Person:Charity Floyd (2)

  1. Margaret FloydEst 1690 -
  2. Charity FloydCal 1692 - 1758
m. 26 Sep 1725
  1. William Samuel Johnson
  2. William Johnson
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Charity Floyd
Gender Female
Birth[1] Cal 1692 Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United Statesprobably
Marriage to Benjamin Nicoll, Esq.
Marriage 26 Sep 1725 [1st wife ; she is the widow Nicoll]
to Rev. Dr. Samuel Johnson
Death[1][2] 1 Jun 1758 New York City, New York, United Statesage 66
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Colonial Collegians: Biographies of Those Who Attended American Colleges before the War for Independence. (Boston, Mass.: Massachusetts Historical Society & New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2005)
    Yale:71-72.

    "… Charity, widow of Benjamin Nicoll, Esq., of Islip, Long Island, and daughter of Colonel Richard Floyd, of Brookhaven."

  2. 2.0 2.1 Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College With Annals of the College History. (New York / New Haven: Holt / Yale University Press, 1885-1912)
    Oct 1701-May 1745, 123-128.

    ... He was married, September 23, 1725, to Charity, widow of Benjamin Nicoll, Esq., of Islip, Long Island, and daughter of Colonel Richard Floyd, of Brookhaven. ...

    She had by her first marriage two sons, who were prepared for College by Mr. Johnson, and graduated here in 1734.

    The younger became a distinguished lawyer in New York City, and one of the leading spirits in the establishment of King's (now Columbia) College...

    His wife died in New York, June 1, 1758, at the age of 66 ...