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Taos Probate Book 3
This probate information
was transcribed from the following publication:
"Materials Published
in the New Mexico Genealogist 1962-1988 and Related
Research Information" for Taos County, New Mexico: Compiled
by Ralph L. Hayes and Published by The New Mexico Genealogical Society.
This probate book covers the period November 1850 to
March 1864. This
book is available at the New Mexico State Archives
and Record Center, 404 Montezuma, Santa Fe, NM 87503.
Information was extracted by Virginia Olmsted, C.G.
TAOS COUNTY, NM
PROBATE BOOK B-3
p. 1.
Sale of land on 25
Nov 1850 by Antonio Jose ORTIZ to James (SANTIAGO)
H. QUINN. 180
varas of land that he had on the Desmontas of Taos
and 70 more that he had bought from Francisco VALDEZ and
another 70 from Jose Maria MARTINEZ and 85 and house
on this land. Land
boundaries: east- lands of Mariano BALLEJOS, west-
lands of Antonio Jose
BALLEJOS, south-center Arroyo de la Canada de la
Madera, north- summit of Arroyo Hondo.
Grantor- Antonio
Jose ORTIZ
Wit- Santiago
VALDEZ
Wit- Severino de
Jesus MARTINEZ
p. 2
Indenture 9 Aug
1851 between Adam PETERBOUGH and James H. QUINN for
$250.00; land
adjoining Fernando de Taos... dwelling house
belonging to Pedro LUNA; bounded on north by chapel built by
dec'd Juan LUNA; assigned to James H. QUINN.
Signed- Adam
PETERBOUGH
Wits- R.G. BRENT
and J.B. TURLEY
p. 3
Priest Antonio
Jose MARTINEZ, (about 1832), gave to Maria Cristerna
SANDOVAL a house
of 16 rooms on my property situated between the
plaza and the chapel of San Antonio, that was built by the deceased
Juan de SERNA... That a few years ago the said SANDOVAL sold the property and
house, that is actually the property of the lawyer
or discharged
soldier and occupied by a building of 23 rooms from
the said chapel running east along line of lands at Ramon DURAN
to whom I sold it, going south there is an adobe walled corral that is on
the land that was mine to the property of the
deceased Ygnacio
_____ and on north by the road that goes to Canon de
Don Fernando and lands of Teodora ROMERO; said land occupied
by the said priest...
Signed- Antonio
Jose MARTINEZ
p. 4
Indenture 7 July
1853 between Charles BEAUBIEN of Taos County of 1st
part and Lucien
B. MAXWELL, Joseph PLEY and James H. QUINN of the
same county of 2nd part; for $500 paid to QUINN by 2nd
parties; 1⁄2 certain tract in Taos County known as Sangre de Cristo claim granted
to Louis LEE and Narciso BEAUBIEN by Gov. Manuel ARMIJO... beginning on Rio
Grande one league south of mouth of the Costillo
following Rio
Grande to a point one league north of the mouth of
the river Trinchera, then east parallel to said Trinchera to
highest point of mountain, then south along ridge of
mountain to
point of beginning, then west to starting point...
containing arable lands of the Costilla, Calebra, Trinchera, Sangre de
Cristo and Indian Creeks.
Signed- Charles
BEAUBIEN
Certified by Egra
N. DEPEW - J.P.
p. 5
Indenture on 25
Jul 1854 between Richens L. WOOTTEN, 1st part; James
H QUINN, 2nd
part for $500; land on south side of plaza of San
Fernando de Taos; dwelling and store formerly occupied by R.
L. Wootten and Co.; bounded on north by plaza, west
by alley
dividing it from property of Peter JOSEPH, south by
dwelling house of Francisco TRUJILLO; 47 yards front running back
30 yards.
Signed- Richens
WOOTTEN
Wits- Julian
LEROUX and Jose Benito MARTINEZ
p. 7
Sale of 100 acres
of land on 2 Nov 1850 by Petra LARRANAGA on site of
Los Estiercoles
for by Petra LARRANAGA on site of Los Estiercoles
for $100 to Tomas LUCERO... came to her from her deceased
husband Pablo LUCERO who died of 22 Dec 1836... document also in
possession of Antonio Maria LUCERO stating same
surrounded by
Lucero land.
Signed- Maria
Petra LARRANAGA
Wits- Vicente
MARTINEZ and Santiago VALDES
p. 9
Sale of land on 23
Oct 1854 by Gabriel LUCERO, his wife Maria Rafaela
SANCHEZ, sellers,
and Jose Gregario VALDEZ, buyer; land situated in
Los Lobatos Valley of Taos... from deceased parents of wife.
p. 10
12 Jan 1855 will
of Maria Encarnacion MARES, native of San Antonio of
the parish of San
Lorenzo de Picuris... married to dec'd Jose Tomas
SANTISTIVAN... had 5 sons and 1 dau... compadres- Juan SANCHEZ and
Antonio SANTISTEVAN... house to son Francisco, 25 varas of land
and little house to Maria Natividad SANDOVAL, land
on Acequia del
Molino of 100 varas and the mill divided equally
between children.
Signed- Maria
Encarnacion MARES
Wits- Joaquin
MIERA and Domingo MONTOYA
p. 12
Deed on 4 Oct 1859
from Henry JAMES, sheriff of Taos County, to John B.
LEROUX; land
taken from Jose ROMERO for judgement of $300... one
house and 1 lot; bounded by house of Manuel TRUJILLO on north;
on east land of Jose Manuel ROMERO; on west by house of Jose Antonio
ROMERO and on south by Plaza of San Francisco del Rancho... before James BARRY,
Clerk of DisTRict Court.
p. 15
John B. LEROUX to
Henry JAMES on 5 Oct 1859; on Plaza of San Francisco
del Rancho, land
he had bought the day before from sale conducted by
JAMES.
p. 16
Maria Manuela
TRUGILLO to Henry JAMES on 19 Jan 1860 for $180 land
in San Francisco
del Rancho...house of 4 rooms known as property of
deceased Jose Maria QUINTANA; bounded on east by land of
Jose Antonio ROMERO; west by land of Jose Manuel ROMERO... sale made in
her name by her son Francisco Antonio QUINTANA.
p. 18
Adm. of dec'd
Francisco FERNANDES on 18 Jan 1860; Jose FERNANDEZ
Adm.; bondsman -
Diego Antonio GALLEGOS and Jose Rafael VIGIL... 1st
wife of Francisco FERNANDES was Maria Eusebia CORDOVA,
already dec'd and 2nd was Maria Gertrudis ARAGON.
p. 20
Gift from Jose
Antonio TORRES for Juana Maria ESPINOSA, his wife
for 6 years, on 1 Feb 1860...40 varas of land in Taos
Co.; land bounded on east by land of Francisco CORDOVA; south by Canon Real;
north by the ravine, with house that was of Antonio
Domingo TORRES.
Signed- Jose
Antonio TORRES
p. 22
Will of Miguel
Antonio MARTINEZ on 2 Feb 1860... wife is Maria
Juanita GARCIA... no children...mother is Maria Ygnacia
RIBAL - small bequest; brother is Juan de Jesus MARTINES - small bequest;
cattle given to Jose Miguel LABE; joint ownership of
140 goats with
Don Gabriel ABEITA. All property to wife.
Signed- Miguel
Antonio MARTINEZ
Wits- Juan Benito
ROMERO; Jose Domingo ESPINOSA; Juan Rafael
MONDRAGON; Jose
Domingo MONDRAGON
16 Feb 1860
Executors- Juan de
Jesus MARTINES and Maria Juanita GARCIA
Bondsmen- Jose
Domingo MONDRAGON and Juan Benito ROMERO
p. 27
Sale of 25 vares
of land and a house by Tomas T. TOBENS to Ceran ST.
VRAIN on 15 Sep
1859 for $250 - on Plaza of Dolores in Arroyo Hondo
house of 10 rooms - also corrals, barn, etc.; bounded on north
by land of Antonio Jose ORTIZ; on south by land of Jose CORDOVA; on east by land
of Maria Candelaria HERRERA.
Signed- Tomas T.
TOBENS
p. 28
Sale of house and
land by Maria Trinidad MEDINA and children Jose
Rafael SAYS [SAIS]
and Antonio Jose SAYS [SAIS] to Priest D. Gabriel
USSEL on 1 Jan 1860 for $350; located on the Plaza of San
Fernando... house of 7 rooms bordering plaza; bounded on north by arroyo
that goes behind the said plaza; south by the side
of Our Lady of
Guadalupe Church; east by the gardens of Tia
GABALDON and Juan LOPES; west by house and land of Chepita
TAFOYA.
p. 30
Warrantee deed
from Edward W. POINTER to Lucien STUART on 1 Apr
1850; contract between
Robert FISHER and Maria Rumalda LOPEZ, his wife, and
Rayado and Richard L. WOOTTEN of Taos on second part...
sum of 40 dollars; bounded on north by land of Manuel LEFEVRE; south by
estate of Chs. TOWN (sic) dec'd; east by Manuel LAFEVRE; west by Pueblo Road.
Signed- Robert
FISHER and Rumalda X LOPES
Wits- Smith D.
TOWNE (sic) and Thomas O. BOGGS
no. 2
Indenture on 10
Apr 1850 between Richard L. WOOTTEN and Dolores his
wife of Taos and
Edwin W. POINTER, party of the second part for 50
dollars... same land.
Signed- R.S.
WOOTTEN and Dolores X WOOTTEN
Wit- Robert CARY
no. 3
28 Feb 1860...
Edward POINTER, city of Aurora, Arapaho Co., Kansas
Territory, first part
to Lucien STUART of Taos, second part for $200;
bounded by land as follows: east- Manuel LAFEVRE; south- Samson
BAUTHNER; west- street running north; north- Manuel LAFEVRE.
Signed- Edwin W.
POINTER, Arapaho Co., KS
Wit- George A.
BRIDGE
deed filed 12 Apr
1860 in Clerk's Office
p. 34
Guardianship of
Maria Filomena BRITO, minor, Dolores BRITO, guardian
on 10 Apr 1860...
bond...Maria Dolores BRITO principle; bondsmen: Juan
Bautista COCA and Felipe LOEBAMO
p. 36
Maria Filomena
BRITO now age 6; Ambrocio BRITO, guardian of Maria
Tiburcia BRITO, age
3; Antonio Jose VIGIL and Jose Francisco MARTIN,
sureties; 16 Apr 1860.
p. 38
Maria Rosalie
BRITO, minor, age 11; Juan Rafael MONDRAGON,
guardian; sureties: Jose FERNANDES and Antonio Jose
MONDRAGON.
p. 40
Adm of dec'd
Gabriel MONTANO; Simon Lino TRUGILLO, Administrator;
sureties: Jose Maria
MAES and Ygnacio PACHECO... 17 Apr 1860... Montano's
1st wife was Maria Antonia GARCIA... children: Vicente
MONTANO, already dec'd, Felipe MONTANO, already dec'd, Maria Jesus
MONTANO, Maria Rita MONTANO, dec'd, Maria Antonia MONTANO, Maria Josefa MONTANO,
and Jose Antonio MONTANO, dec'd.
p. 44
Power of Attorney
on 4 Apr 1854 for "Alcalde" Jose Dionicio GONSALES
from Francisca CORTES,
his mother, for selling a house of her property...
said Santiago ESPINOSA bought house.
Signed- Dionicio
GONSALES
Wits- Francisco
CORTES, Antonio VIGIL, and Pedro VIGIL
p. 45
26 Feb 1860 -
Miguel JARAMILLO, Alcalde of County... Maria de la
Luz GONZALES of San
Francisco de Taos... document from dec'd Maria de la
Luz ROMERO and dec'd Amado VIGIL... Santiago SPINOSA
[ESPINOSA] said dec'd Maria de la Luz ROMERO wanted her property according
to documents he had.
Maria de la Luz
GONZALES dec'd
Antonio Jose VIGIL
dec'd
Jose Rafael PAIS
dec'd
approved in my
office... on 27 Apr 1860
p. 48
Adm. of estate of
Jose Francisco MARTINES on 12 May 1860; Jose
Francisco MARTINES
and Rafael MARTINES, Administrators; bondsmen:
Carlos BEAUBIEN and Antonio Jose MARTINES; children and
heirs: Jose Francisco, Rafael, Juan Agustin, Encarnacion, Jose Dolores
Florencio, Felipe, Maria Dolores, all MARTINES.
p. 51
Will of Jose
Miguel VERNAL on 12 May 1860... wife was Maria
Consescion ORTEGA... no children...brother was Jose Antonio
SAMORA... Exec was Jose Natividad CRUZ; sureties: Pedro Antonio
ESQUIBEL and Matias ESQUIBEL... would have to sell
his property at
public sale to pay his debts.
Signed- Jose
Miguel X VERNAL
Wits- Matias
ESQUIBEL, Julian ROMERO, Macedonia CRUZ, and Jose
Carlos de Jesus
MEDINA
p. 55
Will of Antonio
MEDINA, dec'd on 25 Sep 1851... single... all
property to Maria Consecion HURTADO... sister, Maria
Matiana $100... Indian, Maria Dolores... Maria Antonia, dau of Maria MATIANA
to be treated as sisters.
Signed- Antonio
MEDINA
Wits- Don Jose
Domingo MONDRAGON, Don Juan MARTIN, Don Jose
Gerbacio CARDENAS,
Julio VIGIL, Jose Gubaieo CARDENAS, Juan Esteban
BACA
p. 59
Will on 2 May 1860
(filed on 21 May 1860) of Maria Dolores MADRID, res.
of Plaza of Our
Lady of Guadalupe, dec'd... husband Vicente
TRUJILLO, dec'd; children: Jose Francisco dec'd, Maria
California TIBURCIA, Jose Maria dec'd... estate in
equal parts; Executors:
Don Santiago MARTINES and Pedro VALDES
Signed- Maria
Dolores MADRID
Wits- Antonio
VIGIL, Gabriel LUCERO, Luciano XARAMILLO
Bondsmen: Antonio
Jose VALDES and Miguel RIBERO 24 May 1860
p. 62
Note at top of
page states: children of dec'd Francisco TRUGILLO:
Vicente, Maria de la Luz, Maria Francisca... 14 May 1860
p. 63
Will of dec'd
Maria Rosalie DURAN on 19 May 1860 (probated 4 Jun
1860)... married to Juaquin FRESQUEZ... 4 children: Jose
Simon, Pedro Antonio and Maria Estetana- living and Maria Espiritu SANTOS,
deceased...
Executors: Jose
Simon and Geronimo MEDINA.
Wits- Luciano
MARTIN, Esquipula ORTIZ, Alonso MARTINES
p. 68
Guardianship on 5
Jun 1860 of Matias TRUJILLO, minor; Guillermo
TRUJILLO, guardian;
Bondsmen: Julian LEDUE and Miguel RIBERA
p. 69
Transfer of land
from Jose Dolores CORDOVA to Julian LUCERO, his
brother-in-law, 12 May 1852... land and house belonging to
CORDOVA's parents that he had received by inheritance. Property located
on north side of Arroyo Hondo, bordered on south by
low hills, on
the east by land of his wife, Maria Ramona MARTINES,
on the west by the land of Juan Baustista CORDOVA.
Recorded 21 Aug
1860.
Signed- Jose
Dolores CORDOVA, grantor
Wits- Mariano de
Jesus LUCERO, Miguel Gregorio Rodrigo VIGIL, and
Marcelino MARTIN
p. 71
Guardianship on 28
Jun 1860 of Jose Francisco CORDOVA, minor; guardian,
Antonio SAIS,
Bonds-men: Anicato VALDES and Luis SERNA
p. 73
Guardianship on 30
Jun 1860 of Bentura GARCIA, minor, age 13; Miguel
RIVERA, guardian;
Bondsmen: Gabriel
LUCERO, Teodocio LUCERO
p. 75
Bill of Sale on 14
Feb 1851 (recorded 7 Jul 1860) from Gabriel MONTANO
to Simon Lino
TRUJILLO...6 varas of land in San Francisco de Paula
to my son-in-law Lino TRUGILLO for $213... boundaries: on
north border land of Jose Maria QUINTANA, west- Rio del Pueblo, east- Rio del
Norte.
Wits- Antonio Jose
MARTINES, Pascual MARTINES, Santiago VALDES
p. 76
Sale of land on 21
Aug 1860 from Rosalia GUARA to Maria Francisca
TRUGILLO... land in
Taos bordered on west by house of Antonio MARTIN, on
right by Camino Real, north by land of Don Juan de Jesus VIGIL of
Mora County.
Wit- Juan DURAN
p. 77
Maria Rita BACA
with Antonio Seterino MARTINES and Maria Aniceta
MARTINES... she
and her children... land to Juan Antonio CHAVES.
Signed- Maria
BACA, Jose Antonio TRUGILLO
Grantors- Jose
Quinio VALDES, Francisco TRUGILLO, Maria Rosa
TRUGILLO, Maria Cancion
TRUGILLO
Wits- Jesus
OLGUIN, Pedro ESPINOSA, Reyes GALLEGOS, Jesus VALDES
p. 78
Adm. of Francisco
FERNANDES, dec'd on 1 Oct 1860, Juan de Jesus SUASO,
Administrator;
bonds-man: Carlos BEAUBEIN and Bentura LOVATO.
p. 80
Guardianship on 11
Oct 1860 of Benito TRUGILLO, minor; Pablo MARTIN,
guardian; bondsmen:
Pedro SANCHES, Leandro MARTINES.
p. 82
Sale of land on 5
Nov 1859 by Ceran ST. VRAIN, Spence M. BAIRD, Robert
P. KELLY and
Luis M. BACA - joint owners of land granted by
Mexican govt. to Ceran ST. VRAIN and Cornilio VIGIL - know as
Purgatoire Grant... Appoint Jacob HOUGHTON of Santa
Fe Co. attorney to
sell land to Joseph B. DOYLE... land 2 mi in length
- Valley of Huerfano
River... conveyed by us to Anna Caroline HOUGHTON to
sell 160 acre sections
to settlers. All money to be remitted to Ceran ST.
VRAIN at Mora.
Signed- Ceran ST.
VRAIN and Spence M. BAIRD
Wit- Samuel
ELLISON
p. 84 Ceran ST.
VRAIN - Deed to Anna Caroline HOUGHTON - 9 Dec 1843.
Signed- 5 Nov 1859
Recorded- 19 Oct
1860
p. 88
Quick claim deed
from Henry JAMES Emiliana to James S. GRAY, 19 Oct
1860 recorded in
Taos; bounded on east by lands and house of Jose
MAXWELL, south public plaza, west house and lands of Jose
ROMERO, on north by new street.
Signed- 1 June
1860
Wit- J.H. SHORT
p. 90
Will Maria Juana
VIALPANDO, res. of San Acalio del Llano Largo...
husband Jose Gabriel
MEDINA; Debt to Don Miguel Antonio CORDOVA;
Children- Julian, Martin, Maria Guadalupe, Maria Lucilla, Maria
Agapita, Jose Petronilo, Maria Ricarda, Manuel, Maria Astoria... all minors
Executors- Julian MEDINA and Jose Antonio MARTINES,
3 Jul 1860 Wits-
Juan Bautista GALLEGOS, Jose Guadalupe L. VADILLO,
Teodoro LOVATO,
Jose Dolores BUSTOS, Felipe GALLEGOS, 13 Nov 1860
recorded
Bondsmen- Juan
Ygnacio MARTINES, Santiago VALDES, 15 Nov 1860
Heirs- Julian,
Martin, Maria Guadalupe, Maria Lucilla, Jose
Petronilo, Maria Agapita, Maria Ricarda, Manuel Antonio, Maria
Antonia - all of Taos except Julian and Martin who reside in Mora Co... All
MEDINA's
p. 96
Estate of Martin
MARCY (also know as Martin MORRISEY)... 24 Dec 1860
before Isaac NAYLOR,
James ORR, Stephen REED, judges in Fontain Co.,
Indiana on 6 Apr 1861.
Administrator-
Melchion WERNER
Bondsman: Pedro
SANCHES, Jose Manuel MARTIN, Antonio Jose VALDES,
Miguel RIBERA
p. 100
Solomon BEUTHNER
to Samson BEUTHNER deed... Solomon of New York State
to Samson of
Taos land in town of Taos; bounded on east by Peter
JOSEPH, west by street or alley supporting same from
courthouse, north by public road and plaza. 6 May
1860, Recorded 8
Jan 1861
p. 103
Deed from Ygnacio
de Loyola ORTEGA to Samson BEUTHNER dated 19 Nov
1860... land
which he may have as heir of Cornelio VIGIL... land
in Mora Co... a certain Mexican land grant to Cornelio VIGIL
and Ceran ST. VRAIN... on the Purgatoire River... on
file in office
of Surveyor General...
Recorded 8 Jan
1861
p. 105
Deed from Jose
Ygnacio ORTEGA to Jose Ygnacio VALDEZ... land in
Mora Co., N.M. from
Cornelio VIGIL... some 100 m N.E. of Taos... Dated 5
Nov 1860, Recorded 6 Jan 1861
p. 107
Deed from Juan
ORTEGA to A.J. CALHOUN... heir of Cornelio VIGIL...
5 Nov 1860, Recorded
6 Jan 1861
p. 108
Deed from Jose
Francisco ORTEGA to Christopher CARSON... 9 Nov 1860
p. 110
Deed from Jose
Cicilio SALAZAR and wife Leonor ORTEGA to
Christopher CARSON and Jose Ygnacio VALDEZ
p. 112
James V WHEELHOUSE
and Alexander MC PHERSON to Ceran ST. VRAIN... 12 Dec 1860... land and goods in
attached schedule (blank pages - no schedule)
Wit- Charles
HARTT, Tancre de MIGNAULT
p. 115
Deed of Trust from
Robert CARY to Horace LONG et al... 12 Feb 1861.
(George COLLINS,
Edward HARLAN and Charles M. CANADY - 3rd part).
Land situated in Rio Grande Canyon of Taos Co...boarded on
north by river, south by the hills south of said river, east and west by bend
of said river where grist mill is located.
p. 120
Russell MAJORS and
WADDELL to William S. GRANT of Tucson (in that part
of New Mexico
known as Arizona); to Henry EVERSON of New York
City; and to Reuben MIDDLETON of St. Joseph, MO.; transfer
of all of their wagon train, horses, mules, merchandise purchased in New
York to Sackett BELCHER and Co. - $58,590; Graydon MC CREARY and Co., Sears
Adrianio and Platt of New York City, P.L. VANDERENTER of New York or
their correspondents at St. Louis... Ellis COBB and
CHANDLER of Boston,
MA. what can be paid to Mr. PIERE and Mr. BACON of
Boston, MA... 29
Dec 1860. Recorded 4 Nov 1861.
Signed Russell
MAJORS and WADELL by William H. RUSSELL
Wit- Joseph H.
BRADLEY and Thomas C.T. BUCKLEY
p. 123
Estate of Rudolph
LOCH, deceased; resided in La Costilla... died
without will... his nearest relatives live in Coblenz,
Kingdom of Prussia. Frederick William PERTHOFF will
pay debts as far as
assets will extend that come to his possession or
knowledge... Signed 5 Mar 1861; Adm. Frederick MUELLER;
Bondsmen Samson BEUTHNER and Frederick MUELLER
p. 126
Letter of
Administration for Antonio Domingo ROMERO Adm. Maria
Soledad Chaves, mother
(no wife or children)... 8 Mar 1861
p. 128
Lease of house by
Antonio LUNA to Louis SHUERICH and Charles RISS for
5 yrs... dated
15 Mar 1861... Recorded 20 Mar 1861
p. 129
Deed of Trust to
Ceran ST. VRAIN... 9 Mar 1861... recorded 11 Mar
1861 between 1) Robert
CARY of Taos; 2) Ceran ST. VRAIN; 3) BECH and
JOHNSON and Oliver P. HOVEY of Santa Fe Co. and John DOLD and
brother of San Miguel Co., Samson BENTHNER and LONG and BENT of
Taos County...indebted to above mentioned... land... on north by town of
San Fernando, south by the little hill that runs
north of town of San
Francisco del Rancho, east by land of Miguel VIGIL,
west by land of Geronimo also a grist mill on Rio Grande -
lying below grist mill of ST. VRAIN.
Wit- C. CARSON,
Tancrede MIGNAULT
Signed Robert
CAREY
p. 133
James V.
WHEELHOUSE and Alex MCPHERSON to Ceran ST. VRAIN...
10 Mar 1861...
will to sell all merchandise to cover bills.
p. 135
Deed from Luciano
JARAMILLO to Gabriel VIGIL... 29 Sep 1860 (recorded
29 Sep 1860) for
$60 as an heir of the deceased Cornelio VIGIL...
land in Mora County granted by Mexican govt. to Cornelio VIGIL and
Ceran ST. VRAIN - land on Purgatory River.
Wit- Juan
Cristobal MARTINES
p. 137
Deed from Antonio
VIGIL to Gabriel VIGIL... 26 Jun 1860 (recorded 26
Jun 1860) Mora County
granted to Cornelio VIGIL and Ceran ST. VRAIN by
Mexican government on Purgatory River.
Wit- Lafayette
HEAD
p. 139
Deed from
Francisco Meliton VIGIL of Santa Ana to Gabriel
VIGIL... 10 Jan 1861... as an heir of deceased to Cornelio VIGIL...
land in Mora County granted by Mexican government to Cornelio VIGIL
and Ceran ST. VRAIN on Purgatory River.
Wit- Gabriel
LUCERO
Signed- Francisco
Meliton VIGIL
p. 141
Deed from
Altagracia GALLEGOS and children to Gabriel VIGIL...
29 Jun 1860 (recorded
29 Jun 1860)... Altagracia GALLEGOS in name of her
children, Maria Hirinea VIGIL, Manuel VIGIL, Francisco VIGIL,
Ramona VIGIL, all minors and residents of Taos County, ...$60 to all above
heirs of deceased Cornelio VIGIL land in Mora County
as part of
Mexican grant to Cornelio VIGIL and Ceran ST. VRAIN
on Purgatory River.
p. 143
Deed from Matias
ORTEGA to Gabriel VIGIL... 13 Mar 1861 for $50; heir
of Cornelio VIGIL
of land in Mora County as part of Mexican grant to
Cornelio VIGIL.
p. 146
Gabriel LUCERO,
Administrator for goods of deceased Jose Rafael
MONTANO... 4 May 1861.
p. 147
Robert CARY of El
Rancho de Taos for $1440 paid by John DOLD of Las
Vegas, San Miguel
Co...said John DALDEL - deed on property in Taos Co.
- dwelling and land bounded on north by land of town of Don
Fernandez, south by hill which runs north of town of San Francisco del
Rancho, east by land of Miguel VIGIL and west by
land of Jesus
NUMA... about 50 yards from east to west... CARY
must pay money to SCHURICH and RITZ before 26 July 1860.
Signed- 26 March
1860
Wit- Lewis ROHAN
p. 150
Quit claim deed
from Dr. David WALDO and Eliza Jane WALDO to Bent
Lodge No. 204 AFAM;
15 Jun 1860. WALDO's of Jackson County, MO...
Worshipful Master W.O. MAXWELL, Senior Warden C. CARSON,
Junior Warden Ceran ST. VRAIN and others of Bent Lodge of town of
Fernando de Taos; sold for $201... plot of land
where said David WALDO
erected a house and occupied same as store until
1840... bounded on west by street property of Mrs. BRANCH and
north by property of Juan Rafael LUNA.
Signed in
Independence, MO 15 June 1860
Recorded in Taos
13 Apr 1861 by Joseph BEUTHUER, secretary of Bent
Lodge #204
p. 152
Gabriel VIGIL and
wife of Taos County to Ceran ST. VRAIN and wife
Albina FRESQUIS for
$600...all his undivided right and interest certain
grant of land made by Mexican government to Cornelio VIGIL and Ceran
ST. VRAIN by deed of grant 2 Jan 1844... known as grant of "El Rio de
las Animas"... lying on Arkansas River and its
tributaries - Rio
de las Animas, Terifica Apishapa and Huerfano... his
by right of being son and heir of Pedro VIGIL, brother of sick
Cornelio, dec'd and legally constituted guardian of
children of Juana
Maria Altagracia VIGIL, my dec'd sister, named
Maises and Juan VIGIL... his by right of purchase from other
heirs of Cornelio VIGIL as follows: Antonio VIGIL by
deed of 26 Jun
1860; Francisco Meliton VIGIL by deed of 10 Jan
1861; Altagracia GALLEGOS, wid of Marcelino VIGIL, dec'd, natural
guardian of their children Yrinea, Manuel Francisco,
and Ramona VIGIL by
deed of 29 Jun 1860; Matias ORTEGA, son and heir of
Santos VIGIL;
sister of said Cornelio, dec'd, by deed of 13 Mar
1861; Luciano XARAMILLO, son of Polonia VIGIL, dec'd, sister of
Cornelio VIGIL, dec'd, and wife of Francisco XARAMILLO by deed of 29 Sep
1860.
Signed- 17 Apr
1861; Recorded same day
p. 155
Guadalupe MONTOYA,
dec'd; Salvador MARTINEZ - Administrator; Bondsmen -
Melchior WERNER and
Louis SLEURICH; 16 Apr 1861; Salvador MARTINEZ
stated Guadalupe
MONTOYA died without will and left following
children: Filomena La Farge GONZALES, Rosa GONZALES both of Taos
Co... Rosa a minor... 56 varas of land next to house of Marcelina
MARTINEZ... 12 varas of land containing a store
occupied by WERNER,
SLEURICH and RITE... on north land of Pedro JOSEPH
separated by alley. See p. 185 for land description.
p. 159
Guardianship of
Maria Guillerma GALLEGOS, minor, aged 10⁄11 years...
Nestor MARTINEZ,
guardian; and bondsmen: Carlos BEAUBIEN and Antonio
Jose VALES... 20 May
1861.
p. 161
Administration of
dec'd Maria Lus LUJAN; Pedro Celestino VIGIL,
Administrator... 20 May 1861... bondsmen, Juan SANCHES;
widow of Rafael del Carmel VIGIL; 9 children, (3 dec'd) - Jose Maria VIGIL,
Juana Maria VIGIL, Pedro Celestino, Rumaldo, Maria Agapita de los Dolores, Juan
Francisco VIGIL, Maria Jesus VIGIL, Antonio Pablo
VIGIL, Maria
Justa de los Dolore VIGIL.
p. 164
Original owners of
Arroyo Hondo grant... 28 Feb 1863... certified by
Gov. Alcalde Mayor Don Jose Miguel TAFOYA and Nerio
SISNEROS, resident of Taos Jurisdiction, Arroyo Hondo...27 Mar 1819; I Don
Jose Miguel TAFOILA, Alcalde Mayor of this
jurisdiction to Lt. Col and Governor of this province Don
Alberto MARQUES - Santa Fe 2 Apr 1815... list of possessors of Arroyo Hondo:
Nerio SISNEROS,
100 varas
Juan QUINTANA, 100
varas
Jose ROMERO, 100
varas
Jesus SANDOVAL,
100 varas
Juan N P LUNA, 100
varas
Juan Antonio
ALCON, 100 varas
Manuel TOFOYA, 100
varas
Salvador PADIA,
100 varas
Juana MARTIN, 100
varas
Eusebio ABILA, 100
varas
Lorenso CORDOBA,
100 varas
Juan MEDINA, 50
varas
Juan Angel GARCIA,
50 varas
Pablo LUCERO, 300
varas
Gregorio PACHECO,
60 varas
Francisco VIGIL,
100 varas
Ramon ARELLANO,
100 varas
Miguel LUCERO, 100
varas
Antonio MARTIN,
100 varas
Julian ARRELLANO,
100 varas
Juan DURAN, 100
varas
Xabier GARCIA, 100
varas
Francisco
SANDOVAL, 100 varas
Felipe MARTIN, 100
varas
Lorenzo BACA, 100
varas
Sebasian XARAMIO,
100 varas
Cristobal MEDINA,
100 varas
Manuel PADILLA,
100 varas
Juan GONZALES, 100
varas
Tomas LOBATO, 100
varas
Anastacio ABILA,
100 varas
Antonio ARCHULETA,
100 varas
Manuel MONDRAGON,
50 varas
Juan GONZALES, 50
varas
Rafael SISNEROS,
50 varas
Ramon BLEA, 400
varas
Jose MARTIN, 100
varas
Benito TRUJILLO,
100 varas
Nicolas ROMERO,
100 varas
Benito GALLEGOS,
100 varas
Jose Gabriel
MARTIN, 100 varas
Juan Antonio
MARTIN, 100 varas
Seferino MARTIN,
100 varas
10 Apr 1815...
Plaso MARTIN, presiding officer; Juan Domingo
FERNANDES, assistant; Pedro MARTIN, assistant; Tomas BECERRA;
authorized Arroyo Hondo 19 Mar 1835 Juan Antonio LOBEDO...
Trinidad BARELA, assistant... copied into register 1
Jun 1861... clerk,
Gabriel VIGIL.
Possession 10 Apr
1815, I Don Pedro MARTIN, Alcade Mayor and War
Captain of the Pueblo
of Taos and his constituants, present to the
governor Lt. Col. Alberto MARQUES, in the presence of witnesses
who were Don Juan LOVATO and Don Juan Antonio MARTIN presented the names of
44 families who were granted land... Arroyo Hondo boundaries: on north Pablo
CORDOVA, on south part of Canon of Arroyo Hondo and
the estate of
Don Pablo LUCERO, on east the Cuchilla del Cerro,
and on west to the limit of the Arroyo Hondo area... property
measurements to follow: 11 Dec 1828
Vicente TRUJILLO,
200 varas;
Norato ARCHULETA,
232 v;
Damian ARCHULETA,
212 v;
Manuel ARCHULETA,
232 v;
Benito GALLEGOS,
232 v;
Juan de Jesus
ABILA, 116 v;
Ricardo ARELANO,
232 v;
Jabiel GARCIA, 232
v;
Manuel GARCIA, 100
v;
Diego TORRES, 100
v.
Signed- Vicente
TRUJILLO, Jose Antonio SUASO, Jose Francisco
TRUJILLO
Recorded- 1 Jun
1861, Gabriel VIGIL, Clerk
p. 175
Jose Francisco
LUJAN, Taos County, resident of Rio de los Conejos,
I give and place at the disposal of my wife, Maria Ramona
VIGIL 10 varas of land that Don Seledonio VALDEZ gave her; also dwelling
with 4 rooms: 32 varas to children of my 1st wife...
12 May 1861
Signed- Jose
Francisco LUJAN
Wit- Juanelato
MARTINES and Francisco Esteban ARCHULETA
p. 176
Juan LITAFEE,
Ceran ST. VRAIN, Juan PENDARIES, J.M. BLOOMFIELD,
and Claude JONES
have formed a corporation called Compania de San
Salvador... to work a silver mine in Taos County called Mine of San
Salvador... boundaries: on the north Arroyo of San Cristoval, on the east of
Taos Valley, on the south to the Arroyo of Pueblo of
Taos, and on the
west to the cultivated field of Plasa of San Antonio
at foot of the fountain.
Signed- 11 Sept
1861
Registered- 12
Sept 1861
p. 178
Bill of Sale from
Melchoir WERNER to Maurice SCHWARZKOFF, Wendel DEBRU
and Philip
SCHWAZ for $8100... amount of his indebtedness to
above who compose firm of SCHWARZKOFF and DEBRU and Co of San
Francisco... transfer all property and goods in attached schedule
(exhibit A) as well as goods belonging to me in my
store situated
on right hand corner of street running from main
plaza to the spring and known as my store in said town of
Taos... 9 Oct 1861.
Schedule A:
1800 yds calico,
⁄50 yds plaid, 30 yds damask, 120 yds lawn, 1 1⁄2
doz shawls, 5 doz rebozos, 12 doz coats, 10 silk and
cotton handkerchiefs, 2 doz shirts and drawers, 6
doz vests, 5 doz
pants, 40 pieces of piece goods-cottons, canbrics
and flannels, 3 doz cans fruit, 3 doz hats, 24 bowls, 10 doz
plates, 7 doz shoes, 1 1⁄2 doz boots, 1 show case containing fancy goods, 2 kegs
nail, 150 pounds apples, peaches, cinnamon, cloves,
peppers, 5 boxes
chewing tobacco, axes, handles, looking glasses,
hoes, spades, hosiery, oils, pomades, 5 kegs white lead,
notions and toys, 3 1⁄2 sacks of coffee, 18 sacks
sugar, 1 doz
straw hats, jackets, overshoes, suits, 2 bags of
shots, gloves, manta, ⁄pieces canvas, sieves, 1 meat cutter,
comforters, buckskin, artificial flowers, 1 rifle, 5
bosom shirts and
wool cards, 1 doz augers and bits, 1 gold dust
scale, lot of tumblers, 3 counter seals, 1 lot of tin ware, and
1 lot of screws and planes.
p. 181
Quit Claim deed of
Charles RITE to Melcher WERNER... for $80... quit
claim to certain lot
of land in Taos on which stands a certain tenement
more particularly described in a deed of conveyance made by
Selvador MARTINEZ, Administrator of estate of
Guadalupe MONTOYA,
dec'd, to one Louis SCHEURICH dated 18 Apr 1861.
Signed 11 Oct
1861, Charles RITE
Wit- Louis
INTZBACHER, Peter FOX
p. 183
Quit Claim deed
from Louis SCHURICH to Melchior WERNER for $80...
land described in
deed of conveyance made by Salvador MARTINEZ,
Administrator of estate of Guadalupe MONTOYA, dec'd and to one
Charles RITE dated 18 Apr 1861, Recorded 11 Oct 1861.
p. 185
Deed Conveyance
from Melchior WERNER to Maurice SCHWARZKOPH, Wendel
DEBUS and Philip
SCHWARZKOPH... mercantile firm of SCHWARZKOPH and DEBUS and Co of Santa Fe for
$242... land in Taos on plaza upon which is
constructed a dwelling
house containing 4 small room, land contains 56
varas east to west and 12 varas depth... bounded on east by
Marcelino MARTINEZ, on west by public street
immediately in
front of store formerly occupied by M. WERNER on
north by property of Peter JOSEPH acquired by WERNER and Charles
RITE from Salvador MARTINEZ, Administrator of estate of Quadalupe
MONTOYA... 18 Apr 1861 (Bk B pp 185,6)
p. 188
Deed from Salvador
MARTINEZ, Melchior WERNER and Louis SCHEURICH and Charles RITE
p. 190
Sale of land from
Manuel MARTINEZ to Buenaventura MARTINEZ... 8 Jul
1864... residents
of Taos County for "a cow" in a place commonly
called Los Martinez... 33 varas in breadth and length from
road to Rio Viejo of Don Fernando... bounded on west
by land of Don
Pascenal MARTINEZ from north to south from said rise
to the road and the Rio Viejo.
Signed- Manuel X
MARTINES
Wit- Ramon X
CARDENAS
Recorded- 8 Jul
1864
p. 192
Juan del Carmel
VIGIL, minor aged 4 years... Jose ABETIA guardian to
give care and education
to age 21... Bondsmen: Santiago GALLEGOS and
Desiderio FERNANDES... 5 Nov 1861.
p. 194
Sale of land from
Ignacio TAFOYA and brothers to Miguel A. CORDOVA,
resident of San
Juan Nepomuceno del Ylario, Taos Co... for $250...
75 varas of land inherited from their father Don Pedro Ygnacio
TAFOYA... land and buildings with exception of 2
feet - received
from their mother Da. Maria Francisca GUTIERRES.
Signed- Ygnacio
TAFOYA
Wit- Jose Nicanor
VIGIL and Felipe SANCHEZ
Recorded- 22 Jan
1862
p. 195
Will of deceased
Pedro Joseph de TEVIS... merchant of Taos... eldest
son, Antony Joseph,
dwelling and store on northeast corner of pueblo
plaza at Taos when he becomes 21... 1⁄3 of estate to wife Maria
Ann... remainder equally divided among sons Anthony
Joseph and John
Ceran...any dispute to be settled by friends Ceran
ST. VRAIN and Antonio
Jose MARTINES both of Taos...
Executor: Juan
SANTISTEBAN and Kit CARSON...
Signed- Pedro
Joseph de TEVIS by Juan SANTISTEVAN 8 Feb 1861...
Wit- Juan
SANTISTEVAN, Charles BEAUBIEN, C. CARSON, and Joseph
S. HURST (residing
in Buchannon,VA)...
Bondsmen- Carlos
BEAUBIEN, ST. VRAIN, MILER...
Recorded- 8 Feb
1862
p. 201
Will of deceased
Francisco Jabier MEDINA... wishes to be buried at
Picuris... wife Maria Barbara FRESQUIS... four children:
Maria Dolores, Maria de Jesus, Maria Natividad and Maria Juliana... my wife
brought 2 images, an alter piece and a cross at time
of marriage...property:
house of 7 vigas with wooden porch, 3 oxen, 6 goats,
6 sheep, 3 ewes,
90 varas of land at Cuchillo... sons in law: Juan
CONSALES and Juan MARTIN... debts to Don Hermigildo LUCERO...
Executor- Juan
GONSALES and Albino ORTEGA, residents of San Juan
Nepomuceno del
Ylario...
Wit- Juan Bautiste
FERNANDEZ, Pedro Jose FERNANDEZ, and Fulgencio VALDES...
Recorded- 2 Feb
1862
p. 204
Administration of
estate of Jose Julian LUJAN, deceased...
Adminstrator:
Manuel Antonio TRUJILLO...
Bondsmen: Juan
Rafael PACHECO and Ygnacio PACHECO... Recorded: 22
Feb 1862.
Note: The above
were not named in the will as executors. Those named
are in the US Volunteer
Army.
p. 208
Guardianship of
Ramon TRUJILLO, minor, now 14... Guardian: Juan
MESTAS... Bondsmen:
Marcelo GALLEGOS, and Antonio Jose LUCERO...
Recorded 4 Mar 1862
p. 209
Sale of land from
Louis SHEURICH and Antonia LUNA, both of Mora Co.,
to Solomon BEUCHNER,
of Taos, on 1 Mar 1862... for $800... land in town
of Taos; bounded on north by land of Solomon BEUCHER,
occupied by him as store and dwelling house; on east by street leading from
main plaza to main spring in town; on south by
street leading from
plaza in front of parochial church; on southeast to
Canon de Fernandez; on west to plaza in front of church...
Signed- Louis
SHEURICH and Antonia (X) LUNA...
Wit- Adolph
CULLMANN and Morris BIELSCHAWSKY...
Recorded- 4 Mar
1862
p. 211
Will of deceased
Romualda MESTAS... heirs: son of Ramos TRUJILLO,
step-sister, Maria
Antonia MARTINES... debt to Rufino SALAZAR...
Signed- Maria
Rumalda (X) MESTAS, Oct 1861...
Wit- Jose Miguel
ARCHULETA, Viviano MADRID...
Recorded- 4 Jan
1862...
Letter of
Administration to Viviano MADRID, 4 Mar 1862...
Executor- Viviano
MADRID
p. 214
Will of Ygnacio
CORDOBA... wife, Maria Antonia MARQUES, married at
Santa Cruz de la
Canada...married for 73 years... 10 children Juan
Felipe, Francisco Esteban, Gregorio, Antonio Jose Nolasco, Maria
Encarnacion, Maria Dolores, Jose Rafael, Jose
Miguel, Jose
Ramon, Maria del Rosario... land from his deceased
father on the Rio del Rancho at Arroyo Hondo... land in Los
Alamitos del Rio and land in Arroyo Seco for son
Gregorio... people
who are indebted to him: Manuel ORTEGA owes him 32
pesos, Juan VIGIL owes him 4 pesos, Desiderio FERNANDEZ, Jose
Antonio Soli GACHUPEN, Antonio CORDOBA, and Cristobal
SANCHES...
Executors- Jose
del Espiritu Santo CORDOVA and Jose Dolores
TAFOYA...
Signed- 27 Aug
1861...
Wit- Juan Salbador
(X) DURAN, Francisco Antonio (X) ESQUIBEL, Juan
Nicolas (X) MONTOYA,
and Jose de la Cruz (X) CORTES...
Bondsmen- Juan
BARGAS and Juan de los Relles MARES...
Recorded- 7 Mar
1862
p. 220
Will of Juan
Antonio FERNANDEZ... wife Maria Guadalupe ORTEGA...
land in Chimayo with
orchard...land on Rio del Pueblo... land in el
Llano... land in cienega de Santa Barbara... joint owner-ship of
30 goats with Antonio MONTOYA... debts owed to him
by: Jose Miguel
URRIBALI, Jesus Maria ORTEGA, and Relles
RODRIGUES... debts owed: Don Miguel CORDOVA, Don Jose Antonio
MARTIN, Jesus Maria CASIAS... his heirs are his children: Jose
Gabirel, Maria Nepomuceno, Jose Sicilio, Maria
Encarnacion, Maria Placida, Jose Ramon, Maria Juana...
wife to divide estate in equal parts...
Executors- Albino
ORTEGA, Juaquin FERNANDEZ...
Signed- Juan
Antonio FERNANDEZ, 26 Apr 1862...
Wit- Blas GILLEN,
Vicente GONSALES, and Miguel MESTAs...
Bondsmen- Jose
Antonio MARTINES and Pascual MARTINEZ...
Recorded- 30 Apr
1862
p. 226
Guardianship of
Lorenzo DURAN, minor, age 11... Guardian: Jose de
Gracia BUSTOS...
Bondsmen: Jose
Alejo BUSTOS, and Jose Maria BUSTOS... Recorded 7
May 1862.
p. 228
Deed from Maria
Antonia COCA to Pedro JOSEPH... house in Taos
between house of Guadalupe
ROMERO and Dolores GABALDON, on north house of
Carmel ESPINOSA...
Signed Maria
Antonia (X) Coca
23 Apr 1860...
Witnesses Felipe VARELA and Juan SANTISTEBAN...
Recorded 7 Jun 1862.
p. 229
Deed from Carmen
ESPINOSA to Pedro JOSEPH, both residents of Taos...
house on corner
west of Plaza along side, north to south, houses of
Maria Antonia COCA and Maria Rita ROMERO, last house that of
Fr. Antonio Jose MARITNEZ; near house of Maria Joaquina TAFOYA...
Signed Carmen (X)
ESPINOSA 15 Feb 1860...
Witnesses Mauriseo
APODACA and Mariano (X) SANCHES... Recorded 8 Jun
1862.
p. 231
Deed from Maria
Rita MONTOYA to estate of Pedro JOSEPH... house on
Plaza of Taos on
the north corner, southeast of house of Gabriel
LUCERO... Signed Marie Rita (X) MONTOYA 19 May 1860...
Witnesses Juan
SANTISTEVAN and Joseph S. HURST... Recorded 7 Jun
1862.
p. 233
Deed from Charles
NEWTON to Ynosencio MARTINEZ... little house on
plaza of Taos... near
house of Fernando TRUJILLO... on south is home of
Maria Ygnacia TRUJILLO... wife received house from her father
Juan Bautista CORTES...
Signed Charles
NEWTON 30 Oct 1862... Witnesses Buenaventura LOVATO
and Jose Benito
MARTINEZ.
p. 235
Deed from Miguel
ORTIZ to Pedro JOSEPH... house known before as
property of Antonio
Montes VIGIL... on plaza 6 varas distant from
backyard of Dona Paula de Petra GRIJABA lived...alley divides
from house of Dona Ygnacia JARAMILLO...
Signed Miguel
ORTIZ 14 Jan 1861...
Witnesses Antonio
Montes (X) VIGIL and Joseph HURST... Recorded 7 Jun
1862.
p. 238
Deed from
Francisco MONTOYA to Pedro JOSEPH... Santiago
GALLEGOS and Francisco
MONTOYA land on the center of the north side of
plaza, bounded on north and south by houses of Pedro PORTUGUES...
Francisco MONTOYA and Pedro Jose PORTUGUES stated that Pedro
JOSEPH had bought same 26 Oct 1850... Dated 25 Sep 1850; Recorded 7 Jun 1862.
p. 241
Deed from Tomas O.
BOGGS and Rumualda, his wife to Pedro JOSEPH...
certain house
and lot in Taos between property of Don Jose Maria
VALDEZ and Peter JOSEPH...
Signed Thomas O. BOGGS, Rumalda (X) BOGGS... Dated 3
Mar 1847; Recorded
7 Jun 1862.
p. 242
Deed from Jesus
Maria GOMES of Territory of Colorado to Sampson
BEUTHNER... land
on south-west side of plaza of Taos next to land of
Juan GOMES and Rosalia MEDINA... Signed Jesus Maria (X) GOMEZ
2 May 1862... Witnesses Juan SANTISTEVAN, Joseph S. HURST...
Recorded 2 May 1862.
p. 247
Appointment of
Juan VALDES as guardian of grandchildren Manuel
Sabino, age 10; Maria
de la Luz, age 8; and Catarina, age 3... their
father Guadalupe MARTINEZ was not living with his wife Cleofas
VALDEZ... Bondsmen Francisco SANCHES and Santiago VALDES... Recorded 14 Jul
1862.
p. 249
Will of Antonio
LEROUX... wife was Juana Catarina VIGIL... nine
children: Maria Paula, Luiz, Juan, Elena, Margarita, and
Isabel living... deceased: David, Deluvina and CaTRina... two equal
parts: to wife to pay for school of daughter Ysabel;
at conclusion of her
studies to daughter Margarita until both become
ladies... remainder divided into six parts... Executor wife, Maria
Paula and Luiz LEROUX 29 Jul 1861 my elder
children... Signed
Antonio LEROUX 29 Jul 1861... Witnesses Gabriel
USSEL (since deceased), Antonio Maria SANCHES, and J. Vicente
MARTINEZ... Bondsmen Pedro VALDEZ, Pascual MARTINEZ, Antonio Jose
VALDEZ... Recorded 26 Jul 1862.
p. 257
Deed from Jose
Maria GOMEZ to Samson BEUTHNER... real estate near
town of Taos...
land beginning at Acequia de los Pandos, until joins
line of Rancheros - 60 varas wide; bounded on north by Acequia los
Pandos, west by lands of Juan GOMEZ, south by boundary Rancheros, east by
land of Rosalia MEDINA...
Signed Jesus Maria
(X) GOMEZ 2 May 1862...
Witnesses Juan
SANTISTEVAN and Guilermo TRUGILLO... Recorded 2 May
1862.
p. 259
Deed from Sampson
BEUTHNER to Antonia ARCHULETA and Eliza BEUTHNER for
love and affection
of Antonia ARCHULETA and her infant daughter Eliza
BEUTHNER... for
$1... dwelling of six rooms in Taos; bounded on
north by Edward POYNTER, south by Mariano MARTIN, east by Manuel
LEFEVRE, west by public street of the town... land acquired by him from Charles
WILLIAMS, Trustee on 8 Aug 1857... also land in Taos
Co. - see
description of land purchased from GOMEZ...Antonia
cannot dispose of the land because it goes to child Eliza... shall
revert to him and his heirs if both are dead... if Antonia should have another
child within 9 months from 27 Oct 1862, the child
should be included
in above...
Signed Sampson
BEUTHNER 14 Oct 1862...
Witnesses Anthony
JOSEPH and Julius FRIEDMAN.
p. 263
Power of Attorney
from Solomon BEUTHNER of New York City and Taos Co.,
NM to Samson
BEUTHNER...to transact business for me during my
absence from said Territory particularly to receive from any
Quartermaster or disbursing officer or US any money
due me for
contract to furnish supplies of corn and fodder at
Ft. Garland, NM. Dated 24 Jan 1861... Recorded 14 Oct 1862.
p. 264
Power of Attorney
from Sampson BEUTHNER to Julius FRIEDMAN...
Witnesses Julius D.
COOK, and Morritz BRELSCHOWSKY.
p. 265
Guardianship of
Juan Cristobal TRUJILLO, age 10; Maria Antonia
TRUJILLO, age 8; and
Marcelino TRUJILLO, age 5... Guardian Rosalia
SILVA... Bondsmen Guillermo TRUJILLO and Ygnacio VALDEZ... Recorded
3 Nov 1862.
p. 270
Deed from Charles
BEAUBIEN and Maria Pabla LOBATO to Frederick
MULLER... land in
Mora Co. in Rayados and Cimmeron Grants... granted
to Charles BEAUBEIN and Guadalupe MIRANDA by the Republic of
Mexico... one square mile of land to be selected from below Cimmeron Canyon...
Signed Charles BEAUBEIN and Ana Pabla LOBATO 13 Dec 1862... Witnesses Juan
SANTISTEBAN and Joseph HURST.
p. 274
Administration of
estate of Charles RUBEDU... he was from France... no
heirs... Administrator
John OSBORNE... Bondsmen Gabriel LUCERO and
Frederick MULLER... Recorded 12 Jan 1862.
p. 279
Will of Francisco
QUINTANA, resident of Arroyo Seco, married to Ana
Maria BACA y VELADO...15
children: living: Jose Manuel, Felipe, Juan Julian,
Candelario, Rufina, Maria Antonia, Ana Maria, Maria Josefa,
Solome, Polonio, Maria Dionicia... Administrator
Jose Manuel
QUINTANA and his friend Jose Gabriel GALLEGOS...
Signed 19 Jan 1863... Witnesses Jose FERNANDEZ, Bernardo
TAFOYA, Vicente MARES, Juan FERNANDEZ, Toribo GARCIA, Gabriel
MONTOYA, and Lorenzo MARTIN... codical 5 Feb 1863 stating exactly how
his home should be divided between his children...
Probated 3 Mar
1863... Bondsmen Juan Rafael LUNA and Dario
GALLEGOS.
p. 284
Deed of sale from
Candelario de Jesus FERNANDEZ to Davis WEBSTER and
Carlos CANADY...
house of 2 stories in precinct of El Rancho, Taos
County... bounded on north by Camino Peals; on the south by house
of Juan Ma. VIGIL... 19 Apr 1862... Witnesses: Nicolas (X) SANDOBAL and Juan
(X) COCA.
p. 286
Deed of sale from
Ma. Encarnacion QUINTANA to Davis WEBSTER... vacant
lot on Plaza of
San Francisco del Rancho... 19 x 46, next to his
home... near house of Ma. de la Luz MONDRAGON...4 Jul 1862...
Witnesses David STRUCK and Juan de Jesus (X) ESPINOZA.
p. 287
On 7 Jan 1863 a
resident of San Juan Nepomucano del Llano, Juan
Ygnacio MARTINES
testifies regarding 850 varas of land, a legacy from
the will of Miguel LOPES, who was resident of the villa of Santa
Cruz de la Canada... died in 1826 or 27... that had
been under the
authority of Joaquin VALDES since the year that the
said deceased had died.
p. 291
Adoption of Jose
de los Reyes, 3 month old son of Ma. Estefana
ESPINOSA, wife of Jose Ma. SANCHES, by Jose Miguel CHAVES
and Ma. Estefana GUTIERRES, husband and wife... 30 Mar 1863.
p. 292
Appointment of
Maria A. JOSEPH, guardian to Anto. Joseph de TEVIS
and Juan Ceran de
TEVIS, minors... Bondsmen: Ceran ST. VRAIN and
Carlos BEAUBEIN... 7 May 1863... her sons, Antonio Joseph de
TEVIS, age 19 and John C. de TEVIS, age 16... their deceased father Pedro
Joseph de TEVIS... Witnesses Juan SANTISTEBAN and Joseph S. HURST.
p. 296
Deed from George
GOLD to David WEBSTER... house and lot on Plaza of
San Francisco de
Taos that belonged to Sr. Horacio LONG... previous
owners: Pedro SUASO,
Buenaventura LOVATO, and Casilda de la Luz, 5 Jul
1861... Witnesses Edward HASLAND, David STRUCK and Geo. COLLING.
p. 296
Appointment of
Juan SANCHES as guardian of Jose Abran and Ma.
Pacifica, children of deceased Vicenta SANDOVAL... Bondsmen:
Desiderio VALDEZ and Nicanor ROMERO... 8 May 1863.
p. 298
Appointment on
Gabriel LUCERO as guardian of Maria Rita ORTEGA, age
18... Bondsmen:
Santiago VALDES and Guillermo TRUJILLO... 8 May
1863... dau of Ma. Dolores ORTEGA who voluntarily named
Gabriel LUCERO her guardian until of legal age.
p. 300
Appointment of
Juan Bautista LOPES, Administrator of estate of
Maria Pedra LOPES, who died intestates...Bondsmen: Lorenzo
TAFOYA and Juan Antonio CARDENAS... 8 May 1863.... legal husband
Jesus RAMOS who is in US Army volunteers and cannot
administer
estate... no living children... Juan Bautista LOPES,
her father... inventory of estate included.
p. 305
Appointment of
Ferdinand MAXWELL as guardian of Jose ARECEDES,
orphan... Bondsmen:
Juan LEROUX and Gabriel LUCERO... 9 May 1863.
p. 307
Appointment of
Pedro SANCHES as guardian of Juan ARCHULETA, minor
son of Ysidro
Antonio ARHCULETA, who is incompetent... Bondsmen:
Santiago VALDEZ and Ynocencia MARTINES... 9 May 1863.
p. 309
Appointment of
Jose Manuel MARTINEZ as guardian of Maria Guadalupe
ARCHULETA,
minor...daughter of Pedro Antonio ARCHULETA, who is
incompetent... Bondsmen:
Antonio Jose MARTINEZ and Pedro SANCHEZ... 9 May
1863.
p. 311
Appointment of
Leandro MARTINEZ as guardian of Victor ARCHULETA,
minor... son of Ysidro
ARCHULETA, who is incompetent... Bondsmen: Pascual
MARTINES and Pedro SANCHES... 9 May 1863.
p. 313
Appointment of
Gabriel LUCERO as guardian of Julio GURULE, age 15,
orphan without parents...
Bondsmen: Pedro
VALDES and Santiago VALDES... 14 Jul 1863.
p. 315
Administration of
estate of deceased Roberto PAIZ... Administrator:
Rafael PAIZ... Bondsmen
Santiago MARTINEZ and Pascual MARTINEZ... 18 Sep
1863... husband of Maria Altagracia VIGIL, son of Maria
Dolores OLGUIN... inventory of estate included.
p. 318
Will of deceased
Juan Franco VIGIL resident of San Juan Nepomuceno
del Llano wishes to
be buried at church of San Lorenzo de Picuris...
wife Maria Josefa GALLEGOS for 6 years, no children... Debts to
Don Tomas BERNAL, Sra Maria de la Luz CASIAS... executors: Jose Anto. MARTINEZ
and Jose Nicanor VIGIL... 15 Sep 1863... Witnesses:
Francisco PACHECO,
Francisco LUJAN, and Francisco FRESQUIS... Letter of
Administration to
Jose Anto. MARTINEZ and Jose Nicanor VIGIL...
Bondsmen Relles RODRIGUES
and Juan Antonio MARTINEZ... 22 Oct 1863.
p. 322
Sale of land from
Antonio Jose ORTIS and wife Ma. Dolores LUCERO to
Maria Concepcion
BELASQUES... 17 May 1856... land in Placita de los
Lucero between land of Ma. Concepcion BELASQUES and Manuel
Antonio GUTIERRES... Witnesses Deciderio VALDEZ and Jose Anto.
ARCHULETA... 16 Nov 1863.
p. 323
Sale of house and
land from Gabriel LUCERO to Alay SHEURICH and
Charles RITE... near
homes of Dolores GALBALDON, Juan LOPES, Peregrina
MARTINEZ and Anthony JOSEPH... 1 Nov 1863.
p. 325
Deed from Julian
MARTINEZ and Refugio MARTINEZ, his wife, of town of
Abiquiu, to Frederick
MUELLER of Taos... dated 18 Jan 1864... undivided
1⁄8 part of land in Rio Arriba Co. about 45 miles west of town
of Abiquiu known as Tierra Amarillo grant made by Republic of Mexico to Manuel
MARTINEZ in his lifetime (father of Julian MARTINEZ)
Julian acquired
1⁄8th part by inheritance from his mother, Maria
Manuela QUINTANA... Witnesses L.J.D. CLOUTHIER and W.G.
BLACKWOOD.
p. 328
Appointment of
Juan de los Relles MARES as guardian of Escalostica
BAROS, age 5 yr...
Bondsmen Damian TRUGILLO and Antonio Abad ROMERO...
15 Jan 1864.
p. 330
Appointment of
Jose Francisco TRUJILLO as guardian of Marcelino
BAROS, age 1 yr... Bondsmen Charles PORTUGUES and Damian
TRUJILLO... 15 Jan 1864.
p. 332
Appointment of
Anastacio RIBERA as guardian of Maria Feliciana
BAROS, age 4... Bondsmen:
Juan B. SERNA and Cristobal MARES... 15 Jan 1864.
p. 334
Appointment of
Juan de Jesus MARES as guardian of Ambrocio BAROS,
age 6 yrs... Bondsmen
Leonor TRUJILLO and Guillermo TRUJILLO... 15 Jan
1864.
p. 336
Appointment of
Juan de Jesus MARES as guardian of Margarita BAROS,
age 3 yrs... Bondsmen
Santiago MARTINEZ and Ynocencio MARTINEZ... 15 Jan
1864.
p. 340
Appointment of
Manuel GOMES as guardian of Marie Clara TRUJILLO,
age 11 yrs... Bondsmen
Miguel RIBERA and Juan ARCHULETA... 15 Jan 1864.
p. 342
Appointment of
Maria Gregoria MEDINA as guardian of Placido
GONZALES, minor... Bondsmen Antonio Jose MARTINEZ and
Pedro SANCHES... 12 Jan 1864.
p. 344
Will of deceased
Carlos BEAUBIEN of Fernando de Taos, age 64... 6
children... Sangre de Cristo and Rayado Grant to be
divided fairly between my heirs and L.B. MAXWELL...
then F. MULLER
shall locate his land (1 mi sq) on the divided 1⁄2
falling to my share as I gave him deed to 1 sq mi in 1862...
Rest of my children: Lenora TRUGILLO, Paul BEAUBIEN, PeTRa ABUREU and
Juana BEAUBIEN shall select 100 square miles each... L.B. MAXWELL and F.
MULLER have already received theirs from the
grant... Sangre
de Cristo grant divided equally... wife, Paulita
LOBATO... one share to Juan Ignacio JAQUES from La Culebra,
Colorado Territory (his wife during her lifetime)
All interest in
firm of BEAUBIEN and MULLER... Executors sons-in-law
Frederic MULLER and
Jesus ABREIU... signed 16 Jan 1864... Witnesses
L.J.D. CLOUTHIER, L. CHERIE, Juan Ramon VALDEZ... Probate 12 Feb
1864.
p. 349
Appointment of Ma.
de la Gracia VIGIL, guardian of Ma. Susana PAIS, 4
mo. old... Bondsmen
Vicente VIGIL and Pedro VIGIL... 13 Feb 1864...
daughter of her and deceased Roberto PAIZ.
p. 351
Sale of house from
Juan OSBORNE, of Colorado, to Juan TRUGILLO... 7 Oct
1863... house in
Plaza de Don Fernando near house of Don Juan MARES,
Marcelina MARTIN, Melcher WERNER and Don Pedro Joseph de
TEVIS... Witnesses Juan DURAN and Carlos BEAUBIEN.
p. 353
Sale of land from
Julian LUCERO to Charles HOLMES... 1 Sep 1857...
along the Rio del Pueblo near land of Begnino VALDEZ and
Barbara CORDOVA... Witnesses Juan SANTISTEVAN, Antonio (X) de
TEVIS... Recorded 1 Mar 1864.
p. 355
Will of deceased
Ma. Paula MARTINEZ of San Lorenzo de Picuris, Taos
Co... husband Jose
Dolores FERNANDEZ... 3 children: Jose Miguel, Juan
Miguel and Maria Trinidad... 2 sons deceased... debts owed to Jose
Francisco MORA, Francisco SANTISTEVAN, and Juan MARTIN...debts owed by
Pablo LOPES, Pedro FERNANDES, Jose Miguel LOPES, Jose GARSIA, Mariano
DELORA, Ma. de la Angeles PACHECO, Juan TRUJIO, Jose Maria CORDOBA,
Jose Manl. CORDOVA, Sostenes VIGIL, Pedro ROMERO, Benacio CRUZ, Relles
BELASQUES, Paula RUIBAL... granddaughter: Maria (no surname) Executors:
Antonio Maria SANTISTIVAN and Salvador MARTINES... 4 Mar
1864...Witnesses: Relles RODRIGUES, Juan Domingo
SANCHES, Juan de
la Reyes MARTINES, Salvador MARTINEZ, Juan Antonio
SANCHES, Antonio Marie
SANTISTEVAN... entered 17 Mar 1864... Bondsmen:
Leandro MARTINES and Diego SANTISTEVAN.
p. 362
Appointment of
Frederico MULLER as guardian of Pablo BEAUBIEN, age
16 yrs... Bondsmen
Adolph GUTTMAN and Julius FREIDMAN... 15 Mar 1864.
p. 364
Administration of estate of deceased Jose Franco.
TRUJILLO... Administrator: Rafael LUCERO... Bondsmen Santiago
MARTINES and Ynocencio MARTINEZ... 15 Jan 1864... wife was Ma. Elena
BACA.
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