Amander Parson's is said to have named the village of May Port-Mayport- and was the owner of the mill which the Yankees burned during the War between the States. He established a church there and his daughter Dorcus, a school, both church and school perhaps the first in the village. There is some evidence that Cornelius Taylor built the mill which he sold to Parsons. Ed T of PGH ---------- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [FLDUVAL] Parson's Cemetery >Date: Tue, Jan 2, 2001, 10:10 PM > >For those of you asking about Parson's Cemetery, Lucy Ames Edwards gives a >short historical account in her book "Grave Markers of Duval County 1808 - >1916". > >"...... Amander Parson's was the first member of the Parson Family to have >owned this property. The first burial was that of Thomas Burke, who died 20 >Nov 1840. He was the brother of Elizabeth Burke Parsons, the wife of Amander >Parsons...." > >Amander's headstone as well as Elizabeths still stand. Also buried in this >cemetery is Mary Dorcas Parsons (1836-1869), wife of Napolean Bonapart >Broward, who is buried in Evergreen. > >Di > >> Does anyone have any information about the old "Parson's Cemetery"? I >> have McDowell relatives buried there. >> Martha >> >> > > > >