Know thee all, that I, Lorenzo Martin, a native of New
Mexico, and resident of Our Lady of Guadalupe of El Paso del Rio del Norte,
sold a piece of land in the locality of San Buenaventura de Chimayo, to – Francisco
Martin, a resident of said locality. The
land was my lawful paternal inheritance from my father, Francisco Martin and
also from the maternal part of Juana Garcia de los Reyes. Said lands measures, east to west, 106 varas
and east bounded by Ana Petra Martin, west is the land of the purchaser; north
lands of Marcial Martin; south lands of Francisco Lorenzo Martin; and another
portion of land, not adjoining the said land, above, near the land of La
Questa, which is 50 varas; then east to west is the public road, west are the
lands of Marcial Martin; on the south is 120 varas bounded by lands of Maria
Martin. I sold for the amount of 42 pesos.
Witnesses: Felipe
Romero, Domingo de la Cruz and executed in the locality of Chimayo on 11
November 1749. Signed Juan Jose
Sandoval, Judge; at the request of Lorenzo Martin, Jose Gomez; witnesses: Jose Gomes and Martin Valerio.
References: Spanish
Archives of New Mexico, Series I, Twitchell #535, Reel 3, Frames 975-978.
©Henrietta M. Christmas
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