Capitán José Florencio Chapa Benavides

Florencio Chapa (0320)

• was born circa 1714, the legitimate son of Nicolas Chapa (0206) and Inez Benavides Flores.
• Florencio Chapa married Margarita de la Pena circa 1735.
• Captain Jose Florencio Chapa was in charge of the founding of the town of Mier on March 6, 1757.
• Florencio died April 13, 1786, in Cerralvo, Nuevo Leon.
• One child of this union, Joaquin Chapa, was located in the Guerrero Marriage Records and the other children are found in the Mier Marriage and Death records.
  • 1753 age 14 Francisco Chapa (0417) Jose Florencio Chapa married Ma. Margarita Pena
    • Ma. Rosalia Lopez
  • 1753 age 12 Ma. Gertrudis Chapa (0418) Jose Florencio Chapa
    • Ma. Margarita Pena
  • 1753 age 10 Juan Chapa (0419) Jose Florencio Chapa married Ma. Margarita Chapa
    • Juliana Gutierrez
  • 1753 age 8 Gertrudis Chapa (0449) Jose Florencio Chapa
    • Ma. Margarita Chapa
  • 1776/01/13 Ma. Luisa Chapa (0411) Jose Florencio Chapa married Ma. Margarita de la Pena
    • Jose Antonio Guerra Jose Francisco Antionio Guerra
    • Ma. Ana Josefa de la Garza
  • 1776/02/13 Joaquin Chapa (0412) Florencio Chapa married Margarita Pena
    • Ma. Tomasa Baez de Cristobal Baez de Benavides
    • Benavides Rita Cuellar
  • 1776/06/11 Ma. Rosario Chapa (0413) Jose Florencio Chapa married Ma. Margarita Pena
    • Jose Antonio Ramos Jose Antonio Ramos
    • Ma. Josefa Canales
  • 1777/01/22 Jose Santiago Chapa (0414) Jose Florencio Chapa married Ma. Margarita Pena
    • Ma. Juana Hinojosa Not Named
    • Not Named
  • 1772/03/21 Jose Antonio Chapa (0415) Jose Florencio Chapa
    • (Died - 18 years old) Ma. Margarita Pena
  • 1772/05/14 Jose Leonardo Chapa (0416) Jose Florencio Chapa
    • (Died - 23 years old) Ma. Margarita Pena (0321)

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