Person:George Floyd (8)

Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark Floyd
b.Bef 29 Apr 1781 Kentucky, United States
m. 2 Nov 1778
  1. William Preston FloydAbt 1779 - Aft 1783
  2. Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark FloydBef 1781 - 1823
  3. Gov. John Floyd1783 - 1837
m.
Facts and Events
Name Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark Floyd
Gender Male
Birth[2] Bef 29 Apr 1781 Kentucky, United States
Other[1] 3 Jun 1783 Jefferson, Kentucky, United Statesnamed in father's will; inherited land in Fayette County
Marriage Kentuckyto Sarah "Sallie" Tevis Fontaine
Alt Death[3][4] 1821 Kentucky, United States
Death[5][6] 25 Jun 1823 Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Alt Death[5] 1823 Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
Burial[5] Plymouth Village, Jefferson, Kentucky, United StatesFloyd-Breckinridge Cemetery
References
  1. Books A, N1-5, 1780-1801 [transcript]; FHL #0811569, in Kentucky. County Court (Jefferson County). Court orders, minutes, 1780-1901. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970)
    pp. 42-43.
  2. Stevens, Marshall, Mitchell, Washington and other Families, in RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project
    ID: I00126.

    Date of birth based on letter written by father . [John Floyd's letters are available in the Draper Manuscripts, among other places.]

  3. Jennings, Kathleen. Louisville's first families. (Louisville, Kentucky: Standard Printing Company, 1920)
    p. 169.
  4. United States. Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941.

    Floyd, Geo. Rogers Clark, 7th Inf. 1812 (Kentucky), d. 1821
    Application made 22 June 1940

  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Geo Rogers Clark Floyd, in Find A Grave
    accessed 10 Jan 2013.

    Geo Rogers Clark Floyd
    Birth: 1779, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA [NOTE: This is his brother's birth date, not his.]
    Death: 1823, USA [Gravestone in photo says 1821]
    Son of John Floyd and Jane Buchanan Floyd
    married 9-21-1806 Maria Maupin
    married 4-16-1810 Sarah Fontain
    Commanded the 4th Reg of Infantry at the Battle of Tippecanoe [Gravestone in photo says 7th Reg]
    Burial: Floyd-Breckinridge Cemetery , Plymouth Village, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
    Memorial #7590338

    NOTE: Discrepencies in information regarding service and death need to be resolved by citation of original sources/information

  6. Floyd, George R C U.S. Army, in United States. War of 1812 Pension Files
    Widow's Pension File No. 13181; Bounty Land File: Wt 4021-160-50.

    Widow Sally T. Floyd, applied on Service for Lieut. Col. George R. C. Floyd, 4th US Inf
    George R. C. Floy died 5 June 1823
    was a Lt. Col. in the Kentucky Militia, enlisted 3 May 1808, resigned 30 April 1813, Served at Tippecanoe, War of 1812
    [file has 94 pages]