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Josiah Floyd 1756–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1828

Death Location: Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

Father: William Col

Mother: Abadiah Davis

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Josiah Floyd was born in 1756 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of William Floyd Col And Abadiah Davis. Josiah Floyd passed away in 1828 in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Josiah Floyd was born in 1756 in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States, the child of William Floyd Col And Abadiah Davis.
  • Josiah Floyd passed away in 1828 in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States.

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Josiah Floyd's Ancestors

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Josiah Floyd
1756–1828
Birth Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Parents
William Floyd Col
1720–1789
Accomac, Accomack, Virginia, United States
Abadiah Davis
1728–1823
Amherst County, Virginia USA
Grandparents
Abadiah ("Abby" (Powhatan)) Lewis
1680–1750
Hanover, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Lewis
1642–1730
Margaret Dallathy
1654–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Woodson
–1645
William Dallathy
1620–1679
Elisabeta Pelt
1632–1677

Josiah Floyd's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1756
Birth of Josiah Floyd in Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
1828
1828
Age 72
Death of Josiah Floyd in Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Montgomery, North Carolina, United States

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