Maj. John Burford Floyd

Ben M. Angel notes: Appears to be the son of James John Floyd, born out of wedlock with Virginia (Burford) Taylor a couple years after the death of his first wife, Matilda (Burford) Floyd. No siblings, but a number of half-siblings exist (one from Matilda, the rest from Jane).

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From Descendants of John Floyd by Pat M. Stevens:

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34. MAJOR JOHN BURFORD6 FLOYD (JOHN5, WILLIAM4, JOHN3, CHARLES2, JOHN1)

• was born 24 October 1771 in Amherst Co., VA [331],[332],[333],[334],[335],[336], and
• died 09 July 1838 in Morgan Co., GA [337],[338].
• He married (1) ANN HAW STEWART [339],[340] 28 September 1797 in Cherry Hill, Oglethorpe Co., GA [341],[342],[343],
  • daughter of JOHN STEWART and ANN HAW. She was born 11 July 1773 in Probably Hanover Co., VA [344],[345], and
  • died 08 November 1826 in Morgan Co., GA [346].
• He married (2) JANE BECKHAUS [347] Aft. 1828 [347].
  • She was born Abt. 1800.
• He married (3) WILHELMINA HUNTER [348],[349] 28 January 1832 in Clarke Co., GA [349],
  • daughter of EDWARD HUNTER. She was born 1797, and
  • died Aft. 1850 in ? [350].

Notes for MAJOR JOHN BURFORD FLOYD: These are my notes (or I credit others) which I have seen copied without reference to me- - please use all you will but cite this as your reference so others can check back for my updates! --

He was known as Major John Floyd.

Letitia Preston Floyd, the wife of Mourning's half brother, the Governor John Floyd, says Mourning was the only child born to John and Matilda, or Mary, Burford. (See her letter in the Pauline Stewart Crosley file.) However, Judge John J. Floyd of Georgia, mentions frequently that his father was a brother to Mourning. See, letters to Miss Addie Kelly, 30 Jan 1874: "Old Gov. Floyd was an uncle to my father...." and 11 Oct 1873: "...Gen. John Stewart... was my mother's brother and his wife, Aunt Mourning, was my father's sister." These statements make pretty clear that Judge Floyd believed his father and Mourning were siblings. "Old Gov. Floyd" was in fact his father's half- brother and not uncle, as he says.

The Stewart Clan Magazine, Tome F, p 203, ca 1952, notes (about John Floyd of Oglethorpe who married Anne), Quote: This John Floyd, we presume, was the John Floyd of Wilkes County, Georgia, who gave power- of- attorney, Feb. 14, 1794 to Phillip Thurmond, of Amherst County, Virginia to sell his future interest in a tract of 250 acres on the headwaters of Stovall Creek in Amherst County, "it being the tract of land whereon Virginia Taylor now lives. It was bequeathed to her by the last will and testament of Daniel Burford, late of the State of Virginia, dated May 1, 1787, during her natural life or until she should remove from the land; the remainder to me. "

Burford's will said "I lend to my daughter Virginia Taylor and her natural son John Floyd Burford 250 acres of land etc. I give to my grandson, John Floyd Burford, natural son of my daughter Virginia Taylor, my negro boy named Shepherd, etc. I give to my granddaughter Mourning Burford Stewart my three negros Phillys, Nancy, and Dick....Residue of my estate to be equally divided between my grandaughter, Mourning Burford Stewart and my sons John Burford, Daniel Burford, and my daughter Millie Crews. To my daughter Frances Goodwin, L5(pounds)." The will was proved 2 July, 1787, Amherst County. Burford had made a deed of gift Aug. 5, 1776, of a negro girl to his daughter Virginia Taylor. It would appear then, that John Floyd Burford became John Floyd and later was John Burford Floyd. End quote.

Based on this it seems clear that Floyd's mother was Virginia. And with the use of the name Floyd, that John Floyd, 1751-1783, was his father and therefore Mourning his half-sister.

Looking at timings, if John were born 24 October, 1770, he arrived after his father had departed for the Prestons in March, some seven months earlier. He could have realized Virginia was pregnant with their baby when he left, but it's possible he did not.

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In August 1999, I received the note below which seems to bear out the discussion above, From: BF Reinauer III, <bfr3@optonline.net >:

Dear Mr. Stevens:

I am a three greats grandson of Judge (and State Senator and CSA Colonel) John Julius Floyd, of Covington, Georgia..... I visited your home page this morning. Your information from your grandparents is extensive (you are most fortunate) and I am delighted to have confirmed much of what I had discovered about John Burford Floyd. Further, if I knew the history of his father, I had forgotten it and was thrilled to hear it again.

Vaguely I recall my great grandmother Shelby telling a similar tale one Christmas (but I was about eight). The information I received from my grandmother Reinauer (born Shelby --granddaughter of Mary Louisa Floyd and William Alexander Shelby, MD) was not nearly as extensive as yours; however, John Burford Floyd's birth was given to me as 24 October 1770. You state that you have not seen a copy of Daniel Burford's will. I have a photo-copy and should be pleased to send you a copy, if you wish. There is not much more to be gleaned from the will.

With every good wish, Frank Reinauer

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Rhonda Smith gives us the following children of this union, from LDS files:

• Sarah S. Floyd was born on 17 Jul 1799. She died on 19 Sep 1812.
• Elizabeth "Betsy" Floyd.
• Mary "Polly" Floyd.
• Stewart Floyd.
• Anne H. "Nancy" Floyd.
• Virginia B. Floyd.
• Martha F. Floyd.
• John Julius Floyd.
• Matilda R. Floyd.
• William (twin) Floyd was born on 15 Aug 1813. He died on 19 Oct 1813.
• Amelia H. (twin) Floyd.
• Eveline Floyd was born on 20 Dec 1815. She died on 26 Oct 1816.

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From Tuck Wilson, 30 May 2000,

Dear Pat:

My name is David Leon Wilson, III and I am a descendant of John Burford Floyd. I saw your web page last week and I wanted to write you to say thanks. It is a great service to the family. I went to Oglethorpe County last year and visited Oak Hill. The new owners are renovating the house and grounds and the cemetery is in good repair. I did not meet them but his name is Browning Adair.

My grandmother, Louisa Caroline Floyd Wilson, was deeply interested in family history from 1920 until 1981 when she died and I have her files and old letters. There is little on General Stewart that you don't already have but I will be glad to share.

Have you read " George Washington Paschal's " Ninety-four Years" ? It was published in 1871 and is still available through interlibrary loan. He grew up just north of Cherry Hill and his parents were inn-keepers for Marco Phinizy. Paschal is very opinionated and occasionally offensive but I recommend the book. If you come across any further information on the Floyd's, I would certainly appreciate your sending it along.

Sincerely, David Leon Wilson, III

(ed.: he subsequently has sent quite a lot of information which I have entered and footnoted to Tuck. He is a 3d great grandson of John Burford Floyd, through John Colbert Floyd, and his grandmother Louisa Caroline Floyd Wilson.)

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On 25 August 2001 he wrote:

Dear Pat:

My cousin Carol Poe found the John Burford Floyd bible 3 weeks ago and I just copied the family information. The bible was apparently sold prior to printing as the first page included a printed list of subscribers and their location.

John Floyd and two other relatives were in the list. Richard Stewart and his wife Polly Culbertson and their children were also in the family information, which I found a little strange. This Richard is the brother of General John Stewart and Nancy Stewart Floyd. Maybe they lived with the Floyds for a while. (editor: their children were raised by the Floyds after Richard and his wife died in 1815.) "

Later, he adds: "Carol Poe is indeed a descendant of JBF and a grand daughter of Louisa Caroline Floyd Wilson, my grandmother (which explains where she got it). It is an original, and in good shape. You may use it as you like, and share it with others. She lives in Macon, Georgia.

Somewhere in my research, I believe it was in "Gone to Georgia'" by William C. Stewart, I saw where JBF bought the plantation in what was then Clarke County with a Stewart, presumably Richard Stewart, from a "Battle." I can't find the reference and will have to go back to the library. John Burford Floyd practiced his signature several times prior to listing his slaves, using a blunt quill and very dark ink. Martha Floyd practiced her signature prior to her filling out most of the family information, with a fine quill and almost a purple ink. It looks like she did it all at once. There was a 3rd handwriting filling out some of the later dates.

Did I ever send you a letter in my possession dated 1896 from a Seymour Stewart to a Billups Phinizy about the Stewart-Floyd connection and Stewart genealogy? I can't remember what I did and what I have found since. I will just send all my Stewart letters in the next few days; it's not all that much, Tuck"

The dates in the transcription Tuck kindly sent me follow from the Bible of John Burford Floyd, in the possession of Carol Poe, a cousin of Tuck and a descendant also of John B. Floyd of Ga. (the parenthetical notes were in the transcription given me and are not mine.)

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BEGIN QUOTE

Marriages

• John B. Floyd was married 28 Sept 1797
• Richard Stewart and Polly Culberson was married 21 Dec 1809.
• Julius C. Alford and Mary Floyd were united in the holy bands of wedlock on the 6th July anno. 1819
• Raleigh Greene and Elizabeth Floyd was married on the 28th of Dec 1820
• John D. Swift and Ann H. Floyd were married on the 7th May 1823
• Thaddeus P. Rees of Eatonton and Martha Floyd of Morgan County were married by the Rev. Raleigh Greene on Tuesday, 11th July, 1826
• Julius A. Askew & V. B. Floyd was married on the 14th day of January 1830 (Virginia Burford?)
• Joseph B. Winston & Amelia Floyd was married 1 July 1831
• V. I. Cherry and Matilda R. Floyd were married January the 2nd 1833 (January 28th 1833?)
• J. B. Winston and A. H. Floyd was married July 1 1830 (note one year discrepancy)

Births

• John B. Floyd was borne 24 Oct 1771
• Nancy Floyd was borne 11 July 1773
• Sally S. Floyd was borne 17 July 1798 (Could be Sally G. Floyd)
• Betsy Floyd borne 3 Jan.1800
• Polly Floyd borne 23 Jan 1801
• Stewart Floyd borne 6 July 1803
• Nancy A. Floyd borne 3 April 1805 (Could be Nancy H. Floyd)
• Virginia B. Floyd borne 15 May 1807
• Martha _ Floyd borne 11 October 1808 (Could be Marthey Floyd)
• John J. Floyd borne _______________ (Unable to read date)
• Matilda Floyd borne 23 April 1812 (Could be Matilday Floyd)
• ________ ________ ________1817 (Unable to read)
• Eveline Floyd borne 20 Dec 1815
• Leonidas Floyd Alford was born 1 July annodonine 1820
• Asbury Coke Greene was born 30th of Sept 1821
• Lucy Ann Swift was born 25 Feb. 1824 (Could be 23 Feb 1824)
• John Julius Alford was born November 9th 1822 (Could be Nov. 7th )
• Ann Eliza Greene was born Oct 6th 1825
• Cudoxus Sydenham Swift was born Aug. 9 1823
• Sarah Evaline Greene was born 11th Nov 1823 (Could be 14th or 17th )
• Ann H. Stewart borne 11 Oct 1810
• John M. Stewart borne 14 July 1812
• Charles A. Stewart borne 23 March 1813
• Mary C. Stewart borne 11 Aug 1814 (year is questionable)
• Richard Stewart borne 9 Dec 1784
• Polly Stewart, his wife, was borne 2 Nov 1788
• Ugenius Marcellus Alford was borned June 15th 1825
• Ann Eliza Rees was borned the 25th Jan 1828
• Virginia Ann Floyd Swift was born 18 Oct 1828
• Cincinnatius Alford was borne the 12th Feb 1828
• Ann Amelia Bowers Cherry was born 14th day of May 1834
• John Floyd Winston and Thomas Morgan Winston was born 21 Nov. 1837 ("6" written beside date as if a correction)

Deaths

• Sally Floyd departed this life the 19 Sept. 1812 in full triumph of faith
• Wm Floyd departed this life 19 Oct 1813 ten weeks___.
• Evaline Floyd departed this life 26 Oct 1816
• Richard Stewart departed this life 8 Aug 1815
• Polly Stewart departed this life 28 Dec 1815
• Ann Eliza Greene departed this life on the morning 11th November 1825 about 2 o'clock. Peace to the departed.
• Lucy Ann Swift died on the 25th of August, 1826 aged 2 years and six months
• Mrs. Nancy Floyd departed this life on the 8th November 1826 in the blissful hopes of a glorious immortality
• Mrs. Ann H. Swift expired on the 14th November, 1828, aged 23 years, 6 months, and 14 days. ("in the blissful hopes of a glorious immortality" was added later)
• Martha F. Rees died on the 8th Feb 1837. She died as she had lived, a Christian
• John Floyd died 9 July 1838
• Stewart Floyd died on the 1st of August 1853, in the fiftieth year of his age
• Matilda Chirry (sic) died 2 of December 1839
• Mary Alford died 1 of June 1851
• Mrs Virginia Askew died on the 9th of October 1852 (Could be Oct 4th or 9th and 1851)
• Virginia A. Nolan died 17 Dec. 1852
• Virginia A. Wilcox died in July 1853

Addendum - others in the bible not with the family

• Aguis was borned 14th of January 1822
• Beny (Barry?) Was borned 13th July 1824
• Edmun Was borned the 11th March 1824 (Could be Edwin)
• Simeon Washington was born on the 14th Dec 1825
• Louisa was born on the 21st of February, 1826

notes by me, not in the bible:

• 1. Mary Floyd who married Julius C. Alford is not listed in the birth records.
• 2. Nancy (A. or H.) Floyd is known as Ann in her marriage to John D. Swift.
• 3. The addendum above were likely slaves, and were entered by John B. Floyd. All the other records were entered by Martha Floyd and someone else."

END QUOTE

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Tuck notes that John and Ann were married at John Stewart's home, Cherry Hill, on 28 September 1797.

Further: "Southern Recorder, Milledgeville, Ga., Tuesday, July 31st, 1838, 'Died at his residence in Morgan Co., on the 9th inst, Major John Floyd, in the 67th year of his age, after an illness of seventeen days. The deceased was a native of Virginia, and emigrated to this State about fifty years ago.' "

From B. F. Reinauer III, From: 'Marriages and Obituaries from Early Georgia Newspapers', abstracted by the late Judge Folks Huxford, FASG, Southern Historical Press, Easley, SC: 1989

• pg. 311 (17 Mar 1883): "Judge J. J. Floyd,of Covington, died on the 12th inst. He was 75 years of age." ('The Sun', Hartwell, GA)
• pg. 46 (21 Feb 1837): "In Madison on the 8th inst., Mrs. Martha F. Rees, wife of Thaddeus B. Rees, Esq. and daughter of Major John Floyd, of Morgan County, in her 30th year. Husband and two daughters survive. Methodist. ('The Southern Recorder')
• pg. 245 (24 Aug 1838): "Died in Morgan County, Georgia 9th July 1838, Major John Floyd in the 67th year of his age. He was born in Virginia and emigrated to Georgia before fully grown. He married a pious wife and converted at a camp-meeting near Lexington in Oglethorpe County, Georgia in 1802. He was attended by many of the pioneers of Methodism in Georgia: Rev. Messrs. Hope Hull, Benjamin Blanton, and Britain Capell and, I believe, Stith Meade. His home had long been the home to preachers. Bishops Asbury and McKendre and a large number of the older preachers have shared the hospitalities of his home." Signed: Raleigh Greene ('The Southern Christian Advocate') (ed.: Raleigh was his son in law.)

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Again, David "Tuck" Wilson says:

John Burford Floyd was visiting his sister Mourning ( wife of John Stewart ) in 1796 or 1797 when Anne (Nancy) Stewart accompanied her mother , Nancy Haw Stewart , to Georgia from Virginia? to visit her son John. (Nancy Haw Stewart died during the visit.) John Burford Floyd met Anne (Nancy) Stewart here shortly afterwards married her in Oglethorpe County at the home of Mourning and John Stewart on Sept. 28, 1797, according to family tradition...

This letter may be misleading as most evidence points to Nancy Haw Stewart moving to Georgia as a widow with the younger children by 1793. (editor: this indeed is what I believe, although she certainly might have returned to Va. from time to time). It is likely that Nancy and her daughter were visiting her son Gen. John Stewart from just " down the road." Also, the letter indicates that they were married in Virginia but does not give the source.

It is unknown where John and Nancy made their home immediately after they were married but I would look in Oglethorpe County. On 14 October 1809, in what was then Clarke County, Georgia, John and his brother-in-law Richard Stewart bought land from William and Nelson Battle. The home site was located on the east side of the Apalachee River in the fork made by Wolf Creek (now Oconee County). All their children are listed as having been born there.

SesquicentenniaI (no author listed ) published 1957 describes on page 23 a booklet written by Etta Shockley Few (Mrs. J. M. Few) on the history of Apalachee , Georgia , Morgan Co. which discusses the Floyd Family. On p 24, " The Floyds were a distinguished family who lived on the other side of the river. (of the town of Apalachee )". On this side of the river was a mill first known as Floyd's Mill then Few's Mill , then Furlow's Mill , then Head's Mill. The Foster's in Madison are related to the Floyd's". (editor: this is probably Julia Floyd Foster's family, she who granddaddy thought so beautiful, and if her picture I have is really she, she was).

The first property recorded in the Morgan County courthouse was a lot in town, right on the square , bought in October, 1817. His home place in Clarke County (Wolf Creek) and was on the tax digest indexes there in 1809 and 1817. Property records in Morgan County show that he owned land lots 115 and 121 in the 5th district, north of Madison, also.

John carried the rank of Major in the Georgia Militia. He would have been 42 at the onset of the War of 1812, a little old to serve. There is record of only one John Floyd in the War of 1812, according to the Index To War Of 1812 Service Records, General John Floyd of Camden County, Ga. who we know was a cousin. (editor-- we think he was a distant cousin, a descendant of perhaps William Floyd of Amherst's uncle. See elsewhere for all this)....

Elinor Van Dyke states that the plantation was called Cherry Hill and she was told by her grandfather Linton Eugene Floyd that the place had been destroyed by fire. However, in his lifetime, the chimneys and foundation stood ( she could be confusing the John Burford Floyd plantation with the plantation of General John Stewart which was named Cherry Hill and was destroyed by fire around 1820) .

Today (1999), the plantation has been reclaimed by the pine forests of the Georgia -Pacific. However, The family cemetery still stands. If one were to walk up the old Madison to Athens Highway from the Apalachee River to the top of the ridge (1/4 mile) and look on the left about 100 yards into the woods, it is easily found.

On the tombstone in the Floyd burial ground at his old plantation is this : " In memory of Major John Floyd who died July 9, 1838 in the 69th (67th) year of his age. As a patriot, philanthropist, and Christian . He lived beloved and died in the full assurance of a home in Heaven."

His obituary appears in the Southern Recorder (Milledgeville Ga. Newspaper Clippings compiled by Tad Evans, Vol. 4) : Tuesday, July 31, 1838 Died at his residence in Morgan County, on the of the 9th instant, Major John Floyd, in the 67th year of his age, after an illness of seventeen days. The deceased was a native of Virginia, and emigrated to this State about fifty years ago.

Elinor Van Dyke lists John Burford Floyd's date of birth as 10/21/1771, date of marriage as 3/28/1792, and date of death as 7/7/1838. The John Burford Floyd bible lists b. 24 Oct 1771, m. 28 Sept 1797, d. 9 July 1838.

This interesting piece from Alex Luken, August 2, 2002:

"From ancestry.com Georgia Land Lottery of 1827. You will have to look at this on the site. There are several Floyd/Burford combinations. Not in Oglethorpe Co. either.

"KNOW YE, That in pursuance of the several acts of the General Assembly of this State, passed the 9th of June, and 24th December, 1825, and the 14th and 27th of December, 1826, to make distribution of the land acquired of the Creek Nation of Indians, by a Treaty concluded at the Indian Springs, on the 12th day of February, 1825, and forming the Counties of Lee, Muscogee, Troup, Coweta and Carroll, in this State I HAVE GIVEN AND GRANTED, and by these presents, DO GIVE AND GRANT unto John Floyd of Burford's district, Oglethorpe county, his heirs and assigns forever, all that tract or lot of land containing two hundred and a half acres, situate, lying, and being in the Twenty-second District, of the Second Section, in the County of Muscogee in said State, which said tract or lot of land is known and distinguished in the plan of said District by the number One hundred and Sixty Seven having such shape, form and marks as appear by a plat of the same hereunto annexed: To have and to hold the said tract or lot of land, together with all and singular the rights, members and appurtenances thereof whatsoever, unto the said John Floyd, his heirs and assigns, to his and their proper use, benefit and behoof forever in fee simple.

"GIVEN under my hand and the Great Seal of the said State this seventeenth day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the fifty fifth.

• "Signed by his Excellency the Governor, 17th day of Dec., 1830.
• "GEORGE R. GILMER, Governor
• "E. H. PIERCE, S. E. D.
• "Registered the 17th day of Dec., 1830.
• "STATE OF GEORGIA.
• "By His Excellency George M. Troup, Governor and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of this State, and of the Militia thereof."

Sarah Stovall's 1927 letter says John Floyd, her great grandfather, remarried late in life to a Wilhelmina Hunter Rossiler and lived in Watkinsville, Ga.

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Also from Alex we have this 1794 Amherst transaction:

"Amherst Deed Book G, p. 400 14 Feb 1794 JNO. FLOYED, Ga. Power of Attny to PHILLIP THURMOND, AC -- DANL. BURFETT (BURFORD) of Va. By will of 1787 bequeathed to VA. TAYLOR 250 acres in AC on headwaters of Stoval -- for life or until she leaves; remainder to me. JF of Wilks Co, Ga. – PT to dispose of my interest upon removal or death of VA. TAYLOR. Acknowledged before BENJ. CATCHING, Clk. Of Superior Ct., W. STITH JR. one of the judges. Rec. in AC, 21 Jul 1794."

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From Kori Lambert's Web Site at http://www.greene-tree.com/greene_tree/history/floyd.aspx we have:

"John Burford Floyd's death is recorded in both the Southern Recorder of Milledgeville, GA, which indicates he died after an illness of seventeen days, and The Southern Christian Advocate. It is interesting to note the strong connections to Methodism that are shared by both the Greene and Floyd lines. Below is an exert from The Southern Christian Advocate:

"Died in Morgan County, Georgia 9th July 1838, Major John Floyd in the 67th year of his age. He was born in Virginia and emigrated to Georgia before fully grown. He married a pious wife and converted at a camp-meeting near Lexington in Oglethorpe County, Georgia in 1802. He was attended by many of the pioneers of Methodism in Georgia: Rev. Messrs. Hope Hull, Benjamin Blanton, and Britain Capell and, I believe, Stith Meade. His home had long been the home to preachers. Bishops Asbury and McKendre and a large number of the older preachers have shared the hospitalities of his home. Signed: Raleigh Greene"

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More About MAJOR JOHN BURFORD FLOYD:

Burial: Floyd Family Cemetery, Oconee Co., GA, opposite Apalachee, GA351

Notes for ANN HAW STEWART:

• She is almost certainly named after her mother, Ann Haw, or Nancy Haw. Thus I have expanded the middle initial H to Haw, but have no proof.
• Also called Nancy, per Brenda Hester, and Polly, per the SCM, F, 202. And Nanny, see the court records, op. cit.
• Tuck Wilson, op. cit., notes that her tombstone reads: " In memory of Mrs. Nancy Floyd who died Nov. 8th, 1826 in the 53rd year of her age. She lived and died a Christian. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, they rest from their labors and their works do follow them." ...and, her obituary: "Departed this life on the afternoon of the 8th ultimo, in Morgan County, Mrs. Nancy Floyd, consort of Maj. John Floyd, in the 54th year of her age." (ed.: the paper got it right, 54th.) "Southern Recorder," Tue., Nov. 21st, 1826.
• Also, from B. F. Reinauer III, From: 'Marriages and Deaths 1820-1830', by Mary Bondurant Warren with Sarah Fleming, Heritage Papers, Danielsville, GA: 1972, pg. 42: "Mrs. Nancy Floyd, 54 years, of Morgan County died 8 Oct 1826; consort of Major John Floyd; left a husband and children; 24 years a Methodist."
• David Leon "Tuck" Wilson has noted this about Nancy: Ann (Nancy) Stewart was born 11 July 1773 in Amherst County, Virginia. Family tradition holds that her grandfather was a younger son of the Duke of Berwick and got into serious trouble backing an unsuccessful attempt to dethrone James II of England (Monmouth Rebellion). He had to flee England and Scotland to avoid retribution and came to America. She was raised in Amherst County, Virginia during the revolutionary War, one of up to 16 children. Her father died when she was eleven and she was about twenty, many of the family picked up stakes and moved to Georgia, where her older brother John had established a plantation. John Stewart had married Mourning Floyd and Nancy Stewart then married Morning's half brother, John Burford Floyd, making all their children double first cousins. Her tombstone reads " In memory of Mrs. Nancy Floyd who died Nov. 8th, 1826 in the 53rd year of her age. She lived and died a Christian . Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord , they rest from their labors and their works do follow them. " Her obituary appears in the "Southern Recorder", Tuesday, November 21, 1826 : Departed this life on the afternoon of the 8th ultimo, in Morgan County, Mrs. Nancy Floyd, consort of Maj. John Floyd, in the 54th year of her age. Elinor Van Dyke has her date of birth as 7 July 1775.

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Notes for WILHELMINA HUNTER:

• Patti Andrews at <motesartnow@knology.net> kindly sent me this info in Jan. 2005:
  • Hi Pat, I was so interested (and amazed) at your work on John Burford Floyd!! My connection is from John Floyd's second wife, Wilhelmina Hunter, who married first a Capt. (either White or Samuel) Rossiter. She married John Floyd 28 Jan. 1832, Clarke Co., Ga. She appears in the 1850 Clarke Co., Census, Wilhelmina Floyd, age 53. She is the sister of my ancestor, Jane Ware Hunter. They are daughters of Edward Hunter. Hope this adds to your volume of work...Patti Andrews
  • About all this, my cousin Tuck Wilson, op. cit., says "Good morning Pat! It is always good to hear from you. I am not able to offer much help here. My grandmother was in contact with a descendant of Stewart Floyd, a Sarah Fannin Stovall and Sarah wrote in 1927 : 'Our great grandfather John Floyd’s second wife was Wilhelmina Hunter Rossiter. They lived in Watkinsville Georgia. There were no children. The record of their marriage is on file at the courthouse here.' Watkinsville is only 12 miles above John Burford Floyd's plantation which was in Clarke County at the time but now Oconee. I would start looking in the cemeteries in Watkinsville but if I couldn't find her there, I would look in Oconee County. They could have lived on the plantation and used Watkinsville as their "address" as it is the closest town. There is an index for Oconee graves. If she is buried at the plantation, it is now unmarked. I don't know much of John Burford Floyd's later life. I was told by the historian in Morgan County that he had a house right on the square in Madison also, for a while. I would still look in Watkinsville first. Finally, in my grandmother's notes, she had John B. Floyd married second to a Jane Beckhaus in one place, never in her final tree or notes. There was no conformation but I include this so you have seen it and if you ever see anything about it, drop me a line. Happy hunting..... "
  • He adds later that "The letter from Sarah Stovall I referred to also has 'She always thought though that our John and Mourning were brother and sister and she told me often that when she was a girl cousin Pat Stevens would try to tell her all about the relationships but like all young girls, this bored her and she would giggle with one of his girls and leave them.' I know I sent you that letter years ago but I see no harm in bringing it up again."

More About WILHELMINA HUNTER:

• Burial: ?

Children of JOHN FLOYD and ANN STEWART are:

• 1 i. SARAH S.7 FLOYD [352],
  • b. 17 July 1798, Oglethorpe Co., GA [353],[354];
  • d. 19 September 1812355,356.
    • Notes for SARAH S. FLOYD: Probably Sarah Stewart Floyd, after her double first cousin Sarah Floyd Stewart, who was born at about the same time and married John Stevens.
• 2. 73. ii. ELIZABETH FLOYD,
  • b. 03 January 1800;
  • d. 29 October 1857.
• 3. 74. iii. MARY FLOYD,
  • b. 23 January 1801;
  • d. 01 June 1851.
• 4. 75. iv. COLONEL STEWART FLOYD,
  • b. 06 July 1803, Madison, Morgan Co., GA;
  • d. 14 August 1853, Madison, Morgan Co., GA.
• 5. 76. v. ANN H. FLOYD,
  • b. 03 April 1805, Oglethorpe Co., GA;
  • d. 14 November 1828.
• 6. vi. VIRGINIA B. FLOYD [357],
  • b. 15 May 1807, Oglethorpe Co., GA [358],[359],[360];
  • d. 09 October 1852 [361];
  • m. JULIUS A. ASKEW [362], 14 January 1830, Morgan Co., GA [363],[364],[365];
    • b. Abt. 1800.
      • Notes for VIRGINIA B. FLOYD: Almost certainly Virginia Burford Floyd, after her grandmother.
      • Notes for JULIUS A. ASKEW: This note in Mar 2009: Pat, I think your posting on Julius A Askew pertains to one of the men who was an administrator for my ggg grandfather who died by 8 Oct. l827 in probably Putnam Co., GA. He along with Horatio Shields were the administrators in l829 after Seth Ward in l827. This ggg grandfather was Jeremiah Godwin who married Mary Rosser and left one son, Benjamin F. Godwin. If you have any information or if any of these names seem familiar, will you please let know? Thank you. Sincerely, Barbara Hensley >barbhens@sbcglobal.net<
• 7. 77. vii. MARTHA F. FLOYD,
  • b. 11 October 1808;
  • d. 08 February 1837, Madison, Morgan Co., GA.
• 8. 78. viii. JUDGE JOHN JULIUS FLOYD,
  • b. 07 March 1811, Madison, Morgan Co., GA;
  • d. 11 March 1883, Covington, Newton Co., GA.
• 9. 79. ix. MATILDA R. FLOYD,
  • b. 23 September 1812, Madison, Morgan Co., GA;
  • d. 02 December 1839, Morgan Co., GA.
• 10. x. WILLIAM FLOYD [366],
  • b. 15 August 1813;
  • d. 19 October 1813 [366],[367].
    • Notes for WILLIAM FLOYD: His birth is not notes, but his death is...
• 11. 80. xi. AMELIA H. FLOYD,
  • b. 15 August 1813, Oglethorpe Co., GA.
• 12. xii. EVALINE FLOYD [368],
  • b. 20 December 1815, Oglethorpe Co., GA [369],[370],[371];
  • d. 26 October 1816 [372],[373].

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Footnotes

• 331. B. Franklin Reinauer III <bfr3@optonline.net >, op. cit..
• 332. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's possession, notes his birth as 24 October 1771.
• 333. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's possession says 1771.
• 334. David Leon Wilson III, op. cit.,
  .
• 335. Rodney Veitschegger, <RDVSR@aol.com>, August 30, 2007 a Post-em at Amelia H Floyd's page on my web site, reproduced at Amelia's page.
• 336. Floyd Bible of John Burford Floyd, posted at her site by Kori Lambert, 2008. She notes Carol Poe has it.
• 337. B. Franklin Reinauer III <bfr3@optonline.net >, op. cit..
• 338. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 339. Many sources throughout these notes: they had many, and have many, descendants, who are my double cousins.
• 340. Morgan Davis Jones, letter from Dadeville, Ala. to my grandfather Colonel Stevens, October 27, 1927, my collection.
• 341. David Leon Wilson, III
  .
• 342. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~damon/marriage/marrindx.htm.
• 343. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 344. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's possession notes this date and calls her Nancy Floyd.
• 345. Floyd Bible of John Burford Floyd, posted at her site by Kori Lambert, 2008. She notes Carol Poe has it.
• 346. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 347. David Leon Wilson III, op. cit..
• 348. Sarah F. Stovall's 1927 letter, courtesy of Tuck Wilson, 2004.
• 349. Patti Andrews at <motesartnow@knology.net>, January 2005.
• 350. She is in the 1850 Clark Co. census.
• 351. B. Franklin Reinauer III <bfr3@optonline.net >, op. cit..
• 352. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 353. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's possession notes Sally S. Floyd born 17 July 1798.
• 354. Floyd Bible of John Burford Floyd, posted at her site by Kori Lambert, 2008. She notes Carol Poe has it.
• 355. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 356. Floyd Bible of John Burford Floyd, posted at her site by Kori Lambert, 2008. She notes Carol Poe has it.
• 357. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 358. David Leon Wilson III, op. cit.,
  .
• 359. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 360. Floyd Bible of John Burford Floyd, posted at her site by Kori Lambert, 2008. She notes Carol Poe has it.
• 361. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 362. David Leon Wilson III, op. cit.,
  .
• 363. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 364. David Leon Wilson III, op. cit..
• 365. Floyd Bible of John Burford Floyd, posted at her site by Kori Lambert, 2008. She notes Carol Poe has it.
• 366. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 367. Floyd Bible of John Burford Floyd, posted at her site by Kori Lambert, 2008. She notes Carol Poe has it.
• 368. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 369. David Leon Wilson III, op. cit.,
  .
• 370. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 371. Floyd Bible of John Burford Floyd, posted at her site by Kori Lambert, 2008. She notes Carol Poe has it.
• 372. John Burford Floyd's Bible in his descendant Carol Poe's (of Macon Ga.) possession.
• 373. Floyd Bible of John Burford Floyd, posted at her site by Kori Lambert, 2008. She notes Carol Poe has it.