African Ancestors in Moca, Puerto Rico, 1852-1859














The List of Ancestors

Parents listed in Acta:
Eustaquio Arze y de Ma. Ynocencia
D. Cristobal Benejan
D. Francisco Cirilo de Acevedo
Jose Ramon Acevedo
D. Marcellino Lasalle
Maria Lopez
D. Juan Pellot
D. Esteban Soto Nieves
Slaveholder: D. Cristobal Benejan
Slaveholder: Maria Lopez
Slaveholder: D. Francisco Cirilo de Acevedo
Slaveholder:D. Marcellino Lasalle
Slaveholder: D. Juan Pellot
Slaveholder: D. Juan Pellot
Slaveholder: Jose Ramon Acevedo
Slaveholder: D. Juan Pellot
Slaveholder: D. Juan Pellot

7 Replies to “African Ancestors in Moca, Puerto Rico, 1852-1859”

  1. I know many people,friends of mine, with Lazalles and Pellot’s last names in Moca,. But also Balaguer, Laguerre, Buldong, Abrew, all african slaves descendants,Their ancestors adopted their owners last name when they gained their freedom in 1873. But I don’t see those last name in your list. ,

    1. Thanks for your comment Ariel, i’ve only transcribed a certain number of the cedulas de esclavos as v3 of the Registro de Esclavos is missing. I have come across Laguerre and Abreu in my transcriptions. I plan to submit the article to Hereditas later this month.

  2. Hola, Thank you for such rich information about PR’s past. My great-great grandmother Dominga Lasalle was born in Moca and according to her mother was a slave there her name was Maria Juana Lasalle. How did you get permission to view the records at the Moca church? What other information have you found? Thank you so much. I appreciate what you are doing.👍👍

    1. Hola Eirisa, thanks so much!! You’re so welcome. Which record did you happen to find? I’m not sure what the situation is with obtaining records after the storm. I was at the church’s archive way back in 2006, when I transcribed whatever I could from a couple of volumes. I hope they will be digitized eventually. The other information is an article on the missing volume of the 1872 Slave Register for the NW, and I transcribed Caja 4 of the original cedulas, which would have gone into the 1872 volume; this I hope to finally get to the SPG for an upcoming issue of Hereditas. Please let me know what years and location you have for Maria Juana Lassalle and her daughter, your GGM, Dominga Lassalle, I can check the transcription.

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