He was born in Queretaro. His father was Felipe Chavez.
He married Maria Efigenia Ochoa.
He married Maria Ygnacia Salazar. It was his second marriage.
He married Barbara Garcia, daughter of Diego Garcia and Maria Salome Vela. It was his third marriage. Her father owned Camargo 78 grant.
In 1790, he purchased Camargo 79 from Maria Antonia Guajardo. The tract was sold in 1784 via extrajudicial deed and formalized in 1790. Sáenz Ramírez, Protocolos de Camargo p. 178; Seabury and Escobar, Family Tree Book, p. 352.