GARCIA/HERNANDEZ Looking for information on, or descendants of, Felipe Santiago GARCIA, born Monterey 4 Dec 1781, married (1) Maria Ygnacia NEOFITA San Francisco 8 Jul 1813, died Santa Clara 27 Nov 1823. Five children: Maria Francisca Xaviera, Maria Gracia, Concordia Clara, & Maria Concepcion. Married (2) Jacinta HERNANDEZ, Monterey 4 Jun 1824, died San Juan Bautista 2 Jun 1838. Four children Maria Antonia Dominga, Manuel Esteban, Maria Encarnacion, & Felipe. Gary Carlsen garyc188@home.com

Hi Gary, Just thought I would let you know that "NEOFITA" is not a surname. It is the designation given by the church and colonial government to all Native Americans during the Spanaish and Mexican periods. I have just transcribed the censuses of 1833 and 1841 for the settlement of Monterey. Both contain Native Americans. There were two different identifiers used: 1. NEOFITA/NEOFITO - the first is the feminine form, the second the masculine form. Both mean that the Native American wass christianized. 2. INDIGENA/INDIGENO - feminine and masculine identifiers for Native Americans who had not embraced the Catholic religion. From the transcribing I have been doing lately of the old records in the Mexican Archives, it appears that many of the Native Americans were assigned Christian given names, but no surnames. The women appear to have acquired surnames only after they married. If they married another Native American, the couple were both listed minus surnames, only an identifier. One nice part of the manner in which the Native Americans were identified is that the Mission where they originated is usually included with the identifier. A little cross-referencing will then identify which tribe the individual was originally a member of before assimilating into the Hispanic culture. FYI, don't assume that the Native American originated near where they were living. In the censuses I am working on, many of the neophytes came from San Gabriel, Santa Barbara, and other Southern California settlements. Hope this helps, Anita C. Monterey County garyc188@home.com wrote: > > GARCIA/HERNANDEZ > Looking for information on, or descendants of, Felipe Santiago GARCIA, born Monterey 4 Dec 1781, married (1) Maria Ygnacia NEOFITA San Francisco 8 Jul 1813, died Santa Clara 27 Nov 1823. Five children: Maria Francisca Xaviera, Maria Gracia, Concordia Clara, & Maria Concepcion. Married (2) Jacinta HERNANDEZ, Monterey 4 Jun 1824, died San Juan Bautista 2 Jun 1838. Four children Maria Antonia Dominga, Manuel Esteban, Maria Encarnacion, & Felipe. > Gary Carlsen > garyc188@home.com > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Hi Again Gary, I just looked at the 1833 Census for Cuartel No. 1 of Monterey and have the following information: Family Unit Number 11 GARCIA, Felipe, age 50, Farmer GARCIA, Jacinta Fernandes, age 48 GARCIA, Engracia de Jesus, age 15 GARCIA, Maria Antonia, 7 GARCIA, Manuel, age 5 GARCIA, Encarnacion, age 4 GARCIA, Felipe, age 2 In the 1841 Census for the settlement of Monterey is the following: On Page 5 MACARIAGA, Jose Maria, age 32, nativity: Mexico, occupation: Tailor MACARIAGA, Encarnacion GARCIA, age 17, nativity: Alta California, occupation: Seamstress Hope this helps, Anita C. Monterey County garyc188@home.com wrote: > > GARCIA/HERNANDEZ > Looking for information on, or descendants of, Felipe Santiago GARCIA, born Monterey 4 Dec 1781, married (1) Maria Ygnacia NEOFITA San Francisco 8 Jul 1813, died Santa Clara 27 Nov 1823. Five children: Maria Francisca Xaviera, Maria Gracia, Concordia Clara, & Maria Concepcion. Married (2) Jacinta HERNANDEZ, Monterey 4 Jun 1824, died San Juan Bautista 2 Jun 1838. Four children Maria Antonia Dominga, Manuel Esteban, Maria Encarnacion, & Felipe. > Gary Carlsen > garyc188@home.com > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp