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Colonel Matthew Floyd 1729–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1729

Birth Location: Troy, Waldo, Maine, USA

Death Date: 4 Jun 1787

Death Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: David Floyd

Mother: Sally Davis

Spouse(s): Sarah King

Children(s): Elizabeth Floyd

The story of Colonel Matthew Floyd began in 1729 in Troy, Waldo, Maine, USA. Colonel Matthew Floyd married Sarah King, and had children including Elizabeth Floyd. Colonel Matthew Floyd passed away in 1787 in Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Matthew Floyd began in 1729 in Troy, Waldo, Maine, USA.
  • Colonel Matthew Floyd married Sarah King, and had children including Elizabeth Floyd.
  • Colonel Matthew Floyd passed away in 1787 in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Floyd
1699–1735
Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Sally Davis
1710–1765
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah King
1729–1774
Birth Location: Crutchfield, Fulton, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Floyd
1765–1809
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Colonel Floyd's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Floyd
1729–1787
Birth Place: Troy, Waldo, Maine, USA
Parents
David John Floyd
1699–1735
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Sally (Elizabeth) Davis
1710–1765
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Colonel Floyd's Descendants

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Colonel (Matthew) Floyd (1729–4 Jun 1787) m. Sarah King (1729–1774)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Floyd 1765–1809 m. Jeremiah (Joseph) Brown 1759–1859
    1. 1. Hiram Brown 1790–1867 m. Mary (Margaret) Allison 1798–1850
      1. 1. John (Allison) Brown 1822–1937 m. Jane Henry 1824–1898
        1. 1. Martha Brown 1861–1938 m. Nathan (Montgomery) Willhite 1862–1955
        2. 2. Mary (E.) Brown 1846–1916 m. Charles Randolph 1846–1929
        3. 3. Daniel (Harold) Brown 1847–1921 m. Amanda Bohannon 1849–1907
        4. 4. Joseph (S.) Brown 1849–1850
        5. 5. George Brown 1851–1924
        6. 6. Emily Brown 1853–1922 m. Thomas (Spark) Clouse 1851–1877 m. Thomas (William) Officer 1854–1922
        7. 7. Hiram Brown 1855–1927 m. Caroline (Frances) Hunter 1856–1933
        8. 8. Lucy (Ann) Brown 1858–1900 m. Jacob (Wesley) Sherrell 1859–1919
        9. 9. Corder (Henry) Brown 1867–1913
      2. 2. Sarah (Jane) Brown 1821–1888 m. Albert (Lindsey) Ellis 1818–1888
        1. 1. William (Wade) Ellis 1840–1917 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Gentry 1840–1900
        2. 2. Hiram (Stanford) Ellis 1841–1889
        3. 3. Alvin (Robinson) Ellis 1842–1893
        4. 4. John (Byrd) Ellis 1843–1908
        5. 5. Edward (Franklin) Ellis 1845–1891
        6. 6. Martha (Elizabeth) Ellis 1846–1924 m. James (William) Taylor 1839–1928
        7. 7. Watson (E.) Ellis 1848–1848
        8. 8. Infant Ellis 1850–1850
        9. 9. Morgan (F.) Ellis 1852–1932
        10. 10. Abraham (Alexander) Ellis 1856–1928 m. Nancy (Quarles) Phy 1866–1950
        11. 11. James (Edmund Washington) Ellis 1864–1940 m. Julia (Ann) Phy 1868–1917
      3. 3. Josiah Brown 1816–1892 m. Annie Wright 1821–1901
      4. 4. Jesse Brown 1818–
      5. 5. Naomi Brown 1819–1896 m. Thomas (R.) Bullock 1822–1872
        1. 1. Francis (Marion) Bullock 1843–1917
        2. 2. Mary (Anne) Bullock 1841–1908 m. Isaac (P.) Clark 1825–1899
        3. 3. Nancy (Jane) Bullock 1844–1908 m. James (Alfred) Peek 1846–1924
        4. 4. Hiram (Solomon) Bullock 1846–1862
        5. 5. John (Allison) Bullock 1848–1923 m. Elvira (Jane) Clouse 1854–1937
        6. 6. Albert (R.) Bullock 1850–1919 m. Mary (Jane) Robinson 1853–1916
        7. 7. William (LaFayette) Bullock 1852–1935
        8. 8. James (Thomas) Bullock 1857–1920 m. Mary (Lou) Bohannon 1865–1950
        9. 9. Martha (Elizabeth) Bullock 1860–1902 m. Pleasant Bohannon 1849–1920
        10. 10. Sarah (Hester) Bullock 1863–1902 m. Joseph Gooch 1858–1945
        11. 11. David (Harrison) Bullock 1855–1923 m. Sophia (Elizabeth) Terry 1859–1932
      6. 6. Gideon Brown 1824–1880 m. Eunice (Lydia) Suttles 1827–1880
      7. 7. Alberry Brown 1826–1852
      8. 8. Lucinda Brown 1829–1902 m. Edmund (D.) Pennington 1825–1900
      9. 9. Mary (Catherine) Brown 1833–1887 m. George (Washington Elmore) Jr 1829–1872
      10. 10. Hiram (Allison) Brown 1834–1889 m. Elizabeth Bartlett 1842–1933
      11. 11. Rebecca (Melissa Ann) Brown 1838–1889
      12. 12. Elizabeth (A.) Brown 1828–1893 m. Daniel (V.) Phy 1827–1893 m. Thomas (Jerry) Bradford 1805–1875
        1. 1. Margarett (Peggy) Phy 1848–1932 m. James (Monroe "Tobe") Moore 1847–1913 m. William (Harrison) Long 1841–1883
        2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth) Phy 1852–1920 m. Joseph Phifer 1844–1913
        3. 3. Naomi (P. "Oma") Phy 1854–1913 m. William (Carroll) Swift 1854–1915
        4. 4. Josiah Phy 1855–1920 m. Marenda (Lou) Choate 1855–1920
        5. 5. Peyton (Stoke) Phy 1860–1925 m. Mary (Tennessee) Long 1860–1930
        6. 6. Sarah (Fronia) Phy 1866–1932 m. William (Armstead) Peek 1863–1939
        7. 7. John (Hiram) Phy 1851–1936 m. Mary (Emaline) Sliger 1850–1934
        8. 8. Mary (J.) Phy 1861–
    2. 2. Jeremiah (Joseph) Brown 1794–1880 m. Catherine Breakbill 1794–1870
      1. 1. William (Meredith) Brown 1822–1911 m. Annie (Lee) Hand 1824–1887
        1. 1. Joseph (Josiah) Brown 1855–1912 m. Elizabeth (Catherine) Jones 1856–1939

Colonel Floyd's Timeline

2 Records

1729
1729
Birth of Colonel Matthew Floyd in Troy, Waldo, Maine, USA
Troy, Waldo, Maine, USA
1787
4 Jun 1787
Age 58
Death of Colonel Matthew Floyd in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1729
    Event Place: Troy, Waldo, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1787
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
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