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New Mexico Colonial Patriots, 1779-1783

Gallegos - Gutiérrez

 

Excerpted from Chapter 6 ("New Mexico Patriots During Spain's 1779-1783 War With England") of Spain's New Mexico Patriots During Its 1779-1783 War with England - During the American Revolution, complied and written by Granville W. Hough and N.C. Hough.

 

New Mexico Enlistment and Officer Records

Soldier enlistments and other roster records for the Presidio of Santa Fe (PSF), and a few other individual records for the war years, 1779-1783, follow. A plus (+) is shown by each one known to have married or to have had children. The wife's name is given when known. The source of the information is given for each one. As all the entry names on this list are known patriots, the asterisk * is omitted. Source material is given for each military record (e.g. 1d; NMG) . Please consult References/Sources for complete citations.

 

 Anselmo Gallegos+ (c1756 NM - 26 Mar 1805). 1a. enl 11 Jan 1779, inv 22 Feb 1798, 21:861, farmer, son of Manuel Gallegos, Alcálde Mayor of SF, and María Pachéco. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF, 1785. 2a, wife María Silva. 11:709, 1784.

 

Diego Gallegos (c 1716 NM - 18 Dec 1785 Carrizal Presidio). 1a. enl 5 Dec 1759, 21:784, farmer, son of Diégo Gallegos and María Josefa Gutiérrez. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF, 1785.

 

José Antonio Gallegos+ (1749 NM - ). 1a. enl 1 Jul 1779, 21:855, farmer, son of Tomás Gallegos and María Lucero of La Cañada de Cochití.. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF in 1785, en Chiguagua. He md (2) Antonia Rodríquez, then on 6 June 1781, at La Castrense, Paula Antonia Ulibarri. 2a, wife: Antonia Ulibarríin 1790.

 

Juan Gallegos Baca+ (bap 1749 NM - 19 Sep 1816). 1a. enl 1 Apr 1781, 21:892, farmer, son of Manuel Gallegos and Juana María Baca of SF. 1d. PSF, 1785, en cavallada. 2a. He was a widower when he md María de la Luz Tafoya in 1793.

 

Manuel Antonio Gallegos+ (bap 18 Feb 1753 SF, NM - ). 1a. enl 11 Jan 1779, disch 1 Nov 1789, 21:825, farmer, son of Manuel Gallegos, former Alcálde Mayor of SF, and Juana María Baca. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF in 1785 in Chiguagua. On 7 May 1785 at La Castrense, he md Maria de la Luz Ortiz, widow of Juan Antonio Sánchez.

 

Miguel Gallegos+ (1752 - 5 Aug 1799). 1b. enl 11 Jan 1779, 21:825, farmer, son of Diego Gallegos and Juana María Baca of SF. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781.

 

(Pedro) Vicente García+ (bap 25 Jan 1752 SF, NM - ). 1a, 1c. enl 11 Jan 1779, Sonora Exped 1780/81, invalid 24 Feb 1804, 21:826, farmer, son of soldier Francisco García and Rita Padilla. 1d. PSF in 1785, en cavallada. On 5 Apr 1780 at La Castrense, as widower of Maria Ycasa, he md Josefa Tafoya. 2a, wife: Josefa Tafoya..

 

Francisco García de Noriéga (c 1722 NM - 22 Feb 1784). 1a. enl 16 Dec 1745, invalid 1 Jul 1779, 21:746, farmer, son of Juan García de Noriéga and María Vega of SF. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 4:301, PSF soldier in 1761.

 

Juan Antonio García+ (1755 NM - ). 1a, 1c. enl 1 Jul 1779, Sonora Exped 1780/81, invalid 24 Feb 1804, 21:856, blacksmith, son of Juan García and Tomasa Romero of SF. 1d. PSF in 1785 en Chihuahua. 2a. On 10 Sep 1781 at La Castrense, he md Maria Luisa Rivera.

 

Vicente García de Noriéga+ (c 1757 NM - ). 1a. enl 18 Jul 1780, 21:885, son of Blas García de Noriéga and Antonia Gongora of Alameda. 1d. PSF in 1785, en Chiguagua.

 

Baltasar Gonzáles+ ( ). 1d. PSF, 1785, invalid. This may not be the correct reading of the name. No record has been found for this person on 1781 rosters nor in enlistment records. If this is the correct name, he could have enlisted and become an invalid after the war was over. One Baltasar Gonzáles on 25 Dec 1784, AASF #31:0349, md Ana María de la Cruz Lopez in the Parroquia, SF. Their ch incl: José Antonio, bap 1 Nov 1785 when 3 days old; Miguel Alexandro, bap 28 Feb 1787, 3 days old; José Encarnación, bap 27 Mar 1789 when 3 days old; and Juan Rafael, bap 21 Feb 1791 when two days old.

 

Gerónimo Gonzáles+ (1740 NM - ). 1a. enl 13 Aug 1769, inv 22 Feb 1798, 21:779, farmer son of Joseph Gonzáles and Valentina Pachéco of SF. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF in 1785 en cavallada. 2a, wife: Josefa Tapia, whom he md 30 Apr 1764, SFSF.

 

Juan Gonzáles+ (c 1735 NM - 16 Jan 1785 Buenavista, Nueva Vizcaya). 1a. enl 17 May 1771, 21:792, farmer, son of Joseph Gonzáles and Valentina Pachéco of SF. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF in 1785 en Chiguagua. Wife was María Perea, and one son was Juan Candalaria González, who md Bárbara Pachéco on 9 Jan 1780 at La Castrense.

 

Bernardo Antonio Griego (c 1761 NM - 15 Jul 1780 in combat). 1a. enl 11 Jan 1779, 21:848, farmer, son of soldier José (Antonio) Griego and María Tenório (de Alva) of SF.

 

Fernando Griego (c 1741 NM - ). 1b. enl 3 Dec 1769, disch 1 Jul 1779, 21:786, farmer, son of Joseph Griego and María Tenório of SF.

 

Joséf Antonio Griego+ ( ). 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF invalid, 1785. He was shown as retired on 20 Apr 1784 when his dau md Juan Miguel Garduña at La Castrense. When his son md in 1785, he showed his mother had been María Tenório, deceased.

 

José Miguel Griego+ (1746 NM - ). 1a, 1c. enl 14 Feb 1766, Sonora Exped, 1780/81, inv 21 Aug 1789, 21:767, farmer, son of Joseph Griego and María Tenório of SF. 1d. PSF, 1785. 2a. He md María Josefa Rivera 29 Sep 1770, SFSF.

 

Ensign Antonio Guerrero+ (c1729 NM - ). 1a, 1c. enl 4 Jan 1752, Sonora Exped 1780/81, 21:750, farmer, son of Ensign Francisco Guerrero and María Paez of SF. 1d. PSF, 1785. 4:302, soldier in 1761. Delgado:7, he led one division in the 1788 Apache Campaign. Ensign of PSF, 1789. Legajo 7278, VI, 104. Wife Polonia Casados and one widowed daughter on 1790 census. He had md widow Polonia Casados 4 Sep 1758, SFSF. (2a, wife: Manuela Domínguez. This is a questionable record.)

 

Antonio Gutiérrez+ (c 1744 NM - death mentioned but no date in enlistment record). 1a. enl 1 Jul 1779, inv 22 Feb 1798, 21:879, shoemaker, son of former soldier Mateo Gutiérrez and María Carbajál of Albuquerque. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF, 1785. 2a. He md María Olaya, 12 Sep 1773, SFSF.

 

Bartolomé Gutiérrez+ (c 1729 NM - 1 Feb 1781 on Sonora Exped). 1a. enl 14 Jul 1749, 21:748, farmer, son of Bartolomé Gutiérrez and Nicolasa Montoya of SF. 1c. Cpl Sonora Exped, 1780/81. 4:301, PSF soldier in 1761. (There are two marriages for persons of this name: one md Doña Maria Antonia de Aliri 19 Mar 1759, SFSF; and the other md Juana Truxillo 5 Oct 1760, SFSF. This may have been father and son, or both times the father.)

 

José Miguel Gutiérrez+ (bap 13 Mar 1754 SF, NM - ). 1a. enl 11 Jan 1779, disch 20 May 1790, 21:827, son of Cpl. Bartolomé Gutiérrez and Rose Tapia of SF. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF, en Chiguagua in 1785. He may have md at La Castrense on 24 Sep 1781, Rosa Sandovál.

 

Juan Gutiérrez de la Cueva ( ). 3b, drummer for the PSF, 1784. (He has not been identified on enlistment records and must have transferred to PSF after Jose Manuel Fragosa died.)

 

Phelipe/Felipe Gutiérrez ( - d before 10 Dec 1787). 3b. 11:1225, 1787.

 

Juan Luís de Herrera+ (c 1734 NM - ). 1a. enl 23 Sep 1759, spear and hatchet wounds from Comanches, invalid 21 Aug 1789, 21:760, farmer, son of Miguel de Herrera and Antonia Trujullo of Villa Nueva de Santa Cruz. 1c. PSF, 1 Jan 1781. 1d. PSF, 1785, Cpl in Chiguagua. May have md María Josefa García on 14 Jun 1761, La Parroquia, SF, NM (AASF #31:0086) and had the following ch, all bap at SF: Antonio José, bap 4 May 1762; José Miguel, bap 9 Jul 1764; Tomasa, bap 10 Mar 1766; Salvadór Manuel, bap 2 Jan 1768; Tomás, bap 31 Dec 1769; María Josefa, bap 25 Aug 1778; María Andrea, bap 1 Dec 1775; and José de Jesús, bap 16 Jan 1778.

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