Franciisco García Perea

  Noted events in his life were:

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In March 1707, Francisco García Perea [ONMF: 257 and 383-84], a soldier of the Santa Fé Presidio, submitted his petition to marry María Romero, resident of the Villa de Alburquerque and a daughter of Bartolomé Romero, deceased, and Luisa Varela. The diligencia record for this couple is dated 27 Mar 1707, Alburquerque. García Perea is the surname used by Francisco. The priest and witnesses referred to him as Francisco García, Francisco Perea, and Francisco de Perea. He gave his age as twenty-eight (born circa 1679) and was a native of el Rio Abajo, but did not name his parents. He and María Romero were married on 5 May 1707.

Francisco's surname of García Perea suggests that he may have been a son of Esteban de Perea and Francisca García [ONMF: 87]. However, it has also been suggested by Kessell, Hendricks and Dodge that he was a son of Juana de los Reyes [Perea], a widow who was enumerated in the May 1697 cattle distribution census with these children: Teresa, Francisco and Antonio de Perea. Juana de los Reyes was listed immediately after Francisca García, presumably the widow of Esteban de Perea. The children in Francisca García's household were Felipa, Isabel, and Teresa.

This information could be an indication that Francisco García Perea was a grandson of Esteban de Perea and Francisca García and this is supported by additional information found in the 1692-3 census of families from El Paso willing to resettle New Mexico. Francisca García was enumerated with three daughters: Felipa de Perea, Juana de Perea, and Isabel de Perea. The children of these daughters were identified as Francisco, age twelve (born circa 1680), Antonio, age eight (born 1684), Teresa, age twelve (born 1680) and another girl named Teresa, age four (born 1688).

It appears that the boy Francisco, age twelve, may have been the same Francisco listed in the family of Juana de los Reyes Perea and who was married with María Romero. In 1728, Juana de los Reyes Perea was still living when she conveyed land in Santa Fe.

Matías Perea, son of Francisco Perea and María Romero, was married at Albuquerque on 18 October 1771. A witness to this union was José Eugenio Perea, identified as an older brother of Matías.

José Eugenio was married with Gregoria Gallegos, and according to a document from the Spanish Archives of New Mexico concerning a land dispute, José Eugenio Perea and Gregoria Gallegos were the parents of Mariano Antonio Perea [SANM #697].

Mariano Antonio Perea became the husband of María Loreta de la Luz González. In 1806, Mariano, age fifty-two, was enumerated with his second wife, Margarita de Sena, and had these individuals in his household: María Lugarda, age thirteen, Manuel, age four, Juana Gurulé, age twenty-five, Juan José, age ten, Vicente, age twelve. Listed immediately after Mariano Perea was Baltasar Perea, age twenty-six, with his wife, María Petra Chaves, age twenty-four, and their five children: Pedro Antonio, age seven; José María, age five, María Manuela, age three, and Margarita, age one.

Researchers: Angelo Cervantes and José Antonio Esquibel

Sources: Chavez, "New Mexico Roots:" 1482; Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, Roll 60 (Diligencias 1697-1710); 1692-93 census in John Kessell, Rick Hendricks, and Meredith D. Dodge, To the Royal Crown Restored: The Journals of Don Diego de Vargas (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1995), 44; 1697 census in John Kessell, Rick Hendricks, and Meredith D. Dodge, Blood on the Boulders: The Journals of Don Diego de Vargas (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1998), 1143, 1164 n41; Marriages, Albuquerque, San Felipe de Neri Church, 1726-1855 (Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe Roll #26); Spanish Archives of New Mexico I: 21 and 697; and SANM Roll 21, frames 580-83 (Census of Bernalillo).

Franciisco married María Romero de Pedraza, daughter of Bartolomé Romero de Pedraza and Lucía Varela Jaramillo, on 5 May 1707 in Villa de Alburquerque, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.²⁴⁸

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
27 Mar 1707, Alburquerque. Francisco García Perea (28), native of el Río Abajo, parents unknown, and soldier of the Santa Fé Presidio, and María Romero, daughter of Bartolomé Romero, deceased, and Luisa Varela, natives of New Mexico.

Witnesses: Francisco Candelaria (30), native of el Río Abajo, Ventura Candelaria (20), Carlos Domínguez (30), soldier.

Francisco and María married 5 May 1707.

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 1482