Early Life
Originally from Barbados, Dummett arrived in Florida as a youth during the 1820s. He was the oldest son of Thomas H. Dummett. Thomas Dummett purchased the John Bunch sugar mill plantation in 1825 near the mouth of the Tomoka River. He later conveyed this property to Douglas. Douglas Dummett operated the plantation from 1828 to 1835. Dummett served as the first postmaster at Tomoka between 1833 and 1836.
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