Samuel Augustus Floyd (1814 - 1878)

Born 9 Jan 1814 in Georgia, United States

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Died 16 Feb 1878 at age 64 in St. Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Samuel Augustus Floyd was born on 9 Jan 1814 in Georgia, United States, son of Gen John Floyd (1769 - 1839) and Isabella Maria (Hazzard) Floyd (1773 - 1859).

Samuel Augustus Floyd was born on Floyd's Neck, Camden Co., GA, son of Brig.-Gen. John Floyd & Isabella Maria Hazzard. He never married. He played the violin exceptionally well. He was a good shot and loved to hunt deer with his brothers on the grounds at Floyd's Neck. He was a member of the Camden Hunting Club. Upon his father's death, he and his mother inherited Bellevue Plantation. Traditionally, it is known in this family that the Floyds built Bellevue in the shape of an anchor (The Anchor House) to symbolize their fortunes provided by the sea. During the Civil War, Bellevue Plantation House, including the outbuildings, was destroyed by intermittent incursions from raiding parties sent ashore off of a Yankee blockading vessel anchored in St. Andrews Sound. Today, all that remains of this once-grand antebellum structure are the tabby ruins.

After the Civil War, Samuel lived in a rented house at 111 Wheeler Street in St. Marys. He lived here with Polly Green, mulatto, and six mulatto children: Ellen, John, Eugenia, Cornelia, Mary, Henry. Samuel died in this house on Wheeler Street, but not before he sold 100 surrounding acres plus the ruins of Bellevue to a former slave who was living on the Bellevue Plantation grounds.

He was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in the town of St. Marys -- his grave is unmarked.

Children: Virginia Louise Floyd Eastmoore 1855–1951 Mary Rose Floyd Eastmoore 1862–1910

Slaves

Slaves of Samuel Augustus Floyd, Georgia

Sources

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 November 2022, 00:48), entry for Samuel Augustus Floyd (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LBWR-NJL ); contributed by various users.
• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
  citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  FamilySearch Record: MZYN-XG7 (accessed 25 November 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XC3Q-VLP Image number 00338
  Samuel Floyd (36) in Camden, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
• 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
  citing Page: 2; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 113; FHL microfilm: 803113; Record number: 5730;
  FamilySearch Record: MZMH-X6L (accessed 25 November 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYBG-Q2L Image number 00154
  Sam A Floyd (42) in Baileys District, Camden, Georgia, United States. Born in Camden Co. Ga..
• 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870"
  citing Page: 8; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 13; FHL microfilm: 000545638; Record number: 21924;
  FamilySearch Record: MCS2-5VM (accessed 25 November 2022)
  FamilySearch Image: S3HT-62YS-2HX Image number 00553
  Samuel A Floyd (55) head of household in St. Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111413751/samuel-augustus-floyd: accessed 29 January 2024), memorial page for Samuel Augustus “Sam” Floyd (9 Jan 1814–16 Feb 1878), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111413751, citing Oak Grove Cemetery, Saint Marys, Camden County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Raymond B. (contributor 47259819).