Private David Floyd Sr. served in the War of 1812 Service started: Unit(s): 2 Regiment Mounted Gunmen (Williamson's), Tennessee Volunteers Service ended:
Biography
David was born in 1764 in South Carolina, in either Cross Keys, Union or Spartanburg County. David Floyd Sr is the son of Enoch Floyd, Sr.
He passed away in 1828 and is buried at Old Flat Creek Cemetery in Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee. Buried with his wife Jane Norman Floyd (in same grave), both died the same day.
His wife, Jane (Norman) Floyd is the daughter of George Norman, Sr and wife, Margaret Dodd, who were both Quakers from Chester and Montgomery Counties, PA.
Children:
David Floyd 1786–1856
Priscilla Floyd Davis 1791–1868
George W. Floyd 1793 – unknown
Elijah Thomas Floyd 1798–1876
John P Floyd 1799–1857
Military
War of 1812 US Army
Company: 2 REG'T MOUNTED GUNMEN (WILLIAMSON'S), TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS. Rank - Induction: PRIVATE; Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE
Sources
Year: 1790; Census Place: Union, South Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 11; Page: 48; Image: 47; Family History Library Film: 0568151
1800; Census Union District, South Carolina; Series: M32; Roll: 50; Page: 236; Image: 466; Family History Library Film: 181425
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Bedford, Tennessee; Page: 31; NARA Roll: M33_122; Image: 45
Memoirs of William Floyd, of Bedford County., Tenn., Contributed by Polly Bouton; Summer of 1974, "Anse archin" News, Published by the Tennessee Genealogical Society; p. 65
U.S., War of 1812 Service Records, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M602, 234 rolls.
Tennessee. Division of Archives, Land Office, and Museum. Early Tennessee/North Carolina Land Records, 1783–1927, Record Group 50. Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tenn.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40034499/david-floyd: accessed 27 January 2024), memorial page for David Floyd Sr. (1764–22 Oct 1828), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40034499, citing Old Flat Creek Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Dave Bell (contributor 47126693)..
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David Andrew Floyd, and his wife Margaret Jane Norman Floyd, evidently died on the same day and are buried in the same grave according to findagrave.com. Curious as to whether or not anyone knows the cause of death. I've tried to research pandemics, etc., during that time, but have found nothing. Any info would be appreciated.