March 20, 1724 Record of the 50 Soldiers at the Real Presidio de San Phelipe y Santiago de Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico. (Transcribed from the Fondo Colonial Collection, AHMPFCC01002041.) Person #1 is Juan Bautista de Anza Sr., father of Juan Bautista… Read More »1724 List of Fifty Soldiers at Janos
Juan de Arbiso (Arvizu) a Basque Family in Sonora Sonora and Sinaloa were originally a part of the Spanish province of Nueva Vizcaya, established in 1562. Vizcaya or Bizkaia / Biscay is a province northern Spain, part of Basque country.… Read More »The Arvizu Basque Family in Early Sonora
1671 – 1674 Lists of soldiers in Durango are included in this Fondo Collection record (AHMPFCC01001006). In the city of Durango March 3, 1671 15 Soldiers Present: The list continues with soldiers as offered by Captain Don Juan Carlos de… Read More »1671-1674 Lists of Soldiers Durango Mexico
1711 Lists of Presidio Soldiers at the Real de San Jose del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico (Fondo Collection, AHMPFCC01001011). This area had significant silver mines during the colonial period. Captain Mathias de Leon y Herrera List of Soldiers in the company… Read More »1711 Lists of Soldiers at Real de San Jose del Parral
July 1714 Presidio de San Francisco de Conchos, Chihuahua, Nueva Vizcaya Testimony regarding the inspection procedures, troop assignments, and accounting of payments to the soldiers of the San Francisco de Conchos Presidio (Translated from the Fondo Collection, AHMPFCC01001013). List of… Read More »1714 Presidio de San Francisco de Conchos
1723 Record of the list of Soldiers at the Real Presidio de Santiago de Mapimi, Mexico during the inspection by Captain Gregorio Alvarez Tuñon y Quiroz. Transcribed from the Fondo Collection, AHMPFCC01002020. The Royal Presidio de Santiago de Mapimi was… Read More »1723 List of Soldiers at Real Presidio de Santiago de Mapimi
1723 Record of the list of Soldiers at the Real Presidio de San Phelipe y Santiago de Janos, Chihuahua, Mexico during the inspection by Captain Gregorio Alvarez Tuñon y Quiroz. (Transcribed from the Fondo Colonial Collection, AHMPFCC01002021.) The Royal Presidio… Read More »1723 List of Soldiers at Real Presidio de San Felipe y Santiago de Janos
Many people received DNA kits for Christmas and are now anxiously awaiting the results to learn more about themselves, their ancestors, and ethnicity. Others are seeking family members or to learn where they came from. Genetic genealogy is at the… Read More »Genetic Genealogy – How Does It Work?
I love when the priest included a diagram of the Consanguinity or Affinity in the Catholic Church marriage diligence. In this case the issue is one of Affinity not Consanquinity. Affinity refers to familial relationships created through marriage; the relationship… Read More »Catholic Church Example of Affinity
Genetic genealogy has been all over the news and social media, with the murder case in Idaho slowly moving through the court system. Recently, the defendant, Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys have attempted to call into question the genetic genealogy that led… Read More »Genetic Genealogy & The Bryan Kohberger Case