Maria Clara Gomez*

An enslaved woman in the household of Don Francisco Gomez.

Race is recorded as negra.

Appears in the 1818 baptismal record of her daughter, Maria del Carmen, from St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Father was listed as unknown in baptismal record (this usually meant the father was unwilling or unable to acknowledge the child). 

FAMILY:

Child: Maria del Carmen Gomez*


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.