Henry Helm Floyd (1761 - 1850)

Born 21 Sep 1761 in Prince William, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Crosby — married 20 Jul 1783 in Fauquier, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1850 at age 88 in Waverly, Union, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Private Henry Floyd served with Fauquier County Militia, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Henry Floyd is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A039956.

Henry Helm Floyd was born 21 Sept 1761, in Prince William, Virginia, the son of Henry Bruce Floyd and Nancy Helm. ^[1] Parents: Henry Bruce Floyd 1719–1816 Nancy Anne Helm Floyd 1723–1805

Spouse: Francis Frankey Crosby Floyd 1763–1830 (m. 1783)

Siblings: Frances Floyd Alvey 1760–1841 John Helm Floyd 1765–1852

Children: Henry Crosby Floyd 1789–1858 Nathaniel Crosby Floyd 1796–1870

He married Frances Ann "Frankie" Crosby on 20 Jul 1783, in Fauquier, Virginia. ^{[2] [3]}

Family Data Collection - Births, database with images, Ancestry.com (2001) (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 Apr 2019); Name: Henry Helm Floyd; Father: Henry Floyd; Mother: Nancy Ann Helm; Birth: 21 Sep 1761 in Pineton, Prince William Co., VA

Henry Helm Floyd enlisted in the War of the American Revolution from Fauquier County, Virginia, in the spring of 1781, when 19 years of age, as a private under Captain Joseph O'Bannon and Colonel Churchill; he reenlisted in the fall of 1781 under the command of William Grigsby and Colonel Edmunds under the command of General Stevens, and served until the surrender of Cornwallis.^[4]

In the fall of 1804, Henry moved with his parents, his siblings, and their families to Henderson County, Kentucky. They traveled by flatboat down the Ohio River until they reached Uniontown, where his mother, Nancy Helm Floyd, died of pneumonia. (December 24, 1804). She was buried on a high hill overlooking the river, known as Sand Hill, on Christmas Eve 1804. Nancy is reportedly the first white woman to be buried in what is now Union County, and the first person buried in the oldest graveyard in the county.

By 1810, the Floyd family settled peacefully in their home in Henderson, Kentucky. ^[5]

Henry Helm Floyd served as a lieutenant under George Rogers Clark, in the conquest of the northwest, and during the War of 1812, he was a colonel with General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans. ^[6]

When the 1820 census was taken, Henry Helm Floyd was living in Morganfield, Kentucky, along with his wife, Frances, and their eight children, (Henry Crosby, Nancy Ann, Elizabeth Crosby, Lucy Crosby, John Crosby, Nathaniel Crosby, Charlotte Crosby, and Lucretia Crosby Floyd). ^[7]

The 1830 Census record is not very specific, ^[8] but I know the Floyd's are still living in Union County, Kentucky.

Both Henry Helm Floyd and his father, Henry, saw service in the American Revolution and both applied for pensions with Henry H. Floyd Va. No. S31030 and Henry Floyd Va. No. R14982 1/2 (VA Half-Pay.). Henry Helm Floyd made his application for pension on October 21, 1833 from Union County, Kentucky. Henry starting receiving United States Revolutionary War Pension Payments twice a year starting 04 Mar 1831. ^[9]

Henry made gift deeds of parcels of land on Casey's Creek for each of his sons: Henry Crosby Floyd 14 May 1840, Nathaniel Crosby Floyd 14 May 1840, John Crosby Floyd 19 June 1841. In 1840 he was living in Union, Kentucky with Francis Ann. ^[10]

His wife Frances Ann died 27 Sep 1841, at the age of 67. Henry died 6 Sep 1850, in Waverly, Kentucky, having lived a long life of 88 years.

Henry Helm Floyd died 8 Sep 1850 and was buried in the family cemetery on the old Floyd farm near Waverly. A cedar tree planted by his son, Henry Crosby Floyd, marked his grave. ^[11] Years later, during a windstorm, the cedar tree was blown down, and Colonel Hansford L. Threlkeld, descended from the daughter, Elizabeth Crosby Floyd, gave the chapter (DAR Site, Kentucky Henry Helm Chapter), named in her father's honor, a beautiful silver-bound gavel, appropriately inscribed, made from the cedar tree which had marked Henry Helm Floyd's grave. The city of Louisville, Kentucky is built on a portion of the land grant given to him for his service. 18 Nov 1850 was the date for the probate of Henry's will.

1774-1989, Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, database with images, Ancestry.com (2016) (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 Apr 2019); Henry H Floyd; Probate Date: 18 Nov 1850; Probate Place: Union, Kentucky, USA; Death: 6 Sep 1850 • Waverly, Union, Kentucky, USA

Children

1. Nancy "Ann" Crosby Floyd, 1787-1855, married Daniel Scott near Beardstown
2. Henry Crosby Floyd, 1789-1858
3. Elizabeth Crosby Floyd, 1790-1862, married John Peters
4. Lucy Crosby Floyd, 1792-1869, married James Hughes
5. Lucretia Crosby Floyd
6. John Crosby Floyd, 1794-1890, married a Miss Church and then a Miss Randolph
7. Nathaniel Crosby Floyd, 1796-1870, married a Miss Hart, his family all moved to Dallas, Texas in 1853.
8. Charlotte Crosby Floyd, 1801-1884, married Dunning Hughes
9. Frances Floyd
10. Lucretia Crosby Floyd, 1806-1867, married Reuben Church, her family all lived in Illinois.

Slaves

• Ann b. bef. 1820^{[12] [13][14]}
• Charles b. 1804^{[12][14] [13]}
• Handy^[15]
• Henny b. 1835^[12][14]
• Nathaniel b. 1839^[12][14]
• Sarah Ann b. 1840^[12][14]
• Ann Maria b. 1847 ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ 1833 Henry H. Floyd Revolutionary War Pension File. Virginia, File S31030, Henry H. Floyd, database with images, Fold3.com ([1]: accessed 31 May 2022), citing NARA microfilm publication M804, roll 993.
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR8X-NVQ : 11 February 2018), Henry Floyd and Frankey Crosby, 20 Jul 1783; citing Fauquier County, Virginia, reference 129; FHL microfilm 31,633.
3. ↑ 1785-1940, Virginia, Select Marriages, database with images, Ancestry.com (2014) (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 Apr 2019); Henry Floyd; Gender: Male; Marriage Date: 20 Jul 1783; Marriage Place: Fauquier County, Virginia; Spouse: Frankey Crosby; FHL Film Number: 31633; Reference ID: 129.
4. ↑ Pension Application S.31030
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2C-QRR : accessed 15 October 2019), Henry H Floyd, Henderson, Henderson, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 329, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 181,351.
6. ↑ "United States War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29K-QW9Y : 12 March 2018), Henry Floyd, 1812-1815; citing NARA microfilm publication M602 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); roll 72; FHL microfilm 882,590.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLR-DJB : accessed 11 January 2022), Henry H Floyd, Morganfield, Union, Kentucky, United States; citing p. , NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll; FHL microfilm
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPC-BXR : 12 August 2017), Henry K Floyd, Union, Kentucky, United States; citing 52, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 42; FHL microfilm 7,821.
9. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-2N3Q : accessed 15 October 2019), Henry Floyd, 04 Mar 1831; citing Kentucky, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 4; FHL microfilm 1,319,384.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTP-FTZ : 15 August 2017), H H Floyd, Union, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 27, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 125; FHL microfilm 7,832.
11. ↑ "Find a Grave, database and images accessed 5 Nov 2021, memorial page for Lieut Henry Helm Floyd (21 Sep 1761–6 Sep 1850), Find A Grave: Memorial #53169917, citing Floyd Cemetery, Union County, Kentucky, USA.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4} 1842 Henny Nathaniel & Sarah Ann baptisms. Johnson, Joseph E., trancriber. The Baptismal Register of Sacred Heart Church, Saint Vincent, Union Co., Kentucky 1818-1877 (1983), p. 15, digital image 56 of 293, FamilySearch.org, ([2]: accessed 31 May 2022). FHL book 976.9885 K2.
    • "Feb. 28- Henny Nathaniel & Sarah Ann children of Charles & Ann servts of Henry H. Floyd Sponsor Lucy Areina Scott. Henry b. Mar 2, 1835 & Sarah Ann born Mar 17, 1850.Servts of Daniel Scott."
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2} 1849 Ann Maria baptism. Johnson, Joseph E., trancriber. The Baptismal Register of Sacred Heart Church, Saint Vincent, Union Co., Kentucky 1818-1877 (1983), p. 8, digital image 87 of 293, FamilySearch.org, ([3]: accessed 31 May 2022). FHL book 976.9885 K2.
    • Nov 28- Ann Maria servt of Charles Buckman dau of Charles & Ann servt of Henry Floyd decd. Gmother Martha Buckman. b Mar 1847"
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4} 1842 Henny, Nathaniel & Sarah Ann baptism. The Baptismal Register of Sacred Heart Church, Saint Vincent, Union Co., Kentucky 1818-1904, p. 90, image 276 of 508, ([4]: accessed 3 November 2023), FHL Micropublication 571711.
    • ”Floyed 3 Batisms, Feb 28, I Baptized Henny, Nathaniel, & Sarah Ann children of Charles & Ann sevts of Henry H Floyed, sponsor Lucy Arina Scott, born Henny March 2nd 1835. Nat Decr 25 1839 and Sarah Ann born March 17. 1840 sevts of Daniel Scott. A. Sagan”
15. ↑ 1845 Henry H. Floyd slave bill of sale to Elizabeth Peters. Kentucky, Union County, County Court Clerk, Deeds, Vol. I, pp. 36, 11 March 1845, digital image 37 of 625, FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 7 December 2023)
    • "Know all men by these presents that I Henry H. Floyd owning a certain negro boy by the name of Handy about the age of twelve years that I Henry H. Floyd do by these presents hereby grant bargain and sell to Elizabeth Peters for and in consideration of the sum of two hundred and ninety dollars which said Eliazabeth Peters is to have and own and possess all rite [sic] and title to said boy but said Henry H. Floyd is to have the services of the above named boy during his natural life this given under my hand this the 11th day March the year 1845 as witness my hand and seal. Henry H. Floyd.

• 1889-1970, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, database with images, Ancestry.com (2011) (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 Apr 2019); Henry Helm Floyd; Birth: 21 Sep 1761 • Pineton, Prince William Co., VA; Death: 6 Sep 1850 • Waverly, Union, Kentucky, USA; SAR Membership: 36544; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 2 Jan 1923; Father: Henry Floyd; Mother: Helm Floyd; Spouse: Frances Crosby Floyd; Children: Elizabeth Crosby Floyd Peters. Hansford Lee Threlkeld; Mary Catherine Taylor Threlkeld; Uriel Hansford Threlkeld; Mary Simms Peters Threlkeld; James Threlkeld; Elizabeth Crosby Floyd Peters; John Peters; Frances Crosby Floyd; Henry Helm Floyd; Helm Floyd; Henry Floyd; Henry Floyd. Volume: 183

• 1889-1970, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, database with images, Ancestry.com (2011) (http://www.ancestry.com: accessed 10 Apr 2019); Henry Helm Floyd; Birth: 21 Sep 1761 • Pineton, Prince William Co., VA; Death: 6 Sep 1850 • Waverly, Union, Kentucky, USA; SAR Membership: 93151; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 24 Jul 1965; Father: Henry Floyd; Mother: Nancy Ann Helm; Spouse: Frances Crosby; Children: Nancy Crosby Floyd; Curtis Wendell Haley; Loretto B Bolger; Curtis Emmett Haley; Annie Scott; Edward Sidney Haley; Emaline Powell Jones; Daniel Lewis Scott; Martha Ann Greenwell; Charles Lewis Scott; Nancy Crosby Floyd; Daniel Scott; Frances Crosby; Henry Helm Floyd; Nancy Ann Helm; Henry Floyd.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53169917/henry-helm-floyd: accessed 07 December 2023), memorial page for Lieut Henry Helm Floyd (21 Sep 1761–6 Sep 1850), Find a Grave Memorial ID 53169917, citing Floyd Cemetery, Union County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by rose43 (contributor 47259047).

Research Notes

1. Lee Ellis born on 26 - Dec - 1862 at Henderson Co KY; died at Henderson Co KY on 12 - Dec - 1924 and his ( 1st ) wife Charlotte Gilchrist born on 30 - Sep - 1860 at Henderson Co KY; died at Henderson Co KY on 7 - Jan - 1944 married on 12 - Jan - 1887

2. The Said Charlotte Gilchrist was the child of Robert Gilchrist born on 12 - Dec - 1833 at Union Co KY; died at Henderson Co KY on 16 - Jul - 1883 and his ( 1st ) wife Anne H Hughes born on 14 - Jul - 1835 at Henderson Co KY died at Henderson Co KY on 11 - Nov - 1907 married on 6 - Oct - 1859

3. The Said Anne H Hughes was the child of Robert Dunning Hughes born on - - 1799 at TN died at Henderson Co KY on - - 1843 and his ( 1st ) wife, Charlotte C Floyd born on 29 - May - 1800 at Nelson Co KY, died at Henderson Co KY on 23 - Dec - 1884 married on 8 - Nov - 1820

4. The Said Charlotte C Floyd was the child of Henry Helm Floyd born on 21 - Sep - 1761 at Prince Wm Co VA; died at Union Co KY on 6 - Sep - 1850 and his ( 1st ) wife Frances Crosby born on - - at Fauquer Co VA; died at Union Co KY on - - married on 20 - Jul - 1783

ASSOCIATED ANCESTOR (REVOLUTIONARY) RECORD - FLOYD, HENRY HELM JR

Ancestor #: A039956

Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): PRIVATE

Birth: 9-21-1761 PRINCE WILLIAM CO VIRGINIA

Death: 9-6-1850 UNION CO KENTUCKY

Pension Number: *S31030

Service Source: *S31030

Service Description: 1) CAPTS O'BANNON, GRIGSBY 2) COLS CHURCHILL, EDMUNDS