Tafoya Military Families, Santa Fe County, New Mexico *********************************************************** Submitted by: Yolanda R. Chavez Date: 19 Jul 2015 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nm/santafe/santafe.htm *********************************************************** TAFOYA MILITARY FAMILIES SANTA FE PRESIDIO SPANISH ARCHIVES II SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY Sons of Ret. Soldier MIGUEL TAFOYA and ANTONIA JULIANA SANDOVAL of Santa Fe: 1. Jose de Jesus Tafoya, single, farmer, 5'1" age 19. Dark Chestnut hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, large nose, ruddy skin, scar on forehead, thin beard. September 15, 1793. Signed by mark. Service record. Re-enlisted April 9, 1805. 2. Manuel Tafoya, farmer, 5' age 20. Black hair and eyebrows, dark brown eyes, large nose, fair skin, thin beard, scar on forehead. September 1, 1799. Signed by mark. Discharged October 15, 1803. 3. Juan Tafoya, farmer, 5'2" age 23. Light hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, straight nose, fair rosy skin, thin beard. April 1, 1781. Signed by mark. Discharged August 4, 1796. 4. Jose Miguel Tafoya, single, literate, farmer, 5'3" age 22. Chestnut hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, fair rosy skin, thin beard, scars between eyebrows, right temple and chest. July 1, 1779. Signed. Died of smallpox April 5, 1781. 5. Jose Miguel Tafoya II, farmer, 5'2" age 22, single. Blond hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, fair skin, straight nose. June 1, 1809. Signed by mark. Discharged July 15, 1821 Son of FELIPE TAFOYA and MARIA TERESA FERNANDEZ of Santa Fe: 1. Joseph Miguel Tafoya, farmer, 5'5" age 20. Black hair and eyebrows, ruddy skin, flat nose, stooped shoulders. January 1, 1769 in place of Felipe Sandoval. Signed. Service record. On invalid roster February 22, 1798. Son of ANTONIO TAFOYA and MARIA ROSA GODINES, native of Santa Fe: 1. Juan Antonio Tafoya, farmer, 5'3" age 19. Black hair, eyebrows and eyes, fair skin, pockmarked. August 12, 1740. Signed by mark. On invalid roster, April 8, 1779. Son of PEDRO TAFOYA and AGUSTINA SILVA, of Belen: 1. Cristoval Tafoya, single, farmer, 5'2" age 25. Light chestnut hair, blue eyes, large nose, heavy beard, slight pockmarks. October 8, 1788. Signed by mark. Re- enlisted March 15, 1806. On invalid roster June 1, 1807. Son of JOSEPH MIGUEL TAFOYA and MARIA MANUELA OLGUIN of Santa Fe: 1. Joseph Mariano Tafoya, farmer, 5'2" age 20. Light chestnut hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, small nose, thin beard. March 20, 1799. Signed by mark. Re-enlisted May 2, 1809. Son of FELIPE TAFOYA and MANUELA MONTOYA of La Caņada: 1. Jose Domingo Tafoya, farmer, 5'2" age 25. Chestnut hair and eyebrows, dark eyes, sharp nose, thin beard, ruddy skin. September 10, 1808. Signed by mark. Son of Ret Soldier, JUAN TAFOYA and GERTRUDIS ALMAZAN of Santa Fe: 1. Francisco Tafoya, married, farmer, 5'4" age 24. Black hair, eyebrows and eyes. Swarthy skins, large nose, thin beard, scar under left jawbone. January 11, 1779. Signed.