Antonio Garcia
Marriage
He married Maria Gertrudis Benavides, daughter of Juan Jose Benavides and Jacoba Garcia. Her father owned Mier 77 grant.
Children
Jose Matias Garcia, born 1754. He married Francisca Javiera Saenz, daughter of Juan Diego Saenz and Josefa Sanchez on 7 May 1777 in Mier.
Residence and Household - 1757
In 1757, he lived in Mier in household number 29. The church census recorded that he was married to Maria Gertrudis Benavides. His household included 3 people, including one child. He had 6 tame horses with a herd of 16 horses, and 100 small livestock. He had one son.
Land Ownership
In 1768, as an antiguo poblador, he was granted Mier 65 by the King of Spain.
Notes
The identity of Antonio Garcia is uncertain, but he was probably related to the Joaquin Garcia family since they came to own this and the other tracts in the area. He is on the 1757 Mier census but not in the padrones. There is no record of this family in Mier after 1777.
