Marcial Torres (abt. 1712 - abt. 1760)

Born about 1712 in El Paso del Norte, New Mexico, New Spain

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Rosalia (Lujan) Torres — married 16 Apr 1730 in San Juan De Los Caballeros, New Mexico

Husband of María de la Cruz (Martin) Martín — married 18 Sep 1748 in Picuris, New Mexico

Descendants

Died about 4 Aug 1760 at about age 48 in Taos, Taos, New Mexico, New Spain

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Cindy Brownfield [send private message]

Any help with refrences and sources is most welcome. There are so many half siblings I believe that at times the families get confused and sometimes children end up listed with the wrong parents. If you see mistakes please let us know so we can make corrections accordingly in our personal files as well as the corrections made here. I have NOT listed the children for Marcials second family as I have seen various lists that I believe may be wrong or partially wrong. Help with the second family would also be very helpful.

Biography

Marcial died 4 Aug 1760 Taos Valley; During the settlement of the estate of Marcial Torres, Antonio Martin gave the following testimony: Marcial died at the hands of the Comanches in the "valley of Taos" and Antonio paid for masses to be said for him and for the safety of his daughter & Marcial's wife, Maria Martin, and two of their children, who were taken captive by the Comanches. "There is now in my possession ... two little orphans; one little girl and one little boy, children of the said deceased and my daughter, Maria Martin, now a captive and a little grandson of the said deceased and mine, that is three little orphans that are in my possession," ... "I took them in charge, considering myself nearest them, on the part of my daughter now captive, and the two children who are with her and that the two which I have with me" In another statement given, Antonio Martin stated the names of the children from both marriages: First marriage: Joaquin, now dead, who was married to his, (affiances) daughter, Pasquala, from which union there is left one child called Antonio Joseph, who is now in his, (affiants) possession; Pablo, who was killed by the Comanches, having been married to a daughter of Juan Antonio Salazar, who was carried off into captivity; Jacinta, who is in captivity and who was married to Julian Jaques, who was killed by the Comanches, from which union there was one child named Francisca, who was taken into captivity with her mother by the Comanches; Leonarda who is married to Valentin Martin; Cristoval, who is also in captivity; and by the second wife, whose name is Maria, a daughter of the affiant, he had Juan Domingo, Juliana, Maria and another child whose name he does not know. Of these, Juan Domingo and Juliana are in his possession and the other three are in captivity and Francisca, who was killed by the Comanches." ,

This profile is part of the Torres Name Study.

Marcial was born in 1712. He was the son of Diego DeTorres. He passed away in 1760.

Sources

• Some information found through "Origins of New Mexico Families, By Fray Angelico Chavez". A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period. In the eighteenth century. And several consultations with various family researchers in New Mexico.

• (https://www.hgrc-nm.org/)

• "New Mexico Marriages, 1751-1918," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDPG-B81 : 10 February 2018), Marcial De Torres and Maria Martin, 16 Apr 1730; citing San Juan De Los Caballeros, San Juan, Rio Arriba, New Mexico, reference 2:Z19ZL3; FHL microfilm 16,982.

• "New Mexico Marriages, 1751-1918," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDPT-39Z : 10 February 2018), Marcial Torres and Maria Martinez, 18 Sep 1749; citing Catholic,Picuris De San Lorenzo,Taos,New Mexico, reference ; FHL microfilm 16,869.

• NM Genealogical Society, Spanish and Mexico Censuses of NM 1750-1830, 1981, New Mexico Genealogical Society, 81-84211, Found at the Special Collections Rio Grande Valley Library System in Albuquerque, NM.
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/KWCK-YPN
• "New Mexico Marriages, 1751-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FD5Q-D8X : 20 January 2020), Marcial De Torres, 1730.