An enslaved girl in the household of Victoire Le Sassier, widow of Lt. Col. Jose Noriega.
Probably born in the late 1820s to early 1830s. Race is not specified.
Appears in the Bill of Complaint for Divorce between Madame Victoire and her second husband, Don Pedro de Alba, Sr. Laurentine is described simply as a child of Matilde.
In her 1833 will, Victoire Le Sassier presumably meant Laurentine and Manuel when she referred to “Matilde and her infants.” They were among the property bequeathed to Mme. Le Sassier’s niece and daughter-in-law, Emilie Noriega Hubbell.
FAMILY:
Mother: Matilde Noriega*
Sibling: Manuel Noriega*
SOURCES:
Victoire Le Sassier v. Pedro de Alba, Florida State Supreme Court, 11 November 1831. In custody of Special Collections, John C. Pace Library, University of West Florida, Coker Film 102-2. [Transcription by Deborah Beagle Baldock, www.wfgs.org, 1 February 2021.]
Will of Victoire LeSassier, 10? APR 1833. Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950 [accessed 27 FEB 2021]