Hacienda de San Pedro
Maria Josefa Guajardo was the daughter of Alferez Jose Martinez Guajardo and
Margarita Gutierrez de Castro. She was the wife of Francisco de la Garza Falcon who
was the Sargent of Camargo, Tamaulipas and previously in Cerralvo, Mexico under Blas
de la Garza Falcon. She and her husband must have been important enough in South
Texas and Northern Mexico for Francis Seabury to devote a chapter to her and her
progeny. Maria Josefa was born around 1720 ( calculated from her age in the Census
records of early Camargo) probably around Cerralvo. Early records of Cerralvo are
unavilable at this time to find definite records. Calculation of birth records of her
children from Census records also give us reason to believe that she and Francisco were
married around 1739 - 1740. Record of her father's will in the Archivo Municipal de
Monterrey, Indice de Protocolos # 1679, recorded on the 6th of November 1728, found in
Book III, Folio 82, numero 38, list her and brothers and sisters. The will tells us that they
were from the Estancia de Nuestra Senora del Rosario which was contigous with the city
of Monterrey. Maria Josefa's paternal grandparents were Jose Guajardo and Nicolosa de
la Garza and her maternal grandparents were Diego Gutierrez and Gertrudis Flores. Her
father's will also stated that he had a piece of land in the community of ( Hacienda of San
Nicolas) with three hours of water for irrigation.
The will stated that her brothers and sisters were as follows:
Maria Gertrudis Guajardo
Ana Maria Guajardo
Isabel Juana Guajardo
Jose Guajardo
Nicolasa Guajardo
Antonia Margarita Guajardo
Maria Teresa Guajardo
Maria de Jesus Joaquin Guadardo.
Francisco de la Garza and Josefa Guajardo were with the founding families of Camargo
and they are found in the Census of Camargo on the 31 May of 1750 as a family
receiving aid from the government in establishing their homes and later on the census
date of 3 of June 1750 as the Sergeant of Camargo under Captain Blas Maria de la Garza
Falcon. Four children are listed each time during the census.
The following is the text extracted from Francis Seabury's Work, Lawyer at Rio Grande
City, Texas, Speaker of the House of Texas and Chronicler of founding families of South
Texas. This information was also previouly listed in Journal # 9, 1 and 2 of the Hispanic
Genealogical Journal of 1991 and also edited in the Book, Family Tree Book by Joel
Rene Escobar in 1996.
SEABURY PAPERS
Compiled 1894
P. 366
FAMILY TREE OF JOSEFA GUAJARDO
This original grantee Augustin de la Garza sold this porcion to Josefa Guajardo in 1778,
but no judicial deed was then presented June 11, 1798. Pedro de la Garza in his own
name and representation of his mother, brother and heirs (said Pedro being a son of O.G.)
reciting fact of said sale conveyed this Porcion (described as a Porcion at the Cebollas on
the bank of the Rio Grande, bounded on N line of the lands of Diego Rodriguez on the
bend to south of the late Lugo possible by Perez-) to Josefa Guajardo by Judicial deed of
that date existing in Archives of Camargo on pp 172-173 of Book 20, have <>. Dona
Josefa conveyed the porcion to her daughter, Teresa de la Garza by deed dated ----.
Josefa Guajardo* + Francisco de la Garza Falcon* x 1. Margarita, 2. Juana, 3. Teresa, 4.
Maria Ignacia.
I. Margarita de la Garza* + Ramon Gonzalez* ( Owner of Porcion 70. See p.250 for
heirs.)
II. Juana Francisca de la Garza Falcon* +(Aug 28, 1774) Francisco de la Garza
Guerra* x 1.Julian, 2. Apolinario, 3. Gregorio, 4. Manuel, 5. Antonio, 6.
Magarita.
(see p 308) Note These were owners of Porcions 84 & 85 see pp 316 it seq.
IV. Maria Ignacia de la Garza* + Jose Salvador Garcia* ( OG Porcion 109. See
p.329 for heirs.)
III. Teresa de la Garza* + Jose de la Garza* x 1. Juan
1. Juan de la Garza* + Lucia Vela* x 1. Ramon, 2. Paula, 3. Crisanto, 4. Juan, 5.
Maria Gertrudis.
1. Ramon de la Garza* ( OG" Paisano tract,, See p 368 for his heirs.)
2. Paula de la Garza* + Eulalio Villareal* x 1. Jose Maria
Jose Maria Villareal* + Leonor Aguirre x 1. Antonio, 2. Emeteria, 3.
( *, not +, after father.)
1. Antonio Villareal
2. Emeteria Villareal * + Caralampio de la Cruz* x 1. Juan, 2. Romulo,
( *, not +, 1894.
1. Juan de la Cruz.
3. Crisanto de la Garza * - not +. But sold to Peter Dowd.
4. Juan de la Garza* + Tomasa Martinez* x 1. Serafia, 2. Antonio, 3. Andrea,
4. Francia, 5. Edwarda, 6. Juana, 7. Felix, 8. Felicitas.
1. Serafia Garza * + 1st. Pio Herrera* x 1. Victoriano
2 nd. Jose Maria Reyes x 2. Juan, 3. Francisco, 4. Nicolas, 5.
Merced, 6. Hilario, 7. Lucia.
1. Victorio Herrera
4. Nicolas Reyes ( El Pajaro) +
5. Merced Reyes + Manuel Munoz.
7. Lucia Reyes + Miguel Marquez.
2. Antonio Garza * + 1st. Julia Sepulveda * x 1. Benita
2nd. Pilar Lopez x 2. Teodora, 3. Ramon, 4. Jose ( *, not +), 5.
Juana.
1. Benita Garza* + Hilario Moya x 1. Maria Reyes, 2. Maria Rita,
3. Francisco, 4. Cruz.
1. Maria Reyes Moya * + Domingo Vela Cruz ( She * after
mother, ---- Antonio Guerra). Owner of Porcion 73, Camargo
P. 367
2. Teadora Garza + Julio Luciano
3. Ramon Garza + Petra Sepulveda
4. Jose Garza * 12 years old, after father
5. Juana Garza
3. Andrea Garza + Gregorio Villareal x 1. Santiago, 2. Juan, 3.
Desiderdio, 4. Zeferano.
1. Santiago Villareal.
4. Francisca Garza + Estaban Garcia * x 1.Maximiliano, 2. Basilio, 3.
4. Anastacio, 5. Victoriano.
1. Maximiliano Garcia
2. Basilia Garcia + Jesus Trejo.
5. Eduarda Garza + Leonardo Maldonado * x Maximiliano, 2. Juana, 3.
Jose, 4. Desidora, 5. Anacito.
1. Maximiliano Maldonado + Santos Rodriguez ( III 1, 4, 6, 2).
2. Desidora Maldonado + Candelario Sepulveda ( IV1, 4, 6, 3,qv)
6. Juana Garza * + Juan Sepulveda * x 1. Leonarda, 2. Maria del
Refugio, 3. Candelario, 4. Epitacio.
1. Leonarda Sepulveda + Francisco Riojas
2. Maria de Refugio Sepulveda * Jose Maria Rodriguez x 1.
Manuela, 2. Santos, 3. Eugenio.
1. Manuela Rodriguez + Cruz Guerrero
2. Santos Rodriguez + Maximiliano Maldonado( III 1, 4, 5,
1, qv).
3. Candelario Sepulveda + Desidora Maldonado (III,1,4,5,4)
4. Epitacio Sepulveda + Paula Rendon x 1. Petra, 2. Nicanor, 3.
Genovia, 4. Juan Pablo, 5. Evaristo, 6. Albina.
7. Felix Garza ( "Carajo") + Prudencia Luebano * x 1. Tomasa.
1. Tomasa Garza + Anastacio Garcia.
8. Felicitas Garza + 1st Ramon Mendoza * x 1. Severiano ( * not +),
2. Pedro, 3. Carmen.
+ 2nd. Benardo Pena x 4. Jose Angel, 5. Lauro, 6. Juan.
2. Pedro Mendoza.
3. Carmen Mendoza. + Victor Guerrero.
5. Maria Gertrudis de la Garza * + July 15, 1812 Jose Manuel Farias* of
Santa Cruz Family p. 528 qv for heirs.
Legend: Completed Oct. 1, 1897
* - Has died
+ - Married to
x - Children of
---- Unknown or can not read
Completed by Jose Oscar Guerra, Jr. March 14, 1994
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