An enslaved woman in the household of Doña Josefa Bonifay Posse de Rioboo in Spanish Pensacola.
Born around 1793. Race is recorded as negra.
Appears in the 1817 baptismal record of her daughter, Nicolasa Micaela, from St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). The father was listed as unknown in baptismal record (this usually meant the father was unwilling or unable to acknowledge the child).
Bill of Sale: 25 September 1823 – Doña Josefa sold Maria Dolores to Jacques Sorbies (a shopkeeper from France) for $400. She was described as being about 30 years old, “a slave for life.” (Escambia Co. [FL] Deeds, A/98)
FAMILY:
Child: Nicolasa Micaela Posse de Rioboo*
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.