2024-04-09 12:00
The following is the image and transcription of the 1719 death record of my 8th great-grandmother Anna Maria de Trevino. She was buried at the Parroquial Church in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mex… Read More
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Blog focusing on South Texas and Northeastern Mexico Genealogy covering the counties of Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron, Webb, and the Mexican states of Coahuila,
2024-03-28 11:49
In this blog post, you will find more information about my book "Burgos: The Founding Families and Their Descendants". You will also find a list of the founding families. Burgos, Tamaul… Read More
2024-03-26 10:00
This is the July 30, 1716 marriage of Juan Diego Gonzalez and Anna Maria de Treviño. They are my 8th great-grandparents through both my maternal and paternal sides. They got married a… Read More
2024-03-21 11:52
This 523-page book contains five generations of Salinas focusing on the descendants of Jose Miguel Salinas and Antonia Cervera. It also focuses on the descendants of Joseph Salinas and Micae… Read More
2024-03-19 10:00
This is the 1695 death record of Juan Bautista Chapa, my 9th great grandfather. He died on April 20, 1695 in what is now Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The record states that he was bu… Read More
2024-03-12 10:30
The following is the August 14, 1900 baptism of Maria Trevino, my great-grandmother through my mother's side. She was the mother of Jose Fina Lopez, my maternal grandmother. Hes was baptised… Read More
2024-03-05 10:59
In this post, I share where you can find Church Records for Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. I also share information about index books for these records. More than often FamilySearch is our go… Read More
2024-03-05 10:00
The following is the marriage of my wife’s 3rd great-grandparents Jose Tomas Perez and Maria Francisca de Ayala who married in 1837 in Valle De La Mota, present-day General Teran, Nuev… Read More
2024-02-26 15:23
In this post, you will find more information about the upcoming 44th Annual Texas Hispanic Genealogical & Historical Conference that will be taking place in Dallas, Texas this coming Oct… Read More
2024-02-26 14:13
In this post you can get a free copy of The We Are Cousins DNA Research Project Report Issue 2. Read about the Cavazos surname and DNA findings. The focus of this report is the Cavazos… Read More
2024-02-20 11:11
While conducting Genealogy Research I came across “The Conquistadores and the Crypto-Jews of Monterrey” by David T. Raphael. It turned out to be an excellent book. It is full of… Read More
2024-02-20 10:45
Here you will find the February 9, 1837 Baptism of Jose Martin Garza, my 2nd great-grandfather. It took place in the church of Inmaculada Concepción, Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The rec… Read More
2024-02-12 10:30
The following map contains a visual representation of old Jurisdictions for Northeastern New Spain that will help you along while doing your research. It is titled “Land Grants, Farms… Read More
2024-02-12 10:00
In this post, you will find the 1793 church marriage record of my 5th great-grandparents Jose Francisco Javier Hinojosa and Maria Manuela Monica Lopez. They married in Cerralvo, Nuevo L… Read More
2024-02-05 10:01
Our Genealogy Research can lead us in many directions and also lead us to find many documents. One of those documents that I came across was the 1757 Census of La Villa de Laredo “1757… Read More
2024-02-05 09:00
This is the November 6, 1765 Death Record of Jose Pedro Martin Lopez de Jaen. He is my 7th great grandfather. The death record is a Church from Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico He was married to… Read More
2024-02-01 10:26
This book contains six generations of the descendants of Jose Bartolome de Treviño and Ana Maria Garcia. Their family is among the founding families that settled in Camargo in the 175… Read More
2024-01-29 10:00
This is the February 16, 1891, Baptism of Maria Amalia Gonzalez, who was baptized in Los Herreras, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is my great-grandmother from my father’s maternal side. The f… Read More
2024-01-24 10:30
In this post you will find more information about the 1930 Mexico National Census and find the link to search for your ancestors in it. Whats great about this census is that it provides… Read More
2024-01-23 10:12
In this post, you will find the 1865 Church Marriage of Jose Encarnacion Perez and Maria Dorotea Lozano. He is the second great-grandfather of my wife. The marriage that took place in Nuestr… Read More
2024-01-18 09:08
Did your ancestor ever receive a Land grant from the Spanish Government or the State of Tamaulipas? If your answer is yes then you will likely find it on the website of the Texas General Lan… Read More
2024-01-16 15:16
This is the April 18, 1697 Death Record of Isabel de la Garza who died in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Isabel is my 8th great-grandmother. I was able to find this record when I indexe… Read More
2024-01-11 13:30
Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming 7th We Are Cousins Virtual Genealogy Conference to be held September 11-13, 2024. The We Are Cousins Conference is the perfect con… Read More
2024-01-09 14:04
This is the June 17, 1804 baptism of Jose Rafael Salinas who was baptized in Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He is the 4th great-grandfather of my wife. His baptism is a great example of h… Read More
2024-01-04 10:26
In this blog post, I share with you two great resources regarding Alonso de Leon's Expedition Diaries into Texas (1686-1690). The first one is a dissertation and the second is a book both by… Read More
2024-01-02 15:44
This is the 1813 Marriage of Jose Maria Flores and Maria Antonia Salinas who got married in what is now China, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Jose is my wifes 4th great-grandfather. My wife is a d… Read More
2023-12-19 14:31
This is the April 1691, Death Record of Juan de Treviño who was buried in what is now Monterrey Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He is my 9th great-grandfather. As you can see the image is ve… Read More
2023-11-30 10:04
This is the 1798 Baptism of Pedro Jose Gonzalez who was baptized in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He is my 4th great-grandfather. The record indicates that the parents for Pedro Jose are Ju… Read More
2023-11-28 15:26
This is the 1806 Marriage of Jose Antonio Maria Jesus Guerra and Maria Francisca Pineda, they are my 5th great-grandparents. They got married in Meir, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The record men… Read More
2023-11-21 14:08
This post, is about the 1757 General Visit of Villa de Santander by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents. Santander is nowadays Santander Jimenez, Tamaulipas.J… Read More
2023-11-16 10:32
This is the 1689 death record of Blas de la Garza my wife’s 10th great-grandfather who died in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. As you can see the record is very hard to read due to… Read More
2023-11-09 10:37
This is the February 21, 1796 Baptism of Maria Antonia Salinas who was baptized in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is my wifes 4th great-grandmother. She was the daughter of Jose Anto… Read More
2023-11-07 11:12
This post, is about the 1757 General Visit of Villa de Padilla by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents.Jose Tienda de Cuervo, a knight of the order of Santiago… Read More
2023-11-02 10:14
This is the November 24, 1796 marriage of Jose Alejandro Garcia and Maria Manuela Flores, who got married in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico. They are the 4th great-grandparents of my wife. The… Read More
2023-10-26 10:57
This is the January 4, 1706 Death Record of Joseph de Villarreal who was buried in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He is my 7th great-grandfather. The record indicates that he was burrie… Read More
2023-10-24 10:00
In this post, I talk about the benefits of using software to manage your family tree and also provide you the links to four of the most popular ones including the one that I use. Genealogy p… Read More
2023-10-19 11:15
This is the September 9, 1781 baptism of Jose Rafael de la Garza who was baptized in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He is my 4th great-grandfather. It is very dificult to read. I had to heav… Read More
2023-10-17 12:03
This post, is about the 1757 General Visit of Villa de Llera by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents.Jose Tienda de Cuervo, a knight of the order of Santiago… Read More
2023-10-12 12:00
This is the May 4, 1779 Marriage of Jose Luis Ruiz de Guadiana and Maria Micaela Flores. They are my 6th great grandparents who got married in Sabinas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Unfortunately… Read More
2023-10-10 11:39
This post, is about the 1757 General Visit of Hacienda de Dolores by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents.Jose Tienda de Cuervo, a knight of the order of Santi… Read More
2023-10-05 13:58
This is the 1768 baptism of Maria Teodora Montalvo who was baptized in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She is my wifes 5th great-grandmother. The record indicates that she was born on April 1… Read More
2023-10-03 17:37
In this post you can get a free copy of the first ever We Are Cousins DNA Project report. This report will be published quarterly, in January, April, July, and October. We are rebuildin… Read More
2023-09-28 11:35
This 279-page book contains eight generations of descendants of Juan de Tamez. Juan was born in Villa de Llanes, Asturias, Spain. He entered El Nuevo Reino de Leon (Nuevo Leon) prior to prio… Read More
2023-09-14 17:58
This is the 1766 Marriage of Francisco Salvador Valdez and Maria Antonia Gertrudis Rodriguez, my 5th great-grandparents, who got married in what is now Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. It is… Read More
2023-09-05 12:06
This is the 1692 Death Record of Luisa de las Casas who died in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is my wife's 9th great-grandmother who was buried at the parochial church of Monterrey.&nbs&hell…Read More
2023-08-29 12:56
In this episode, Welester Alvarado and I talk about the upcoming 6th We Are Cousins Virtual Genealogy Conference. We review the speakers, presentations, and benefits of attending. NOTE: This… Read More
2023-08-22 16:37
This post, is about the 1757 General Visit of Aguayo (Ciudad Victoria) by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents.Jose Tienda de Cuervo, a knight of the order of… Read More
2023-08-17 13:56
This is the August 21, 1843 death record of Juan Jose Selvera de la Garza who died in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He is my 4th great-grandfather. The record does not mention the names of… Read More
2023-08-15 15:14
This post, is about the 1757 General Visit of Altamira by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents.Jose Tienda de Cuervo, a knight of the order of Santiago, arrive… Read More
2023-08-10 14:23
This is the November 28, 1691 baptism of Maria Josefa Catalina de la Garza who was baptized in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is my 8th great-grandmother through both my paternal and mat… Read More
2023-08-08 13:40
This 526-page book is an index of 8,341 deaths/burials that were documented by priests of the Cathedral of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico from 1668 through 1794.The index was extracted from t… Read More
2023-08-03 13:25
This post, is about the 1757 General Visit of Guemez by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents.Jose Tienda de Cuervo, a knight of the order of Santiago, arrived… Read More
2023-08-01 13:54
This is the 1668 marriage record of Gabriel de la Garza and Petronila de Renteria, who got married in what is now Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Gabriel is my 8th great grandfather. Pet… Read More
2023-07-27 22:18
In this episode, Welester Alvarado and I talk to Arturo Cuellar about visiting in person the FamilySearch library at Salt Lake City. Learn about tips, times, and best practices when visiting… Read More
2023-07-25 10:48
This is the February 7, 1811, Death of Jose Francisco Angel de la Garza who died in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He is my 5th great-grandfather. The date in the record is not very clear bu… Read More
2023-07-20 12:40
In this post, you can learn more about Genealogy Research at UTRGV (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley) in Edinburg, Texas. This university has the biggest genealogy repository between Sa… Read More
2023-07-18 10:04
This is the February 2, 1862, Birth Record of Maria Candelaria Pena, she is my 2nd great-grandmother. The civil registration record is dated February 13, 2862. It states that Maria Cand… Read More
2023-07-04 10:57
This is the October 10, 1811 Death of Maria Manuela Monica Lopez who died in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is my 5th great-grandmother. It is interesting to note that this record me… Read More
2023-06-29 10:10
In this episode, Welester Alvarado and I talk about DNA. We talk about the various types of DNA tests available. The companies to test with and resources about DNA.Play Podcast (Audio):Watch… Read More
2023-06-22 16:02
Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming 6th We Are Cousins Virtual Genealogy Conference to be held September 21-22, 2023. The We Are Cousins Conference is the p… Read More
2023-06-20 10:06
This is the June 18, 1804, Marriage of Jose Mauricio de la Garza and Maria Francisca Olivares. They are my wife's 4th great-grandparents and got married in what is nowadays Matamoros… Read More
2023-06-12 10:33
This is the November 15, 1802, Death Record of Jose Juan Pantaleon Izaguirre who died in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He is my 7th great-grandfather. I have an issue with this record, let… Read More
2023-06-08 11:51
The Alanis book is a 450-page book that contains nine generations of descendants of Francisco Alanis and Isabel de la Barrera. Francisco entered el Nuevo Reino de Leon (Nuevo Leon) prior to… Read More
2023-06-06 10:08
This is the September 27 ,1822 Baptism of Maria de Jesus Gonzalez who was baptized in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She is my 3rd great-grandmother. The record states that she was two days… Read More
2023-05-30 10:30
This is the index to the marriage 1803 Marriage of Jose Benito Tanguma and Maria Clara Rosa Vela, they are my 4th great-grandparents who got married in what is now Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico… Read More
2023-05-23 10:06
This is the February 15, 1836, death of Jose Ignacio Policarpio Guerra who died in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He is my 5th great-grandfather. Jose Ignacio was the son of Jose Ramon Guerr… Read More
2023-05-18 23:54
This post, is about the 1757 General Visit of San Fernando by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents.Jose Tienda de Cuervo, a knight of the order of Santiago, ar… Read More
2023-05-16 10:42
This is the January 23, 1803, baptism of Jose Manuel Lopez who was baptized in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He is my 3rd great-grandfather. This record states that he was 28 days old a… Read More
2023-04-11 20:06
This is the May 21, 1802 Maria Juana de Dios Lopez who died in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She is my 5th great grandmother. She was the wife of Joseph Antonio Guillermo Cuellar. She was a… Read More
2023-04-06 14:46
This post, is about the 1757 General Visit of Burgos by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents.Jose Tienda de Cuervo, a knight of the order of Santiago, arrived… Read More
2023-04-05 00:54
This is the February 24, 1776 baptism of Maria Gertrudis Blasa Cuellar who is my 4th great-grandmother. She was baptized in Revilla, nowadays Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Her par… Read More
2023-03-30 15:24
This post, is about the 1757 General Visit of Reynosa by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents.Jose Tienda de Cuervo, a knight of the order of Santiago, arrived… Read More
2023-03-28 10:56
This is the Febraury 21, 1735 marriage record of Luis Antonio Perez Moya and Lorensa Manuela Garcia, my 7th great grandparents, who got married in what is now Cadereyta, Nuevo Leon, Mexico… Read More
2023-03-21 10:17
This is the November 24, 1792 Death Record of Isabel Maria Garcia de Sepulveda who died in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She was the wife of Jose Casildo Lopez de Viera. Unfortuna… Read More
2023-03-14 10:49
This is the February 2, 1777 baptism of Maria Gertrudis Ildefonsa Valdez, my 5th great-grandmother, who was baptized in what is nowadays Santiago, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The record states… Read More
2023-03-07 10:33
This is the March 1, 1669 marriage of Nicolas de Treviño and Maria Garcia de Sepulveda, they are my 8th great-grandparents who got married in Pesqueria, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The… Read More
2023-02-28 10:35
This is the July 26, 1816 death record of Maria Guadalupe Gonzalez, my 6th great-grandmother, who was killed by Comanche Indians at el Rancho de Guardado, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Guar… Read More
2023-02-23 14:44
This post is about the 1757 General Visit of Laredo by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents. Last week I shared with you the 1757 General Visit of Mier, C… Read More
2023-02-21 10:11
This is the July 23, 1553 baptism of my 11th great grandmother Maria Ines Rodriguez who was baptized in Mexico City. I first came across the reference to thsi baptism in the book… Read More
2023-02-16 14:21
I am happy to announce that I will be a speaker at the upcoming RootsTech conference in Salt Lake City. You can read more about it in this post. RootsTech will be taking place March 2-4… Read More
2023-02-14 15:02
This is the 1812 marriage record of my 5th great grandparents Jose Ignacio Policarpio Guerra and Maria Francisca Ruiz Guadiano whom got married in what is now Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.Tr… Read More
2023-02-07 10:45
This is the December 17, 1793 death record of Maria Catarina Garcia who died in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She is my sixth great-grandmother. This record confirms that her husband wa… Read More
2023-02-02 17:29
This post is about the 1757 General Visit of Revilla by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents. Last month I shared with you the 1757 General Visit of Mier… Read More
2023-01-31 13:42
This is the May 28, 1680, baptism of Thomasa de Villarreal, my 7th great grandmother, who was baptized in the Capilla of the Hacienda de San Francisco, nowadays Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico… Read More
2023-01-26 13:58
In this post, I talk about a book concerning Bernabe de las Casas History and Genealogy 1511-1940. The book is written by Carlos Adrian Casas Ortega and it is titled "Historia Y Genealogia d… Read More
2023-01-24 10:13
This is the October 28, 1745, marriage record of my 6th great grandparents Miguel Rodriguez and Maria Josefa Margarita Loreto Davila who got married in what is now Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico… Read More
2023-01-19 10:45
In this blog post, you can learn more about the recently released free eBook about the Protocolos Notariales Cadereyta (1810-1821). If you have ancestors from Cadereyta Jimenez, I… Read More
2023-01-17 10:40
This is the August 28, 1816 death record of Maria Teresa Trevño, my 6th great-grandmother, she died in Mier, Tamaulipas, Mexico. This record mentions that she was ove 60 ye… Read More
2023-01-12 14:19
In this blog post you can learn more about the recently published book Richard King Vs The Heirs and assigns of Narciso Cavazos. If you are a descendant of Narciso Cavazos then this boo… Read More
2023-01-10 10:46
This is the October 12, 1749 baptism of my 6th great grandmother Maria Gertrudis de Alanis who was baptized in El Valle del Guaxuco now a days Santiago, Nuevo Leon Mexico. Thsi re… Read More
2023-01-03 16:42
This is the June 26, 1708 marriage record of Joseph Cantu and Maria Gertrudis de la Garza, my wifes 7th great grandparents whom got married in what is now Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico… Read More
2022-12-20 14:59
This 540-page book contains seven generations of descendants of Melchor Barrera and Mariana de Treviño. Melchor was born in about the year 1600 in San Vicente, Castilla, Spain. He ent… Read More
2022-12-15 18:16
This post is about the 1757 General Visit of Camargo by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents. earlier this month I shared with you the 1757 General Visit… Read More
2022-12-12 10:00
In this post, you will learn about Las Villas del Norte Genealogy Database which contains over 1,000,000 names, and how you can access it. It may just be what you were looking for to finding… Read More
2022-12-08 02:59
This is the January 13, 1678 death record my 9th great-grandfather of Melchor Barrera who died in what is now Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. I am a descendant of his through his son Nico… Read More
2022-12-06 10:48
This post, is about the 1757 General Visit of Mier by Jose Tienda de Cuervo, it includes a link to the original documents.Jose Tienda de Cuervo, a knight of the order of Santiago, arrived in… Read More
2022-11-29 10:55
In this post, Alonso de Leon School Project, I will talk about helping my son make a display poster about Alonso de Leon, his 12th great-grandfather. My youngest son, Marcus, a 5th grad… Read More
2022-11-15 12:49
In this post, you can learn more about our Tamaulipas State Genealogy Group. It is a place to network with others that are also researching records/family from Tamaulipas. Tamaulipas St… Read More
2022-09-13 16:12
In this post, you will find the 1540 passenger entry for Francisco de Sosa were he was leaving Spain to come to the new world. Last week I shared with you "Alonso de Sosa Albornoz Conqu… Read More
2022-09-08 09:04
Alonso de Sosa Albornoz was one of the conquistadors of New Mexico, here you can read more about who he married and the names of his children. I recently came across a book titled "Tres… Read More
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