An enslaved boy in the household of Captain Jean Marcos Coulon de Villiers.
Born 7 September 1818. Race is not recorded.
Baptized by Diego de Alcala Vasquez, chaplain, at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola) on 6 June 1819. Mother listed as Cery, a morena 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).
FAMILY:
Mother: Cery de Villiers*
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.