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This is the September 13, 1780 Marriage of Franciso Javier Garcia and Juana Maria Guajardo in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Francisco Javier and Juana Maria Guajardo are the 4th great grandparents of my wife.This record indicates that the parents of Francisco Javier are Francisco Xavier Garcia and Ysabel Maira de Sepeda. This record indicates that Maria de Sepeda had already…

1780 Marriage of Franciso Javier Garcia and Juana Maria Guajardo in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

This is the September 13, 1780 Marriage of Franciso Javier Garcia and Juana Maria Guajardo in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Francisco Javier and Juana Maria Guajardo are the 4th great grandparents of my wife. This record indicates that the parents of Francisco Javier are Francisco Xavier Garcia and Ysabel Maira de Sepeda. This record indicates that Maria de Sepeda had already…

New DNA and GEDMatch Research Group

I want to thank Cate Biggs for coming up with the idea for our new We Are Cousins DNA and GEDMatch Research Group on Facebook. In this post, you can read more about it and also on how to join. As you know we have a facebook group called We Are Cousins dedicated to the Genealogy of South Texas and…

1746 Baptism of Francisco Xavier Garcia in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

This is the February 14, 1746 baptism of Francisco Xavier Garcia in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Francisco Xavier is my wife's 4th great grandfather. This record indicates that the parents of Francisco Xavier are Francisco Xavier Garcia Sambrano and Ysabel Maria de Zepeda. The godparents are listed as Joachin Guxardo and Gertrudis Hurtado. The record also indicates that he was nine years…

Historia de la Iglesia de Santiago Apostol

If you have ancestors from Santiago Nuevo Leon then this book titled Historia de la Iglesia de Santiago Apostol is a great read.I came across it while researching my Marroquin Ancestors who were in the area since the 1600's all the way to the 1860's when they moved to northern Tamaulipas.What I think is so interesting is that it is…

1712 Death Record of Diego de Trevino in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

This is the April 30, 1712 Death Record of Diego de Trevino in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Diego is my 8th great grandfather. This record indicates that he was married to Rosa Martinez and that he was killed by infidels, which I am assuming were Native Americans. Through other records we know that the parents of Diego were Melchor de Treviño and…

1752 Marriage of Jose Antonio Cavazos and Maria Leonor de Treviño in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

This is the October 11, 1752 Marriage of Jose Antonio Cavazos and Maria Leonor de Treviño in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Jose Antonio and Leonor are my 6th great grandparents. This record indicates that the parents of Jose Antonio are Joachin Cavazos and Ana Catarina de Montemayor. Ana Catarina is listed "difunta" meaning that she had already died before the wedding.…

Families of Villaldama, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Volume One

A few days ago Crispin Rendon published Families of Villaldama, Nuevo Leon, Mexico Volume One. It is the first volume in his new series focusing on the families of Villaldama. If you have family/ancestors from Villaladama or it's surrounding communities make sure to get a copy of this eBook for your genealogical library. This e-book is an excellent resource so do not…

1734 Baptism of Maria Leonor de Treviño in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

This is the March 31, 1734 baptism of Maria Leonor de Treviño in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Maria Leonor is my 6th great grandmother. This record indicates that the parents of Maria Leonor are Juan Francisco de Treviño and Luisa de Gongora. Her godparents are listed as Joseph Francisco de Zepulveda and Margarita de al Garza. This record also indicates that she…

1719 Death Record of Nicolas Marroquin in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

This is the death record of Nicolas Marroquin, dated August 17, 1719. Nicolas is my 7th great grandfather and he died in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. This record indicates that Nicolas Marroquin used to be married to Francisca Rodriguez. You can see their marriage record here: 1707 Marriage of Nicolas Marroquin and Francisca Rodriguez. Unfortunately I have yet to discover whom the…

1722 Marriage of Joseph Antonio de Treviño and Juana Javiera Botello in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

This is the December 8, 1722 marriage of Joseph Antonio de Treviño and Juana Javiera Botello in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Antonio and Javiera are my 7th great grandparents. The record does not say the names of their parents but through other records we know that the parents of Joseph are Diego de Treviño and Isabel Rosa Martinez. The parents of Juana…

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