Francisco Xavier ALVISO

                   Francisco Solano Alviso was born at Mission San Antonio de Padua, in
Monterey, CA.
During the years 1829-30, he was appointed the mayor-domo of the
Mission Soledad, after it had been secularized.  As yet, no record of
when or where Francisco Solano Alviso died; perhaps burial records of
Mission San Jose might reveal this information. -- Note by Bea
Polloreno.

Francisco Solano Alviso and his 3rd wife and family were living in
the San Jose area or district in 1841, and 3 years later we find
that Francisco is at the Santa Rita ranch that was owned by Dolores
Pacheco, in the capacity of mayor-domo.  This ranch was adjacent to
the foothills that run between Dublin and Sunol.  Francisco erected
an adobe building which still can be seen on the eastern side of the
road, being marked by a plaque that was installed in 1955.  -- Note
by Bea Polloreno.
                  

                   Maria Antonia Alviso was married at age 12 to Damaso Soto, son of
Ygnacio Soto and Barbara Espinosa, and brother of Maria Rafaela Soto
who married Juan Mesa.
Maria Antonia Alviso married Francisco Avila in 1833, and they were
living in San Jose in 1841.  -- Notes from Bea Polloreno.
                  

                   Jose Maria de Jesus Alviso and wife Juana Francisca de Paula Galindo
and children: -- Reference:  List by Bea Polloreno, from information
on names in Alviso book by Keith Ponsford.

Jose Maria de Jesus Alviso was a lieutenant in command of one of
General Castro's forces in the campaign of 1846.  In 1836 he was
elected to the office of "alcalde" at the Pueblo of San Jose de
Guadalupe (San Jose, CA).  For his military service he was granted
by the Governor, Juan Bautista Alvarado, the "Milpitas" Rancho,
consisting of 4457 acres, the deed being dated on September 23,
1835.  -- Notes from Bea Polloreno.
                  

                   Jose Maria Severo Alviso:  Like his father (Francisco Xavier Alviso)
he was also a soldier, serving in the San Francisco company from
1823 to 1832.  He was a militia officer at San Jose in 1837.  In
1841 he was granted the Rancho Canada Verde.  He is mentioned as
being a godfather at the Mission of Santa Cruz on Feb. 7, 1829, but
with that exception, no further records -- ?  [Then B.P. notes:  I
have the names of Francisco Alviso and Ignacio Alviso as sons of Jose
Maria Severo Alviso (?). -- Notes from Bea Polloreno.