Manuel Baca and the Socorro Land Grant

In late 1692 or early 1693, Manuel Baca and his family were enumerated in San Lorenzo, a community less than two leagues from El Paso:

Sixteenth household, three sons, three daughters

Manuel Baca, married to Maria de Salazar, with three sons and three daughters named Antonio, nine; Diego, one; Gregorio Baca, three; Maria, thirteen; Josefa, seven; Bernadina, five. He states that he is ready and equipped to carry out his majesty's orders, being given the aid necessary to enter and settle the Kingdom of New Mexico.

Source: John L. Kessell Rick Hendricks and Meredith Dodge, editors, To the Royal Crown Restored: The Journals of Don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico 1692-1694 (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1995), p. 53.

They were ready to help with the re-conquest and re-settlement of New Mexico by Spain, twelve years after the Pueblo Indians had chased away the Spanish from the colony.

Manuel Baca and Maria de Salazar were progenitors of many of the Baca families in New Mexico. They were also ancestors of many of a few of the founders of the Socorro Land Grant.

Of the families I identified as early settlers of Socorro based on an 1818 list of contributors to a Navajo war campaign, 10 people (including a couple) are descendants of Manuel Baca and Maria de Salazar:

Dionosio Antonio Baca (married to Ana Maria Sanchez)

-                   Dionosio Antonio Baca, Juan Francisco Baca, Juan Antonio Baca, Manuel Baca.

Lorenzo Tiburcio Padilla (married to Maria Josefa Montoya)

-                      Luis Tiburcio Padilla, Juan Domingo Padilla, Isabel Baca, Josefa Baca, Manuel Baca

Felipe Padilla (married to Maria Ysabel Silva)

-                      Felipe Padilla, Juan Domingo Padilla, Isabel Baca, Josefa Baca, Manuel Baca

Pedro Antonio Silva (married to Barbara Polonia Trujillo)

-                      Pedro Antonio Silva, Maria Febronia Baca, Diego Domingo Baca, Josefa Baca, Manuel Baca

Jose Antonio Baca (married to Maria Manuela Barreras)

-                      Jose Antonio Baca, Dionisio Antonio Baca, Juan Francisco Baca, Juan Antonio Baca, Manuel Baca

Maria Rafaela Baca (married to Anselmo Tafoya)

-                       Maria Rafaela Baca, Dionisio Antonio Baca, Juan Francisco Baca, Juan Antonio Baca, Manuel Baca

Diego Antonio Abeyta (married to Ana Maria Jacinta Montoya)

-                       Diego Antonio Abeyta, Maria Antonia Gallegos, Juana Maria Baca, Cristobal Baca, Manuel Baca

Jose Rafael Abeyta (married to Narcisa Padilla)

-                        Jose Rafael Abeyta, Maria Antonia Gallegos, Juana Maria Baca, Cristobal Baca, Manuel Baca

Maria Juliana Silva (married to Juan Antonio Trujillo)

-                        Maria Juliana Silva, Pedro Antonio Silva, Maria Febronia Baca, Diego Domingo Baca, Josefa Baca, Manuel Baca.

Maria Ysabel Silva (married to Felipe Padilla)

-                         Maria Ysabel Silva, Francisco Casmiro Isidoro Silva, Maria Febronia Baca, Diego Domingo Baca, Josefa Baca, Manuel Baca.

Ancestry for each person is shown below their name (example: Maria Ysabel Silva, is the daughter of Francisco Casmiro Isidro Silva, who is the son of Maria Febronia Baca, etc.) I can supply source information upon request.
   






 

Clementa Baca Abeyta - Free mini PDF book

As I'm preparing to begin publishing books, I've been practicing on formatting them in my genealogy database. As such, I've created a free mini PDF book that you may download for free. It is copyrighted, so please do not copy it for financial gain.

The subject of the book is a woman by the name of Clementa Baca Abeyta. She was married to Desiderio Abeyta in 1848 Socorro and had at least 4 children. They family lived in Socorro and La Parida in the middle of the 19th century.

Clementa Baca happened to be my 2nd great-grandfather Jose Crespin Torres' first cousin. Although I have not yet identified their grandfather Santiago Torres as a founder of Socorro, he was an early settler of the town.

Enjoy the book and feel free to comment and send me information that may help me with my research.

Free "Clementa Baca Abeyta" PDF book (click here!)

List: More 1948 Socorro County Death Certificates, ABC LAN

Below is a list of additional 1948 Socorro Death Certificates, not previously indexed, that I found in the Albuquerque Genealogy Center (ABC Libraries) LAN. If you wish to have a copy of any of these death certificates, please let me know.

I apologize that some of the death certificates were difficult to read either due to incomprehensible handwriting or bad copying. I tried my best to interpret them.

1. Death Certificate: Sisto Gallegos, Socorro, 2 September 1948.
2. Death Certificate: Eloisa Ortega Salana (?), Socorro, 26 August 1948.
3. Death Certificate: Donald Apachito, Dusty, 25 August 1948.
4. Death Certificate: Benito Valenzuela, Magdalena, 23 August 1948.
5. Death Certificate: Wayne Wesley Coates, Socorro, 17 August 1948.
6. Death Certificate and Jury Verdict Form: Gilberto Esquibel, Bernardo, 6 August 1948.
7. Death Certificate: Mateo Chavez, Socorro, 6 August 1948.
8. Death Certificate: Maria Christina Baca, San Antonio, 1 August 1948.
9. Death Certificate: Blanche Gutierrez, San Antonio, 30 July 1948.
10. Death Certificate: Roman A. Castillo, Socorro, 27 July 1948.
11. Death Certificate: Fernadita Isabel Lopez, Socorro, 17 July 1948.
12. Death Certificate: Jacob E. Taylor, Socorro, 8 July 1948.
13. Death Certificate: Mauricia Juarez, Socorro, 1 July 1948.
14. Death Certificate: Josefina Barbaita Zamora, Socorro, 30 June 1948.
15. Death Certificate: Dallas Burton Tingle, Socorro, 28 June 1948.
16. Death Certificate: Aurelia Marquez Williamson, Socorro, 20 June 1948.
17. Death Certificate: Charles Melvin McLeod, Socorro, 17 June 1948.
18. Death Certificate: Phobe A. Key, Socorro, 10 June 1948.
19. Death Certificate: Eufemia Martinez Sedillo, Socorro, 6 June 1948.
20. Death Certificate: Evilyn Rouse, Magdalena, 3 June 1948.
21. Death Certificate: Maria Chavez, Veguita, 30 May 1948.
22. Death Certificate: Tomas Baca, Socorro, 24 May 1948.
23. Death Certificate: Domitila T. Montoya, Socorro, 23 May 1948.
24. Death Certificate: Elmer Aubra Rose, Socorro, 19 May 1948.
25. Death Certificate: James A. Bishop, Socorro, 16 May 1948.
26. Death Certificate: Edwardo Peralta Armijo, San Acacia, 16 May 1948.
27. Death Certificate: William Woods, Socorro, 13 May 1948.
28. Death Certificate: Soila Apodaca, Socorro, 6 May 1948.
29. Death Certificate: Asencion Vasques, Lemitar, 3 May 1948.
30. Death Certificate: Hala Luairi Torres, Socorro, 3 May 1948.
31. Death Certificate: Alejandro Corrales, Socorro, 30 April 1948.
32. Death Certificate: Clarence H. Mullins, Socorro, 28 April 1948.
33. Death Certificate: Mattias Romero, San Marcial, 25 April 1948.
34. Death Certificate: Nestor Saavedra, Socorro, 22 April 1948.
35. Death Certificate: Eudosia Maez Gonzales, Socorro, 19 April 1948.
36. Death Certificate: Mary Ella Duncan, 15 April 1948, San Antonio, New Mexico
37. Death Certificate: Joy Ann Key, 14 April 1948, Socorro, New Mexico, infant
38. Death Certificate: Mela T. Moya, Contreras, 2 September 1948.

A listing of 1948 Death Certificates for Socorro County

In my ongoing research for the Socorro Land Grant Project, I've found a number of records that cannot be found online. These are from the Albuquerque Genealogy Center's LAN system. Below are names of people who died in  Socorro County in 1948 and have death certificates registered with the state. If you have any questions about these certificates or wish to have a copy, please let me know. My email is info@socorrogrant.org. 

This list shows name, place of death, and date of death. Death certificates for "unnamed" persons are for stillborn or infant deaths. 

1. Death Certificate: Joy Ann Key, Socorro, 14 April 1948
2. Death Certificate: Mitchell Ellis, Socorro, 13 April 1948
3. Death Certificate: Lupe Baca Duran, Magdalena, 13 April 1948
4. Death Certificate: Jose F. Echenique, San Acacia, 6 April 1948
5. Death Certificate: Gregoria Anderez Franzo, Contreras, 4 April 1948
6. Death Certificate: George Goge, Magdalena, 3 April 1948
7. Death Certificate: Nora Agnes Rickello, Magdalena, 2 April 1948
8. Death Certificate: Leonicia Costales, 30 March 1948
9. Death Certificate: Jesus Zamora, Socorro, 26 March 1948
10. Death Certificate: Abel Arvizo, San Antonio, 21 March 1948
11. Death Certificate: Alfonso Martinez, Socorro, 11 March 1948
12. Death Certificate: Tomasita Cordova, Lemitar, 7 March 1948
13. Death Certificate: Maximiano Montano, Socorro, 6 March 1948
14. Death Certificate: Unnamed Minitris, Magdalena, 5 March 1948 (alive only 8 hours, 30 minutes)
15. Death Certificate: Bibianita Peralta, La Joya, 4 march 1848
16. Death Certificate: Cardenio Gonzales Chavez, Magdalena, 20 Feb 1948
17. Death Certificate: Frank J. Zengerle, San Antonio, 14 Feb 1948
18. Death Certificate: Sinseda Gomez, Magdalena, 9 February 1948 (alive only 9 hours)
19. Death Certificate: Romona Peralta Aragon, Magdalena, 10 February 1948
20. Death Certificate: K. L. Tuton, Rural area of Socorro County, 3 February 1948
21. Death Certificate: Harold Estishbaugh, Magdalena, 30 Jan 1930
22. Death Certificate: Pelacio Archuleta, San Marcial, 25 January 1948
23. Death Certificate: Fernalita Lopez, Socorro, 9 January 1948
24. Death Certificate: Frances Josepa Griego, Socorro, 2 January 1948

The Jose Antonio Padilla family and the Sevilleta Land Grant

About 20 miles north of Socorro is a community known as La Joya. This area, also known as La Joya de Sevilleta, was part of the Sevilleta Land Grant, which was resettled in 1810, a few years before the Socorro Land Grant. As one of the land grants close to Socorro, I've done a little (very little) research on the area.

Recently, I happened upon a certain Padilla family that lived in La Joya in the early part of the 19th century. Since I identified a couple of Padilla men in the 1818 list of Socorro residents, and I myself am descended from Padilla families, I figured that it was important to try to find a connection between the family of Jose Antonio Padilla of La Joya and these particular families. Unfortunately, I have not found the connection since I can only go as far as Jose Antonio Padilla himself. Therefore, I ask for my readers' help in this matter.

Below is a family group sheet for Jose Antonio Padilla:



Below is a descendant chart for Jose Antonio Padilla going forward three generations.

Descendants of Jose Antonio Padilla

For more information about La Joya and the Sevillita Land Grant, check out these sources:

J.J. Bowden's "The Sevileta Grant"

Teresa Ramirez Alief Jose Gonzales and Patrica Black Esterly, New Mexico Censuses of 1833 and 1845: Socorro and Surrounding Communities of the Rio Abajo (Albuquerque: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1994), p.xiii. Available for purchase from the New Mexico Genealogical Society's website.

Adelman marriages 1881 & 1883 Socorro, New Mexico

I tend to focus on Hispanic genealogy, especially with this blog. This blog is meant to showcase the genealogies of Socorro Land Grantees. However, I also understand that certain researchers may be looking for family who lived in Socorro or surrounding areas. Therefore, I'm creating a new label on this blog called "RANDOM FINDS".

Today's Random Finds are two marriages from the Adelman family. There were performed in the San Miguel Church in Socorro, NM.

On 16 August 1881, Ch. Fred. (Charles Frederick) Adelman, single, residence not given, son of Michael and Maria Teresa, with Griselda Butieres (Gutierrez), widow of Jose Lopez, living in Socorro, daughter of J. Butieres and Maria de Jesus (no last name.) The padrinos (witnesses) were Baltazar Sedillo and Juana Montolla (Montoya.)

On 3 June 1883, August S. Schenk, single, residence not given, the son of Michael Schenk and Catarina Schenk, married Rosa Adelman, single, residence not given, daughter of Michael Adelman and Maria Teresa Ochs. The padrinos (witnesses) were Charley Adelman and Griselda Butierres (Gutierrez).

Source: Matrimonios: San Miguel del Socorro, 1 January 1854 - 31 December 1900; San Ignacio y San Cristobal, 1 March 1869 - 31 December 1900; San Marcial, 26 March 1883 - 31 December 1902; Our Lady of Sorrows of La Jolla, 1 January 1872 - 31 December 1900 (Alburquerque: Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico, 1999), pp. 146 & 157.