Capt. Juan Montes Vigil is believed to be the son of Francisco Montes Vigil and Maria Jimenez De Ancizo. They were colonists from Zacatecas. In Santa Fe in 1696, Francisco Montes Vigil said he was a native of El Real de Zacatecas and 30 years old. In 1710 he received a land grant at Alameda but sold it two years later. His known children were Maria, wife of Martin Romero and mother of Antonio Romero, Gertrudis; Elena; Domingo, who married Maria Estela Marquez; Francisco, who married 1.) Antonia Jiron and 2.) Lorenza Medina; Manuel, who married Manuela Sanchez; Juan, who married 1.) Ynes Lopez and 2.) Nicolasa Lujan; and probably Pedro, who married Juana Trujillo.
Francisco Montes Vigil died 11 Sep 1731 in Santa Cruz de la Canada, Rio Arriba, NM, and Maria Jimenez De Ancizo died 19 Sep 1745 in Santa Cruz de la Canada.
[Source: Origins of New Mexico Families by Fray Angelico Chavez]
Capt. Juan Montes Vigil married Antonia Nicolasa Lujan in Santa Fe., NM on 16 May 1745.
On 13 November 1754, Juan Montes Vigil received a grant of land bounded "on the north, the lands of the Pueblo of Cochiti; on the east, the hills; on the south, the lands of the Pueblo of Santo Domingo; and on the west, the Rio Grande.
[Source: Juan Montes Vigil Grant by J.J. Bowden.]
The grant described above was at Pena Blanca, New Mexico.
Marriage of Capt. Juan Montes Vigil and Antonia Nicolasa Lujan:
16 May 1745 [Frame 46] - B Capitan Juan Montes Vigil, wid/ Ynes Lopes, married Antonia Nicolasa Luxan; godparents - Juan de Esquibel and Maria Fransica Esquibel.
AASF #31, 19 Jan 1728 - 9 Oct 1783.
[Source: New Mexico Marriages: Santa Fe - St. Francis Parish and Military Chapel of Our Lady of Light, 1728 - 1857 by Margaret Leonard Windham. Albuquerque Public Library.]
Residence of Juan Montes Vigil and Antonio Nicolasa Lujan:
In 1753 Juan Montes Vigil was alcalde mayor of Santo Domingo, Cochiti, and San Felipe pueblos.
[Source: Blood on the Boulders: The Journals of Don Diego de Vargas, New Mexico, 1694 by Diego de Vargas]
Remarriage of Antonia Nicolasa Lujan:
13 Dec 1764 [Frame 99] - Christoval Maese, wid (no name) married Nicolasa Lujan, widow of Capt. Juan Bijil, both Spanish of this villa. Wit: Diego Marquez and Anamaria Lujan. AASF #31, 28 Jan 1728 - 9 Oct 1783.
[Source: New Mexico Marriages: Santa Fe - St. Francis Parish and Military Chapel of Our Lady of Light, 1728 - 1857 by Margaret Leonard Windham. Albuquerque Public Library.]
Marriages of the children of Capt. Juan Montes Vigil and Antonia Nicolasa Lujan:
22 Nov 1761 [Frame 87] - Pedro Ygnacio Sanches married Manuela Montes Vigil. Wit.: Francisco Luxan and Juan Joseph Luxan. AASF#31, 29 Jan 1728 - 9 Oct 1783.
[Source: New Mexico Marriages: Santa Fe - St. Francis Parish and Military Chapel of Our Lady of Light, 1728 - 1857 by Margaret Leonard Windham. Albuquerque Public Library.]
Baptisms of godchildren of Antonia Nicolasa Lujan:
Sanches, Juan Antonio - bap 25 Mar 1763, son of Pedro Ygnacio Sanches and Manuela Montes Bigil; godparents - Francisco Lugan and Nicolasa Antonia Lugan. AASF #15, 1747 - 1766.
[Source: New Mexico Baptisms of Santa Fe, Parish of Saint Francis of Assisi, vol 1, 5 September 1747 to 17 July 1791 by Margaret Leonard Windham. Albuquerque Public Library]
Death of Capt. Juan Montes Vigil:
Capt Juan Montes Vigil left a will in Santa Fe dated 30 April 1762. One of the provisions of his will left 100 breeding ewes to the church for 100 masses for his soul along with 20 jugs of wine for whichever priest would say masses for his soul.
[Source: Death and Dying in New Mexico by Martina Will de Chaparro.]
Capt. Juan Montes Vigil's will and estate settlement have been translated by Henrietta Christmas and is available on her blog: 1598 New Mexico
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