An enslaved woman in the household of Bernardo Pargas and Ortauna Maria del Carmen, the free woman of color who shared his home. The 1820 Spanish census of Pensacola lists Bernardo Pargas as a pulpero (which can be translated as “grocer” or “tavern keeper”) born in Spain.
Born about 1814. Race is recorded as quarterona by Bernardo; as mulata by his Executors.
In his 1836 will (in which the name “Ines” is used), Bernardo Pargas bequeathed five years of Ines’ service as a slave to Manuel and Nicholas, two free men of color he had recently manumitted from slavery. At the end of that five years, Ines was to be set free. Bernardo died on 16 January 1837.
Deed of Manumission: 17 January 1842 – Joseph E. Caro and Charles Evans, Executors of the estate of Bernardo Pargas, manumitted “Adeline (alias Ines)” after having completed the five years of service as required by Bernardo’s will. Adeline was described as being about 28 years old. (Escambia Co. [FL] Deeds, H/11)
SOURCES:
Will of Bernardo Pargas, 9 DEC 1836 [Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950 [accessed 18 SEP 2021]
Coker, William S. and G. Douglas Inglis. “Census of Pensacola, 1820.” The Spanish Censuses of Pensacola, 1784-1820: A Genealogical Guide to Spanish Pensacola. The Perdido Bay Press, 1980, pp. 93-126