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Hello,
This is my first time here. My name is Del.
I am very glad to be a member of this group.
The names that I am researching are: Paula RAMOS born 1-29-1876 in AGUASCALIENTES, married Guadalupe MARTINEZ born 1873 possibly ZACATECAS, Mexico. They married in 1899 possibly ZAC. ZAC., Mexico. They lived in these areas; JALISCO, AGUASCALIENTED, ZACATECAS, CALIFORNIA.

In my researching through baptism records, in those from the early eighteen
hundreds, 1807-1818, which I have thus far found, I have come across an
abbreviated term, possibly Latin and always underlined. I am unable to

I wanted to pass on publicly a major message of thanks to my good
friend, Kitty Cortez. Her work and her husband, Rich's work for the
group have been fabulous. For many many months Kitty has single handedly

Hi,

I'm looking for a volunteer to send out 15 day notices to new applicants
that haven't responded after they have initially applied and then send
out a second and final notice to applicants that haven't responded after

I ordered up the microfilm for Huejucar, Jalisco Catholic Church marriages for 1885-1908. I hoped that it would reveal a lot of info on our ancestors because there should be about 20+ ancestors in the records.

Thank you, I am saving all the info on Ornelas and Vaca surnames. I am not far advanced so it will be sometime before I get there.

-Esther Jordan

I think I made another royal connection for you Ornelas, Vásquez de BAca (The

Hello Jan and Alicia ,ok which school of thought is correct ? Is Benavides Jewish or Arabic Surname. I don't know why I tend to go with the Arabic thought due to the way it spells out.Prima Alicia in the conference did Maria Benavides line have any thing to do with the Benavides Line that settled in orthern Mexico and Texas if so how ? Tu primo Ronnie pariente acasi todos de Los Altos> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:22:40 -0700> From: janjaeckle@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Alteño Surnames> To: research@NuestrosRanchos.com> > My language instructor said that Benavides was originally Jewish, from Ben-David; then the Spanish 'ez' appeared when the name carrier came to Spain during the period of moorish control of Spain before Jews were ordered out of Spain in 1492. > > Alicia Carrillo wrote:> ----- Original Message ----> From: Ronald Reynoso > To: research@nuestrosranchos.com> Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2008 9:32:04 AM> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Alteño Surnames> Hola Primo ,I have alot of Lomellini,Lomelin and Lomeli and they all are the same . Carlos Lomellini was from Genoa,Italy and married Maria Benavides en Nochistlan,en 1609.> > I know this is not about Lomelin but about Benavides. One of the presenters at the Conference in Saltillo was Benavides......he spoke in great detail about his family's history in Northern Mexico, he proceeded to tell us that this surname's origins are Arabic from Medieval times, see below, so not only does this marriage have Italian origins but Arabic/Spanish origins.> > Don't you just love it........we are all mutts!!> > Last NameBenavidesSpanish: patronymic from the common medieval personal name Ben> Avid, of Arabic origin, from ibn ?Abd ‘son of the servant(of God)’ see Benavidez.> > > > > > -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > Nuestros Ranchos Research Mailing List> > To post, send email to:> research(at)NuestrosRanchos.com> > To change your subscription, log on to:> http://www.NuestrosRanchos.com> > > > ---------------------------------> Special deal for Yahoo! users & friends - No Cost. Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now> -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- > Nuestros Ranchos Research Mailing List> > To post, send email to:> research(at)NuestrosRanchos.com> > To change your subscription, log on to:> http://www.NuestrosRanchos.com

JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY I HAVE NOTICED MANY SURNAMES GO BACK TO NOBILITY ONCE YOU TRACE IT; IF YOU'RE LUCKY! I KNOW THERE ARE 4 TYPES OF SURNAMES OR 5 I THINK.

-COMPUESTO DE PATERNAL Y MATERNAL

*LIKE MOST COMMON PEOPLE ONE SURNAME FROM MOM AND DAD

I think I made another royal connection for you Ornelas, Vásquez de BAca (The New Mexico Lineage). After long research (Not really just abt 3 hours.) An ancestor of the Vasquez de BAca is Leonor de Orozco and an ancestor of Ornelas is Petronila de Orozco are sister as we know.

Patricia, I noticed that you are from San Diego and so am I. I would like to talk to you about Portezuelo (in La Barca)Jalisco. Will you call me at 619-934-8704, or e-mail me at esther@enhanced.org ? Thank you.