Abstract:
This documented history/genealogy of the pioneer Papi/Papy/Pappy family follows Gaspar Papi and Ana Pons, two of Dr. Turnbull’s indentureds, from the Mediterranean to New Smyrna, then to St. Augustine. Gaspar and Ana married and raised a family. Gaspar became a merchant, Indian interpreter and guide, government contractor, and a respected and prosperous citizen. Their children married into the Solana, Reyes, Peso de Burgo, Marin, and Oliveros families. One descendant became Florida’s Attorney General; another, engineer of the Galveston Sea Wall; a third, a California State Representative. Many fought and died for their country. Current descendants live throughout America.