This would heavily depend on several things...
If the father was white and the mother black... and the father was influencal enough and cared about this child (possibly if the child was also a male) then the chances are that person had normal rights (especially if it wasn't very dark of complection).
If the father was black and the mother was white (thus not being a slave) the child would officially have to be free, but there's a much greater chance that the wife would be severely punished and the child desposed of at birth for it would probably be considered a great shame and presented as if the woman was raped by a black man.
The law did (if I remember correctly) also perhibit the crossbreading, so something like this probably shouldn't even happen anyway.
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