Know ye all who shall see this my
testament, that I, Maria de la Lus Jaramillo, wife of Andres Ortega, 1st
Corporal of this national company of Santa Fe, find myself sick in bed and
order my will in the following manner.
I desire to be shrouded and buried
in the Military Chapel.
I declare that I have been married
a third time to Andres Ortega for the term of nine years, during which time we
had no children.
I declare as my property two cows
with calves; one female burro; one kettle; one iron griddle; a spoon of the
same; also a spit and a kettle of iron; three mattresses; one blanket; one axe
and handle; and one box with locks.
I declare that Antonio Chaves, a resident
of El Bado, owes me one horse, I order it collected.
It is my will that twelve Masses be
offered to God Almighty for the welfare of my soul to be paid from my property;
and the remaining, it is my will to leave to my husband, that he may enjoy it.
I assign as administrators, first
my husband Andres Ortega and second the 1st Sergeant Manuel Baca,
whom I ask to comply and execute this my last will.
The testator did not know how to
sign, but she made the sign of the cross and with two witnesses along with me,
the soldier, Eugenio Lovato and Eduardo Troncoso, executed in Santa Fe on the
20th of December 1825.
Signed Jose de Larrañaga, rubric
Wit/ Eugenio Lovato, rubric and
Eduardo Troncoso, rubric.
Reference: Spanish Archives of New Mexico, Series I,
Twitchell 1249, Reel 6, Frames 866-867.
©Henrietta M. Christmas
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