Sara Paxton

Paxton in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com

Place of Birth: Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: April 25, 1988

Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, Scottish, English, very distant French (convert to Judaism)
*mother – Mexican [of Spanish and Dutch Jewish, some German and Chilean, descent] (born into the Jewish faith)

Sara Paxton is an American actress, singer, and model. She is known for her roles in the films Aquamarine, Superhero Movie, The Last House on the Left, The Innkeepers, and The Front Runner, and the show Summerland, among many other works. She is married to actor, writer, and director Zach Cregger.

Sara’s father, Steven Ray Paxton, who was born in California, is of Irish, Scottish, English, and very distant French, descent. Steven is a convert to Judaism.

Sara’s mother, Lucía (Menchaca Zuckerman), was born and raised in Monterrey, Mexico. Lucía was raised Jewish. Lucía’s maternal grandfather was a Dutch Jewish immigrant, while the rest of her family is of Mexican ancestry, along with 1/16th German and 1/16th Chilean. Lucía’s maternal grandmother almost certainly converted to Judaism when marrying her grandfather, and Lucía’s father, who was buried in a Jewish ceremony, almost certainly converted to Judaism when marrying her mother.

Sara was raised Jewish.

Sara stated in an interview that she is able to speak some Spanish, but not fluently. She also mentioned that her mother stopped speaking to her in English to make her learn Spanish.

Sara’s paternal grandfather is Raymond Emery Paxton (the son of Russell McQuiston Paxton and Vita Marie Gerard). Raymond was born in Colorado. Russell was the son of James Emry Paxton and Eva Carolyn McQuiston. Vita was the daughter of Charles Raymond/Ray Gerard and Carrie May Warner.

Sara’s paternal grandmother is Barbara Lou Layne (the daughter of Lewis Libourn Layne and Beulah Bunch). Barbara was born in California. Lewis was born in Texas, the son of William Howard Layne and Maude/Maud Lewis. Beulah was the daughter of Earnest C. Bunch and Florence M. Inman.

Sara’s maternal grandfather was Rafael Menchaca Villareal (the son of Eduardo Menchaca Constancia and Jesusita [also known as María de Jesús] Villarreal Guerra). Sara’s grandfather Rafael was born in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila. Eduardo was born in Jiménez, Coahuila, the son of Rafael Menchaca de la Garza and Gabina Constancia Rubio. Jesusita was also born in Jiménez, Coahuila, the daughter of Anacleto Villarreal Villarreal and Victoriana Guerra Martínez.

Sara’s maternal grandmother is María Guadalupe Zuckerman Riebeling (the daughter of Max/Moisés K. Zuckerman and Carolina Riebeling y García Conde). Sara’s grandmother María Guadalupe was born in Puebla, Puebla. Sara’s great-grandfather Max was a Dutch Jewish immigrant, from Amsterdam, and was the son of Max Zuckerman and Sara Kaufman. Sara’s great-grandmother Carolina was born in Mexico City, the daughter of Clemente Ricardo Riebeling/Rievelig Rivera and Teresa García Conde y Albiano. Ricardo’s father, Manuel Ernest Riebeling, was a German emigrant, from Kassel, and Ricardo’s mother, Dolores Rivera Jiménez, was a Chilean immigrant. Teresa’s likely maternal great-great-grandfather, Salvador de Torres y Guerrero, was from Binondo, Manila, Philippines, and participated in the Manila galleon trade, settling in Mexico City.

Sources: Article on Sara’s Jewish background, 2007 – https://jweekly.com

Genealogy of Sara Paxton – https://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Sara Paxton (focusing on her father’s side) – http://famouskin.com

Marriage record of Sara’s paternal grandparents, Raymond Emery Paxton and Barbara Lou Layne – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Sara’s mother – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Sara’s maternal grandfather, Rafael Menchaca Villareal – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Sara’s maternal grandfather, Rafael Menchaca Villareal – http://www.jewishjournal.com

Birth record of Sara’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Rafael Menchaca de la Garza – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Sara’s maternal great-grandmother, Jesusita [also known as María de Jesús] Villarreal Guerra – https://familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Sara’s maternal great-grandmother, Carolina Riebeling y García Conde – https://familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Sara’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Clemente Ricardo Riebeling Rivera – https://familysearch.org

Death record of Sara’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Teresa (García Conde y Albiano) Riebeling – https://familysearch.org

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112 Responses

  1. allennox says:

    Albiano is an Italian surname

  2. Manila says:

    María de Jesús Villareal Guerra -> Jesusita (also known as María de Jesús) Villarreal Guerra

    Anacleto Villareal and Victoriana Guerra -> Anacleto Villarreal Villarreal and Victoriana Guerra Martínez

    I have found María’s birth record – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-G5G2-7B6

    Ricardo Riebeling and Teresa García Conde -> Clemente Ricardo Riebeling Rivera and Teresa García Conde y Albiano

    Ricardo’s baptismal record – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9392-DK9G-GT

    Teresa’s death record – https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939D-HX6B-P

  3. qutsflyd says:

    Some comments here are just…amazing. For god’s sake…
    Guys, it’s true that mexican is not a race, but a nacionality. ANYWAY, there are SO many people with native blood in them who are white still.
    My cousin , for example, he has distant native ranquel ancestry, around 6%. Yet, he’s pale and blonde. Just like this girl.
    You will get your looks mostly from your parents, and partially from your gradparents. If you have 97% white and 3% native ancestry….where you think you got your looks from? The 3%? No. Be logical.
    The racial admixture fades away after 15% or less ancestry of a certain “race”. If you hace less than that percentage, you can’t count that admixture as your own, is in your genotype, yes, but it doesn’t show in your phenotype (which determines your physical features)

  4. cwm85 says:

    Obviously very little Mexican…

  5. Manila says:

    Sara’s maternal grandparents were Rafael Villareal Menchaca and Maria Zuckerman.
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    Sara’s maternal grandfather was Rafael Menchaca Villareal (the son of Eduardo Menchaca Constancia and María de Jesús Villareal Guerra). He was born in Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila. Eduardo was born in Jiménez, Coahuila to Rafael Menchaca Garza and Gabina Constancia Rubio. María was also born in Jiménez, Coahuila to Anacleto Villareal and Victoriana Guerra.

    Sara’s maternal grandmother was María Guadalupe Zuckerman Riebeling (the daughter of Max K. Zuckerman and Carolina Riebeling y García Conde). María was born in Puebla, Puebla. Max was a Dutch Jewish immigrant. Carolina was born in Mexico City to Ricardo Riebeling and Teresa García Conde.

    Additional Sources:
    * Birth record of Sara’s mother: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22311-14959-3?cc=1916238&wc=M6S1-JTL:203525801,205038401
    * Birth record of Sara’s maternal grandfather: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22281-21614-69?cc=1916233&wc=MFDP-NZ9:1025561301,1025566401
    * Baptismal record of Sara’s maternal great-grandmother, Carolina Riebeling García: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6P29-L12

    REMARKS:
    I cannot find her maternal grandmother’s birth record because the latest birth record in Puebla, Puebla released for public inspection was in 1930 while she was born in c. 1932.
    If anyone can trace the marriage record or children of Max Zuckerman and Carolina Rieheling, please start looking at the index in Puebla, Puebla from 1929 downwards in births and marriages (I have already searched throughout 1930 births and marriages in Puebla, Puebla, and I found nothing).

    • Manila says:

      The surname Riebeling is of German origin, where Johannes (later Juan) Riebeling moved from Kassel, Hesse to Mexico and married Luisa Olmedo. I am not sure yet if Ricardo Riebeling was Clemente Ricardo Riebeling Rivera. I have still to find his marriage record or his children’s birth/baptismal records with grandparents’ names to verify the relationship.

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