I do, on my mother’s side; she was from New Mexico.

Emilie
Port Orchard, WA

> From: makas@nc.rr.com
> To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2012 07:09:17 -0400
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Montoya, Valdez(s), Quintana, Vigil, Martin(es)ez), Duran in New Mexico
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> Does anyone in the group have Montoya, Valdez(s), Quintana, Vigil,
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> Who migrated to New Mexico? If so I have a contact person for you.
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> Joseph Puentes
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Joseph,

I have Montoya’s in my research. My ancestors were located in northern Mexico and may have migrated, to New Mexico.

Thanks.

Joseph,

I have Montoya’s in my research. My ancestors were located in northern Mexico and may have migrated, to New Mexico.

Thanks.

My wife’s maternal line is from Pecos, New Mexico – we have all of those names in the tree. Many of her “Spanish” roots have come through Zacatecas/Aguascalientes. I am excited to dig into that period of the Spanish migrations north and what roots they left behind.

I have a public tree on Ancestry.com, “Stofleth-Azua”. You may not be able to see the “living” parts, so start with Federico Vigil and Estafanita Varela (my wifes maternal grandparents) and then expand from there. The direct connection to Mexico is through her paternal grandparents: Joaquin Azua and Domitila Guerra, who hail from Rincon de Romos, AGS.

Jerome Stofleth

If the resource you are referring to is the Hispanic Genealogical Research Society (HGRS), then I am already aware. However, if it is not, then this is a wonderful resource for anyone with relatives in New Mexico: http://www.hgrc-nm.org/. Follow the links to “Great New Mexico Pedigree Database Rev114 (166,845 NAMES)” and then to “Great New Mexico Pedigree Database”. You can then search by name. If you go to the bottom of the page, you can click on “Index”, which is a much better way to search. It takes a little getting used to, but what a great resource!

Jerome Stofleth