A free girl of color born into the household of Salvador Ruby, a free man of color in Pensacola, Florida.
Born 30 November 1819. Race is not recorded.
Baptized as a free child on 10 January 1820 by Father James Coleman at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Mother was Carlota, 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). Salvador Ruby signed the record to confirm Maria Andrea’s freedom.
FAMILY:
Mother: Carlota Ruby*
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.