Juan Josef Ortiz Colon and Maria Concepcion Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla of Coamo, Puerto Rico

PART II

• Part I. Introduction and descendants of Don Juan Ortiz de Peña & Doña María de Thorres
• Part III. Descendants of José Ortiz Colón & Doña Fabiana Torres (Pending)

Introduction

My research on Juan Josef Ortiz Colon

Juan Josef Ortiz Colon and his Genealogy; this is a continuation of my previous research on the Ortiz Brothers and the expansion from an article by Dr. don Jose Angel Colon Perez (RIP). (The Ortiz brothers with different second surnames; their genealogy, Part 1) His original composition entitled “Sobre Los Ortiz de Peña en Coamo, “appeared in the Boletín de la Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía, VOL. VI April 1994 NUM 1/2.

Below is my research on the descendants. It includes the names of their children, spouses, and grandchildren that I could locate. Unfortunately, I did not research more profoundly into the grandchildren. If anyone descends from any of these children and would like to share your research, please send them to me, and I can write another article and include them.

My primary reason for this research is to determine the name of the mother, Maria Concepcion (Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla.) Therefore, I have provided the research and the conclusion.

Juan Josef Ortiz Colon & Maria Concepcion Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla

Juan Josef Ortiz Colon
Birth: Abt. 1733 in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Marriage: Between 1758-1761, Coamo, Puerto Rico
Death: December 27, 1789
Source: Coamo LD1 1773-1810 Image #1889-1890 f. 149-149 Married to Maria Garcia, 56 years old, left no will. Parents not indicated.

Maria Concepcion Rodriguez (Maria Concepcion Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla or Rodriguez Garcia Y Bonilla)
Birth: Abt. 1757 in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Death: Unknown (Have not located at this time, ongoing.)

Aliases For Dona Maria

She appears with several aliases, or surnames, to be exact, on her children’s baptisms. They are as follows:

Maria Rodriguez is used mainly on her children’s marriage certificates and appears as Maria Garcia on her husband’s death record. I believe her name is Maria Concepcion Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla or Rodriguez Garcia Bonilla, as it sometimes appears in other people with the same surname. One of the surnames could be a compound last name, “apellido compuesto.” Compound surnames are also double-barrelled sure names, meaning they have more than one word.

As for Dona Maria, I have discovered some families appear as Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla or Rodiguez Garcia Bonilla in Coamo, Puerto Rico. They all appear related. I will discuss this further in my summary below. Therefore after evaluating the data, I am convinced that Maria Garcia and Maria Concepcion Rodriguez are the same.

Based on the initial research done by Don Jose A. Colon Perez, as well as my research, I have put together known children for Juan (Josef) Joseph Ortiz Colon and Maria Concepcion Rodriguez:

Children of Juan Josef Ortiz Colon and Maria Concepcion Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla

1. Miguel Ortiz Bonilla

• Birth: May 6, 1758, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
• Baptized: (15 Days Old) May 21, 1758, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
• God Parents: Juan de Rivera Sanchez Y Maria Bonilla
• Source: Coamo LB1 1701-1773 Image #119 NUM. 36 f.34v
• NOTES: Miguel’s parents were not married when he was baptized. (Bautizado como hijo natural.) Father recorded as Juan Ortiz, and mother recorded as Maria Concepcion Bonilla.
• Marriage: Before 1778, in Valle, de Coamo, Puerto Rico
• Spouse: Maria Torres Bermudez
• Parents: Eusebio de Torres and Catarina Bermudez
• Birth: See Below*
• Baptized:
• God Parents:
• Source:
• Death: Death records for this couple have not been located

Child: Maria de la Cruz (1778)

NOTES:

There is no marriage record available for this couple. Most likely married before book one of marriages for 1778-1798.

I believe Miguel married Maria Torres Bermudez, daughter of Eusebio de Torres and Catarina Bermudez. Catarina appears with the last name of de Lugo and Tirado in various baptism records for her children. A baptism occurred on Feb 1760 for a Maria where the mother appears as Catarina Tirado. There is another baptism record for a (Maria) Jacinta, the only daughter born to Eugenio & Catarina in 1768. I am not sure who belongs to Maria since that is such a common name, but I thought I note them both for your review.*

I do believe I have the right spouse for Miguel. Their child’s godparents lead me to think so. A daughter of this couple named Maria de la Cruz, born on September 13, 1778, whose godparents are Eugenio Torres Y Catarina de Bermudez (de Lugo), (Coamo LB2 1774-1790 Image #462 f105v). Miguel has a sister named Gregoria, who married Eusebio Torres Bermudez (see Gregoria below,) whose husband is Eugenio Torres Bermudez, same parents as Maria Torres Bermudez. A pair of siblings marrying another pair of siblings. This information was not part of Don Jose’s original research.

2. Lucia Ortiz Colon Rodriguez

Birth: January 9, 1761, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Baptized: (15 Days old) January 24, 1761, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
God Parents: Manuel Negron Y Petronila de Santiago
Source: Coamo LB1 1701-1773 Image #148 NUM. 7 f.63v
Marriage: May 31, 1790, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Source: Coamo LM1 1778-1798 Image #1960-1961 f.94-94v
Spouse: LEON RODRIGUEZ Y PEREZ
Parents: Manuel Rodriguez Y Paula Perez
Birth: Family from Humacao, according to the marriage record.
Baptized:
God Parents:
Source:
Death: Lucia died on November 20, 1830, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Source: Coamo, LD5 1830-1839 Image #250 f.20v

Children: Juan (1791), Manuel (1794), Cayetana (1796), Anacieto (1801), Pedro (1803)

NOTES: Lucia’s baptism record records her parents as Juan Ortiz and Maria de Concepcion. Lucia’s marriage records record her parents as Juan Ortiz and Maria Rodriguez. Parents were recorded as Juan Ortiz and Maria Concepcion Bonilla in Lucia’s death record. It also states that she is widowed, “viuda,” to a man named Jose Joaquin del Castillo. Children are not listed on the death record. Testo, (She left a will.)

3. Nicolas Ortiz Colon Rodriguez

Birth: September 10, 1762, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Baptized: (15 Days old) September 25, 1762, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
God Parents: Miguel de Santiago and Isabel Negron
Source: Coamo LB1 1701-1773 Image #168 NUM. 72 f.83
Marriage: Unknown
Death: July 31, 1781, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Source: Coamo LD1 1773-1810 Image 1804 f.67v

NOTES: In Don Jose’s original article, Nicolas was never identified as a child. The Parents are recorded as Juan Ortiz and Maria Garcia in his baptism record. His parents were listed as Juan Ortiz and Maria Bonilla for his death record.

4. Casimiro Ortiz Colon Rodriguez

Birth: March 2, 1765, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Baptized: (15 Days old) March 17, 1765, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
God Parents: Perfecto Torres and Juliana Garcia (see summary below)
Source: Coamo LB1 1701-1773 Image #200 NUM. 20 f.114
Marriage: June 15, 1795, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Source: Coamo LM1 1778-1798 Image #2039 f.172
Spouse: APOLONIA DE SOTO Y DE SOTO
Parents: Florencio de Soto & Teodora de Soto
Birth: February 21, 1777, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Baptism: (15 Days) March 4, 1777, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
God Parents: Pedro Rivera and Ubalda de Soto
Source: Coamo LB1 1701-1773 Image #425 f.70
Death for Apolonia: Unknown
Source:
Death: Casimiro died on January 15, 1804
Source: Coamo LD1 1773-1810 Image #2084-2085 f. 337-337v
(Murió de repentes, no testo.) Married to Apolonia.

Children: Juan (1795) Basilia (1799) María Nicolasa (1801) Jose (1804)

NOTES: His father is recorded as Juan Ortiz, and his mother is listed as Maria Garcia in Casimiro’s baptism. And his father appears as Juan Ortiz and his mother as Maria Garcia in his wedding record. Neither Casimiro’s birth nor death record was included in Don Jose’s original article. This is new information.

5. Maria Manuela Ortiz Colon Rodriguez

Birth:
Baptized: May 3, 1767, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Source:
God Parents: Ignacio Santiago and Juliana Torres
Source: LB1 1701-1773 Image #230, f.143

6. Gregoria Ortiz Colon Rodriguez

Birth: November 1769
Baptized: December 1, 1769, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
God Parents: Phelipe de Santiago and Lucia Colon
Source: Coamo LB1 1701-1773 Image #266 NUMBER 116, f.178
Marriage: August 13, 1792, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Source: Coamo LM1 1778-1798 Image #1990-1991 f.124-124v
Spouse: EUGENIO TORRES Y BERMUDEZ
Parents: Eugenio de Torres and Catharina de Lugo
Birth: July 30, 1756, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Baptism: Aug 14, 1756, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
God Parents: Gabriel Torres and Marcelina Sanchez
Source: Coamo LB1 1701-1773 Image #93 f.107v
Death: Death records for this couple have not been located.

Children: Juana (1795) Tomas (1800) Juan & Maria (1803) Maria de la Cruz (1805-1805) Juana (1809)

NOTES: Parents recorded as Juan Ortiz and Maria Garcia in Gregoria’s baptism record. Parents registered as Juan Ortiz “difunto” (deceased) Maria Concepcion Rodriguez on the marriage record. Gregoria’s birth record was not included in Don Jose’s original article. This is new information.

7. Maria Santos Ortiz Colon Rodriguez

Birth: October 31, 1777
Baptized: (15 Days old) November 15, 1771, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
God Parents: Thomas de Thorres Y Paula Colon
Source: Coamo LB2 1774-1790 Image #299 f.211
Marriage: July 6, 1801, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Source: Coamo LM2 1798-1813 Image #39 f.32v-33
Spouse: Juan Martin Torres Y Ramos
Parents: Simeon Torres and Catarina Ramos “difunta” (deceased)
Birth: November 11, 1778, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Baptism: (15 Days Old) November 26, 1778, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
God Parents: Juan de Torres and Serafina Lopez
Source: Coamo LB1 1701-1773 Image #466 f.110
Death: I have not located the death record for this couple.

Children: I cannot locate records for this couple’s children. A couple named Juan Torres and Juana Ortiz in Coamo have children, but it was before 1801. Maria Santos and Juan Martin married in 1801.

NOTES: Parents recorded as Juan Ortiz and Maria Concepcion Garcia at the time of Maria Santo’s baptism. Her parents’ names are recorded as Juan Ortiz “difunto” (deceased) and Maria Rodriguez on her marriage record. María Santos’ birth record was not included in Don Jose’s original article. This is new information.

8. Camila Ortiz Colon Rodriguez

Birth: February 8, 1778, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Baptized: (15 Days old) March 1, 1778, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
God Parents: Lorenzo de Torres Y Maria de Rivera
Source: Coamo LB2 1774-1790 Image #451 f.95v
Marriage: Unknown
Death: Unknown
NOTES: Parents recorded as Juan Ortiz and Maria Concepcion at her baptism.

9. Pedro Ortiz Colon Rodriguez

Birth: Abt. 1778 in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Baptized: Abt. 1778 in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Source: N/A
Marriage: May 25, 1801, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Source: Coamo, LM2 1798-1813 Image #38 f.31v
Spouse: Simona Gertrudis de Soto Y de Soto
Parents: Florencio de Soto and Teodora de Soto
Birth: October 1782, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Baptism: (21 Days) November 17, 1782, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
God Parents: Jose Rivera and Ubalda de Soto
Source: Coamo LB2 1774-1790 Image #558 f.204
Death for Pedro: Unknown Death for Simona: November 11, 1845
Source: Coamo LD6 1839-1847 Image #902 f.154
Notes: About 60 years old at the time of her death. It does not record the names of her parents or husband.

Children: Parvulo(Infant) (d.1801) Jose María (1802) Lucas (1803-1803) Maria Teodora (1805) Gregorio (1814) Maria Genara (1817) Leon (1819) Maria Josefa (1820) Cayetano ?

NOTES: Per Don Jose’s article he states; “En la partida Pedro aparece como Pedro Ortiz Colon, lo que indica uso del “Ortiz Colon” como apellido compuesto.” Translates to; Pedro appears as “Ortiz Colon,” which indicates he went under the compound name of Ortiz Colon. Parents recorded as Juan Ortiz Colón and Maria Concepcion Rodriguez for the wedding record. Simona Gertrudis’s father was recorded as Florencio Gomez in her baptism record. Pedro appeared in a census in 1838 at the age of 60, along with his wife and several children. That would have estimated him being born in 1778, but that was the year Camila was born. I believe Pedro was older. In Don Jose’s original article, it appears he did not reference the Coamo census record.

10. Andrea Ortiz Colon Rodriguez

Birth: Unknown in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Baptized: Unknown
Source: N/A
Marriage #1: August 13, 1798, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Source: Coamo LM2 1798-1813 Image #8 f.2v-3
Dispensado: 2do grado de consanguinidad
Spouse: MANUEL ORTIZ COLÓN Y TORRES
Birth: Dec 1769 in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Baptized: (15 Days old) January 1, 1770, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Parents: Don Jose Ortiz Colon and Dona Fabiana de Torres
God Parents: Miguel de Santiago and María de Santiago
Source: Coamo LB1 1701-1773 Image #268 NÚM. 1 f.179v
Death: December 27, 1805, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico LD1 1773-1810 Image #2109 f.360v
Child: Jose Maria (b.1799)
Marriage #2: December 5, 1803, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico
Source: Coamo LM2 1798-1813 Image #63 f. 57
Spouse: JUAN BAUTISTA BERRIOS Y RODRIGUEZ
Birth: abt. 1787 Humacao, Puerto Rico
Parents: Antonio del Berrios and Maria Monserrate Rodriguez
Death: March 19, 1827 Source: Coamo LD4 1821-1830 Image #672 f.141 Vuido(widowed) de Andrea Ortiz Bonilla and Francisca Guzman. No mention of children.
Children: I have not located any children with her second husband, Juan Bautista.

NOTES: *(El segundo grado surge de que Juan Y Jose eran Hermanos. Manuel fallecio poco despues, dejando un hijo nombrado Jose Maria. Translation: Their marriage contract indicates that Juan and Jose were brothers and their children were first cousins. Manuel passed away shortly after his marriage but left one child. Andrea’s marriage documented her parents as Juan Ortiz and Maria Concepcion Bonilla.

11. Isidro Ortiz Colon Rodriguez

Birth: Abt. 1788 in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico Baptized: Abt. 1788 in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico Death: August 16, 1801, in Valle de Coamo, Puerto Rico Source: Coamo, LD1 1773-1810 Image #2058 f.310v

NOTES: Died at the age of 13 years. Parents recorded as Joseph Ortiz and Maria Rodriguez.

There is an 8-year gap where I cannot locate children born between 1769-1771 for the parents. It’s possible that Pedro, Andrea, and Isidro could have been born earlier than suggested. We do have a death record for Isidro, who died in 1801 at 13 years old, more or less, which would make his dob around 1788, possibly making him the last child to be born to this couple. Pedro appears in a census record for 1838 for Coamo at the age of 60, making him born around 1778, but that was the year Casimira was born (verified). We have not located Andrea’s birth record, but we have a wedding record for 1798. She married a couple of years before Pedro. I speculate she may be older than Pedro and Isidro.

Additional Observations about Juan Josef Ortiz Colon

The reason why Don Jose listed the father’s full name as Juan Josef Ortiz Colon is due to the way he appeared in certain records belonging to his children. He has appeared mainly as Juan Ortiz and a few times as Joseph. At the time of his death, he appears as Joseph and not Juan, which was not located when Don Jose wrote the article. Pedro’s marriage record listed himself as Ortiz Colon, used as a compound surname, “apellido compuesto,” as stated by Don Jose. Isidro’s death record listed himself as Joseph Ortiz, not Juan. Don Jose also indicated that there were two men, one named Juan Jose Ortiz de Pena, married to Maria Garcia, and a Juan Ortiz Colon, married to Maria Concepcion Rodriguez. I believe both couples are one of the same. Therefore, Juan is likely Juan Jose(f) Ortiz de Pena Colon.

I also believe Maria’s full last name is “Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla.” See the chart below I created showing the different names she appears in documents. Four other individuals use that last name in Coamo, Puerto Rico, supporting my theory of why I believe that is her full name.

Other individuals appearing in Coamo, Puerto Rico as Garcia Rodríguez Bonilla:

• Esteban Rodriguez Garcia Bonilla married Maria Rodriguez and baptized a child named Jose Rodriguez Y Rodriguez on May 3, 1796, Image #849. Godparents are Jose Cantos Davila and “Josefa Rodriguez Garcia Bonilla.”
• Francisco Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla married Eusebia Mateo and baptized a child on May 4, 1796 Image #851. God Parents are Victoriano Colon por Antonio Colon and Brigida Bonilla.
• Inez Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla as Godmother along with Gregorio Perdomo to a child baptized by a couple named Jose Gabriel Sanchez and Catarina Cantos Davila; Jose de Santa Rosa Sanchez on September 20, 1801, Image #965. (Catarina is Jose’s sister that married Josefa Rodriguez Garcia Bonilla (see #1 above)
• Valentin Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla married Estebania Mateo, who had several children born between 1799-1808 in Coamo, Puerto Rico. The Godparents selection is interesting for this couple as they pair up the following individuals for their children: Florentino Alvarado & Eugenia Ortiz, Ambrocio Vega & Francisca Ortiz, and Juan Alvarado & Cayetana Rivera. As you can see, the Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla family is intertwined with the Ortiz family.
• Juan Ortiz and “Maria Garcia” appear as Godparents to Josefa Rodriguez Garcia Bonilla and her husband Jose del Canto Davila’s child on April 6, 1780, in Coamo, Puer, to Rico Image #496.

List showing the children’s baptism records for Juan Josef Ortiz Colon & Maria Garcia.

	Child’s Name	Year Born	Father’s Name	Mother’s Name	Year Married	Father’s Name	Mother’s Name	Year Died	Father’s Name	Mother’s Name
1.	Miguel	1758	Juan Ortiz	Maria Concepcion Bonilla	NA			NA
2.	Lucia	1761	Juan Ortiz	Maria Concepcion	1790	Juan Ortiz	Maria Rodriguez	1830	Juan Ortiz	Maria Concepcion Bonilla
3.	Nicolas	1762	Juan Ortiz	Maria Garcia	NA			1781	Juan Ortiz	Maria Bonilla
4.	Casimiro	1765	Juan Ortiz	Maria Garcia	1795	Juan Ortiz	Maria Concepcion Rodriguez	1804	NA	NA
5.	Maria Manuela	1767	Juan Ortiz	Maria Garcia
6.	Gregoria	1769	Juan Ortiz	Maria Garcia	1792	Juan Ortiz	Maria Concepcion Rodriguez
7.	Maria Santos	1777	Juan Ortiz	Maria Concepcion Garcia	1801	Juan Ortiz	Maria Rodriguez
8.	Camila	1778	Juan Ortiz	Maria Concepcion
9.	Pedro	NA			1801	Juan Ortiz Colón	Maria Concepcion Rodriguez
10.	Andrea	NA			1798	Juan Ortiz	Maria Concepcion Bonilla	1805	NA	NA
11.	Isidro	NA			NA			1801	Joseph Ortiz	Maria Rodriguez

Name	The times she appears with the name.
Maria Concepcion Bonilla	3
Maria Concepcion	2
Maria Garcia	4
Maria Concepcion Garcia	1
Maria Rodriguez	3
Maria Concepcion Rodriguez	3
Maria Concepcion Bonilla	3
Maria Bonilla	1

Conclusion on the Genealogy of Juan Josef Ortiz Colon and Maria Concepcion Garcia Rodriguez Bonilla

I hope you have found this information helpful and hopefully can follow how I came to my conclusion on the names of this particular couple. Also, please let me know if you have any additional information I don’t show here. I will continue looking for records for this family, which will be updated periodically. In addition, I am wrapping up Part III of the Ortiz Brothers.

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