Francisco de la Garza Ballesteros
Birth
He was born circa 1734.
Marriage
He married Juana Reyna, daughter of Francisco Reyna de la Garza and Maria Florencia Cantu de Leon.
Children
Maria Luisa de la Garza. She married Manuel Peña, son of Jose Matias Peña and Andrea Sanchez in 1795.
Juan Jose de la Garza Ballesteros, born 1761. He married Ponciana Chapa, daughter of Gertrudis Chapa on 12 May 1800 in Mier.
Francisco Antonio de la Garza, born 1764.
Cirilo de la Garza, born 1765.
Dionicio de la Garza, born 1767. He married Maria Monica Salinas, daughter of Joaquin Salinas and Magdalena Peña on 2 Dec 1797.
Juana Maria de la Garza, born 1768. She married Juan Jose Preciliano Treviño, son of Juan Jose Treviño and Juana Michaela Maldonado on 23 Feb 1790.
Jose Celedonio de la Garza, baptized 16 Mar 1769.
Valentin de la Garza, baptized 10 Mar 1771. He married Juana Josefa Chapa, daughter of Maria Gertrudis Chapa on 10 Feb 1795 in Mier.
Jose de los Santos de la Garza, baptized 14 Nov 1773.
Maria Josefa de la Garza, born 1779.
Residence and Household - 1782
In 1782, he lived in Junta de los Rios in household number 112. The church census recorded that he was married, español, and 48 years old. His household included 11 people:
Francisco de la Garza Ballesteros, married, español, age 48.
Juana Reyna, married, española, age 41.
Juan Jose de la Garza Ballesteros, single, español, age 21.
Francisco Antonio de la Garza, a youth, español, age 18.
Cirilo de la Garza, a youth, español, age 17.
Dionicio de la Garza, a youth, español, age 15.
Juana Maria de la Garza, an unmarried girl, española, age 14.
Jose Celedonio de la Garza, a child, español, age 11.
Valentin de la Garza, a child, español, age 9.
Jose de los Santos de la Garza, a young child, español, age 6.
Maria Josefa de la Garza, a young child, española, age 3.
Land Ownership
He purchased Camargo 111.
In 1767, as an antiguo poblador, he was granted Mier 78 by the King of Spain. The tract was originally granted to Francisco de la Garza Ballesteros (1185). However, he did not appear to have a ranch at the site, but instead resided at Rancho de las Juntas del Rio, East side (property of Francisco Guerra, porcion 66, 1784-1790) He also purchased in 1790 porcion 111 in Carmargo (a non-riverine porcion directly north from porcion 78). He was married to Juana Reyna, and before coming to Mier they were residents of the Valle de Carrizal (Salinas Victoria). They are described as coyote on baptispmal records in Nuevo Leon (mestizo and indian) but are listed as español on the Mier padrones.
Acts of possession indicate that Maria de la Garza (1127, relative of Francisco?), widow of Lucas Gonzalez (1424), received possession of the tract in 1768. Lorenzo and Maria are both listed as mestizo and were original settlers in Camargo. They were from the hacienda of Pesqueria Chica in Nuevo Leon.
In 1854 Juan Garza Sarabia was paying taxes on the tract. Juan Garza Sarabia was a grandson of Francisco Garza Ballesteros so it appears he did in fact retain ownership of the tract.
After 1858, Lorenzo Bazan and Lazaro Lopez Garza paid taxes on the tract. Lorenzo Bazan may have been a grandson of Ana Maria de la Garza.
Notes
Son's baptism in Salinas, NL says they are mulatos, servants of Salvador Lozano, resident of Valle del Carrizal. Salvador Lozano's wife was Teresa Gonzalez de Ochoa, aunt of Nicolas and Florencio Gonzalez.They lived on a ranch on the west side of the Rio Grande, near the exidos, that belonged to the Guerras (date?).
Death
He died on 25 Jan 1808. He was 74 years old.
