NOTE: There are, at least 3, different people named Josiah Floyd that lived in the same area in VA in the late 1700s - 2 of whom appear to have married a Mary Tillman. Please help clear up the conflation of their data.
The Josiah Floyd who wrote the Will below and died in 1833 is not the same Josiah Floyd who, per sworn statements in NC, died 29 Nov 1828, and his wife, Mary (possibly known as "Molly") Tillman Floyd, died 2 Oct 1846. The sworn statements made in 1839 and 1850 for the Josiah who died in 1828 in NC were submitted to obtain a Revolutionary War Soldier Pension for Josiah's surviving family members including his son, James - see http://revwarapps.org/w7281.pdf. James also listed his siblings so the children of this Josiah and Mary, in birth order, are: William, Ann, Henry, James born 13 Apr 1791, Eliza, Joseph, Sarah, John, Marist and Martha. These are the same names listed in the same order in the book "SPES ALIT AGRICOLAN" (Tilghman/Tillman family genealogy) with slight differences in spelling that may be just transcription errors. Also, records in VA indicate the father of this Josiah is also named Josiah.
Josiah was born about 1759. He was the son of Josiah Floyd. He passed away about 1828.
The Josiah Floyd who wrote the Will below had a son named Dury Josiah Floyd, who died 2-3 Oct 1868 and whose Obituary was published in the Nashville Christian Advocate on 2 Jan 1869 - see the reference below. His Obituary listed his siblings so the children of this Josiah Floyd, c.1760-1833, and Mary "Polly" Tillman Floyd, c.1759-1809, are, in birth order: Mary "Polly", Drury Josiah, Jones, Joseph, Rebecca D., Charles, James, John H., Martha, Nancy, Eliza Elizabeth and William Monroe. These are the same names listed in the Will below.
Josiah was born about 1760/62. He was the son of Charles Floyd and Unknown Malone. He passed away about 1833. "In the name of God Amen I josiah Floyd of the county of Brunswick and state of Virginia do make and ordain and declare this to be my last will and testament revoking all others:
First I give to my wife Rebecca Floyd and to my daughters Mary Floyd, Rebecca D. Floyd, Martha Floyd, Nancy Floyd and Elizabeth Floyd and their heirs forever the tract of land on which I live containing three hundred six acres be the same more or less a sufficiency of plantation tools to cultivate the farm, two cows and calves, one ox cart and wheels the young yoke of working oxen and a support out of my estate for one year.
Item I give to my daughters Mary, Rebecca D., Martha, Nancy and Elizabeth Floyd and to their heirs forever, three feather beds and furnature, two loomes with the slays and (__?__) belonging thereto three spinning wheels and three pair of cotton cards.
Item There after the paynent of all my just debts, the residue of my estate (if any) I wish sold by my Executors here named and the proceeds arising there from to be equally divided among all my children (viz) Drury, Jones, Joseph, John, Charles, James, William, Mary, Rebecca D., Martha, Nancy and Elizabeth Floyd which I give to them and theirs forever.
Lastly, I constitute and appoint my friends James Seward and John Daly Executors to this my last will and testament. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 25th day of January 1828.
Josiah Floyd
witnesses Charles King Jr., Richard C. Batte, Paseal Hicks, Theo. White"
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