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John Floyd (pioneer) James John Floyd [1] (1750 – 10 April 1783) was an early settler of St. Matthews, Kentucky, and helped lay out Louisville. In Kentucky, he served as a Colonel of the Kentucky Militia in which he participated in raids with George Rogers Clark and later became one of the first judges of Kentucky.
John Floyd (pioneer) James John Floyd [1] (1750–1783) was an early settler of St. Matthews, Kentucky and helped lay out Louisville. In Kentucky he served as a Colonel of the Kentucky Militia in which he participated in raids with George Rogers Clark and later became one of the first judges of Kentucky.
John Floyd--Pioneer and Hero 171 for the first time. It is there preceded by an "Editorial Com-ment." Both comment and letter are here quoted in full" A gentleman [Nathaniel Hart, Jr.] in Woodford county has permitted us to examine an original letter from Col. Floyd to Col. [William] Preston of Virginia, and to take a copy of it for publication.
John Floyd, Kentucky Pioneer," FCHQ 15 (1941): 1-24; ar>d Neal Hammon, "The Let ters of Colonel John Floyd" (Manuscript Collection, Kentucky Historical Society). 'Floyd had some difficulty recruiting men for Lord Dunmore's impending expedi tion against the Shawnee. Promised a company by Fincastle County Lieutenant William Preston, Floyd sought ...
Apr 11, 2023 · James John Floyd (1750 – April 10, 1783), better known as John Floyd, was a pioneer of the Midwestern United States around the Louisville, Kentucky area where he worked as a surveyor for land development and as a military figure. [1] Floyd was an early settler of St. Matthews, Kentucky and helped lay out Louisville.
- Virginia Taylor
- April 12, 1783
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John Buchanan Floyd was born on June 1, 1806, on the Smithfield plantation near Blacksburg, Virginia. He was the eldest son of the former Laetitia Preston and her husband, Governor John Floyd (1783–1837). His brother, Benjamin Rush Floyd (1812–1860), served in both houses of the Virginia General Assembly but failed to win the election to ...
