Gaspar Falcon & Francisca Martin de Nis

 Name: Gaspar Falcon
Ship: San Ignacio de Loyola
Birth: 29 May 1752 - Telde, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain
Buried: 24 Jul 1812 - Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Father: Cristobal Domingo Falcon
Mother: Augustina Ventura Mexias

Wife: (Marie) Francisca "Mateo" (Martin) De Nis/ De Niz

Father: Juan de Nis[7]

Mother: Juana Martin[7]

Brother: Cristobal Falcon

DAR: A209398   SAR: P-120338

History

Gaspar married Marie Francisca Martin de Nis, daughter of Juan de Nis and Juana Martin, on September 30, 1773 at San Juan Bautista de Telde Church.7  His son Juan Antonio was born September 24, 1774 and baptized October 1, 1774 at San Juan Bautista de Telde Church.10  

Gaspar left Santa Cruz, Tenerife in 29 Oct 1778 sailing on the San Ignacio de Loyola and landed in New Orleans on Jan 9, 1779 with his wife Marie Francisca Denis and children Juan Antonio and Miguel.1   He resided at the Valenzuela settlement.  

Gaspar was shown on the Lafourche des Chitimachas, Spanish census in 1788, 1789, 1791, and 1798.8  He is mentioned in the 1810 US census in Ascension.  Between 1780 and 1811, he bought and sold land to others such as Pierre Ayraud and Juan Truxillo.  Gaspard died and was buried on July 24, 1812.9  

Francisca's name can be found listed as "Francisca Denis" and "Francisca Matheo".2,3  

Children

1. Juan Antonio (b. September 24, 1774)[10] 
2. Miguel (b. 1775)
3. Anselmo Gaspar (b. November 17, 1779)
4. Maria Victoria (b. 1782)[6]  
5. Rosalia (b. 1788)
6. Hermenexildo Antonio (b.May 15, 1790)
7. Francisco Del Rosario (b.July 18, 1792)

Son Juan Antonio married Maria Perera, daughter of Andres Perera and Maria Perera, on August 16, 1802 at the Church of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Valenzuela settlement.2  

Son Miguel married Ana Diaz, daughter of Antonio Diaz and Maria Truxillo, on August 14, 1809 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church at the Valenzuela settlement.2  He died and was buried on November 14, 1815 at the Valenzuela settlement.3  

Son Anselmo was born November 17, 1779 in the Valenzuela settlement and baptized November 23, 1779 at the Church of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  He died and was buried January 22, 1800 in the Valenzuela settlement.2  

Daughter Maria married Juan Truxillo, son of Domingo Truxillo and Catalina Dominguez, June 17, 1799, at the Church of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Valenzuela settlement.2  

Daughter Rosalia was born about 1788 at the Valenzuela settlement and baptized August 31, 1788 at the Church of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ.2  She married Antonio Rendon, son of Miguel Rendon and Dominga Pacheco of Los Angeles Parish, Mexico, on April 19, 1813 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.3  

Son Hermenexildo was born May 15, 1790 at the Valenzuela settlement and baptized May 23, 1790 at the Church of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ.2  He married Sebastiana Maria de la Nieves Navarro, daughter of Pablo Navarro and Maria Acosta of La Mancha, Spain, on April 19, 1813 at the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Plattenville, LA.3   His name is also listed as Hermenegildo, Ermenegilde, and Merilde in various church records.  

Son Francisco was born July 18, 1792 at the Valenzuela settlement and baptized July 28, 1792 at the Church of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ.2  It is believed he served in the War of 1812 in Narcisse Landry's company. 

NOTE: Compiler Albert J. Robichaux has two children, Mariane and Andrea, shown in the Gaspar Falcon family.  These two names seem to be mis-transcribed from the Spanish census of 1791 and most likely were part of  the Andres de Vega family.8   

References

1. Gilbert C. Din, The Canary Islanders of Louisiana, Louisiana State University Press
2. Emilie G. Leumas, archivist, Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Department of Archives, v2, p282-283
3. Emilie G. Leumas, archivist, Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Department of Archives, v3, 317-319
4. Sidney A. Marchand, The Flight of a Century: 1800-1900 in Ascension Parish, p2,
5. Albert J. Robichaux Jr., compiler, Louisiana Census and Militia Lists 1770-1789, 532 Manhattan Boulevard Harvey, Louisiana 70058
6. General Census of the Inhabitants Established in Lafourche 1791, Legajo 202, p153, Archivo General de Indias - Papeles Procedentes de Cuba, Seville, Spain.  Reprinted in Albert J. Robichaux, Jr., compiler, Colonial Settlers along Bayou Lafourche Louisiana Census Records 1770-1798, 532 Manhattan Boulevard, Harvey, Louisiana 70058, 
7. San Juan Bautista de Telde Church Records  Libro 7 de Matrimonio (May 1768-Jun 1775) Folio 133, nr 375, Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Telde, Plaza de San Juan, 6, 35200- Telde. Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias- España, Email: parroquiasjuan@terra.es.
8. General Census of the Inhabitants Established in Lafourche 1788, Legajo 201, Archivo General de Indias - Papeles Procedentes de Cuba, Seville, Spain. Reprinted in Albert J. Robichaux, Jr., compiler, Colonial Settlers along Bayou Lafourche Louisiana Census Records 1770-1798, 532 Manhattan Boulevard, Harvey, Louisiana 70058
9. Emilie G. Leumas, archivist, Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Department of Archives, v3. p318.
10. San Juan Bautista de Telde Church Records, LIBRO 26 DE BAUTISMOS, folio 455.  Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Telde, Plaza de San Juan, 6, 35200- Telde. Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias- España, Email: parroquiasjuan@terra.es.