By Steve G. Apodaca |

I'm transcribing my 6th great grandparents' marriage record. Franco. de Salazar and Maria Leonor Rodriguez were married in Tepatitlan, Jalisco on October 2, 1730. This is the link. Their record is the third one:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18575-48343-52?cc=1874591&wc…

I'm having some difficulty with the godparents. I read either Antonio Rios or Antonio Dias, and some ilegible name with the Bargas surname.

Would anyone take a few minutes and give me your opinion about the godparents' names?

Steve in NC

The second name is Lorenza Banegas. I can see how you can read either Rios or Dias for the first one, although I'm inclined to see Dias: the capitalized R's in the other records are shaped differently than your example, and the capitalized D in the previous record most resembles your example. There looks to be a tail on the last vowel of the name, so I would say Dias.

Rosalinda

look at the previous page at the bottom you'll see the name Diego Perez. To me the "D" in Diego looks very similar to the first letter in the surname in question. So I'd agree with Rosalinda in that it is Dias. Also if you look on that same line and to the first word you find the name "Ramon" in which the "R" looks very different from the name in question.

joseph

Steve G. Apodaca

11 years 8 months ago

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Thanks, Joseph and Rosa. I really appreciate your help. After looking more closely at the writing on the other documents as you mention, I agree with you. The godparents are Antonio Dias and Lorenza Banegas.

Steve in NC

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