Nolan Family Records
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contributed and copyrighted by Karen Mitchell.
Taos Marriages
8-5-1828 Gerbacio Nolan
single son of Francisco Nolan and Angela Coplahur married
Maria Dolores Lalanda
single daughter of the deceased Juan Bautista Lalanda and
Maria Polonia Salazar.
Taos Baptisms:
5-30-1830 Juan Bautista of
San Fernando 3 days old Son of Gervacio Nolan and Maria Dolores Lalanda. Paternal
grandparents Francisco Nolan and Angelica Coreture? Maternal grandparents Juan Bautista
Lalanda and Maria Polonia Lucero. Sponsors Hipolito Beaubien and Maria Paula
Lovato.
1-15-1832 Maria Manuela Yuta
(indian) about 4 years old family of Don Gervacio Nolan, resident of San Fernandes. Sponsors
Jose Maria Lucero and Maria Ygnacia Archuleta. This would be one of the Nolan's
slaves.
4-8-1832 Maria Dolores 2 days
old daughter of Gervacio Nolan and Maria Dolores Lalanda resident of San Fernandes.
Parents are as above but maternal grandmothers last name is unreadable. Sponsors Tomas
Lalanda and Maria Manuela Sandoval.
6-1-1835 Fernando 2 days old
son of Gerbacio Nolan and Maria Dolores Lalanda residents of San Fernando. Paternal
grandparents are not listed. Maternal grandparents same as above. Sponsors Antonio Jose
Lucero and Maria Estefana Aragon.
11-15-1837 Juan Eugenio 3
days old son of Gerbacio Nolan and Maria Dolores Lalanda.
Paternal grandparents
Gerbacio Nolan and Margarita. Maternal grandparents
Bautista Lalanda and
Maria Polonia Gertrudes Sandoval. Sponsors Antonio Lidu
and Maria Polonia
Gertrudes Sandoval.
This is all I found in the
Taos records. I then went to "Origins of New Mexico
Families" and found
this:
Gervasio Nolan (Nolin) the
son of Francisco Nolan and Maria Angela Coplatrur (?) married Maria Dolores Lalanda. Noted
children are the ones I have listed above PLUS Antonio Venceslao, Sept. 4, 1841 in
Albuquerque. So this is your Antonio. I do have the Albuquerque Baptisms and it states
that Antonio was born 7-8-1841 and baptized 9-4-1841. Sponsors were Don Antonio
Sandoval and Dona Yrinea Nolan.
It appears there is some
confusion as to the Maternal grandmothers name and
probably the reason
for this is that it could not be spelled or sounded out in
Spanish.
Another clue that I see here is
that Gerbacio married in the Catholic Church, which he would not have been allowed to do
unless he was Catholic. Therefore he either 1. was already a Catholic OR 2. he greased
the palm of the priest. Most of the traders and trappers that went into the Taos
area were baptized within a short period of time before they married.
