Miguel Rodríguez de la Seda
Biography
Alférez reformado Don Miguel Rodríguez de la Seda was a member of the town militia in Yauco. In 1752, Miguel was listed as a resident of Yauco. He married Doña Isabel de Torres y Figueroa, the daughter of Teniente de Capitán Don Francisco de Torres y Figueroa and Doña Apolonia Borrero, and had seven children: Christóbal, Juana de la Cruz, Josef, Juan, Francisco, Pasqual, Domingo de la Cruz, and Bernardo Antonio Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa. The last two would become mayors of Yauco after their father's death. Miguel Rodríguez de la Seda died April 29, 1779 in Yauco around the age of 70. His wife Isabel later died July 19, 1784 at around the age of 70.
Death record
Don Miguel Rodríguez
En el Pueblo de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Yauco a los veinte y nueve dias de este mes de mil setecientos setenta y nueve años: Yo Don Ysidro del Toro cura rector de la Yglesia de este Pueblo Di sepultura eclastica y hize los oficios de entierro doble en misa vigilia y respaso y tres pocas al cuerpo defunto del Alferes reformado Don Miguel Rodríguez de edad de setenta años poco mas o menos a quien no se administro sacramento alguno por abeisido murete resentia; tenia hecho testamento y no dija en el con expl. que anotar era casado y velado in facie eclaicic con Doña Ysabel de Torres de su matrimonio dejo seis hijos nombrados Christoval, Juana, Joseph, Francisco, Pasqual, y Beranrdo mis Parroquia de que doy fe
Ysidro del Toro
Godchildren
Francisca Antonia Lorenzo, daughter of Don Nicolás Lorenzo and Doña Clara Ortiz. (February 25, 1751)
Juan Francisco de Torres, son of Felipe de Torres and Ana Feliciano. (September 18, 1752)
María Francisca Rodríguez, daughter of Gregorio Rodríguez and Francisca Borrero. (December 7, 1755)
Ana, natural daughter of Maria, esclava del Alférez Don Antonio Rodríguez de la Seda. (October 9, 1757)
Juan Floriano de Lugo y Rodríguez, son of Alférez Don José Remigio de Lugo and Doña Juana de la Cruz Rodríguez. (July 4, 1762)
Slaves
Juliana
Juana Josefa (born February 17, 1751 in Guadianilla)
María (baptized October 22, 1752, born in Guadianilla)
Juan Manuel (born June 18, 1757 in Guadianilla and died November 9, 1814) married Marta Gutiérrez in 1794
Roque (born 1796)
Silverio (born 1801)
Catalina (born 1804)
Juan Bautista married (1) Francisca Montes (2) María Hernández Guerra in 1856
Lorenzo Rodríguez Montes (born 1823)
Serafina (c. 1764-1772)
Tomás (1770-1770)
Gregorio (born 1771)
Descendants
Alférez Christóbal Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa married Juana Díaz
Catalina Rodríguez de la Seda y Díaz (1789-1865) married Juan Antonio Rodríguez de la Seda y Pacheco de Matos in 1807
Juana de la Cruz Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa (died 1804) married Teniente á Guerra José Remigio de Lugo
Josef Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa (died 1817) married Mauricia Corniel
Juan Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa (born 1751)
Francisco Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa
Alcalde Pasqual Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa (born 1754) married Luisa López de Victoria
Rita Maria Rodríguez de la Seda y López de Victoria (born 1805) married Antonio Francisco Negroni Mattei
Antonia Luisa Negroni y Rodríguez de la Seda (born 1836) married Francisco Lluch y Pruneda in 1857
Domingo de la Cruz Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa (1756-1761)
Alcalde Bernardo Antonio Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres de Figueroa (born 1759) married Andrea Rodríguez de la Seda
Guillermo Rodríguez de la Seda y Rodríguez de la Seda married María Monserrate Pacheco de Matos y Rodríguez de la Seda
Ana Rodríguez de la Seda y Pacheco de Matos married Manuel Antonio Zarala
Romualdo Joaquín Zarala Rodríguez (born 1866)
Andrés Avelino Rodríguez de la Seda y Pacheco de Matos (c. 1830-1892)
Facundo Rodríguez de la Seda y Rodríguez de la Seda married Rafaela de la Cruz de Torres y Lopez de Victoria in 1812
Lucas Evangeslista Rodríguez de la Seda y Torres married Catalina Díaz
José Lucas Rodríguez de la Seda y Díaz
Rosa Rodríguez de la Seda y Díaz
Genara Rodríguez de la Seda y Díaz
Rafaela Rodríguez de la Seda y Díaz
Jesus María Rodríguez de la Seda y Díaz
Joaquina Rodríguez de la Seda y Díaz
Notes
Miguel was named an executor of the will of Doña Apolonia Borrero, his mother in law. Isabel is listed as her child and in the consanguinity noted for a marital dispensation for his son, Bernardo Antonio, confirms his wife's parents being Francisco de Torres y Figueroa and Apolonia Borrero.
Timeline
c. 1709 - Born in Puerto Rico.
c. 1744 - Married Isabel de Torres y Figueroa.
1751, February 25 - Godfather of Francisca Antonia Lorenzo of Sitio de Macaná
1751, March 3 - Child of slave's baptism (Juana Josefa of Sitio de Guadianilla)
1751, March 17 - Witness of baptism of Tomás José de Torres y Figueroa of Sitio del Río
1751, May 8 - Witness of baptism of José de Torres of Sitio de Guadianilla.
1751, May 26 - Witness of baptism of Dominga, hija de esclava de Antonio Rodríguez de Seda
1751, May 26 - Baptism of son Juan
1752 - Listed as a resident of Yauco.
1779 - Dies in Yauco.