Our Genealogy Research can lead us in many directions and also lead us to find many documents. One of those documents that I came across was the 1757 Census of La Villa de Laredo “1757 Revista de Pobladores” conducted by Captain Jose Tienda de Cuervo of La Villa de Laredo present-day Laredo, Texas.
In total the document contains 34 pages but I only extracted the names of the people residing in Laredo in 1757.
It is interesting to note that at the end it is mentioned that there are 11 families and I assume that the single households were not included. If you would like to see or read the whole document visit: The 1757 General Visit of Laredo.
List of people mentioned in the Laredo 1757 census:
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- Capitan Don Thomas Sanchez casado con Dona Catharina de Uribe nueve hijos Setenta caballos diez Burros Beinte Burras todas Armas Siete Sirvientes e uno casado y tiene una hija
- Juan Garcia Saldivar casado con Dona Catharina de las Casas todas armas cinco caballos dos Sirvientes
- Don Prudencio Garcia casado con Dona Josepha Sanchez cinco hijos todas armas diez caballos
- Don Joseph Leonardo Trevino casado con Dona Ana Moreno seis hijos todas armas doce caballos
- Juan Francisco Garcia casado con Maria Rita Siete hijos todas armas doce caballos
- Don Juan Baptista Sanchez casado con Juana Diaz diez hijos todas armas dos caballos
- Don Agustin Sanchez casado con Dona Juana Rodriguez dos Hijos todas armas dos caballos
- Leonardo Sanchez Soltero todas Armas diez caballos un Burro y un Sirviente
- Don Joseph Flores casado tres hijos todas Armas quince caballos dos Burros
- Joseph Diaz Soltero tiene consigo a su Madre todas Armas seis caballos
- Joseph Ramon ausente con licencia casado con Dona Maria Gertrudis dos hijos todas armas Seis caballos dos Burros
- Leonardo Garcia Soltero todas Armas quatro caballos
- Don Joseph Salinas casado con Ysabel Trevino un hijo todas armas dos caballos
- Pedro Salinas Soltero tienecon sigo a la Senora su Madre y una hermana todas armas ocho caballos
- Juan Diego Soltero todas armas quatro caballos
I am currently researching these families and if you are a descendant of any of them let me know in the comments section below.
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Source:
- Archivo Historico Militar SEDENA:Â Â
http://www.archivohistorico2010.sedena.gob.mx/busqueda/MostrarImg.php?expid=8685Last Accessed on January 20, 2014.
Note: Originally posted on January 20, 2014, and last updated 2-5-2024
No. 1 and No. 11 are my direct line ancestors. Thanks for sharing.
margaret Garcia.
Most of those names are in my tree, and we are Lipan / Mescalero / Chiricahua Apaches from that area. Prudencio is also Provencio.
That is awesome. We are all related.
Okay well I Know my granpa came to the states thru there to Galveston but my great grandpa 10th was Capitan Bartolome Gonzalez Oliviarres, I want to learn more about my great grandmother she was huasteca and I want to find out from where
IncreÃble! G-D wants for us to find the key of David….our ansesters and I found the link
Thank you
Hi Moises, I am a descendant of Capitan Don Thomas Sanchez casado con Dona Catharina de Uribe.