Antonio Martín Serrano

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information. ¹⁴⁶⁵
Antonio Martín Serrano, mestizo, was born in New Mexico around 1655/65 and was a rsident of la Cañada. He was described as "somewhat fat, with protruding eyes with much white showing, and having black hair and a black beard. His first wife was Inéz de Ledesma, native of New Mexico who died before Oct 1696. His second wife was María de Carvajal, duaghter of Ignacio de Carbajal & widow of José Cortes del Castillo. María was born about 1673 om Querétaro, Nueva España and she married Antonio 5 Oct 1698 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada. María was dead by Aug 1725. Antonio's third wife was Gertrudis Fresquis, whom he married on 25 Aug 1725 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada. Gertrudis was born in la Cañada in Feb 1711 and was baptized 8 Feb 1711. She was the daughter of José Fresqui and María de Herrera.

~ Descendants of Hernán Martín Serrano in New Mexico, p. 7-8

Antonio married Ynés de Ledesma.

Antonio next married María Carabajal on 5 Oct 1698 in Santa Cruz de la Canada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.²⁴⁸

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial. ²⁴⁸
26 Sep 1698, Santa Cruz de la Cañda. Antonio Martín (33), vecino of la Cañada and widowed of Inés de Ledesma, native of New Mexico buried in El Paso del Norte, and María Carvajal (25), widow of José Cortes buried in Santa Cruz, both whom had come from Mexico city and settled in Santa Cruz. ~ Witnesses: Don José Manuel Giltomey, notary; Diego Gonzales (25), native of New Mexico; Agustín Salazar (33), native of New Mexico; José de Atienza (49), Teritary of Saint Dominic. Pair married 5 Oct 1698, with witnesses Tomás Jiron and Antonia Domínguez, Don Tomás de Herrera, Capitán Nicolas Ortiz, and Juan Archuleta.

~ Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 1096

Antonio next married Gertudis Fresqui on 25 Aug 1725 in Santa Cruz de la Canada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.²⁴⁸ (Gertudis Fresqui was born about 1710 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial. ²⁴⁸
13 Aug 1725, Santa Cruz de la Cañada. Antonio Martín (80), native of New Mexico living in Chimayo, widowed the first time of Inés de Ledesma, and second of María Carvajal, native of Querétaro, son of Capitán Luis Martín and Antonia de Miranda, natives of New Mexico, both decesed and Gertudis Fresqui (14-15), daughter of José Fresqui, deceased and María de Herrera, natives of New Mexico. ~ Witnesses: José de Atienza y Alcala, notary; Pedro Sánchez (22), native of New Mexico & married; Matias Ruíz (20), native of Janos Presidio, married; Antonio Bernal (50) and Miguel Martín (40), both natives of New Mexico and married. Pair married 25 Aug 1725.

~ Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 1104