Natchez Trace Parkway

Near Grindstone Ford

I found this cemetery near the trail from the parking lot going to Grindstone Ford. Several of the stones were broken and the lettering was washed away on some of them. I have received further information from a descendant of the Burnet family. They have older records obtained when the stones were in better condition. I will attempt to indicate their information with an asterisk.

Grindstone Ford was the location of a mill and stand (or outpost) which was located between Choctaw Territory and the established Settlements. A post office was there at one time as well. Colonel Daniel Burnet (11 Jul 1763 - 7 May 1827) lived here. He was a Mississippi state senator and negotiator appointed by the U. S. Government in 1818. He was responsible for negotiations with the Choctaw Indians of the region. His grave is one of those in this cemetery.*

The first stone is very hard to read, and I could not be sure of the names. I have received further information on this grave from the family descendant)

SARAH*
Wife of ABRAM EDDINS*
and daughter of Wm. & Eliza Chaney*
MARRIED Mar. 24*, 1831
BORN Oct. 29, 1816
DIED Aug. 24, 1854

Jane
Wife of John Patterson
& daughter of Daniel Burnet
Born Oct 19, 1790
Died June 8, 1823

Florence
daughter of J. H. & L. H. Patterson
BORN Dec. 3, 1843
Died Jan. 29, 1844

Mary Emma
daughter of J. H. & L. H. Patterson
BORN Sept. 8, 1845
DIED Aug. 1, 1848

Jennie
Dau. of WML* & Annie* Patterson (WML stands for William Lindsey.*)
BORN Oct. 30, 1846
DIED June 23, 1848

(This is a broken stone)
Daniel Burnet Patterson
BORN Oct. 10*, 1808
Died Nov. 1848 (No day of the month given)

In Memory of
John Patterson, Sen.*
Son of
Jarret Patterson
(?) (This was a broken stone, and I could not read the rest of the inscription - further information provided by descendant)
of Virginia
BORN 1785
DIED
at Columbus
Miss
Aug. 19, 1822*
(This is the husband of Daniel Burnet's daughter, Jane.)*

(This is an unreadable stone)
son of
(?) Burnet
(The lettering is washed away)
(probably Col. Daniel Burnet/Born July 11, 1763/Died May 7, 1827/Eldest son of Captain John Burnet/an officer in the Spanish service in Texas in 1780/Col. Burnet was in ____/_____ _____ of the Spanish/_____ _____ in West Florida. There is more of his life history on the stone. This is the Col. Daniel Burnet mentioned above*)

John & Jarret
children of John & Jane
Patterson
John born Sep 29, 1810
Jarret born Sep. 23, 1815
Both died
June 27, 1822

Mrs. Nancy Eddins
Died May 19, 1864 aged 78 years
Unfold thy bosom faithful tomb
Take this new treasure to thy trust
And give these sacred relics room
To slumber in the silent dust*

Here are some additional stones which I did not see. The information was provided by a family descendant.

Mrs. MARTHA J. MORRIS*
Born Oct. 16, 1823
Died Aug. 20, 1852

Capt. JOHN BURNET* (Daniel Burnet's father - a family member found this stone while digging through the brush)*

RALPH HUMPHREYS*
BORN 1735
DIED/Aug. 20, 1798

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