An enslaved girl in the household of Victoire Le Sassier, widow of Lt. Col. Jose Noriega.
Born around 1809. Race is not recorded.
Appears in the Bill of Complaint for Divorce between Madame Victoire and her second husband, Don Pedro de Alba, Sr. Matilde was listed among the property Mme. Le Sassier owned before her marriage to de Alba in 1813. She was described as being 4 years old.
In Victoire Le Sassier’s 1833 will, Matilde and her infant children were bequeathed to Victoire’s niece and daughter-in-law, Emilie Noriega Hubbell.
FAMILY:
Children: Laurentine Noriega* and Manuel Noriega*
SOURCES:
Victoire Le Sassier v. Pedro de Alba, Florida State Supreme Court, 11 November 1831. In custody of Special Collections, John C. Pace Library, University of West Florida, Coker Film 102-2. [Transcription by Deborah Beagle Baldock, www.wfgs.org, 1 February 2021.]
Will of Victoire LeSassier, 10? APR 1833. Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1827-1950 [accessed 27 FEB 2021]