María Antonia Durán
- Born: 24 Feb 1766, Los Padillas, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España 252
- Baptized: 9 Mar 1766, San Agustín de la Isleta, Isleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España 252
- Marriage: Pedro Antonio Mestas on 23 Dec 1783 in San Agustín de la Isleta, Isleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España 34
Noted events in her life were:
• Family Connection: 248 Vicente Antonio Sánches, 24, Spanish, widowed of María Josefa Padilla, a life-long rsident of Alburqurque, petitioned to marry Ana María Petrona Maestas, 18, Spanish, legitimate daughter of Pedro Antionio Mestas, deceased and María Antonia Durán. citizens of Alburquerque, on 3 Nov 1816 - 14 Jan 1817.
Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 1714
• Background Information: 252 After the death of Antonia Mestas, Juan Bautista married Barbara Antonia Baca, on 6 Jul 1747. Bárbara was a daughter of Antonio Baca, sister of Diego Antonio Baca and Juan Antonio Baca, and grand-daughter of old Josefa Baca of Pajarito.
The children by his second wife are as follows: • María Ursula, born 2 Jul 1749 • José Nicolás, 9 Dec 1750 • María Gertrudis, 19 Feb 1753 • Ana María, 1 Jun 1757 (father's name here given as "Don Juan Bachicha") • María Soledad, 19 Feb 1761 • Ana María Antonia, 9 Mar 1766 • Juan Manuel Antonio, 15 Oct 1772.
Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period, p. 171
• She appeared on the Spanish Colonial census in 1790 in Pajarito, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. 33
Pedro Mestas, Spanish, age 27 & rancher, his wife María Antonia Durán, Spanish age 20, their daguther age four and two male servants: Coyote age 15 and Navajo age 17.
New Mexican Spanish & Mexican Colonial Censuses, 1790 * 1823 * 1845, p. 26
María married Pedro Antonio Mestas, son of Joaquín Mestas and Victoria Sánchez, on 23 Dec 1783 in San Agustín de la Isleta, Isleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España.55 (Pedro Antonio Mestas was born in May 1757 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España and was baptized on 20 May 1757 in Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España 326.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Record: 34 23 Dec 1783 - Pedro Antonio Mestas, son of Jauchin Mestas and Vicoria Sances, married María Antonia Durán, daughter of Juan Baptista Durán, deceased and doña Bárbara Baca of Pajarito. Padrinos: don Cristóval Larruañaga and doña Anna María Durán.
San Agustín de la Isleta Marriages and Baptisms, pp. 35-36
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