▁San ▁Diego , ▁Captain ▁Henry ▁St anton ▁Bur ton ▁( – 1 8 6 9 ) ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Regiment ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁Vol unte ers ▁and ▁his ▁new ▁wife , ▁María ▁Am par o ▁Ru iz ▁( 1 8 3 3 ▁– 1 8 9 5 ), ▁occupied ▁Ran cho ▁Jam ul ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁aff id av it ▁made ▁by ▁María ▁Bur ton ▁and ▁file d ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁district ▁court ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁Bur ton ▁purchased ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁L ope z ▁and ▁Cro st h wa ite ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 3 ; ▁and ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁Richard ▁and ▁William ▁E . ▁R ust ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁nearly ▁twelve ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁claim ▁had ▁been ▁rejected , ▁an ▁appearance ▁was ▁entered ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁district ▁court ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁General ▁Bur ton . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁María ▁Bur ton ▁arranged ▁for ▁P ío ▁P ico ▁to ▁declare ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁sold ▁all ▁his ▁interest ▁to ▁Bur ton . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁Nell ie ▁Bur ton , ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁Henry ▁St anton ▁Bur ton ▁and ▁María ▁Bur ton , ▁married ▁M igu él ▁de ▁Ped ror ena ▁( 1 8 4 4 – 1 8 8 2 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁the ▁grant ▁for ▁Ran cho