Display Patriot - P-159700 - William FLOYD

William FLOYD

SAR Patriot #: P-159700

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State of Service: NY      Qualifying Service: Major General / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A040007

Birth: 17 Dec 1734 Mastic / Suffolk / NY
Death: 04 Aug 1821 Westernville / Oneida / NY

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Colonel and Major General - First Regiment Suffolk County NY Militia; commanded the Brigade, New York State Militia
  2. NY State Delegate to Continental Congress, 1774-1778
  3. Signer of Declaration of Independence 1776
  4. New York State Council of Safety member, 08 Oct 1777-07 Jan 1778
  5. Loaned unspecified amount of money on subscription to New York State for Revolutionary War, 1780
  6. Representative to First US Congress held in NY 1789

Additional References:
  1. New York in the Revolution as Colony and State, Vol II, pg 151, 160, 195
  2. Historical Register of the Officers of the Continental Army During the War of the Revolution, 1914, pg 231
  3. Barthelmas, Signers of the Declaration of Independence, pg 62-63
  4. Fernow, Docs Rel To The Col Hist of State of NY, "NY in the Revolution, Vol 15, pg 287
  5. Sanderson's "Biographies of the Signers" 1826, Vol 4
  6. Goodrich, "Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence" 1842, pg 183-186
  7. DAR cites: "NY IN THE REV," VOL 15, pg 287
  8. 56th-77th Annual Reports DAR. Senate documents (United States Congress, Senate). Government Printing Office: Washington, DC
  9. DAR RC # 370639
  10. SAR RC # 71012

Spouse: (1) Hannah Jones; (2) Joanna Strong
Children: Catherine; Mary; Nicoll; Sarah;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1941-05-10 PA Unassigned Frederick C Pyne (60264) Catharine   
1963-04-30 NY Unassigned John Bond Trevor III (89946) Mary   
1967-04-19 NY Unassigned Alexander B. Trevor (95504) Mary   
1977-09-30 FL Unassigned William Montgomery Floyd (113565) Nicoll   
1985-08-05 FL 229620 William Floyd (126178) Nicoll   
1991-06-11 MD 219284 Frederick Wallace Pyne PhD. (133818) Catherine   
1997-05-07 GA 201389 James Davidson Adam (148212) Catherine   
2013-09-03 CA 54911 Tallmadge Floyd Norwood (188528) Mary   
2014-03-25 VA 57844 Richard Putnam Towne (190471) Mary   
2014-03-25 VA 57845 Douglas Parks Towne (190472) Mary   
2015-06-25 WI 64565 Bruce Alan Graham (195247) Mary   
2015-07-22 WI 65118 William Tallmadge Austin (195619) Mary   
2015-07-22 WI 65119 Howard Christopher Austin (195620) Mary   
2015-07-22 WI 65120 David Christopher Austin (195621) Mary   
2020-01-24 NJ 90157 Hiland Hall Turner (214386) Nicoll   
2020-01-24 NJ 90158 Trenor Park Turner (214387) Nicoll   
2020-01-24 NJ 90159 Thornton Hall Turner (214388) Nicoll   
Location:
Westernville / Oneida / NY / USA
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Comments:
  • Tombstones are at Mastic, LI, NY but bodies are still in Westernville, NY
  • Buried on their own farm at Westernville, NY


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
  • No GPS data for grave site on Find-a-Grave - May 2021
  • This active cemetery is located behind the Westernville Presbyterian Church on the Stokes-Westernville Road in the village of Westernville, town of Western. The Westernville Methodist Church is located around the corner on Main Street and there is another entrance to this cemetery next to this church



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