He was born circa 1742. His father was Jose Miguel Chapa, and his mother was Ana Maria Garcia.
He married Maria Teresa Treviño?, daughter of Antonio Treviño and Isabel Cavazos.
Jose Manuel Chapa. He married Rosalia Perez. He owned Camargo 21 (tract), Camargo 23 (tract).
Bartolome Treviño, head of household, español
Ana Maria Garcia, wife, española
Jose Lorenzo Treviño, son, español, 13 years old
Nicolas Jose Chapa, stepson, español, 10 years old
Jose Miguel Chapa, stepson, español, 8 years old
Maria Josefa Treviño, daughter, española, 3 years old
Maria Teresa Treviño, daughter, española
In 1767, as the son of a poblador, he was granted Camargo 23 by the King of Spain.
In 1783, he purchased Camargo 28 from Pedro Gomez de Castro for 35 pesos. Camargo protocols, p.87. Porcion is at "Paso de Tio Adame" to the hill of Comales. Paso de Tio Adame seems to refer to Camargo 64 on the other side of the river. "sold for more or less half its true price" to Bartolome Garcia and Miguel Chapa.
In 1796, he purchased Camargo 24 from Tomas Gutierrez for 50 pesos. sold by Tomas Gutierrez on behalf of his father in law, Fernando Cantu.
He sold Camargo 23 to Jose Manuel Chapa, a lieutenant of the militia.