I am looking for information on Joseph de Ávalos:

Joseph de Ávalos died prior to the 1676 Padrón de Santa María de los Lagos. He was married at least twice.

Marriages and Family

• Married Ana García, also known as Ana Vásquez, who died before February 20, 1662. [possibly descended from Martín Vásquez Zermeño and Ana García de Miranda?]
• Married Melchora de los Reyes, also known as Melchora de Carvajal (mestiza), on February 20, 1662. Their marriage padrinos were Antonio de Villegas and his sister, María de Villegas.
• His only known child is María de Ávalos, born June 27, 1667, and baptized July 11, 1667 (mestiza). Her padrinos were Alonso Moreno de Ortega and María Ortiz.

Joseph also appears to have had some connection to Francisco de Ávalos (married to María de Espitia), as Joseph de Ávalos and his wife, Ana García, served as padrinos at the baptism of their daughter, Magdalena, in 1659.

Padrón References

1669 Padrón of Lagos:

• Rancho de Joseph de Ávalos (++)
• Melchora de los Reyes, su mujer (++)
• Lorenso de los Reyes (+) — [I believe Lorenso was Melchora's son from a previous marriage.]

1676 Padrón of Lagos:

• Melchora de los Reyes, mes (++)
• María, mes, 11 years old (+)
• Lorenso de Carbajal, mes (C++) Jua Pérez, mes (++)

[Juana Pérez is thought to be the daughter of Juan Pérez de Santoyo and Antonia de Villegas, also known as Antonia de Mendoza.]

I am particularly interested in establishing whether Joseph de Ávalos was related to Francisco de Ávalos (husband of María de Espitia), and whether he can be connected to any of the other Ávalos families documented in the Lagos records.

I am also looking for information on both his wives, Ana García (AKA Ana Vásquez) and Melchora de los Reyes (AKA Melchora de Carvajal).

Any information or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!