· Deeded to the Town in 1731, Nathaniel Taylor donated a lot in the center of town to be used as a burial ground. Taylor had purchased Beaufort Township in 1725 from Richard Rustull. He paid 500 pounds for it.
· There are some 200 dated stones from the pre-Civil War era, some 45 during the war, about 150 from 1865-1900, and a smattering of 20th century dates.
· Wooden tombstones made of cypress still exist today, as well as many early unmarked graves and illegible tombstones.
· Common plants in the Burying Ground are Live Oaks, covered with resurrection ferns.
· The cemetery originally consisted of only Lot 91, but over time was expanded to include Lot 81, and portions of 5 other Lots.
· Those buried in the Old Burying Ground include: Otway Burns, soldiers from the Revolutionary War and Civil War, a British soldier buried standing up, and a little girl buried inside a keg of rum.
· There are some 200 dated stones from the pre-Civil War era, some 45 during the war, about 150 from 1865-1900, and a smattering of 20th century dates.
· Wooden tombstones made of cypress still exist today, as well as many early unmarked graves and illegible tombstones.
· Common plants in the Burying Ground are Live Oaks, covered with resurrection ferns.
· The cemetery originally consisted of only Lot 91, but over time was expanded to include Lot 81, and portions of 5 other Lots.
· Those buried in the Old Burying Ground include: Otway Burns, soldiers from the Revolutionary War and Civil War, a British soldier buried standing up, and a little girl buried inside a keg of rum.
