Rito de los Frijoles Land Grant ~ Bernalillo County

Around 1740, Andres Montoya received a land grant in an area seven leagues north of Cochiti and called Rito de los Frijoles.  In May 1884, heirs of the land were in Private Land Claims Court filing papers that via inheritance they owned the lands.  The family was that of Antonia Rosa Lujan, now deceased, but a granddaughter of Andres Montoya.  In an earlier document dated 1814, Antonia Rosa Lujan states that her father Juan Antonio Lujan (Barbara Rosa Montoya) was the son-in-law of Andres Montoya.

In the testimony we find the children of Juan Antonio Lujan and Barbara Rosa Montoya, which helps to recreate the genealogy for this family.  We also find that we have two Tomas Salas men, both grandchildren of said couple, but in the testimony separating them can be confusing.  Instead of writing up all the particulars in the land grant, I am just going to show the entire family genealogy.

First Generation

1.  Jose Antonio Salas, son of Juan Domingo Salas and Maria Manuela Duran, was born on December 8, 1761 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, New Mexico¹ and died before 1824 in New Mexico.² 

Jose married Maria Antonia Rosa Lujan, daughter of Juan Antonio Lujan and Barbara Rosa Montoya, on April 20, 1787 in Cochiti, New Mexico.³ Maria was born about September 1772 in Cochiti, New Mexico.⁴

Noted events in her life were:  Antonia Rosa Lujan owned land from 1806 to 1807 in Rito de Frijoles, New Mexico.⁵ Antonia Rosa Lujan, a resident of Cochiti, states her grandfather was Andres Montoya.  She tells us that her father is Juan Antonio Lujan, who was the son-in-law of Andres Montoya.

Children from this marriage were:

            2   M       i.        Rafael Salas was born in New Mexico. 

Rafael married Maria Dela Lus Padilla. And then, Rafael married Maria Juana Gonzales.

                 M      ii.        Simon Salas was born on August 1, 1789 in Cochiti, New Mexico⁶ and died on October 4, 1789 in Cochiti, New Mexico.⁷ 

            3   M     iii.        Jose Francisco Salas was born on December 18, 1790 in Cochiti, New Mexico.⁸ 

Jose married Maria Manuela Jiron.

            4   F      iv.        Ana Anastacia Salas was born on January 2, 1795 in Cochiti, New Mexico.⁹ 

Ana married Manuel Lacties.

            5   F        v.        Maria Guadalupe Salas was born on March 1, 1796 in Cochiti, New Mexico.¹⁰ 

 

            6   M     vi.        Juan de Jesus Salas was born on February 3, 1799 in Cochiti, New Mexico.¹¹ 

Juan married Maria Manuela Maldonado on November 9, 1827 in Cochiti, New Mexico.¹² 

Juan next married Gertrudes Sandoval (d. Bef 1854) about 1840.

Juan next married Maria Dolores Gonzales on January 11, 1854 in Anton Chico, New Mexico.¹³ 

            7   F     vii.        Maria Dominga Salas was born about 1810 in New Mexico.¹⁴ 

Maria married Nereo Antonio Montoya on February 2, 1824 in Cochiti, New Mexico.¹⁵

Second Generation (Children)

2.  Rafael Salas (Jose Antonio ¹) was born in New Mexico. Rafael married Maria Dela Lus Padilla, daughter of Juan Padilla and Juana Crespin,. Maria was born in New Mexico.

The child from this marriage was:

                 F         i.        Juana Maria Salas was born on April 21, 1833 in Cochiti, New Mexico.¹⁶ 

Rafael next married Maria Juana Gonzales, daughter of Juan Gonzales and Acencion Hurtado.

Children from this marriage were:

                 F         i.        Maria Francisca Salas was born on January 26, 1846 in Cochiti, New Mexico.¹⁷ 

                 F       ii.        Maria Clara Salas was born on January 15, 1850 in Cochiti, New Mexico.¹⁸ 

3.  Jose Francisco Salas (Jose Antonio ¹) was born on December 18, 1790 in Cochiti, New Mexico.⁸ 

Jose married Maria Manuela Jiron, daughter of Mariano Andres Jiron and Victoria de la Encarnacion Manzanares,. Maria was born on January 16, 1797 in Chama, New Mexico.¹⁹

Children from this marriage were:

                 M       i.        Antonio Maria de Jesus Salas was born on May 22, 1830 in Abiquiu, New Mexico.²⁰ 

                 M      ii.        Tomas Salas was born circa 1821 in Peña Blanca, New Mexico.

General Notes: Testifies in Rito de Frijoles Land Grant as a son of Jose Francisco Salas and grandson of Maria Antonia Rosa Lujan.  [SANM Roll 27, Frame 160-]

4.  Ana Anastacia Salas (Jose Antonio ¹) was born on January 2, 1795 in Cochiti, New Mexico.⁹ 

Ana married Manuel Lacties.

The child from this marriage was:

                 F         i.        Maria Hemeregilda Lacties was born on March 27, 1829 in Cochiti, New Mexico.²¹ 

5.  Maria Guadalupe Salas (Jose Antonio ¹) was born on March 1, 1796 in Cochiti, New Mexico.¹⁰ 

Her children were:

                 M       i.        Juan Cristobal Salas was born on May 11, 1818 in Cochiti, New Mexico.²² 

                 M      ii.        Tomas de Aquino Salas was born on March 6, 1832 in Cochiti, New Mexico.²³ 

6.  Juan de Jesus Salas (Jose Antonio ¹) was born on February 3, 1799 in Cochiti, New Mexico.¹¹ 

Juan married Maria Manuela Maldonado, daughter of Juan Maldonado and Dolores Hurtado, on November 9, 1827 in Cochiti, New Mexico.¹² Maria was born in New Mexico.

The child from this marriage was:

                 M       i.        Miguel Antonio Salas was born on September 28, 1830 in Cochiti, New Mexico.²⁴ 

Juan next married Gertrudes Sandoval about 1840. Gertrudes died before 1854 in New Mexico.²⁵

The child from this marriage was:

                 F         i.        Maria Luisa Salas was born about 1841 in New Mexico.²⁶ 

Maria married Jose Miguel Barela, son of Jose Antonio Barela and Maria Josefa Lucero. Jose was born about 1828 in New Mexico.²⁷

Juan next married Maria Dolores Gonzales, daughter of Antonio Jose Gonzales and Rita Salas, on January 11, 1854 in Anton Chico, New Mexico.¹³ Maria was born about 1829 in New Mexico.²⁸

7.  Maria Dominga Salas (Jose Antonio ¹) was born about 1810 in New Mexico.¹⁴ 

Maria married Nereo Antonio Montoya, son of Tomas Manuel Montoya and Maria Barbara Gonzales, on February 2, 1824 in Cochiti, New Mexico.¹⁵ Nereo was born about March 28, 1802 in Jemez Mission, New Mexico.²⁹

Noted events in this couples lives were: 

•  Appeared on the census in 1830 in Cañones, New Mexico.³⁰ Nerio Montolla, 27, Maria Dominga Salas, 20.

•  Appeared on the census in 1845 in Cañones, New Mexico.¹⁴ don Nerio Montoya, 42; Maria Dominga Salas, 35.

Children from this marriage were:

                 M       i.        Jose Antonio de Los Reyes Montoya was born on January 6, 1833 in Cochiti, New Mexico³¹ and died on March 25, 1833 in Cochiti, New Mexico.³¹ 

                 F       ii.        Maria Gregoria Montoya was born circa May 1827 in Jemez Mission, New Mexico.³²

Source Citations

     1.  Virginia Langham Olmsted, transcriber, New Mexico Baptisms Santa Cruz de la Cañada Church Vol I, 1710 to 1794 (Albuquerque: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1994), Pg. 112.

     2.  Extracted by Luis Gilberto Padilla y Baca, Pueblo Mission Marriages (Self-Published), Pg. 36.

     3.  Extracted by Luis Gilberto Padilla y Baca, Pueblo Mission Marriages (Self-Published), Pg. 24.

     4.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 35.

     5.  New Mexico State Records Center and Archives, Santa Fe, NM, Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Roll 37, Frame 160-.

     6.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 69.

     7.  Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah/Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Cochiti, New Mexico Deaths (Film # 016757/AASF #35), AASF, Pg. 424, entry 1.

     8.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 75.

     9.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 88.

     10.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 95.

     11.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 108.

     12.  Extracted by Luis Gilberto Padilla y Baca, Pueblo Mission Marriages (Self-Published), Pg. 37.

     13.  Luis Gilberto Padilla y Baca, Pecos Marriage Register, 1862-1904 (Hispanic Genalogical Research Center of New Mexico 2002), Pg. 193. .... Eloise Arellanes, extractor, New Mexico Marriages San Miguel del Bado Church, 12 Nov 1829 to 10 Nov 1878 (NMGS, 1997), Pg. 102.

     14.  Virginia Langham Olmsted, compiler, New Mexico Colonial Censuses 1790, 1823,1845 (NMGS 1981), Pg. 181.

     15.  Extracted by Luis Gilberto Padilla y Baca, Pueblo Mission Marriages (Self-Published), Pg. 36.  Nerio Antonio Montoya s/ don Tomas Montoya, deceased and Dona Barbara Gonzales with Maria Dominga Salas, doncella, d/ Jose Antonio Salas, deceased and Antonia Rosa Duran, wit/ Miguel Gallegos and Juan Gonzales.

     16.  Extracted by May;  Compiled by Windham & Baca, New Mexico Baptisms of Santa Fe (NMGS), Pg. 225.

     17.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 144.

     18.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 150.

     19.  Transcribed and Edited by David Gonzales, Bautismos de Misión de Santa Clara 1729-1805, Pg. 87.  Bap Jan 22 1797, 6 days old, pad/ Antonio Victor Vigil and Diega de Herrera.

     20.  Extracted by Virginia Langham Olmsted and Evelyn Lujan Baca, New Mexico Baptisms Santo Tomas de Abiquiu, Vol II (New Mexico Copyrighted 2000), Pg. 66.

     21.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 200.

     22.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 126.

     23.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 214.

     24.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 204.

     25.  Luis Gilberto Padilla y Baca, Pecos Marriage Register, 1862-1904 (Hispanic Genalogical Research Center of New Mexico 2002), Pg. 193.

     26.  Eloise Arellanes, extractor, New Mexico Marriages San Miguel del Bado Church, 12 Nov 1829 to 10 Nov 1878 (NMGS, 1997), pg. 100.

     27.  Eloise Arellanes, extractor, New Mexico Marriages San Miguel del Bado Church, 12 Nov 1829 to 10 Nov 1878 (NMGS, 1997), Pg. 100.

     28.  Eloise Arellanes, extractor, New Mexico Marriages San Miguel del Bado Church, 12 Nov 1829 to 10 Nov 1878 (NMGS, 1997), Pg. 102.

     29.  Archdiocese of Santa Fe, NM, Jemez.  Bap March 28 1802, s/ Tomas Montoya and Barbara Gonzales; gp/ Antonio Garcia and Rita Gonzales, his wife.

     30.  Compiled by Virginia Langham Olmsted, C. G, Spanish and Mexican Census 1750-1830 (NMGS).

     31.  Extracted by Donald Dreesen and Evelyn Lujan Baca, San Buenaventura de Cochiti Baptisms, 1736-1873 (New Mexico Genealogical Society 2000), Pg. 223.

   32.  Luis Gilberto Padilla y Baca, Libro de Bautismos, Misiónes de los Pueblos, Pg. 155.  Bap May 10 1827, d/ Nerio Montoya and Dominga Salas, ap/ Tomas Montoya and Barbara Gonzales, am/ Antonio Salas and Antonia Rosa Lujan, pad/ Tomas Lopez and Juana Lopez.

References:  Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series I, PLC #41 - Reel 37, Frame 160-

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