Sherman C. Floyd
M, #1415, b. January 1896
 Possibly Sherman Floyd |
| Father* | James Everette Floyd b. 10 Aug 1861, d. 30 Jun 1918 | |
| Mother* | Mary Victoria (Mollie) Young b. Apr 1866, d. b 1920 | |
Sherman C. Floyd|b. Jan 1896|p58.htm#i1415|James Everette Floyd|b. 10 Aug 1861\nd. 30 Jun 1918|p54.htm#i1407|Mary Victoria (Mollie) Young|b. Apr 1866\nd. b 1920|p130.htm#i1408|Amos K. Floyd|b. 11 Apr 1816\nd. a 29 Sep 1900|p51.htm#i1133|Elizabeth Blount|b. 24 Dec 1831\nd. 27 May 1900|p25.htm#i1135||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | January 1896 | Sherman C. Floyd was born in January 1896. |
| He was the son of James Everette Floyd and Mary Victoria (Mollie) Young. | ||
| MARRIAGE* | 19 April 1925 | He married Lelia Mae Sanders on 19 April 1925; This marriage is a guess. |
| CENSUS1920* | 1920 | He appeared on the census in 1920 at Bleckley County, GA.1 |
| CENSUS1930* | 1930 | He appeared on the census in 1930 at GA.2 |
Family | Lelia Mae Sanders | |
| Last Edited | 25 Apr 2006 |
Stephen Floyd
M, #1087, b. 1709
| Father* | John Floyd b. 1690, d. c 1756 | |
Stephen Floyd|b. 1709|p58.htm#i1087|John Floyd|b. 1690\nd. c 1756|p55.htm#i1082|||||||||||||||| | ||
| Birth* | 1709 | Stephen Floyd was born in 1709 at King Wiilliam, Va.1 |
| He was the son of John Floyd. |
| Last Edited | 21 Jan 2006 |
Citations
- [S577] Bill Jones, "Bill Jones," e-mail to MVW, January 2006.
Stephen F. Floyd
M, #1383, b. October 1862
| Father* | Frederick Floyd b. 1841, d. 7 Jan 1924 | |
| Mother* | Roxy Ann Blount b. Jan 1846, d. 1927 | |
Stephen F. Floyd|b. Oct 1862|p58.htm#i1383|Frederick Floyd|b. 1841\nd. 7 Jan 1924|p53.htm#i1380|Roxy Ann Blount|b. Jan 1846\nd. 1927|p25.htm#i1381|Amos K. Floyd|b. 11 Apr 1816\nd. a 29 Sep 1900|p51.htm#i1133|Anna L. Mc Daniel|b. 1827\nd. c 1860|p84.htm#i1134||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| MARRIAGE* | Stephen F. Floyd married Lizzie (?). | |
| Birth* | October 1862 | He was born in October 1862. |
| He was the son of Frederick Floyd and Roxy Ann Blount. | ||
| MARRIAGE* | circa 1878 | He married Elizabeth (Lizzie) (?) circa 1878.1 |
| CENSUS1870 | 1870 | He appeared on the census in 1870 at Pulaski County, GA.2 |
| CENSUS1880 | 1880 | He appeared on the Census in 1880 at GA.3 |
| Census* | 1900 | He appeared on the census of 1900 at Dodge County, GA.4 |
| CENSUS1910* | 1910 | Living in the Trippville area not far from Shade Floyd. |
Family 1 | Lizzie (?) b. circa 1854 | |
| MARRIAGE* | He married Lizzie (?). | |
Family 2 | Elizabeth (Lizzie) (?) b. March 1855 | |
| MARRIAGE* | circa 1878 | He married Elizabeth (Lizzie) (?) circa 1878.1 |
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| Last Edited | 12 Aug 2003 |
Susan Floyd
F, #1459, b. May 1894
| Father* | Charles F. Floyd b. Jan 1862 | |
| Mother* | Martha (?) b. May 1875 | |
Susan Floyd|b. May 1894|p58.htm#i1459|Charles F. Floyd|b. Jan 1862|p52.htm#i1454|Martha (?)|b. May 1875|p7.htm#i1455|Washington J. Floyd|b. 10 Feb 1814\nd. 15 Sep 1885|p58.htm#i1131|Susan Lister|b. 1833\nd. 8 Jun 1909|p82.htm#i1132||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | May 1894 | Susan Floyd was born in May 1894. |
| She was the daughter of Charles F. Floyd and Martha (?). |
| Last Edited | 17 Aug 1994 |
Susan Floyd1
F, #3940, b. 1 May 1813, d. 13 June 1880
| Father* | Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr.1 b. c 1764, d. May 1815 | |
| Mother* | Mary Sarah Beckwith1 | |
Susan Floyd|b. 1 May 1813\nd. 13 Jun 1880|p58.htm#i3940|Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr.|b. c 1764\nd. May 1815|p58.htm#i3115|Mary Sarah Beckwith||p22.htm#i3116||||Delialah Floyd|b. c 1750\nd. a 1810|p52.htm#i1108||||||| | ||
| Relationship | 3rd cousin 5 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 3rd cousin 5 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | 1 May 1813 | Susan Floyd was born on 1 May 1813.1 |
| She was the daughter of Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr. and Mary Sarah Beckwith.1 | ||
| Death* | 13 June 1880 | She died on 13 June 1880 at age 67.1 |
| Married Name | Her married name was Davidson.1 |
| Last Edited | 8 Nov 2007 |
Citations
- [S486] Donald Floyd, "Donald Floyd."
Temperance Floyd1
F, #3946
| Father* | Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr.1 b. c 1764, d. May 1815 | |
| Mother* | Mary Sarah Beckwith1 | |
Temperance Floyd||p58.htm#i3946|Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr.|b. c 1764\nd. May 1815|p58.htm#i3115|Mary Sarah Beckwith||p22.htm#i3116||||Delialah Floyd|b. c 1750\nd. a 1810|p52.htm#i1108||||||| | ||
| Relationship | 3rd cousin 5 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 3rd cousin 5 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | Temperance Floyd was born at Nash, N.C.1 | |
| She was the daughter of Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr. and Mary Sarah Beckwith.1 | ||
| Married Name | Her married name was Griffin.1 |
| Last Edited | 7 Mar 2004 |
Citations
- [S486] Donald Floyd, "Donald Floyd."
Thomas Floyd1
M, #1071, b. circa 1680
| Charts | WOODROUGH KIDLET ANCESTORS |
| Relationship | 7th great-grandfather of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 7th great-grandfather of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Reference | 0200 |
| Birth* | circa 1680 | Thomas Floyd was born circa 1680 at Isle of Wight County, VA. |
| MARRIAGE* | circa 1690 | Thomas Floyd married Joanna Goodson, daughter of Edward Goodson and Mary Phillips, circa 1690; Note from MVW in 4-04: It appears that Matthew Lowry her second husband) knew and/or was a friend of Joanna's first husband, Floyd. Therefore, I suspect her first husband was named Thomas since Matthew and Thomas owned adjoining property. Also, Thomas Floyd witnessed a 1711 land sale in Isle of Wight where Thomas Pitt sold land to Matthew Lowry. Thomas Pitt was the father of aHester Pitt who married into the Bridger family. The Goodsons and Bridger family were neighbors. On the other hand Don Floyd has this opinion:The Francis Floyd who was witness to the sale of land on June 8, 1698, by Richard Reynolds Sr. to Richard Reynolds Jr., is a candidate for being the first husband of Joanna Goodson. The deed noted that the land was in occupation of Edward Goodson, William West, John Tyler and Richard Reynolds. Edward Goodson, of course, was the father of Joanna Goodson. This Francis Floyd may have died about 1720.2 |
| Biography* | The Floyds and their uniqueness written by Don Floyd The Floyd family is a fascinating study, veiled at times with mystery and often muddled by elfish unpredictability. They are unique. They are rare. They are elusive. But 35 years of persistent research has uncovered some amazing stories about them, who they were, and who they married. Still, there are gaps in the story, much like missing pieces from a jigsaw puzzle. When the puzzle is assembled to near completion, the viewer can analyze the shape and size of the missing pieces and gain additional clues to what they are by observing the scenery around them. The Floyds of the past can be found. That is a fact. But don’t count on doing it without considerable work and perseverance. Their greatest talent, it seems, was the ability to marry well. This suggests that they were a handsome and strong lot and were attractive to women needing safety amid unsafe surroundings. And when we say, “marry well” we are talking, for example, about an 1803 wedding in North Carolina where Mourning Bass, a descendant from the high wealth of London, married Federick Floyd, a man of humble background. Mourning’s earliest Bass ancestor to make a home in Virginia was John Basse (the original French spelling) along with his Nansemond Indian wife. But Mourning’s rich genealogical trail goes back further to London and to the elite of Northern France. The Basse families were among the few Europeans to settle in Virginia about 1618 and survive the Powhatan Indian Massacre of 1622 when 347 Englishmen were slain. John remembered London well, but he soon found himself adjusting in Virginia to what circumstances required. During this ongoing lifestyle change, he married the daughter of the king of the militant Nansemond Nation (called tribe today) and chose to live with the Nansemonds, thereby enjoying the protection afforded to his Nansemond wife. As we continue our research today we often find family historical nuggets that are nothing short of phenomenal. One such story features Nathaniel Basse, who in 1616 inherited his father’s stock in The Virginia Company, a corporation intended as a moneymaking enterprise in The New World. But that stock was only a very small portion of Humfrey Basse’s overall wealth in London. He left a will that is one of the longest in English history. The stock most likely brought Nathaniel to Virginia for further investment. Before it was over, however, he most likely suffered some financial losses. So did The Virginia Company which never turned a profit. Beginning about 1622, Nathaniel Basse operated Basse’s Choice, a plantation commonly called a hundred, south of the James River very near present-day Smithfield. He also served in the House of Burgesses in 1623 and 1629, and he served in the Colonial Council between 1624 and 1629 and was the chief judicial authority in the area of Basse’s Choice. He also traveled, under orders of the governor, to such places as Nova Scotia, Dutch settlements and possibly the West Indies to negotiate trade deals. He was a key figure in early American history but history books have for the most part ignored him. About 1623, after apparently coming to America from Northern Ireland and possibly having a link to southwestern Scotland (this is not proven), Thomas Floyd lived at West and Sherlow Hundred near Jamestown, as is documented by early records. After examining the records of all Floyds of the 17th century in Virginia and surrounding areas between 1618 and 1700, we conclude that this Thomas Floyd most likely was our first ancestor, in Virginia, but we have no proof. The Floyd family became centered in Isle of Wight County, Va., and there were many there by 1700. Other Floyds lived in various parts of the colony, but none seemed to be related to us. Some of them, in fact, most likely were Welsh. Family oral history says we are Irish, but it is possible – though not proven – that we are Scots-Irish, who lived in Northern Ireland and originally were from Scotland. One factor that impedes research of our Floyds is our rarity. The National Genographic Project along with National Geographic have confirmed that our Floyds possess DNA that places us in Haplogroup G, which makes up about 3 percent of the world’s population, and the Floyds make up a small fraction of that 3 percent. There are some Floyds from Ireland who do not share our DNA. And there is one family of Floyds that is neither Irish nor Scottish. It is Welsh. Their original name was ap Lloyd, the gray one, and this name evolved into Floyd. In our case, the Gaelic name Tuile, was anglicized to Flood while under English dominion and evolved into Floyd or Floid possibly because of the way Irishmen pronounced Flood: “flow-id.” One of the more exciting features of the Floyd story is its link with two men of kinship who put America on a course toward permanency and eventually toward national sovereignty. Nathaniel Basse was one. Another was Basse’s father in law, Samuel Jordan, who was among a handful of Englishmen involved in saving Jamestown from collapse during its darkest hour about 1610. Three months before The Mayflower, Samuel Jordan in June 1609 boarded The Sea Venture in Plymouth and set sail for the New World. The recently built state-of-the art vessel, was one of eight ships to set sail that day on a mission called The Third Supply, providing new settlers and provisions for a corporation called Virginia. Six to eight weeks out, the flotilla ran into a powerful storm – assumed to be a hurricane – and was pummeled for almost 48 hours. The Sea Venture could not hold up during the storm because it had a major flaw. Its calking had not been allowed to thoroughly dry before the ship’s departure. The other seven ships survived and proceeded to Jamestown. The Sea Venture, meanwhile, was foundering somewhere in the unseen distance. Directly, the ship’s master spotted land and ordered the ship in that direction. The ship became snared between two coral reefs – which may have been a saving factor for the passengers. The ship never sank and all passengers and crew were believed to have survived. However, there were some deaths on land weeks to months after the passengers went ashore. Their temporary home there was not just any ordinary spot on the globe. As it turns out, they were stranded in the Bermudas where bizarre maritime mysteries today are all the rage and UFO theories are seemingly delivered to TV stations by the truckload. Samuel Jordan and the rest undertook to build two small ships from Sea Venture salvage and from such native Bermuda resources as cedar. It took 10 months or so to finish the two ships and then set sail for Jamestown in 1610. Samuel Jordan and the others apparently had lived in a healthy environment in the Bermudas. After arriving in Jamestown, they were shocked by what they saw: blank stares, emaciated bodies, disarray, and a seeming desire to flee the misery of life. Of a one-time population of about 500, only 50 or so were left, and they were planning to set sail for England the next day. But Samuel Jordan and his associates were able to revive their spirits, provide food for the hungry and comfort the sick. Within a few days, the 50 were feeling good about staying in Virginia. It was one of the most important developments in American history – perhaps the most important. Without it, today’s America would not exist. Instead, Spain would rule. It is reported that Spain had already used spies and poison against Jamestown. There is much more we are sharing in this book about the Floyds and related families, but above all, we are presenting a human story – a story made up of many human stories. We have, for the most part, shunned lists. We want to bring you face to face with your ancestors so that you might see who they were and how they lived. After all, when you look in the mirror today, they are there looking back.2 | |
| Note* | before 1700 | Before 1700 at VA There were a number of Floyds in 17th century Virginia. The first was Nathaniel said to have been age 25 when he came from England in the early 1600's. Don Floyd does not think he was an ancestor because there are no Nathaniels in later generations In addition there was an Edward probably born about 1665 and a couple of later Nathaniels as well as Thomas and Francis. We may never know who was the father of Thomas the first husband of Joanna Lowry, but the more I research the more I become convinced that our earliest known Floyd ancestor is Thomas husband of Joanna Goodson. A deed in 1699 in Virginia from Edward Cobb (the Cobbs seemed to live near the Lowrys and the Lowrys lived near the Floyds) gives a boundry line of "Floyds Creek that ran out of Pagan Creek". The fact that a creek is named Floyd implies that the land has been held for a while and was widely known as a landmark. Don Floyd believes Joanna's husband was named Francis. Here is his logic: "The Francis Floyd who was witness to the sale of land on June 8, 1698, by Richard Reynolds Sr. to Richard Reynolds Jr., is a candidate for being the first husband of Joanna Goodson. The deed noted that the land was in occupation of Edward Goodson, William West, John Tyler and Richard Reynolds. Edward Goodson, of course, was the father of Joanna Goodson. This Francis Floyd may have died about 1720." We may never know for sure, but its safe to think that it was either Francis or Thomas. |
| LANDCONTRA | 21 September 1711 | He purchased land on 21 September 1711; Thomas and his brother purchased l150 acres of land from Bridgeman Joyner for 5,000 pounds of tobacco. The deed was signed by Bridgeman B. Joyner and Anne Joyner and was witnessed by Matthew Lowry.3 |
| Death* | circa 1722 | He died circa 1722 at VA; Joanna is called Joan Floyd in her father's will. She is also executrix.4 |
| LANDCONTRA* | 1741 | He purchased land in 1741 at VA.2 |
| Note | 2004 | In 2004 Here is a note I wrote to Don Floyd along with his reply. It may prove useful for future research. "Have you examined a 1993 book called Isle of Wight County, Va Deeds 1647-1719 by William Lindsay Hopkins? Several years ago I tried to get it on interlibrary loan, but the best I could get were all the references to Bass and Floyd. Its taken me two years to get around to digesting what I have here and that is the source of my recent interest in the early Floyds. The book lists Edward, Frances, Harry, Nathaniel and Thomas Floyd. I don't think Harry is ours as he lives in the upper county and ours lived in the lower county. Nathaniel is mentioned only once so I'm guessing he might be the father of Edward, Francis and Thomas. (I found an old old note in my file saying Mary (relic of Nathan) so we could possibly have both parents here.) A John Portis, Jr. with a wife named Deborah is mentioned as well as a John Portis Sr. connected with William Boddie These entries are for 1694 and 1698. In addition I find an Edward Goodson (could be Joana's father.) Nathaniel is listed only once and his land is described as being on a neck of land on the main creek of Warrrisquake Bay." Here is Don's reply: Haven't seen the Hopkins book. The Harry Floyd, I believe, is sometimes referred to as Harry Flood or Harry Flud. Don't think he's ours. Don't think Nathaniel is ours either. See "A Man With No Heirs" on Page 71 of my book (Don said this because the estate of Nathaniel escheated and Don takes this to mean there were no heirs. (But his contradicts the note above mentioning Mery the relick of Nathan indicating that she was his widow - and heir.) (I told Don it could also mean that no heirs could be found as they had all gone to North Carolina). However, it is possible that Nathaniel outlived his sons. I think Francis and Thomas are ours, but have no proof. I theorized that Joana's first husband was Thomas Floyd, and that he was the father of the Francis and Thomas Floyd who migrated from Isle of Wight county Virginia to Edgecombe county North Carolina. Francis and Thomas definitely were the sons of Joana Goodson Floyd Lowry. I'm almost certain that Edward Goodson was the father of Joana Goodson Floyd Lowry. I have theorized that an earlier Thomas Floyd was our first American, but that is almost a wild guess. If he was, he would have been in America almost as earlier as Nathaniel Bass. John Portis is a real mystery. He apparently was originally John Floyd and could have been adopted by a Portis. |
Family | Joanna Goodson b. 1670, d. 1736 | |
| MARRIAGE* | circa 1690 | He married Joanna Goodson, daughter of Edward Goodson and Mary Phillips, circa 1690; Note from MVW in 4-04: It appears that Matthew Lowry her second husband) knew and/or was a friend of Joanna's first husband, Floyd. Therefore, I suspect her first husband was named Thomas since Matthew and Thomas owned adjoining property. Also, Thomas Floyd witnessed a 1711 land sale in Isle of Wight where Thomas Pitt sold land to Matthew Lowry. Thomas Pitt was the father of aHester Pitt who married into the Bridger family. The Goodsons and Bridger family were neighbors. On the other hand Don Floyd has this opinion:The Francis Floyd who was witness to the sale of land on June 8, 1698, by Richard Reynolds Sr. to Richard Reynolds Jr., is a candidate for being the first husband of Joanna Goodson. The deed noted that the land was in occupation of Edward Goodson, William West, John Tyler and Richard Reynolds. Edward Goodson, of course, was the father of Joanna Goodson. This Francis Floyd may have died about 1720.2 |
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| Last Edited | 18 Feb 2009 |
Citations
- The Floyd family is difficult to trace. They left relatively few records and constantly used the same names over and over. My suspicion is that the North Carolina Floyds descended from the early Floyds of Virginia, perhaps even from Nathaniel, but there is no real proof. However, Joanna Goodson Floyd Lowry is definately a descendant of a Virginia family making the connection quite likely. This progenitor is an educated guess based upon the following logic:
There are both a Thomas Floyd and a Matthew Lowry who appear numerous times in the records about 1711 (the year that Joanna likely would have started having children) Joanna has children named both Thomas Floyd and Matthew Lowry, but neither this Thomas(#1071) nor Matthew can be Joanna's children as she did not marry Lowry until after 1724 as evidenced by her father's will of that year where she is called Floid. I believe she married Thomas Floyd (#1071) first and then married his friend Matthew Lowry when Thomas died. This also explains her use of their names.
There are two estate appraisements in Isle of Wight. One for Francis Floyd in 1741 and the other for Thomas Floyd in 1760. I believe that one or the other of these is Joanna's father-in-law and the other is his brother. Neither can be Joanna's children as there is a full and complete record of her Thomas and Francis in North Carolina and they died well after the above dates. - [S490] Donald R. Floyd, The Elusive Floyds.
- [S617] James Lowry, "Lowry," e-mail to MVW, Feb 18, 2007.
- [S476] Blanche Adams Chapman, Isle of Wight Wills.
Thomas Floyd1
M, #1084, b. say 1730, d. before 27 July 1780
| Father* | Thomas Floyd b. s 1694, d. 1760 | |
Thomas Floyd|b. s 1730\nd. b 27 Jul 1780|p58.htm#i1084|Thomas Floyd|b. s 1694\nd. 1760|p58.htm#i5122||||Thomas Floyd|b. c 1680|p58.htm#i1071|Joanna Goodson|b. 1670\nd. 1736|p63.htm#i1072||||||| | ||
| Charts | WOODROUGH KIDLET ANCESTORS |
| Relationship | 5th great-grandfather of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 5th great-grandfather of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | say 1730 | Thomas Floyd was born say 1730 at Isle of Wight County, VA. |
| He was the son of Thomas Floyd. | ||
| MARRIAGE* | 1756 | He married Ann (?) (?) in 1756; This is the year that Ann's name starts appearing with husband Thomas on Deeds.2 |
| Death* | before 27 July 1780 | He died before 27 July 1780 at Northampton, NC; He is shown on the Bute county Tax list having come from Edgecomb. In the records of Bute (Vol. II Journal of NC Geneology) he is shown as having three slaves and a son named Amos. It was the son named Amos that caused me to think he is the father of Amos, Shadrick and Fed Floyd. I've only found one Amos in the area. item 379 p. 35 says "...it being part of a tract of land formerly granted by deed from Thomas Floyd deceased 7-27-1780". I do not know the significance of the above date. Do know that Thomas was dead by 1795 when his wife's will was filed calling her widow of Thomas.3 |
| Milit-Beg* | circa 1750 | He began military service circa 1750 at Militia, Edgecomb, NC. |
| ADMINISTRA* | 26 June 1759 | On 26 June 1759 at Edgecomb, NC, Thomas Floyd is granted administration of the estate of Joseph Richardson upon relinquishment of right of his widow. The abstract mentions that there is an inventory of the estate that was exhibited as well.4 |
| MINUTES* | March 1762 | He was mentioned in the court minutes "Ordered that the following persons lay off road leading out of the road that crosses Swift Creek at the Bridge near RICKMAN’s store between the store and Greens Path and then near the Plumb Tree Bottom above < > into the road: Mathew DRAKE, Nath’l DRAKE, William DRAKE, Francis PARKER, Isaac HILLIARD, Thos MAIN (?), Henry BECKWITH, Thos FLOYD, John WILLIAMS, William BRASWELL, Francis JONES, William TAYLOR, Jacob HILLIARD, Thos. WILLIAMS, Jacob BRASWELL, Joseph SUMNER, Simon JOHNSON, Henry BRASWELL overseer and the following work on the same: Isaac HILLIARD, Henry BECKWITH, Ebenezer FOLSOME, William BRASWELL, William HUNT, Jacob Whitehead, DAWSON, William NORRIS, William HORN, Francis JENKINS, Edmund REVELL, John SPIKES, Thos. SPIKES, William SPIKES, John WOODARD, William DANIEL, Francis JONES, Mathew DRAKE, Nath’l DRAKE, Mary WILLIAMS." This is an important document as it shows association with the Drake family with whom the Floyd's were related through marriage. in March 1762 at NC. |
| COUNTY CHANGE | 1764 | In 1764 at Granville, NC, Bute County formed from eastern part of Granville County. |
| LANDCONTRA | 1764 | He sold land in 1764 at NC; Ann and Thomas Floyd sold land to Jonas Williams.5 |
| LANDCONTRA | 1770 | He sold land in 1770; Ann and Thomas sold land to William Battle.5 |
| Census* | 1771 | He appeared on the census of 1771 at Bute, N.C; the state census shows: Thomas Floyd- State: NC Year: 1771 County: Bute County Record Type: Township: Page: Database: NC Early Census Index. |
| TAXROLL* | 1771 | In 1771 at Bute, NC, He came to Bute from Edgecomb Co., NC. He is shown in the records of Bute (Vol. II Journal of NC Genealogy) as having three slaves and a son named Amos. (Bute County North Carolina later became Franklin County North Carolina.). |
| LANDCONTRA | 19 May 1772 | He purchased land on 19 May 1772 at NC; Parramon Floyd sold land to Thomas Floyd. Abstract states the following: Edgecomb on March 6, 1773 for 70 pounds Virginia money a tract of land 140 acres on the north side of Swifts Creek it being a part of a tract of 288 acres conveyed to Francis Floyd by William Kinchen. By the will of Francis Floyd this 140 acres including the manor Plantation was bequeath to his son Parramon Floyd who conveyed it to said Thomas Floyd 5-19-1772.6 |
| TAXROLL | 1773 | He was on the tax roll in 1773 at N.C; FLOYD, THOMAS State: NC Year: 1773 County: Bute County Record Type: Township: Early Tax List Page: Database: NC Early Census Index. |
| LANDCONTRA* | 6 March 1773 | He purchased land on 6 March 1773 at NC; Abstract states the following: Edgecomb on March 6, 1773 for 70 pounds Virginia money a tract of land 140 acres on the north side of Swifts Creek it being a part of a tract of 288 acres conveyed to Francis Floyd by William Kinchen. (Its interesting that the name Kinchen will persist in the family until the early 1800's in the form of Amos Kinchen Floyd) By the will of Francis Floyd this 140 acres including the manor Plantation was bequeath to his son Parramon Floyd who conveyed it to said Thomas Floyd 5-19-1772.6 |
| LANDCONTRA | 1774 | He sold land in 1774 at NC; Ann and Thomas sold land to John Battle. Battle's will Jan 22 1774 mentions buying 140 acre plantation on north side of Swift Creek.5 |
| DEED | May 1774 | He was shown on a deed in May 1774 at N.C; A Deed from William Halle and Mary Halle to Tho's Floyd was proved by the oath of Amos Floyd a Witness thereto and on Motion the same is Ordered to be registered. This is from the Bute county Court Minutes 1767-1779 available at ancestry.com. |
| DEED* | 8 November 1774 | He was shown on a deed on 8 November 1774 at N.C; Bute County, North Carolina Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, 1767-1779 8 November 1774 A Deed from Thomas Floyd and Ann his wife to Nathan Whitley was proved by the Oath of Frederik Jones a witness & on Motion the same is Ordered to be Registered. Don Floyd has speculated that Frederick Jones could be Anne's father and this is how the Frederick name came into family. Pure speculation. |
| COUNTY CHANGE | 1776 | In 1776 at NC Part of Northampton annexed to Bute. |
| COUNTY CHANGE* | 1777 | In 1777 at N.C Bute County abolished and it became Franklin and Warren County. |
| INVENTORY* | before 1795 | Here is estate inventory; His estate included a negro girl named Esther age about 10, a feather bed and furniture, five spoons, 4 case knives and five forks. ( I just read an interesting book based on South Carolina estates and learned that sometimes an estate was not settled until the wife died. Also learned that it could take almost a lifetime to accumulate enough feathers for a bed making them valuable pieces of property.). |
| Biography* | 1999 | In 1999 Here are some thoughts MVW recorded while attempting to sort out the early Floyd family: PERHAPS this is the same Thomas who appears in the 1771 records of Bute County and is shown as having a son and three slaves. If this assumption can be proved correct, it links the Virginia and North Carolina Floyds. The appearance of a Floyd in 1771 is one of the earliest events documented of the existence and location of a Floyd ancestor in North Carolina. In fact, Thomas Floyd of Bute County 1771 is a direct ancestor since there is a will for his son, Amos, who in turn names a brother Frederick, and it is the brother Frederick who married Mourning Bass and emigrated to Georgia. Linking Thomas Floyd from Virginia to Thomas of North Carolina is circumstantial, but often imagination and educated guesses are necessary in the face of skimpy facts that can never be fully documented due to sometimes complete destruction of records in court house fires. (The reliability of imagination is more likely in colonial times when the population of the whole of the thirteen colonies was just over 1.5 million people than it would be in the 20th century when many cities contain the same number of inhabitants. In addition, the difficulty of travel makes it more likely that individuals found in a locality were of the same family.) Even though our first probable Floyd ancestor is not officially recorded in North Carolina records until 1771 we still know that by the year 1751 the Floyds were sufficiently established in Edgecomb County, North Carolina to consider it home. They had arrived in the state from Virginia in a time of incredible growth for the area. The counties were being formed and reformed in order to meet the needs of the developing population for county government was the most essential body for early settlers. Roads were poor, postal service rudimentary and the telephone almost two hundred years in the future, and yet it was necessary for citizens to conduct business regularly at the court house. This meant that as the population grew it became necessary to create smaller and smaller counties in order to handle the increased load of business as well as get the county seat within a reasonable travel distance from the citizens it served. No farmer could afford to be away from home for extended periods of time and yet the requirements of conveying land and disposing of property meant that access to the courts be possible for all. We see large, early counties being divided and sub-divided and it is possible to track the growth of population by looking at the number of divisions as well as the rapidity with which they took place. In North Carolina one of the earliest counties was Perquimans which was formed in 1670 and from which was formed Bertie County. In 1741 Bertie developed into Northampton and Edgecomb and when we remember that Thomas Floyd of Virginia bought land in Edgecomb County in 1746 only five years after the formation of the county, we see that he was one on the many whose entrance into the area caused this cell-like division and redivision of the counties. It would only take seventeen years until in 1758 Halifax County split from Edgecomb and then again twenty years later in 1777 Nash County appeared from Edgecomb. A glimpse at court records reveals many of the day to day details of colonial life. It seems that there was always some detail of life that required a court appearance. There were wills to be presented for probate, reports to orphan's court regarding the minor children in ones care as a result of some parents untimely death. There were Letters of Administration to secure, Reports of Appraisals and the ever present duty of jury service. Court days were scheduled regularly so that those having business would be in town and it is possible to find an ancestor listed as a witness at a trial or to a document, will or deed letting us know that on that date a particular person was in town on business. Citizens of the twentieth century often handle routine matters by letter and seldom see the inside of a court house. Their ancestors were ever more familiar with an institution that next to the church was the central rallying point of civilization. the court defined, recorded and supervised the division and disposition of the land. Land was life. It was the family business and all of life revolved around the proper administration of the land, a duty of the county court system. All record keeping and paperwork were properly the functions of court house clerks. |
Family | Ann (?) (?) b. circa 1740, d. 1795 | |
| MARRIAGE* | 1756 | He married Ann (?) (?) in 1756; This is the year that Ann's name starts appearing with husband Thomas on Deeds.2 |
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| Last Edited | 1 Aug 2008 |
Citations
- [S87] Unknown subject unknown repository.
- [S490] Donald R. Floyd, The Elusive Floyds, p.51.
- [S475] Watson, Northampton Abstracts.
- [S578] Jr. Dorman, Edgecomb county N.C. abstracts of Court Minutes 1744-46, 1757-94.
- [S553] LDS Film;, 0370234.
- [S480] Watson, Edgecomb Abstracts.
- [S535] Unknown compiler, Franklin Probate.
Thomas Floyd
M, #1094
| Father* | Morrise Floyd b. 1701, d. c 1792 | |
| Mother* | Mary Walthrop | |
Thomas Floyd||p58.htm#i1094|Morrise Floyd|b. 1701\nd. c 1792|p56.htm#i1083|Mary Walthrop||p124.htm#i1086|John Floyd|b. 1690\nd. c 1756|p55.htm#i1082|||||||||| | ||
| Thomas Floyd was the son of Morrise Floyd and Mary Walthrop. | ||
| CENSUS1800* | 1800 | He appeared on the census in 1800 at Franklin, NC.1 |
| Last Edited | 20 May 2004 |
Citations
- [S46] 1800 Census;, Not sure if this is the same Thomas, but its possible.
Thomas Floyd
M, #3954, b. 1703
| Father* | John Floyd b. 1690, d. c 1756 | |
Thomas Floyd|b. 1703|p58.htm#i3954|John Floyd|b. 1690\nd. c 1756|p55.htm#i1082|||||||||||||||| | ||
| Birth* | 1703 | Thomas Floyd was born in 1703.1 |
| He was the son of John Floyd. |
| Last Edited | 21 Jan 2006 |
Citations
- [S577] Bill Jones, "Bill Jones," e-mail to MVW, January 2006.
Thomas Floyd
M, #5122, b. say 1694, d. 1760
| Father* | Thomas Floyd b. c 1680 | |
| Mother* | Joanna Goodson b. 1670, d. 1736 | |
Thomas Floyd|b. s 1694\nd. 1760|p58.htm#i5122|Thomas Floyd|b. c 1680|p58.htm#i1071|Joanna Goodson|b. 1670\nd. 1736|p63.htm#i1072|||||||Edward Goodson|d. 3 Dec 1722|p63.htm#i3996|Mary Phillips||p97.htm#i4009| | ||
| Relationship | 6th great-grandfather of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 6th great-grandfather of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | say 1694 | Thomas Floyd was born say 1694. |
| He was the son of Thomas Floyd and Joanna Goodson. | ||
| Death* | 1760 | He died in 1760; His estate was appraised by Tristran Norsworthy, George Norsworthy and Thomas Parker Ordered December 4 1760. He appeared in the records again in 1767 as the estate was not settled. An account was examined by Nicholas Parker and Thomas Parker.1 |
| Biography* | Here is a piece written by Don Floyd: The Floyds and their uniqueness T he Floyd family is a fascinating study, veiled at times with mystery and often muddled by elfish unpredictability. They are unique. They are rare. They are elusive. But persistent research over a span of 35 years has uncovered some amazing stories about them, who they were, and whom they married. Still, there are gaps in the story, much like missing pieces from a jigsaw puzzle. When the puzzle is assembled to near completion, the viewer can analyze the shape and size of the missing pieces and gain additional clues to what they are by observing the scenery around them. We consider our book, The Elusive Floyds, a beginning. Future research will reveal more. The Floyds are elusive, but they can be found. Their greatest talent, it seems, was the ability to marry well. This suggests that they were a handsome and strong lot and were attractive to women needing safety amid unsafe surroundings. And when we say “marry well,” we are talking, for example, about an 1803 wedding in North Carolina where Mourning Bass, a descendant from the high wealth of London, married Federick Floyd, a man of humble background. Mourning’s earliest Bass ancestor to make a home in Virginia was John Basse (the original French spelling) along with his Nansemond Indian wife. But Mourning’s rich genealogical trail goes back further to London and to the elite families of Northern France. The Basse family were among the few Europeans to settle in Virginia about 1618 and survive the Powhatan Indian Massacre of 1622 when 347 Englishmen were slain. John remembered London well, but he soon found himself adjusting in Virginia to what circumstances required. During this ongoing lifestyle change, he married the daughter of the king of the militant Nansemond Nation (called tribe today) in 1638 and chose to live with the Nansemond Indians, thereby enjoying the protection afforded to his Nansemond wife. As we continue our research today, we often find family historical nuggets that are nothing short of phenomenal. One such story features Nathaniel Basse, who in 1616 inherited his father’s stock in The Virginia Company. But that stock was only a very small portion of Humfrey Basse’s overall wealth. He left a will in London that is one of the longest in English history. The stock most likely brought Nathaniel to Virginia for further investment. Before it was over, however, he most likely suffered financial losses, as was the case with The Virginia Company, which never turned a profit, when its charter was revoked by King James I. Beginning about 1622, Nathaniel Basse operated Basse’s Choice, a plantation commonly called a hundred, south of the James River very near present-day Smithfield. He also served in the House of Burgesses in 1623 and 1629, and in the Colonial Council between 1624 and 1629 and was the chief judicial authority in the area of Basse’s Choice. As a member of the House of Burgesses, he was instrumental in developing the model of representation for all future colonies, including Massachusetts. He also traveled, under orders of the governor, to such places as Nova Scotia, Dutch settlements and possibly the West Indies to negotiate trade deals. He was a key figure in early American history but history books have for the most part ignored him. About 1623, after apparently coming to America from Northern Ireland and possibly having a link to southwestern Scotland, Thomas Floyd lived at West and Sherlow Hundred near Jamestown. Living at West and Sherlow suggests that he was an indentured servant working on the plantation. After examining the records of all Floyds of the 17th century in Virginia and surrounding areas between 1618 and 1700, we conclude that this Thomas Floyd most likely was our first ancestor in Virginia, but we have no proof. Our Floyds became centered in Isle of Wight County, Va. Family oral history says we are Irish, but it is possible that we are Scots-Irish, who lived in Northern Ireland and originally were from Scotland. One factor that impedes Floyd research is our rarity. The National Geographic’s Genographic Project, an ongoing five-year DNA study of the migration patterns of humans from northeastern Africa over the past 60,000 years, confirmed that our Floyds possess DNA that places us in Haplogroup G, which makes up about 3 percent of the population, and our Floyds make up a small fraction of that 3 percent. There are some Floyds from Ireland who do not share our DNA. And there is one family of Floyds that is neither Irish nor Scottish. It is Welsh. Their original name was ap Lloyd, the gray one, and this name evolved into Floyd. In our case, the Gaelic name Tuile, was anglicized to Flood while under English dominion and evolved into Floyd or Floid possibly because of the way Irishmen pronounced Flood: “flow-id.” One of the more exciting features of the Floyd story is its link with two men of kinship who put America on a course toward permanency and eventually toward national sovereignty. Nathaniel Basse was one. Another was Basse’s father-in-law Samuel Jordan, who was among a handful of Englishmen involved in saving Jamestown from collapse during its darkest hour about 1610. Three months before The Mayflower, Samuel Jordan in June 1609 boarded The Sea Venture in Plymouth and set sail for the New World. The recently built state-of-the-art vessel was one of eight ships to set sail that day on a mission called The Third Supply, providing new settlers and provisions for a corporation called Virginia. Six to eight weeks out, the flotilla ran into a powerful storm – assumed to be a hurricane – and was pummeled for almost 48 hours. The Sea Venture could not hold up during the storm because it had a major flaw. Its caulking had not been allowed to thoroughly dry before the ship’s departure at Plymouth. The other seven ships survived and proceeded to Jamestown. The Sea Venture, meanwhile, was foundering somewhere in the unseen distance. Directly, the ship’s master spotted land – the Bermudas – and ordered the ship in that direction. The ship became snared between two coral reefs – which may have been a saving factor for the passengers and crew. The ship never sank and all passengers and crew were believed to have survived. However, there were some deaths on land weeks to months after the passengers and crew went ashore. A star in the making in the Bermudas was a possible kinsman of Samuel Jordan. He was Sea Venture passenger Sylvester Jourdain, who wrote an account of the storm that bore much similarity to William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest,” but Jourdain wrote his account a good year before Shakespeare staged his play in 1611. If Shakespeare used Jourdain’s material, which was published and widely available in London as early as 1610, he did not plagiarize but simply used a journalistic account as a basis for his story. He also could have drawn from at least one other account. Both Jordan and Jourdain originally were from Dorsetshire. Samuel Jordan and the rest in the Bermudas undertook to build two small ships from Sea Venture salvage and from such native resources as cedar. It took 10 months or so to finish the two ships and then set sail for Jamestown in 1610. Samuel Jordan and the others apparently had lived in a healthy environment in the Bermudas. After arriving in Jamestown, they were shocked by what they saw: blank stares, emaciated bodies, disarray, and a seeming desire to flee the misery of life. Of a one-time population of about 500, only 50 or so were left, and they were planning to set sail for England the next day. But Samuel Jordan and his associates were able to revive their spirits, provide food for the hungry and comfort the sick. Within a few days, the 50 were feeling good about staying in Virginia. It was one of the most important developments in American history. Without it, today’s America most likely would not exist. Instead, Spain likely would rule. It is reported that Spain had already used spies and poison against Jamestown. There is much more we are sharing in this book about the Floyds and related families, but above all, we are presenting a human story – a story made up of many human stories. We have, for the most part, shunned lists. We want to bring you face to face with your ancestors so that you might see who they were and how they lived. After all, when you look in the mirror today, they are there looking back. | |
| LANDCONTRA | 1711 | He purchased land in 1711 at Isle of Wight County, VA; He and his brother bought 150 acres of land which he sold in 1741. His brother Francis sold his portion in 1755. the buying and selling land descriptions are identical. The land was near Benjamin Baldwin. A Benjamin Baldwin was the grandfather of the first Matthew Lowry. |
| LANDCONTRA* | 1741 | He purchased land in 1741; Thomas sold 150 acres in the cypress Swamp and Beaver Dam branch area to Joseph Atkinson for 20 pounds and signed the deed with a "T". He was part owner of this land with his brother Frances who sold his interest to the same Joseph Atkinson in 1755.Thomas sold the land apparently in preparation for a move to North Carolina.2 |
| Note* | 12 December 1741 | He Don Floyd provided this list: December 12, 1741 Thomas Floyd was a witness to the sale of 300 acres on the south side of Swift Creek by Thomas West and wife Sarah of Edgecombe County to Captain William Kinchin (Kinchen) of Northampton County for 35 pounds Virginia money. November 16, 1747 Thomas Floyd of Edgecombe County sold 200 acres on the north side of Swift Creek to George Bell of Edgecombe County for 6 pounds Virginia money. This George Bell was the apparent father of Elizabeth Bell Floyd, wife of Francis Floyd, the brother of the Thomas Floyd who migrated from Isle of Wight County, Va. We will explore the close ties between Thomas and Francis Floyd later. The 200 acres listed here were part of the 640-acre grant to John Spier in 1737. December 22, 1754 Thomas Floyd was a witness to the sale of 388 acres on the north side of Swift Creek by William Kinchen of Northampton County to Arthur Bell of Edgecombe County. Arthur Bell was the apparent son of George Bell and the brother of Elizabeth Bell Floyd, wife of Francis Floyd, the latter of whom was the brother of the Thomas Floyd from Isle of Wight County, Va. March 7, 1755 Thomas Floyd of Edgecombe County sold 149 acres on both sides of Fishing Creek to William Bawmer for 15 pounds Virginia money. This was the same 149 acres he bought from Walter Pitts in 1753, and the net profit was 5 pounds. Witnesses were William Portis and Mathew Lowry, the latter of whom was the probable (almost certain) half brother of Thomas Floyd from Isle of Wight County, Va. December 15, 1755 Thomas Floyds land is shown as adjoining that of Francis Floyd who just bought 288 acres on the north side of Swift Creek from William Kinchen of Northampton County. 1761 The property of Thomas Floyd was shown to be adjoining the property of Francis Parker of Edgecombe County after Parker received a grant from John Lord Carteret, first earl of Granville, the remaining member of the Lords Proprietors. This may have been the same Francis Parker to whom Penuel Floyd, son of Delilah Floyd, was bound in 1778 by order of the Nash County Court until it arrive at lawful age. on 12 December 1741.1 |
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| Last Edited | 9 Apr 2009 |
Thomas Beckwith Floyd1
M, #3938, d. 1875
| Father* | Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr.1 b. c 1764, d. May 1815 | |
| Mother* | Mary Sarah Beckwith1 | |
Thomas Beckwith Floyd|d. 1875|p58.htm#i3938|Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr.|b. c 1764\nd. May 1815|p58.htm#i3115|Mary Sarah Beckwith||p22.htm#i3116||||Delialah Floyd|b. c 1750\nd. a 1810|p52.htm#i1108||||||| | ||
| Relationship | 3rd cousin 5 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 3rd cousin 5 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Thomas Beckwith Floyd was the son of Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr. and Mary Sarah Beckwith.1 | ||
| Birth | 27 February 1802 | He was born on 27 February 1802 at Nash, N.C.2 |
| MARRIAGE* | 17 December 1826 | He married Martha Daniel Hunter on 17 December 1826 at N.C.2 |
| Death* | 1875 | He died in 1875.1 |
Family | Martha Daniel Hunter b. 16 December 1807 | |
| Last Edited | 8 Nov 2007 |
Thomas J. Floyd
M, #1390, b. February 1882
 TOM FLOYD |
| Father* | Archibald Floyd b. c 1844, d. 1905 | |
| Mother* | Mary A. Wade b. Feb 1853, d. 25 Mar 1886 | |
Thomas J. Floyd|b. Feb 1882|p58.htm#i1390|Archibald Floyd|b. c 1844\nd. 1905|p51.htm#i1386|Mary A. Wade|b. Feb 1853\nd. 25 Mar 1886|p124.htm#i1387|Amos K. Floyd|b. 11 Apr 1816\nd. a 29 Sep 1900|p51.htm#i1133|Anna L. Mc Daniel|b. 1827\nd. c 1860|p84.htm#i1134||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | February 1882 | Thomas J. Floyd was born in February 1882. |
| He was the son of Archibald Floyd and Mary A. Wade. | ||
| MARRIAGE* | 2 December 1909 | He married Pet Cannon on 2 December 1909; This marriage is speculation. |
| MARRIAGE* | after 1910 | He married Effie Howell after 1910. |
| Census* | 1900 | He appeared on the census of 1900 at Pulaski County, GA. |
Family 1 | Pet Cannon | |
Family 2 | Effie Howell b. circa 1892, d. after 1979 | |
| Last Edited | 25 Apr 2006 |
Thomas J. Floyd1
M, #3658, b. October 1892
| Father* | Federick Floyd1 b. Aug 1856 | |
| Mother* | Leeanna (?)1 b. Aug 1872, d. b 1920 | |
Thomas J. Floyd|b. Oct 1892|p58.htm#i3658|Federick Floyd|b. Aug 1856|p53.htm#i1508|Leeanna (?)|b. Aug 1872\nd. b 1920|p6.htm#i3657|Thomas J. Floyd|b. 5 May 1811\nd. 16 Mar 1886|p58.htm#i1129|Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rowland|b. 1826\nd. a 1880|p107.htm#i1130||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | October 1892 | Thomas J. Floyd was born in October 1892.1 |
| He was the son of Federick Floyd and Leeanna (?).1 | ||
| MARRIAGE* | 1909 | He married Effie (?) in 1909.2,3 |
Family | Effie (?) b. 1897 | |
| Last Edited | 2 Dec 2008 |
Thomas Jefferson Floyd
M, #1129, b. 5 May 1811, d. 16 March 1886
| Father* | Federick (Fed) Floyd b. c 1779, d. 1825 | |
| Mother* | Mourning Bass b. c 1790, d. b 1860 | |
Thomas Jefferson Floyd|b. 5 May 1811\nd. 16 Mar 1886|p58.htm#i1129|Federick (Fed) Floyd|b. c 1779\nd. 1825|p53.htm#i1118|Mourning Bass|b. c 1790\nd. b 1860|p17.htm#i1119|Thomas Floyd|b. s 1730\nd. b 27 Jul 1780|p58.htm#i1084|Ann (?) (?)|b. c 1740\nd. 1795|p4.htm#i1085|John Bass|b. c 1760\nd. s 1803|p16.htm#i1972|Charity (?)||p4.htm#i1973| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE WOODROUGH KIDLET ANCESTORS |
| Relationship | 3rd great-granduncle of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 3rd great-granduncle of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | 5 May 1811 | Thomas Jefferson Floyd was born on 5 May 1811 at Pulaski County, GA. |
| He was the son of Federick (Fed) Floyd and Mourning Bass. | ||
| MARRIAGE* | say 1850 | He married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rowland, daughter of Rebecca (?), say 1850. |
| Death* | 16 March 1886 | He died on 16 March 1886 at GA at age 74. |
| Burial* | 1886 | He was buried in 1886 at GA; Buried at brick church on Ouchee Road in Cochran. |
| MILITARY* | 10 March 1836 | He served in the military on 10 March 1836 at GA; Shown as 2nd Lieutenant in 387th Dist G.M. |
| CENSUS1850* | 1850 | He appeared on the CENSUS in 1850 at Pulaski County, GA..1 |
| CENSUS1860* | 1860 | He appeared on the census in 1860 at GA; Living in house # 678 with wife Elizabeth age 30 (2nd wife?).2 |
| CENSUS1870 | 1870 | He appeared on the census in 1870 at GA.3 |
Family | Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rowland b. 1826, d. after 1880 | |
| MARRIAGE* | say 1850 | He married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Rowland, daughter of Rebecca (?), say 1850. |
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| Last Edited | 25 Apr 2006 |
Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr.1,2,3
M, #3115, b. circa 1764, d. May 1815
| Mother* | Delialah Floyd b. c 1750, d. a 1810 | |
Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr.|b. c 1764\nd. May 1815|p58.htm#i3115||||Delialah Floyd|b. c 1750\nd. a 1810|p52.htm#i1108|||||||Francis Floyd|b. c 1693\nd. 30 Dec 1760|p53.htm#i1074|Elizabeth Bell|b. c 1720\nd. a 1761|p22.htm#i1105| | ||
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 6 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 6 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| MARRIAGE* | Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr. married Mary Sarah Beckwith. | |
| Birth* | circa 1764 | He was born circa 1764 at N.C; He was bound to Francis Parker and then Nathaniel Drake in Nash County in 1778 and was fourteen at the time according to Donald Floyd's message of August 12, 2000. April Court 1778 Ordered that Venuel Floid, a base begotten child of Delila Floid aged about 14 be bound unto Francis Parker until it [sic] arrive at lawful Age. Fee to pd. By T. H. Indenture to be prepared at next Court. |
| He was the son of Delialah Floyd. | ||
| Death* | May 1815 | He died in May 1815 at Nash, NC; Estate Records of Nash County by Watson show deed book 14 with "Sarah Widow of Penuel" No date given He is listed as executor in the will of Nathaniel Drake and called "brother-in-law" (Brother in law could mean step brother as well as our traditional meaning). The same will lists a Brother named Diocletian Drake Floyd who received $200.4,5 |
| Note* | He Here is a research clue for the future:I found this on Ancestry.com. Could be an early ancestor of Penuel. Floyd, Newell, 1637, by Humphry Higginson, Gent., ?? Co. View Full Context. | |
| Name Variation | Thomas Penuel Floyd Sr. was also known as Penuel Floyd In the past, I corresponded with a few Texas Floyds, the descendants of Dolphin Floyd. They said Penuel Floyds REAL name was Thomas Penuel Floyd. I have found no official evidence to back that up. All records in Nash County list him as Penuel Floyd. Some variations in spelling of Penuel, but Thomas Penuel Floyd never appears. - Don Floyd.2 | |
| CENSUS1790* | 1790 | He appeared on the census in 1790 at Hillsborough District, Wake, NC; He is shown with four people in his household. It appears to be himself, wife and two daughters plus five slaves.6 |
| DEED* | 1794 | In 1794 Nash County Court records part 2 show in Book 4 on page 259 property sale to Anne Knight et al. |
| Note | 12 October 1797 | He He was one of the witnesses to the division of Sion Basses land. on 12 October 1797 at Nash, N.C. |
| DEED | 1798 | He was shown on a deed in 1798 at NC; Nash County Court Records part 2 show in Book 6 on page 314 sale of land to Abraham Bass. |
| MINUTES* | 1803 | He was mentioned in the minutes He was listed along with William Richardson as a juror for the August Court. in 1803 at NC. |
| Will* | 7 November 1809 | On 7 November 1809 at NC Will of Nathaniel Drake proved Feb Ct. 1810 lists brother Diocletian Drake Floyd, Brother Allen, sister Elisebeth Griffin, Mother Deliliah Drake, sisters Margrit and Delilah as well as brother in law Penuel Floyd (the term brother in law could mean something different than we today might suppose. It might indicate that these two people shared a common mother, but not a common father)., William Drake and witnessed by James Drake.7 |
| CENSUS1810* | 1810 | He appeared on the census in 1810 at Hallifax Dist, Nash, N.C; He appears on the census with three males under ten, one male 10-16 and one male 25-45. There are females one under 10, three age 16-26 and probably his wife age 26-45. |
Family | Mary Sarah Beckwith | |
| MARRIAGE* | He married Mary Sarah Beckwith. | |
| Children |
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| Last Edited | 1 Aug 2008 |
Citations
- I had the name Penuel, Thomas was given me by Cameron.
- [S486] Donald Floyd, "Donald Floyd."
- [S594] Unknown author, "Cameron/Beckwith," e-mail to MVW, Dec 12, 2006.
- [S552] Watson, Estate Records of North Carolina.
- [S594] Unknown author, "Cameron/Beckwith," e-mail to MVW, Dec 12, 2006, Cameron gave me the month of May.
- [S47] 1790 Census;, He is shown in the Hillsboro District (same as Amos) with four people.
- [S548] Margaret V. Woodrough, 2000-.
Tina Lee Floyd
F, #1521, b. 14 November 1904, d. 26 January 1979
 TINA LEE FLOYD |
| Father* | James Edward Floyd b. 25 Mar 1875, d. 19 Sep 1960 | |
| Mother* | Annie Jane Holland b. 17 Jul 1884, d. 19 Apr 1967 | |
Tina Lee Floyd|b. 14 Nov 1904\nd. 26 Jan 1979|p58.htm#i1521|James Edward Floyd|b. 25 Mar 1875\nd. 19 Sep 1960|p54.htm#i1238|Annie Jane Holland|b. 17 Jul 1884\nd. 19 Apr 1967|p70.htm#i1270|Shadrick D. Floyd|b. 22 Jun 1845\nd. 1916|p57.htm#i1166|Elizza (Louisa or Louise) Davis|b. 8 Aug 1845\nd. 6 Mar 1888|p40.htm#i1147|Jesse J. Holland|b. 12 Nov 1860\nd. 17 Jan 1934|p72.htm#i1268|Mary O. Bryant|b. Sep 1863\nd. a 1925|p31.htm#i1269| | ||
| Charts | Zachariah Davis WILLIAM BASSE ZACHARIAS DAVIS WOODROUGH KIDLET ANCESTORS |
| Relationship | Grandaunt of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | Grandaunt of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | 14 November 1904 | Tina Lee Floyd was born on 14 November 1904 at Pulaski County, GA. |
| She was the daughter of James Edward Floyd and Annie Jane Holland. | ||
| MARRIAGE* | 30 October 1933 | She married Carl Edward Rosenberger on 30 October 1933 at Jacksonville, Duval, FL.  |
| Death* | 26 January 1979 | She died on 26 January 1979 at Jacksonville, FL, at age 74. |
| Obituary | 27 January 1979 | Obnituary of Tina Lee Floyd was Tina Floyd Rosenberger died Friday in Jacksonville after a brief illness. The funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Matthews Catholic Church with burial at Cochran City Cemetery on 27 January 1979 at Jacksonville, FL. |
| Employment* | circa 1921 | Circa 1921 at Jacksonville, FL, Tina left the farm and went to live in town with her sister Viola (Shug) and Lucian Berryhill. She got a job as the telephone operator. When a customer called "central" it was Tina who they reached. Tina's cousin, Manila became a teacher and she and her older sister went to live in Jacksonville. Tina borrowed $500. from Shug and Lucian and went to Jacksonville as well and took a business course. It was here that she met Kelly Rosenberger. |
| Married Name | 30 October 1933 | As of 30 October 1933,her married name was Rosenberger. |
| Biography* | 1999 | Tina Lee Floyd matured to be a sophisticated image of her mother. With her hair pulled straight back, the same full face and the generous figure, she was what a southerner might call the "spitting image" of her mother. Tina was different in temperment though. She had the firey temperment of her father with a bit of "Queen Victoria" thrown in. She was a woman of ambition and posessed of a huge imagination. Even at the time of her death at age 75 in 1979 she still retained a bit of the "little girl". Her last Christmas was spent in the hospital and even then she fantisized about going home to see the Christmas Tree. Christmas had always been magical for her, and she delighted in making charming hand-painted ornaments for family members. In her lifetime Tina crocheted enough stitches to circle the globe several times. There is hardly a family member who does not own one of her caps fashioned in her colorful mix of yarns. She was never without a project and even when at work she would frequently insert her French conversation tapes into the dictaphone machine in order to spend a few moments practicing. Her room at home was full of magazines and projects waiting for completion She loved beautiful jewelry and wore it like a queen. She more than any other family member cared about the history of the Floyd family and many stories and facts would have been lost without her active imagination and curiosity. A visit to Tina's house was like a visit with royalty for she seemed to have all the finer things of life. She had beautuful china, crystal, silver and even a silver hairbrush. Doing dishes at her house was a special treat for the china cabinet had a wonderful odor of ceder-safeness about it. Things put into that cabinet seemed sure to be valuable and cherished. And, most wonderful of all was the bell under the carpet of the dining room just near Tina's chair. It was used for the incredible luxury of summoning the maid! |
Family | Carl Edward Rosenberger b. 24 November 1903, d. 10 August 1989 | |
| MARRIAGE* | 30 October 1933 | She married Carl Edward Rosenberger on 30 October 1933 at Jacksonville, FL. |
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| Last Edited | 4 Mar 2009 |
Tomas Watson Floyd Sr.
M, #1479, b. 24 March 1911, d. 12 December 1995
| Father* | James Washington (Cousin Jim) Floyd b. 12 Mar 1882, d. 1 Dec 1967 | |
| Mother* | Ava A. Sanders b. 14 Apr 1884, d. 19 Oct 1967 | |
Tomas Watson Floyd Sr.|b. 24 Mar 1911\nd. 12 Dec 1995|p58.htm#i1479|James Washington (Cousin Jim) Floyd|b. 12 Mar 1882\nd. 1 Dec 1967|p54.htm#i1255|Ava A. Sanders|b. 14 Apr 1884\nd. 19 Oct 1967|p110.htm#i1256|George W. Floyd|b. Jan 1854\nd. 30 Aug 1923|p53.htm#i1169|Susanah (Susan) Davis|b. 15 Oct 1857\nd. 26 Nov 1941|p43.htm#i1150||||||| | ||
| Charts | Zachariah Davis WILLIAM BASSE ZACHARIAS DAVIS |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | 24 March 1911 | Tomas Watson Floyd Sr. was born on 24 March 1911. |
| He was the son of James Washington (Cousin Jim) Floyd and Ava A. Sanders. | ||
| Death* | 12 December 1995 | He died on 12 December 1995 at Bleckley County, GA, at age 84; Death date from grandson Chris Floyd. Buried at Limestone Baptist Church. |
| CENSUS1920* | 1920 | He appeared on the census in 1920 at GA.1 |
| Residence* | 1979 | He lived in 1979 at GA; In 1979 he lived near the family "homeplace." |
| EMAIL* | 2001 | An interesting story from Chris Floyd. My grandfather, Thomas W. Floyd (J.W.'s son), ran away from home when he was 16. Life was probably too boring for a rambler like him. He traveled to Boston (where people were selling watermelons for $.75 per slice he said--J.W. told him that people were feeding melons to the hogs in Cochran at the same time!) and eventually stopped for a while a Falls Church, VA. Being so close to Washington, D.C. he was able to hear FDR's inauguration speech in March of 1933. "We have nothing to fear but fear itself!" Those were dark days for many people (as I am sure you could tell me all about!), and that speech was the beginning of a turnaround in the fortunes of our depressed nation. So a poor country boy, my grandfather, witnessed one of the most famous speeches in history, which happened to be given by his grandson's favorite prez. Well, I won't ramble any more. Have a good day! I hope to be in closer contact over the summer. CJF. |
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| Last Edited | 14 Apr 2006 |
Citations
- [S61] 1920 Census;.
Truman Floyd
M, #1646, b. September 1898
| Father* | Seaborn Andrew Floyd b. 11 Mar 1866, d. 10 Sep 1929 | |
| Mother* | Mary Lou Sandiford b. Oct 1876 | |
Truman Floyd|b. Sep 1898|p58.htm#i1646|Seaborn Andrew Floyd|b. 11 Mar 1866\nd. 10 Sep 1929|p57.htm#i1633|Mary Lou Sandiford|b. Oct 1876|p110.htm#i1634|Washington J. Floyd|b. 10 Feb 1814\nd. 15 Sep 1885|p58.htm#i1131|Susan Lister|b. 1833\nd. 8 Jun 1909|p82.htm#i1132||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | September 1898 | Truman Floyd was born in September 1898. |
| He was the son of Seaborn Andrew Floyd and Mary Lou Sandiford. |
| Last Edited | 17 Aug 1994 |
Vera Maurine Floyd
F, #1523, b. 9 November 1906, d. 17 March 1977
| Father* | James Edward Floyd b. 25 Mar 1875, d. 19 Sep 1960 | |
| Mother* | Annie Jane Holland b. 17 Jul 1884, d. 19 Apr 1967 | |
Vera Maurine Floyd|b. 9 Nov 1906\nd. 17 Mar 1977|p58.htm#i1523|James Edward Floyd|b. 25 Mar 1875\nd. 19 Sep 1960|p54.htm#i1238|Annie Jane Holland|b. 17 Jul 1884\nd. 19 Apr 1967|p70.htm#i1270|Shadrick D. Floyd|b. 22 Jun 1845\nd. 1916|p57.htm#i1166|Elizza (Louisa or Louise) Davis|b. 8 Aug 1845\nd. 6 Mar 1888|p40.htm#i1147|Jesse J. Holland|b. 12 Nov 1860\nd. 17 Jan 1934|p72.htm#i1268|Mary O. Bryant|b. Sep 1863\nd. a 1925|p31.htm#i1269| | ||
| Charts | Zachariah Davis WILLIAM BASSE ZACHARIAS DAVIS WOODROUGH KIDLET ANCESTORS |
| Relationship | Grandaunt of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | Grandaunt of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | 9 November 1906 | Vera Maurine Floyd was born on 9 November 1906 at Pulaski County, GA. |
| She was the daughter of James Edward Floyd and Annie Jane Holland. | ||
| MARRIAGE* | 3 December 1922 | She married Linder Rinaldo Berryhill, son of James Thomas Berryhill and Alcy Ann [Sannie] Coody, on 3 December 1922.1 |
| Death* | 17 March 1977 | She died on 17 March 1977 at Cochran, Bleckley County, GA, at age 70. |
| Obituary | 23 March 1977 | Funeral services were held at 3:00 in the southside Baptist church. Burial was in the Coody Family Cemetery. Mathis Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. |
| Burial* | 1977 | Buried at Coody-Berryhill Cemetary according to her grandson Russell. |
| Biography* | For sweetness and love there is no other word than Maureen the fourth child of Annie and Ed Floyd. She always was sunshine and happiness and within three days of her final illness she was very active in planning the Floyd family reunion. She always seemed to be doing things for others and was well known by all the people of Cochran because for years she worked at Lyles Department Store. Toward the end of her life she accomplished a cherished dream of constructing her dream home. She chose the lot and supervised the building of her perfect spot. How lovely that she, who had spent so much time making others feel good, would have this opportunity to express herself and in spite of serious illness she lived in her new home for many years enjoying well the time she had so richly earned. It was entirely appropriate that her final kindness was the organization of a Thanksgiving family reunion for the Floyd Family in the Bi-Centennial year of 1976. At the party she was the picture of health and yet within two days she entered the last phase of her illness and after six months in the hospital and suffering the removal of a leg, she died on March 17, 1977. At a subsequent family reunion held in 1986 her grandson Russell created a videotape record of the family. What a wonder it would be to have this type of videotape of the distant past. | |
| Name Variation | Vera Maurine Floyd was also known as Maurine Floyd. | |
| Married Name | 3 December 1922 | As of 3 December 1922,her married name was Berryhill. |
Family | Linder Rinaldo Berryhill b. 5 February 1900, d. 24 January 1955 | |
| MARRIAGE* | 3 December 1922 | She married Linder Rinaldo Berryhill, son of James Thomas Berryhill and Alcy Ann [Sannie] Coody, on 3 December 1922.1 |
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| Last Edited | 17 Sep 2002 |
Citations
- [S470] Doris Dixon, "La Verne papers."
Viola (Shug) Floyd
F, #1517, b. 20 March 1900, d. 24 June 2002
 1990 FLOYD CHILDREN LA VERNE, AARON, MARY BUDDY, SHUG AND ANNETTE | |
 VIOLA "SHUG" FLOYD BERRYHILL |
| Father* | James Edward Floyd b. 25 Mar 1875, d. 19 Sep 1960 | |
| Mother* | Annie Jane Holland b. 17 Jul 1884, d. 19 Apr 1967 | |
Viola (Shug) Floyd|b. 20 Mar 1900\nd. 24 Jun 2002|p58.htm#i1517|James Edward Floyd|b. 25 Mar 1875\nd. 19 Sep 1960|p54.htm#i1238|Annie Jane Holland|b. 17 Jul 1884\nd. 19 Apr 1967|p70.htm#i1270|Shadrick D. Floyd|b. 22 Jun 1845\nd. 1916|p57.htm#i1166|Elizza (Louisa or Louise) Davis|b. 8 Aug 1845\nd. 6 Mar 1888|p40.htm#i1147|Jesse J. Holland|b. 12 Nov 1860\nd. 17 Jan 1934|p72.htm#i1268|Mary O. Bryant|b. Sep 1863\nd. a 1925|p31.htm#i1269| | ||
| Charts | Zachariah Davis WILLIAM BASSE ZACHARIAS DAVIS WOODROUGH KIDLET ANCESTORS |
| Relationship | Grandaunt of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | Grandaunt of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | 20 March 1900 | Viola (Shug) Floyd was born on 20 March 1900 at Pulaski County, GA. |
| She was the daughter of James Edward Floyd and Annie Jane Holland. | ||
| MARRIAGE* | 29 June 1918 | She married Lucian Osmond Berryhill, son of James Thomas Berryhill and Alcy Ann [Sannie] Coody, on 29 June 1918. |
| Obituary | 24 June 2002 | Obnituary of Viola (Shug) Floyd was Viola F. Berryhill -COCHRAN - Funeral services for Mrs. Viola F. Berryhill, 102, of Cochran, who died Monday, June 24, 2002 in Crisp Regional Hospital in Cordele, will be held Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 3P.M. in the Chapel of Fisher Funeral Home with Elder Raybon Lord officiating. -Mrs. Berryhill was a native of Bleckley County, the daughter of the late J.E. and Ann Holland Floyd and was the widow of Lucian O. Berryhill, Sr. She was a former member of Mt. Horeb Primitive Baptist Church and was a member of Oak Grove Primitive Baptist Church. She was a Retired Cosmetologist. -Survivors include: 2 sons and daughters-in-law, Lucian O. and Bessie Lou Berryhill of Cordele and Bobby G. and Sue Berryhill of Newnan; 3 sisters, Annett Kaplan of Macon, Mary El Khadem of San Diego, CA and LaVerne Dykes of Macon; 1 brother, Aaron Floyd of Hawkinsville; 6 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. -Family will meet friends at Fisher Funeral Home Wednesday night from 7:00 until 9:00P.M. and will be at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Floyd, Limestone Road, Cochran. -Fisher Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. on 24 June 2002. |
| Death* | 24 June 2002 | She died on 24 June 2002 at Cordele at age 102; She died at 3:30PM after suffering a massive heart attach last night. Here is a note that MVW wrote to her sisters, Annette and LaVerne My heart is broken for you. Even though we knew it was coming it is still something we are unprepared to accept. I put my arms around both of you. You have both been so steadfast and loving and I am so very happy that Annette and even Becky was able to be with her one more time. Aunt Shug is an icon of the family as is Bob for all the time he has put into her care. She has been a part of my life since I was a baby. I know she was the same for both of you. Her passing is a terrible loss, but more than that, her life was a wonderful gain for so many people. She lived a good and useful life and showered love on so many people. It was a life lived to its fullest potential. Who can ask for more than that? Therefore, we must rejoice and be glad. We must celebrate a job well done. It is not a time for sadness, but rather a time for joy and reaffirmation. She would not want sadness. Lets remember her with great joy. My favorite story is the one told by Bob. We all know what a terrible driver she was. Bob once said, "you can tell she was taught to drive by a blind man." Lets each tell those "Shug Stories." I want to be there for the funeral. Please let me know the plans as soon as possible. Love and great hugs for both of you. Margot. |
| Burial* | 27 June 2002 | She was buried on 27 June 2002 at Coody Cemetery, Bleckley County, GA; Cemetery is located west of Limestone Road behind the old Berryhill home. Note that the small abandoned home across the street was where Viola lived when she was first married.1 |
| Census* | 1900 | She appeared on the census of 1900 at GA.2 |
| Married Name | 29 June 1918 | As of 29 June 1918,her married name was Berryhill. |
| Residence* | 1990 | She lived in 1990 at Macon, Georgia 31211. |
| Biography* | 1999 | The 20th century was only three months old when "Shug" Floyd was born to Annie and Ed Floyd. She represents the beginning of the generation in which the hopes and dreams of all the preceeding generations of Floyds, Basses and Hollands would come to fulfillment. For the first time there would be time for education, travel and creative leisure. The old way of living that meant living from crop to crop, moving when the land wore out and depending on the whims of nature were easing away. The 20th century would define "freedom" far more broadly than any time before. If ever there was a "free" spirit it rested in Viola Floyd. The first child is always special in a family, and in the case of a rural family it becomes even more magnified. The first female child is destined to become her mother's prime assistant. She would grow up quickly and learn early to depend upon herself for, as her mother's surrogate, she would be delegated many household chores and babysitting duties as the family grew. Viola was particularly suited to this role for she had a quiet determined way. However, beneath this facade of early maturity was a soul flapping its wings of freedom almost as though it could feel the winds of change blowing across the new century. From an early age she loved to go down to the swampy area just north of the house and watch the mules walk endlessly in circles around the cane mill as her father fed stalks of sugar cane into the squeezing machine from which oozed the sweet liquid soon to become syrup. The crushed cane stalks gradually formed a thick mat underfoot adding to the exotic atmosphere of the cool swampy lowland with its mysterious Cypress trees growing in the mirror-black limpid water. The trees appeared as a crowd of solemn old men grey bearded with Spanish moss that hung almost to their knees. This place with the dark shadows that led endlessly into another world was a place for fantasy, for dreaming of other worlds that lay deep in the future. Childhood play for all country children was an exercise in imagination for the lack of dolls meant that often it was necessary to "play house" by drawing the floor plan of a house in the sandy dust and breaking twigs to represent the members of the family. Three miles south of Viola's home was a piney wood with a turpentine still. When she could she stopped by the still with flowers collected from the garden and ever so carefully she dipped each flower into the fragrant sticky resin gently coating each petal as she watched the flower become frozen forever in the crystallizing sap. And when sheer youthful energy engulfed her there was always time for climbing to the top of the nearest sawdust piles which rose like giant any hills near the saw mill. Once at the top there was the thrilling leap our into nowhere and then the feathery landing in the pillow of sawdust. Life with its rounds of family and farm chores punctuated by times of childhood play and dreaming was the same as it had been for many generations before and seemed sufficient. Certainly it was ample until Viola met her future husband. Lucian Berryhill lived about fives miles away in the town of Cochran and no doubt they met at school or church. What began as a girlhood infatuation would develop into a serious relationship and would serve as the opening through which Viola's spirit would fly into the vast future of the new century. She was barely fourteen when World War 1 began and certainly could not know the effect that this event so far away would have on her life. Soon Lucian was called for military service and left with Shug's promise to marry in his heart. For many the war was a one way trip to Europe, but Lucian returned although under circumstances that seemed impossible to comprehend. Lucian's father, a man who had never before left the State of Georgia, received word that he must travel to Baltimore, Maryland to meet his returning son. He recalled for the family that when he entered the enormous railroad terminal he felt as if he must have passed into heaven for nowhere else could he imagine a building so large. It was not heaven, rather more like hell when he learned that Lucian was blinded by mustard gas. Shug was shocked, angered and bewildered by the news, but her affection was undiminished and she remained determined to marry Lucian as she had promised. One afternoon as she was helping her mother cut fabric for a new dress she announced that she intended to marry Lucian. From days of discussion, she knew that her parents were against her marriage to a blind man, but it was too late to contain he spirit and heart that had caught the whiff of freedom that blew in the air of a world transformed by war. Nevertheless, it was shocking when Annie Floyd lay down the scissors she was using on Shug's new dress and walked from the room without a word leaving her daughter to finish alone a garment that would eventually become her wedding dress. Shug's finished the dress alone and on the wedding day with no respite from her parents opposition, prepared to walk the two miles to her friends house for the wedding. Almost unbelievably, it rained so hard on that day in late June that she was not able to get to the wedding. The disappointment only fueled her determination as she became stronger yet for having withstood this newest set-back. Finally, on June 29, 1918 Viola Floyd, thoroughly modern woman that she had become, married Lucian Berryhill. When it was over she reflected that at eighteen, her marriage was a full four years later than her mother's marriage to the landless Ed Floyd at age fourteen. Marriage to a blind man meant that Viola would be the chief wage earner for her family and since the automobile had entered society, she would need to learn to drive a car. Lucian taught her to drive. She sat behind the wheel and followed his directions. At age 90 she has a lifetime of driving experience and a reputation for having been a fast and carefree driver. One of her sons remarked that she "drives like a blind man taught her". Necessity and spirit meant that Viola Berryhill would be the first of a long line of liberated women in the Floyd family. Previously, the word career was synonymous motherhood, now it meant "dream what you are meant to be and do it". Shug looked around to find and niche and found the place right on the doorstep. The year 1920 was a census year. The recording of the census has always been important to the citizens of any county for it creates a record of who lived where and did what, but when Viola took a job as a taker of the census for the businesses of Cochran, she did so out of need, not out of a sense of the importance of the task. After only a few days of taking the census she realized that there were opportunities in the hairdressing business. With the courage of the daughter who defied her parents marriage wishes she enrolled in trade school, earned her license, opened a shop and quickly became the first of the family to be a business woman. The world would never again be the same. Viola Berryhill's encounter with census taking is cause to think about this national counting that is done every ten years. It has been regularly applied since begun in 1790. Records have been faithfully accumulated by census takers every ten years and stored away in archives. With the coming of microfilm since World War II these records have become accessible to the public. Now, those records so carefully handwritten in the 19th century are available through technology to the 20th century. They are a window through which the future can look back at its past and see an image. A look at the census for 1850 is almost like standing face to face with the families of the past. You see their names, ages and relationship detailed on the pages and you know that the census enumerator stood face to face with these people asking for the information that is on the page in front of you. Then you skip to the next set of names or go back a few sets of names and realize that you are encountering not only your own ancestors, but their friends and neighbors as well. One wants to yell "hello, how are you? Do you know I'm here? Do you know I care?, but you are a ghost they cannot see. You see them, but they do not know you. Will the ghost of the future look back at our census of 1970, 1980, 1990 and wave at us? Preserving our stories and passing them along is our wave to the future. Best of all, we can look back and gather stories from the past, stories from those who forgot to wave and by including the past with our own story we can make a giant wave to the future with words of Bon Voyage. Just as the spaceship Voyager carries a gold disk full of remembrances of earth destined for far galaxies of the universe, so we too can form and send our own little gold disk to the future to let them know that we care and to remind them that without us they would still be cosmic dust. Viola did not think of this as she followed her soaring spirit. She just followed her heart, but that is the remarkable thing - all alone and undirected she took a giant leap for her whole family. For this she needs to be remembered. On the occasion of her ninetieth birthday she was fooled into attending a surprise party. Friends told her that they wanted her to accompany them to an all day "sing" when in fact they were taking her to a party. How lovely that an almost forgotten pass time of a "sing" was the excuse for a party to honor this thoroughly modern woman - a bit of the past mixed nicely with the present. |
| Anecdote* | June 1999 | At a family gathering on the occasion of her brother's funeral she was asked if she could remember the birthdates of her eleven brothers and sisters. She could and did recite them perfectly. She is ninety nine years old! |
| Anecdote | 18 March 2000 | On 18 March 2000 Viola Berryhill celebrated her 100th birthday with about one hundred family and friends who gathered at the Luna Lake Lodge at the Warner Robins Air Force Base. Nieces, grandchildren, grand nieces and sisters came from as far away as Mexico, California, and Pittsburgh. Viola was in great shape except the morning of her party she woke up blind. It scared everyone to death, but the problem was finally diagnosed as a misplaced contact lens. Even at the age of 100 she was inserting her own lens. The countryside was just awakening to spring with Redbud in full bloom and Dogwood starting their emergence. A highlight of the party was the showing of a family reunion video made at the old home place in 1947. The Woodrough family visited the old home place after the party and spent time touring the fields with Wayne Floyd. It was quite a treat for Page and Steve and their spouses Elena and Mark. |
Family | Lucian Osmond Berryhill b. 28 February 1896, d. 18 June 1932 | |
| MARRIAGE* | 29 June 1918 | She married Lucian Osmond Berryhill, son of James Thomas Berryhill and Alcy Ann [Sannie] Coody, on 29 June 1918. |
| Children |
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| Last Edited | 26 Jun 2006 |
Wade H. Floyd
M, #1389, b. January 1881
| Father* | Archibald Floyd b. c 1844, d. 1905 | |
| Mother* | Mary A. Wade b. Feb 1853, d. 25 Mar 1886 | |
Wade H. Floyd|b. Jan 1881|p58.htm#i1389|Archibald Floyd|b. c 1844\nd. 1905|p51.htm#i1386|Mary A. Wade|b. Feb 1853\nd. 25 Mar 1886|p124.htm#i1387|Amos K. Floyd|b. 11 Apr 1816\nd. a 29 Sep 1900|p51.htm#i1133|Anna L. Mc Daniel|b. 1827\nd. c 1860|p84.htm#i1134||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | January 1881 | Wade H. Floyd was born in January 1881. |
| He was the son of Archibald Floyd and Mary A. Wade. | ||
| Census* | 1900 | He appeared on the census of 1900 at Pulaski County, GA.1 |
| Last Edited | 17 Aug 1994 |
Citations
- [S153] Unknown subject unknown repository.
Walker Floyd
M, #1446, b. 18 June 1915
| Father* | Archibald R. Floyd b. 3 Jan 1868, d. 30 Oct 1927 | |
| Mother* | Margaret Juliette Holland b. 27 Jul 1882, d. 30 Oct 1937 | |
Walker Floyd|b. 18 Jun 1915|p58.htm#i1446|Archibald R. Floyd|b. 3 Jan 1868\nd. 30 Oct 1927|p52.htm#i1235|Margaret Juliette Holland|b. 27 Jul 1882\nd. 30 Oct 1937|p73.htm#i1271|Shadrick D. Floyd|b. 22 Jun 1845\nd. 1916|p57.htm#i1166|Elizza (Louisa or Louise) Davis|b. 8 Aug 1845\nd. 6 Mar 1888|p40.htm#i1147|Jesse J. Holland|b. 12 Nov 1860\nd. 17 Jan 1934|p72.htm#i1268|Mary O. Bryant|b. Sep 1863\nd. a 1925|p31.htm#i1269| | ||
| Charts | Zachariah Davis WILLIAM BASSE ZACHARIAS DAVIS |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 2 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 2 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | 18 June 1915 | Walker Floyd was born on 18 June 1915; He may be twin with Woodrow.1 |
| He was the son of Archibald R. Floyd and Margaret Juliette Holland. | ||
| Birth | 1916 | He was born in 1916.2 |
| MARRIAGE* | 23 December 1940 | He married Reba Benson on 23 December 1940; They had no children. |
Family | Reba Benson b. 1 November 1915 | |
| Last Edited | 25 Jun 2003 |
Walter Augustus Floyd1
M, #3648, b. June 1897
| Father* | George Augustus Floyd1 b. Aug 1875 | |
| Mother* | Henny Lara Q. Stokes1 b. Apr 1877 | |
Walter Augustus Floyd|b. Jun 1897|p58.htm#i3648|George Augustus Floyd|b. Aug 1875|p53.htm#i1472|Henny Lara Q. Stokes|b. Apr 1877|p118.htm#i3645|Frederick Floyd|b. 1841\nd. 7 Jan 1924|p53.htm#i1380|Roxy A. Blount|b. Jan 1846\nd. 1927|p25.htm#i1381||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| MARRIAGE* | Walter Augustus Floyd married Esther Lucas.2 | |
| Birth* | June 1897 | He was born in June 1897.1 |
| He was the son of George Augustus Floyd and Henny Lara Q. Stokes.1 |
Family | Esther Lucas b. 1901 | |
| Last Edited | 13 Apr 2006 |
Walter M. Floyd1
F, #1412, b. 28 October 1890, d. August 1968
| Father* | James Everette Floyd b. 10 Aug 1861, d. 30 Jun 1918 | |
| Mother* | Mary Victoria (Mollie) Young b. Apr 1866, d. b 1920 | |
Walter M. Floyd|b. 28 Oct 1890\nd. Aug 1968|p58.htm#i1412|James Everette Floyd|b. 10 Aug 1861\nd. 30 Jun 1918|p54.htm#i1407|Mary Victoria (Mollie) Young|b. Apr 1866\nd. b 1920|p130.htm#i1408|Amos K. Floyd|b. 11 Apr 1816\nd. a 29 Sep 1900|p51.htm#i1133|Elizabeth Blount|b. 24 Dec 1831\nd. 27 May 1900|p25.htm#i1135||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | 28 October 1890 | Walter M. Floyd was born on 28 October 1890. |
| She was the daughter of James Everette Floyd and Mary Victoria (Mollie) Young. | ||
| MARRIAGE* | 22 December 1915 | She married Clifford "Cliff" Davis on 22 December 1915.2 |
| Death* | August 1968 | She died in August 1968 at age 77.2 |
| Name Variation | Walter M. Floyd was also known as Walt.2 | |
| Married Name | 22 December 1915 | As of 22 December 1915,her married name was Davis. |
Family | Clifford "Cliff" Davis b. 15 December 1889, d. 26 January 1974 | |
| Children |
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| Last Edited | 7 Apr 2000 |
Citations
- This is a woman.
- [S471] Letter, Doris Dixon to MVW, Feb 29 2000.
Walter R. Floyd
M, #1651, b. November 1880
| Father* | John James Everette Floyd b. 29 Nov 1863, d. 16 Mar 1934 | |
| Mother* | Mary E. (?) b. Jul 1861 | |
Walter R. Floyd|b. Nov 1880|p58.htm#i1651|John James Everette Floyd|b. 29 Nov 1863\nd. 16 Mar 1934|p55.htm#i1635|Mary E. (?)|b. Jul 1861|p7.htm#i1636|Washington J. Floyd|b. 10 Feb 1814\nd. 15 Sep 1885|p58.htm#i1131|Susan Lister|b. 1833\nd. 8 Jun 1909|p82.htm#i1132||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | November 1880 | Walter R. Floyd was born in November 1880. |
| He was the son of John James Everette Floyd and Mary E. (?). |
| Last Edited | 17 Aug 1994 |
Washington J. Floyd
M, #1131, b. 10 February 1814, d. 15 September 1885
| Father* | Federick (Fed) Floyd b. c 1779, d. 1825 | |
| Mother* | Mourning Bass b. c 1790, d. b 1860 | |
Washington J. Floyd|b. 10 Feb 1814\nd. 15 Sep 1885|p58.htm#i1131|Federick (Fed) Floyd|b. c 1779\nd. 1825|p53.htm#i1118|Mourning Bass|b. c 1790\nd. b 1860|p17.htm#i1119|Thomas Floyd|b. s 1730\nd. b 27 Jul 1780|p58.htm#i1084|Ann (?) (?)|b. c 1740\nd. 1795|p4.htm#i1085|John Bass|b. c 1760\nd. s 1803|p16.htm#i1972|Charity (?)||p4.htm#i1973| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE WOODROUGH KIDLET ANCESTORS |
| Relationship | 3rd great-granduncle of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 3rd great-granduncle of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | 10 February 1814 | Washington J. Floyd was born on 10 February 1814 at Pulaski County, GA; Another source says Jan 4 1814. |
| He was the son of Federick (Fed) Floyd and Mourning Bass. | ||
| MARRIAGE* | 27 September 1849 | He married Susan Lister on 27 September 1849 at GA. |
| Burial* | 1885 | He was buried in 1885 at Chester, Dodge County, GA; He is buried along with his wife in Rozar Cemetery located adjacent to Bethel Baptist Church on Roddy. Rd. Note from Jerry Floyd sent e-mail states: To avoid confusion for the casual observer at the gravesite, I must make some comment concerning these graves. There are two headstones for Washington J. Floyd standing side by side. One of the stones represents his name as, "Geo. W. Floyd." The other stone says, "G. W. Floyde." The birth and death dates are nearly accurate and agreeable between them with only slight difference of days. Because there is no one alive today with first-hand knowlege, we can only theorize why his name is not shown as it should have been, "Washington J. Floyd." Those of us who have studied this, believe that he was commonly known by his contemporaries as, George Washington Floyd and thus, this is what was put on the headstone. Susan Lister Floyd is buried beside her husband. Her stone says: "Surie J. Floyd." She was born about 1834 according to the Fed. Census. She died June 8, 1909 according to the obituary from, Dodge County Newspaper Clippings by Tad Evans of Savannah. All of their children except two, are also buried there at Rozar Cem. The eldest child, Lucinda Harriett Floyd Wade, is buried at Cotton Ridge just down the road from Cary in Bleckley Co. This is a small cemetery in the edge of a field within a stone's throw of the Cotton Ridge housing developement. The eighth child (from a total of ten) Seaborn Andrew Floyd is buried at Fishing Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Telfair Co. Ga. This is a rural cemetery near Lumber City.1 |
| Death* | 15 September 1885 | He died on 15 September 1885 at Dodge County, GA, at age 71. |
| CENSUS1850* | 1850 | He appeared on the CENSUS in 1850; Shown living in house # 177 with wife Susan and mother Mourning age 60. Also, there is a James age 9.2 |
| DEED* | 1850 | He was shown on a deed in 1850 at Pulaski County, GA.; Deeds at Archives in Georgia Book L. p. 138 show transfer of land to son Washington J.Floyd from Mourning Floyd. No doubt this was when she came to live with them. |
| LANDCONTRA* | 1854 | He sold land in 1854 at GA.; Book L page 480 W. J. Floyd sold lot 39 on northwest side of Public Road to Daniel W. Webb. This was the lot across the Uchee Rd. from the Floyd homestead site. |
| CENSUS1860* | 1860 | He appeared on the census in 1860 at GA; House #636. |
| CENSUS1870* | 1870 | He appeared on the census in 1870 at GA; Living in house # 566.3 |
| CENSUS1880* | 11 June 1880 | He appeared on the Census on 11 June 1880 at GA; He is living with wife and the following children: Daniel W. 21, Charles F. 19, James E. 16, Andrew 14, Mary 12 and Jesse 8.4 |
Family | Susan Lister b. 1833, d. 8 June 1909 | |
| MARRIAGE* | 27 September 1849 | He married Susan Lister on 27 September 1849 at GA. |
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| Last Edited | 17 Oct 2006 |
Watson Floyd
M, #1486, b. 1905, d. circa 1937
| Father* | James Amos Floyd b. 11 Aug 1881, d. 20 Jan 1938 | |
| Mother* | Willie F. Simpson b. 1882 | |
Watson Floyd|b. 1905\nd. c 1937|p58.htm#i1486|James Amos Floyd|b. 11 Aug 1881\nd. 20 Jan 1938|p54.htm#i1401|Willie F. Simpson|b. 1882|p114.htm#i1485|John J. Floyd|b. c 1852\nd. 31 Jan 1904|p55.htm#i1395|Nancy E. Coody|b. 2 Oct 1858\nd. 23 Aug 1934|p37.htm#i1400||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 2 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| MARRIAGE* | Watson Floyd married Lois Bolliner. | |
| Birth* | 1905 | He was born in 1905.1 |
| He was the son of James Amos Floyd and Willie F. Simpson. | ||
| Death* | circa 1937 | He died circa 1937.2 |
Family | Lois Bolliner | |
| Last Edited | 24 Jun 2003 |
Whiddon B. Floyd
M, #1466, b. January 1888
| Father* | Daniel Webster Floyd b. Feb 1859, d. 6 Jul 1918 | |
| Mother* | Hattie J. (?) b. Jun 1865 | |
Whiddon B. Floyd|b. Jan 1888|p58.htm#i1466|Daniel Webster Floyd|b. Feb 1859\nd. 6 Jul 1918|p52.htm#i1463|Hattie J. (?)|b. Jun 1865|p5.htm#i1464|Washington J. Floyd|b. 10 Feb 1814\nd. 15 Sep 1885|p58.htm#i1131|Susan Lister|b. 1833\nd. 8 Jun 1909|p82.htm#i1132||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | January 1888 | Whiddon B. Floyd was born in January 1888. |
| He was the son of Daniel Webster Floyd and Hattie J. (?). |
| Last Edited | 17 Aug 1994 |
Wilbur D. B.(Bozie) Floyd
M, #1414, b. 3 April 1894, d. 17 July 1913
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| Father* | James Everette Floyd b. 10 Aug 1861, d. 30 Jun 1918 | |
| Mother* | Mary Victoria (Mollie) Young b. Apr 1866, d. b 1920 | |
Wilbur D. B.(Bozie) Floyd|b. 3 Apr 1894\nd. 17 Jul 1913|p58.htm#i1414|James Everette Floyd|b. 10 Aug 1861\nd. 30 Jun 1918|p54.htm#i1407|Mary Victoria (Mollie) Young|b. Apr 1866\nd. b 1920|p130.htm#i1408|Amos K. Floyd|b. 11 Apr 1816\nd. a 29 Sep 1900|p51.htm#i1133|Elizabeth Blount|b. 24 Dec 1831\nd. 27 May 1900|p25.htm#i1135||||||| | ||
| Charts | WILLIAM BASSE |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of Stephens Blakely Woodrough Jr. |
| Relationship | 1st cousin 3 times removed of Page Annette Woodrough. |
| Birth* | 3 April 1894 | Wilbur D. B.(Bozie) Floyd was born on 3 April 1894. |
| He was the son of James Everette Floyd and Mary Victoria (Mollie) Young. | ||
| Burial* | 1913 | He was buried in 1913 at Bleckley County, GA.1 |
| Death* | 17 July 1913 | He died on 17 July 1913 at age 19. |
| Last Edited | 21 Apr 2006 |
Citations
- [S498] Wiregrass Genealogy Group, Floyd Cemetery.
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