An enslaved girl of color in the household of Doña Josefa Bonifay Posse de Rioboo in Spanish Pensacola.
Born 10 September 1817. Race is not recorded.
Baptized 4 October 1817 by Father James Coleman at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Mother was Maria Dolores, 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).
Her mother, Maria Dolores, was sold to Jacques Sorbies on 25 September 1823 for $400, but it does not appear Nicolasa Micaela was sold with her. (Escambia Co. [FL] Deeds, A/98)
FAMILY:
Mother: Maria Dolores Posse de Rioboo*
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.