St. David A.M.E. Zion Church Cemetery (1840) Sag Harbor, NY

ST. DAVID A.M.E. ZION CHURCH CEMETERY (1840) SAG HARBOR, NEW YORK

St. David Church was part of the Underground Railroad; many of the old Eastville residents speak of slave runaways moving through, as if it were common knowledge.  When one considers the fact that St. David’s first minister, Rev. John P. Thompson, was traveled throughout the A.M.E. Aion Conference, it is not hard to accept the possibility that he could have influenced the escape route of slaves which could have been through Sag Harbor.

Rev. Thompson and his wife Mary are buried in the cemetery across the street from the Church.  This cemetery dates to at least 1846.  The last burial was during the fall of 1985.

ST. DAVID A.M.E. ZION CHURCH (1840) SAG HARBOR, NEW YORK (c. LAWRENCE E. WALKER FOUNDATION)

ENTRANCE TO ST. DAVID A.M.E. ZION CHURCH CEMETERY (c. LAWRENCE E. WALKER FOUNDATION)