Girl of color enslaved in the household of Don Miguel Quigles in Pensacola, Florida. She was born 12 April 1823 in Pensacola, the daughter of Ursula, described as morena in the baptismal record. Her father is not mentioned, which means the father either could not or would not acknowledge the child.
She was baptized on 8 November 1823 by Dn. Constantino Maenhaut of St. Michael’s parish in Pensacola.
In an 1826 deed, Maria Prieto Quigles, the wife of Don Miguel, sold to Luis Maestre Ursula and three children: Pedro, 9; Josephine, 3; and Genoveva, 5 mos. All three children are described as mulatto. The 1829 will of Louis Maestre does not give the names of the enslaved persons he counted among his property, but he does mention a Black woman and her three children, which is presumably Ursula and the children listed in the 1826 deed.
I have not found reference to Josephine by name in any other records after that.
FAMILY
Mother: Ursula Quigles*
Siblings: Rafael Quigles*, Andres Quigles*, Juana Francisca Quigles*, Pedro Quigles*, Genoveva Quigles*
SOURCES:
Records of St. Michael’s Parish, Pensacola, FL, Book III: Baptisms of People of Color, 1817 – 1882. University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center. 22 SEP 2021.
Escambia County, Florida, Deed A/420 dated 20 JUN 1826.
Will of Louis Maestre, 16 FEB 1829. Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950 [accessed 22 OCT 2023]