Nicolás Abeyta y Velarde

  Noted events in his life were:

• Background Information: ²⁵²
Antonio de Beytia, or aBeytia, son of Diego, made his will in 1765, then holding the rank of captain, at his place in "San Antonio del Bequiú del Guyqui," jurisdiction of Santa Cruz. After giving his parents' names, Antonio named his wife, Rosalía Luján. He had only one son, Miguel, but had adopted several boys and girls, not named. Some of these heirs were the children of Juan Antonio Luján (who had married Rosalía Abeyta). He also mentioned "my son, Nicolás," chosen executor, and a Juan de Jesús Beytia was a witness to the will.

Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period, Kindle Locations 5115-5126

Nicolás Velarde and Leonarda Tenorio were living at La Soledad in Rio Arriba when a son, Nicolás Antonio, was born on 17 Apr 1779. Another son, José Manuel, was twenty-seven when he enlisted as a soldier in 1781.

Origins of New Mexico Families: A Genealogy of the Spanish Colonial Period, Kindle Locations 13945-13949

Nicolás married Leonarda Tenorio de Alba on 19 Apr 1751 in Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.³⁹²

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Record: ³⁹²
19 Apr 1751 - Nicolas Beitia, Spanish, resident of Rio Arriba married Leonarda Tenorio de Alba, Spanish, resident of Santa Fe, daughter of Miguel Tenorio de Alba and Barbara Tafoya Altamirana. Witnesses: Geronimo Esquibel and Bartolo Marquez.

New Mexico Marriages, Santa Fe, St. Francis Parish and Military Chapel of Our Lady of Light, 1728-1857, p. 18