Pioneer Society
The Santa Clara County Historical and Genealogical Society offers a Certificate of Recognition to be presented to descendants of early settlers of Santa Clara County.
Program Objectives
- To identify and honor the memory of early settlers of Santa Clara County
- To acknowledge the authenticity of the lineage of their descendants
- To enrich the historical records of Santa Clara County available at the Santa Clara Central Library
Learn about applying for a Pioneer Certificate.
Pioneer Society
Following is a list of pioneer society members. We wish to recognize their efforts in successfully submitting their pioneer certificate information.
This list combines the names of the pioneer society members (the descendants) and their early settler ancestors. This list includes information on all certificates awarded through June 12, 2022.
| Last Name | Given Name | Relationship to Pioneer |
|---|---|---|
| Aceves Adams | Pascuala “Pansy” | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Adams | William Francis | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Anderson | Carol Joan Crawford | Hoyt Descendant |
| Andrade | John Ferreira | Century Ancestor |
| Bell | Margaret Jane | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Berris | Craig Egan | Adams Descendant |
| Blanch | Linda | Blanch Descendant |
| Blanch | John E. | Blanch Descendant |
| Blanch | Charles Edward | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Blanch | Mary Watkins | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Carothers | Walter | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Corpstein | John Peter | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Critchfield | Nancy Christopher | Bell Descendant |
| Critchfield | Nancy Christopher | Carothers Descendant |
| Critchfield | Nancy Christopher | Hansen Descendant |
| Critchfield | Nancy Christopher | Bell Descendant |
| Dalton | Leana Cardoza | Souza Descendant |
| Evans | Josiah | First Family Ancestor |
| Evans | Cavy Ann | First Family Ancestor |
| Farrell | Anna | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Ferrari | Costantino | Century Ancestor |
| Ferrari | Louisa | Century Ancestor |
| Ferrell | Rebecca J. | Messersmith Descendant |
| Finnigan | Cathy Ann | Corpstein Descendant |
| Foye Holmes | Emily | Century Ancestor |
| Frediani | Jacolynn Joan | Jones Descendant |
| Frediani | Jacolynn Joan | Murphy Descendant |
| Gioia | Carol Milazzo | Andrade Descendant |
| Gioia | Carol Milazzo | Teixeira Descendant |
| Goldsmith | Christine Martin | Johnson Descendant |
| Goldsmith | Christine Martin | Smith Descendant |
| Grialou | William Anthony | Plyler Descendant |
| Hall | Kristina Kuhn | Holmes Descendant |
| Hall | Kristina Kuhn | Hancock Descendant |
| Hall | Kristina Kuhn | Lake Descendant |
| Hancock | Priscilla | First Family Ancestor |
| Hansen | Ole Christopher | Century Ancestor |
| Hansen | Mary Jessie | Century Ancestor |
| Harrison | Laurie Roberts | Raney Descendant |
| Higuera | Jose Manuel | First Family Ancestor |
| Holmes | Ahira | Century Ancestor |
| Holmes | Emily Foye | Century Ancestor |
| Hoyt | John E. | Century Ancestor |
| Johnson | Elam | Century Ancestor |
| Jones | Mary | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Kesterson | Denice | Farrell Descendant |
| Kesterson | Denice | Williams Descendant |
| Lake | Charles | First Family Ancestor |
| Lake | Priscilla Hancock | First Family Ancestor |
| Lopes | Joseph Domingo | Century Ancestor |
| Lopes | Mary Christiana Machado | Century Ancestor |
| Messersmith | John | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Mitchell | Stanley Leonard | Mitchell Descendant |
| Mitchell | John H. | Century Ancestor |
| Morphy | Thomas Roach | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Morphy | Martha Elizabeth Martin | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Murphy | William N. | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Plyler | Gabriel | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Raney | Felix | First Family Ancestor |
| Redondo | Maria Ignacia Antonia Limon | First Family Ancestor |
| Ross | Patti Michelle | Lopes Descendant |
| Ross | Patti Michelle | Morphy Descendant |
| Smith | Iselone Mary Biggs | Century Ancestor |
| Souza | John | Century Ancestor |
| Souza | Mary Gertrude | Century Ancestor |
| Stokes | Sharon Christopher | Bell Descendant |
| Stokes | Sharon Christopher | Carothers Descendant |
| Stokes | Sharon Christopher | Bell Descendant |
| Stokes | Sharon Christopher | Hansen Descendant |
| Swift | Theodore Franklin | Higuera Descendant |
| Swift | Theodore Franklin | Redondo Descendant |
| Sybalsky | Jill Marci | Williams Descendant |
| Sybalsky | Jill Marci | Williams Descendant |
| Teixeira | Virginia Gouveia | Century Ancestor |
| Topham | Richard Eugene | Evans Descendant |
| Townsend | Charles Washington | Century Ancestor |
| Watkins | Louise Ferrari | Ferrari Descendant |
| Williams | Michael | Pioneer Ancestor |
| Williams | Luke Markwood | Century Ancestor |
| Williams | Mary Pinkney Garren | Century Ancestor |
| Williams | Luke Markwood | Century Ancestor |
| Williams | Mary Pinkney Garren | Century Ancestor |
| Youngman | Bradley P. | Townsend Descendant |