Introduction
Last Will of Lucia de Rivera de Burgos; during my first genealogical research trip to Puerto Rico, I found the will while investigating the files at the archives in Old San Juan. Lucia de Rivera de Burgos.
Doña Lucía born about 1739 in Coamo, Puerto Rico. The legitimate daughter of Don Tomás and Ana de Burgos Pacheco. She died on February 7, 1823, in Cayey. She married Don Egidio de Aponte Fernandez de Silva, born about 1732 in Coamo. Don Egidio is the legitimate son of Don Nicolss Aponte de Mathos and Maria Polonia Fernandez de Silva de Villegas. He died on April 3, 1791, in Cayey.
Children
| Child | Spouse | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | D. Rafael | Da. Maria Ramos Aponte | For the will of this copy, click here) A cousin in Australia found a joint will filed by this couple. See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. |
| 2. | D. José Vicente | Da. Ma. Merced Muñoz Delgado | Married in Caguas, Puerto Rico. See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. |
| 3. | Da. Ma. Antonia | D. Josef de Rivera de los Santos | See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. |
| 4. | D. Juan | See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. | |
| 5. | Da. | (Twin )See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. | |
| 6. | D. Nicolas | Da. Ma. de la Concepción Ramos Vázquez | (Twin) See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. |
| 7. | Da. Mauricia de Aponte de Rivera | D. Thomas Colón Colón | Thomas is the son of Don Blas Colón Meléndez y Lucia Colón Luyando Rivera el 27 de mayo de 1789 in Cayey. (PNSAC), Libro 1 F 26 See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. |
| 8. | D. Juan | See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. | |
| 9. | Da. Ana | See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. | |
| 10. | Da. Ana Benera | D. Antonio Nemecio Ximemez Ramos | See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. |
| 11. | d. Cristobal | Da. Maria de la Paz Delgado Diaz de Avila | See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. |
| 12. | d. Desiderio | See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. | |
| 13. | d. Juan de Dios | See more details in the 2nd. PDF below. |
From the documentary evidence of the parish books, mainly from Cayey and Coamo, we can conclude that Doña Lucía had a total of thirteen children, but only seven survived her death.
Por la evidencia documental de los libros parroquiales mayormente de Cayey y de Coamo podemos concluir que Doña Lucía tuvo un total de trece hijos, pero en su fallecimiento solo siete le sobrevivieron.
Testamento
En-el-nombre-de-Dios-todo-poderosoThe discovery of a last will and testament was very important as it opened a window to the past and gave me an idea of what life was like in the 18th century for this family. I can only imagine what it was like for my ancestors to have land, cattle, gold and silver jewelry and even slaves. I hope to continue writing about this prominent family that began in Coamo and branched out to Cayey and Caguas and finally brought my family to the United States, leaving behind a great story that I was able to discover in the 21st century.
El descubrimiento de un testamento y último voluntad fue muy importante ya que me abrió una ventana al pasado y me dio uno idea de cómo era la vida en el siglo XVIII para esta familia. Sólo puedo imaginar lo que era para mis antepasasdos tener tierra, ganados, jollerias de oro y plata e incluso esclavos.
Espero poder sequir escribiendo acerca de esta prominente familia que comenzó en Coamo y se fue ramificando a Cayey y Caguas y finalmente llevó a mi familia a los Estados Unidos, dejando atrás una gran historia que pude descubrir en el siglo XXI.
Article as it appeared in the Heredita Vol. 15, Número 2, Año 2014
Testamento-Lucia-de-Rivera-de-Burgos-de-ApontePrimary Sources
- A.G.P.R., Protocolos Notariales, Testamento de Lucía de Rivera de Burgos: San Juan Lcdo. Juan B. Núñez 1800-1801 caja 457 Col. Patric. 36. DOCS Ecles, Caja 4.
- This is a part of the whole article written by me that was published by “La Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía, Inc. Vol. 15, Núm 2, Año 2014, pages 70-76
- Church Index for Cayey
Corrections
On page 5, Num 10, I incorrectly stated the image as 165 and 166; it should read Image 265. In addition, I incorrectly identified one of the children being baptized as Nicolása. It should read Narcisa. Thank you to J. Jimenez for pointing that out to me. Image 265
Link
Don’t forget to check out the Census of Wealth Article