Florida Pioneer Biographies

Submitted by Descendants:  Anna Rae, Mary Hannah Miller, and Emma Jean Woodall RIGSBY Rosa Myra Monteil Bass was born in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia on November 30, 1881 to parents Needham Franklin Bass and Emma Ada Tatum.  When Rosa was about 13 months old her family moved to the area…

Submitted by Descendants:  Garrett Armstrong, Heath William, Stuart Armstrong, and Whitney Susan BAILEY Time was born in 1871, he was a second generation Floridian. His family was in the cattle business.  He became a stock trader and had moved to Ponta Gorda in the late 1800’s.  He came back to…

Submitted by Descendants:  The SUTTON, LEITNER, & McINTOSH Families William Barber was born in 1805 in southeast Georgia.  He was a Private in the First Regiment, also known as Warren’s Regiment, in the Florida Militia starting on 13 June 1837.  He served as a volunteer soldier from the State of…

Submitted by Descendant:  Sandra Caillouet BOYES Thaddeus was born in North Carolina in 1826.  He seems to be associated with James and George Baker who came to Florida from North Carolina in the 1830’s to settle first in Jefferson then Madison and finally in Benton/Hernando Counties. In Benton County on…

Jose/Joseph FONTANET/FONTANE Submitted by Descendants:  Laura Lee BERENSON, Johanna Schuster JONES; Emily Johanna PERKINS and Mary Pauline SCHUSTER Edward Ashton was born between 1746 and 1748 in Ireland to Samuel and Margaret O’Dair Ashton.  After immigrating to the colonies he settled in Georgia.  As Loyalists and upon the evacuation of…

Submitted by Descendants: The LUJAN / PAPY / TOPPINO Families Clara Arnau (aka Arnow) was born 5 March 1804 in St Augustine, East Florida, purportedly into a family originally from Minorca.  At some point Clara became a ward of her brother Stephen who when Clara was 20, in 1824, bonded…

Submitted by Descendant:  Jeannette Marie SAY 1 April 1828 is the day that marked the birth of Venancia Andreu in St. Augustine, Florida to Josef Juan Andreu and his wife Maris Dolores Masters.  Venancia was part of the second generation Andreu’s born following the establishment of the New Smyrna colony…

Submitted by Descendants:  Michelle Marie CAMPOS; Christopher Allan, Mabelle, and Teresa D. SARDINAS Tomas Sebastian Andreu was born the 22 of December in 1757 in Mercadal, Monorca, Balearic Islands, a British Colony at the time.  He was the youngest son of Juan Andreu and Maria Angela Caules and was eleven…

Submitted by Descendants:  Michelle Marie CAMPOS; Christopher Allan, Mabelle, and Teresa D. SARDINAS Tomas Sebastian Andreu was born the 22 of December in 1757 in Mercadal, Monorca, Balearic Islands, a British Colony at the time.  He was the youngest son of Juan Andreu and Maria Angela Caules and was eleven…