Juan Francisco Reyes (soldier)

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Juan Francisco Reyes (1749–1809),

Pueblo de Los Angeles for three terms, and recipient of the Spanish land grant for Rancho Los Encinos
and later Lompoc.

Juan Francisco Reyes

In 1769 Francisco Reyes, left his home in Mexico to join the Spanish army and to accompany Fr. Junípero Serra on his journey to establish the California missions. Francisco Reyes served at Monterey and San Luis Obispo and was stationed at Mission San Antonio de Padua during its construction.

In 1784, Francisco Reyes received the Spanish land grant,

alcalde
of the Pueblo of Los Angeles in 1790, and 1793-1795.

Francisco Reyes married María del Carmen Domínguez and some of their eleven children include Antonio Reyes, Juana Reyes and José Jacinto Reyes.

Rancho Las Virgenes
. In 1845, José María Domínguez sold Rancho Las Virgenes to María Antonia Machado de Reyes.

Antonio Faustino Reyes

Antonio Faustino Reyes (1785-1844) eldest son of Juan Francisco Reyes, married Maria Clara Cota on July 31, 1816 at Mission San Gabriel. He served as a part of the L.A militia and at the Presidio in San Diego.[4] They had 6 children.

Antonio Maria Reyes

Antonio Maria Reyes (1822-1928) son of Antonio Faustino Reyes, married Maria Trinidad Jesus Francisca Vejar on January 18, 1852, in San Gabriel, California. They had 7 children. Maria was the daughter of Nepomuceno Ricardo Vejar (1805 - 1882). Ricardo Vejar served as Juez de Campo (Country Judge) in Los Angeles in 1833. Vejar owned a one third share of

Rancho San Jose
and was also the owner of Rancho Los Nogales. Antonio died at the age of 105 in Orange, California.

José Jacinto Reyes

José Jacinto Reyes (1788-1837), son of Juan Francisco Reyes, married María Antonia Francisca Valentina Machado (1792 - 1863) in 1808 and they had fourteen children before his early death.[5][6] Both José's father, Juan Francisco Reyes, and María's father, José Manuel Machado, were soldados de cuero on the Portola expedition.

Ysidro Reyes

José Ysidro Reyes (1813 - 1861), son of José Jacinto Reyes and María Antonia Machado, married María Antonia Villa.

Rancho Boca de Santa Monica.[8]

José Paulino Reyes

Located at 5464 Reyes Adobe Road, Agoura Hills, opposite Reyes Adobe Park

José Paulino Reyes (1824 - ), son of José Jacinto Reyes and María Antonia Machado, built an adobe home on Rancho Las Virgenes in about 1850.[9][10]

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