Does anyone have information on sisters Nicolasa Vásquez (d. c1735) and Melchora de los Reyes alias Vásquez (b. c1649), of Santa María de los Lagos?
According to the dispensa matrimonial de Marcos de Espitia, cited (but not transcribed) on his wikitree entry, Nicolasa Vásquez and Melchora de los Reyes alias Vásquez (8th gr-grandmother), of Santa María de los Lagos, were (half?) sisters:
Nicolasa Vásquez (d. bef1735) - Espanola -1- Melchora de los Reyes (b. bef1649) - Mestiza
m. Antonio de Quezada - Espanol m. Antonio Santoyo alias Pérez (b. c1635) - Mestizo
Anastacia de Quezada (b. c1715) - Espanola -2- Teodora Pérez (b. c1670)
m. Marcos de Espitia (b. c1710) - Castizo m. Andrés de Espitia (b. c1665)
-3- Nicolás de Espitia (b. c1685)
m. Teresa Josefa López Lizalde (b. c1685)
-4- Marcos de Espitia (b. c1710) - Castizo
m. Anastacia de Quezada (b. c1715) - Espanola
Nicolasa Vásquez was born before c1685 (her first known child was born about 1700), and sister Melchora de los Reyes was born before c1650 (her first known child was born about 1665).
That's about a 35 year age gap, so maybe they are half-sisters?
I'm scouring birth, marriage, death records and the padrons but so far cannot find their parents.
Sources:
- Cited on Wikitree: Dispensa matrimonial de su hija Anastasia, Montejano Hilton, María de la Luz. Sagrada Mitra de Guadalajara, antiguo Obispado de la Nueva Galicia: expedientes de la série de matrimonios extractos siglos XVII-XVIII. México: M. Montejano Hilton, 1999, p. 322. 20 de enero de 1735
- 9 Feb 1735 marriage of Marcos de Espitia and Anastacia de Quezada ("consanguinidad de segundo con quarto grado"): https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-K9WH-K
Thank you,
Travis
Dispensa for Marcos de Espitia and Anastasia de Quesada: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-6X9P-5P
Dispensa on FamilySearch