AYUDA WITH ROMO AND FEMAT ANCESTORS

Dear fellow genealogists (amateur or professional). My name is Bernardo Menchaca from Monterrey (now living in Monclova, Coahuila) and am researching my Romo ancestors. I’m relatively new to the Nuestros Ranchos community and hadn’t troubled you with requests until I had something to offer (or so I think).

Let me give you first some background information on what I know, them something of what I infer and have some doubts with, and lastly what I ask of you.

I. WHAT I KNOW:

I.1 INFORMACIÓN MATRIMONIAL OF RAFAEL FEMATE AND JUANA MARÍA LÓPEZ
Dated 3/Sept/1801, Ojocaliente, Zacatecas
His parents were Ygnacio Femate and Ma. Antonia Velasco
He was 35 years old and was born in Rincón de Romos
She was 27 years old and was born in El Venado
Her parents were Gerónimo López and María Ylaria Zapata
He had lived for 16 years in the city of Zacatecas
After that, and for the last three years he was a resident of the
Ojocaliente community in the Posts (puestos) of Asulaque?, Blanca and Vajío
He was a widower (en segundas nupcias) of Joaquina de Salas (who was buried
in Zacatecas)

I.2 BAPTISMAL INFORMATION FOR LEONARDO ROMO LOPEZ
Dated 10/Nov/1802, Salinas, San Luis Potosí
Was born in Charquito Colorado ¿?
His parents were José Rafael Romo and Juana María López
His paternal grandparents were (in error) José Romo and María Manuela
His maternal grandparents were Gerónimo López and María Ylaria Sapata (the
same parents as above in the Información Matrimonial of Rafael Femate and
Juana María López)

I.3 BURIAL INFORMATION FOR JUANA MARÍA LÓPEZ
Dated 14/Jan/1803, Salinas, San Luis Potosí
She was the wife of Rafael Romo de Vivar
She was originally from Ojocaliente

I.4 INFORMACIÓN MATRIMONIAL FOR RAFAEL ROMO AND MARÍA URBANA LIRA
Dated 9/Apr/1803, Salinas, San Lus Potosí
He was 32 years old (changed his age) and was from Rincón de Romos
Had been raised in La Veta (doesn’t mention Zacatecas) and was a resident
of Ramos and La Palma Pegada
His parents were Ygnacio Romo and Antonia Velasco

I.5 BAPTISMAL INFORMATION FOR THREE CHILDREN OF RAFAEL ROMO AND MARÍA URBANA
LIRA
Two mention the paternal grandfather as Ygnacio Romo and one as Antonio
Romo (could really be Ygnacio Antonio)
One mentions the maternal grandmother as María Antonia Velasco, one as
Antonia Belasquez and the other as Manuela Belasco

I.6 OTHER INFORMATION
They spent some time in Saltillo, Coahuila were they baptized one or
probably two daughters, ca. 1812
By 1816 they were residents of San Buenaventura, Coahuila were they had at
least 5 more children

II. WHAT I INFER, SUPPOSE AND HAVE DOUBTS WITH:

II.1 Rafael Femate and Rafael Romo are one and the same person, changing his
last name for the one of his paternal grandmother (see below)

II.2 I haven’t been able to find his baptismal registry

II.3 I haven’t found the marriage record for Ygnacio Femat and María Antonia
Velasco

II.4 From pedigree information in familysearch.org I have that a boy baptized on
12/July/1731 in Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes was given the name Ygnacio
Antonio Eugenio Femat and his parents were Antonio Fermín Phemate and
Mónica Vibar. The Información Matrimonial for Fermín Antonio Femat and
Mónica Romo de Vivar (dated 17/Oct/1715 in Aguascalientes) states that his
parents were Fermín Antonio Femat and Bárbara González Aguirre and her
parents were Capitán Nicolás Romo de Vivar (deceased) and María Martínez de
Villalobos (according to his signed petition) or María de Villalobos
(according to her statement)
It could be a case of homonymy but my guess is that this is the Ygnacio
Femat I’m looking for, although I can’t be sure. There were apparently very
few Femat’s at the time.

III. WHAT I ASK OF YOU

III.1 HELP!!!!

III.2 Seriously now, if you have information on Rafael Femate’s baptism or
previous marriages or on the marriage of Ygnacio Femat and Antonia Velasco
I would be very thankful if you could share it with me

Thank you in advance for your help.

Bernardo Menchaca Falcón