An enslaved woman in the household of Francisco Touart in Pensacola, Florida.
Born about 1790. Race is recorded as Negro.
Appears in the 1825 will of Francisco Touart, at which time she was described as being about 35 years old. All of his property was left to his three sons, Francisco, Luis, and Diego.
According the 1820 Spanish census of Pensacola, Francisco Touart was a tailor from France. His household at the time included is wife and two sons. (Enslaved people were not enumerated in this census.)
Bill of Sale: 21 July 1825 – Desiderio Quina, Administrator of the Estate of Francisco Touart, sold Mary Patty to Francisco Touart, Jr. for $365. (Escambia Co. [FL] Deeds, A/340)
Bill of Sale: 6 January 1827 – Francisco and Luis Touart sold Mary Patty to Joseph Bonifay for $300. She was described as being about 41 years old. (Escambia Co. [FL] Deeds, A/462)
Appears in the 1840 will of Joseph Bonifay, who bequeathed her to his widow, Dolores.
SOURCES:
Will of Francisco Touart, 30 APR 1825. Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950 [accessed 27 FEB 2021]
Coker, William S. and G. Douglas Inglis. “Census of Pensacola, 1820.” The Spanish Censuses of Pensacola, 1784-1820: A Genealogical Guide to Spanish Pensacola. The Perdido Bay Press, 1980, pp. 93-126.