I looked in my cemetery book and she was not there. -------------- Original message -------------- From: Edgar Taylor <ertjr1@earthlink.net> > For those who may have ancestors in the Fernandina or Nassau Co. area, > there was a book published by the City of Fernandina in 1988, "The > Original Section of Bosque Bella Cemetery, Fernandina Beach, Florida - > A listing of Existing Grave Markers and Maps Showing their Locations". > This was a project of "The General Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical > Society of Amelia Island". However, years ago before this book came out > when I contacted someone who was looking after the cemetery, he stated > that there were a number of unmarked graves for which the records - if > they ever existed - were lost. > > My interest in this was to find who of the original settlers in Old > Fernandina were buried there. I was particularly attempting to find if > my many great grandmother, Catherine Chicken Dewees Hall was there, > rather than in or near the Old Pablo Cemetery. It appears that she may > have died in Old Fernandina before or during the Patriots' War. Her > daughter, Mary Dewees, claimed a lot in (Old) Fernandina when Florida > became a territory. > > Old Fernandina is an interesting and historic little Spanish town. > Before the Spanish regained Florida back from the British, there was an > "Egmont Town" at what appears to have been the same location. Many of > us probably have ancestors who owned property there. It is a shame that > no archeological work was ever done there. > > Ed T of PGH > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FLDUVAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Thanks for looking but I am confused. Were you looking Catherine Dewees? I appreciate your help but you will not find her in any book that I am aware of. I too have a copy of the Bosque Bella Cemetery book that I cited, bought it just after it came out. But two Wightmans who descended from her are there. Sara [?] Wightman's daughter, Emily [?] who married Marcellus Williams, is in the cemetery with her family behind the Episcopal Church in "downtown" Fernandina. Marcellus had a big house in Fernandina, which is now a bed and breakfast. There is quite a history about that house. Thanks again. Ed T of PGH --------------- On Jun 12, 2007, at 12:19 PM, ajusbjus@comcast.net wrote: > I looked in my cemetery book and she was not there. > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Edgar Taylor <ertjr1@earthlink.net> > >> For those who may have ancestors in the Fernandina or Nassau Co. area, >> there was a book published by the City of Fernandina in 1988, "The >> Original Section of Bosque Bella Cemetery, Fernandina Beach, Florida - >> A listing of Existing Grave Markers and Maps Showing their Locations". >> This was a project of "The General Duncan Lamont Clinch Historical >> Society of Amelia Island". However, years ago before this book came >> out >> when I contacted someone who was looking after the cemetery, he stated >> that there were a number of unmarked graves for which the records - if >> they ever existed - were lost. >> >> My interest in this was to find who of the original settlers in Old >> Fernandina were buried there. I was particularly attempting to find if >> my many great grandmother, Catherine Chicken Dewees Hall was there, >> rather than in or near the Old Pablo Cemetery. It appears that she may >> have died in Old Fernandina before or during the Patriots' War. Her >> daughter, Mary Dewees, claimed a lot in (Old) Fernandina when Florida >> became a territory. >> >> Old Fernandina is an interesting and historic little Spanish town. >> Before the Spanish regained Florida back from the British, there was >> an >> "Egmont Town" at what appears to have been the same location. Many of >> us probably have ancestors who owned property there. It is a shame >> that >> no archeological work was ever done there. >> >> Ed T of PGH >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> FLDUVAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > FLDUVAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >