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i question the accuracy of page 153 since miguel's will said that he only had one daughter named isabel. so it's unlikely the jose cid is miguel's son. also how did holcombe verify that the pedro cid who married maria carrillo is a son of hernan gonzales and maria cid

Published by R.A.Ricci (not verified) – Tue, 2015-06-09 18:31 | Permalink

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Hi Katy,

I have studied much of Jaime Holcombes work. In much of his documentation he would write little notes identifying sources. When you take into account the tremendous volume of his work, it is extremely reliable. However he was not perfect. I found five mistakes in his work. Others have also found mistakes. Since most of the time he provides sources, it is easy to check his work. I repeat, for the sheer volume of his work that he accomplished before the internet, it is considered reliable

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ok then, maybee i'll take his word about pedro, but not on miguel having a son.

edit; i found the tomas villegas ordination mentioned in the notes and it comfirms that the pedro who married maria carrillo is a son of hernan and maria.
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-18379-40348-5?cc=1874591&wc=…

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Hi Katy,

One mistake that Holcombe made was stating that Joachin Leonardo Alvarez Tostado and Maria Antonia de Los Dolores Gonzalez had only two children. Others have copied this information. Through baptisms, marriage records and dispensations there are at least five children born to this couple. One of their progeny died young. This child was named Jose Domingo Alvarez-Tostado y Gonzalez. Since he died young, the family named another son by the same name. Jaime Holcombe does not list the second child by the same name. This child is important in my ancestral line as he is my grandfathers' great grandfather. Sometimes people aren't listed in wills for various reasons. The will may have been written before the child was born. Or the child was born after the will was written but before changes to the will could be made. Sometimes children died before their parents so they aren't named in the wills.

Another example is Christoforo Colon not being named as the main inheritor in

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ok, but if miguel caldera did have a son, why would he only mention his daughter instead of a son.

on another note: the tomas villegas ordenes lists miguel as maria cid's tio hermano, which seems to contradict other sources.

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Hi Katy,

I wonder if there are two Thomas Villegas and that is what is calling the confusion. I have the same issue with Diego alcocer. Two different sources claim something different and have him as a son of two brothers at the same time. A third source claims that the son of one brother died young which would support the other claim but most people follow the first source.

Good luck,

Rick A Ricci,

PS. Are you in the Los Angeles area?

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i don't know if there is two tomas villegas or not, but i think miguel's paternal grandfather was also named miguel. other sources such as his will state that maria cid is his sister(didn't specify if full or half) and refers to her son as sobrino and her daughter maria as a sobrina. but this ordenes calls miguel caldera maria cid's tio hermano.

also i live in the inland empire area.