Maria Clara Innerarity*

An enslaved woman in the household of John Innerarity.

Born in Africa around 1788. Race is recorded as negra.

Baptized on 9 June 1818 by Father James Coleman at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola); she was estimated to be about 30 years old at the time. The baptismal record has no information on her parents.


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.