Jose Antonio Peña
Birth
He was born circa 1758. His father was Jose Peña, and his mother was Ana Polonia Lopez. His father owned Mier 33 grant.
Marriage
He married Maria Petra Garcia, daughter of Gaspar Garcia and Maria Gertrudis de la Barrera on 29 Jan 1779 in Mier. He was 21 years old, and the bride was 18 years old. Her father owned Mier 1 grant.
Children
Jose Polito Peña. He married Maria Antonia Vidaurri on 14 May 1816 in Mier.
Maria Tomasa Peña, baptized 5 Jan 1780 in Mier. She married Dionicio Saldaña in 1796.
Jose Ignacio Peña, baptized 31 Jan 1782 in Mier. He married Maria Dorothea Canales, daughter of Juan Antonio Canales and Maria de los Santos Garcia on 18 Jan 1804 in Mier. He married Juliana de la Peña, daughter of Juan Jose Peña and Maria Francisca Garcia on 13 Mar 1840 in Mier. He owned Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco (tract), Los Olmos y Loma Blanca (tract), Los Olmos (tract).
Dionicio Peña, baptized 10 Apr 1784 in Mier. He married Leonarda Ramirez, daughter of Antonio (Francisco?) Ramirez in 1803.
Jose Antonio Herculano Peña, baptized 13 Nov 1786 in Mier. He married Maria Julia Guerra Cañamar, daughter of Juan Manuel Guerra Cañamar and Maria Isabel Treviño on 10 Jan 1811 in Mier.
Jose Rafael Peña, baptized 17 Feb 1789 in Mier. He married Josefa Peña, daughter of Domingo de la Peña and Maria Ignacia Canales. He owned Las Moritas (tract), San Antonio Viejo (tract).
Jose Francisco Pio Peña, baptized 17 Jul 1790 in Mier. He married Paula Ramirez on 22 Nov 1824 in Mier.
Jose Maria Peña, baptized 9 Sep 1792 in Mier.
Maria Marta Peña, baptized 11 Aug 1798 in Mier. She married Jose Francisco Peña, son of Jose Antonio Peña and Maria de Jesus Hinojosa on 12 Nov 1823 in Mier.
Juan Francisco Peña, baptized 22 Nov 1799 in Mier. He married Maria Mariana Peña, daughter of Jose Antonio Peña and Maria de Jesus Hinojosa on 13 Jan 1822 in Mier.
Godchildren
Francisco Manuel de la Encarnacion Bazan, baptized 12 Apr 1764 in Camargo. Son of Joaquin Bazan and Manuela Gonzalez. The madrina was Ana Lopez.
Jose Teodocio Saldaña, baptized 8 Nov 1800 in Mier. Son of Jose Dionicio Saldaña and Maria Tomasa Peña. The madrina was Petra Garcia.
Residence and Household - 1782
In 1782, he lived in Mier in household number 42. The church census recorded that he was married, español, and 26 years old. His household included 4 people:
Jose Antonio Peña, married, español, age 26.
Maria Petra Garcia, married, española, age 21.
Maria Tomasa Peña, a young child, española, age 3.
Jose Ignacio Peña, a young child, español, age 1.
Land Ownership
In 1808, he settled at Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco. He petitioned for the tract in 1808 but died before the title was perfected.
Land Sales
He left Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco to Jose Manuel de los Reyes Saldaña, one of the heirs of the original claimant. Dionicio Peña, Rafael Peña, Juan Francisco Peña, Francisco Peña Hinojosa, Antonina Vidaurri, and Manuel Saldaña were the heirs of Jose Antonio Peña
In 1834, his heirs sold Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco to Jose Ignacio Peña. He bought out the shares of the other heirs of Jose Antonio Peña.
Notes
the Original Grantee of a nearby tract called "Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco" (also called "Charco Redondo" and "Palo Blanco"). It contained 16,004 acres, all within Brooks County along its western boundary with Jim Hogg County.(Raul Longoria)
