An enslaved woman in the household of Maria Vellon, a woman of color in Pensacola, Florida.
Race is recorded as negra.
Appears in the 1817 baptismal record of her daughter, Josefa, 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: Josefa Vellon*
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.