An enslaved girl of color in the household of Don Luis Gayarre.
Born 24 February 1817. Race is not recorded.
Baptized 21 April 1817 by Father James Coleman at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Mother was Rosa, a negra woman enslaved in the same household. Father was listed as unknown in baptismal record (this usually meant the father was unwilling or unable to acknowledge the child). Sponsors were Juan Bautista Barcelo (pardo); and Maria Luisa Palas (parda).
FAMILY:
Mother: Rosa Gayarre*
SOURCE:
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.