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tics is more evenly favorable than his. As a private citizen he was always generons and kind-hearted, maintaining his self-respect as a gentleman and commanding the respect of others, never a gambler or addicted to strong drink, though by no means strict in his relations with women. In the earlier times he was not in all respects a popular man by reason of his haughty, aris- tocratie, overbearing ways that resulted from pride of race, of wealth, and of military rank. Experience, however, and long before the time of his com- parative adversity, effected a gradual disappearance of his least pleasing characteristics, though the general still retained a pompous air and grandilo- quence of speech that unfavorably impress those who know him but slightly. He is in a sense the last survivor of old-time Californians of his class; and none will begrudge him the honor that is popularly accorded, even if praise sometimes degenerates into flattery. He is a man of some literary culture, and has always taken a deep interest in his country's history. Many of his writ- ings are named in my list of authorities. His services to me in this connection have been often and most gladly acknowledged. His collection of Doc. HFist. Cal. is a contribution of original data that has never been cqualled in this or any other state. His MS. Historia de Cal., while of course not to be compared with the original documents, is not only the most extensive but the most fascinating of its class; and while, like the works of Bandini, Osio, Alvarado, Pico, and the rest, it is a strange mixture of fact and fancy, yet to a student who has the key to its cipher, it is a most useful aid; and moreover it should be stated that its defects are not all fairly attributable to the author. In '32 Vallejo married Francisca, daughter of Joaquin Carrillo of S. Diego, who still lives in 'S5. They had 13 children. None of the sons has ever been prominent iu public life; one of them, Platon, is a well-known physician of Vallejo-a town that, like a street in S. F., bears his father's name; and two others still reside in Cal. Two of the daughters married the Frisbie brothers and two others the Haraszthys all well-known men, and four or five I think still live in Cal.
Vallejo (Salvador), son of Ignacio, b. in '14. His early years were passed as a ranchero, but in '36 his brother established him at Sonoma, where he ranked as capt. of militia, was often in com. of the post, engaged in many Ind. campaigns, went south to serve Alvarado in the Las Flores campaign of '33, served as juez de paz in '39, when he also had an appointment as admin. of Solano mission; was capt. of defensores from '44. iii, 511-12, 522, 547, 532, 529, 561, 591, 720-3, 71-2, 163, 197, 252, 335, 362-3, 407, 444, 465, 678. He was grantee of the Napa rancho in '38, of Salvador's rancho in '39, and of Lup- yomi in '44. iii. 705, 712; iv. 671. In '46 he was a prisoner of the Bears. v. 112-21, 298-9; is named in connection with the Walla Walla affair. v. 302; and had a Cal. claim, $11,000 of which was paid. v. 467. He is said to have made a large amount of money in '48-9 by the aid of Ind. miners; but his lands passed gradually out of his possession, though he was a successful cl. for Llajome. iv. 671. In '63 he was commissioned major of the native Cal. cavalry, going to Ariz., but engaging in no active service. He died at Sonoma, where he had long lived with the general, in '76. Don Salvador was a rough, hard-d.inking, unprincipled fellow; recklessly brave, and often inhumanly cruel in his Ind. warfare; very popular among his countrymen, though easily provoked to quarrel; generous and hospitable to the early immigrants, though hostile to Americans and to all foreigners as a rule. He dictated some Notas Históricas for my use, but his good qualities as a historian did not include truthfulness. His wife was María de la Luz Carrillo, but I have no further information about his family. Vallely (John), 1847, Co. G, N.Y. Vol. (v. 499). Vallivode (Stephen), 1839-40, doubtful name, mr of the Elena. iv. 103. Vallohodski (Stephen), 1837, mr of the Sitka. iv. 106; doubtful name, prob. same as preceding. Valois (Antoine), 1846, Frenchman at Los Ang. Val- verde (Agustin), tailor at Los Ang. '39, age 27. V. (José M.), Mex. tailor at Los Ang. '36, age 29, wife Francisca, child José. Vanallen (John), at Sta Cruz. Vanaken (Paul), 1846, Co. C, Ist U.S.
dragoons (v. 336). Vanauken (Philander), 1847, Co. D, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499). Vanbussum (J.V.), 1847, Co. B, ditto; d. before '82. Vance (Robert), 1847,
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Co. F, 3d U.S. artill. (v. 518); living in '64. Vancoeur (Francis), 1846, from N. Mex. with Kearny. Lancey. Vancouver (Geo.), 1792, English navigator who accompanied Capt. Cook in his famous voyages; and in 1792-4 three times visited Cal. in com. of an exploring exped. to the N. W. coast and round the world. His Voyage contains much of interest on Cal., and is a standard work on the regions farther north. Capt. V. died in 1798. For his visits to Cal. and his book, see i. 510-29; ment. i. 503, 596, 533, 538, 602, 619, 623, 645- 6, 649, 653, 658-9, 667-9, 674-5, 681-2, 685-6, 696, 698, 702-5, 714, 724; ii. 23, 121-2, 206; see also Ilist N. W. Coast, i., this series. Vanderbeck (J), 1847, owner of a S.F. lot. Vandussey, 1847, at Sutter's fort. Vanegas (Cosme), inválido at Sta B. '32, wife Bernardina Alvarez, child Estefana; ranchero at Sta B. '45.
V. (Jose), Ind. settler at Los Ang. 1781; alcalde '88, '96. i. 345,
348, 461, 661. V. (Pablo), at Sta B. before '37, wife Rita Rodriguez, and 4
children. Vanhorn (Barnett), 1847, Co. F, 3d U.S. artill. (v. 518); d. before
'64. Vankenscn (Jeremiah), 1847, Co. I, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. Aroca, N. Y., '53. Vanness (Henry), 1848, nat. of N.J., who came from the Society Isl., became a pilot on S. F. Bay, and was lost in '67 on the pilot-boat Caleb Curtis, age 47, leaving a widow and 3 children. Vanpelt (Jacob), 1847, Co. E, N.
Y. Vol. (v. 499); owner of S. E. lot; d. at S.F. '49. Vanriper (Abraham), 1847, sergt Co. E, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. on the Mokelumue '48-9. Van- vechten (Geo.), 1847, Co. II, ditto; at New Brunswick, N.J., '74-82. Van- zandt (R. H.), 1847, mid. on the U.S. Columbus.
Varela, 1818, mr of the S. Ruperto. ii. 291-2. V. (Casimiro), one of the
Ist settlers at S. F. 1777. i. 297. V. (Hilario), ringleader with his brother in a Los Ang. revolt. '44-5; also in '46. iv. 476, 538, 540-1; v. 308. V. (Man- ucl), killed by Pomponio before '24. ii. 537. V. (Sérbulo), brother of Hila- rio, a turbulent character at Los Ang. '38-9, age 26; engaged in revolts of '45- 6; and taking part in the last campaigns against the U.S. iii. 564, 589; iv. 540-1; v. 307-14, 325. Varelas (Casimiro), settler at Los Ang. 1790; d. be- fore 1816. V. (Cayetano), settler at Los Ang. 1809-19; still there in '46. ii. 340, 334. V. (Ignacio), settler at Los Ang. '15. ii. 349. Vargas (Fran- cisco), Los Ang. trader '39, age 37; alférez of Mont. comp. '43, and appointed instructor of the S. Juan comp. of defensores '44. iv. 652, 407. V. (Josefa Rodriguez de), wife of Capt. Soler. i. 398. V. (José Manuel), 1828, Mex. convict, liberated in '34. V. (Julian), 1831, perhaps of Young's party from
N. Mex. iii. 388. V. (Manuel), 1781, soldier of the Mont. comp .; cabo dis- tinguido in 1787; sergt of the comp, from about 'S7 to '94, being generally employed by Gov. Fages as a clerk. On retiring from the service he taught school at S. José, S. Diego, and Sta B. down to 1800 or later. i. 468, 484, 642-4, 680, 688. His wife, married at S.F. 1783, was María Gertrudis Linares, and in '95 there was a daughter named Micaela. V. (Mariano), friar named for Cal. 1801; did not come. ii. 159. Vargas Macbuca, 1834, named by Janssens as a Mex. alférez who came with the colony. Varney, 1841, mr of the Thos Perkins. iv. 569. V. (Sam.), 1846, mr of the Angola. v. 576; and trader at S.F. '46-8.
Vasquez, at Mont. 128. ii. 615. V., at S.F. '44, age 4S. V., mr of the Flecha '48. V. (Antonio), soldier of the Mont. comp. '36, age 20; perhaps the man killed at Los Ang. '45. iv. 492. V. (Atanasio), settler at S. José 1786. i. 477. V. (Felipe), of the Mont. policia '33. iii. 673; grantee of Chamizal '33. iii. 677; in '36 at Pilarcitos, age 54, wife Maria Nicanor Lugo, child. José Ant. b. '20, Pedro '22, Dionisio '24, Sinforosa '26, and Manuel '32. V. (Hermenegildo), soldier at Mont. 1809; regidor at S. José '27. ii. 605; grantee of land '35. V. (José), soldier of S.F. comp. '19-24; at Mont. '48;
S. Luis Ob. '51. V. (José Ign. ), settler at S. José 1777. i. 312. V. (José Maria), 1829, Mex. convict set a liberty '33; at S. José '41, age 31, wife An- drea García, child Susana b. '36. V. (Julio), at Mont. '36, nat. of Cal., age 40, wife of Brigida German, child. Ambrosía b. '16, Apolonia '18, Ramon "23, Gregorio '26, Domingo '28, María Guad. '30, Altagracia '32, Perseverancia '33, Juan '34, Marcos '35. V. (Pedro), applic. for land '45. iv. 656; cl. for Son- Iajule '52. iv. 674; Cal. claim $3,375 46-7 (v. 462). Vasquez (Tiburcio),
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Mex. settler at S.F. 1777, and at S. José '83. i. 297, 350 (another named as a convict of '98. i. 606); named in the S. José padron of '93, wife Maria Bo- horques, child. Felipe, Maria, Hermenegildo, Rosalia, Faustino, and Félix; alcalde 1802, 1807. ii. 134, 192; síndico '24. ii. 605. He seems to have died in "27. The famous bandit of later years was prob. his grandson. V. (Tiburcio), prob. son of the preceding; soldier of the S.F. comp. '19-25; in '39 regi- dor at S.F., and grantee of Corral de Tierra rancho. iii. 705, 711; in '40-6 admin. and maj. of S.F. mission. iii. 715; iv. 675; v. 660; named in the padron of '42, b. at S. José, age 49, wife Alvira Hernandez, child. Juan José b. '25, Bárbara '27, Josefa '29, Siriaca '31, José María '32, Purificacion '33, Luciano '34, Francisco '36, Francisca '38, and Pablo '40. He was still at S.F., a witness in the Santillan case, '55. V. (Timoteo), at Branciforte 1803. ii. 156. Vassilief, 1820, com. of Russ. vessels. ii. 319.
Vealy (Jolın), 1829, Amer. cooper, age 34, who landed at S. Pedro ill from a Hon. vessel. Vedder (Peter G.), 1847, Co. H, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. in Nicaragua '56. Vega (José), sergt killed by Ind. at the Colorado Riv. pueblos. i. 359-62. V. (Matias), soldier at S. Juan Cap. 1776; killed at Colorado Riv. pueblos 1781. i. 303, 359-62. V. (Victoriano), 1834, came from Mex. in the H. & P. colony at the age of 24; in '77 at S. Gabriel gaining a living by making cigarettes. He gave me a MS. dictation of 62 p. on l'ida Californiana. His real name was Esparza. V. (José M.), 1769, Span. arriero
killed by Ind. at S. Diego. i. 138. V. (Emigdio), juez de campo at Los Ang. '38; juez de paz at S. Juan '44-5; grantee of Boca de la Playa '46. iii. 636; iv. 627. In '46 living at S. Juan Cap. He was 35 years old, wife Rafaela Ávila, child. Maria de Jesus b. '38, Jesus '43, Ramon '45. V. (Emilio), aided in taking Los Ang. '37. iii. 519. V. Enrique), juez de campo at Los Ang. '40. ii. 637. V. (Francisco), settler at N. José 1791-5. i. 716-17; man of same name, son of Ricardo, at Los Ang. '46-77. V. (Juan Crisóstomo),
regidor at Los Ang. '39, age 25. iii. 636; member of the council '65-70. V. (Lázaro and Manuel), at Los Ang. '46. V. (Pablo), son of Salvador, b. at S. Diego in 1802; soldier of the S. D. comp. from '21, but soon sent to Mont. for an attempt to desert. In '28-9 he was a leader in the revolt, and was sent to Mex. in '30, but returned in '33. iii. 66-7, 69, 74, 85; again ment. in '37. iii. 519; and in a revolt of '46, being taken prisoner at S. Pascual. v. 308, 347. His wife was a daughter of Juan M. Felix and Isabel Cota. In '77, living near Spadra with his brother Ricardo, with a large family and in great poverty, he dictated 90 pages of the Recuerdos de un Viejo for my use. V. (Ramon), at Los Ang. '46. V. (Ricardo), son of Salvador; in '33 juez de campo Los Ang iii. 635; grantec of S. José, or Aznza, '37-40. iii. 633; age 28 in'39. He became a rich man, but was reduced to poverty, and in '77 lived near Spadra with a large family. V. (Salvador), 1792, Mex. carpenter-instructor at S. Diego '92-5; at Mout. '96. i. 615, 684. His wife was Maria Josefa Lopez.
Vela (Martin), at Branciforte '28-30. ii. 627; wife Maria de la Luz Fuentes. Velarde (Baltasar), at S. Bern. '46, age 34.
V. (Desiderio), Los Ang. hatter, age 38, in '39. V. (Jacobo), settler at S. José 1791-1800. i. 716; alcalde in '98. Velasquez (José), 1781, alférez of the S. Diego comp., engaged in cx- plorations to the Colorado Riv. and in other directions; d. at S. Gabriel 1785. 1. 340, 367, 451, 454-5; ii. 44. V. (José), 1798, convict settler at Branci-
V. (José), corporal of the S. Diego comp. forte 1798-1803. i. 606; ii. 156.
1803. ii. 14, 103. Velez (Miguel), sirviente at S. F. 1777. i. 297. V. (Ra- fael), appointed sec. of the com. gen. '29; did not come. iii. 54. Velsor (Stephen), 1847, Co. A, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); d. before '82. Vendurm, 1846, doubtful name in a Los Ang. list.
Verdia (José), died in '16, leaving his property to the mission fund. ii. 407; iv. 338. Verdugo (Crisóstomo), at Los Ang. 46. V. (Francisco), at Los Ang. '39, age 38. V. (José Antonio), at S. Bern. '46, age 20. V. (José María), retired corp. of the S. Diego comp. and S. Gabriel escolta, who was grantee of the S. Rafael rancho in 1784, '98, and is often named down to 1816 in connection with farming operations. i. 553, 609, 612, 661, 664; ii. 111, 185, 350, 353, 663; iii. 634. V. (Juan Diego), at S. Diego 1776; wife María Ign.
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de la Concepcion Carrillo, who in '50 was cl. for the Felix rancho, granted in '43. iv. 634; daughter Rosalía, married to Sergt Gongora. V. (Julio), son of José Maria; aux. alcalde at S. Rafael rancho '31, '33, '36, and juez de campo '40. iii. 635-7; el. for the rancho '52. V. (Manuel), juez de campo at S. Diego '41. iv. 619; soldier, retired with rank of lieut '44. iv. 408. V. (Mariano), 1769, soldier of the Ist exped., serving in the S. Diego comp .; sergt at Mont. '81-7; settler at Los Ang. 1787-1819 or later, being alcalde in 1790-3, 1802; grantee of Portezuelo rancho 1795. i. 252-3, 461, 468, 661-2; ii. 110, 330, 353-4, 663. V. (Miguel), at Sta Ana rancho Los Ang. '39, age 26; at S. Juan C'ap. '41. iv. 626. V. (Pedro and Teodoro), at Los Ang. '46. Verduzco (Francisco), 1834, Mex. ex-capt., who was connected with the H. & P. colony; but being implicated in the alleged revolt of '33 was sent to Mex. as a prisoner. iii. 281, 286, 288. Vergara (Quirino), 1842, cornet in the batallon fijo '42-3. iv. 289.
Vermeule (Thomas L.), 1847, lieut Co. E, N. Y. Vol. v. 504, 511; nat. of N.J .; memb, of the constit. convention '49; lawyer, politician, and writer for the newspapers. He died at S. José before '67. Vermilion (John), 1840, one of the exiles not known to have returned. iv. IS. Vernon (Richard), 1848, overl. immig. with Allsopp. Verrot (Joseph), 1844, Canadian of Fremont's party, remaining in C'al. iv. 437, 439, 453; named in the N. Helv. Diary, '46 S; an early settler of Yula Co .; connected with the Donner relief. v. 537; married Mary Luther in '48, and a son, Charles, was born in '50. Usually called 'Vero' or ' Vairo.' Vevis (Joseph), 1847, chief musician of N. Y. Vol. v. 503; d. before '82. Vhor (Christopher), 1836, Arabian, age 49, at Mont. Viader (José), 1796, Span. friar who served for 37 years at Sta Clara, leav- ing Cal. in '33. Biog, iii. 726-7; ment. i. 577, 719-20, 723; ii. 56-7, 135, 137, 153, 159, 1G8, 218, 387, 394, 577, 585, 600, 623, 655; iii. 20, 88-9, 96, 318, 338, 365, 727. Viana (Francisco), 1791, lieut in Malaspina's exped. i. 490. Vice (James), 1846, sailor on the Dale. Vicente, corp. at Sta B. '38. ini. 656. Vich (Chris.), 1845, Atner, at Branciforte, age 20; doubtful name. Vichilman, 1823, mr of the Buldakof. ii. 402. Victoria (Manuel), 1830), Mex. lient-colonel, who came in '30 as gov. and com. gen. of Cal .- appoint- ment March Sth, arrival Dec. - and held that office from Jan. 31, '31, to Dec. 9th, when he yielded to a successful revolutionary movement, and sailed for Mex. Jan. 17, '32. He was an honest and energetic officer, who as general forgot that he was also governor; ignored the diputacion and all civil author- ities and precedents; and by his well-meant short cuts to justice by military methods soon provoked a revolution that overwhelmed him. All that is known of the man is contained in the narrative of his rule and downfall. in. Is1- 212. See also ment. in il. 549, 551, 594; iit. 26, 54, 216-17, 233, 306-8, 361, 367-8, 374-6, 647. 632, 669-70; iv. 160. Vidal (Francisco), 1602, corp. in
Vizcaino's exped. i. 98. V. (John A.), 1847, Co. F, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499); set- tled at Sta B., where in '53 he was killed in a fight over the possession of a rancho. See Sta B. ('o. Ilist., 82. V. (Mariano), 1776, purveyor of Anza's exped. to Cal. i. 258, 266.
Vigil (Francisco Estevan), 1841, in com. of a trading caravan from N. Mex. '41-2, and again in '48. iv. 207, 343; v. 625. Vignes (Jean), 1834, nephew of Louis, age 22, who came from Hon. on the D. Quixote to join his relatives at Los Ang. V. (Jean Louis), 1831, Fr. cooper and distiller, who came from Hon. on the Louisa at the age of 48. iii. 405. His Fr. passp. was dated Bordeaux '26. He at once applied for naturalization; in '32 joined the comp. extranjera at Mout. iii. 221; but soon settled at Los Ang., where he was in a sense the pioneer vineyardist and wine-maker, being joined by his nephew in '34. His name is occasionally mentioned in '36 et seq., he being one of the vigilantes in '36, an applicant for Sta Catalina Isl. in '40, and rid- ing in the campaign against Micheltorena '45. iii. 417, 634; iv. 117, 495, 629; v. 49, 283, 365; had a Cal. claim of about $1,000 '46-7 (v. 462). He was founder of the wine-making firm of Sainsevain & Co .; was the cl. for Temé- cula-of which he had been in reality the grantee in '45, and of Pauba; and died at Los Ang. '62 at the age of 79 (or 82). He had no family in Cal., was
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an excellent and popular citizen, and was familiarly known as Don Luis del Aliso, from an immense sycamore, or cottonwood, on his land at Los Ang. V. (Pierre E.), Fr. at Branciforte '45, age 50; at S. José '47.
Vila (Vicente), 1769, com. of the S Carlos in the Ist exped. '69-70. i. 116, 128-9, 136, 165-8. Villa (Antonio M.), prob. son of Joaquin; cl. for Te-
quepis rancho, Sta B. iv. 643. V. ( Buenaventura), soldier of the Mont.
gial at Sta Ines '44. iv. 426.
comp. '36, age 26. V. (Demetrio), at Los Ang. 30 48. V. (Diego), cole-
V. (Eleuterio), inválido soldier '44-5. iv. 408. V. (Francisco), at Los Ang. 19. ii. 354; in charge of S. José del Valle '36. iii. 612; zanjero at S. Gabriel '47. v. 628; juez de campo at S. Luis Ob. '49; still at S. Luis '51. V. (Joaquin), soldier at Sta B. before '37; maj. at Sta. Iués '39. iii. 664; grantee of Tequepis '43. iv. 643. Los Ang. 1790. i. 461. V. (Luis), at Los Ang. '46.
V. (José), settler at V. (María del Rosario), exceuted by vigilantes at Los Ang. '36. jii. 417-19.
V. (Mannel), soldier of S.F. comp. '32-3. V. (Mariano), at Los Ang. '39, age 22; also in '46. V. (Mariano), 1842, Mex. lieut of the batallon fijo '42-5; remained in Cal. '45. iv. 289, 513; v. 41. V. (Miguel), settler for Los Ang., who deserted be- fore reaching Cal. i. 345. V. (Rafael), cabo inval. 1793 at S. José, wife II- defonsa, child. Pascual, Eleuterio, Rafael Gertrudis, María Ign., and Juana. The full name was prob. 'Villavicencio,' q.v. V. (Rafael), son of preceding, at S. Luis Ob. '42-60. V. (Vicente), at Los Ang. '19; regidor in '27. ii 354, 500.
Villagrana (José Félix), Mex. at S. José '41, age 52, wife Bernardina Martinez, child. Guadalupe b. '26, Juana '31, Lncia '36, Dolores '38; d. in '47. V. (Manuel), regidor at Branciforte '32. iii. 696. V. (Miguel), Mex. resid. of Branciforte from '28, alcalde '36, grantee of Aguagito '37, juez de campo '38. ii. 637; iii. 676, 697. In the padron of '45 named as GG years old, wife Fran- cisca Juarez, child. Carpio b. '25, Eugenio '27, Dorotea '29, Ignacia '31, Leandro '31, José Ign. '34, Andrés '33. Ponciana '40. V. (Miguel), at Branciforte '45, age 23, wife Concepcion, child. Julian b. '40, José '44. Villalba (Nicolas), settler of the Colorado Riv. pueblos, killed by Ind. 1781. i. 359-62. Villa-
lobos (José), at Los Ang. '4S.
Villapando (Juan de J), mule-thief '33. iii.
39G. Villarasa (Francis S.), 1848, said to have preached at Stockton. Villaroel (Francisco), 1777, com. of the S. Antonio. i. 310. Villaverde (Alonso), lieut for Cal. 1779; did not come. i. 340. V. (José), 1782, chap-
lain on the Favorita. i. 378. Villavicencio (Félix), Span. settler of Los Ang. 1781-6. i. 345, 348. V. (José María), resid. of Mont. '36, age 36, wife Rafaela Rodriguez, child. José Ant. b. '34, José Ramon '33; being at the time juez de campo. iii. 675. As capt. in Alvarado's force, and at times com. at Sta B., he was prominent in the operations of '36-8. iii. 460, 481, 505, 524-5, 546, 550, 532-3, 561, 565, 631, 672; also admin. of S. Antonio and S. Fer- nando '37-8, '40-3. iii. 647-8, 688; iv. 61, 638; acting prefect at Mont. '40. iii. 675; grantee of Corral de Piedra, S. Luis Ob., '41, 46. iv. 655; in '44 juez de paz at S. Luis Ob., and capt of defensores. iv. 407, 462, 658-9; also serv- ing against the U.S. at S. Diego '46. v. 267. Still at S. Luis '51-2, and later a prosperous ranchero. Often called by himself and others "Villa.' V. (Rafacl), weaver at S. José 1791-1811. i. 716, 718; ii. 378. V. (Rafael), grantec of S. Gerónimo, S. Luis Ob., in '42. iv. 635; and cl. in '52. Villela
(Felipe), soldier at Sta B. before '37; at Los Ang. '39, age '35. V. (Juan M. M.), settler at S. José 1777; did not remain. i. 312. V. (Marcos), soldier at Soledad 1791 et seq .; inval. at Branciforte '99. i. 499, 5]].
Viñals (José), 1798, Span. friar who served at S. Carlos, retiring in 1804. Biog. ii. 146-7; ment. i. 577, GSG; ii. 159-60, 166. Vincent, 1848, mr of the Zach Taylor, built at Sta Cruz. Fresno Co. ITist., 51. V. (Calvin), 1846, came to Sta Clara. Hall. V. (E. C.), 1848, passp. from Hon. V. (Geo. W.), 1826, nat. of Mass. and mate of the Courier. He came back as mir of the Monsoon '39-40: and in '44-6 com. the Sterling; owner of a S.F. lot and of a Cal. claim '46-7. In '48 he was mr of the Sabine, and remained at S. F., where he was killed in the fire of '51. iii. 146, 176; iv. 105, 568; v. 296, 580. A son, Geo. W., lives, I think, in S.F. '85. V. (Joshua S.), 1847, sergt Co. I,
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N. Y. Vol. v. 504; at Linn Creek, Mo., '82. Vincenthaler (L. C.), 1846, in Cal. during the war of '46-7; prob. went east with Fremont or Stockton. v. 454; one of Frémont's men '49. Vines (Bartlett), 1843, overl. immig. of the Walker-Chiles party with his wife, who was a daughter of Geo. Yount. iv. 393, 400, 448. He settled in Napa Val., and still lived there in '81. A daughter was born in '43. Vinson (Wm), 1847, Co. E, N. Y. Vol. (v. 499).
Vioget (Jean Jacques), 1837, Swiss sailor and surveyor who came as mr of the Delmira '37-9. iv. 103, 117-IS. He settled at S. F., where he made the Ist town survey, owned a lot, and built a house in '39-40. iii. 706, 710; v. 679. In '40 he was naturalized, and from that time appears in various records as a trader, keeping also a billiard-saloon, and being employed by Sutter in '41 to make a survey of his N. Helvetia grant, having of course much trouble to collect his pay. iv. 179, 229-30, 237, 668. In '44-5, renting his saloon or hir- ing a man to keep it, he was inr of the Clarita; was employed to carry Micheltorena to Mex., and was grantee of the Blucher rancho, Sonoma Co. iv. 480, 564, 670. In '46-7 he made a trip to Hon. and back on the Don Quixote; and in '47-8 was mir of the Euphemia, running to the Islands, being judge of election, and advertising his hotel-The Portsmouth House-for sale. v. 578, 650, 680. He lived at S. José '49, and in '54 at S.F., age 55. I find no later record of him. His wife was apparently a Benavides. Vioget was a jolly, musical sort of fellow, speaking several lan- guages, a sailor and surveyor and hotel-keeper of some skill. Virgen (Leonardo), soldier at Sta B. '24. ii. 532. Virgin (Thomas), 1827, Amer. at S. Diego
Virmond (Henry), 1828, German merchant of Acapulco and the city of Mex., who did a large business with Cal., where he was well known to nearly everybody before he visited the country in '28-30. He was a skilful intriguer, had extraordinary facilities for obtaining the ear of Mex. officials, and was always the man first songht to solicit any favor, commercial, military, civil, or ecclesiastical, for his many Cal. friends. He owned the Leonor, Maria Ester, C'atalina, Clarita, and many other vessels well known in the Cal. trade. He was the tallest man ever seen here till the coming of Dr Semple; was a business man of great enterprise; had many accomplishments and a Mex. wife; and had, also, his leg broken by the kick of a mule while in Cal. ii. 594; ini. 58, 141-3, 147, 149, 233, 313, 308, 572; iv. 249, 283. Vischer (Edward), 1842, Ger. clerk in Virmond's employ at Acapulco, who came to Cal. on the schr Cali- fornia. iv. 341, 349. After '49 he became a resident, being an artist, and his Pictorial of Cal. was a series of photographs from pencil sketches, with de- scriptive matter, published under the title of Missions of Upper Cal. His draw- ings, however, were all made after '65. He died at S.F. after '70.
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