Be it known to
those who may see the present will, that I, Juana de Anaya Almasan, legitimate
daughter of Sergeant-Major Francisco de Anaya Almasan and of Phelipa de Rojas,
both dead; resident of the villa of Santa Fe; being sick of body from an
illness.
I declare
having been married the first time to Lucan Montaño, for the period of eleven
years, during which time we had and reared five children, named: Maria
Geronima; Maria Jusepha, married to Manuel Martines; Antonio Urbano; Maria
Getrudes; Lucas Tadeo. The second time I married Juan Lorenso de Medina; and
during the five years of our married life we had three children: Juan
Francisco; Maria Antonia, and Margarita Antonia. The third time I was married to
Lucas Miguel Moya; and during the five years of our married life we have reared
two sons: Lucas de Jesus and Pedro Antonio, whom, as well as the
aforementioned, I declare as legitimate children begotten in wedlock.
I declare it
is my will to leave to our Master, and to the Church, one peso, and one
“toston” (4 reales) for the souls.
I declare that
Pedro Barela owes me one quilt of many colors.
I declare that
Marzial Gonzales owes me two pesos.
I declare that
Lionisio Rodrigues owes me two pesos.
I declare that
Antonio “el de las Mexicanas” owes me
one peso.
I declare that
I am not indebted to anybody for anything.
I declare as
my property the house of my residence, consisting of five rooms, to be divided
among the hereinafter named, who are the children who are not married, because
to Geronima and Maria Josepha I have already given their share.
I leave for
the welfare of my soul the small quilt which Pedro Barela owes me; also one
sow, and a pair of bead bracelets. To Maria Geronima I leave one white rosary
with a large silver medal, and another larger one of bronze. To Maria Josepha I
leave one pair of coral earrings, some amulets and chochos. (Supine seeds,
sometimes used in rosaries or as voting balls in churches in Spain).
To Maria
Getrudes I leave one yard of scarlet cloth skirts and also one used muffler.
I declare that
I leave to my husband, Lucas, my bed. The saints’ pictures shall be divided
among my unmarried children.
I declare that
I have a tract of land in connection with the house; boundaries of same are
described in the deed. This parcel of land I leave to be equally divided among
the Getrudes, Urban, and Margarita, which land is in front of the house, with a
garden. The parcel of land, which is on the north shall be divided among the
two, Lucas de Jesus and Pedro Antonio. The box with the dishes, I leave to
Maria Getrudes; the axe and hoe I leave to Urban.
It is my will
to leave as my administrators or testamentary executors of what I have
declared, in the first place, my son-in-law, Joseph Rodrigues; and in the
second place, Lucas Miguel Moya, my husband.
In evidence of
truth throughout all time, I requested the Corporal of this company, Juan
Felipe de Rivera, to sign for me, because I do not know how to sign. The
witnesses who were present were: Juan Manuel Chirinos and Captain Manuel
Thenorio de Alba, residents of the villa of Santa Fe.
Executed on
November 10th of the year 1736.
At request of
Juana de Anaya,
Juan
Felipe de Rivera (rubric)
Witnesses:
Juan Manuel Chirinos (rubric) and Manuel Thenorio de Alba (rubric).
Reference: Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series I,
Twitchell 1226, Reel 6, Frames 757-760.
©Henrietta M. Christmas
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