William Helm Floyd (1796 - abt. 1825)

Born 4 Sep 1796 in Nelson Co., Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died about 1825 at about age 28 in Union Co., Kentucky, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Floyd Name Study.

William was born in 1796. He was the son of John Floyd and Elizabeth Polly Jeffries. He married Rhoda Hart in 1824. He passed away in 1825.

Slaves

• female b. before 1825

Sources

• 1821 William H. Floyd loan to James L. Taylor. Kentucky, Union County, County Court Clerk, Deeds, Vol. B, pp. 270, 21 June 1821, digital image 478 of 603, FamilySearch.org ([1]: accessed 17 December 2023)

• 1821 John Floyd land deed to William H. Floyd. Kentucky, Union County, County Court Clerk, Deeds, Vol. B, pp. 324, 27 October 1821, digital image 507 of 603, FamilySearch.org ([2]: accessed 17 December 2023)
  • William H. Floyd is the son of John Floyd. John gave his son William 100 acres of land.

• 1821 William H. Floyd release of interest in slave to Reuben B Berry. Kentucky, Union County, County Court Clerk, Deeds, Vol. B, pp. 326, 16 November 1821, digital image 508 of 603, FamilySearch.org ([3]: accessed 17 December 2023)
  • William H. Floyd released to Reuben B. Berry his right, title and interest in a "negro man named Jack". Reuben purchased Jack from James L. Taylor.

• 1824 William Floyd & Rhoda Hart Marriage Record, Kentucky, Henderson County, County Clerk, Marriage Record, Register A, p. 12, William Floyd & Rhoda Hart, 24 September 1824, digital image 11 of 822, FamilySearch.org (link to image: accessed 17 December 2023)

• 1825 Court Order, Kentucky, Union County, County Court, Book A, unpaginated, 19 December 1825, digital image 130 of 383, FamilySearch ([4]: accessed 17 December 2023)
  • "On the motion of Rhoda Floyd widow & relect of William H. Floyd deceased who made oath as the law directs and with Asel Wier John J. Hart & Thomas Hart her securityies executed and acknowledged bond in the penalty of $3000 conditioned as the law directs Administration of the estate of the said William H. Floyd and is granted her. Ordered that Nathaniel J. Floyd Henry C. Floyd Joseph B. Delany and Henry H. Floyd or any three of them being first sworn in and they are hereby appointed commissioners to appraise the personal estate and slaves if any of which William H. Floyd died seized and possessed of and report."

• 1826 William H. Floyd Estate Inventory. Union, Kentucky County, Probate Court, Wills, Vol. A, p. 215-216, 7 January 1826, digital image 195-196 of 363, FamilySearch.org ([5]: accessed 17 December 2023)
  • "1 negro girl @ $375.00"

• 1828 Sheriff of Union County land deed to Ignatius Buckman. Kentucky, Union County, County Court Clerk, Deeds, Vol. D, pp. 85-86, 28 July 1828, digital image 342 of 597, FamilySearch.org ([6]: accessed 17 December 2023)
  • William H. Floyd's 100 acres of land was sold at a Sheriff's sale to satisfy a debt.

• 1832 Rhoda Floyd release of dower right to Ignatius Buckman. Kentucky, Union County, County Court Clerk, Deeds, Vol. D, pp. 381, 28 September 1832, digital image 555 of 597, FamilySearch.org ([7]: accessed 17 December 2023)
  • Rhoda Floyd, widow of William H. Floyd, relinquished her right to dower on the 100 acres of land sold to Ignatius Buckman.

• Family Search Tree, William Helm Floyd, ID 2MGJ-NK3, FamilySearch.org ([https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/2MGJ-NK3: accessed 17 December 2023)
  • William Helm Floyd was born 4-Sep-1796 in Kentucky. He is the son of John Helm Floyd and Elizabeth Polly Jeffries. He married Rhoda Hart on 24-Sep-1824 in Henderson Co., Kentucky. He passed away about 1825 in Union Co., Kentucky.