An enslaved woman in the household of Doña Maria LaFort (also seen as “LaFon”) Commyns.
Race is recorded as negra.
Appears in the 1818 baptismal record of her daughter, Maria Magdalena, from St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). The father was listed as unknown in the baptismal record (this usually meant the father was unwilling or unable to acknowledge the child.)
FAMILY:
Child: Maria Magdalena Commyns*
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.