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Will of Don Pedro De AlbaBook1, Page 169, 1835 will
of Probate Court of Escambia County, Florida Submitted
by; Deborah Baldock In
the name of the almighty God and in the Virgin Mary, her blessed mother
conceived in grace Amen. I Pedro de Alba of the city of Pensacola and vice consul of his
catholic majesty in the city aforesaid. Law full son of Pedro de Alba, and of Monica
Lopez now Decd inhabitants of the city of Volez Matu in the Kingdom of Granada
in Spain, being by the divine mercy
in perfect health of body and of I am of mind which god our Lord has granted me
believing and confessing as I do firmly believe and confirm in the high mystery
of the most holy trinity the father son & holy Ghost three distinct persons
and one true and only god in the incarnation of the divine word which for our
protection was made a man. In the pure on traits of our virgin Mary and in all
other mysteries and sacraments, which our Saint Holy Catholic apostolic Roman
Church believes & confesses unto which true faith and belief I desire and
protest to live and die as a faithful Catholic Christian. I nominate as my
mediator and protectress the ever virgin Mary Mother of our God calling
specially in my prayers upon the Virgin of Carmca, the Saint of my name of
Peter, St. Angel my Guardian and the rest of Saints of my devotion in order
that they may entreat for me to Jesus Christ our Lord and redeemer who in
virtue of the immense verity of its precious Life passion and death he may
forgive all my sins and carry my soul to enjoy his presence. Fearing death which is natural &
requisite to every creature, and of the uncertainty of it, I wish therefore to
dispose with reflection of every thing relative to the discharge of my conscience.
I earnestly pray to God for the forgiveness of my sins, and I now by these
present do make execute & form following: First, I give and recommend my
soul to the same God who created and redeemed us with his precious blood and I
entreat its divine majesty with the submission of a heart worn with sorrow, and
humble for the forgiveness of my great many offenses that he may forgive them
through his grand mercy and to take my soul into the eternal rest with his
selected ones My body I recommend to the Earth of which it was formed and it is
my wish to be buried along side of my dec'd wife, mother of my son and in the
manner and form as my executor may dispose bury without any pomp the rest of my
funeral will be as they may see proper that being my last wish. On the day of
my Buryal if it should be the hour of performing divine Service (and if for my
soul a mass of Body present with responsary)
I ordain that the three masses of the soul be said in rest of mine and
fifty more for the discharge of my conscience. I declare to have been married with Isabella Adelaide Rastel De Rocheblave, lawful daughter of Pablo Rastel de Rocheblave and of Isabella Godeau since the year one
thousand seven hundred and eighty-four (1784), until one thousand eight hundred
and ten (1810), of which marriage we had three children, named Peter De Alba De Rocheblave, John and
Charles, now deceased. I declare that I was married a second
time with Victoria Lessasier widow
of the Lt. Col. Joseph Noriega,
since the month of September of the year thirteen last (1813) & who died on
the seventeenth day of June of the year thirty three (1833), of which marriage
we had no issue and when we contracted the aforesaid marriage, the said
Victoria Lessasier brought with her property in the amount of Eighteen thousand
one hundred and four dollars. As it is demonstrated in the inventory copy of
which remains amongst my papers, I declare that in the month of May of the year
fifteen (1815) the same amount of property was delivered by my wife and myself
to her son Joseph for his administration as it will more fully appear by
reference to the aforesaid inventory signed by myself my wife & her son. I declare that my said wife had not
any piece of a??? of silver or gold nor any jewel that are generally used by
ladies on their necks chains y ear rings finger rings and which are considered
Ladies ornaments she having given them to her son Joseph, previous to her
marriage she brought with her only the evening apparel and a gold thimble. I declare that when I married the said
Victoria Lessasier I, possessed some articles of jewelry of gold and silver of
great value all of which I delivered to the said Victoria Lessasier for her use
and to dispose of them as she thought proper. I declare that after the death of my
first wife though she died intestate, I made an inventory, and appraised the
estate then existing of which Estate as acquired during the marriage. I gave up
to my son his half as lawfull heir of Isabella
Adelaide Rastel De Rocheblave. I
declare as my property one half of the house, besides the med??at??..,
which my mother Monica Lopez now dec'd bequeathed unto me by her last will
executed at her death in the city of Veles
Malaga, before John Pascaual Molina on
the 8th day of August in the year 1805. I
declare that the other half of the house above mentioned belongs to my Brother Joseph De Alba having acquired
the same by inheritance from the estate of our Dec'd father. I do hereby declare also that in conjunction with my
aforesaid brother during my residence at the Havana we gave up the same house
to one of our first cousins for him to occupy it and at his death his children
as it will appear by a written document signed by both of us on condition
whoever that at our death the said house shall be & will remain at the
disposal of our children and heirs as absolute owners thereof. I declare as my property the house
wherein I now reside and the other dwelling situated on Lot no. 4 also another
brick house not yet finished situated on Lot no. 52, various arpens of land on
the other side of Spring Road as appears by two plots existing in my Cloath
Press, three lots adjoining the Bayou called Bayou Cadets the number of which I
do not recollect at present. also the
following slaves, Isadore, Emil, Maria Rosa, Margarita, Pauline, Florentine
one negro boy Felix and Lauriana. I declare to have sold in this year
thirty three last passed (1833) a mulatto woman named Felicite with her two daughters Felica and Mary and her
son, Antonio was free the proceeding
year with my appreciation which freedom is signed by my son & his wife Constance
Tala. I do hereby declare as my property, a number of
arpens of land lying on the other side of the navy cove. The Titles though are
not yet confirmed by the Government of the United States. Also a claim of some
money against the said government deriving form the damage and injuries
occassioned in this Port by the Troops of this country when it belonged to the
Spanish Government in the year 1814, for all of which I have established my
claim in due form. I declare that Felix Lopez
Aillon late
administrator of the rents of the vault of the Post Office at the City of
Havanna is justly indebted to me in the sum of four thousand & odd dollars.
I have established the claim threat through my attorney in fact - Matias, I declare to have made and executed
a s???? gift of a part of land several
lots and slaves value as per estimations at two thousand dollars unto Constance Tala, lawful wife of my son Don Pedro De Alba by a public
instrument being dated the sixteenth of June one thousand and eight hundred and
nineteen (1819) executed before Jose Maria Callava, Political & Military
Gov'r of the City of Pensacola, stipulating therein under express conditions
that in case she should not have any issue and she should die, then said
property shall be vested to me and in case of my death to my dependents and
heirs. I declare, that I have
annulled & made void the deed of Gifts above mentioned by another
instrument of writing dated first of June in the year thirty three last past
(1833) and the lands, lots and slaves above mentioned have been returned to me
by the said Constance Tala and
further the issue and increase of the said female slaves since that period, who
are from Rosa, Felix, and Lauriana; from Felicite, Pauline Feliciano
& Mary her mulatto child Antonio
was free from his birth. I give and
bequeath unto Constance widow of my Dec'd son the house commenced of bricks
together with the lots of ground containing fifty feet part by one hundred and
seventy feet known in the plan of this town by number fifty two and as her own
property she may dispose of the said house and lots as she may see proper being
my last wish. I give and bequeath unto my
godchild Angelica daughter of my grandson John a female mulatto child named Florentina aged about four years and
daughter of the negro woman my slave Margaretta, as also the lands of
the avancade situated from the Road to the stream which runs to the Aramada as
also there lying on this other side of the said stream and under no condition
or pretext said mulatto child & Lands shall not be disposed of in any
manner whatsoever for it is my wish that said child (Angelica) be the sole heir. I
do hereby constitute and nominate to be my sole and universal heir of all
property, whatsoever (after complying with my proceeding dispositions as with
these I, may add by codicil to my last will and testament) my Grand son John De Alba his wife &
children, it being thus my last will in order that they may enjoy the
profits and benefits arising therefrom of all my estate both real and personal
or any other property of mine not comprehended in this my last will and
testament on condition that they shall not sale or dispose of any part of the
property, either real or personal, for it is my will that the estate shall
ascende after his death to his children my descendants, so that they might have
a complete and certain subsistence. I do declare now and forever void my deed
of conveyance freedom exchange or pri???ties which my said son Pedro De Alba
and his wife may have executed without my approbation and in order to carry the
foregoing into effect and my testamentary dispositions complied with I, do hereby appoint for my executors
in the first place my grandson John De
Alba, and secondly Elgena Latady
to whom I grant all the power required for the discharge of this wish,
requesting that to execute it extra juducially in order to obviate the expenses which may accrue therein. The present is done and signed with my own hand in
the city of Pensacola on the first day
of April, 1835, with the subscribed witnesses,
(signed) Pedro De Alba signed
published and declared by Pedro de Alba to be his last will and testament in
presence of us B.
D. Wright I certify the above to be
a correct verbatim to the best of my knowledge, Pensacola
Oct 28th 1835
Joseph Sierra
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