Blas Martín Serrano (abt. 1686 - abt. 1783)

Born about 1686 in El Paso del Norte, Nuevo México, Nueva España

Ancestors

Husband of María Rosa de Vargas Machuca — married 7 Jan 1705 in Santa Fe, Provincia de Nuevo México, (New Mexico, United States)

Husband of Antonia Ulibarri — married about 1747 in Chama, Nuevo México, Nueva España

Descendants

Died about May 1783 at about age 97 in Santa Fé, Nuevo México, Nueva España [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

Blas was born between 1686 and 1688 in El Paso del Norte, Nuevo México, Nueva España.

Note:

In Dec 1692, Blas Martin, age six (b.ca. 1686), was enumerated in the household of his parents.^[1] Blas was again accounted for as a member of this family in May of 1697.^[2] When he sought to marry Rosa de Vargas Machuca, in 1705, he gave his age as 18, (b.ca. 1687), and listed his parents and declared he was a native of New Mexico.^[3] In Nov. 1720, Blas, age 32, (b.ca. 1688), identified himself as being married and a resident of the Rio Arriba, when he was a witness in a prenuptial investigation.^[4]

Parents

He is the son of Domingo Martín Serrano and María Josefa de Herrera.^[1][3]

Member of 1693 de Vargas Reconquest

Between December 1692 and January 1693 (Age 6 years)^[1]

Note:

His household of four sons and four daughters was inspected by de Vargas in the pueblo of Isleta, 4 leguas south of Guadalupe del Paso.

1st Marriage

Rosa de Vargas Machucha, February 1, 1705 (Age 19 years) Husband: 18 Wife: 16, Santa Fé, Nuevo México, Nueva España.^[3]

2nd Marriage

Antonia Ulibarri, about 1747 (Age 61 years), Chama, Nuevo México, Nueva España.^[5]

Census

1750 (Age 64 years), Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Nuevo México, Nueva España.^[6]

Ancestor of

Actor Adrian Grenier.^[7]

Research Notes

1. According to the prenuptial investigation for his marriage to María Rosa de Vargas Machuca,^[1] his parents are Domingo Martín Serrano and María Josefa de Herrera. He was also born before Francisco Martín Serrano and María Juana García de los Ríos were married. Their son named Blas was born in 1726. I am attaching him to the correct parents.
2. There is a marriage record for Ana María Martín, daughter of Blas Martín and Antonia Garcia, dated 1 May 1783 in Abiquiú Pueblo, spouse Luis Chaves.^[8] This Ana María was born about 1761, when Blas was 75. There are three possibilities:
   • Antonia García and Antonia Ulibarri are the same woman, with parents or grandparents named García and Ulibarri. There is circumstantial evidence that this is true. There is a baptism record for Margarita Martín, born in 1752 to Blas Martín and Antonia Ulibarri.^[9] There is also a diligencia matrimonial (prenuptial investigation) for Margarita Martín and Fernando Gallegos in 1769.^[10] It says Margarita was 17 years old (born about 1752) and her parents are Blas Martín and Antonia García.
   • Blas had a natural child with Antonia García. This is unlikely because Ana María's marriage record says she was the hija legitima (legitimate daughter) of Blas Martin and Antonia Garcia.^[8] Blas Martín Serrano was married to Antonia Ulibarri when this Ana María was born.
   • Blas Martín and Antonia García are a completely different couple. This is also possible. There were two men named Blas Martin mentioned in the 1750 Census records.
     • In Santa Cruz de la Cañada, Blas Martin, his wife, one daughter; 11 in house.^[6]
     • In Chama, Blas Martin, his wife; 18 in family.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Kessell, John L., Rick Hendricks, and Meredith Dodge, editors, To the Royal Crown Restored: The Journals of Don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1692-1694, (Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press,1995), p. 60.
2. ↑ Vargas, Diego, and John L. Kessell. Blood on the Boulders: The Journals of Don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1694 – 97 (Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1998), Book #2, p. 1140.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Chávez, Angélico. New Mexico Roots Ltd: a demographic perspective from genealogical, historical and geographic data found in the diligencias matrimoniales or pre-nuptial investigations (1678-1869) of the Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. PDF image copy, UNM Digital Repository, http://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cswr_reference/5 : 1983, vol. 6, p. 1097; Blas Martin (18) and Rosa Machuca de Vargas (16).
4. ↑ Rau, Patricia Sanchez and Henrietta Martinez Christmas, Santa Cruz Marriages, 1826-1849 and Roots Ltd, Addendum (Albuquerque, NM: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 2013), p. 57; 1720, Cañada, Antonio de Apodaca (21) and María Antonia Fernandez. Pair married 14 Nov 1720.
5. ↑ Marriage year estimate is based on the birth of their oldest child in 1748.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Olmsted, Virginia Langham. Spanish and Mexican Censuses of New Mexico, 1750-1830. (Albuquerque, NM: New Mexico Genealogical Society, 1981), p. 28; Blas Martin; his wife; 1 daughter; 11 in household.
7. ↑ "Michelle Rodriguez, Adrian Grenier and Linda Chavez." Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (Season 1, Episode 10). PBS. 20 May 2012.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "New Mexico Marriages, 1751-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDPW-V6J : 20 January 2020), Luis Chaves and Ana Maria Martin, married 1 May 1783, Abiquiú Pueblo, New Mexico; FHL microfilm #16,621, image 516.
9. ↑ "New Mexico Births and Christenings, 1726-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HWXG-WPT2 : 20 January 2020), Margarita Martin, legitimate daughter of Blas Martin and Antonia Ulibarri, born in Chama, New Mexico, baptized 23 Jul 1752, Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico; FHL microfilm #16,975, image 41.
10. ↑ Chávez, Angélico. New Mexico Roots Ltd: a demographic perspective from genealogical, historical and geographic data found in the diligencias matrimoniales or pre-nuptial investigations (1678-1869) of the Archives of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. PDF image copy, UNM Digital Repository, http://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cswr_reference/5 : 1983, Vol. 3, p. 544; 1769, Abiquiu, Fernando Gallegos (20), son of Jose Francisco Gallegos and Maria Casimira Valdes, married Margarita Martin (17), daughter of Blas Martin and Antonia Garcia.
11. ↑ Olmsted, Spanish and Mexican Censuses, p. 30; 1750, Chama, Blas Martin, his wife; 18 in family.

See also:

• Dispensa Matrimonial de sus bisnietos María Rita Juliana Lucero y Julían Antonio Lucero; New Mexico prenuptial investigations from the Archivos Historicos del Arzobispado de Durango, 1760-1799. (1996), pp. 107-108. Las Cruces, NM 88003: New Mexico State University Library.
• Maldonado, Gilbert. 2014. Maldonado: Journey to the Kingdom of New Mexico.
• Great New Mexico Pedigree Database: By the Hispanic Genealogical Research Center of New Mexico