Taming the Wild Horse Desert - Database
Jose Gregorio Barrera
He was born circa 1749. His father was Tomas Barrera, and his mother was Maria Guadalupe Garcia. His father owned land in Porción 38, Mier. In 1782, he lived in San Igancio de las Auras in household number 115. The church census recorded that he was married, español, and 33 years old. His household included 5 people.
Marriage
He married Maria Juliana Benavides.
Children
Maria Josefa Barrera, born 1767.
Jose Manuel Barrera, born 1774.
Jose Maximo Barrera, born 1778.
Maria Gregoria Barrera, born 1779. She married Jose Rafael Resendez, son of Bartolome Resendez and Maria Ageda Treviño on 1 Dec 1798 in Mier.
Land Ownership
In 1792, as the son of the original grantee, he was granted Mier 38 by the King of Spain.
