Taming the Wild Horse Desert - Database
Jose Antonio Peña
He was born circa 1758. His father was Jose Peña, and his mother was Ana Polonia Lopez. His father owned land in Porción 33, Mier. 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. In 1791, he lived in Mier in household number 52. The church census recorded that he was married, español, and 35 years old. His household included 8 people. 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)
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 land in Porción 1, Mier.
Children
Jose Polito Peña. He married Maria Antonia Vidaurri, daughter of Alejandro Vidaurri and Maria Leonor Canales on 14 May 1816 in Mier.
Maria Guadalupe Peña. She died on 2 Jan 1804 in Mier.
Maria Tomasa Peña, baptized 5 Jan 1780 in Mier. She married Dionicio Saldaña in 1796. Her husband died on 20 Aug 1833 in Mier. Cause of death: cholera. He was 63 years old.
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 land in Los Magueyes de Palo Blanco grant, Los Olmos y Loma Blanca grant, Brooks County, Los Olmos grant, Brooks County.
Dionicio Peña, baptized 10 Apr 1784 in Mier. He married Leonarda Ramirez, daughter of Antonio Ramirez and Ignacia Chapa 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 land in Las Moritas grant, Jim Hogg County, San Antonio Viejo grant, Jim Hogg County.
Jose Francisco Pio Peña, baptized 17 Jul 1790 in Mier.
Jose Maria Peña, baptized 9 Sep 1792 in Mier. He died on 20 Dec 1814 in Mier. He was 22 years old.
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. He owned land in Palo Blanco grant, Jim Hogg County.
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.
Francisco Peña, born 1805. He married Paula Ramirez, daughter of Jose Eugenio Ramirez Hinojosa and Maria Rita de la Garza Falcon on 22 Nov 1824 in Mier.
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.
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.
