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“Gutierrez Duron” was a compound surname first appearing in Aguascalientes during the latter half of the 17th Century. While earlier generations also alternated using the sole “Gutierrez” or “Duron,” later generations would drop “Gutierrez,” using only “Duron.” Most of those using this surname combination can be traced back to one of two families: that of Juan Gutierrez Duron cc Teresa del Castillo, and that of Francisco Gutierrez Duron, who married twice - first, to Elena de Alvarado, and then to Beatriz Rodriguez de la Vera. There was also a Maria Gutierrez Duron, who married Joseph Guerra, and who was a contemporary of the other two, though her descendants never used the Gutierrez Duron surname. As far as I can tell, there was no contact between these three families, so I don’t know if they were related.
Since I descend from Francisco Gutierrez Duron, I thought I’d start a thread on him and and his two wives, for those of us who descend from them to share what we have. Their children and descendants have been touched upon in previous NR threads:
http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/23281
http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/23498
http://www.nuestrosranchos.org/node/23766
I’ll first include what I have on the family groups of Francisco Duron’s two marriages, followed by my notes on his and his two wive’s possible origins. I’ll then include my notes on the other families who used this surname, who might or might not be related.
I hope you find this useful, and if any of you can add or amend anything, please do. By the way, be prepared for a long read - being SiP for almost 2 months, I’ve had a lot of free time on my hands!
Saludos y un fuerte abrazo para todos (desde lejos, claro!),
Manny Díez Hermosillo
Francisco Gutierrez Duron: Marriages & Issue
Francisco Gutierrez Duron and Elena de Alvarado married around 1677. Elena de Alvarado died and was buried 8 Sep 1687, in Aguascalientes. Their last son, Joseph, was baptized almost 2 months after her burial, so she likely died during childbirth.
The children of Francisco Gutierrez Duron and Elena de Alvarado are:
1. Ana Gutierrez Duron, m. Nicolas Gutierrez, 20 Feb 1693, Asuncion de Maria, Ags.
2. Maria Duron, b. 17 Nov 1680, Asuncion de Maria, Ags; m. Esteban de Ulloa, 16 Jan 1698, Asuncion de Maria, Ags.
3. Francisco Duron, b. 30 Mar 1683, Asuncion de Maria, Ags.
4. Juan Gutierrez Duron, b. 16 Jul 1684, Asuncion de Maria, Ags; m. Gertrudis de Leyba. Possibly the same who married Juana Tinoco, 04 Jan 1705, Aguascalientes.
5. Dionicia aka Leonicia Duron Gutierrez, b. 03 Mar 1686, Asuncion de Maria, Ags. m1. Geronimo Roman, m2. Andres Diaz de Leon, 05 May 1728, San Matias, Pinos, Zac.
6. Joseph Duron, b. 25 Nov 1687, Asuncion de Maria, Ags.
Francisco Gutierrez Duron married his second wife, Beatriz Rodriguez de la Vera, on 24 Dec 1688, in Aguascalientes. She was of parents unknown. Francisco Gutierrez Duron died and was buried 6 Feb 1729, in Aguascalientes. Beatriz Rodriguez would pass on 5 Jun 1731, also in Aguascalientes.
The children of Francisco Gutierrez Duron and Beatriz Rodriguez de la Vera are:
1. Juana Duron, b. 26 Oct 1689, Asuncion de Maria, Ags; m. Santiago Gonzalez, 08 Jan 1710, Asuncion de Maria, Ags.
2. Jose Manuel Duron aka Ruiz Colmenero, b. 07 Jan 1691, Asuncion de Maria, Ags; m1. Maria Apolonia Fernandez de Sosa, 12 Oct 1713; m2. Gertrudis Diaz de Lomas, 09 Jul 1739; m3. Juana Nieto Corona, 04 Dec 1747, Asuncion de Maria, Ags.
3. Gertrudis Gutierrez Duron, b. 24 Apr 1693, Asuncion de Maria, Ags.
4. Miguel Duron, b. 17 Oct 1694, Asuncion de Maria, Ags; m. Micaela Gomez Rendon, 04 Jun 1719, Asuncion de Maria, Ags.
5. Francisca Duron, b. 17 Feb 1698, Asuncion de Maria, Ags; m. Felipe Ruiz de Camarillo, 24 Dec 1718, Asuncion de Maria, Ags.
6. Cristobal Duron, b. 16 Nov 1700, Asuncion de Maria, Ags; m. Gertrudis de Avila, 24 Jan 1723, Asuncion de Maria, Ags.
7. Efigenia Duron, b. 27 Dec 1703, Asuncion de Maria, Ags; m. Antonio Aguilar, 26 May 1725, Asuncion de Maria, Ags.
8. Francisca Xaviera Solano Duron aka Colmenero, b. 12 Jul 1707, d. 19 Jun 1764, Asuncion de Maria, Ags; m. Felipe Martinez de Sotomayor.
POSSIBLE ORIGINS
Francisco Gutierrez Duron
Francisco Gutierrez Duron was of the Spanish caste; from IM’s on which he was a witness, his birth took place between 1653 and 1657, and though I don’t know where he was born, he was living in Aguascalientes as early as 1670. He couldn’t sign his name, so he never received a formal education, and he dedicated himself to farming (probably legumes, chiles and maiz). If he owned any land, it was very little - enough to sustain himself and his family, with some surplus to sell at market. To supplement their income, his second wife, Beatriz de la Vera, did laundry for some people in town.
The only clue I’ve found regarding Francisco Duron’s ancestry, is a causa dated 18 Apr 1697, found in the informaciones matrimoniales in Aguascalientes. It is regarding his and Elena de Alvarado’s daughter, Maria Duron, who was baptized 17 Nov 1680 in Aguascalientes.
Warning: this is a hard read. According to testimonies, some six months before, in Nov 1696, merchant Antonio Nuñez lured 16 year-old Maria Duron into his tienda, then closed the door and raped her. Afterwards, he gave her some trinkets, then cast her out onto the street, and she wandered aimlessly, until helped by neighbors. Francisco Duron was away at the time, in Zacatecas, selling some of his harvest, and learned of the assault upon his return. Now, he was trying to get Nuñez to wed his daughter: in so many words, as was the custom since biblical times, if a man “stole a woman’s honor,” he could “redeem himself" by marrying her. I suppose part of the argument was, the girl was now considered "damaged goods," making it difficult for her family to contract marriage for her. Yeah, it makes me sick to the stomach, too. FYI, the marriage didn’t happen: Maria ended up marrying Esteban de Ulloa on 16 Jan 1698. We can only hope that Antonio Nuñez was sent to the galleys in Islas Filipinas!
Anyway, we get some good info from this document. Among the witnesses, appearing are Beatriz de la Vera (age 30), Francisco Duron (40+), and Antonio de Alvarado (35), who identifies himself as an uncle of Maria Duron (he's likely brother of Elena de Alvarado. He's probably the same Antonio Alvarado who, along with Maria Alvarado, were padrinos for the 25 Nov 1687 baptism of Joseph Duron - the last child of Francisco Duron & Elena de Alvarado).
In her testimony, Beatriz de la Vera states, “franº duron fue casado con elena de Albarado en la qual ubo y procreo esta [Maria Duron] y otros hijos y que estos son muy nobles y el dho su marido es hijo de un caballero de mucha suposicion y que a'ste el ser tan pobre le tiene desconocido…”
In his declaration, Francisco Duron states that “[Maria Duron] es su hija lexitima y de elena de albarado su primera muger y que son españoles asi este testigo como su espoza desendientes de [e]stirpe y gente noble…”
I've seen similar wording in another IM, which doesn't name the parents of the bride & groom, but assures that they descend from "gente honrada y de calidad y de consideracion." The impression I get, is that this means that the bride & groom were of illegitimate birth, but to “protect the honor” of their mothers (who were likely from upper-class Spanish families), neither of the parents are named. That’s possibly the case here. Beatriz de la Vera’s remark - that her husband was “hijo de un caballero de mucha suposicion y que a'ste el ser tan pobre le tiene desconocido,” seems to support this. Anyone?
Ruiz Colmenero
On the marriage record of his son, Jose Manuel Duron, Francisco Duron is given the name "Francisco Ruiz Colmenero Duron”; when the same Jose Manuel Duron baptized his first child, Juan Faustino, he uses the name, “Jose Manuel Ruiz Colmenero”; another child of Francisco Duron, Francisca Xaviera Solano Duron, when baptizing her child, Maria Josefa Dionicia, she uses the name “Francisca Xaviera Colmenero.” The fact that this surname “Ruiz Colmenero,” and its component “Colmenero,” appear in more than one record, and used by more than one family member, makes it clear that it is not an accident. Could this be a clue to Francisco Duron’s parentage?
In the mid-1640’s, Doctor Juan Ruiz Colmenero was named bishop of Guadalajara. He was born in Budia, Guadalajara, Spain, the son of Pedro Colmenero and Maria Ruiz. In 1646, he passed to Indies with his brother, Marcos Ruiz Colmenero, and this one’s sons, Alonso and Juan Ruiz Colmenero. Marcos Ruiz Colmenero - who was married to Margarita Garcia Romo (there is no indication that she ever passed to Indies) - had previously served as familiar del Santo Oficio in Cuenca, Castilla la Mancha; after arriving in Nueva Galicia, in addition to being commissioned capitan de infanteria in charge of a company defending the Southern Coast (1649), he served twice as alcalde ordinario of Guadalajara (as early as 1653), as Corregidor of Teocaltiche (as early as 1653), as alcalde provincial de la Santa Hermandad in Aguascalientes and Monte Grande (as early as 1653), and twice as alcalde mayor of Aguascalientes (as early as 1665).
As Francisco Duron was born between 1653 and 1657, and was said to be the “son of a caballero of noble lineage,” and now that we can place Capitán Marcos Ruiz Colmenero in Aguascalientes, who easily fits that profile, is it possible that Francisco Duron was his illegitimate son? In which case, it could stand to reason that “Gutierrez Duron” came from his biological mother. That’s something to consider. We know that Ruiz Colmenero also held posts in Guadalajara, Teocaltiche and Monte Grande, so it’s possible that Francisco Duron was born in one of those places. I suppose the next step is to research the surnames “Gutierrez” and “Duron” in those communities, mid-1600’s. Incidentally, a couple of miles from the Ruiz Colmenero hometown, Budia, in Guadalajara, Spain, is a town called “Duron.”
Elena de Alvarado
Elena de Alvarado is called "Elena Lisarde de Esparza" on the marriage record of their daughter Dionicia Duron cc Andres Diaz de Leon. These surnames appear nowhere else in relation to her nor her children, so it may be a "typo."
In the aforementioned causa of her daughter, Maria Duron, one of the witnesses was Antonio de Alvarado, who said he was an uncle of Maria Duron. This Antonio de Alvarado was born around 1662. The only Antonio de Alvarado who I could find living in Aguascalientes in this timeline married Jacinta de Espinosa y Estrada on 6 Jul 1693 (im 8 Jun 1693). According to their marriage record, he was born in the valle de Juchipila, but had been raised in Aguascalientes since a child, and was of unknown parents. If he was the brother of Elena de Alvarado, this could be a clue to her origin.
AncestryDNA Hint
According to AncestryDNA, I share DNA with a member named Delgado53. Our link appears to be through my g6 Elena de Alvarado (born ca 1660), and Delgado53's g6, Matheana Romo de Vivar (b. 21 Mar 1683) cc Joseph de la Torre. According to the graphic, Matheana was daughter of Elena de Alvarado. How can this be? Matheana Romo was daughter of Francisco Romo cc Lorensa Delgado. Unless, Elena gave birth to Matheana, who then was adopted by Francisco Romo cc Lorensa Delgado? Elena de Alvarado & Francisco Duron baptized Francisco on 30 Mar 1683 - just 9 days after Matheana was baptized, so, unlikely, unless... they were twins??? A shared father would make more sense, though I think it’s more likely that the link would be a generation or 2 earlier. We still don't know who Elena de Alvarado's parents are; maybe Francisco Romo is her biological father? Or, maybe Francisca Tiscareño (cc Jose Delgado) is her mother? That would explain her being given the surname "Esparza."
On a note, I took a look at Delgado53's tree, and we descend from a lot of the same families - including the Delgado’s & Tiscareño’s - so this parentesco could be nothing more than a technical glitch, with so many lines overlapping.
