Margarita Britten File No.

350 50393 1926 Mission

INDIAN

OF'I-"ICE:

fiLES

CAUTION!
, Positively no papers to, be added to or. taken fl'omthis

ale, exeept by an employee of the Mails and Files Division.

Byol."del" of

E. B. M,ERITT,

,43ttt. Oammlesumer,

MICROFILMED

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INDIAN

OFFICE;

FILES

, Positively no papers to" be adde-d to or taken from ~this IDe, eJ(c~pt by an employee of

the MhlIs and F1IJ;lsDivision,

By order of

E, B. MERITr~

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MICROFILMED

~-'''---ROBATE lppX'Oval of Heirshi'P~

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

WASHINGTON

HSf.lion Agenoy, Jalifo rnia.

~'he li1I'oosea1ng~ tn the matter

of the bairGI1~p to tM

aatah

of

c_.Mal·g~I,l,J."_ij'h<..B.1:i.:t:lilS1J".

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Miguela B:c:ltte:o~ daughtel'J Ma:.dalu1.to:n1a Britten~ o.auslrte;r:~ Santiago Bd t'bsn.: son Espsr.l.l'l.z(;\ T:r,tuj :Lll0 I daughter, Juana. Reggeitt:J...~' r.eenJall daughtel' ~
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Oasilda

Waloos ~ da1.1ght e:r~

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Flo renee li'r..elillmn{ daught e r of pxedeQ 8[;l,sed. da.ught er, (MEIr:ctha. F':re 81lk?,n ) J F/f.l,oe F:r:'8<'.ll1:aT.J., JT.., son of' p:r.e.deo\')a.sed d@.ught6l'. (Martha J!'1.'EJeW1M) ~ The tl'u.s·h P:l:O'PSl'ty of the deoedm1t Office, is ftilly

2/111·

li:tl+
1/11+
set fo:r.th

in, the reoQllllllf.lnd".tj,on of i;hlil Indian

.A fee Of!~5 is to be oo11ected by n.B Supel'i".1;end.entJ under the J(I'ovi&)ionii} _0£. the A(Jt of ~(m uc;.,;r.y24·, 1923 (112 S·ba'G. L, ~ 1171+, l1el5J.

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:PROBATE App rov'tl.l o f Hail'ship, lIl:1SSiDll Agency, Oe.Ufo maa,

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DEPAHTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

WASHINGTON

The prooeedlnglil

1n the matter "

of~hll

heirship
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aHo-ttee

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19W (30 S~,lJ,t, I,., adjudge t,hat 855),

are hereby approved ~.nd the HSlilulationfl of the' of ll!HlS'ing

£1.ooo).'(:\ln£l; the aot to of held

trAIl

of ;rune 25, X find and

Departmcmt.,

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at the date ·th6 ~sta,t"

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t;he hl"irsto

the (ie-Cedent

Ce,sUde. Welll1.~g~ daughter, MigueJ.a Bl'i'tten. dau.gh'llel', Ma:dal\;l1 ton:La. B l'i,~t n, dl.l.\.tgM ex I e

Juana R~ggett:1,mFJ;'eemanJ
[{.aoe Fre en:an J

Esperanza

San:tiago B x :i:b'b en} sop.

Tl"Uji110 ~ daughtel'~

:F'lOl'81').oe F:r<:l"'Jn:l.n{ o.aught

daugb:te:rJ

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f.l;l;',

'Martha FJ:eellen) , Fxe.eroo:n)

I

el' of pl'sd.eoeased

eX', (Martha.

J:e. ~ son of predeo ea.s ad daught

propertyof tlll9 dJ)ceden'~ of 'the Ind1an Offioe.

1/141./1.l+
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The trust in, 'cIltl r0ooml1leruiaUoD.

is f'ully

fOX"bh

A fee Of~5 is to be colleoted b',Y' the Supe.l't;:rt end en 'CJ und e r the rrOV:L~ion\O ..Of.th? Act of ,January 2tt~ 1923 (42 stat. L. >

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1[ission Agency, Pala, California,

HeireM.p to Estate,

MT

Estate

of .Ma.rgaXi:t.a ...B:t'it.ten.,

,.:J!2.Jj_._ ..
of the Interior recommendifl€;("

R(;6P0ctfu.lly eutmi Hed to the Secretary finding herewith, as in accordance

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with the lawa of .._._aali..f.o.XllJA

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1386.

tee died December 29, 1925, ag ed about 75 y ee rs , the exact age not being af record, intestate, unmarried, leaving surviving her daughters, Casilda WelIJasj Miguela Britten, Maria Antonia Britten, Esp ezanaa Tl'1,J.j1110, and Juane" Regget't:!.-Freeman, her son. santls,gc BrHten, and her g rand ch i.Ldren , Floxence Freeman and Race F:ceelllan,Jr., (issue of her p rede oaa aed d.aughtsr, Martha F:ree;m.n) I who under sec, ,

It appaai-s from the ov i uence adduced at the hearing'that

the allot-

e staue in equal sha raa of 1/7 each, exoept tba t the gItl.:ndOl1lldren take by l'ight oi' representation 1/12 of 177 or 1/11+ ea ch,

D:i.". 1, Sessi.on Laws of <J5.l:Lfornia,

1907, would inherit

hex

The allottee whom she lived until the only ohUd of

Freeman and J'uane, Raggatt!. Her second r1l3.rl'hge 'terllliil.<.:.ted by death of J:Lm:Britten, and a,lthough ehe had separated f2.>Qm Jim. Rsgge'tt1, he had. al so predecea.sed her. All of the iSGU6 still survive excep t the daughter as above s hown , It is accordingly b e d.et~l'm.ined as indioated recow;Llended. "bl>2,t the heirs •

Britten, a\Vhi t e man and the children thereof ware Miguela. Maria lInton:i.a and SE"nUago Britten and Espe:re.nza Truj ill0. The thil"'d and last marriage was to Jim Reggetti, and issue was Martha Reggetti
l

'\;his

had first narried one crecenc io Aguilar with his death, and. Casilda. Welmas above named WELS
.tl'JS.;(,;L'iage. Her second marriage was to J 1m

to 'bbis esuat e

. Tb.e records shoW"that the deoedent was £i,llot·ted the following .descrilJed land: Lot 31 Vil1B%e Pla.t sect ion 27, Lot 10, SW/!~ 8E!lJ. Section 22, Lot 9 of SE/4-sW/LJ. Sec. 22 s and Lot lJ.S of sw/l.j.gw/lJ. Sea, 26. a·ll in TownshiIJ 9 S!)uth -and Range 2 west of san Be rna rd ino Heridian, Ca.lLfornia., conba m mg 7. 91:'l ac cee , for which original trust pateut issued MFJ.,y 21~. 1915. This allotment appea r s to have been u:ad.e und e r the Act of FebruaIY $,. 1867 (2L~ stat. 3S8)~ as amended. by the A at 0 f Ma.y '2 7, 19C2 (32 St 9. t. 2. 57 ). sonal rived lifo inherited int6rests a.p~)ear of records and ·the only perestate consists of the sum of ~2.6.oo, individual e.cco urrt , def ro m the sale of .hay.

p:caised. value o:E$1,276.0QJ,indioahns

No hol11e8·~ea.d righta .. are

It

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the. !,mt"i:retl'1.11ilt involved in the

a:.,fee of ;!j25 to be oollected,

case,

BErtate

ha a an aIl~

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PROBATE

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR:

UNJTED

Ktssion Indian

STATES

INDIAN SERVICE tlg enoy ,

Comnd.ss:l.onex of

Washington)

Ind ian

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1 ha,V6 'bhe honor 'the pa.pel'S gari'ta in 'bhe matte); decsased

'bo iiransmH

her:ewith case

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of the 11.eil'shlp

of Mar-

B.r.1tten,
Banel.

1Usaian allo"l;;tee No• .25,'0£

'the: Pala

The

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.reviewed of pe raons 130 fax as

as to deao J.'ipin In'te!'eet~ can be aso e r-

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IS

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and Ss,ntlago Bri Hen,

ADDITIONAL INFORMA.TION:

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(80 StU!"'.., 855), and

thot H "ppea:ro

that. nt tlrne of the henr~llg me beirfl of -tbe deceuBnl,

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MN.;f,;.@.~~:~i'j. ...ar.tj;:~.~n No, 25.~..1?al.a'J""" Agenoy ...: dlffe~ent oocaSl~n8

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and mad.a a ca.reful inspection ct' t.he folJ.c,~ing.dfJ80ribec1, lands; Lot 31, VJ.l1age Plat, :P~lla) ,16 aC!'aa, \\'i.th house, '~500; Lot 10 of mY/t~ ...R)liJ.~r..,Q:\... R.<;l ... g_~~... a..f.l.~ am,.... ... and. .. Lo.L .9 ...0 f., .SE.ji,b .. ,S W.j/,l,... Q .:t'.. ,El-CJ.c•. ·.. 2&)· .. ·3·,9-8···· ri" ... f.tB., acr e a, all in T, 9 8" R, .2 'Heat of S.B ,M. CaUfornia; and Lo f 48 of' ...f:!Wl!t...s:u/4 ..,Q;I... S.Q.G. r... 2.6 ..... T .r.. g... .• ,..rr.,.2 ... :a a-t..S -e- B .~I~., tai·niuij ..·1·,·8Q. .. &81?~~i:1 • S W . con :( j)Of8onaJ.ly .visited
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. Tha 1; I find

being the allotment the charac tur of' tne

of Mar.g.ax~.t,D",J3)~,i.:t,t,eu.,.lf.25., ..

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land

and the value .. , "

in my bast Mres; Timber

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to be Il.r.l:ras i

as f'ct Lown : Ai':lrtcultur'al IrTigat M

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a.cree;

Gralling

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NO~'l!:. -- T1\G appre,if.lsment sl101 1C\ be mao.0 t,o cc·r;:oospqnd wi.\.h th0 lE)g<>.l div;Ll;liol16 .. for. which b~dB wi J.l be x'aoei ved , The appra i aemerrt .loQuld be 1D~.deby the auper-i nt snct~mt" but in cM05 Where 1 t ia DQ·t pO'lsibJ.e for him to pf.ltsOnally II,PPI'i;\).(;i;l the land, 110 ehould appoll'll, an appr al aar and fj 1l aut the fol.lowing hlanlr:

r h8r'1;lby certify that Q~9 ;r.•...J::,oJJ.\Jx.t,SQ.u~ we,s appoinMd by me to appra iec the lmld ~\'bOY@ de~crj.bed; nw,t he i.f;] well acq~(l,inj;ed wlth the v",J.ue or lll.ndfl J.n tbe vic inHy of the traot al;Joye deClcl'i bed 1 and f"()_lJ.y compet ent ~o make ~uoh appre.i sement , IJ.na lihat. I verily be l i eva the IJ,\)Ov~ <J.ppN.:iSBl]I8111; is the t rue va.Iue of the land and improvam,mbEi thereon"
Pated , ggP,Q.................. day of O.c.tolHU'., , 19 26.

DEPARTMENT Mission

OF THE INTERIOR, IrJliia,n _ Agenoy. Pela) Sept. 27 ,J.92 6

UNITED STATES INDIAN SE;:RVtcE:,

Oa,l.ifo

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--TO--JLLJJ-~E.E.B,SCHlS __ mT.ERE STED..:.

Piobiml is heroby glven thl1t OD.the

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tako tostimony to b8 submitted to Lho Scorc1;Iil'Y' 01

\at 9:00 A. M. I

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tJJO I utcrio l' for tb~ purpose of determining the Iicirs

oL_Maxgaxi.t!:1._B.:r.it.tw-_#2._5

, doceusod.

All ]lOl'gOnS having an interest in tho Qstllto

hGRJ:lllg'

of tho dccoclon~arc heroby notified to'bo present D,t tha

and Iumish such evidence as they desire. Respeotfully, John U, Ttl.ompson.

Exa.mil1a of I-nhartta'ltce.

PUBLIC

NOTIOES

POSTED ASpmVITIlJTID

IN m:GULA'I' IoN'S ,
~IHO CAN TESTIFY

TWO P)I:REONS HOT RELATED F'AMILY HISTOR,Y.

SHOVl,D BE PRODUCED

AS TO

DEPARTMENT Misaior.l

Or THE INTERIOR, Indian AGoncy. PeJ..e., California,

UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVIOE. \Velma,f.l, ~.jj.1g;.l.le.la..J.LX'j..t.:li.li!.!l'J-J;lQ.l:ll:\.;p.~ .. JJlllh j,ng toon , ES pe ranza Tr'ltj:l..ll 0 I lia:t'J'<L.An:t.o;;)..ia.J?r.j.:!~j;,.\tlh" .Lg,~1QK'.§j}.LU."(,IJ.cno Wl1. ),. ~ '5"al1'tiago J:l.l'l teen, San J'ao1nto > Oal-:!ct't&1.""{d:.~?,r:Z~4::~·~\:~:':'~;;,J,.;r01;;:;:,HZ'··~· '" . _.yJ;,.Jj:r§J.l9~e.p:r4n"'.aPlIiUU andl,\1,"R,i3,Cl'l F:r\1:r.ellll&'n,' r,·J);r.. J mmor-s , < -~~',jj"~-rll"" 'Y'~n'mT Pil'"'lJl~Tfr 'JJr-rro!'"'w·rrt r ",~s :-r a'"' .-....... .. ... .._., -., - .,..... . '1'1 No Iice is 4ar~b"ygi:v;eu t.hat o.n. thAf .. __--HttlL ... UD.y of _Q~!.!QJ2~.R __ !L2Jg.9 ..&~)~ft""J020, I 1 Caallda

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STATr~ OF GALIFOHTIA
COUNTY 0 F SAH DIEGO

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IN THE !,';ATTFR OF THE DETEPJfINATIO~; OF HEIRS BRITTrr:N, DECEASED MISSION ALLOTTEJ1: NO, 25, TESTIMOln OF ~lR8, C!\8n.D!~ \'IELMAS. Interpreter-None

TO THE EST./ITE OF HARGJ\RITA

OC'IOBER 18,

1926,

used.

V{h"t i.s your name, age, residence, and to what tribe do yeu belong? Mra, C!.1silda WelllAs, aged abc ut 53, but I am not certain, residence, P!ilE1., California, and. I b e.l o ng to the Pal,a. band of Mission Indiana.
Did yo u know h<fa rgarl ttl. B 1'i tt en? Yes, she wa s 11ft mot he r,

When did ycur

2,he died

mother dle?
1925.

De c emb e r 2G,

About how old was she, if you can tell? She wa s an old lady but I could not give

her

exact

u,;;e.

How lliB.nytimes was she llar:ried during her life, if r.~re trian on c e ? Her first aarriage was to Orecencio Aguilo.l', \1ho d i ed , an d she later married Jim Britten. and. he a Lso died, and her last lrarria..ge was to Jim Regettl from whom sue e epa ra.t.ed ma.ny years prio.L' to bel' death, h e r La sf husband being also d e c ea a ed prio r to her deG..th. Did your mother have a~y cb t.Id ren by her first I V/U s the only one by the fir 8t ua r r rag e , llf.\rl'iege'l Britten,
if

know?
Th?re
and

Name the

clllldr;;:n

of

the

second
three

marriage

of Ma·r~arita.

vcu

ESpel'B.nZE<. Trujillo,

were four

chiL:.ren,

M1.guela lfarla Antonia, daughters and one

and S«'ntiago son,

Britten,

Were there any ch i.Ld re n f rom the t u i rd ma::-riage? Ii 5C'. n;;'\,;!,et hem, Th~re were two ch Ll.dr sn , Martha RegeHi Freeme.n and Juana Regett1. Are all of these children living now? All, except :,lartha Regett1 Freenan, Who died before her moths).'.

When did Ma:rtha die?

She died in

1915, on the 6th of January.

Jl'., both of whom

Did l1artba Fl'eerroB .. leave any ohildren? n She left two children, Florence and Race Freeman,
are nO~1Iil/lng.

About how old i s Flol:ence Freeaan? Flo renee ia 15 and Bf;.ce is 11 y e·,r s ,

Under who GEl ca-re s re these child.ren a t the presEmt time"; They are 1 iving w:l .:bh Race Fl'semn hera fJ,'t Pal.a , tllsil' f~l,therJ he :i.e now l'l'B.rried to .Jl..l£J.:P.a Freel~an o l' JUc:1na RfJgett:l., 'the other "te:r.

and.

daugh-

No air.

Dj.d your

mothe r make a will

bero

I'f,l

she died'/ now adults?

Are fil.D of the c)h:U.d]~en of 1'es, e.11 c f them.

MaJ.'g''iX'ita Britten

Did YOU!: mo'uhe,r,have s,ny :Lnh~rited, in'bereste tha,·t you know of? ~ro, I do no t 'bel leve so J as her husbands VHL'C9 not allotted and dlsrlbeiol'e she did, to the 'hearing No sir.

Is there

anyt,hing

or

ur+her
to

[;'I,S

th0.'t ycu d.eail'e the heirs?

to

lata'te

wah rsff.J.'enoe

oTATE

OF G.~L IlPQrU:HA
8JtH DIEGO

GOmJTY or

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:CJ THE }IA'l"rn::n OF TH1\: DE1'E?:UHlITIOH OF 1~EJ.R2 TO THE F.R'i'.I\'J'F. OF !:'iJlPGJl.PIT/\ BRITTEJ.i, DEOEA8EJ) 11188101) At.LO'l'TEf. [liO, 25. TES'J'I' ..[QNY OF JOSE ,JUAH OnINGOISH.
OCTOBER IS, 1~26.

Wb.a.t is yc u r nf.llUe I ~;t; e J res irience, and to ~{hat t l'n~e do you b Ell-ong'! Jose JLlI::l.rJ. OWUn:,,;uish, ag,e¢l, aboU'b 70, I 11.'1}'$ '}t pala~ Clld.lfol'nia., and. belong; ·~o the p~l,la Bu.nd of l\Usslol1 Indians, Did you know 1:!l1l'garita Britt.en? Yes, r knew J.1er foT. many y sa rs , About 1::owlong ago did She d, ied j uet "l5,b ely.
l~h<J

die? she was? was quJ.te

Do you know about tow old lil"Q. 1 do not kno~f but she Was she
Ho I she

an old la,cI.y,
she did,

eurvlved
had been

by a husband

when she (lisd?

l1lal':J.'i,scl 'bub 1161' hWl1)·;;.ncls ~i.iect before

How many times had ells been narriad1 Nelma her h1..1..sb;;;:.ntis)if ycu can, 8JAS bad been ill(l,rrii3d. three times .• fh'at to OreoenctQ Aguila. x then to ,Hm B :ri'tt en and la.stly to J Lm Reget 'lIi from who m she 11t:'.0.sepE.\,!,s,t sd, b ut wno 8,180 d led prJ.oJ.' to her o.ea:th.
I I

sue have !:l.ny oll:l..Eren '~h);'o l.lj;h 'bhe ae 111,.1, J;J~.iages [ 1.f so, name theln. She 111.,& one da1.1ghtel' throl\l')h her first marriage, cas Ucla Welr.:9.sj four oh i.Id ren thl'ou.gh her second. u:a.rxbgsl M1gu61a. Bri.tten, ")_':al'ta, Antont:'), Bl'itten~ s~\ntiagQ B:dttI3n~ arid E.:;;peI't\D.za.. Truj i11o; and by her last niB..rri3.~8 two c n i Ld ren, }.b.l:tha, Regettl F;Ce:.3~i:an and Juana Ret;:;ett.io
Did

An.>. ~;hese cl1tb.1'en All, e;·taeJyt Uartha years o;go.

livincl: Regetti

nowY .F':r.e3trAH, wnc (ti.8:d bef.o l~e her

mothar

same

WarD the 8u~vivjng children of age at the time of the moth~rls dB~tb7
(');nct mar r Led.,

Yes 81.1.', 'bhey l'Iel,'8 6.11 grown

a.nd the

Q:;cu:;htel.' Who ('lied.

'N~).6

8.1so grown.

was the d.aughtar who (lieo. lHloI' to the li.other 13u:nrj,vecl lJY ohi1c~I'en who wel'e li1rirl.g when l:1~.:q,;ar1.tEi,B:t'itten d,iBd, and it BO » state Whether tJ1Sy ill'e s't ill 1h lng. She on l.y h0..d two ohJ.ld.rsn, ami they are 84(.18 li're61U8.n Jr, and Florenoe F're:~,,:a.nl 'both of whom ,n'e still li1J"jl1g, and" ','d..th t.l1.el,t f3.ther Ra(H~ F l'"eman '""nd step-ll1o th sr cT\J.ana Heg 131; J!'X.\{8,;'!;\.n. 'ti

Are you relate,l No,

e e'~('!,t€l?

to 'the family

01: do Y,ou cs.l.Lm any 1nterl;)st

at all,

in the

:r

am not

l'eli':l,tecl)

and o La tm no in'cersst statement

Is there NO sir.
hea,ring,

any fUl"ther
0

tll(:1..tyou desire

to make as to th~

r as

to 'the heirs?

IUs
So se Jm.n

owl~nguiBh

'bJ:nU'lib ma,rk

Su.bsor:lbed and
this the lSth

BWOl'n

to before

me

by

the said Jose Juan Owlint!!;uish

day of Ootober.

A, D. 1926.

81 !\TE' OF or',LHORN 1/1.

COtr:·iTY OF SAN DUGO IN THE r.!ATTER OF 'f2E DETER.M:nrA'I'ION OF ,;[EIRS BRITTEN I DEOF,ABED i.:ISSIQN l\1LO'1."l'T;:n: NO. 25. 'I'ES'.r1:·jONY OF SAL VAnORA Vf\LEHZUELA, TO TEE Em·~.TE OF l!!ARGP,RITlI
OOj'OBER IS
J

1926,

Wl1.8;t tEl your 1l1.1,1l'I.6jag$ re3:i.d.,oDQ6J and to wha t tl'lbe do you belong? l.{y name is Sal vacl.ora. Val ens ual.a, Iil.rl;ed. 52. I 1 i ve at Pe.l.a , 08,11.£·.· o m Ia , ami belong to '~he pala. BOl,nd ..
j

Did you know 1.lM'g0.r:ltl:\

yes

I knew her well

an d for

Btitt~n?

many yea.rs.

Wae she l:'61ated to you in "'Xl:f .'ray'1 No, 110'\, at 8.11. can Y'CL1 tJ;iveJ ·the date ef her df.,ath? Sil.a d;Led in December of las I; y ea r ~ b\X~ I do not
,About

l'~o~lll

the

.LlC"LO"C

a.at e,

".C\V oId waa aIle €l,t the: time of 119l" de8,th? I do not know exaotly b ut (l11(;1 wa.S an cld 1.B.dy as her Well!la.$ i9 old.et than :r am.

rlo.uf,;l:tsJ:' Ge.silda
of h s r d ea.t h ?

No, h e r husbands

IN''-s I::a:r.ge.l'Ha.

Britten

had. disci

8uJ:vived

befo re

by

1),

ilusti:lfiCl c.t

£0116

cU,j.,

-bh,~ time

B,l\'{ ma.ny ·times was she n;a:cded. and stel.te the nams s of h e r husband.e , if you l\.rtow! She Vias mal.'ried 'thrae time8J first, "to Oreoon(.lio Ab"uila.l.', tllen to Jim BJ;'itten, O\,ndher ls,st u~rr:Lage m1G to Jilll Fllj~e·b·ti. l;rtl:r.8 these ma.:r,;J;'i.:'I.[_l;88 by Indian custom, a nd (lid her anG Wao still lr~q.;l_'l'iedl or W8.l'l'l they separ8,t,iODSf
Some

spouses

d Le while

husband

HsT. [trat

two huaband s d Lsd , and. sh e had l3epa1.'~).tcdfrom h~~' La st Years odo:,,;:) she dLed , azid h e s-leo died ·be:f.or~ an e clid,

Na,JUe'~he ch i Ldren of ~1f.1,1'2;e..1';Lta B.ri'tten7 Ck\.s:lJ.d.a Welmas~ 1;118 only child. of the fi.rst wan'is.ge~ Uizuela'J H~.rla an d SfintiagQ Britten and Espfil'a.nZ61. TrujilJ.o. th.e ohnd.r8n of the aecond ·,lll:'i,rria,ge. and Ef.l,J.;'tha and .Juana RegErbti~ the issue of har last ma.;I."1' i£l.g; e • AXe tLGY aU They a.:f.'8 all priOI' to hal' adults and. still living? ad.ults and a Ll, living 6JCC~pt J11cthel'. l.[al'·ehfJ, Rege"bti, who died

WEts i,~:;1,.J.'~ha ·Rec;etU su.rvi"lI'ed by child.ren o:b the t Lme 0 f h~1" d.ea th I' YQ,s) 1;11.19 had two Qh1LLreU1 both of whom are still living, and their names are Race Freernanl Jr'. and Flol'e'!'loe Free.manJ now living "Ii th their f~.!,.'~her Raaa Freelllan and step-mother Juana Fr':")i2H\0..n> the sister of i,is fa J;'mel' wife,

l·ToI I thirili:

Do ycu know of a,i1yone else Wl10 would olaim any int3rest exo spt the ye1.'sQl1s as ll!J.med.?
they are

J.11 tllis ss·tnte

all,

them.

Is tl:.\o:r.e B,ny .further st;."t8ment tha·t you desire to make aa tc t!1f;l t'.:~tiliJ..Y' reb t io nell if)? NO, th!1t :i.s all I know abo ut it, o..nd r lmve told the fac'ts 1),8 I know

th i.e the 18th dey of aoton.;

Sl.lbF.Jol':l.be,~and

sworn

'CO befal's
l'1

A. D.. 1926.

me by the

said

Sb~l!ll:adoxa Vall;lll,zuela~