Sebastiana de Jesús González

Sebastiana married Gerónimo de Ortega, son of Simón de Ortega and María de Mares, on 9 Jul 1715 in San Ildefonso, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.²⁴⁸ (Gerónimo de Ortega was born about 1691 in Zacatecas, Nueva Galicia, Nueva España and died before 14 Feb 1750 in Abiquiú, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ²⁴⁸
22 May 1715, San Ildefonso.

Geronimo de Ortega (21), castizo, native of the City of Zacatecas and soldier in Santa Fe, son of Simon de Ortega, deceased, and Maria de Mares, natove of the City of Zacatecas, and Sebastiana de Jesus (16), native of New Mexico of unknown parentage, reared by Lucía Ortiz.

Witnesses: Jose Manuel Giltomey, notary in Santa Fe; Juan Antonio Ramos, soldier, who knew groom for 20 years; Diego Velasquez (35), soldier, who knew groom since they came to New Mexico as small children; Juan de Mestas (55) and Nicolas Sisneros, married, both natives of New Mexico.

Bride's testimony before Ygnacio de Roybal, notary in San Ilsefonso: Lucía Ortiz had first arranged the marriage, but she had refused; now, to please her, she accedes, but not from the heart; she adds that groom's father had been executed in Santa Fe wearing the habit of la Misericordia.

Pair married 9 Jul 1715, with witnesses José Trujillo el Mozo and Juana Luján.

Roots Ltd., Diligencias Matrimoniales, p. 1395