Matthew Peter Floyd (1778 - 1863)

Born 2 Oct 1778 in Kershaw, Lancaster, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah (Warren) Floyd — married 11 Jul 1804 in Waynesburg, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States

Husband of Lucinda Elizabeth (Shipley) Floyd — married 18 Jul 1822 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Descendants

Died 19 Aug 1863 at age 84 in Nancy, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

Elder Floyd was born in 1778. He passed away in 1862. Mathew Floyd was the son of Abraham Floyd and Eve (Julian) Floyd. Mathew Floyd was married twice. First marriage in 1804 to Susannah Warren. Mathew and Susannah Floyd's 12 known children are: Elizabeth Ann Floyd Boy Floyd Nancy Floyd Abraham Floyd Reuben W Floyd Patsy Floyd Sally Floyd John W Floyd Jordan Floyd Sarah Floyd James Parsons Floyd Stephen C Floyd

Mathew Floyd married 2nd to Lucinda Shipley in 1822. Mathew and Lucinda Floyd's 9 known children are:

Amanda Jane Floyd 1822-1866 James L Floyd 1825-1865 Benjamin Julian Floyd 1820-1862 Lucinda Jane Floyd Henderson 1829-1890 Francis "Frankie" Marion Floyd 1830-1893 Rainey Floyd 1833-1917 Martha A Floyd 1835-1895 Zachariah T Floyd 1839-1857 Rhoda L Floyd Branscum 1850-1878

Matthew Floyd was the son of Captain Abraham Floyd, and was born in South Carolina, in the year 1778. In 1796, he migrated with his parents to Kentucky. He was brought up in the Episcopal Church, of which his parents were devout members. He received a common English education, probably under the tuition of his father, and, in early life, joined the Methodist society as a seeker. Subsequently, he professed conversion, and united with a Baptist church near the residence of his parents. Coming home from the baptizing without having changed his garments, his father was so angry with him for having joined the Baptists, that he drove him from his house, with his wet clothes on. However, he continued firm in his new faith. Arriving at manhood, he married Susannah, daughter of Charles Warren, and settled in Pulaski county, near the present location of Old White Oak Baptist church. Here he commenced his long and eminently successful ministry, about the year 1811. White Oak church was probably the fruits of his first labors in the gospel. He was called to the pastoral charge of this organization about the time of its constitution, and served it with great acceptance, about 51 years. He also served with equal acceptance the churches at Monticello, New Salem, Big Spring and Beaver Creek, all in Wayne County. The churches he served belonged to the old Cumberland River fraternity, till that body became so large as to render attendance on its meetings inconvenient. In 1825, Mr. Floyd’s charges, with seven other churches, entered into the constitution of South Concord Association. Mr. Floyd had now become the leading minister in the Cumberland Valley. His great popularity was evinced in his being elected Moderator of the new Association, seventeen years in succession. Meanwhile, he preached the introductory sermon before the body, as often as three times in succession.

Soon after the constitution of the General Association, in 1837, the subject of missions began to agitate South Concord Association, and there are good reasons for believing that it would have followed the example of Stockton’s Valley, in declaring unanimously against missionary operations, had it not been for the influence of Mr. Floyd, who exerted his entire energies in favor of missions. The opposition in the Association a small majority, including all the preachers of any considerable influence, except Mr. Floyd, whose personal popularity still gave him the moderatorship. But it became manifest to him, that the two parties could not live together in peace. His prudence secured a peaceable and orderly separation, by the dismissal of the missionary churches, by letter. He immediately secured the calling of a convention of these churches and South Cumberland River was constituted, in 1842. He had been Moderator of South Concord from its constitution, and he was now elected Moderator of South Cumberland River Association, a position he continued to occupy, until his death, a period of 21 years.

Besides his pastoral labors, Mr. Floyd preached abundantly among the destitute of Wayne, Pulaski and Russell counties, during his entire ministry of 52 years. He is believed to have been, at least, one of the first missionaries employed by the General Association in his part of the State. His success in the ministry was extraordinary, and he baptized a great many people. He was a wise man in council, as well as an efficient laborer in the field. But his work was finished at last, and, on the 19th of August, 1863, he answered the summons to come up higher.

(From, A History of Kentucky Baptists, volume 2, pages 554-556. By J. H. Spencer. Printed for the author in 1886. Reprinted in 1984 by Church History Research and Archives.)

Residence

Date: 1850

Place: Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

Date: 1800

Place: Madison, Kentucky, USA

Date: 1780

Place: Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA

Residence:

Date: 1783

Place: South Carolina

DNA

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Marriage

Husband: Matthew Floyd

Wife: Lucinda Elizabeth Shipley

Child: Martha Ann Floyd Harris

Child: Zachariah T Floyd

Child: Francis Frankie Marion Floyd

Child: Rhoda S Floyd Branscomb

Child: James Parson Floyd

Child: James L. Floyd

Child: Raney Floyd

Child: Benjamin Julian Floyd

Child: Amanda Jane Floyd Gaines

Child: Lucinda Jane Floyd Henderson

Child: Stephen C Floyd

Marriage:

Date: 18 JUL 1822

Place: Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Husband: Matthew Floyd

Wife: Susannah Warren

Child: John W Floyd

Marriage:

Date: 11 JUL 1804

Place: Lincoln, Kentucky, USA

Sources

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* 1860 USA Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records;

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• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12742819/mathew-floyd: accessed 24 December 2023), memorial page for Elder Mathew Floyd (2 Oct 1778–19 Aug 1863), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12742819, citing Floyd-Henderson Cemetery, Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Kathy S. (contributor 46944127).