Colonial Somberette and Jacqez family

Hi,

I have traced my La Riva line to Tomas Jaquez who married in San Juan Del RIo, Durango in 1689. The marriage record stated he was from Somberette, Zacatecas. I guess he was he was born about 1660. I can't find church records for that period in Somberette. I suspect the family was French. I am looking for any information for the early colonial Somberette. I would like the names of several books just on Somberette. I know about the mines but outside of the Toolosa and Ybarra familes I do not know about other families living there. I know by looking at some immigration records, some Jacquez came from Flanders. If anyone can give me any clues or suggestions I would most appreciate it.

Thanks,

AyalaRobles

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Esther A. Herold

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>
> In a message dated 12/9/2007 4:50:15 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> longsjourney@yahoo.com writes:
>
> Esperanza, your reference to Valle de Guadalupe, Michoacan, is that the same
> one that is part of Chilchota Michoacan. Do you have specific surnames?
> I've traced my Gutierrez/ Alvarez del Castillo to there back to abt 1620 and
> wondered if by any chance it's the same Valle de Guadalupe.
> thank you, Linda in Everett
>
> By the way, my ancestors in Jerez Zacatecas said they had French blood too,
> not true according to the records. Lot's of blue and green eyes, red,
> blond and brown hair but not a Frenchman in the bunch!
>
>
>
>
> Yes it is...although Chichota is at the other side of the mountain. This is
> my husband's side of the family ---surnames include Valdez, Oropeza,Ortiz,
> Duarte, Escobar, Madrigal, and Rocha. There is a large Alvarez family that is
> married with some of my husband's cousins. Remember that the French were not
> very embraced after they were supposed to leave...therefore, those that did
> stay, stayed in small village often changing their names. The family Escobar
> is said to have the French ancestry. They intermarried the locals, and all
> that is left is the legacy of their word.
>
> My aunt also insisted that we had French blood (from Tlaltenango). However
> I did not put much credence into this, as she had virtually no contact with
> the relatives left in Mexico - she may have heard this from my
> grandparents..but in those days, grandparents did not talk about back
> home....they fled
> Mexico because my grandfather had killed someone of importance during the civil
> war.
>
> She (my aunt) may have put this together because in our family we have some
> very fair skinned individuals....in my own family, I had two brothers (one
> died) who had sandy brown hair and bright blue eyes (both needed picks to comb
> their hair). The rest of us look either extremely "indio" or like any other
> Mexican one would see throughout Mexico.
>
> Esperanza
>
>
>
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