Floyd, William

Birth Name Floyd, William 1a
Gramps ID I2498
Gender male
Age at Death 86 years, 7 months, 18 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E3331] 1734-12-17 Mastic, Suffolk, Long Island, NY  
2 1b
Death [E3332] 1821-08-04 Westernville, Oneida, NY  
2 1c
Fact [E3333]   5th signer of Declaration of Independence  
 
Burial [E3334]   Presbyterian Churchyard, Westernville, Oneida, NY  
1d

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Floyd, Nicolls [I40909]1705-08-271755-03-08
Mother Smith, Tabitha [I40910]1704/5-02-18 (Julian)1755-01-17
         Floyd, William [I2498] 1734-12-17 1821-08-04
    Sister     Floyd, Ruth [I35520] 1822

Families

    Family of Floyd, William and Jones, Hannah [F14121]
Married Wife Jones, Hannah [I24666] ( * FEB 1739/40 + 1781-05-16 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E59759] 1760-08-20    
2 1e
    Family of Floyd, William and Strong, Joanna [F15752]
Married Wife Strong, Joanna [I32712] ( * 1746/7-01-04 (Julian) + 1826-11-24 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E60286] 1785 Mastic, Suffolk, Long Island, NY  
 

Narrative

[William Floyd-ancestry.com-119686.FTW]

General William Floyd served in the Revolution as colonel of the
First Regiment of Suffolk County, and was a member of the first
Continental Congress and a signer of the Declaration of
Independence. He was elected senator in the first
constitutional legislature of New York, in 1777, and appointed
by the legislature as a member of the Continental Congress in
1778 and again in 1779, and was a member of the First United
States Congress, which convened in New York 4 Mar 1789.

Pedigree

  1. Floyd, Nicolls [I40909]
    1. Smith, Tabitha [I40910]
      1. Floyd, William
        1. Jones, Hannah [I24666]
        2. Strong, Joanna [I32712]
      2. Floyd, Ruth [I35520]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. William Floyd-ancestry.com-119686.FTW [S445099]
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