Jessy Rosalia Perpall (1802 - 1827)

Born 11 Sep 1802 in Nassau, Bahamas

Ancestors

Died 12 Aug 1827 at age 24 in Charleston, South Carolina

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Biography

Jessy Perpall is part of a Bahamian family.

Baptized 13 June 1803 at Christ Church, Nassau, Bahamas.

Sarah Fish letter: "Her application to books is truly surprising and we are often afraid it will hurt her.." She learned to read before she was four years of age.

In 1810, she was sent to Pennsylvania:

Attended the Moravian Female Seminary, an institution supported by the Moravian brethren. The seminary was created by Benigna, the daughter of Count Nikolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf. In 1784, it admitted young girls from outside the religious community.

East Florida Herald, April 21, 1826. Charles Furman held the Fish lands until his death since the courts in Florida ruled in 1825 that the Spanish grant was, indeed, legal. Venancio Sanchez, his brother in law, was his agent in St. Augustine.

Jessie died of consumption shortly after the birth of her son, and was interred in the Furman family mausoleum in Charleston.

Sources

"Jessey Rosalia Perpall". Source: Christ Church Birth and Baptism Records.

Colonial Families of the United States of America, Volume II.

South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1960