporal at the Presidio of Tubac, México. Maria Angela TREJO married Pedro Antonio BOJORQUEZ 20 July 1777 at Mission Dolores (2 months after Domingo ALVISO died). [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 104 - 7 December 2002
The Peralta Adobe is still standing, click here to see it:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/santaclara/per.htm. Also, you're looking at Carmel Valley. There is much California history written about the PERALTAS. For marriages, baptisms, etc., you can write to the Catholic Church in Santa Clara or to San José for court records, or to the Mission San Carlos Borremo in Carmel, California. The PERALTAS family and ONESIMO family and MEADOWS family were my grandmother Juana COTA'S neighbors and best friends. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 104 - 23 December 2002
Thank you for the data you gave me. I have been looking for data on this site.
http://www.peraltahacienda.org/history_gen.html. There it said that there were three Luis Maria PERALTA'S daughters named Maria Luisa and that the third born in 1810 was the one that married to Guillermo CASTRO. I think they wouldn’t name three girls with the same name unless the previous had died. One of the sources of this data is Ponsford. Which data are correct? How many children were those of Carlos CASTRO and Maria de Rosario CASTRO? Thank you again. Best regards. [Ramiro Chaves Guevara (nonmember), Buenos Aires, Argentina]
Ramiro:
My Ponsford documents (photocopy) show a Maria Luisa Fermina born 6 July 1800, bapt. on the 10th, died 17 Oct. 1801, all at Santa Clara; Maria Luisa Fermina Barbara born 5 Dec. 1804, bapt. on the 11th #3086, at Dolores, no death or other date; and finally, Maria Luisa born 1810, no place, who married Guillermo CASTRO 31 Jan. 1831. There is a fainter (perhaps pencil) notation "(1804) Dec. 9 Santa Clara?" on the original card. It would take more research to determine if the 1810 date birth date has any validity. Northrop does not list any children for Carlos and Maria de Rosario [GARCIA] CASTRO. This is all I can do right now. Benita H. Gray, La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 104 - 17 March 2006
I am also searching for my daughter's ancestors who go back to Gabriel PERALTA. I have a book given to me that dates her ancestors to the early 1700s. The name of your grandmother Maria Luisa rang a bell so I looked it up and I have in my book a Maria Luisa PERALTA SOTO ALVISO born 27 August 1790, who married 1st husband Tomas SOTO on 29 November 1807 and whose 2nd husband was Ignacio ALVISO born 21 January 1794. I have her as the 3rd child of Pedro Regaldo PERALTA born 1765, who married Maria del Carmen GRIJALVA (my daughter's great-great-great-great-grandfather is Juan Pablo, Pedro's 1st child). Pedro's father was the famous Gabriel Antonio PERALTA born 1731, who married Francisca Javier VALENZUELA one of the founders of San Francisco. He was in the Corporal Army and came to California with the Anza Expedition. Let me know if this helped you. Tanya Self. You can e-mail me if you'd like at poncho34@msn.com [Tanya Self (nonmember), Fresno, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 104 - 19 May 2015
I am an Argentinean. My great-great-grandmother, María Concepción CASTRO PERALTA, was born in the San Francisco Bay area in 1835. I can’t afford a membership but I thought I could publish a query in your Web site. María's father was Guillermo CASTRO GARCIA and her mother María Luisa PERALTA ALVISO. I am looking for more data about her ascendants and, if it is possible, some pictures. Thank you. [Ramiro Chaves Guevara (nonmember), Buenos Aires, Argentina]
Pregunta 103 - 14 November 2002
Hi,
My great-grandfather was Abraham AYALA. His wife was Ruth LEIVA or LEYBA. Her parents were Francisco LEIVA and María Juanita or María Antonia ANELLANES. This is about all I know. Would like to learn more about their family lines . Hope you can help. Thank you. [Jim W. Garcia (nonmember), Los Angeles, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 103 - 3 February 2003
Francisco Antonio LEYBA and María Antonia ARELLANES had 7 children between about 1855 and 1866. One of their daughters, María Viviana LEYBA, (born 02 August 1857, Santa Barbara) married José Apolinario Dolores AYALA (born 20 Feb 1845, San Buenaventura). There is one child listed for them at this time, Juana Felina AYALA (born 04 May 1874, Ventura, Calif.) There is also a Refugia Francisca LEYBA (born July 1859). Could this be your "Ruth"? [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member & Los Californianos Genealogist), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 102 - 6 November 2002
Looking for more information on the BERNAL grave situation at Mission San José or Santa Clara. Also need any information on Barbara ESPINOSA (died in San José in 1918). She came from Monterey to marry Juan BERNAL and live on Cañada de Pala land grant (now Grant Park). They had a son, Antonio BERNAL, who married Altagracia HIGUERA. They had 10 children, one being my grandfather, Frank BERNAL. This has been my brick wall, please help. Thank you in advance. [Sharon Williams (pending member), Sacramento, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 102 - 6 November 2002
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. 1, pp. 129-30: a María Ana Barbara ESPINOSA was baptized 7 November 1831 at the Presidio de Monterey. She might possibly be your Barbara ESPINOSA . Her parents were Gabriel María ESPINOSA (born 25 April 1798 of José Miguel ESPINOSA and Gabriel María HIGUERA); baptized 28 April 1798 at Mission Soledad; married 14 April 1817 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey) and María Mauricia TAPIA (born about 1800 at Villa de Branciforte of José Francisco TAPIA and María de Jesus -- India de Nutke). [Benita Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 102 - 12 July 2008
My sister, Charlotte LEE, was married to a Frank BERNAL and had two children,
Roland and Juanita. He used to work on the O & O Ranch for Louis O'Neal a lawyer in San Jose, California. I understand there was a Spanish land grant in that area many years ago. There is a road named for the BERNAL family in San Jose. Frank had a brother, Santos, and I think a sister or aunt named Josephine. I can't remember how many brothers and sisters he had.
Charlotte and Frank were divorced and they both remarried. He had other children also. [Evelyn Quadro (nonmember), Healdsburg, Calif.]
Pregunta 101 - 6 November 2002
Any information on Louis GRIJALVA, married to Guadalupe ARBAGO? They had a daughter named Mary GRIJALVA, born 3 May 1864. I believe Guadalupe ARBAGO was a Diegueno Indian. Mary GRIJALVA was married to Antonio BEGA, date unknown. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. [Stefanie Rodriguez (nonmember), Corona, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 101 - 9 May 2003
Antonio BEGA was my great-grandfather and Mary or María, my great-grandmother. The ARBAGO name is spelled ARBALLO on a baptism certificate I have for María GRIJALBA dated 12 August 1861. Their daughter Manuela or Nellie BEGA, born 30 October 1906, married Jacinto MEDRANO, 4 September 1926. They had two children together Emanuel and Victoria.
Victoria married Gordon RODRIGUEZ. They had three sons: Eddie, Andy, and Danny.
Andy had a daughter Stephanie RODRIGUEZ. Are you the same Stephanie? I believe we are related. Are you from Corcoran? My aunt is Victoria RODRIGUEZ, maiden name MEDRANO. My father, now deceased, is Manuel MEDRANO. I have my grandparents' marriage certificate with dates you are inquiring about. I also have other documents I'm sure you would be interested in. I'm new to the Internet and have just started to do some family research. I'd really like to hear from you, richmmed@hotmail.com. I am very interested in finding out any information on either side. My great-grandfather on my father's side was named Macario MEDRANO from Mexico or Spain. Thank you for your response. [Richard M. Medrano (nonmember), Clovis, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 101 - 25 March 2005
I have the Certificate of Marriage for my great-grandfather and great-grandmother, Luis
GRIJALVA and Maria-Guadalupe. They were married in the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in Santa Barbara, California. It reads: This is to certify that Luis GRIJALVA and Maria-Guadalupe ARBALLO were lawfully married, on the 15th day of September 1853. [Eddie Grijalva (member), Vallejo, Calif.]
Pregunta 100 - 6 November 2002
Hi,
My grandfather was Antonio Domingo AYALA, the son of Abraham AYALA and Ruth LEYVA. Abraham was the son of Marianos de los Santos AYALA (a.k.a. Apolario) and Teodosia LORENZANA. Marianos' father was José Antonio Apolinario AYALA and his mother was María Natividad RUIZ.
Antonio Domingo AYALA'S wife, my grandmother, was María SALAS (also known as Tilly Ines AYALA). Her father was Domingo SALAS and her mother was Dolores CASTILLO. I would like more information on my families. Thank you. [Jim Garcia (nonmember), Los Angeles County, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 100 - 6 November 2002
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, volume II, pp. 16-17: José Antonio Apolonio (Apolinario) AYALA was born 17 February 1790; baptized 21 February 1790 at Mission Santa Barbara; buried 4 July 1819 at Mission San Gabriel. He had twelve siblings. His parents were José Calixto AYALA (born about 1763 at Real de Cozala, Sinaloa, Mexico, of Nicolas AYALA and María Ygnacia) and Juana María Vitala FELIZ (born about 1773 at Real de Cozala, Sinaloa, Mexico, of Juan Victorino FELIZ and Micaela LANDERA; buried 2 August 1840 at Mission Santa Barbara), who married 3 December 1786 at Santa Barbara Presidio. José Calixto was a soldier in Anza's 1774 Expedition; first marriage of gente de razón at Mission Santa Barbara; invalido -- retired at Santa Barbara in 1832; was living at Santa Barbara in 1834 and working as hachero (woodcutter).
On pp. 256-57: María de la Natividad RUIZ was born 25 December 1803; baptized 26 December 1803 at Mission San Gabriel. She had six siblings and one half brother. Her parents were
Fructuoso María RUIZ (born about 1760 at El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico of Antonio RUIZ and Antonia PACHECO; buried 7 July 1817 at Mission San Gabriel) and Fructuoso's second wife, María Dolores LUGO (born 16 July 1783; baptized 19 July 1783 at Santa Barbara Presidio Chapel of Manuel Ygnacio Lugo and María Gertrudis Limon (Sanchez)). María del la Natividad married second, Felipe LORENZANA. Fructuoso enlisted at El Fuerte in Rivera's 1781 Expedition to San Gabriel and was soldado de cuera at Santa Barbara. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 100 - 11 November 2002
Hi,
My great-great-grandfather was Santiago SALAS, born 1825. I believe he left El Paso, Texas or New Mexico about 1850, and arrived in what would later be known as Sonora, Pinal County, Ariz. There he met Manuela GALLARDO, born 1830 in Sonora, Pinal Co., Ariz. They hade one son there, Theophilo, born about 1853 . They arrived in California and married in 1863. They had 13 kids. One of them Domingo SALAS (born 1856) is my great-grandfather. He married Dolores CASTILLO born 1867 in California. They were my grandmother's parents. She was Maria Joana SALAS, also known as Tilly Inez AYALA (born 1884 in Los Angeles, Calif.) [Jim W. Garcia (nonmember), Los Angeles County, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 100 - 17 June 2005
I was born and raised in Ventura, Calif. My mother was Louisa E. LORENZANA, her father was Panfilo LORENZANA, his father was Fructoso LORENZANA and his father was Felipe LORENZANA. I just recently got on line and that is why I had not responded to your pregunta prior to this. Perhaps we already know each other or are at least cousins. I would like very much to hear from you. lmartymartinez@comcast.net [Lawrence Martinez-Lorenzana (would like to be member), Albuquerque, N.M.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 100 - 2 September 2010
Have a few questions about the AYALA family. I'm a little confused ... Were there two sons named Marianos de los Santos AYALA born to José Antonio Apolinario AYALA and María de la Natividad RUIZ (his 2nd wife)? I found only one baptismal and one death/ burial record via Early California Population Project (aka ECCP) online database for this individual.
According to the ECCP, Marianos de los Santos AYALA , the legitimate son of José Antonio Apolinario AYALA and María de la Natividad RUIZ (his 2nd wife) , was born 31 October 1818 in Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México), baptized on 1 November 1818 at Misión San Gabriel Arcángel, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México), died 19 November 1818 at Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) and was buried on 20 November 1818 in the Cementerio de Misión San Gabriel Arcángel, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) .
Perhaps the ECCP records are wrong, I've found mistakes, spelling errors and obvious typos in this database before but God Bless them, what a valuable resource. Possibly, after the death of the 1st Marianos de los Santos, Apolanario and Natividad had another son and gave him the same name. That was often done in families. Would you be so kind as to share your data, records and/ or documents on the Marianos de los Santos AYALA, aka Apolanario AYALA, who married Teodosia LORENZANA? Please provide sources with the URL links, if possible.
Below are some data with the URL links I found on the Marianos de los Santos AYALA and family:
Ego's Baptismal Data for Marianos de los Santos AYALA
Early California Population Project
Bap URL: http://missions.huntington.org/BaptismalData.aspx?ID=14058
Ego's Bap Miss: SG [Misión San Gabriel Arcángel]; Ego's Bap #06235; Ego's Bap Name: Mariano de los Santos AYALA ; Ego's Sex: Male; Ego's Age level: parvulo (male infant); Ego’s Origin: Unstated but assumed Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles [Padre notes both parents residential status as "vecinos del Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles"]; Ego’s Ethnicity: Razon, Ego’s Legitimacy: Legitimo; Ego's Bap Date: 1 Nov 1818; Ego's Bap Age: 1 day; Ego's Birth date: "el dia anterior" ["the day before" 31 Oct 1818]; Death Miss: SG; Death Burial #04093; Burial: 20 Nov 1818; Ego’s Father's Name: Apolinario AYALA , Bap Mis: BP [Misión Santa Bárbara], Bap #00066X, Origin: Presidio de Santa Barbara, residential status: vecinos del Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles; Ego’s Mother's Name: Maria Natividad RUIZ, Bap Mis: SG [Misión San Gabriel Arcángel], Bap #03604X, Origin: Pueblo de los Angeles, residential status: vecinos del Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles; Ego’s Madrina: Maria Vicenta LUGO, Madrina's Marital Status: Soltera [single], Madrina's Father's Name: Antonio Maria LUGO, Madrina's Mother's Name: Maria Dolores RUIZ; Ego’s Padrino: Santiago RUIZ, Padrino's Marital Status: Soltero [single], Padre Comments on Ego’s Padrino: "tio materno del bautizado" [ maternal Uncle]; Officiant & Recorder: Joaquin Pasqual Nuez.
Ego's Death Record Data for Marianos de los Santos AYALA
Early California Population Project
Death Burial URL: http://missions.huntington.org/DeathData.aspx?ID=8046
Death Mission: SG [Misión San Gabriel Arcángel]; Death Burial #04093; Death Date: 19 Nov 1818; Burial Date: 20 Nov 1818; Burial Place: Cementerio [de Misión San Gabriel Arcángel]; Death Burial Name: Mariano de los Santos AYALA; Ego's Link Mission: SG, Bap Link #06235, Ego's Age level: parvulo (male infant), Ego’s Ethnicity: Razon, Ego’s Legitimacy: Legitimo, Ego’s Origin: Unstated but assumed Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles [Padre notes both parents residential status as "vecinos del Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles"]; Ego’s Father's Name: Apolinario AYALA, vecinos del Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles; Ego’s Mother's Name: Maria de la Natividad RUIZ, vecinos del Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de los Angeles; Officiant & Recorder: Joaquin Pasqual Nuez.
About Marianos de los Santos AYALA'S father ... Note: A little less than eight months after Marianos AYALA'S death, his father, José Antonio Apolinario AYALA, died on 3 July 1819. He is also buried in Cementerio de Misión San Gabriel Arcángel. His widowed wife, María de la Natividad RUIZ, was José Antonio Apolinario AYALA'S 2nd. Natividad then married a 2nd time. Her second spouse was Felipe LORENZANA born about 1797, he was one of the La Cuna orphans that came from Mexico City to Alta California in 1800. Felipe and Natividad were married on 20 Aug 1821 at Misión San Fernando, Alta California. They had at least 11 children that I've found baptismal records for at ECCP.
José Antonio Apolinario AYALA b. 17 Feb 1790 Presidio de Santa Bárbara, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) Baptized. 21 Feb 1790 Misión Santa Bárbara, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) [Early California Population Project; Bap Mis: Misión Santa Bárbara; Bap #00066; Bap URL: http://missions.huntington.org/BaptismalData.aspx?ID=66 ]
Death: 3 Jul 1819 Pueblo de los Angeles, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México)
Burial: 4 Jul 1819 Misión San Gabriel Arcángel, Los Angeles, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) [Early California Population Project; Death Burial Miss: SG Misión San Gabriel Arcángel; Death Burial #04165; Death Burial URL: http://missions.huntington.org/DeathData.aspx?ID=8118 ]
Information on the marriages of José Antonio Apolinario AYALA ...
M1: 26 Nov 1812 in Misión San Carlos Borromeo, Monterey, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México)[Mar Miss: SC Misión San Carlos Borromeo; Mar #00799; Mar Date: 26 Nov 1812; Mar Record URL: http://missions.huntington.org/MarriageData.aspx?ID=5764 ] M1 Spouse: Francisca Antonia Casiana GARCIA b. 22 Aug 1795 Presidio de Santa Bárbara, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) Baptized: 22 Aug 1795 Misión Santa Bárbara, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) [Bap Mission: BP Misión Santa Bárbara; Bap #00130; Bap URL: http://missions.huntington.org/BaptismalData.aspx?ID=130 ]
Death: 7 Nov 1816 Presidio de Santa Bárbara, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) Burial: 9 Nov 1816 Cementerio de Misión Santa Bárbara, Alta California, Nueva España (New Spain, Colonial México) [Death Name: Casiana GARCIA; Burial Mission: BP; Burial #00190; Burial URL:http://missions.huntington.org/DeathData.aspx?ID=204 ]
I'm not related to the AYALA line, as far as I know. I have been researching early mission records in an effort to find data on my own California Hispanic ancestors. I've not had much success finding records on my great-great-great-grandparents but perhaps one of you reading my posting (#634) can provide some insights or sources about my family. In the meantime, I want to helps others with accurate proofs and or leads regarding their ancestors.
As a result of many years of pouring over these early ECCP records, as well as, multiple historical resources, I decided to compile a tree adding individuals associated with early roots in California. Little by little, I've matched up many families with their respective ancestors and descendents and posted some of my findings via various genealogy web sites and message boards (i.e., Rootsweb, Ancestry.com, etc.). This is my first posting on Los Californios, I plan to do more, as time permits. I am very grateful to all, descendents and researchers alike, who unselfishly share their family data on free access Internet sites like Los Californios. Hope to hear back from any of you soon. -- Sincerely, [Donna Lyons aka Donna de Villar (nonmember), Orange County, Calif.]
Pregunta 99 - 1 November 2002
I am looking for information about Diego OLIVERA, one of the grantees of the Guadalupe Rancho. He was a member of the OLIVERA family that was so prominent in the Santa Barbara/Tepusquet area. He was an unmarried man. Died in 1868, but I don't know where he was buried. [Shirley Contreras (nonmember), Arroyo Grande, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 99 - 1 November 2002
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, volume I, pp. 241-42: Diego Antonio de la Luz OLIVERA was born 12 November 1786; baptized 13 November 1786 at Mission San Gabriel; buried 22 September 1868 at Mission Santa Barbara, soltero. His parents were Joseph Ygnacio OLIVERA (born about 1750 at San José del Cabo, Baja California, of Martin OLIVERA and María Micaela CARRILLO and buried 26 April 1794 at Mission Santa Barbara) and María Loreta FELIZ, who were married 8 December 1778 at Mission San Gabriel. María Loreta was born about 1765 at Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, of José Vicente FELIZ and María Manuela PIÑUELAS and she was buried 8 July 1789 at Mission San Gabriel. Diego had one brother (Antonio Lucas María) and two sisters (Ana María Leonor and María Estefana). Diego's father was soldado de cuera of 1769 Expedition, corporal of Mission San Gabriel guard 1776-82; and sergeant at Santa Barbara 1782-94. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 98 - 1 November 2002
My great-great-grandmother's name was Geronima HIGUERA. I have found her in only one document which is from a May 1945 edition of a publication called La Peninsula published by the San Mateo Historical Association. They had reproduced a church document from Our Lady of the Pillar Church in Half Moon Bay from 1860. She is shown as 16 years old, married to Guadalupe MIRAMONTES (son of Candelario MIRAMONTES and Guadalupe BRIONES, grantees of the Rancho Miramontes in Half Moon Bay) with a one-year-old child, Francisca (my great-grandmother). From this I assume Geronima was born in about 1844 but I don't know where. Guadalupe MIRAMONTES remarried in 1872 so I know Geronima died sometime between 1860 and 1872. I am trying to find the names of her parents so I can continue researching this branch of my family. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated. [Agie Navarro (not yet member), Santa Rosa, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 98 - 6 August 2003
I realize your posting is fairly old and your question refers to the HIGUERA branch and not the MIRAMONTES side. However I felt I might reply that my mother is originally from where Candelario's family came from in a town in Zacatecas, México, called Tlaltenango. I know this because I do family research and my great-grandmother Francisca Samaniego MIRAMONTES is from this town. I happened upon local library resources which mentioned Candelario's mother (Victoria de LUNA), who arrived with family but without the father (José), and how they arrived in Monterey in the late 1700s.
I have a microfilm hard copy of the church marriage manuscript of José MIRAMONTES and Victoria de LUNA. It is from a church about 8 miles south of Tlaltenango in a town called Tepechitlan. I have personal knowledge of the area and have visited Tlaltenango about 4 times in the last 10 years. The MIRAMONTES name is densely clustered there and appears in microhistory writings of Tlaltenago (one of which I called "Tlaltenango la ciudad amurallada" which means "the walled city" because of the surrounding mountains. The MIRAMONTES name is mentioned several times in different accounts and referenced on several occasions from archival notes dating back to the early 1600s in this region. My own great-great-grandfather is also mentioned in this book.
If you have any questions feel free to ask. [Gus Meza (nonmember), Salinas, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 98 UPDATE - 4 February 2005
I have changed my e-mail address if you wish to correspond regarding the MIRAMONTES family in Tlaltenango, Zacatecas. gusmeza@charter.net [Gus Meza]
Pregunta 97 - 12 October 2002
I am a descendent of the COTA family of Santa Barbara. The connection runs this way: my great-grandmother, Augusta WILLEY, was the daughter of Rosa HINCHMAN (born 1854, Santa Barbara) and Henry WILLEY. Rosa HINCHMAN was the daughter of María de la Luz de Altagracia COTA (born 1824, Santa Barbara) and Augustus HINCHMAN. María COTA was the daughter of María de Jesus OLIVERA y BRIONES (born 1791, San Diego Presidio) and Francisco COTA y LUGO (born 1787, San Gabriel Mission). I am interested in joining your organization and in finding out as much as I can about the COTAS and LUGOS. I have been at work on a novel about the Spanish women, las Californias, and any bit of information I can collect would be an immense help. (I speak and read Spanish.) Many thanks and best regards. [Alex Giardino (nonmember), Los Angeles, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 97 - 14 October 2002
Francisco Atanasio COTA was born 16 August 1787, San Gabriel, to father, Pablo Antonio COTA (born about 1744 at El Fuerte, Sonoma, México), a trailblazer for Portolá and Serra and present at founding of Monterey, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, etc. His name appears throughout California's earliest history. His parents were Andres COTA and Angela de LEON. Francisco's mother, Rosa María de LUGO, was born about 1763 at La Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México. She married Pablo Antonio 30 November 1776; she died 10 January 1797 at the Presidio of Santa Barbara. Her parents were Francisco LUGO and Juana María MARTINEZ. Three of Pablo Antonio and Rosa María COTA'S children, including Francisco Atanasio, married OLIVERAS: Francisco married María de Jesus OLIVERA on 10 May 1811 (he died 21 August 1851). She was the daughter of Juan María OLIVERA and María Guadalupe BRIONES. Francisco Atanasio COTA was elector at Santa Barbara in 1828; soldier at Santa Barbara Presidio; comisionado and administrado at Mission Santa Inez 1837-41; grantee of Rancho Santa Rosa 1839; juez at Santa Inez 1841-1848; a resident of Santa Barbara 1850. Best regards, [Ramona Reitz (member), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 97 - 23 October 2002
For further information on the children of Francisco LUGO and Juana Maria MARTINEZ see Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, volume I. This book can usually be found and borrowed from your local library or if they do not have it ask for an inter library loan. It was published by the Southern California Genealogical Society.
One of the children of this union, María Antonia Ysabel LUGO, went on to marry Ignacio Vicente Ferrer VALLEJO, and a daughter from this union, Josefa María VALLEJO, would marry Francisco ALVARADO and become the mother of Juan Bautista ALVARADO, the first provincial governor of Alta California. After the death of Francisco ALVARADO, Josefa María would marry Raymundo ESTRADA, who was a prominent citizen and soldier at Monterey.
A few good books to read are : Indians and Pioneers of Old Monterey by James Culleton; Monterey County: the Dramatic Story Its Past by Augusta Fink; The Salinas Upside-down River by Anne B. Fisher: Spanish Arcadia by Nellie Van de Grift Sanchez. Also there is much information on these family names in Hubert Howe Bancroft's History of California (seven volumes). Also a good story on early California women is found in the book, The Romance of Nikolai Rezanov and Concepcion Arguello, the Concha Arguello Story by Eve H. Iverson. Good luck on your book. [Jimmie Hardy de Estrada (member), Winston, Ore.]
Pregunta 96 - 5 October 2002
I'd like any information about families from Sinaloa, El Fuerte, or Culiacan prior to their arrival in California with de Anza and Serra. I've traced mi antepasados as far as the original arrivals, but I'd like to know more about those who came before. When did they come to Mexico? What did they do for a living, etc.? Any books or sources will be very much appreciated. [Ernest Kohlmeister (member), El Dorado Hills, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 96 - 11 March 2005
I'm from Sinaloa, Mexico. And mi familia (the LUGO side) are living in an area called Ocurague, Sinaloa. They moved from the area of El Fuerte or El Agua Caliente, Sinaloa. This was Justa LUGO (1850) daughter of Felipe LUGO (1822). She had 2 children from somebody that she never married. That is why she gave them her last name. One of her sons Ines LUGO was killed when he was a man. The other son, named Remedios LUGO, was my great-grandfather. Later Justa married this other men named Epitacio SANDOVAL and had 2 more kids, Felipe SANDOVAL LUGO and Eduardo SANDOVAL LUGO. They moved from the area of El Fuerte or El Agua Caliente, Sinaloa, to this area called Los Terreros Blancos by Ocurague, Sinaloa. They were looking for gold because in those years people from all over the places were coming to this areas to work in the gold mines. Please write back. rentrentalcars@aol.com [Otilia Rochin Lugo (nonmember), Frazier Park, Calif.]
Pregunta 95 - 18 September 2002
My grandfather's parents were Tomas Benedito HIGUERA and Basilia HERNANDEZ. My grandfather was Enrique (Henry) H. HIGUERA. I would like some information on his brothers and their descendants, if possible.
1. Thomas E. HIGUERA, married Miguela LOPEZ 3 March 1876
2.José Maria HIGUERA, married María de los Angeles VILLA
3. José J. HIGUERA, married Adelaide HIGUERA18 February 1883
4. Miguel HIGUERA
5. Eliado HIGUERA
These were all in San Luis Obispo, California. Thank you for any help. [Edwina Higuera Harris (member), Winnsboro, Texas, edwina95@peoplescom.net ]
Respuesta a Pregunta 95 - 7 November 2007
I am a direct descendant of Tomas and Basilia. I have some info on my Myfamily website. I have one picture of Basilia and her daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter from the San Luis Obispo newspaper. For anyone interested in what I have found, please e-mail
lindahiguera49@hotmail.com and I'll send an invite to my site. Look at the family tree section, HIGUERA family. [Linda Higuera (nonmember), Loveland, Colo.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 95 - 3 January 2008
Edwina Higuera HARRIS please contact me at lindahiguera49@hotmail.com . I tried your e-mail and got an error. I am a descendant of Thomas and Basilia and have information to share. [Linda Higuera (pending member), Loveland, Colo.]
Pregunta 94 - 15 September 2002
My husband's great-great-grandparents lived here in California along the Morgan Territory Road in Livermore, Alameda County. His great-great-grandfather came from Sonora, México, as did his grandfather, but his grandmother and her family were Californios. His grandmother's mother was Virginia Alviso MIRANDA and his great-grandfather was Manuel MIRANDA. What I can't seem to find out is who his great-great-grandfather's (his name was Miguel GARCIA de PALOMARES) family was and where they were from. I don't think they were related to the PALOMARES family from southern California. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! [Bev Buffo (not yet member), Pittsburg, Calif.]
Pregunta 93 - 10 September 2002
Requesting any information about an old Franciscan friar, Irish origin, named Paul SIMMONS, around 1750-1900. Muchas gracias. [Jose Redon (nonmember), Valencia, Spain]
Respuesta a Pregunta 93 - 12 September 2002
Suggest you contact Saint Patrick's Church, 721 Main St, Watsonville, CA, 95076 -4336 U.S.A. Phone: 831-724-1317. Vaya con Dios,
[Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 93 - 15 September 2002
Asked a friar at Mission Santa Barbara about Paul SIMMONS, OFM. He checked Provincial Archives, a list of deceased friars, other provinces, and Fr. Maynard Geiger's book, Franciscan Missionaries in Hispanic California. No one by that name in the above. [Mary Triplett Ayers (member), Santa Paula, Calif.]
Pregunta 92 - 6 September 2002
Requesting any and all information on Ramon CASTRO, born 1816 in San Juan Bautista, Calif.; Micila CASTRO, born 1834; Jesus CASTRO de MONTIJO, born 1863 in Calif. [Ramon Castro (not yet member), Las Vegas, Nevada]
Pregunta 91 - 4 September 2002
I recently received a copy of several publications that Herbert L. Hagemann, Jr. wrote and was hopeful in finding him. Sadly I see that you have him on the memorial page. "Herbert L. Hagemann, Jr. #31 Charter of Livermore on 27 June 2000, he descended from the following families:
BERNAL, BOUTILLIER, CASTRO, FÉLIX, SOTO, and SÁNCHEZ"
He would be related to me and in one of his publications he had photos of my great-great-great-grandparents. Does he have any surviving children that may have taken up where he left off? I was hoping to get copies of my grandparents' photos since no one else that I know of has any. This is all new to me and without help from your genealogist I'd never have known for sure that Augustin BERNAL and Juana HIGUERA were my great great great grandparents. Thanks for any help. [Sierra Brewi]
Pregunta 90 - 4 September 2002
Any information about my ancestor, José Antonio YORBA, please. [M. G. Benitez (member), Irvine, Calif.]
Pregunta 89 - 4 September 2002
I would like to know if there is a record of the marriage of Angela ACEDO to Jose Leon VASQUEZ around 1850 or any record of his death or burial. [Carmen Vasquez (nonmember), Mira Loma, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 89 - 12 March 2009
I believe my fourth-great-grandmother was Angela ACEDO. She married Leon VASQUEZ . She then got remarried to Luis CASTRO my fourth-great-grandfather. Her name I believe is Maria de los Angeles ACEDO. If anyone has any information on this it would be greatly appreciated. [Jackie (nonmember), Pensacola, Florida]
Pregunta 88 - 4 September 2002
I am the granddaughter of Bartolome Truett SEPULVEDA. My name is Krystle Leanne BOSANCO, my mother is Terese Louise BURGETT (SEPULVEDA). My grandfather is a founder and past president of your organization. If anyone has questions, please feel free to e-mail me. I would love to talk to relatives! [Krystle Bosanco (nonmember), Cuba, Illinois] daisycentral02@hotmail.com
Pregunta 87 - 4 September 2002
I run a non-profit organization to revitalize the Mutsun (Mission San Juan Bautista) Language and Culture. I'm in search of the descendants of a man named Jacinto MORALES. A Mutsun Elder, Ascension SOLORSANO, gave J. P. Harrington (linguist) information on our language and culture. Below is one of several thousands of his field notes:
How Jacinto MORALES Wrote Down the San Juan Language Long Ago.
"My Uncle-in-law, Jacinto MORALES, who was from Mexico, married my aunt, the sister of my Mother, Angela SIERRAS, and he wrote and learned the Indian Language, this one of San Juan, you know, and he learned it well. He used to say that he wanted to understand what they were talking about. He did not leave any children. They used to live in Watsonville when he was doing this, they were working for Don Juan MENDILLAS, who was of a rich Spanish family. Jacinto is one that used to give dances, two of them a week, and had boxes of chocolates, sugar by the sack-full, and coffee, just to give the people free. And he died in utter want. Don’t you know, that is how it goes with people who do that way for others."
Angela SIERRAS was also married to Leonard VALDEZ. The descendants of this union include the following surnames: ESPINOSA, KEITH, PENA, and PINA. Perhaps one of them has the papers that Jacinto MORALES wrote. My great-great-great-grandmother, Josefa VELASQUEZ,
(Mission Santa Cruz Indian), lived and owned a saloon/tamale parlor in Pajaro Valley. I'm hoping these notes have some information about her and the language. tRumsanak kannis (thank you). [Quirina Luna-Costillas (nonmember), Madera, Calif.]
Pregunta 86 - 4 September 2002
I am interested in the ancestors of Francisco MARQUEZ, grantee of the land grant, Rancho Boca de Santa Monica and who was from Jalisco. [Henry Marquez (nonmember), Buena Park, Calif.]
Note: see also follow-up Pregunta #182.
Respuesta a Pregunta 86 - 1 February 2004
I am also searching for information on Francisco MARQUEZ. I believe he may have had a daughter Mercedes? Does the name Rogilio MARQUEZ sound familiar? Please I would love to hear from anyone that is researching MARQUEZ, specifically heirs to the land grant. [Kimberly (nonmember), Braidwood, Illinois]
Respuesta a Pregunta 86 - February 2004
According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. II, pp. 158-160: Francisco MARQUEZ was born about 1797 at Villa de Leon, Guadalajara, México, of Diego MARQUEZ and Salvadora GUERRA and was buried 7 December 1850 at Los Angeles Plaza Church. Francisco married Maria Roque VALENZUELA (born and baptized 16 August 1815 at Mission San Gabriel of Jose Manuel VALENZUELA and Maria Josefa Alvina ALVAREZ; buried 3 December 1878 at Los Angeles Plaza Church) 8 September 1834 at Mission San Gabriel. They had 11 children born between about 1833 and 1850. Maria Merced MARQUEZ was their 8th child, born 10 July 1846; baptized 13 July 1846 at Los Angeles Plaza Church and buried 12 July 1866 at Los Angeles Plaza Church, age 19. Francisco came to Los Angeles in 1825; was a blacksmith [herrero] there in 1836; granted Rancho Boca de Santa Monica in 1839 with Ysidro REYES, now Pacific Palisades, Santa Monica, and part of Topanga Canyon. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 86 - 13 December 2006
Have information on Roque VALENZUELA and her ancestors. In October visited the family burial plot in Santa Monica Canyon and took some pictures. This family plot is not located in a cemetery. I know for a fact that one of Roque's children, Pascual, and his wife are buried there as there is a large tombstone. [M. E. Hennarty (nonmember), Roseville, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 86 - 31 August 2008
Francisco & Roque were my father's great-grandparents, has anyone been able to research the family history? I know Ernest MARQUEZ, son of Pascual, has a beautiful picture book with great information and history that is so inviting that I would have loved to have experienced this era. [Susie (nonmember), Palmdale, Calif.]
Pregunta 85 - 20 July 2002
I am interested in information regarding Rafael VILLAVICENCIO who came to Alta California in the late 18th century. Thank you. [Marla Daily (nonmember), from ?]
Respuesta a Pregunta 85 - 21 July 2002
Marla,
You should try to find a copy of Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, volume I, as listed on pages 358 through 363 are many of the VILLAVICENCIO family, specifically on 361-63 is a listing for Rafael de Jesus VILLAVICENCIO , born about 1751 at Loreto, México; buried 11 October 1831 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. His parents were Manuel VILLAVICENCIO of Guadalajara, México, and his wife, Gertrudis ACEBEDO of Loreto, Baja California, México. Rafael's wife was María Ildefonsa BERGAS, born about 1755 at Lima Ranchería, Mission San Antonio and the 3rd neophyte married to a Spaniard at Mission San Antonio. She was baptized there shortly before her marriage by Fr. Miguel Pieras. They married 23 June 1773 at Mission San Antonio. Their 10 children are listed with their baptisms, marriages, and burials. Also listed are three of these children's children. María died in childbirth 31 October 1797 and was buried the next day at Mission Santa Clara. There are also many references to the VILLAVICENCIO family in Hubert Howe Bancroft's History of California, which are sometimes available on interlibrary loan through your local library. The VILLAVICENCIO family is listed in the index at the back of volume V. The Northrop book is also available via interlibrary loan, as well as for sale at the on-line store at www.scgsgenealoy.com . Northrop cites, "Rafael de Jesus VILLAVICENCIO : Soldier of the guard at San Gabriel as early as 23 October 1772; at San Jose 1799; weaver until 1811 at San Jose. " [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Note: these references (and others) are available for use by members and the public in the Los Californianos Traveling Genealogy Library at any Los Californianos meeting. Click here Future Meetings for a listing of upcoming meetings. La Tejedora
Pregunta 84 - 20 July 2002
I have a marriage entry from the Monterey County Courthouse showing the marriage of Guillermo COTA, age 34, and María de los ANGELES, age 16, dated 25 August 1869. The document shows they were married by a priest at San Antonio Mission, Calif. It states they lived at LUGO ranch. Does anyone have information on these two people? I know that in 1875 María is shown having children with Miguel CONTRERAS. One of their children Jesse CONTRERAS was written about in the book, San Miguel at the Turn of the Century. In this book ,it says that he was convicted of cattle stealing from the Nacimiento Ranch and sent to San Quentin. [Cari Herthel (soon to be member), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Pregunta 83 - 19 July 2002
I am hoping that someone can look in the Mission San Antonio marriage records for 13 November 1876 for the parents of Dionicio GARCÍA and Gertrudes CONTRERAS. This information would help to solve the parents of the bride and groom . The records may include more information on Soledad HIGUERA, who may be her [Gertrudes?] mother, born about 1830. Thanks, I would like to get a hit from the group , and come on board with the membership. Thanks for any consideration . My pioneer families include ESPINOSA, BORONDA, COTA, and GARCÍA. [Cari Herthel (not yet member), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Pregunta 82 - 12 July 2002
Recently, I spoke with Harry Crosby who informed me that Mariano Antonio CORDERO was not with the original Portolá Expedition in 1769. Mariano Antonio CORDERO received his first issuance of supplies, according to Harry Crosby, in July of 1771. My question, "Where in Alta California was this first issuance made and with whom (Portolá or Rivera)?" Thank you for any assistance you can provide. [William Cordero (member), Carson, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 82 - 2 July 2010
Any findings related to this question? Arthur SANCHEZ (born Santa Barbara 1948 to Katherine CORDERO also born in S. B. as well as her father Jorge Stanley CORDERO born in S. B. circa 1894. [Arthur Sanchez (nonmember), Chico, Calif.]
Pregunta 81 - 8 July 2002
I am in search of information of old, it seems that I have MORILLO genes in my family tree. Back in the early 1700s a Juana MORILLO (born 1704, died 1754) married Juan Nicholas ESTRADA (born 1712, died 1762). That is where my information stops, I am seeking to find if Juana MORILLO had any siblings, and who were her parents. Names, places of birth, dates of birth and death, all such information, would be greatly appreciated. I know a little about Juan Nicholas ESTRADA. He had at least one sibling, José Marcelino de ESTRADA (born 1715, died 1768). Their parents were Diego de ESTRADA (born 1663, died 1718) and Gertrudis de CHÁVEZ (born 1671, died 1718). Any information about them also would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon.]
Pregunta 80 - 21 June 2002
Busco a mis bisabuelos. Juan MORALES nacio? esposa Placida VILLA nacio 1850's en Alta California. Abuela María MORALES, nacio Junio 2, 1875 en Alta California. No tengo otra informacion. Quiero saber si alguien me puede ayudar. Placida VILLA llego a Tanama Baja California (Tecate, B.C.) con mi abuela María en brazos. Mi abuela crecio alli. Se caso con el abuelo Manuel COTA, tubieron ocho de familia. No conosco nada de mis antepasados. Me gustaria saber si tubieron mas familia en Alta California. Gracias. [Evangelina Cota (nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Translation by La Tejedora: I am looking for my great-grandparents. Juan MORALES born ? wife Placida VILLA born 1850s in Alta California. Grandmother María MORALES born 2 June 1875 in Alta California. I do not have other information. I want to know if someone is able to help me. Placida VILLA arrived at Tanama, Baja California, (Tecate B.C.) with my grandmother María in her arms. My grandmother grew up there. She [María] married my grandfather Manuel COTA, they had a family of eight. I do not know anything of my ancestors. I would like to know if they had more family in Alta California. Thanks.
Respuesta a Pregunta 80 - 22 June 2002
Yes, our ancestral [great?] grandmother was Juana (Juna) COTA. She owned and operated a dairy business in Carmel Valley, invented and marketed Monterey Jack Cheese. Many original COTA family records can be found at Santa Barbara Mission Archive Library. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Translation by La Tejedora: Sí, nuestra abuela (ella bisabuela?) estuvo Juana (Juna) COTA. Ella estuvo propietara y funcionaria de lechería en Carmel Valley. Ella inventió y promocianá Monterey Jack Cheese. Muchos documentos original de la familia COTA están en Santa Barbara Mission Archive Library.
Respuesta a Pregunta 80 - 14 October 2002
Further information on Manuel COTA in Alta California may be helpful: there was only one child of his marriage to María Josefa Bruna BORONDA (born 8 October 1799; married 29 September 1817; died 14 May 1882). This child was named María Manuela Concepcion COTA - she was born 8 December 1826 after the accidental death of her father on 23 August 1826, Monterey. María Josefa ORONDA'S parents were Manuel BORONDA and María Gertruda HIGUERA.
Manuel COTA was first married to María Gertrudis ROMERO about 1796; she was born at Loreto, Baja California about 1779. They had seven children María de Jesus (1796); Juan Francisco (1797); María Dominga (1799); Josef María (1801); José Simón (1803); Juana María Inocencia (1805) who married Josef Manuel BORONDA in 1821; and María de la Soledad (1808).
The mother of these seven children, María Gertrudis ROMERS COTA, died 24 June 1817. Except for María Dominga COTA, my 3rd-great-grandmother, who was born in Mission San Fernando, the six other children were born in Santa Barbara. [Ramona Reitz (member), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 80 - 29 May 2003
El historiador baja californiano Pablo Martinez recopiló registros de nacimientos, bautismos, matrimonios y defunciones en Baja California hasta el año de 1900. En su publicación, Guia Familiar de Baja California, se encuentran varios registros referentes a esta familia:
Hijas de Juan MORALES y Plácida VILLA: Isabel MORALES, casada con Jesús FÉLIX. Su hijo Francisco nació en Tecate el 31 de marzo de 1892. Francisca MORALES se casó con Francisco ALDAMA en Tecate el 29 de junio de 1901. Francisca también al parecer tuvo una hija natural, María de los Angeles MORALES, murió en Tecate de tres meses de edad el 24 de marzo, 1901. María MORALES, casada con Manuel COTA. Los nacimientos de seis hijos, todos en Tecate, están publicados en la Guia Familiar, o después de 1900 por David Pineira: Manuel, 11 abril 1896; Eufemio, 23 junio 1898; Felipe, 19 diciembre 1899; Blas, 3 febrero 1902; Inocencio, 28 diciembre 1903; Norberto, 17 febrero 1905. Manuel COTA, esposo de María Flores, nació circa 1859 en Baja California Sur. Hijo de Cipriano COTA y Josefa GONZÁLEZ o MORALES. [Rondi Frankel (nonmember), Mexico, DF]
Translation by La Tejedora: The Baja California historian, Pablo Martinez, collected birth registrations, baptisms, marriages, and deaths in Baja California up to 1900. In his publication, Guia Familiar de Baja California, are found several registrations referring to this family.
Children of Juan MORALES and Plácida VILLA:
Isabel MORALES, married to Jesus FÉLIX. Her son, Francisco, born in Tecate 31 March 1892.
Francisca MORALES married Francisco ALDAMA in Tecate 29 June 1901. Francisca also appears to have had an illegitimate daughter, María de los Angeles MORALES, who died in Tecate at the age of three months 24 March 1901. Maria MORALES, married to Manuel COTA. The births of six children, all in Tecate, are published in the Guia Familiar, or after 1900 by David Pineira: Manuel, 11 April 1896; Eufemio, 23 June 1898; Felipe 19 December 1899; Blas, 3 February 1902; Inocencio, 28 December 1903; Norberto, 17 February 1905. Manuel COTA, husband of Maria FLORES, was born about 1859 in Baja California Sur, son of Cipriano COTA and Josefa GONZÁLEZ o MORALES.
Respuesta a Pregunta 80 - 13 June 2004
In surfing the Net, I found your Queries. I'm so happy to find my ancestors. If someone can reply, I have copies of documentation of my great-grandparents, Juan MORALES and Placida VILLA. My grandma and siblings were born in northern California. I have copies of documentation of baptismal records in the different missions. I would love to find out more. I also have information on Manuel COTA (grandpa), who married Maria MORALES. I would love to know how you got this information, so I can continue my research. Thank you. [Eva Gallegos (Cota)(nonmember), Santa Ana, Calif.]
Note: I tried to e-mail you Eva, but my e-mail was not accepted. It is not clear who you are addressing your question to. La Tejedora
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Pregunta 79 - 16 June 2002
I would like any information on my great-great-grandmother, Sacramenta RUIZ. I believe she was born between 1830 and 1840 in Los Angeles, California. I don't know if she is from the Efigenio RUIZ or Fructuoso RUIZ branch or neither. She married Bertrand RIVIERE in the mid-1800s and passed away in 1883 in Los Angeles, California. Which church would have the baptismal records--the San Gabriel Mission or the Los Angeles Plaza Church? Any information would be appreciated. Thank you. [John Klawitter (nonmember), Sunnyvale, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 79 - 17 June 2005
I am researching the development of a particular neighborhood in Los Angeles where Bertrand RIVIERE lived and owned property. The 1870 U.S. Census enumerates Sacramenta on page 52 of the Los Angeles Township records. The handwriting is pretty illegible (and the census enumerators weren't always great spellers) but her last name appears to be "RIVARO." The 1870 census didn't specify relationships among people living in the same household so it's unclear whether she is married to any of the adult males in her household. Bertrand RIVERE" is listed on the same page, in a different household and appears to be married to "Clara". By the 1880 census (page 24 of Ballona Township), Sacramenta is listed as the wife of "B. RIVARA." I think it is possible that in 1870, Sacramenta was married to Bertrand's brother. By 1880, I suspect that the spouses of both Sacramenta and Bertrand had died and that they had married and blended their families! The details of their listed children on the 1880 census seem to suggest this, anyway. Based on the census information, her year of birth would be between 1840 and 1850. I hope this helps. I would really appreciate it if you would pass along any information you have regarding the Riviere family, particularly information relating to land ownership. Thanks! [Colleen (nonmember), Los Angeles, Calif.
Pregunta 78 - 11 June 2002
My great-grandmother was Jesus Castro de MONTIJO. She was married to Amado M. MONTIJO at St. Vincent's or Santa Vibiana's Catholic Church in Los Angeles, Calif. I know she owned land and I know she had cattle. I have seen one of the branding irons. I used to play with it when I was a small girl. My problem is that I can't find her records. I stood at her gravesite at Calvary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Los Angeles. Ramon CASTRO, born 1816 is there, as is Micaela (spelled Micila on the stone). I am not sure which branch of CASTROS they belong to: San Juan Bautista/Angel María Dolores CASTRO'S bunch? I do know. Grandpa told me Culiacán. I really need help. [Andrea Relf (not yet member), Las Vegas, Nev.]
Pregunta 77 - 11 June 2002
George Emidia NIDEVER (born August 1847) married María Dolores BERMÚDEZ (born March 1848) daughter of Milton or Meliton BERMÚDEZ and María Antonia GUEVARA. I am looking for the parents of Meliton and María, possibly in Santa Barbara. [Cari Herthel (nonmember), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Pregunta 76 - 6 June 2002
My grandfather was Fermin GARCÍA born 1878 in San Miguel. His parents were Dionicio GARCÍA AND Gertrudes MORALES, also shown as Gertrudes CONTRERAS. Gertrudes' parents were possibly José MORALES and Merced COTA. Gertrudes died December 1897 in San Miguel and was shown as the daughter of Miquel CONTRERAS and Soledad HIGUERA, age 37. Also looking for others with these surnames in this area [Judy Garcia (nonmember), Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 76 - 29 June 2004
Hello, I have been trying to find Julia GARCIA who is my grandmother. The person who is trying to find surnames on this pregunta must also be related to me. It would be interesting to know who this person is. Any help on my grandmother would be appreciated. [Evelyn Houston (nonmember) Forest Grove, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 76 - 26 December 2008
What year was Julia GARCIA born? Where? [Katherine Beatty (nonmember), Salem, Oregon]
Pregunta 75 - 6 June 2002
I am trying to find the parish register entries for William/Julian WILSON'S baptism and marriage. He came to Branciforte in 1822 or 1823. These records are not found in the Temple records, but I have read that he was baptized at Mission Santa Cruz in 1824. I hope to find where he came from or what his parents names were from these records. He married María Josepha ALVISO sometime between 1824 and 1827. Where can I find copies of the original Santa Cruz parish records so I can look for this information? [Karen Henrie (member), Arlington, Ariz.]
Note: I have suggested that not all copies of the Temple records are the same and she should try the LDS (Mormon) copies if she hasn't already. I also suggested that if she could travel she could try the Mission Santa Barbara Archive Library. Any other suggestions? La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 75 - 6 August 2003
William "Julian" WILSON was a 24-year-old native of Virginia when he arrived in Santa Cruz, California in 1823. It was believed that WILSON was a sailor or soldier aboard the privateer fleet of Lord Cochrane, the British adventurer who helped South American countries win their independence, though, there is some evidence of this, but no proof. He became a permanent resident of Alta California. He applied for Mexican citizenship and was baptized a Catholic in 1824. [Helen Collins (member), San José, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 75 - 10 December 2003
Guillermo WILSON was baptized on 17 April 1824 at Mission Santa Cruz. A transcription of the mission record is included in the Santa Cruz Chronology 1798 - 1846, compiled by Leon Rowland. This book is located at the UCSC McHenry Library, Special Collections, in Santa Cruz. The original record is located at the Monterey Diocese in Monterey. WILSON was baptized on the same day as Samuel and William BUCKLE, brothers who were originally from London. [Marion Pokriots (nonmember), Scotts Valley, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 75 - 30 April 2007
Correction: Julian WILSON was born in England and died in Santa Clara, buried in at the Mission there. Copies of death certificate can be found at the Huntington Library. I am a descendant. [Donn Wilson (not yet member), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 74 - 6 June 2002
Anyone know of Costadia ALVISO and Margarita ALVISO? They were twins born 21 Oct. 1864 to Angel Marcario ALVISO and Mercedes QUIJADA. Please advise. [Stefanie Rodriguez (nonmember), Corona, Calif.]
Pregunta 74 UPDATE - 6 November 2002
I have more information for Pregunta #74, that may help. Costadia ALVISO (my great-great-grandmother) was married to Solomon AGUILAR. They had one child, Juan AGUILAR (my great-grandfather). Costadia's second husband was Narcisso ROBLES, I know they had two sons, Guadalupe ROBLES and Ross ROBLES, and one daughter, Rita ROBLES. [Stefanie Rodriguez (nonmember), Corona, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 74 - 22 September 2004
To Stefanie Rodriguez or Helen Collins,
I have information on Mercedes QUIJADA and twins. Great-great-great-grandson. amesjed@aol.com [Jed (nonmember), Kernville, Calif.]
Note: Jed, it would be most appreciated if you could share some of your information with the readers of this web site. I am sure there are other ALVISO descendants out there that would be interested. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 74 - 31 May 2007
Ms. Stefanie Rodriquez:
I noticed you mentioned some ROBLES family members. I have a relative named Loretta L. ROBLES (born 10 April 1871) in Jolon, California, who was a Salinan Indian. I believe her father was Teodoro ROBLES. Teodoro married Augustina Celia SOBERANES at the Mission San Antonio. I am just starting my search on this family. I was wondering if you had any information on your ROBLES family? Thank you. My e-mail is jam8lrs@aol.com (Salinan Tribal Historian). [James T. Larson, (member), El Paso de Robles, Calif.]
Pregunta 73 - 2 June 2002
We are seeking the names of the children of José de los Inocentes VALDEZ, son of Josef Cresencio VALDEZ y María Paula Josefa ALANIS and wife, María Loreta Delores de Garcia ORTEGA, the daughter of José María Martin ORTEGA y María Inocencia MORAGA. They were married 27 November 1840 at Mission Santa Barbara. Can you help? Thank you. [Noreen Woodfin (member), Monterey Co., Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 73 - 6 June 2002
Although I can't help with the children's names for José de los Inocentes VALDEZ, I do have all of the family names (including some spouses) for the children of José Cresencio VALDEZ and María Paula Josefa ALANIS, and two more generations of the VALDEZ family dating to about 1730 in case you do not have these. Please let me know. [Ramona Reitz (member), Pacific Grove, Calif. montysar@redshift.com ]
Pregunta 72 - 1 June 2002
I am looking for more connections to the ARCE family, and also tracing my mother's side of the family which includes Concession GUERRERO. [Oscar Arce (member), Azusa Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 72 - 4 November 2004
How far back do you want to see on the ARCES? Do you have a first name or place of birth? The first Arce in Baja was Juan de ARCE, an Englishman with a Spanish name, who was raised in Mexico around the Sinaloa area. There are also two ARCE brothers that were soldiers on the Portolá expedition with Father Junipero Serra in 1769. They returned to Baja California around 1770 and settled in the Loreto, La Purisima Mission area of Baja de Sur. [Irene Barnett (nonmember), Buena Park, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 72 - 17 June 2005
To Irene Barnett of Buena Park, Calif.
My ARCE family was from Guaymas, Sonora, and Mazatlan, Sinaloa. I have only been able to go back to Luis ARCE, born in approx. 1870. I would appreciate any information you may have, including information about Juan de ARCE, the Englishman with the Spanish name, and the two ARCE brothers who were part of the Portolá Expedition. Thank you. [Rebecca Madera (nonmember), Alhambra, Calif.]
Note: According to Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I, pp. 40-41: José Gabriel de ARCE, soldado de cuera of 1769 Portolá Expedition arrived at Monterey with a pack train from San Diego. He returned to Loreto with Sgt. Ortega in September 1770 and was a sergeant there in 1782. "ARCE believed to be an English name." José was born about 1727 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Mexico, of Francisco PEREDA y ARCE and Rosa LOPEZ. About 1760 at Loreto, Baja California, Mexico, he married Ana Gertrudis VELASCO (VELESQUEZ) [buried 31 August 1785 at Velicatá, Baja California]. They had 8 children from about 1760 to 25 February 1780, all born in Baja California. José married second on 8 June 1786 at Mission Rosario, Baja California, Maria Josefa AGUILAR. They had 3 children between 20 November 1788 and 11 November 1792, all born in Baja California.
According to Gateway to Alta California by Harry Crosby pp. 144-146: José was born about 1724 and died 1800, buried at San Fernando de Velicatá. Mr. Crosby gives details of his military career from the time of his enlistment in 1749 until his retirement in 1784. His brother, Sebastián Constantino de ARCE was born about 1736 at Villa de Sinaloa; died 1795 at Purísima Cadegomó. Sebastián married first Josefa Rafaela ESPINOSA and they had one child. He married second, Francisca VELÁQUEZ and they had seven children. Mr. Crosby gives details of his military career from the time of his enlistment in 1759 until his death, at which time he was mayordomo at Misión de la Purísima de Cadegomó.Needless to say, none of the above mentioned children were born as late as 1870, nor were any named Luis. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 72 - 12 March 2009
My research shows the same but here are some add-ons. My great-grandfather Señor Don Jesus de ARCE was born in Loreto around 1860 he owned a rancho and did business from Loreto to Santa Rosalia. we have letters dating back to 1880. He had 3 sons, Loreto born in 1902, Jose born in 1904, and Jesus born in 1905. All ended up in San Diego, Calif., except for Loreto, who traveled back from San Juan Capistrano to Los Angles. My grandfather was Jose and was a big man 6'2". He was born in Loreto and grew up in Lakeside, Calif., and moved to San Diego. He had 3 sons and 1 daughter. Jose born in 1928, who is my father, David, Irene, and Richard. I have 1 brother named Steven and we all live in Escondido. Hope this helps. [Charles Arce (nonmember), Escondido, Calif.]
Pregunta 71 - 1 June 2002
I am particularly looking for information on Manuel José de SOSA (SOSSA), foreman, (on San Mateo and Guevavi Ranches) for Juan Bautista de ANZA. Manuel was an ecclesiastic scribe and married to ANZA'S wife's aunt, María Nicholas GOMEZ de SILVA. I am also looking for any early SOSA/SOZA family. Thank you. [Carol Soza Leekley (nonmember), Ventura, Calif.]
Pregunta 70 - 21 May 2002
I'm hoping someone can help me. My great-great-grandfather was Gregorio ORTEGA, who married Regina ESQUIVEL (an OLIVAS descendant). I haven't been able to find Gregorio's parents, siblings, and children's names. I have him born in Santa Barbara about 1846. I am trying to tie him in to the other ORTEGAS of the Santa Barbara/Ventura area. Any information?? Also, I am looking for information on Juan Blas FELIZ--is he related to the FELIX (i.e., María FELIX) family of Alamos, Sonora, Mexico. [Marta Melendez (not yet member), Ventura, Calif.]
Pregunta 69 - 20 May 2002
I am interested in any information on a Nicholas DAVIS. He was born in Austria and became an American citizen in San Luis Obispo, California in 1876. He married Arabia SOBERANES on the 10 February 1880 in Monterey, California. They lived in Monterey according to the census in 1870, 1880, 1890, and 1900. I have not been able to find any record of his death. Arabia [whose ancestors I have traced back to the 1700s] died in Monterey, California in 1938 and was a widow. I would like to fill in the blanks about her husband. Thank you for your help. [Karen (nonmember), Fremont, Calif.]
Pregunta 68 - 23 April 2002
Good afternoon! I am looking for the missing links of my great-grandfather (Remijio LUGO) and his father. My grandmother had said the LUGO were all one clan. She mentioned that great grandfather Remijio used to go to see his relatives. Leaving from Pala they would go the back road to Los Angeles. She recalled the house had a lot of eucalyptus trees around the land. The tribe he would be listed under would be the cahuilla, the luiseno, or the cupeno tribe; whichever was the tribe from Warner Springs that was forced eventually to Pala.
I know there was a lady by the name of Doña Merced who lived in Warner Springs and played a role there. I believe her dad was Don María Antonio LUGO. It was his parents and grandparents that were my link to a Spanish/Mexican heritage. I have reason to believe it was Francisco Salvador LUGO he was related to somewhere. It seems that it would be one of Francisco's
kids. They were all in the Riverside County at one time. I know my gram mentioned he had, I believe, 3 brothers (Ramón, Cedro, and ?) and a sister (sisters?). During this time period there was a lot of hostility within the LUGO family. They were split up and went their different way. She mentioned at one time the LUGOS were considered bandits. During this timeframe some of the LUGOS had changed their name from LUGO to LUBO. Many live in San Juan Capistrano and San Jacinto today. This is all I know and I hope you can help. Thank you. [Married wife: Angelita BARKER] [Roderick Morones (nonmember), Pala, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 68 - 23 April 2002
I believe we have your LUGO family located. Don LUGO is actually named Antonio María, baptized 13 June 1778 at Mission San Antonio. His parents were: Francisco Salvador de LUGO and Juana María Rita MARTÍNEZ. Antonio María LUGO was married twice. His first marriage was 17 January 1796 at Mission Santa Barbara to María Dolores RUIZ, born 20 May 1783; baptized 28 May 1783 at Mission Santa Barbara. Her parents were Efigenio RUIZ and María Rosa LÓPEZ. They came in the Rivera Moncada expedition of 1781 to Alta California. María Dolores RUIZ and Antonio María LUGO had 13 children before her death in 1829. She is buried at Mission San Gabriel. Children's names are: Jose Antonio, 1797 (died 1797); José Antonio, 1799 (died 1799); María Juana Biviana, 1800 (died 1815); José María, 1802; María Vicente, 1805; Felipe, 1807; María Antonio, 1810; José del Carmen, 1813; María de la Merced, 1818; Mariano, 1818 (died 1819); Vicente, 1822; María de Jesús, 1823; José Antonio, 1825.
Antonio María LUGO was a widower for 13 years before he married on 8 March 1842 his second wife: María Florentina de Jesús GERMÁN, baptized 14 January 1828 at Mission San Gabriel Her parents were Manuel GERMÁN and Felipa RUIZ. Antonia María LUGO and María Florentina de Jesús GERMÁN had 8 children. Their names are: Bersabe Francisca del Refugio, 1844; José Napoleon, 1845 (?) - died 1845; Bersabe, 1846; María Sara, 1848; Guadalupe Francisca, 1852; María Virginia, 1855; Erasma Emelda, 1858; Juan Francisco, 1860.
Antonio María LUGO was a grantee of Rancho San Antonio in 1810; alcalde at Los Angeles in 1816 - 1818; juez de Campo in 1833 - 34; member of ayuntamiento in 1837 - 38; grantee of Chino in 1841; most prominent of the LUGOS in the Southland. He was age 82 at his death just before his youngest child was born. He died 3 Feb 1860 and was buried in the Los Angeles Plaza Church. Antonio María LUGO did not have a brother named Ramón. However, he had a brother, Juan María Alejandro, born 1780, married to María Paula RUBIO, who named his son Juan Francisco Ramón, born 1819 at Santa Barbara. The only other Ramón I could find was José Ramón Lorenzo LUGO, (born 1797 at San Gabriel and died 1806); his parents were Luis Gonzaga de LUGO and María Perseverancia CORTÉS. Luis GONZAGA and Francisco Salvador de LUGO may have been cousins, but I could not find their direct link. I could not find a "Cedro" among the LUGO families that I have. The LUGOS are such a large family - there may be other groups and if I run across any of these names I will write again. Hope this helps you. Con gusto [Ramona Reitz (member), Pacific Grove, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 68 - 22 June 2002
Your grandmother was right the LUGOS and LUBOS were from the same clan, Mountain Cahuilla. You are looking for your Hispanic roots, but in effect the LUBOS and LUGOS were from the Iswitim (Wolf) Clan. The name for wolf in Spanish is "Lobo," hence LUBO/LUGO. Many of the clans took their so-called Spanish names from their Indian clan names. Check out a book called, Aboriginal Society in Southern California, by William Duncan Strong, pages 152 and 153. On page 204 he lists your [wife's?] great-great-grandmother and father as Alessandro BARKER and Valeriana TCUTNIKUT. Study this book and you will find your great-great-grandfather's parents and the whole story of where they originally came from and how they ended up at Pala. Good luck. " [Cathy Castro (nonmember), Long Beach Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 68 - 29 January 2003
I am a direct descendent of Serafina LUGO and maintain her grave at the Carmel Mission. Francisco Salvador LUGO was a soldier of Spain. He was rewarded a large tract of land for "valorous service to his king." Don Antonio LUGO was Francisco's son. Alhambra, Los Angeles, Pasadena, San Bernardino and San Pedro comprised parts of the huge land grant. A Mrs. Dora Lugo CARTER and her husband (great-granddaughter of Don Vicente LUGO) lived in the two-story adobe original house, built in 1850. The first piano brought into California was a gift for a daughter of Don Vicente LUGO at their home on 6350 Gage Avenue in Bell Gardens, California. There is a bronze marker there. Antonio María built several dwellings, the most famous known as the Gage Mansion. Antonio died in the plaza casa. His body was moved from the Pueblo Cemetery to the Calvary Cemetery. Francisco LUGO came from Sinaloa, Mexico with his wife, Juana [María Rita MARTINEZ (daughter of José María MARTINEZ and María Josefa VIANAZUL)] and four children, Rosa [María], Tomasa [Ygnacia], Salvador, and José [Antonio]. Born after their arrival (after 1769) were three sons, José Ygnacio, Antonio María, and Juan [María Alejandro], and two daughters, María Antonia [Isabela] and [María] Ygnacia. All of his sons were soldiers.
Their daughter, Tomasa married Captain [José] Raymundo CARRILLO on 23 April 1781 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey. Father Serra conducted the ceremony. María Antonia married
Ygnacio [Vicente Ferrer] VALLEJO [18 February 1791 at Mission Santa Barbara] and was the mother of General M. G. VALLEJO. Francisco LUGO was a soldier and served at the presidios from San Diego to Monterey. In 1789 he joined the pobladores and received some pueblo lands and a home near the plaza in Los Angeles, (later donated by Don Vicente to the Catholic Church to use for a college named after him as Saint Vincent). Saint Vincent is now called Loyola University. This neighborhood was established 4 September 1781. The population was 141. People lived in 29 adobes enclosed by walls. Francisco LUGO died in Santa Barbara in 1805.
In 1809 Don Antonio María LUGO received pueblo land and in 1810 a grant of 29,513 acres, the San Antonio Rancho. In 1837 he was a member of El Ayuntamiento (council). In 1841 he was granted El Chino Rancho. Very wealthy, he transferred it to his son-in-law named Isaac WILLIAMS. In 1841 he received San Bernardino Rancho for three sons and a nephew. He had a huge stock of cattle and horses. They interacted with native Indians there. He gave an adobe house as a wedding gift to his daughter named China [María Vicenta?], when she married José [Ireneo?] PEREZ. Another house was given to his daughter, María de la Merced, who married Stephen C. [Clark] FOSTER.
Don Antonio's son, Don Vicente, was born in [1822] in Los Angeles. He married Andrea BALLESTEROS. They had seven sons and two daughters. He was granted one-quarter of San Bernardino Rancho in 1841. He was justice of the peace in San Gabriel in 1850 and supervisor of L.A. County in 1862. He died in 1889. Sincerely, [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Note: items in brackets were added from Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850, vol. I. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 68 - 22 September 2004
Taken from the Historical Society of Bell Gardens, Calif.
1. Casa de Rancho San Antonio, (Native Sons and Daughters of Golden West plaque affixed in 1946.) reads; "Built by Don Antonio Maria LUGO in 1810 as an adobe house on 29,514 acres from a Spanish land grant." Located at 7000 E. Gage Ave. Bell Gardens, California.
2. Lugo Adobe House at 6360 E. Gage, Bell Gardens, Calif.
Built by Vicente LUGO, son of Antonia Maria LUGO, built in 1850. Was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Henry CARTER, the former Dora LUGO. As of 2003, the Lugo Adobe at 6360 is no longer standing.
Respuesta a Pregunta 68 - 1 October 2004
The adobe house, built in 1850, had LUGO family members in the casa as late as 1970, Mrs. Dora LUGO CARTER and her husband John CARTER. It is said to be the longest continuous ownership by one family in the state of California. The hacienda was the main house in 1860 of the San Antonio Rancho, also known as the San Antonia District. Then in 1961, it became what is now Bell Gardens, California. The adobe was a Monterey type home, made of wood and adobe. After about 120 years the adobe was vandalized and torn down. It stood at 6350 East Gage, Bell Gardens, Calif. A replica was built in the mid 1970s at 2570 Slauson, Huntington Park, Calif. on the corner of Pacific and Slauson Blvd. Some of the original adobe from the Lugo casa was used in the building of the replica. The replica of the adobe has been incorporated into a shopping complex called, "The Lugo Plaza". [Marjorie Leone (nonmember), Bell Gardens, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 68 - 18 March 2005
Rod/Roderick Morones of Pala, Calif.,
I would like to contact you regarding your search of the LUGOS. We may have some of the same family members. My e-mail is: stormyowl@yahoo.com. Most of the LUGOS I have been tracing are from Francisco Salvador LUGO and two of his sons, Francisco LUGO and Manuel Ignacio LUGO. I have also been tracing Efigenio RUIZ and Maria Rosa LOPEZ. Ironically, I used to work at an elementary school named after Doña Merced. I still live close to the school and would be willing to research information that might be needed. If fact, just a few years ago I was helping with a living history day at the RAINS home in Rancho Cucamonga, where I met a descendent of the John RAINS who married Maria Merced WILLIAMS, the daughter of Chino Rancho owner, Isaac WILLIAMS, and granddaughter of Don Antonio Maria LUGO, owner of the San Bernardino Rancho. [Lesa Bielman (nonmember), Fontana, Calif.]
Pregunta 67 - 23 April 2002
My great-great-great-grandparents are Marcella BOJÓRQUES LÓPEZ and John SLERT, any information about John SLERT would be greatly appreciated. [Dean Pegorari (not yet member), Covina, Calif.
Respuesta a Pregunta 67 - 29 April 2002
This isn't really an answer. My great-great-grandmother was Marcella BOJÓRQUES LÓPEZ in her previous marriage to LÓPEZ who died or was killed. We, too, are seeking information about John SLERT. I do know he married Marcella before coming to Los Angeles. When her ranch burned down, there were rumors that he was "keeper of the papers" of her ranch. These stories were told to me recently by a newly found cousin. You may also e-mail me if you like, beads@lilaproductions.com [Linda Mead Smith (member), Prescott Valley, Ariz.]
Pregunta 66 - 8 April 2002
Thanks for the input on Pregunta 63. Now.
Does anyone have a lead for funeral services or practices in early 1800s. Prefer pre-1820, but any leads would be helpful. Thank you again. [Mike Brown (not yet member), Chico, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 66 - 2 July 2002
Upon an Indian's death, he was carried to the adoratory. He was fitted and covered with a specially tailored skin. People kept watch overnight and at daybreak gathered around a fire. Four tribal members performed the burial ceremony, circling the body, one smoking tobacco in a pipe made of stone. They removed the head covering and blew smoke on his head. Prayers were sung at his feet. Relatives and mourners with beads were present. The body was taken to the cemetery and buried with some special stones and shells and other items on top of the grave. Indians were buried with their arms crossed and knees towards the chest.
Depending on where an Indian died (because of problems of distance), some were buried inside the mission cemetery, and some in their native ranchería. Sometimes a cross was erected over the grave of a Christian. Burial registers at Santa Barbara Mission between 1789 and 1854 numbered Christian Indians to be about 4,000. There are stone walls in the ground six feet apart and the Indians are rolled in mats and stacked in layers. The custom of digging up bones later and moving them to the charnel house made room for others. Sometimes details on the cause of death are recorded. Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 65 - 2 April 2002
I am trying find genealogical information on Ignacio MARTINEZ, he was comandante at San Francisco about 1829. More specifically, I would like to know about his siblings and/or children and anything on his marital status. Also, I am interested in José María MARTINEZ and his wife María Josefa VIANAZUL of about the 1720s. I do know that the latter couple were the parents of Juana María Rita MARTINEZ, who married Francisco Salvador de LUGO in about 1740. Thanks. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Note: discussion on this family continues with #185. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 65 - 12 June 2002
Ignacio MARTINEZ was born in México City in 1774. He was a cadet in Santa Barbara 1799. He earned a promotion to alférez of the San Diego Company in 1806. He was recommended for another promotion in 1817 in Santa Barbara. To his dismay, a blunder was made in his paperwork and he was sent to San Francisco by mistake. He was comandante at San Francisco during the last four of his forty-one years of military service. This allowed him to receive full pay and continue to wear his uniform upon retirement.
He was alderman in San Jose 1834-1835 and settled on his land around 1836 in Contra Costa County. In 1841 he and his wife, Martina ARELLANES, and six of his daughters were living on his Rancho El Pinole, (granted in 1829 and regranted in 1842, patented to his heirs in 1868). Pinole means "cereal meal." Note: or "maize drink." La Tejedora
We are looking at different generations here with the other names. Also, my records show the spelling of your #3 as VILLANAZUL. I dug pieces out of 39 pages of the Bowers records for you, a VERY reliable source. Please let me know if you need further clarification on the following about a child of Francisco and Juana and her husband.
Husband: Pablo Antonio de COTA
b. circa 1744, El Fuerte, Sonora, Mexico
d. 30-12-1800, Santa Barbara
bur. 31-12-1800, Presidio of Santa Barbara Cemetery
Father: Andres de COTA
Mother's Maiden Name: Angela de LEON
m. 30-11-1776, Old San Luis Obispo Mission
Wife: Rosa María LUGO
b. circa 1763, La Villa de Sinaloa, Mexico
d. 9-1-1797, Santa Barbara
bur. 10-1-1797, Presidio of Santa Barbara
Father: Francisco Salvador LUGO
Mother's Maiden Name: Juana María MARTINEZ (VILLANAZUL)
Children: (I have lots of details). [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 65 - 6 September 2002
Teresa,
I was wondering, you mentioned that you had mucho information on children. Which children are you referring to? Do you have information on the children of Pablo A. de COTA and his wife Rosa M. LUGO? Or do you have information on the children of Francisco S. LUGO and his wife Juana M. MARTINEZ (VILLANAZUL)? If you have information on Francisco and Juana's children, I am very interested, as this is a part of my lineage. From them, their daughter, Maria A. LUGO, married Ygnacio Vicente VALLEJO, and their daughter, Josefa Maria, married my great-great-grandfather, Jose Raymundo ESTRADA. Any information you might have will be greatly appreciated. [Jimmie Hardy (member) Winston, Oregon]
See Respuesta a Pregunta 68, 29 January 2003.
Respuesta a Pregunta 65 - 26 December 2008
I would love to get more information regarding the COTA ancestry. Who are the parents of Andres de COTA? Does anyone have information on Cipriano COTA? Any and all help appreciated! [Bobbie (nonmember), Tucson, Arizona]
Pregunta 64 - 2 April 2002
I am looking for information about the family of my great-grandmother, Mary Ellen BURNS. The earliest information I have on her is her marriage to James M. HATFIELD, 13 January 1865 in Sonoma County, California. She married William HOWARD 7 March 1870. Mary Ellen BURNS HATFIELD HOWARD died when her daughter Ellen HOWARD (my grandmother) was 8 years old (May 1881-2). My grandmother said that people said that her mother was Spanish. Three of Mary Ellen's children separately stated on the U.S. census that she was born in California, which means that she was either born in California before 1848 or she was a child when her first child, Joseph A. HATFIELD was born in 1862. I would like very much to find out about Mary Ellen's family and would appreciate any help you might be able to give me. [Sandra Knopf (nonmember), Calif.?]
Pregunta 63 - 20 March 2002
I am looking for a source on marriage and sex customs, occupations workday activities, government, fiestas and other entertainment, cooking and food habits, death procedures and ceremonies, clothing, and other societal and power relationships in the years 1776-1810 for the settlers in San Francisco. I have the names, more or less, and would also like to trace them back one or two generations to determine familial origins in Spain. I am piecing it together slowly from several hundred sources, including the 1877-78 interviews for Bancroft. Any leads would be greatly appreciated. [Mike Brown (nonmember), Chico, California]
Respuesta a Pregunta 63 - 27 March 2002
As my grandmother once told me, there is nothing more disarming than the truth. Like it or not here it is.
Anza left Tubac, Arizona on his famous second expedition on October 23, 1775, and explored the site of the magnificent port, San Francisco, very suitable for colonization at the end of March 1776. Bucareli concentrated on supplying the missions and presidios and encouraging them to increase their farming operations.
Diario Histórico de los Viages de Mar y Tierra, AGI, Estado (Guadalajara), 5M259
Not just anybody would make a suitable immigrant. People were wanted who were "useful, capable of farming [California's] lands and making use of its wealth of minerals, grain and other fruits and also able to bear arms to protect their homes should the occasion arise." The missionaries wanted settlers to be good Christians who would make acceptable models for their Indian neophytes, and liked the idea of having plenty of artisans, blacksmiths, carpenters, masons, bakers and men of other trades who knew how to get the job done.
C. Alan Hutchinson, Frontier Settlement in Mexican California, p. 60.
Tibesar, Writings of Serra, pp. 2, 67, 203.
"In practice, most of the men who came out were soldiers for the presidios. At first there were no women-a circumstance which made some of the Indians think that the Spaniards were the offspring of mules. This had come about because, as Father Junípero Serra explained, "mules were the only members of the female gender they saw among us." It also led to ill feeling with the Indians when some of the soldiers went on so-called "hunting" expeditions and took to lassoing Native American women to take their pleasure of them.
Caughey, California, p. 128.
Ruth Staff, "Settlement in Alta California Before 1800" (M.A. thesis, University of California, 1931), pp. 34-35.
Chapman, Founding, pp. 347-48
Peopling California was slow and unsteady; half of those who came on the original expeditions of 1769 died, leaving only 126 men. Fernando de Rivera y Moncada brought some 51 persons-married soldiers with their families, including some unmarried women and bachelors--to Monterey in 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza, on his second expedition in 1775 brought with him 30 married soldiers, 29 of whom brought their wives with them. Included with 136 members of the soldiers' families were some 17 settlers. The total number of persons on the expedition was 240. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 62 - 10 March 2002
I am searching on information for Bernabe SANCHEZ who married my grea-great-grandmother, María 'Mary' LUCERO. They married 18 October 1868 in Santa Clara County, Calif. in the Catholic church. At the time of their marriage both were residents of Santa Clara County. Mary is the daughter of María Ygnacia Angela CASTRO and Jacinto LUCERO. Mary LUCERO and Bernabe SANCHEZ were the parents of my great grandmother, Antonia' Antoinette SANCHEZ, born about 1874, Almaden, Santa Clara County. This was Mary's first marriage and later, October 1879, she married Rudolfo CHACON in Santa Clara County. I would appreciate any information on Bernabe SANCHEZ and Jacinto LUCERO and their ancestors. I do have some information on the CHACON/LOSANO families. Sincerely, Pat [Patricia Garretson (nonmember), Smyrna, Georgia]
Respuesta a Pregunta 62 - 10 March 2002
I do not usually follow up on lines that are not my own, but in checking to be sure this Pregunta fell under the pre-1848 rule, I found the following in Marie E. Northrop's
Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1768-1850, vol. II, pages 48-50. María Ygnacia Angela de Fulgencia CASTRO (baptized 26 April 1832 at Mission Santa Cruz) was married to Jacinto LUCERO 8 May 1851 at Mission San Juan Bautista. This book traces the CASTRO line back to José Joaquin CASTRO, who was born about 1769 at Sinaloa, México of Joaquin Isidro CASTRO and María BOTILLER. I did not find any other mention of LUCERO or of a Bernabe SANCHEZ. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 61 - 10 March 2002
I am seeking information on José Manuel or Manuel BUSTAMANTE who appears on a San Diego Presidio list of 1782. Where was he before arriving at San Diego? Did he come from the Loreto Company or another presidio in the southwest? He was born in Cuba about 1753/54. He married Clara SINUSIN, the widow of Antonio LEYVA, and had several children with her. [Peter E. Carr (nonmember), Redlands, Calif.]
Special Question of General Interest
-- does anyone know where to buy a series of posters depicting the flags which flew over California?
La Tejedora
Pregunta 60 - 10 March 2002
I have been trying to do research on an Angel BOJORQUES who was part of the Joaquin Murrieta gang. He is mentioned in a book called, Joaquin Murrieta and His Horse Gangs, by Frank Latta. Angel was from the Los Banos/Hollister/San Juan Bautista area. Around 1839 he abducted Felicida CASTRO (an Indian girl about 15 years old) from the CASTRO ranch near San Juan Bautista, Calif. They had a son together, Isidore Salvador BOJORQUES, 18 April 1854. Angel BOJORQUES was killed soon afterward by one of the Murrieta's. I am trying to find out who Angel is connected to in the BOJORQUES family or if he was an Indian laborer who took on his master's name. I am also interested in a María Elena VARGAS who married Isidore BOJORQUES around 1886 in Hollister, Calif. Her parents were Matheus VARGAS and Cleophus SMITH. [Rebecca (nonmember), Oakley, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 60 - 7 September 2006
My great-grandfather was a member of Joaquin Murrieta's "gang". I have some paperwork that I will need to look into, so I can't give any specifics. Please feel free to contact me at xielolixii@yahoo.com.
In the meantime, when I have a chance I'll look and see if I can find a connection for you on this question. [Xielolixii (nonmember), Bakersfield, Calif.]
Pregunta 59 - 5 March 2002
My brother and I are looking for our great-grandfather, Michaelis VALLE. He was married to Theresa de Jesus RUIZ in Los Angeles, 1883-1890? He was born in Los Angeles 1850-1865? Thank You. [Patty Noble (member), Camino, Calif.]
Pregunta 58- 5 March 2002
I am searching for information on Juana BRIONES, married to José Francisco LUGO on 7 February 1828. They had two sons, Cayetano (Calletano) and Rafael. Juana's parents were Manuel BRIONES and Afunta Raymunda BUELNA. That is as far as I have been able to go and would appreciate any information available. Thanks... e-mail to JodeeLVN@aol.com [Jody David (nonmember), Brea, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 58 - 6 March 2002
Well lets see, I think I have the right Juana BRIONES: full name, Juana María Gracia BRIONES; baptized 25 June 1804 at Mission San Luis Obispo; married 7 February 1828 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey to Joseph Francisco LUGO. Juana's parents were María Gertrudis Raymunda BUELNA, who was born 29 November 1780; baptized 2 Dec 1780 at Mission San Antonio; buried 10 September 1808 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey [Gertrudis' parents were, José Antonio BUELNA of Sinaloa, México, and María Antonia TAPIA, of the 1776 Anza expedition]. Juana's father was Manuel BRIONES. He was born 12 February 1774; baptized 15 February 1774 at Santa Gertrudis, Baja California, México; buried 9 Dec 1840 at Mission San Juan Bautista, age 70. Manuel's parents were José Antonio BRIONES and María Gertrudis HIGUERA. Manuel was married (1) 24 November 1796 at Mission Santa Clara to María BUELNA. There were 5 children of this marriage: 1. Andrea Lutgarda born 11 Nov 1797, married 23 May 1821 to Juan ALVÁREZ, 2. Joseph Antonio Nicolas born 10 September 1800, married 13 November 1817 to María Dolores GONZÁLES; 3. María Gertrudis baptized 15 October 1802, married 7 February 1828 to Joseph Teodoro VILLAVICENCIO; 4. Juana María, see above.; 5. María Estefana baptized 27 December 1806, died at age two years.
The second marriage of Manuel BRIONES was 26 June 1814 at Mission Santa Clara to María Antonia VÁSQUEZ, who was born about 1797 (India); her parents were Antonio VÁSQUEZ and María LEOCADIA. There were 4 children of this union: 1. José Joaquin born 15 July 1814, married 2 April 1839 to a widow María Apolonia MESA; 2. María del Rosario born 18 January 1816, married (1) 4 April 1836 to Joaquin CASTRO, (2) 24 November 1838 to José Julian ESPINOSA; 3. Juan Crisostomo born 27 January 1818, died at age ten years; 4. María Manuela born 2 June 1823, married 24 November 1838 to Felipe Mateo FELLON.
There is further information on TAPIA/BUELNA family and BRIONES in the two-volume set of books Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, 1769-1850 by Marie Northrop. These books are sometimes available via an Interlibrary Loan from your local library or are available for purchase from the Southern California Genealogical Society. Hope this helps. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 58 - 8 April 2005
Jim Larson is trying to contact you. Please respond. Jam8Lrs@aol.com]
Pregunta 57 - 22 February 2002
I am looking for information on a lady named Macaria ROBINSON who came from England to be a governess [nanny] for the MURPHY children of the area around Santa Clara, Alta California. After being nanny for the MURPHYchildren she married the ranch foreman, Jesús GARCÍA. Thanks.
Also looking for the parents of Ygnacia MORAGA born circa 1766, at Presidio de Altar, México. She married José Dario ARGÜELLO in June 1782 at Mission San Gabriel, Alta California. Thanks again. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 57 - 10 March 2002
According to my notes, María Ygnacia MORAGA was the daughter of José Ygnacio MORAGA and Barbara ALVISO. The parents of her father, José Ygnacio MORAGA were José MORAGA and María GAONA. And just an added note, I did find a baptismal record on José Dario ARGÜELLO. He was baptized on 20 November 1753 at the Iglesia Espiritu Sanctu in Queretaro. His parents were listed as "unknown," but there were many other baptisms during that time that listed the parents as "unknown." I hope this information helps. [Kevin Currin (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 57 - 1 May 2002
Note: It was called to my attention that in #31A of the Traveling Genealogy Library, "Una Familia Española en California" by Manuel de Aranegui that José Dario's parents are given as Don José Argüello and Doña Petra Dolores CAMACHO. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 57 - 7 July 2002
I am a great-grandson of Macaria ROBINSON and Jesús GARCÍA. They had about nine children, one of whom is my maternal grandfather Robert R. GARCIA. He married Nellie MORALES. They had three children: Robert, Armando, and my mother, named Macaria, who married my father, Stephen J. HORVATH. I, incidentally, have two granddaughters, the oldest of whom also is named Macaria. I was excited to find this inquiry concerning Macaria ROBINSON and would greatly appreciate any information you may have. [Stephen D. Horvath (not yet member), Midway City, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 57 - 12 July 2002
It seems Steven Horvath and I are cousins and I have lots of information to share. Yes, Macaria and Jesús had at least 9 children. To be exact, they had 11 (eleven), of which one was Rosa, my great-grandmother, who married Luis ESTRADA. They had 5 girls, Delphine, Juana, Virginia, Rosemond, and my mother, Laura Gracen. I have the names of all eleven children of Jesús and Macaria and who they married, and a list of some of the grandchildren. I also have addresses and phone numbers of some. Feel free to e-mail me at flyingrocks@mcsi.net . What I am looking for is information on the ancestors and early lives of Jesús and Macaria. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Pregunta 56 - 10 February 2002
My brother and I are looking for our great grandfather, Miguel VALLE or de VALLE. He was married to Theresa de Jesus RUIZ in Los Angeles. He was born in Los Angeles 1850-1865? Probably married 1883-1890? We have the RUIZ family information, but nothing on VALLE, although there seems to be a lot of VALLES. Thank you. [Patty Noble (member), Camino, Calif.]
Pregunta 55 - 2 February 2002
Can anyone identify the Vicente LUGO family members in the 1890 photograph in front of the adobe home in what is now called Bell Gardens? [Patty Noble (member), Camino, Calif.]
Pregunta 54- 16 January 2002
I am looking for any information on Don Teodoro ARELLANES. He was granted Punta de la Laguna, El Rincon, and Rancho Guadalupe. Any information regarding his children, grandchildren, etc. would be appreciated. [Lynda (nonmember), Nipomo, California]
Respuesta a Pregunta 54 - 8 November 2006
I have a lot of information on the ARELLANES family. I have been looking for other family members who have some information. I tried IShakman@aol.com, but to no avail. My e-mail is jam8lrs@aol.com. [James T. Larson (member), Paso Robles, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 54 - 25 February 2002
I have identified a Joseph/José Teodoro ARELLANES (ARELLANO), born 5 November 1782, Mission Santa Clara, Alta California; married 3 January 1802, Mission Santa Barbara; died/buried 1858, Mission Santa Barbara. The mission records state that he was a soldier at the Santa Barbara Presidio when he was married to María Sirilda Procopia RUIZ. María Sirilda (Cirilda) was born in Buenaventura, Alta California, on 8 June 1785 and baptized at the Mission Buenaventura. María Clemencia and Juana María were their daughters; María Clemencia married José Luis Gonzaga RODRIGUEZ PARRA at Mission Santa Barbara, 3 August 1825. José's father, Manuel Ramírez ARELLANES (ARELLANO), was a soldier with the de Anza Expedition and was probably garrisoned at Mission Santa Clara. Manuel was born about 1742 in Puebla, Puebla, México. José's mother was María Agueda LÓPEZ de HARO; born about 1760, in San Miguel de Horcasitas, Sonora, México. I recently found out that I am a distant relative. [Olivia Mercado (nonmember), Nehalem, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 54 - 4 September 2002
One of the children of María Clemencia ARELLANES and José Luis Gonzaga RODRIGUEZ was María Presentación de Alta Gracia RODRIGUEZ , baptized at Santa Barbara 4 February 1826. She married Gerónimo del Carmen RUIZ, son of José Pedro RUIZ and María Ygnacia LUGO, 23 November 1842 at Santa Barbara. They had many children. [Brian Haley (nonmember), Oneonta, New York]
Respuesta a Pregunta 54 - 4 September 2002
Hi Lynda I have lots and lots of info on Don Josef Teodoro ARELLANES. I have all his siblings, parents, children of first wife and second wife, as well as some little known historical info including his size and personality. It would be easier for me to e-mail this info to you than to copy into this arena. Contact me at IShakman@aol.com and I will send. [Inez Shakman (nonmember), Ventura, Calif.]
Pregunta 53 - 8 January 2002
I am interested in the land grant, Laguna de San Antonio, in Sonoma and Marin County. Why was it stolen? Who was the attorney named Shafter that changed to the opposing side after filing for Bartolomé BOJÓRQUES? Are there any photos of Bartolomé? [Pauline Bojorques Reed (nonmember) ]
Respuesta a Pregunta 53 - 16 January 2002
I'm not sure exactly how to answer this person...but here are some facts on the land grant. Source: Grants of Land in California Made by Spanish or Mexican Authorities, prepared by the Staff of the State Lands Commission
Terms used:
Grant - Designates the name of the rancho grant as delineated on the rancho plat.
Patentee (Grantee) - The name of the final patentee is given. The original applicant or confirmee was not always the final patentee.
Patent Date - The date that the rancho was finally patented is given.
Number - The number assigned by the General Land Office (Bureau of Land Management) to the rancho plat is shown.
Watercourse - Major watercourses which border or traverse the rancho are given. If the watercourse was meandered, a YES will follow the name. If the watercourse was not meandered, a NO will follow the name.
Township & Range - The township, range, and meridian in which the rancho is located is given.
Area - Total area patented to rancho is shown.
Page 54, Marin County
Page 142, Sonoma County
Grant: Laguna de San Antonio
Grantee: BOJÓRQUEZ
Patent Date: November 21, 1871
Number 30 on maps on pages 53 & 139
Watercourse: Arroyo de San Antonio
Township & Range: T4N, R7-9W; T5N, R8-9W; MDM
Area: 24,903.42
As a side note, this was the only rancho that straddled county lines. It was in Marin and Sonoma counties, as one rancho.
A different source, J. Vincent Gallagher, "Rancho Laguna de San Antonio. Granted to Don Bartolomé BOJÓRQUEZ on Nov 25, 1825 by Governor Pio Pico for six sq lgs containing 24,903.42 acres, and patended (sic) to the grantee."
Since Bartolomé died in the 1860s (1863 according to Gallagher), I'm
guessing that his heirs were still living on the rancho long after that.
In the 1860 Census Bartolomé and his family were living on the rancho, according to the following source and entry:
Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick, Div One, vol I, entry #279, 1860 Marin County Census, San Antonio T-p #24, Petaluma
Farmer, aged 100(?), cannot read/write
I found no pictures of Bartolomé. I found nothing on Shafter. My suggestion would be to ask on the NORCAL genealogy list. I'm sure someone there would know. They seem to have answers for everything! Hope this helps. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member), Modesto, Calif. - Genealogy Chairman/Voluntario]
Respuesta a Pregunta 53 - 22 January 2002
Laguna de San Antonio Land Grant in Marin and Sonoma counties was granted to Bartolomé BOJÓRQUEZ, son of Pedro, one of the de Anza volunteers in 1876. [Pauline Bojorquez Reed (nonmember), Sacramento, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 53 - 1 February 2002
In answer to Respuesta 53 dated 16 January 2002, the Rancho Laguna De San Antonio granted to Bartolomé Francisco BOJÓRQUES in 1825 was originally some 40,000 acres and later reduced in the land claims court to about 24,600. The legal dispute arose out of the division of the rancho by Bartolomé to his children. He had 7 children (2 male and 5 female) and he gave each a 1/9th undivided interest in the land, one to each and one for he and his wife Nicolasa. Later as the local government began to assess property taxes, and they [the BOJORQUES] were unable to pay them, loan sharks lent them money at 10% per month, and later took property for the unpaid loans. The two male heirs Pedro and
Angel also were gamblers and they each pledged land for gambling debts. Now, not knowing exactly what piece they owned (as it was an undivided interest), the same land was pledged to different people. There are some very shady land documents related to this rancho. There is also a land association law suit filed in the federal court in San Francisco circa 1880s (I believe, as I am not looking at my records at the moment) that was dealing with the ownership claims that were made. Some of the heirs fled as did my ancestral great-great-grea-grandfather. José Jesus LÓPEZ, married to Marcella María BOJÓRQUES, eldest daughter of Bartolomé, was killed or actually murdered during these times (about 1850).I have hundreds of property transfer documents and the trial transcript of the case from San Francisco. If you are interested in any more information e-mail me at migueldd45@aol.com [Michael Doolittle (life member), San Juan Island, Washington]
Respuesta a Pregunta 53 - 10 March 2002
I live in Marin County, Calif. There was, I believe, a lawyer named William Shafter who became a judge in the 1880s. He acquired part of Point Reyes and lived in Olema. A local historian Jack Mason has several small books on Marin and I know you can find more information in those books.
I found the book by Jack Mason, of Point Reyes, The Solemn Land. Oscar Shafter came to California in 1854. His father was a Vermont judge who unsuccessfully ran for governor there. Oscar accepted an offer with the law firm of Halleck, Peachy, Billings and Park of San Francisco as an office lawyer at $10,000 a year. His younger brother James McMillan Shafter joined the firm the next year. They collaborated together and soon began picking apart ranchos in the Point Reyes/Bolinas/Olema area in 1857. They soon owned Rafael GARCIA'S and Gregorio BRIONES' land. They also had another brother named William. No doubt these are the masters of swindle. I, too, am interested in the Rancho Laguna de San Antonio in Marin/Sonoma Counties. María Angela TREJO is my 6th generation grandmother and was Bartolomé Francisco's mother and Pedro Antonio BOJORQUEZ'S second wife. Thanks for alerting me to this story. [Bryce Alviso (nonmember), Inverness, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 53 - 29 April 2002
Note: I do not know if this is the same piece of property, but I imagine the sequence of events is quite similar in any case. The answer does give a lot of information on the area and the Shafters. La Tejedora
The Rancho Punta de Los Reyes, Sobrante (surplus) was an area of eleven leagues in western Marin County granted in 1843 to Antonio María OSIO, a public official under Mexican authority, who held it for a few years. (Would need further research to determine if he ever lived there.) It was so named because of its proximity to Point Reyes. [Point Reyes in Marin County was named by the expedition of Sebastian Vizcaíno, that passed the promontory on 6 January1603, the day given over to the devotion of los reyes, "three holy kings" or wise men of the New Testament, by the Roman Catholic Church. The point was discovered by the expedition of Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, on 14 November 1542, and named Cabo de Pinos ("cape of pines"), but as at many other points on the California coastline, Vizcaíno's names superseded those of his predecessor.]
In 1844, the fourth year of his position as Justice, OSIO occupied the dwelling of Don Timoteo MURPHY, near San Rafael Mission, while the owner lived at the mission. In 1846 he escaped the Bear Flag Revolt by moving his family to Hawaii. He then returned to his former home in Baja and authored Historia de California.
In the early 1850s Rancho Punta de Los Reyes and Rancho Punta de Los Reyes Sobrante (surplus) were acquired by Andrew Randall. On 2 March 1853 he filed a petition for them claiming the grant of eleven Spanish leagues formerly made to OSIO. He received patents for two pieces of land, a total of 57,066.98 acres on 4 June 1860. From Randall these patent pieces passed to Justice Oscar L. Shafter of the State Supreme Court, his brother, Judge James McMillan Shafter, and Charles Webb Howard, president of the Spring Valley Water Company.
Later Rancho Tomales y Baulenes (granted in 1836 to Rafael GARCÍA) was added to their large holding. The combined property stretched from the coast north of Point Reyes, south and east to the top of Mount Tamalpais. The ranchos that were combined into one were passed down to descendants of Charles W. Howard and the Shafters.
Judge James McMillan Shafter, following a distinguished career back east, arrived in California in 1853. He became a state senator and was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1878. He was a regent of the University of California. At the time of the founding of Leland Stanford Junior University he delivered the dedicatory speech and became a trustee. His house, called The Oaks, was located on his extensive 3-rancho land holding. It was wood, carried by ferry out of the Golden Gate and into Tomales Bay, then hauled by oxen and lumber wagons to the site two miles south of Olema. Many of the rough timbers were sawed by his own mill on the place. Judge Shafter's house address: 951 Chestnut Street, San Francisco.
Judge Shafter was very interested in showing finely trained horses and cattle. He had a private racetrack. His son, Payne Jewett Shafter, (known as "Squire Shafter") carried on after his death. A daughter of "Squire," named Mary Shafter, wrote a book, American Indian and Other Folk Dances. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 52 - 6 January 2002
I am at a standstill as far as my paternal great-great-grandparents. My great-grandfather was José Jesus RUIZ born 1843 in California, possibly Los Angeles. He died 14 September 1908 in Santa Barbara, California, where he had raised his three boys with his wife María Antonia RUIZ. She was born in 1845 in Santa Barbara and died there 2 August 1908. They both are buried at the Calvary Cemetery in Santa Barbara. They had three sons that I know of: Cesario, Alex, and Abelardo. Oh, I would appreciate any help in trying to find some links for my paternal side of the family. Thank you so much in advance for any help anyone can give me. [Earlene E. (Ruiz) Grady (nonmember), Seattle, Washington]
Respuesta a Pregunta 52 - 6 January 2002
I have been doing some RUIZ family genealogy in connection with my docent work at the San Diego County Park at Rancho Peñasquitos. My research of the RUIZ family back to Juan María RUIZ [1725-1765] and his sons Francisco, José Manuel [1755-1835], José Alejandro [1749-?], and Efigenio [1745-1795] stops a generation or two before your great-grandfather. However, at the January 17-20 meeting of Los Californianos I will look into the descendants to see if I can make the connection. In hopes that I will be successful -- here is some more information on the family.
Juan María was a soldier at Loreto, Baja California, and was killed by a mountain lion. Francisco received the first land grant in the San Diego area, Rancho Peñasquitos, in 1823. He retired in 1827 as comandante of the Presidio of San Diego. He never married. José Manuel was the first native-born governor of Baja California. Efigenio was a soldado de cuera (leather jacket solder) at Santa Barbara in 1781. He settled in Los Angeles in 1790, but died in 1795 in Santa Barbara. He is said to be the founder of this RUIZ family in California. Efigenio married María Rosa LÓPEZ about 1769 at Alamos, Sonora, México. Three of their children were male: José Pedro [about 1774-1849], José Hilario [about 1780-1854], and José Joaquín [1794-1858]; all three were born in Santa Barbara. [George Gray (member), San Diego, California]
Respuesta a Pregunta 52 - 27 March 2002
María Antonia RUIZ was the daughter of Diego RUIZ and María de Jesús CORDERO. Diego was the son of José Hilario RUIZ (son of Efigenio) and María Julia SINOBA. Their family origins lie in the Rivera y Moncada and Anza expeditions, respectively. María de Jesús CORDERO'S parents were Juan de Jesús CORDERO and María Antonia VALENZUELA. Juan de Jesús was son of Mariano CORDERO and Juana Francisca PINTO. José de Jesús RUIZ was married to María Antonia RUIZ 19 July 1871 at Santa Barbara; he was 22, she was 23 (SB Presidio Marr #757). José de Jesús was the son of Baltazar RUIZ and María Eulateria (sp.?) CASTRO of Santa Barbara. Baltazar was a son of soldado José Pedro RUIZ (see George Gray's respuesta) and María Ygnacia LUGO. María Eulateria CASTRO was the daughter of José Joaquin CASTRO and María Inés SEPULVEDA. José Joaquin's parents came with de Anza. Some descendants of Baltazar RUIZ believe that he was Chumash, a misimpression caused by a garbled translation published by (but perhaps not originating with) the late Santa Barbara anthropologist, Travis Hudson. [Brian Haley (nonmember), Oneonta N.Y.
Pregunta 52 UPDATE - 11 October 2005
Further research indicates that it is unlikely that Efigenio was the son of Juan María RUIZ as Efigenio apparently was born in El Fuerte, Sinaloa, about 1745 and Juan María and his wife, Ana Isabel CARRILLO, were married in Loreto, Baja California, and seemingly remained in Baja California from then on. [Harry Crosby's Antigua California, Univ. of New Mexico Press, © 1994, pp. 262, 420]. Although it is possible the couple or Isabel alone were in Sinaloa for Efigenio's birth, it seems more likely that Efigenio was the son of Domingo RUIZ and Maria Josefa de LUGO as cited below. It should be noted, however, that we do not have actual documentation of his birth as yet, so the search really should continue. [George and Benita Gray (members), San Diego, Calif. and Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member), Modesto, Calif.]]
"Efigenio RUIZ, son of Domingo RUIZ and Maria Josefa de LUGO, was born c1745 at El Fuerte, Sinaloa, Mexico, and married Maria Rosa LOPEZ y SANCHEZ (aka Rosa MONREAL), a native of the same village, at Los Alamos, Sonora, Mexico, in 1769." [Ontiveros, Erlinda Pertusi; Editors - Jim and Lynne Norris, San Ramon Chapel Pioneers and Their California Heritage, Olive Press Publications, p. 101.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 52 - 13 September 2009
From what I have found on the Huntington Library Early California Population Project Database 2006, Diego RUIZ was NOT the son of Hilario RUIZ and Maria SINOBA. Per BP Mats No 318, he was the son of Carlos RUIZ and Maria Antonia BERDUGO
(actually VERDUGO). His baptismal record BP Bats No 651 shows the same parental information, baptized 11 November 1823 with the name of Diego Maria de la Luz RUIZ. Also from BP Mats 318 he married Maria de Jesus CORDERO on 9 September 1849. [Sherwood "Woody" Milleman (member), Westlake Village, Calif.]
Pregunta 51 - 9 December 2001
Ando buscando informacion sobre Juan DE AYALA, un soldado que venia en la expedicion de De Anza o Cabrillo a Monterey y San Francisco. Alguien me puede sugerir algun libro o web site? Quedare muy agradecida por cualquier informacion. [Ayala (nonmember), San Mateo, Calif.]
My rough translation: I am looking for information about Juan de Ayala, a soldier that came on the expedition of de Anza to Monterey and San Francisco. Is anyone able to suggest to me a book or web site? I would be very grateful for any information.
La Tejedora
As you can see below, I can (at least I think I can) get the important part translated into Spanish, but I would be very happy if someone could send me more exact translations.
Respuesta a Pregunta 51 - 29 December 2001
I have found reference to a Juan AYALAIN in H. H. Bancroft's History of California, indexed volume 1 and references in volumes 3 & 4 (not much genealogical information, mostly historical accounts of happenings in early California, 1838-48). There is also reference to the AYALA name in H. H. Bancroft's History of Mexico, indexed in volume 6 and referenced in volume 2, 1546-69. Also there is mention of a Prudencia AYALA (who was a manager for Don Carlos Antonio CARRILLO at his rancho, "Sespe," in the Santa Clara Valley) in the book, The Place Called Sespe by R. G. Cleland. I just at this moment was reading the book when I came across the AYALA name! This book is one of the new acquisitions to my ever growing library. Sincerely [Jim Hardy de Estrada (member), Winston, Oregon]
Rough translation: Hay referencias a Juan AYALAIN en H. H. Bancroft's History of California, volumens 1, 3, y 4 (muy poco información de familias, por lo general, informes historicas de sucesos en California temprana, 1838-48). También, hay referencias al nombre de en H. H. Bancroft's History of Mexico, volumens 6 y 2, 1546-69. También, hay una Prudencia AYALA (director por Don Carlos Antonio CARRILLO a su rancho, "Sespe," en el Valle de Santa Clara) en el libro, The Place Called Sespe por R. G. Cleland.
La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 51 - 29 December 2001
The AYALAS are very famous. An AYALA was captain of the ship, San Carlos, which first discovered San Francisco Bay. Ayalas were at the groundbreaking for the Mission Dolores. There is a lot of history of AYALA family lines and land grants. They built and lived in adobes in the 1840s and 1850s. Of course, they had Native American wives. Ayala is listed on the 1782 Garrison List for San Diego. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Rough translation: Los AYALAS son muy famosos. Un AYALA fué capitán del barco, San Carlos, que descubrió la Bahía de San Francisco. AYALAS estaron al comienzo de Misión Dolores. Ellos construieron y vivieron en adobes en los 1840s y 1850s. Claro, algunas esposas fueron indigenas. AYALA estó en el Padrón del Presidio de San Diego de 1782.
La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 51 - 24 January 2002
Hi Teresa:
José Calisto AYALA is my ancestor. His was the first marriage in Santa Barbara. He married Juana Vitala FELIX in 1786. They are the founders of the AYALA family in California. Please tell me what record you have of an AYALA in San Diego in 1782? I would really appreciate it! [Lorraine Moffat (member), Hesperia, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 51- 25 February 2002
In the spring of 1769, Juan Manuel de AYALA, in the ship San Carlos, carried supplies and colonists for the new pueblo to be founded in San Diego. Again in command in 1775, he sailed with the fleet from México to San Francisco Bay.On August 2, 1775, Lieutenant AYALA reached an island in San Francisco Bay that he named Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles (Angel Island). AYALA'S mission was to explore for Spain the estuaries of San Francisco Bay and discover any connection between Drake's Bay and San Francisco Bay. AYALA remained on Angel Island for 40 days. The explorers came ashore to Marin several times, visiting the hospitable Ranchería of Olompali.
AYALA and José CANIZAES, his subordinate, jointly gained the honor of making the first recorded entrance into San Francisco Bay. They named not only Angel Island but also another island, Isla de los Alcatraces (Island of the Pelicans), now known as Alcatraz Island. It was AYALA'S exploration that determined suitability for establishing the San Francisco mission and presidio. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, California]
Respuesta a Pregunta 51 - 22 March 2002
Lorraine Moffat:
Let's back up to the early beginnings. As soon as the PEREZ expedition returned to San Blas on 27 August 1774 in the Santiago, Viceroy Bucareli gave orders for the ship to be ready for more exploration. The commander was First Lt. Bruno de Hezeta. Hezeta's
expedition was to include a reconnaissance of San Francisco Bay, which was made by Lieutenant Juan de AYALA on the San Carlos in August 1775. Reference: from the Gazeta de Madrid, 14 May 1776, pp. 175-76"
"The Very Excellent Viceroy of New Spain, Don Antonio Maria Bucareli, continuing his reports on the expedition of the Frigate Santiago, Schooner Sonora, and Packet boat San Carlos, which under the command of Battleship Lieutenant Don Bruno de Eceta and Frigate Lieutenants Don Juan Francisco de la Bodega and Don Juan de AYALA, who left the Port of San Blas on the Nueva Galicia, at the beginning of 1775, to advance as far as possible the voyages and discoveries of the Northern coast of Californias, and examine the Port of San Francisco (of whose happy progress news was given in the Gazeta of March 19 of the present year) has lately communicated the return of the two first ships to the said Port of San Blas, sending the log books and authentic documents of their respective commanders, in which is is recorded that they examined different ports on the same coast which they named, and took possession of them as well as the other territories stretching from the Port of Monte-Rey to latitude 58 degrees, with the consent and satisfaction of their natives. And since the Naval Officers and Pilots made plans and a very exact map of those coasts and Northern Seas, His Majesty has decided that they should be engraved and given to the public, as was done with the results of the last voyage to Monte-Rey." Respectfully submitted with more to follow later- [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Thanks so much for the great information Teresa, but we are still curious about the 1782 Garrison List of San Diego which you mentioned included an AYALA, or could that have been a typographical error as to date or place? La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 51 - 12 February 2005
My 4th grade granddaughter and I have been searching for information re Lt. Juan Manuel de AYALA. We even e-mailed a public library in Sevilla, España [no response yet]. However, a Mr. Carey with the San Francisco Public Library directed us to the University of California, Berkeley Library where we found the information you see here. In no other instance did we find ANYTHING re his date of birth or when/where he died. I hope this helps everyone. [Ramon Christopher Ayala & Danielle Ayala]
By royal edict, a maritime expedition for the exploration of the northwestern coasts of America sailed from San Blas early in the year 1775. This consisted of the frigate Santiago, under the commander-in-chief, Don Bruno de Heceta; the packet boat San Carlos, under Lieutenant AYALA; and the schooner Sonora, under Lieutenant Bodega. To Lieutenant AYALA was assigned the exploration of the Bay of San Francisco, while the Santiago and the Sonora sailed for the north.
Bodega discovered the Bay which bears his name, and Hecata (to spell his name as it is usually written) discovered the Columbia River. Bancroft (History of California), in giving Palou's Vida as authority for his short and incorrect account of AYALA'S survey, says: "It is unfortunate that neither map nor diary of this earliest survey is extant." It is with pleasure we are permitted to present to the public these important documents, now printed for the first time, and only regret that the shortness of time allowed for their study may perhaps necessitate later some minor corrections.
We have also received from the Minister of Marine of Spain, Don Jos? Ferrano, under date of July 14, 1909, a drawing of the paquebote, San Carlos, together with the record of her gallant commander, Don Juan Manuel de AYALA.
AYALA was born in Osuna, Andalucia, on the 28th of December 1745. He entered the Marine Corps on the 19th of September 1760, and was made Alférez de Fragata, October 10, 1767; Alférez de Navio, June 15, 1769; Teniente de Fragata, April 28, 1774; Teniente de Navio, February, 1776; and Capitan de Fragata, December 21, 1782.
When the order for the exploration of the northern coast was made, AYALA was one of the officers assigned to the work. He arrived in Vera Cruz in August 1774, proceeded to the City of Mexico, and was ordered by Viceroy Bucareli to San Blas, where he was given command of the schooner Sonora. The squadron under Heceta had hardly got under way, when the commander of the San Carlos, Don Miguel Manrique, suddenly went mad. AYALA was ordered to the command of the packet-boat, and returned to San Blas with the unfortunate officer, to follow the squadron a few days later.
In December 1775, AYALA conducted a reconnaissance on the coast of New Spain, and at its conclusion was placed in command of the Santiago, and until October 1778, served the new establishments of California. In August 1779, he was sent to the Philippine Islands in command of the San Carlos, returning to San Blas in 1781. In July 1784, he returned to Spain, and on March 14, 1785, was retired, at his own request, the royal order granting him full pay as captain of frigate in consideration of his services to California. He died December 30, 1797
Maybe Mr. Carey can help you w/ your search tcarey@sfpl.org [Ramon Christopher Ayala (nonmember), Alhambra, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 51 - 12 September 2006
Hello Teresa:
Your message states: "AYALA is listed on the 1782 Garrison List for San Diego. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]" Is this Jose Calisto AYALA you are referring to? Where did you find him on the 1782 Garrison List for San Diego? Thanks for your information! [Lorraine Moffat (member), Hesperia, Calif.]
Pregunta 50 - 5 December 2001 and
Pregunta 50 UPDATE - 6 January 2002 in brackets
HELP.........cannot connect great-great-great-grandparent, Juan CASTRO BERNAL (born 1812, died 1874), married to María Barbara ESPINOSA (born 1830, died 1904). Also my great-grandparent, Antonio BERNAL (born 1853, died 1920), married Altagracia HIGUERA (born ?, died 1918). I only have those names and dates from family information. I cannot verify anything. I have a copy of the family land grant, Cañada de Pala [now Grant Park]. I would like any information concerning these families. If I can help anyone else, let me know. [Still looking for BERNAL, HIGUERA, ESPINOSA, CASTRO, MESA, SOTO, and CABRERO information.] [Sharon Williams (nonmember), Sacramento, CA. [new e-mail address] slwilliams@surewest.net]
Respuesta a Pregunta 50 - 29 December 2001
I have some information on the BERNAL family name for Sharon. Also there is reference to the BERNAL name in H. H. Bancroft's History of California, indexed in vol. 2. Sharon can e-mail me and I will attempt to help her.
SUGGESTION: Mas importante, most names can be researched fairly well by looking in to Hubert Howe Bancroft's works, especially his volumes dedicated to California and Mexico histories. Some of these volumes are available on interlibrary loan from your local library. Also a wealth of information can be found in Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California by Marie E. Northrop [Jim Hardy de Estrada (member), Winston, Oregon, flyingrocks@mcsi.net ]
Note: we really like to have information come through the web site if possible. That way, everyone interested in the name gets the information, not just the one who submitted the query. Also note, we do not post e-mail addresses unless the person specifically requests that the address be shared.
La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 50 - 22 February 2002
Antonio María SUNOL deserted in California (1818) from Spain on the French ship "Bordelais." He married María Dolores BERNAL, held an excellent reputation, owned Rancho Coches in Santa Clara County, California. However, he lived at the Pueblo de San José.
Rancho El Valle de San José was granted to four family members on 23 February and 10 April 1839. Don Antonio María PICO married Pilar BERNAL and sold his fourth of Rancho El Valle de San José to Juan P. BERNAL. The original name was Alisal, (from alder tree). Augustin BERNAL moved to his portion of the rancho and built an adobe casa in April 1850
Joaquin BERNAL was a presidio soldier at San Francisco and San José. He was granted Rancho Santa Teresa in Santa Clara County in 1834. In 1853 his son, Augustin, claimed that rancho.
The BERNALS were good business managers, and therefore better able to hold on to their land grants. [Teresa Russell (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 49 - 5 December 2001
In the California Pioneer Register and Index 1542-1848 there is a family that interests me very much -- a soldier in San Francisco, by the name of Hilario MIRANDA, wife Juana CIBRIAN, children José Francisco (born 1828), José Jesús, Casmiro, Alejo, Clemente, and María de Gracia. My great-grandfather's name was Francisco and he had a brother named Jesus, but I never knew of other siblings. Is there any one doing research on this family? If you are please contact me. [Hortencia Miranda Albert [nonmember], Bakersfield, Calif.]
Pregunta 48 - 8 October 2001
My first ancestor to come to California, was José Antonio YORBA, my great-great-great grandfather on my maternal side. He was a Catalan soldier from Spain, who came with Father Serra in 1769. He was given a Spanish land grant from the King of Spain. After retirement he settled in Orange County. I have much information on this line.My Grandma Felipa YORBA was the daughter of O. Vicente YORBA and Marriana F. PERALTA. She married Juan FARIAS and came to Culver City, California after marriage and raised her family there. Juan was the son of Tomasa TALAMANTES, the daughter of Guadalupe TALAMANTES, who was the daughter of Felipe TALAMANTES. Tomasa's
father was Joseph FARIAS [see correction below]. They shared a land grant with the MACHADO family. Is any one working on this line in Culver City? I have very little information on FARIAS or TALAMANTES. Please get in touch with me. [Eva Booher (nonmember), Santa Monica, Calif., evabooher@aol.com]
CORRECTION
Hi,
I noticed on my query there is a mistake, how can I correct it? It is about Tomasa TALAMANTES, Jose FARIAS was her husband not father. If you can correct it I would appreciate it? Thank You. Eva Booher
Note to readers: just send corrections in to Queries & Responses. Be sure to give the Pregunta number, e.g., in this case Pregunta 48.
Respuesta a Pregunta 48 - 3 May 2004
I was looking up some heritage while on the telephone with my grandfather and he informed me that he is the sole owner of a historical book going back to the maps and original travelings and owners of the original Spanish land grant referenced in Pregunta 48. He has almost every person and the families from this time period documented up until 1850 or so, including the MACHADOS and TALAMANTES. Please, if you are still researching this information, feel free to e-mail me with any questions at ninifer2@yahoo.com. [Jennifer Yendes (member), Riverside, Calif.]
Pregunta 47 - 8 October 2001
Than you for your response to Pregunta 46 on 15 September 2001. We are trying to locate the children and grandchildren of Felipe BRIONES who died in Contra Costa County in 1840. Thank you for anything that you can share with us. [Susan DeJonghe (not yet member), Tucson, Ariz.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 46 y 47 - 23 June 2005
I have some knowledge of the area where Felipe BRIONES lived his last years. Please e-mail me at Briones00@aol.com. I use this e-mail name because of the area I was raised and still live in. I am interested in compiling history of the area. [Lawrence Nunes (nonmember), Martinez, Calif.]
Pregunta 46 - 15 September 2001
For years my sister and I have listened to the stories that our grandmother and great-uncle told of our ancestors coming to San Francisco with Father Junípero Serra and establishing a mission. Supposedly this person(s) that came with Father Serra kept journals of the trip. My grandmother said that the family was buried in Mission Dolores, but when we were there many years ago the priest told us the many of the older graves had been moved. To where he did not know! We heard about the land grant and how the Crocker Bank took it from the family; stories of healers and use of herbs in the healing; of a great-great-??? grandfather that was killed in an Indian raid.
My sister and I are trying to search those roots. We know that our great-grandmother was Belinda BRIONES (born 1871), who had a sister, Martha, and a brother, John M. BRIONES (1874-1968), who is buried in Alhambra (Pioneer) Cemetery. Belinda's mother was Matilda ALVISO (born 1842), from Vallejo.
We were recently given this additional information. Can anyone help us further?
(Gen 1) Ygnacio BRIONES
(Gen 2) Marcos BRIONES (1757-1841)
(Gen 3) Felipe BRIONES (1790-1840)
(Gen 4) Casimiro BRIONES (b Mar 4,1823-?)
married Matilda ALVISO,(1842-1913)
[Susan DeJonghe (not yet member), Tucson, Ariz.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 46 - 29 September 2001
Open the California history books and feast your eyes on page after page of proud heritage. Rancho Collayomi, (3 leagues) in Loconoma Valley was given to Robert T. RIDLEY on 17 June 1844 by Governor Micheltorena. RIDLEY was an English sailor who became captain of the Port of San Francisco in 1846. He was a naturalized Mexican citizen and in 1844 married Presentación BRIONES. Rancho Los Baulenes was granted to Gregorio BRIONES in November 1845 by Governor Pio Pico. It extends around Bolinas Bay. Don Gregorio BRIONES' house stood on the west shore of the bay near an embarcadero; the house of Pablo BRIONES (son) stood near the NE boundary line of the rancho. Rancho La Purísima Concepción was granted 30 June 1840 to Indians. (Hoa!) They sold it to Juana BRIONES in 1840. The parents of Juana came with Father Magin de Catalá, Franciscan Friar, to Monterey and on to Santa Clara Mission in 1794. Children were Guadalupe, Maria la Luce (unmarried), Juana born at Carmel/Monterey, another sister who married a MARTINEZ, and son Gregorio, a doctor living in Bolinas. Juana lived with her sister Guadalupe and moved to Mission Dolores. Juana had an adobe casa in the north beach area of San Francisco. She was kind to sick and deserting sailors, acted as a doctor, nurse, and midwife in San Francisco and Santa Clara. She traveled by ox cart. Each year she had a family reunion/BBQ. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 46 - 4 January 2002
I have found a few listings of the names requested in the book, Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California 1769-1850 by Marie Northrop. The book is available for interlibrary loan through your local library and from the California Library system. They are also for sale (2 volume set) by e-mail at scgs@earthlink.net . A summary of what is included in the book follows.
Marcos Joseph [p. 88] BRIONES was born about 1757 at San Luis Potosí, México. His parents were, Vicente BRIONES and María Antonia de PADRÓN. Marcos married 27 September 1784 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey to María Isidora TAPIA, born about 1771 at Culiacan, Mexico. Her parents were Felipe Santiago TAPIA (He came to California in 1776 with the Anza expedition.) and María Filomena HERNÁNDEZ. María Isidora died in Santa Cruz about 1812, and Marcos Joseph died in December 1841 in Monterey. Marcos José [p. 89] BRIONES came to Alta California with his father in 1771; invalido [retired soldier] at Branciforte in 1791-1800; comisionado [a soldier appointed to carry out a special appointment] at Branciforte in 1812; living at San Jose in 1804-41.
Marcos and María had 13 children. Child #4 was Phelipe [p. 88; Felipe on p. 82] Santiago BRIONES , baptized 18 February 1790 at Mission San Antonio. He was married 28 November 1810 at Mission Santa Clara to Manuela VALENCIA. He died 6 January 1840 near Santa Clara [p.88; near San Jose p. 82]. Wife María [p.82] Manuela VALENCIA was born 31 December 1795 and baptized 1 January 1796 at Mission Santa Clara. Her parents wereFrancisco VALENCIA (who also came with Anza in 1776) and María Victoria HIGUERA.
Felipe and María had 14 children of which #7 was Casimiro, who was born 4 March 1823 and baptized 5 March 1823 at Mission Santa Clara. He was married about 1846 to Dolores HIGUERA. H. H. Bancroft lists Felipe as regidor [a city official--exact duties varies during different time periods] at San Jose in 1820. Manuela VALENCIA de BRIONES is listed as widowed at San Jose in 1841 at age 47. She had 11 children of which one was Casimero born in 1824. The later information was from the index in H. H. Bancroft's History of California, vol. II . There is mention of a Captain BRIONESs in Bancroft's History of Mexico, vol. II., pages 33-4. I highly recommend that the books, Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850 (2 volumes). I borrowed them from a library at first; then I decided to purchase them for my own family research. Anybody who is doing family research during the periods of 1769-1850 in California will find them invaluable. [Jimmie Hardy de Estrada (member), Winston, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 46 - 1 February 2004
I was raised and still live in the Briones Hills. I have read about your relative Felipe and I am interested in the local history. I believe I know where the home site was in what is now Homestead Valley in Briones Regional Park. (one of the East Bay regional parks). There are seven large cypress trees there that are probably about 200 years old. I am also somewhat familiar with what is known as the Higuera Ranch area. There is a 64 square mile area here known as the Briones Hills Agricultural Preservation Area. In fact there is controversial development proposed that has initiated a group called the Briones Hills Preserve Alliance, a website, http://www.brioneshills.org tells more [Lawrence Nunes (nonmember), Martinez, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 46 - 7 September 2006
Ygnacio Vicente BRIONES was the son of Francisco BRIONES and Manuela Maria LOREDO of San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He married Marsela Antonia PADRON February 1758 at Santa Maria del Rio Church in San Luis Potosi. His brother, Jose Alejandro, married Marsela's sister, Claudia Josefa, the same day. The brides were the daughters of Jesus Maria Nicolas PADRON and Simona Gertrudes MORALES. There is a marriage license in Spanish on record with the LDS Genealogy Library for both couples. The record notes that the grooms and brides were American-born Spaniards. Ygnacio along with his son, Marcos Jose, had come north to San Diego around 1770 and than settled in San Francisco around 1777. Felipe Santiago BRIONES (Marcos' son) according to the records was killed during a skirmish with the natives during an uprising in 1840. Presentacion BRIONES is actually a MIRANDA. Her mother was Juana BRIONES and her father Apolinario MIRANDA. Juana owned her own home and land and her twin sister, Maria de Luz, (who was married years earlier) lived with her. Their sister,
Guadalupe, was married to Candelario MIRAMONTES of Half Moon Bay. They had at least 18 children. Spanish women as a general rule assumed their maiden name whenever their husband may have died. Thank you to all for the information presented. [Patrick Garcia (nonmember), Spokane, Wash.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 46 - 15 April 2009
I am looking for more information on Francisco BRIONES. He would be my 6th-great- grandfather. [Lara (nonmember), San Francisco, Calif.]
Pregunta 45 - 15 September 2001
I am descended from BOJÓRQUEZ. My father used to tell stories about our ancestor, "LÓPEZ, the horse thief." He said LÓPEZ was hung, but never talked about innocence or guilt or the circumstances. Do any of you know of this story? LÓPEZ was the first husband of María Marcela BOJÓRQUEZ. She remarried in the plaza church in Los Angeles in, I think, 1855 or so. All her children were born before then to her and LÓPEZ . I do not know where in California he was killed.
Pregunta 44 - 15 September 2001
I'm filling in some loose ends of my wife's family. I'm looking for the pedigree of Carlos VALDÉZ, born 4 Mar. or Nov. 1848, believed in Santa Barbara, Calif. His parents names are Inacinti and Francisca ORTEGA, both believed born in California (Santa Barbara). They lived in Santa Barbara in 1847. Carlos was married twice, to sisters. First, 4 Jan. 1874, Monterey, to Vincenta [Vicenta?] E. ESPINOSA, born 1855, believe in Monterey County. She died 30 July 1885, Monterey, Calif. after 8 children. The second marriage, 7 Nov. 1888, Monterey to Adelina E. ESPINOSA, born 20 Feb. 1860. She died in Pacific Grove, Calif. (Monterey County) 15 Jan. 1918 with 10 children. Also need pedigree for the ESPINOSA girls. Thank You. [Art Woodfin and Noreen Beron-Woodfin (not yet members), Chualar, Calif.]
Pregunta 43 - 15 September 2001
Eight generations back my grandparents were Francisco JIMÉNEZ (born about 1773 in Los Angeles) and María Gertrudis Guadalupe GARCÍA (born 14 Dec. 1777 in Monterey). She is the 4th child of Felipe Santiago GARCÍA and María Petra Juaquina Alcántara LUGO, first white parents in Baja California. Francisco's father was Nicolás XIMÉNEZ and his mother is supposed to be Micaela LÓPEZ, however, we have the wrong lady. The one we have is abt 80 years too old. Can anyone help us find her (the real mother). They were supposedly married in New Mexico but I recently discovered that the Micaela LÓPEZ we have was married to Francisco de MASCARENAS in 1718. Please help. [Arnell VerHoef (nonmember), Mesa, Ariz.]
Pregunta 42 - 15 September 2001
I am a sixth generation Californian trying to establish the line of my great-great-grandfather, José, born 18 Mar. 1821 in San Gabriel. Per the LDS a Jose Eugenio VALDEZ has father, Antonio María de Santa Monica VALDEZ, and mother, María Antonia Dorotea FELIZ. Is he descended from Eugenio VALDEZ born about 1756 in El Fuerte, Sonora, and a soldier in the Rivera expedition? Thanks for any assist. [Joanne Norris (nonmember), Marietta, Ga.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 42 - 24 September 2001
From San Gabriel Baptisms. No. 6649 Jose Eugenio VALDES, 2 ds. of Antonio y Ma. Antonia FELIZ, natls. de Sta. B. y vecs. del Pueblo. Eugenio VALDES, abuelo paterno c.c. Sebastiana QUINTERO y su hija Ma. Soledad VALDES, c.c. soldado de San Diego. Henrique SEPULVEDA padrinos. Nuez Eugenio VALDEZ/S was the baby's grandfather and godfather.
Translations
abuelo - grandparent; ancestor
c.c.=casado con - married to
de - of del - of the
natls.=naturals - persons from a given locality; natives of; born at
padrinos - godparents
paterno - from the male line
soldado - soldier
su hija - his daughter
vecs.=vecinos - householder; citizen of a city or town; resident
y - and
Pregunta 41 - 15 September 2001
I have found that my ancestors are of the Efigenio RUIZ and Juan Salvador de LUGO lines. José de la Ascensión Altagarcia LUGO married Juana María RUIZ 21 Sept. 1845 in Santa Barbara. Where I am having problems is locating the daughter-in-law of José de la PEDRO NOLASCO (on the 1850 census he is PEDRO; on the 1900 census he is NOLASCO). His wife is Guadalupe RUIZ(?). Looking for more information or leads to check into. Thank you for your time. [Lesa Bielman (nonmember currently), Fontana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 41 - 24 September 2001
Update on the Guadalupe (RUIZ?) LUGO mystery. I believe I have found her - thanks to all of your leads. I believe she was born María Guadalupe de los Dolores RUIZ on 5 Feb 1858 in Ventura. He parents are listed as Saturnino RUIZ (M), born 1822 and María del Refugio Antonia LOPEZ. Thank You. [Lesa Bielman (nonmember), Fontana, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 41 - 26 November 2002
Guadalupe RUIZ, who married José Pedro de NOLASCO LUGO, was the daughter of Gerónimo del Carmen RUIZ and María Presentación de Altagarcia RODRÍGUEZ. Gerónimo del Carmen RUIZ is the son of José Pedro RUIZ (Efigenio RUIZ line) and María Ygnacia LUGO (Francisco Salvador LUGO line). María Presentación de Altagarcia RODRÍGUEZ is the daughter of José Luis Gonzaga RODRÍGUEZand María Clemencia ARELLANES (ARRELLANES or ARELLANO). Thank you for all of your posts--I'm getting closer! [Lesa Bielman (nonmember), Fontana, Calif.]
Pregunta 40 - 14 July 2001
My grandfather was Adolph Haviel (or Habiel or Javiel or Jabiel)
GARCÍA (1885-1956). His parents were Jabiel (or Javiel, etc.) GARCÍA and Lucía MIRANDA. His grandparents were José Miguel GARCÍA (born 1820 in Santa Clara) and María Rafaela MIRANDA (born 8 Mar 1823 in San Francisco). I am trying to verify that José Miguel's parent were Francisco María León GARCÍA (born 27 Jun 1823 in Santa Clara) and María Rafaela SOTO (born 1782 in San Francisco), reportedly married in Santa Clara 16 Aug 1818. I can find record of Francisco's marriage to a María Antonia Felipa de Jesús Inocencia LISALDE on 25 July 1807 at San Gabriel Mission, but nothing about a later marriage to María SOTO. Can anyone help? This would be my link back to several members of the 1775-76 Anza colonizing expedition. Thanks so much! [Pat Garcia Daniels (nonmember), Colfax, Calif.]
Pregunta 39 - 9 July 2001
My ggg-grandfather was Dionysio SOTO (b. 1808 in México). His wife was Francisca ARMENTA (b. 1812 in México). Their son, Macedonia Alcolla SOTO, (b. 1834 in Sinaloa, México) married Felicita SALAZAR (b. 1849 in California). Among their children was Joseph de los Ángeles Pasqual SOTO (b. 1873 Watsonville, Santa Cruz Co., Calif.), who married María (also known as Micaela or Michella) CORTÉZ. They were my great-grandparents and I am trying to get more information about them. [Richard, California]
Respuesta a Pregunta 39 - 20 March 2002
Micala CORTEZ baptized our grandmother Julia SOTO, who is the daughter of Pasqual SOTO'S sister, Florinda/Clorinda. Julia's father was Thomas LUGO. Thomas's mom was Narcisa SHENAVE, and we think your grandmother, Micala, was her sister. I have more information if anyone is interested. thanks! [Becky Richard (nonmember), California whytbear95@aol.com]
Pregunta 38 - 9 July 2001
My great-grandmother is Teresa de Jesus RUIZ (b. 15 Oct 1868, d. 1 Jan 1945). I have a copy of her certificate of baptism (1 Dec 1868 by Rev. M. Duran) from Our Lady of Angeles Church at the Old Plaza Church in Los Angeles. It lists her parents as Santiago RUIZ and María Concepción LUGO. Teresa married Miguel VALLE. I am looking for any information on Teresa's husband and parents. Can anyone help me? My sister and I think María's father is Don Vicente LUGO, but can't prove it yet. Thank you for any help you can give. [Harry Reinhart (nonmember), Sparks, Nev.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 38 - 9 July 2001
Your grandmother, Teresa RUIZ, can be traced back to an early Californian, Fructuoso María RUIZ, and his wife María Dolores LUGO through their son José Santiago de la Santissima Trinidad RUIZ and his wife María de los Santos SOTELO, who were the parents of (José Servo) Santiago Toribio RUIZ. We are sending you a separate e-mail of our file on this RUIZ family.
Teresa's mother, Concepción LUGO, was the daughter of José del Carmen LUGO (brother of Don Vicente LUGO) and his wife, Rafaela CASTRO. José and Vicente descended from another early Californian, Francisco Salvador LUGO, and his wife, Juana MARTÍNEZ, through their son Antonio María LUGO and his wife, Dolores RUIZ. This is a very large family, so we are only sending the direct line and Vicente LUGO. [Maurice & Marcy Bandy (members), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 38 - 5 March 2002
This is regarding the response to Pregunta #38. I am also a descendant of the LUGO family and would like more information, if possible. I have traced back to Salvador de LUGO, father of Francisco Salvador LUGO, and Salvador's wife, María Josefa de ESPINOSA. I also have information on the parents of Juana María MARTÍNEZ (Francisco's wife). I know that the VERDUGO family is also related. Any information would be appreciated. E-mail at JodeeLvn@aol.com. [Jody David (nonmember), Brea, Calif.]
Pregunta 37 - 24 May 2001
I am looking for any information on Adalaida SOTO (nee MATHEWS), her husband Crisanto SOTO, and her parents (family stories say William MATHEWS and Josepha BERNAL). She lived in San José from about 1850 and died there in 1930. She claimed to have been born in 1830 (possible 1840) in Napa and may have had at least one sister. Her husband, Crisanto, died in Arizona while serving as First Lt. in the 1st Battalion Native Californian Calvary. Also any information on a possible second husband, possible surname, FELIZ. Adalaida is my grandfather's grandmother and my family's possible link into Los Californianos. [P. Howe (nonmember), Napa, Calif.]
Pregunta 36 - 29 April 2001
Nicolasa BELTRÁN was the wife of José VILLALOBOS. Who were her parents and brothers and sisters? [Maria Benitez (member), Irvine, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 36 - 29 May 2002
Could possibly the father of Nicolasa BELTRAN be the corporal Nicolas BELTRAN mentioned in Bancroft's California History, vol. II, page 716, who was killed in Colorado? Also Nicolasa BELTRAN -- married -- José VILLALOBO and their daughter-- Juana Josefa VILLALOBO -- married -- Joseph Dorteo FELIZ and they had 12 children, see Marie Northrop's Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California, pgs. 142-144. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Ore.]
Note: on p. 323 of vol. 2, of the latter book it states that the María Nicolasa BELTRAN who married Juan José Miguel VILLALOBO(S) in Sinaloa, México was born about 1746 at San Miguel de Horoasitas, Sonora, México. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 36 - 16 June 2002
N. BELTRAN records are at San Luis Rey. (I just returned from honoring these ancestors who came before us at their graves last Sunday). [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 35 - 29 April 2001
My current name is Wanda Sanchez, but I was born Michele Anne MARTINEZ. My great-great-grandfather, Bernardino ARIAS, was supposed to have been born in San Juan Bautista, Calif. in 1842. He died in Watsonville, Calif. in 1922. I am trying to trace my ancestors beyond this relative and don't know if there are records of his birth in San Benito County. He married Erminia GUTIÉRREZ, born in Watsonville in 1857. She died there in 1938. I would appreciate any information about Bernardino and Erminia and their parents. I've heard family members say that their ancestors came to California for the Spanish land grants. [Wanda Sanchez (nonmember), Alameda, Calif.]
Pregunta 34 - 5 April 2001
I am researching María Matilde BOJÓRQUEZ, born about 1850s in Sonora and died in late 1880s or early 1890s in Montebello, Calif. She was daughter of Jesús BOJÓRQUEZ and Luisa GONZÁLES. Siblings were purportedly Gabriela and Eufemio. She was married to Juan Matias SÁNCHEZ in 1883 after giving birth to their third child. I am looking to find links to her family wherever they may be found. Juan SÁNCHEZ came to Alta California probably in 1841 with the Rowland Workman party or shortly thereafter. Our oral family tradition has him being Workman's majordomo and this is born out by the fact that Workman deeded him and Workman's son-in-law, F.P.F. Temple, the Rancho la Merced for $1. Later, Juan SÁNCHEZ acquired several other ranchos in which he sold Workman and Temple interest. When their bank was faltering, he signed the mortgage putting up his part of the ranchos as surety for a loan to save the bank. [Dara Jones (nonmember), Dallas, Tex.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 34 - 13 February 2002
Our oral family tradition indicates that my great-great-grandmother, Gabriela BOJÓRQUEZ QUIROZ, who may be the sibling referred to in your pregunta, was keeper of the keys for the padres at Mission San Gabriel. So a Montebello connection with her sister would seem reasonable. I do know that my grandmother, Guadalupe Valencia
and Gabriela QUIROZ WORKMAN TEMPLE were cousins. I am recalling this information from a family conversation with Thomas WORKMAN TEMPLE (Gabriela's husband) about 35 years ago when he gave my mother some information about our family. Tommy also said that Lupe's mother's family had come from Sonora, but I had remembered it being earlier than mid-19th century. [Patti Gram (nonmember), London, U.K.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 34 - 7 March 2004
Gracias por #34. Reply to No. 34 - Pregunta y Respuesta. I was interested in your query which named Gabriela QUIROZ, the wife of Thomas Workman TEMPLE. In his story of the 1781 expedition to California, TEMPLE dedicated the article to Manuel Ygnacio LUGO, who he called his ancestor. I have been trying to find out just what the relationship was. Apparently, it must have been through Gabriela QUIROZ. Thanks. [Lorraine Moffat (member), Hesperia, Calif.]
Pregunta 33 - 5 April 2001
Does anyone have any information on Refugio VALDÉZ VALENZUELA
born 1842, died 1911 in Santa Barbara? I know she was married to Narcisco VALENZUELA in 1873. I may become a member if I can get this information. Thanks for any help you can give. [Ramona T. Vranish (nonmember), Lompoc, Calif.]
Pregunta 32- 1 April 2001
I am researching Ramón BOJÓRQUEZ and wife, Francisco ROMERO. According to Mission 2000, Francisca was from Buenavista, in the area of Tubac. All the charts I have from other Los Californianos members and other sources indicate that Ramón, Francisco, and their 3 daughters were born in Sinaloa. Don G. has also indicated that Ramón was a soldier attached to Tubac. Anyone have information on this? Thank you. [Ellen McBride (member), Carnelian Bay, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 32 - 9 July 2001
Ramón BOJÓRQUES was a soldier that came with the de Anza party and founding families of San José, California. He died in 1822 at over 90 years of age and is buried in the floor of the Mission San José. One of his daughters married Ygnacio HIGUERA at Mission San Xavier del Bac, Arizona, in 1775. They also came with de Anza and were founders of San Francisco. Ramón is supposed to be from Villa Sinaloa. These records are hard to find because Villa Sinaloa was not a parish until 1822. That means that the earlier records are either in nearby churches or are at the archives in Cualiacán. Ramón is my direct ancestor. If you have questions, I will try to answer them if I can, let me know. [Beverly Madera (former member), Oakland, Calif. Beverlyfromcal@webtv.net ]
Pregunta 31 - 14 March 2001
We have two small photos (and the negative for one) dated "September 1904, Santa Clara." One is of three young ladies, whose names are given as "Julia, Mabel, and Lou." They appear to be in their early 20s. The second is of a middle-aged woman, who probably would be related to the three young ladies. It is labeled "Mrs. Don Luis ARGÜELLO, nee CASTRO." Her given name is illegible, but appears to be Maria/Marcia/Monica -- definitely begins with an "M" and ends with an "a" with an "i" somewhere in between.The pictures were found among the possessions of Lois LE MAY'S aunt. Can anyone identify them? [Maurice L. Bandy (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 31- 1 April 2001
According to Castro of California by Kenneth M. and Doris Castro, p. 58
"(11) Maria del Refugio Aldefrida Secundina CASTRO, baptized 7/4/1844* at Mission Santa Clara*. Married twice: (1) Gabriel PERALTA, son of Ignacio PERALTA and Rafaela SANCHEZ DE PERALTA. He died in San Leandro. Child: Marie Louise PERALTA. (2) Luis ARGÜELLO from Santa Clara." * Entry No. 10889, Mission Santa Clara baptisms.
It seems likely this is the lady in the photo. This is very exciting to me as we have been working on my husband's line. Lois' [LE MAY] mother and Mel's grandmothers were first cousins, We have recently found his great grandmother, Amelia GUEVARA, Lois' great-aunt, was probably descended from a branch of this same CASTRO family. [Gail Slade (not yet member), Port Charlotte, Florida]
Pregunta 30 - 4 March 2001
I am looking for information on Juan José VÁSQUEZ, first-born son of José Tiburcio VÁSQUEZ and Alvina HERNÁNDEZ in 1825 at Mission Dolores. [Marian Aragon Wydo (nonmember), Redwood City, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 30 - 14 March 2001
This Juan José VÁSQUEZ is listed as the first son of Tiburcio VÁSQUEZ in Mutnick's chart entry #1640. His paternal grandparents (grandfather was a soldado) were his padrinos. He and his siblings were first cousins to the famous bandit, Tiburcio VÁSQUEZ , who was born in Monterey. Mrs. Mutnick indicates that Juan José is mentioned in the 1860 San Mateo County census, which said he was 35 and could not read/write. She also indicates an entry for him on 26 May 1823 in the Mission Santa Clara Book 2 (SCLBsub2). His parents and his brothers, Pablo and José María VÁSQUEZ , were in Half Moon Bay around 1860 See my Respuesta to Pregunta 27. I am interested in this family and their ties to the BERNALS. Please let me know what you find. [Greg Smestad (member), Monterey, Calif.]
Pregunta 29 - 16 December 2000
My mother is María Inéz BOJÓRQUEZ. My maternal grandparents were María Inéz CASTRO and Braulio BOJÓRQUEZ. My maternal great-grandparents were Ambrosía CASTRO and Daniel CASTRO and María CASTRO and Antonio BOJORQUEZ. I can trace my family to Sinaloa, Mexico in the 1800s. My grandfather always told by my mother that we were German and Spanish. That would account for the Oompah-pah style music appreciated by our family. My mother and her siblings are redheads or blonds, blue or green eyed, very fair skinned, and freckled. I need information on where we originated. [Cynthia Paula Patricia Bojorquez-Aguilar (nonmember), San Bernardino, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 29 - 11 February 2001
"Oompah-pah" music is not necessarily German music. Mexican music called "Banda" also uses oompah-pah. The use of tuba is certainly a German influence. [Mary Triplett Ayers (member), Santa Paula, Calif.]
Note: Oompah-pah - "A repetitive, rhythmic bass accompaniment in music typically provided by brasses." This imitative term first appeared in English 1875-80. La Tejedora
Respuesta a Pregunta 29 - 12 February 2002
My great-grandmother was María Concepción BOJÓRQUES who married my great-grandfather, Ramon DUARTE, in Guaymas, México, in 1854. They are both buried in Hermosillo, México. Concepción was born in France to a Spanish father and a French mother. She came to Guaymas with her brothers, Andres and Juan, and sisters, Sylvia and Chono, who were all blonde and blue-eyed. Perhaps your BOJORQUES clan is of French descendant also? Although, Spanish people are light-complected, too.
If you ever come across any information of Concepción in your research please contact me at rosannagonzales@cox.net. Thank you [Rosanna Gonzales (nonmember), Phoenix, Ariz.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 29 - 19 February 2003
Respuesta to my own question: here are the answers thus far.
The BOJORQUEZ or BOHORQUES family of Spain, Portugal, and the Americas originated in the Merindad di Trasmiera and were one of the first and most illustrious Hispanic families in the service of the king to be mentioned in the great battle of Salado in 1340 A.D. when the knights of King Don Alfonso 11th destroyed the armies of the Emperor of Morocco. This victory finished what the Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa began and the Christian knights flocked to the royal standard to finally expel the Moors from Spain. For his heroism in this battle, Don Ruy Diego de BOJORQUEZ was created Knight of the Most Nobel Order of the Banda. Other knights of this lineage fought in the battles of Andalucia and remained there to found a branch of the family in the villa of Villamartín Arcos de Frontera, Cadiz.
Don Alonso Vicente de BOJORQUEZ was the Supreme Counselor of the Inquisition, Lord of Veas and a famous knight. Don Antonio Miguel de BOJORQUEZ, Alguacil Mayor of the Inquisition and Knight of Santiago, was the Marques de Los Trujillos. Don Mauricio Nicolas de BOJORQUEZ, Count of Torrepalma, was created the first Duke of Nor and Don Pedro Luis de BOJORQUEZ was the Marques of Mirabel. Lt. General Don Jose Martin de BOJORQUEZ was created the Marques of Ruchena by the King of Spain. Don Bartolome de BOJORQUEZ and Don Juan de BOJORQUEZ were created Knights of Calatrava (founded in 1158 A.D. and confirmed by Pope Alejandro 3rd in 1164 A.D. to wage Holy War upon the invading Moors and, to the death).
The BOJ0RQUEZ Caballeros were Conquistadors del Nuevo Mundo and their descendants reside in the Americas. This information supplied to me by "Armas de Espana". So the spelling of BOJORQUEZ is in fact true, it does exist Anthony Bojorquez [See Respuesta a Pregunta 28.]. :) Reach me at snowhitekiss1@msn.com [Cynthia Paula Bojorquez Aguilar (nonmember), San Bernardino, Calif.]
Pregunta 28 - 14 December 2000
Can anyone tell me where the last name BOJÓRQUEZ originates from? [Donna Fackrell (nonmember), Las Vegas, Nev.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 28 - 11 February 2001
BOJÓRQUEZ is a Basque name. I don't have any documentation. If I'm wrong, someone correct me. [Mary Triplett Ayers (member), Santa Paula, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 28 - 14 September 2001
BOJÓRQUEZ is not Basque; it is a Castilian patronymic, like Rodríguez, etc. It is also spelled "BOHORQUEZ" and "BORQUEZ." The version with a "j" is nonexistent in Spain, for some reason. [Anthony Bojorquez (nonmember), Los Angeles, Calif.][See Respuesta a Pregunta 29.]
Pregunta 27 - 23 November 2000
Does anyone have information regarding the VASQUEZ family? In particular, I am searching for Pablo VÁSQUEZ who was born about 1800 in Mexico. He married María Benedicta BRIONES Y RAMÍREZ on 27 April 1835 at Mission Santa Barbara, Alta California. Their daughter was María Soledad VÁZQUEZ y BRIONES de MARIANO GARCÍA, my great-grandmother Tomasa GARCÍA de MORENO'S mother. My theory is that Pablo VÁZQUEZ had family in California, perhaps around Half Moon Bay. Any information provided is sincerely appreciated. [Lorraine (Ruiz) Frain (member), Mountain View, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 27 - 17 January 2001
Pablo VÁZQUEZ of Half Moon Bay was born in 1842, christened at Mission Dolores, and married Amelia CONNER in 1872 in San Mateo County. Amelia was a niece of Mrs. Augustine GUERRERO. Pablo's parents were Tiburcio VÁSQUEZ y BORJORQUEZ and Alvina HERNÁNDEZ y LORENZNA. Tiburcio and Francisco GUERRERO were co-grantees of Rancho Corral de Tierra in Half Moon Bay and their descendants are in San Mateo County in the 1860 census.
The Pablo VÁZQUEZ marriage to Benedicta BRIONES y RAMÍREZ, with a footnote regarding a marriage involving Mariono GARCÍA is seen in the Dorothy Mutnick chart #1630 [available in the Los Californianos Traveling Genealogy Library]. This family is in Santa Barbara County in the 1860 census and there is no known connection between the families.
I am presently researching the Francisco GUERRERO family and the murders of both Tiburcio and Francisco. [Julia Christy (member), Worland, WY]
Respuesta a Pregunta 27 - 4 March 2001
It seems that the Santillan land case played a role in the deaths of Francisco GUERRERO and José Tiburcio VÁSQUEZ. [Marian Aragon Wydo (nonmember), Redwood City, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 27 - 14 March 2001
Indeed, there were at least two Californios with the name Pablo VÁSQUEZ. One is listed in Dorothy Mutnick's charts in #1630 and the other is listed in entry #1640. The distinction between them is also made in Mutnick's book, Mommies and Poppies, vol. II, p. 407. Pablo VÁSQUEZ #1630 lived in Santa Barbara and had a son, also named Pablo. Pablo VÁSQUEZ #1640 lived in Half Moon Bay (HMB). He is listed in the History and Biographical Record of Monterey & San Benito Counties Calif. by Guin, Vol. 1, 1910. I've seen that he's buried at the Lady of the Pillar Church in HMB, where a plaque says his family donated the land for the cemetery. This Pablo and his brother, José María VÁSQUEZ, took care of María de los Reyes BERNAL, who was the sister of my great-great-grandfather, Nicolás BERNAL y SOTO. They are all listed in the Parish Register for the church, item 42A in the Los Californianos Traveling Genealogy Library. [Greg P. Smestad (member), Monterey, Calif.]
Pregunta 26 - 9 October 2000
I have undocumented information that my 3rd-great-grandfather, José MORAGA, is the son of José Joaquín (1741-1785) and the brother of Gabriel MORAGA. Joaquín was a lieutenant under de Anza, who established the first settlement in San Francisco in 1776. Gabriel MORAGA first explored and named the San Joaquin Valley in the early 1800s. José MORAGA was born in Mexico (date unknown) and was married to Loreta HERRERA; they were parents of Joaquina MORAGA, born in Sonora, Mexico in 1826. I would be grateful if anyone can help me verify this information [Barbara Roach (nonmember), San Clemente, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 26 - 17 February 2001
I have been informed that the Moraga Historical Society has much information and a complete genealogy on the MORAGA family. They can be contacted at the Moraga History Center mhistory@silcon.com or at their web site www.moragahistory.org La Tejedora
Pregunta 25 - 12 September 2000
I am trying find information apparently from Santa Clara Mission. I can't find the L.D.S. films. I am looking for María del Carmen ALVISO, possibly baptized December 1822. Her father may have been Francisco Solano ALVISO. Mother was Rosa María AMADOR. She married Manuel MIRANDA about 1838. They are listed in the California Pioneer Reg. as being in San José in 1841 with two daughters: María de los Santos b. 1838 and María Rosa. b. 1841. My connection stops at María de los Santos MIRANDA, who married José de la Luz GARCÍA in 1864. They lived in Yorba Linda, California at this point. I really need the Santa Clara records for my connections. Thank you. [Kathy Lara (nonmember), Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 25 - 27 November 2000
We looked through our information on ALVISOS and found no confirmation that Carmen was the daughter of Francisco Solano. We did find two entries about Carmen ALVISO and Manuel MIRANDA.
Santa Cruz Bat. # 3015. Aug. 23, 1854. Juan Francisco MIRANDA, b. May 16th of Manuel y Ma. del Carmen ALVISO; Román RODRÍGUEZ y Ma. Ygna. ALBISO, padrinos. (Ygnacia ALVISO probably is not related as this couple appear as padrinos for about 1 out of 5 baptisms.)
San Gabriel Mat. III, # 86. Feb. 24, 1864. José de la Luz GARCÍA, 32, of Gabriel y Benedicta NAZARIA (FELIZ); con María de los Santos MIRANDA, 26, viuda de José Anselmo RUIZ, de Manuel y Ma. del Carmen ARVISO. I could not find a record of that first marriage of Santos. [Marcy Bandy (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 25 - 5 December 2000
No record of baptism of María del Carmen ALVISO, in December 1822, in Mission Santa Clara baptisms. [Mary T. Ayers (member), Santa Paula, Calif.]
Pregunta 24 - 6 August 2000
Does anyone have any more information about a Joaquín [Ygnacio] ROCHIN (from Alamos), mayordomo at San Juan Capistrano [1790 Census Book by Mason] who was married to Ana María . He was publicly sentenced for some crime at the Santa Barbara Presidio, then shot the same day 10 January 1795 [Mutnick, Div. One, vol. III, entry#1261]. I am collecting information about the BOJÓRQUES/BOJORGES family and keep coming across interesting bits and pieces. Anything you can add will be appreciated. [Sheila Ruiz Harrell (member), Modesto, Calif.]
Pregunta 23 - 4 August 2000
I am having great difficulty in locating any solid paperwork about the birth and life (baptism, etc.) of Mary Francis ARELLANES, born 3 October 1896 in Salinas, Calif. to Uldrich Leo ARELLANES and Adela HARTNELL. The churches I have contacted do not have any information. I cannot locate a birth certificate. Her death certificate is not correct as it lists her brother as her father and her mother as unknown. If anyone can help in any way, I would appreciate it. Full membership depends on finding the "proof" of this person. [Pete Evangel (provisional member), San Jose, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 23 - 9 October 2000
A very nice lady in Monterey County located Mary Francis ARELLANES' marriage certificate in Hollister for me. With that, the last piece of the puzzle, and I and my family have been approved as full members as of 6 Oct 2000. Thanks to all who looked. [Pete Evangel (member), San Jose, Calif.]
Note: How great!! La Tejedora
Pregunta 22 - 4 August 2000
Any information about Sarah and/or Ellen HENDRICKS or their parents would be most appreciated. They are the twin daughters of A. J. HENDRICKS (stagecoach driver) and Vicenta SÁNCHEZ WILLSON and were born in May 1870, probably in the Alviso area of San Jose, Calif. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 21 - 11 July 2000
Does anyone have information regarding Pedro BOJÓRQUEZ, a soldier in the de Anza land expedition of 1776? Where was he buried and where was his son, Bartolomé
BOJÓRQUEZ, buried? Does anyone know the real reason he lost his land grant of over 24,000 acres in Marin/Sonoma Counties? My brother, sister, and I are researching the land grant case and other things about the BOJORQUEZ. [Pauline "Bojorquez" Reed (not yet member), Sacramento, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 21 - 26 January 2002
Pedro Antonio BOJÓRQUEZ:
Born: about 1754 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México
Buried: 6 November 1815 at Mission Santa Clara.
Parents: José Ramon BOJÓRQUEZand María Francisca ROMERO
Pedro and his first wife were a 1776 Anza Expedition family. Pedro and his second wife settled in San Francisco 1791-1800. He was regidor [councilman] at Pueblo de San José in 1810.
Married (1): about 1770 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México, to María Francisca de LARA, who was born about 1756 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México; buried 28 Jan 1777 at Mission Dolores
1 child: María Agustina BOJÓRQUEZ, born about 1771 at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México; buried 25 August 1816 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey; married 12 December 1787 to Francisco Xavier ALVISO at Mission San Carlos de Monterey
Married (2): 20 July 1777 at Mission Dolores to María Angela TREJO (or CHUMACERO), a viuda [widow] with four children of Domingo ALVISO. She was born about 1747 at Mission San Miguel de Orcasitas, México; buried 4 January 1803 at Mission San Carlos de Monterey
3 children:
1. Hermenegildo Ignacio BOJÓRQUEZ, born 13 April 1778; baptized18 April 1778 at Mission Dolores; buried 31 March 1807 at Mission Santa Clara; married 11 October 1799 at Mission Santa Clara to María Gertrudis VILLAVICENCIO.
2. Bartolomé Francisco BOJÓRQUEZ, see below.
3. Juan Joseph BOJÓRQUEZ, born 14 April 1784; baptized 20 April 1784 at Mission Santa Clara; buried 7 June 1811 at Mission San Fernando [de un balazo - was shot]; married 25 November 1810 at Mission Santa Clara to María Petra PACHECO
Married (3): 18 October 1807 at Mission San Antonio to María Dolores AMESQUITA, who was born about 1765 at Tubac, Sonora, México. Her parents were Juan Antonio AMESQUITA and María Juana GUANA. She was married 1st to Vicente Antonio ARROYO-HERNÁNDEZ. No children from either marriage.
Bartolomé Francisco BOJÓRQUEZ:
Born: 25 August 1780; baptized Mission Santa Clara
Died: 4 September 1863 at Laguna de San Antonio, Marin County, Calif.
Parents: Pedro Antonio BOJÓRQUEZ and María Angela TREJO
He was a soldier at the San Francisco Presidio in 1819; invalido [retired soldier] in 1822-41; regidor [councilman] at Pueblo San José 1824-25; elector in 1835 at San Francisco; grantee of Rancho Laguna de San Antonio in 1845 and still a claimant in 1854.
Married: November 1803 María Nicolasa LINARES at Mission Santa Clara. She was born 9 September 1784; baptized at Mission Santa Clara; died 26 April 1869 at Chileno Valley, Marin County, Calif. Her parents were Ygnacio LINARES and María Gertrudis RIVA
10 children:
1. Juana María BOJÓRQUEZ, born 16 August 1804; baptized 18 August 1804 at Mission Dolores; married (1) 16 June 1830 at Mission Dolores to Guillermo MERCADO [Ricardo WILLIAMS]; (2) 30 November 1835 to José Ignacio Teodoro HIGUERA at Mission San Rafael; (3) July 1853 to Andrew JOHNSON; died 23 April 1872 at Olema, Calif.
2. Juan BOJÓRQUEZ, born 16 December 1806; baptized 18 December 1806; married 1839 to María Loreto Pelagia BERREYESA; died 8 January 1839 at San José
3. Angel María de la Luz BOJÓRQUEZ, born 2 May 1809; baptized 6 May 1809 at Mission Santa Clara; married (1) 7 February 1831 to María Gabriela ALTAMIRANO at Mission Santa Clara; (2) 1844 to María Clara HIGUERA; died 31 July 1868 at Petaluma, Sonora, Calif.
4. María Josefa Justina BOJÓRQUEZ, born 25 September 1811; baptized 28 September 1811 at Mission Dolores; buried 21 September 1812 at Mission Santa Clara, párvula [child]
5. José Ignacio de Jesus BOJÓRQUEZ, born 7 June 1814; baptized 9 June 1814 at Mission Santa Clara; buried 16 July 1847 at Mission Santa Clara
6. Gerardo BOJÓRQUEZ, born 3 September 1816; baptized 5 September 1816 at Mission Dolores; married 12 November 1839 to María Francesco VALENCIA at Mission Santa Clara; died 1893 at Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif.
7. Pedro Dolores BOJÓRQUEZ, born 7 July 1819; baptized 8 July 1819 at Mission Dolores; married 1 June 1848 to María Luisa DUARTE at Mission Dolores; died 9 September 1880 at Petaluma, Sonoma County, Calif.
8. María Teodosia BOJÓRQUEZ, born 29 May 1822; baptized 30 May 1822 at Mission Santa Clara; married (1) 18 August 1840 to Victor PRUDON [PRUDOMME, of France] divorced with no issue, he died 1867/68; (2) September 1862 to Julio María CARRILLO at Petaluma, Sonoma County, Calif.; died about 1910 at Petaluma, Sonoma County, Calif.
9. María Marcela BOJÓRQUEZ, born 22 February 1825; baptized 25 February 1825 at Mission Santa Clara; married (1) 25 October 1844 at Mission San Rafael to José de Jesus LÓPEZ, (2) 20 January 1850 to John SLERT [of Germany] at Los Angeles Plaza Church; died 19 June 1896 at Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, Calif.
10. María Angela (Angelina) de la Cruz BOJÓRQUEZ, baptized 8 October 1831 at Mission Dolores; married (1) 3 November 1849 Henry HOWE at Mission Dolores, (2) 2 September 1872 to Faustino Antonio TALAMANTES; buried 9 May 1902 at Petaluma, Sonoma County, California
All of the above information is from Spanish-Mexican families of Early California: 1769-1850 by Marie Northrop. There is more information on the later children there. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 21 - 2 February 2002
I am a descendant of María Marcella BOJÓRQUES LÓPEZ [9th child of Bartolomé Francisco], and José Jesus LÓPEZ, and their daughter Andrea. I had heard about LÓPEZ being killed or murdered, but not about any horse thief. I had heard it was over gambling debts, but nothing specific. I also found a notation on a monument north of Crescent City, California near the Oregon border at an Indian medical clinic noting the name of Jesus LÓPEZ and wondered if there had been a connection. Did he fake his death and run from the law or debt collectors? If anyone has any information I would appreciate knowing more. [Michael Doolittle (life member), San Juan Island, Washington]
Respuesta a Pregunta 21- 15 April 2005
Pedro Antonio BOJORQUEZ and Maria Francisca LARA were married 3 April 1775 in Mocorito, Sinaloa. Their marriage record can be found in the La Purisma Concepcion marriage records. These records can be obtained on film from the LDS church. For a complete translation of the record go to Mission 2000 Web site and search the Fundadores. According to the marriage record Pedro Antonio BOJORQUEZ was left at the home of Juan BOJORQUEZ and Ana OCHOA. No parents were listed for him. I do not believe Jose Ramon BOJORQUEZ is his father and I am doing further research on this. Maria Francisca LARA'S parents are Juan Bautista LARA and Maria Gertrudis NUNEZ. The marriage record says her mother is Francisa ARA, but 2 other sources give her mother's name as Maria Gertrudis NUNEZ.
Maria Francisca LARA was baptized at the above mission 20 of August 1756. She was born in Santa Rosa, Sinaloa, Mexico. This transcription can also be found on Mission 2000 Web site. [Karen Henrie (member), Arlington, Ariz.]
Pregunta 20 - 10 July 2000
Gilbert BOJORQUEZ , a past member of Los Californios [sic], and my second cousin, would be about 100 years old. Does anyone know what happened to him? [Pauline "Bojorquez" Reed (not yet member), Sacramento, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 20 - 13 July 2000
Pauline,
Gil [Gilbert BOJORQUEZ ] passed away sometime back a couple of years. Found his name in a social security search, which gave date of death, etc. He should be survived by his son, who I assume still lives in the Topanga Canyon area. [Tito (non-member)]
Respuesta a Pregunta 20 - 10 September 2000
I knew Gilbert BOJORQUEZ and am still in touch with some of his family. I used to live next to them in Topanga. [Leonard Thompson (non-member) Ohio
leonard_thompson@reyrey.com ]
Pregunta 19 - 11 June 2000
I am working on a lineage and descendants chart for Esteban MUNRAS. My uncle, Lewis Stephen CALLAGHAN, was his great-grandson. Does anyone have an interest in the information I am gathering? Esteban MUNRAS' wife is a lineal descendant of Ponce de LEÓN. Please let me know if there is any interest among any of Los Californianos. [Roan A. McClure (nonmember), Cave Junction, Ore.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 19 - 29 September 2001
Of course we would be delighted in the information you are gathering on Don Estevan MUNRAS. He was an early trader at Monterey, his wife was Doña Catalina MANZANELLI of Tepic, Mexico, under whose name Ranchos Laguna Seca and San Francisquito (two square leagues) were held. W___ [sorry, lost this word, La Tejedora] grew up with cousins, Grace BRUNE, Kate BRUNE, and Gertrude BRUNE who lived on Abrego Street in Monterey. Gracie told 100 years of the best stories you ever heard in your life, like rafting on Launa with her pet goat! The BRUNE sisters had a Portuguese father who farmed Laguna Seca. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda, (nonmember), 3186 Armourdale Ave., Long Beach, CA 90808
Pregunta 18 - 5 June 2000
Looking for the descendants of Enrique Welch and Mercedes de Martínez who lived in Contra Costa County. [Marciel Hart Wood (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 17 - 20 April 2000
Looking for any information on Policarpio (or Policarpo), an Indio from Mission San Vicente, Baja California, who married María Manuela QUIJADA, daughter of Vicente QUIJADA and María Antonia Josefa PIÑUELAS, on 20 April 1820 at Santa Barbara and died or was buried there 3 December 1831. Immigration date, date of birth, occupation, etc.? [Brian Haley (nonmember), Riverside, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 17 - 29 September 2001
Rancho Bolsa de Chamisal was granted to Francisco QUIJADA in 1837. In Riverside County, in the early 1880s, an old adobe called Policarpia after a disciple of St. John stood at the corner of Seventeenth and Bristol Streets. [Teresa Russell y Espinosa de Boronda (nonmember), Long Beach, Calif.]
Pregunta 16 - 20 April 2000
I am looking for any information regarding the MANZANARES Family of Southern California. There are burial markers at the San Gabriel Mission. My great-grandfather's name was Palocarpio MANZANARES. My grandfather's name was Joe D. MANZANARES, any information would be greatly appreciated. [Kathleen Manzanares (nonmember) Norco, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 16 - 20 April 2000
Cristobal MANZANARES , born abt 1824 Abiguiu of Ygnacio MANZANARES
and Teodora ALGUINA, mar (1) 16 Aug 1854 SG #nn (TWT), mar (2) 18 Nov 1878 SG IV#68 (TWT). Wife (1): Inocencia ALVITRE, bap 31 Dec 1832 SG III#7825 of Claudio and Ma Asención VALENZUELA, died before 1878; wife (2) Ciriaca VALENZUELA, vda of Franco. DUARTE, bap 8 Aug 1827 SLR of Antonio and Dominga ALVITRE. Children: 1) Victor Cresencio, bap 28 Jul 1855 (at LA) SG IV#9465 (TWT) pads Anto. SATURDINO and Ma Cruz CAFIAS, conf 6 Jan 1856 SG #97 (TWT); 2) Eloysa, bap 25 Mar 1857 SG IV#9686 (TWT) pads Jose Santos URIBES and Ma Micaela ALVITRE, mar 12 Dec 1880 SG IV#105 (TWT) to José Dolores SILVAS; 3) María Eduvigues de Jesus, bap 14 Feb 1859 SG IV#9849 (TWT) pads Santiago LOBO and Presentación ALVITRE; 4) María Vibiana, bap 31 Dec 1862 SG IV#10234 (TWT) pads Diego NIETO y Ma Micaela ALVITRE; 5) Porfirio, bap 3 Jan 1864 SG IV#10312 (TWT) pads Diego NIETO and Isabel YORBA; 6) Trinidad, mar 23 Dec 1896 SG IV#307 (TWT) to (Pedro) Juan OROSCO. [Marcy Bandy (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 15 - 12 April 2000
Looking for any information on María Antonia DOMÍNGUEZ, who married Francisco CAVALLERI at the La Purísima Mission at Lompoc, Calif. Francisco CAVALLERI was from Genoa, Italy. His boat ran aground at Goleta, Calif., in 1835. They had 13 children and resided in Santa Barbara, Calif. One of the children was Anita CAVALLERI (never married) who died in Santa Barbara about 1956. Any help on this family would be greatly appreciated. [Bob Waddill (nonmember), Truckee, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 15 - 14 April 2000
María Antonia DOMÍNGUEZ was born 1828 in Santa Barbara, Alta California. Her father was José Antonio DOMÍNGUEZ y FÉLIZ. Her mother was Francisca Antonia VILLA (VICENCIO) Y MARTÍNEZ. She was married to Francisco CABALLERO (GENOVA) on 22 April 1842 at Mission La Purísima . If you joined Los Californianos you would find not only your ancestors but many cousins. [Ralph Corral (member and Genealogist)]
Pregunta 14 - 17 March 2000
I am looking for any information on the descendants of Josef Ygnacio OLIVERA and Ygnacio OLIVERA who were both soldiers and served at the Mission in Santa Barbara in the late 1700s. [Judy Lambert (nonmember), Spokane, Wash.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 14 - 2 July 2000
Are you referring to Ygnacio Narciso OLIVERA who was born circa 1758 in Baja California and served at the Monterey Presidio as a soldier around 1773; in the Santa Barbara Company as corporal and sergeant from 1781; and at San Buenaventura in 1785? If so, he was married to María Marcela FELIZ. They had five children: Antonio María, José Tomás Antonio, María Estefana, Diego, and Anna M. The eldest son, Antonio María, was baptized 26 May 1785 and 1811. He was married 10 April 1809 in Santa Barbara to María Tomasa de Gracia COTA [daughter of Pablo Antonio COTA and Rose María LUGO]. Antonio and María had a son, Joseph Antonio OLIVERA, born 25 February 1811 in Santa Barbara; died 21 February 1844; married Loretta LÓPEZ
[daughter of Antonio LÓPEZ and María Concepción PALOMARES]. Joseph and Loretta had a daughter, María , born in 1836. If you would like further information, it might be easier if you e-mail me directly as Shirley2@lightspeed.net . [Shirley Contreras (nonmember), Arroyo Grande, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 14 - 26 January 2002
Joseph Ygnacio OLIVERA was a soldado de cuera [leather jacket] of the 1769 Portolá expedition; corporal of Mission San Gabriel guard in 1776-82; and sergeant at Santa Barbara in 1782-94.
Born: about 1750 at San José del Cabo, Baja California, México
Buried: 26 April 1794 at Mission Santa Barbara.
Parents: Martín OLIVERA and María Micaela CARRILLO.
Married: 8 Dec 1778 at Mission San Gabriel to María Loreta FELIZ who was born about 1765 at Alamos, Sonora, México and buried 8 July 1789 at Mission San Gabriel. Her parents were José Vicente FELIZ and María Manuela PIÑUELAS.
Children:
1. Antonio Lucas María OLIVERA: born & baptized 10 October1780 at Mission San Gabriel; married, 16 July 1801 at Mission Santa Barbara to María Manuela COTA; buried 24 November 1851 at Mission Santa Barbara
2. Ana María Leonor OLIVERA: born and baptized 28 June 1784 at Mission San Gabriel; buried 15 Jan 1801 at Mission San Fernando
3. Diego Antonio de la Luz OLIVERA: born 12 November 1786 and baptized 13 November 1786 at Mission San Gabriel; buried 22 September 1868 at Mission Santa Barbara; soltero [bachelor, unmarried]
4. María Estefana OLIVERA: born 3 August 1788, baptized 4 Aug 1788 at Mission San Buenaventura; buried 11 June 1830 at Mission Santa Barbara; married 11 January 1807 at Mission Santa Inés to José Vicente ORTEGA
Ygnacio Narciso OLIVERA, brother of José Ygnacio OLIVERA, was first mentioned as a soldier at Monterey Presidio 20 December 1773. He was corporal of the Santa Barbara Company.
Born: about 1758 at San Antonio, Baja California, México
Buried: 16 May 1814 at Mission Santa Barbara.
Parents: Martín OLIVERA and María Micaela CARRILLO
Married: 30 October 1783 by Fr. Junípero Serra at Mission San Gabriel to María Marcela (Marcelina) FELIZ, who was born about 1769 at Alamos, Sonora, México and buried 16 May 1814 at Mission Santa Barbara. Her parents were José Vicente FELIZ and María PIÑUELAS.
Children:
1. Antonio María OLIVERA: baptized 26 May 1785 at Mission San Buenaventura; married (1) 10 April 1809 at Mission Santa Barbara to María Tomasa COTA. (2) 19 May 1811 at Mission Santa Barbara to María Concepción ROMERO.
2. José Tomás Antonio OLIVERA: born 19 December 1787, baptized 21 December 1787 at Mission Santa Barbara; buried 27 July 1848 at Mission San Luis Obispo; married 1 February 1816 at Mission Santa Barbara to María Antonia COTA, viuda [widow].
It looks as though the brothers OLIVERA married the sisters FELIZ.
There is further mention, much too much to list here, in Marie Northrop's, Spanish-Mexican Families of Early California: 1769-1850. These two volumes are available from the Southern California Genealogical Society. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 14 - 9 May 2003
Respuesta a Pregunta 014 - 29 December 2001. I am a descendant. If interested, please e-mail me. [Tammie Yeries, (nonmember), no place given tammieyeries@charter.net ]
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Pregunta 12 - 3 March 2000
I am researching the Berryessa line of my great-grandfather, Francis Carl BERRYESSA. He was born 20 August, 1912 in Alviso, Calif. and died 5 August, 1998 in San Jose, Calif. I have been able to verify through his great-grandfather, Guadalupe BERRYESSA, born c.1813 in Santa Clara, Calif. I have been told that he descended from Nicolas Antonio BERRYESSA who came from Spain with the de Anza party in 1776. I would appreciate any information about this line of my family. [Steven Berryessa (applying for membership), Arrington, Tenn.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 12 - 6 July 2000
Please e-mail me. I might have some information for you. Was your ancestor Guadalupe BERRYESSA married to María Delores ALVISO?
breitels@ix.netcom.com [David Sepulveda-Breitels (nonmember), Milpitas, Calif.]
Pregunta 11 - 24 Feb 2000
Does anyone have any knowledge regarding the "Alvarado Guard?" I have a picture subtitled, "The Alvarado Guard, shown here in 1864, was one of the many volunteer California militia units raised during the Civil War. (CNG)." California National Guard. [Susanne Alvarado Cunningham (member), Berry Creek, CA]
Pregunta 10 - 24 Feb 2000
I am trying to find records of family ties between the following people: Bernardino ALVARADO married María Teresa de CASTRO ca. 1768; Juan Bautista ALVARADO married María Dolores de CASTRO 1780-81?; Francisco Xavier ALVARADO married María Ygnacia AMADOR ca. 1787. San Diego tables dated 1 April 1968 show Juan and María Dolores with three children: José Francisco b. 20 May 1809,
Francisco Xavier b. ca. 1756, and : María Ygnacia b. ca. 1752. Comondú records (Antepasados, v. 2, part 3, p. 38) shows them having six children, none of the above named, and all born 1782-1790. Can anyone help me sort this out? [Susanne Alvarado Cunningham (member), Berry Creek, Calif.]
Respuesta a Pregunta 10 - 6 July 2000
José Bernardino, Juan Bautista, and Francisco Xavier ALVARADO were brothers. There were also two sisters in the family: María Ygnacia, b. 1752, and Juana. To get a little more complex, Bernardo's wife, María Teresa DE CASTRO, and Juan Bautista's wife, María Dolores de CASTRO, were sisters. The San Diego record you mentioned is probably siblings, staying together in the new land: Juan Bautista and his wife with their first-born son, Francisco, b. 1809; the Francisco Xavier, b. 1756, was most likely Juan Bautista's brother; María Ygnacia, b. 1752 corresponds to their sister, who married Juan OSUNA. The greatest difficulty I've had researching ALVARADOS (and I have two lines) is the way they passed down names, like your Juan Bautista, the grandfather of Gov. Juan Bautista ALVARADO. I have lots more on these families and would be glad to help. vhall98@worldnet.att.net [Valerie Hall (provisional member), Fair Oaks, Calif.]
Pregunta 9 with UPDATE of 14 March 2001
I am looking for records for my grandmother's father, Dionisio/Dernecio BERNAL ("Dan" Daniel Oscar BERNAL , christened St. Cartherine's in Martinez about 9 Oct. 1865) and his father, Nicolás BERNAL (José Nicolas de Jesus BERNAL , born about 1834). I am also very interested in Dionisio's siblings: John (Juan), Frank, Placido, Ray, José, Nicolás, Paeblo, and Antionio in Dionisio's mother, Encarnación Andrea SIBRIÁN y PACHECO-BERNAL. I'd like to know where Nicolas BERNAL and his father, Juan BERNAL y PERALTA is buried and about their lives. Juan was the co-owner of the Rancho de los Palos Colorados in Moraga. I would like to hear from descendants of these people. [Greg Smestad (member), Monterey, CA; click for Bernal Web site]
Respuesta a Pregunta 9 - 18 Feb 2000
Nichols BERNAL 33, Incarnacion CIBRIAN 28, and children: Nicholas 4, Dolores 2, and Juan Bautista 5 months are in the 1860 Membership List of Our Lady of Pillar Church in Half Moon Bay, CA. María Encarnación Andrea CIBRIAN was born 1 Dec. 1832, baptized Mission Santa Clara 2 Dec. 1832 #8526 the daughter of José María Claudio Leocadio CIBRIAN who was a brother to my great-grandfather. Claudio was the son of Leocadio CIBRIAN and Petra Maria ARCHULETA y PACHECO. He married 22 March 1819 to Rosa Maria PACHECO daughter of Miguel Antonio PACHECO y de VALLE and Juana Lorenza SÁNCHEZ. I also descend from the PACHECO and de VALLE'S. You might want to check the FHC microfilm on Mission Records # 0944282. Hope this helps. [Marian Wyman Works (member), Anacortes WA]
Pregunta 8
Volume X of Los Californianos' Antepasados will be devoted to María Inocenta PICO de ÁVILA, wife of Miguel ÁVILA y OSUNA. We are desperately in need of photographs of them, their children, their Rancho San Miguelito, and their home in San Luis Obispo County. Any information or leads will be sincerely appreciated [Rudecinda Lo Buglio (member, Publications Chairman), Janesville, CA]
Pregunta 7
Can anyone give me the name of a Spanish hacienda near Redlands, California, in the late 1800s or early 1900s that employed a Mr. SNOW and his sons. One son, 11 years old, was killed by being kicked by a horse or thrown from a horse. [Nancy Morrell]
Respuesta a Pregunta 7
Here I suggest trying to find a book titled, Seeking the Golden Fleece by J. D. B. Stillman, or the reprinted edition, The Adventures of a Redlands "49er" by J. D. B. Stillman. I was able to acquire a copy via an interlibraryloan request, and I seem to remember something on a ranch such as you requested information about, also of a boy being killed by a horse. Good luck and happy hunting. I found the book listed in the California Library System at http://www.lib.state.ca.us; then entered the book title and author on the main catalogue page. The copy that I received was a very delicate item and may or may not be available for loan again. [Jimmie Hardy (member), Winston, Oregon]
Respuesta a Pregunta 7 - 8 November 2006
I've lived in Redlands, the hacienda you're talking about is: Asistencia de Mission San Gabriel. Based on the book of Window of the Old Adobe, Nepomuceno & Barbara ALVARADO were caretakers of the Asistencia back in the 1860s. It is located on Barton Rd., off California St. From San Bernardino, go east on the 10 Freeway, off on California, go south to Barton Rd. turn left & it is on the left side. You can not miss it. This is an outpost of the Mission San Gabriel, for the Inland empire. I am direct descendant of Nepomuceno & Barbara ALVARADO; Mariano (1818) & Soledad (AVILA) ALVARADO; Jose Maria Encarnacio (1847) & Francisca (GARCIA) ALVARADO; Luis Emeterio & Zoila (COURTNEY); my grandmother, Beatrice Margaret ALVARADO (1899), & her husband, Stephen Frank WHITE; my mom, Marion Lupe WHITE (1925), & Joe Lopez ROMERO (husband), then me, Vivian Loretta ROMERO (1953). Barbara (PALOMARES) ALVARADO is the sister of Ygnacio PALOMARES of Pomona, California, both Barbara & her sister Concepcion are both my great-great-great-great-grandmothers. Concepion's husband was Jose Antonio LOPEZ. [Vivian Romero (nonmember), Tyler, Tex.]
Pregunta 6
Looking for the parents of José María SÁNCHEZ (b. about 1808 in Mexico city), who died 24 December 1852 in the Pájaro River. He arrived in Alta California in 1824 at Monterey. Became alcalde of Mission San Juan Bautista in 1834 and, subsequently, a rich ranchero with holdings in what is now San Benito and southern Santa Clara Counties. His wife was María de la Encarnación ORTEGA. [George (member) and Benita (member) Gray, San Diego, CA]
Respuesta a Preguntas 5 Y 6
Several members suggested checking Bill Roddy's SANCHEZ file and Web site, www.americahurrah.com. Unfortunately, he doesn't have the answers to my questions. However, if you are related to this SÁNCHEZ family, you should check out Roddy's site, he has a lot of good information. It was also suggested to check Monterey County Historical Society and Archives, which I will do when I can get up there. [B. Gray]
Pregunta 5
Looking for information on the second marriage of María Verónica Vicenta SÁNCHEZ (her first husband was Dan WILLSON). Believed to have married Dave HILDERBRAND about 1866-67. Also her death date and location. Her father was José María SÁNCHEZ who drowned in the Pájaro River 24 December 1852. [George (Member) and Benita (Member) Gray, San Diego, CA]
Preguntas 5 UPDATE - 4 August 2000
I have found that Vicenta SÁNCHEZ WILLSON evidently married A. J. HENDRICKS as they are listed in the 1870 census in the Alviso area of San Jose, Calif. together with their twin daughters, Sarah and Ellen HENDRICKS, born in May 1870. If you look at the census you will notice Vicenta is listed as Bicintha, which must be how her name sounded to the census taker. I am quite sure I am right as her son Alvin is listed as Albon. All her WILLSON children are shown living with her at the time of the census, 22 July 1870 although the three eldest boys are with their father in San Juan when the census was taken there on 15 August 1870. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Preguntas 5 UPDATE - 17 January 2001
I have now found in the index of marriage certificates for Santa Clara County that Vicenta SÁNCHEZ WILLSON did marry Dave HILDERBRAND in 1866 or thereafter and subsequently married A. J. HENDRICKS sometime before 1872. Unfortunately, the marriage certificates for Santa Clara County from 1866-72 are cited as missing. So, I am still looking for details of these marriages and any information about her after the 1870 census. [Benita H. Gray (member), San Diego, Calif.]
Pregunta 4
Encarnación URQUIDEZ (supposedly born in or around Villa del Fuerte, Sinaloa, in the 1760s or 1770s. He married María Dolores LISALDE, daughter of Pedro LISALDE and Encarnación PÉREZ about 1800. When did he come to Alta California? What was his occupation? Where did he meet and marry Dolores LISALDE? [Maurice Bandy (member) San Diego, CA]
Pregunta 3
Searching for Jesús CASTILLO (thought to be b. ca 1840). He married Lugarda SILVAS (b. 1844 Mission San Gabriel Arcángel). She was great-great-granddaughter of José Miguel SILVAS (b. ca 1734). We can find no marriage records. The family is recorded in the 1870 Federal Census in Santa Ana and in the 1880 Census in Chino. One child was recorded in the Mission San Salvador records in 1866. [Bill (member) and Susan (member) Freeman, Oceanside, CA]
Pregunta 2
Seeking parents of María Quitería FÉLIZ, mother of José Rosalino FERNÁNDEZ . Her name appears on his marriage record in Álamos, Sonora, just weeks before the Rivera y Moncada Expedition left for California February 1781. [Mary Triplett Ayers (member) Santa Paula, CA]
Pregunta 1
Cannot find burial record of José Rosalino FERNÁNDEZ (b. ca 1751 in Villa del Fuerte, Sinaloa) or his wife, Juana Josefa QUINTERO (b. ca 1760 in Álamos, Sonora). They were married in Álamos 22 January 1781. [Mary Triplett Ayers (member) Santa Paula, CA]