José Antonio Durán y Chávez

  General Notes:

San Agustín de la Isleta Baptisms, p. 125

Hijo: Diego Antonio Baca
Padres: Ygnacio Baca y Margarita Romero
Madrina: Quiteria Romero ³⁴

  Noted events in his life were:

• Census: Spanish Colonial, in 1790, in Los Chaves, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. ³³
Tercera plaza de los Chaves

Household #674
José Antonio Chaves (son of Hernando & Antonia in Household #681), español, age thirty-nine, farmer, married to Mónica Varela, española, age thirty-four; with one male orphan, coyote age twenty-one and one male orphan, español, age three

Household #675
Juan José Gallego, español, 34, farmer; married to Ana María Chaves (daughter of Miguel and Gertrudis in Household #683), española, 22; with two sons, ages three and two; and two daughters, ages seven and six.

Household #676
Juana Chaves (daughter of Hernando in #681), española, 41, widow (of José Marcelo Gallegos); with two sons, ages sixteen and nine; two daughters, ages twenty-six and thirteen; and one granddaughter, age eight.

Household #677
Francisco José Chaves (son of Miguel Y Gertrudis in Household #683), español, 39, sheep herder; married to María Francisca Moya, española, 26; with two sons, ages six and four; and on daughter, age nine.

Household #680
Miguel Chaves (son of Hernando & Antonia in next household), español, age twenty-eight, farmer, married to Josefa Baca, española, age thirty-seven, with their three sons, ages sixteen, three and two; and their four daughters, ages eleven, nine, eight and four

Household #681
Hernando Chaves, español, age seventy-six, farmer, married to Antonia Sanches, española, age sixty-three, with their two sons, ages twenty-three and twenty-one; and one female servant, Navajo, age twenty-three

Household #682
José Antonio Baca, español, 36, farmer; married to María de la Luz Chaves (daughter of Hernando & Antonia in Household #681), española, 25; with two daughters, ages six and two

Household #683
Miguel Chaves (2^nd Cousin of Hernando in Household #681) , español, 68, farmer; married to Gertrudis Santistevan, española, 57; with six sons, ages twenty-five, twenty-three, twenty, sixteen, fourteen and eight; three daughters, ages twenty-six, twenty-one and nineteen; and one grandson, age eight

New Mexican Spanish & Mexican Colonial Censuses, 1790 * 1823 * 1845, p. 37

José married Mónica Varela, daughter of Pedro Varela Jaramillo and Juana Casilda González Bas, in 1769 in San Agustín de la Ysleta, Ysleta, Nueva Méjico, Nueva España. (Mónica Varela was born about 1751 in Río Abajo, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ³³.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
11 Jun 1769, Isleta. José Antonio Durán y Chaves (21) son of don Fernando Durá y Chaves and doña Antonia Sánchez, española, and doña Monica Varela (18), daughter of don Pedro Varela and doña María Casilda Gonzales, deceased, españoles. Pair related 3rd with 4th degree consanguinty as follows:

Cristóbal Jaramillo	brothers	Juan Varela Jaramillo
Teresa Jaramillo	1st cousins	Pedro Varela Jaramillo
Antonia Sánchez	2nd Cousins	Monica Varela

Witnesses: Mateo José Pino, notary; don Antonio Baca (63), don Francisco Padilla (54)

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 311