"About" for John Floyd, of Northampton County has been thoroughly messed over by the person(s) who INSIST that he MUST have been the son of Trader John Floyd - and MUST have been part-Native.
BAD INFO STARTS RIGHT AT THE TOP:
"Parentage: ydna - R1b - categorically native"
R1b *IS NOT* a Native American Y-DNA haplogroup. Never has been. It's widespread all across Western Europe and especially in the "Celtic fringe" of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It also has many many many subclades, most of which haven't been related since well before the Year One.
"same ydna as Nathaniel Floyd and William Floyd."
No. There is no documentation. There is no paper trail. FamilytreeDNA has *A* Nathaniel Floyd (1779 South Carolina, d. East TN) who is *certainly not* the same person as Nathaniel Floyd of Jamestown (and no paper trail to indicate whether he is a descendant). There are *three* William Floyds, *NONE* of whom match the currently given stats for Col. William Floyd - and two of whom are in the "catchall" category for Generic R1b (probably *not* related within genealogical time); the third *isn't even R1b*, he's G. There is only *one* John Floyd (b. 1799) and he's E.
"See Avatar for Charles going to Ga, and William line going to WV for the 1st Native Man To Serve In Congress, the 25th Gov of WV John Floyd. "
Lots of family myths in the Governor's family, most of which die very, very hard if at all.
"Probable father: John Floyd, Licensed Trader of Ft. Henry Trader Status - Hog Island of IOW Co was held by natives who raised hogs there; then called Machapunga Island"
No. Machapunga Island is in North Carolina, part of the CAROLINA (not Virginia) barrier islands off Cape Hatteras. The Hog "Island" referred to here is a peninsula on the south side of the James River, and most of it is actually in Surry County. It is currently a wildlife refuge.
"Family proven by primary source, named as Nathaniel, his brother and how they are related to this John; same group as the first Trader who held an official trade status with British America: Trader John Floid whose house was the only allowed trade post except for at Ft Henry which was 30 mile away from the Nottoway natives (source reads Nattowais) who were in trade, on record."
There is no primary source. Family trees are not primary sources - and are often not reliable at all.
"Land Grantee Associate: Thomas Hunt of Skiffes' Creek, which is 10 miles south of Jamestown and across the James River from IOW Hog Island, witnessed this John Floyd's will.
WRONG THOMAS HUNT!!! It was THIS one: http://espl-genealogy.org/MilesFiles/site/p614.htm#i61349 Captain Thomas Hunt
There were Hunts as well as Floyds on *BOTH* sides of the Chesapeake Bay, and it is fatally easy to get them mixed up.
"John Floyd made a will on 2 April 1687 at Northampton Co, VA. To my son John my 100 A. plantation whereon I now live, a set of cooper's tools and carpenter's tools. To my sons Charles, Berry, and Mathew all my 1/4 part of Hogg Island to be eq. div. To my dau. Sarah one feather bed. To my dau. Esther one feather bed, but if she dies under 16 then to the rest of her brothers and sister. To my loving wife Mary two feather beds. My sons to be at age at 18 if their mother remarries, else 20, and daus. at 16. To my son John the 1/2 of Prouts Island. To my wife for life the use of 1/3 of my plantation. Wife Mary and my son John extrs. Witt: William Jarvis, William 'TWS' Shepheard, Thomas Hunt."
The "Hogg Island" mentioned is the barrier island, not the peninsula, and the witnesses can all be identified as first or second generation Eastern Shore settlers.
