Ygnacio de SOTO
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Internet IGI, May 2008
Pedigree Resource File
Ignacio de Soto was "one of the soldiers picked by Anza at La Villa
de Sinaloa for the 1775-1776 expedition to California." In 1785 he
was transferred to the Pueblo de San Jose de Guadalupe (San Jose, CA),
where the rest of his children were born. (Ref: Letter from Frank C.
Miramontes to Bea Polloreno, 11-5-71).
Ignacio's 2nd wife (after Maria Barbara died in 1797) was Maria
Rosalia Vasquez, the daughter of Tiburcio Vasquez and Maria Bojorquez.
No children were born to them. -- Notes from Bea Polloreno.
Maria Barbara Espinosa was already married to Ygnacio de Soto y
Avila when they came to Alta California with de Anza (late 1700's).
(Ref: "Spanish-American Genealogical Helper" July-Aug. 1972, p.79).
"Maria Barbara Espinosa is more likely his [Jose Joaquin Espinosa's]
sister than his daughter. Her parents are the same as his, and she
was born circa 1760 at La Villa de Sinaloa."
(Ref: Same).
Frank C. Miramontes (Ref: Letter to Bea Polloreno Nov. 1971) also
gives her parents' names [Joaquin Espinosa & Maria Josefa Lugo].
Jose Antonio Soto died insane as a result of being shot with an
arrow, which pierced his eye and penetrated his brain.
--Note from Bea Polloreno.
"They recently opened a small museum in the rear of Mission Dolores
church in San Francisco, and the original baptism record is on
display in a glass case showing the name of the first white child
born in San Francisco. He was Francisco Josef Dolores SOTO, born at
the SF Presidio on Aug. 10, 1776. He was the son of Ygnacio de Soto
y Avila and Maria Barbara Espinosa y Lugo. He married Ana Maria
Higuera on Aug. 13, 1795, and died July 15, 1835 and is buried in
SF Cemetery." [From a letter from Edward Thomas (of SF) to Mrs.
Amelia Serrano (of Ventura; Josefa Wilson's niece), Aug. 21, 1978.]
-- From Bea Polloreno's files.
Damaso Soto married Maria Angela Antonia Alviso, daughter of
Francisco Xavier Alviso and Maria Agustina Bojorquez. Damaso may
have been a widower when he married Maria Angela; she was 12 years
old and Damaso was 17 years her senior -- Notes from Bea Polloreno.
Rafael de Soto was the great-great-grandfather of Frank C. Miramontes,
who supplied Bea Polloreno with genealogical information in a letter
dated 11-5-71.
Juan de Soto died the same day he was born or the next day. Reference:
Letter from Frank C. Miramontes to Bea Polloreno, 11-5-71.
He married Maria Barbara Espinosa at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Mexico . Maria Barbara Espinosa was born at Villa de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, Mexico Abt 1760 daughter of Jose Joaquin Cayetano Espinosa and Maria Josefa Serafina Lugo .
They were the parents of 15
children:
Maria Antonia Francisca Rafaela de Soto
born 1774.
Jose Antonio Francisco de Soto
born 1775.
Francisco Jose de los Dolores de Soto
born 10 Aug 1776.
Francisco Maria de Soto
born Abt 1777.
Damaso de Soto
christened 14 Dec 1778.
Isidoro de Soto
born 4 Feb 1780.
Maria Rafaela Soto
born 7 Apr 1782.
Maria Ana Josefa de Soto
born 31 May 1783.
Jose Joaquin de Soto
born 8 Jul 1784.
Maria Bernarda de Soto
born Abt 1785.
Tomas Antonio de Soto
born 20 Dec 1786.
Juan Jose Antonio de Soto
born 23 Dec 1787.
Rafael de Soto
born 16 Apr 1789.
Maria Fernanda de los Dolores de Soto
born 29 May 1790.
Juan de Soto
born Abt 1791.
Ygnacio de Soto died 23 Feb 1807 at Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California .
Maria Barbara Espinosa died 1797 .