Antonia Francisca de VILLARREAL (#0847)
Birth Record: She was born in 1702, probably in Monterrey
Death Record: Unknown date. However, it is known that she was
still living in 1752.
Life Facts: Her parents are were Juan Antonio de Villarreal and
Andrea de la Garza. Andrea's father was the brother
of Leonor de la GArza de matriarch of the Serna
y Alarcon clan of Monterrey.
She was granted a dispensation to marry Jose Antonio
de la Serna (#0846), on 17 June 1727. Jose Antonio had
been widowed and already had nine children when he
married Antonia - probably sometime in 1728. After
Antonio died she inheirited his sizable estate.
Antonia's parents were residents of el Valle de
Salinas so I assume that she lived there at least
for a part of her life. After marrying she probably
moved with her husband to Monterrey.
There were seven children born of this marriage.
The names of her children are as follows:
Jose Joaquin(#2388), Bartolome Jose(#2389), Maria
Josefa(#2390), Luis Antonio(#2391), Maria Cayetana
(#2392), Marcelina(#2393), Maria Catarina(#2394).
Sources: "Familias de Monterrey, Sus Descendientes, Tomo II"; Page 10,
& Page 22;
by Guillermo Garmendia Leal
Monterrey, N.L.
Julio 1993
"Index to the Marriage Investigations of the Diocese of
Guadalajara,
Provinces of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Nuevo Santander, Texas,
Volume one: 1653 - 1750"; Page 253, record #6
Compiled and edited by:
Raul J. Guerra, Jr., nadine M. Vasquez, Baldomero Vela, Jr.
"Catálogo y Síntesis de los protocolos del Achivo
Municipal de monterrey, 1726 - 1756;
Page 222, item #2184,
by Israel Cavazos Garza,
Monterrey, N.L.
1986