Eufrosina Hinard

Eufrosina Hinard (also spelled Hisnard; 1777 after 1819), was a businesswoman who lived in New Orleans and Pensacola, Spanish West Florida. Hinard, a free mixed-race woman, owned and bought slaves and allowed them to purchase their own freedom.

Biography Hinard was born in 1777 in New Orleans to a freed black slave. Her father was a free white man, and as Hinard's mother had been freed, Hinard was also born free. She had two daughters with Vidal: Carolina Maria Salome and Maria Josefa de las Mercedes.

Although Vidal was not listed on the children's baptism records,

Hinard and her daughters lived in New Orleans until 1803, when it was ceded to the French at which time they moved with Vidal to Pensacola, Spanish West Florida.

When Vidal died in 1806, he left his estate and his slaves to Hinard and her daughters.

Hinard rented out her slaves and purchased more slaves. Her slaves could pay their purchase price, plus interest, in order to earn their freedom.

Hinard is the fourth-great-grandmother to Creole chef Leah Chase.