Juan de Abeyta

   Another name for Juan was Juan de Beytia.

Juan married María Rita Esquibel, daughter of Buenaventura Miguel Esquibel and Rosa Bernadina Lucero de Godoy, before 1740 in Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España. (María Rita Esquibel was born about 1720 in Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España and died after 1791.)

Juan next married María Rosa de Santisteban, daughter of Salvador de Santisteban and Apolonia Montaño, on 22 Apr 1725 in Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España.¹⁴⁸⁵ (María Rosa de Santisteban was born about 1709 in Villa de Santa Fé, Nuevo Méjico, Nueva España ¹⁴⁸⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Diligencia Matrimonial: ¹⁴⁸⁵
3 Apr 1725, Santa Fé Juan de Beytia, 21, soldier of the villa de Santa Fé, son of Alferez Diego de Beytia, deceased, and Catholina Leal with María Rossa de Santiesteban, 16, more or less, resident of Santa Fé, daughter of Ayundante reformado Salvador de Santiesteban and Polonia Montaño.

Witnesses: Phelipe Tamaris, 38, soldier of this presidio and married, Juan Manuel Chirinos resident of this villa and married, Antonio Gonzales, 25, soldier of this presidio and married, José Trujillo, 26, soldier of this presidio and married.

Finding no impediment, the couple were married on Wednesday, 22 Apr 1725. Witnesses were: Sebastian de Bargas and his wife, Maria Leyba. Recorded by Fry Francisco de Lepiane and Fry José Antonio Guerrero.

"NM Roots, Ltd., and Addendum, Installment Number One," NM Genealogist, Vol. 49:1, March 2010, p. 4.