When I read the old church records I am curious about for instance marriages. It shows witnesses but usually says something like: testigos de edad or mayores de edad. What does that mean? Also, they seem to show grandparents names, listed as AP or AM and I assume that stands for Abuelos Paternos or maternal? Is that right?
Question about Church Records
Testigos de edad o mayores de edad stand for adults (as opposed to menores de edad=minors). Regarding AP and AM, you are correct Paternal and Maternal grandparents, respectively.
Sincerely
Jaime
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When I read the old church records I am curious about for instance marriages. It shows witnesses but usually says something like: testigos de edad or mayores de edad. What does that mean? Also, they seem to show grandparents names, listed as AP or AM and I assume that stands for Abuelos Paternos or maternal? Is that right?
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Thank you Jaime. Normally are the adults (or minors) related? I notice the last names tend to be the same but not sure of their relations yet but thankfully I found this site to search. My cousin told me that we are distant relatives of Gen. Mariano Escobedo (not direct descendants) and because of that our male ancestors were conscripted into the federal army to fight against Pancho Villa. I was wondering are there any military records?
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Testigos de edad o mayores de edad stand for adults (as opposed to menores de
edad=minors). Regarding AP and AM, you are correct Paternal and Maternal
grandparents, respectively.
Sincerely
Jaime
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From: "resco16"
To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:50:03 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Question about Church Records
When I read the old church records I am curious about for instance marriages.
It shows witnesses but usually says something like: testigos de edad or
mayores de edad. What does that mean? Also, they seem to show grandparents
names, listed as AP or AM and I assume that stands for Abuelos Paternos or
maternal? Is that right?
Question about Church Records
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Robert Escobedo wrote:
> Thank you Jaime. Normally are the adults (or minors) related? I notice the last names tend to be the same but not sure of their relations yet but thankfully I found this site to search. My cousin told me that we are distant relatives of Gen. Mariano Escobedo (not direct descendants) and because of that our male ancestors were conscripted into the federal army to fight against Pancho Villa. I was wondering are there any military records?
>
> --- On Sun, 10/26/08, alvaradj@comcast.net wrote:
>
> From: alvaradj@comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [Nuestros Ranchos] Question about Church Records
> To: general@nuestrosranchos.org
> Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 12:20 PM
>
> Testigos de edad o mayores de edad stand for adults (as opposed to menores de
> edad=minors). Regarding AP and AM, you are correct Paternal and Maternal
> grandparents, respectively.
>
>
> Sincerely
>
>
>
> Jaime
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "resco16"
> To: general@lists.nuestrosranchos.org
> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:50:03 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Question about Church Records
>
>
> When I read the old church records I am curious about for instance marriages.
> It shows witnesses but usually says something like: testigos de edad or
> mayores de edad. What does that mean? Also, they seem to show grandparents
> names, listed as AP or AM and I assume that stands for Abuelos Paternos or
> maternal? Is that right?