Tomás Francisco Sánchez

  General Notes:

Marriages and Baptisms at San Augustín de Isleta, p. 167

Padres: Julián Sanches y María Antonia Chabes
Padrinos: Manuel Gallego y Getrudis Tenorio ³⁴

Tomás married Apolonia Baca, daughter of José Antonio Baca and Juana María de la Concepción Chávez, on 11 Mar 1798 in Tomé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.⁴⁶ (Apolonia Baca was born in 1777 in Belén, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ³⁴ and was baptized on 2 Apr 1777 in San Augustín de la Isleta, Isleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España ³⁴.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: ⁴⁶
DMs 23 Feb 1798/married 11 Mar 1798, José Tomás Sánchez (23), son of Julián Sánchez, deceased, and María Antonia Chávez, married Apolonia Baca (19), daughter of José Baca, deceased, and Juanica Chávez, all of Sausal. Padrinos: Juachín Padilla and his wife Teodora Silva. Tests: Torivio Garcia (65), José García (62), Pedro Padilla (63).

~Tomé Marriages, p. 18

• Diligencia Matrimonial, 23 Nov 1797-8 Jan 1798, Durango, Nueva España. ⁴³⁸
Tomás Francisco Sánchez, 24, español, the legitimate son of Julían Sánchez and María Antonia Chávez, citizens of the fourth plaza of Nuestra Señora Guadalupe de los Chávez. Apolonia de Jesús Baca, 20, española, the legitimate daughter of José Baca and Juana Chávez, both deceased and original citizens of Sausal, all in the Belén jurisdiction. The couple was related in the fouth degree of consanguinity.

Witness: Toribio García Jurado, 65, explained the relationship as follows:

Another relationship affected the couple:

Juana Baca	1st degree, sisters	Antonia Baca
Ignacio Chávez	2nd degree, 1st cousins	Tomás Chávez
Junica Chávez	3rd degree, 2nd cousins	María Antonia Chávez
Apolonia Baca	4th degree, 3rd cousins	Tomás Francisco Chávez

Torbio García Jurado added that Tomás was related to everyon in the area who was his equal.
José García Jurado, 63
Pedro Padilla, 62

Father Bernal, minister at the mission of Nuestra Señora de Belén, included baptismal information showing that at San Agustín de Isleta on 11 Mar 1773, Father Junco y Junquera baptized Tomás Francisco, the legitimate son of Julián Sánchez and María Antonia Chávez, españoles, citizens of this jurisdiction. His godparents were Manuel Gallego and Gertrudis Tenorio.

On 12 Apr 1777 at San Agustín de la Isleta, fray Joaquín de Jesús Ruiz baptized a ten day-old child named Apolonia de Jesús, the legitimate daughter of José Baca and Juana Chávez. Her godparents were Ursula Sánchez, citizens of the puesto de Atrisco.

The information was forwarded to Durango. Bishop Olivares y Benito granted a dispensation of 8 Jan 1798.

~Durango Prenuptial Investigations, pp. 132-133