An enslaved girl in the household of Doña Maria LaFort (also seen as LaFon) Commyns.
Born 12 August 1818. Race is not recorded.
Baptized 26 August 1818 by Father James Coleman at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Mother was Judth, 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.)
FAMILY:
Mother: Judith Commyns*
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.