Yes, the "Y " means " and" and the two last name are the names of the surname and married name of the lady in question. Sandy. Patryka Tachick wrote: > Hi, Rose- > You have probably gotten many answers to your inquiry but I thought I would > answer you in case you hadn't. > > The "y" means simply "and" in Spanish and the compound names come from the > tradition of children taking the name of their Father and Mother. Many > times as generations passed, the compound name became "fixed"......like my > Durán y Cháves surname........at one time there was a man named Durán who > married a woman named Cháves and their children took on the combination. > > This is not a steadfast rule, of course....that would be too easy. I still > find names listed by Cháves or Durán y Cháves. Many, many occasions occur > where the female children took the name of their mother.......I had a woman > named María Lopes who married my Teodoro Durán and I had a second wife name > Ana María Manuela Lucero..........they turned out to be the same woman. She > occasionally used her mother's surname, Lopes as her own.....and sometimes > she is found using her Father's surname, Lucero. Crazy, but go with it and > you will find your ancestors. > > Teofilo and Teofila are fairly common first names. Where is your Teofila > Sánches y Cháves located and about what time period?? I have access to the > AASF microfilms at the Special Collections Library in Albuquerque. > > Patryka (Cháves) Tachick > gtachick@msn.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "RoseE" <RAbeyta@webtv.net> > To: <NEW-MEXICO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 8:51 PM > Subject: [NEW-MEXICO] Help with Surname! > > > Has anyone ever heard of the name: > > Teofila Sanchez y Chavez > > The name of Teofila is rare as I cannot find any info on it..Is there a > > another name that would be a nick-name for this ? > > Can someone explain what the" y" means?..and why there are two > > surnames?..which do I follow as being a maiden name?.. > > This is the name that was found in a marriage to my > > Grandfather..Desiderio ABEYTA.. > > I was told he married Francisquita Sanchez. > > This is the only marriage that was found at the FHC on this > > microfilm..(which i ordered the Microfilm of marriages from > > Albuq.Bernilillo Co.NM..years=1900-1910) > > According to the microfilm.. > > ---------------------------- > > Desiderio ABEYTA age 27 Albuq. > > Teofila Sanchez y Chavez 19 Albuq. > > 26 November 1904 > > P.Tommasini Pastor S.H.CH. > > --------------------------- > > The dates are correct for my grandfather but her name is not..also...His > > first born Clemente ABEYTA was born 13 August 1905. > > Which is about right too..9 months after the marriage...So I believe she > > could be my grandmother.. > > Can someone help me on this mystery?.. > > > > Rose in NC > > > > http://community-2.webtv.net/RAbeyta/MaternalABEYTALine/ > > > > > > ==== NEW-MEXICO Mailing List ==== > > NEW-MEXICO-L@rootsweb.com > > LIST ADM. Patricia L. Hall > > phhgene@earthlink.net > > > > ============================== > > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > > > ==== NEW-MEXICO Mailing List ==== > NEW-MEXICO-L@rootsweb.com > LIST ADM. Patricia L. Hall > phhgene@earthlink.net > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/