Joseph de Hinojosa was born circa 1738 in Cadereyta, the son of Cristostomo Hinojosa and Margarita Gonzalez.
He married Maria Catarina Garcia on 18 Sep 1760 in Cadereyta.Their padrinos were Juan Jose Gonzalez de Ochoa and Maria Josefa Guadalupe Lopez de Jaen. Marriage source: (Link to original).
In 1767, as a primitivo poblador, he was granted Camargo 105 by the King of Spain.