Martin Serrano Family Genealgy Corrections to Part 2

The second part of the revised Martín Serrano family genealogy was just published in the March 2013 issue “The New Mexico Genealogist.” For those of you who have research Martín Serrano roots, you’re well-aware of the challenges and confusion in organizing the genealogy of this very large extended family, especially during the period of the 1690s and early half of the 1700s.

In Part 2, I managed to make a few errors and even after decades of research I left out a daughter of Luis Martín Serrano II and Antonia de Mirada.

Appreciation is extended to Ernie Sandoval for his careful reading of the notes. He noticed that notes #51, 52 and 53 are out of order. Here is the correct order of these notes:

51. See AASF, San Juan Church, Roll #29, Marriages, 1726-1776. [Marriage of Antonio Martin and Magdalena Sedillo.]

52. The age of Francisca de Salazar and the names of her parents were recorded as part of a prenuptial investigation record date October 22, 1689. Her father was referred to as being deceased at this time and her mother was residing in El Paso del Río del Norte. Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.” 1011, DM 1689, October 22, no. 4, El Paso del Río del Norte.

53. The age of Pedro Luján and the names of his parents were recorded as part of a prenuptial investigation record when he sought to marry Francisca de Salazar; Chávez, “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.” 1011, DM 1689, October 22, no. 4, El Paso del Río del Norte.

Also, the correct marriage date for Francisca de Salazar (individual #37) and Pedro Lujan is January 10, 1691, according the summary by Fray Angélico Chavez, and not October 1689, which was the initial date of the prenuptial investigation.

Another correction is the year of marriage of Miguel Martín (individual #41) and Leonor Domíguez de Mendoza. The year should read 1707 and not 1703.

My appreciation is also extended to Rebecca Vigil-Fox for bringing to my attention a record for another daughter of Luis II Martín Serrano and Antonia de Miranda that was extracted by Fray Angélico Chávez and summarized on pages 796-797 of “New Mexico Roots, Ltd.,” regarding a prenuptial investigation in the proposed marriage of Juan Roque Gutiérrez and María García dated January 16, 1690 (no. 4), El Paso del Norte. One of the individuals who brought up an impediment to the proposed union was Antonia Martín, age 20 (b.ca. 1670), who identified herself as a native of New Mexico and a daughter of Captain Luis Martín and Antonia de Miranda, both natives of New Mexico. She declared that she and Gutiérrez engaged in sexual relations under the pretext that Gutiérrez gave his word to marry her. As a result, Juan Roque Gutiérrez and Antonia Martín were married at El Paso del Norte on February 18, 1690, by order of Governor don Diego de Vargas.

Antonia Martín brings the number of children of Luis II Martín Serrano and Antonia de Miranda up to nine.

If you see any inconsistencies in the revised genealogy of the Martín Serrano family published in “The New Mexico Genealogist,” send me a message and I’ll make the corrections. I plan to post Parts 1 and 2 of the Martín Serrano Genealogy as a PDF online by the end of 2013.