Taming the Wild Horse Desert - Database
Gregorio Valentin Farias
He was born circa 1743. His father was Francisco Ignacio Farias, and his mother was Juana Maria Barrera. In 1750, he lived in Camargo. The census recorded that he was the son of a settler, español, and 7 years old. His household had 8 people, and they received government aid to move to the colony. single; supported a family (1767). Mayordomo for Vicente Lopez de Herrera
Marriage
He married Manuela Treviño, daughter of Diego Treviño and Lucrecia Rodriguez. Her father owned land in Porción 55, Camargo.
He married Josefa Landa, daughter of Francisco de Landa and Antonia de Hinojosa. It was his second marriage. Her mother owned land in Porción 5, Camargo.
Land Ownership
In 1767, as the son of a primitivo poblador, he was granted Camargo 1 by the King of Spain. Single man who supported a family. He was assigned the same quantity allocated to an agregado who had been in the settlement longer than six years.
In 1807, he sold Camargo 1 to Julian Farias.
