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Family of Samuel Augustus Floyd

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According to a life sketch on his FamilySearch profile, Samuel Augustus Floyd co-habitated with and had children with a Mulatto woman who may have once been enslaved. This space is to gather and organize evidence.

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Life Sketch

by @lfmartens2769983 on FamilySearch

Samuel Augustus Floyd is listed in Camden Co. Georgia census with live-in mulatto female and six mulatto children with the last name of Floyd. He was an invalid; sold Bellevue Place to a former slave, Pompey Floyd,in 1877 for $100. Parcel lines started at Schooner Landing. It included a spring, one hundred acres of high ground, and marsh land between Floyd's Creek and Todd's Creek. In Camden Co. GA's deed book page 161, 589 and 590 He is buried in St. Marys, Camden Co. Georgia. In 1870 census for Camden Co. GA he was listed as:head of household:invalid; value of his real estate diminished to $375; a female servant in household, living with him; she was a mulatto. She was a seamtress. After his mother died in 1859 he inherited the Bellevue homesite and St. Mary's. After the civil war he continued to live in Camden Co GA, dividing his time between Bellevue and St. Mary's. He was said to be "peculiar" by family members. At that time miscegenation was aginst the law in Georgia.. She did not get much work as a seamtress so in 1872 she left St. Mary's for Tocci on the St. James river in Florida.

Timeline

  • He was born on 09 Jan 1814 in Camden County, Georgia, the son of Gen. John Floyd (1769-1839) and Isabella Maria (Hazzard) Floyd (1773-1859).
  • He never married.[1]
  • His father "bequeathed" 14 enslaved people to him in his will.[2]
  • He drew the lot for Little Cumberland Island (a property that once belonged to his father) after his father's death.[3]
  • He was recorded as the head of household of Bellevue Plantation in 1850 and his mother was living with him. They were the only two people in the household. His occupation was recorded as Musician (he played the violin).[4][5][6]
  • He had 44 enslaved people in 1850.[7]
  • He sold Little Cumberland Island to George W. Stockwell in 1858 for $400.[8]
  • He inherited Bellevue after his mother's death in 1859.[9]
  • He was still living at Bellevue when the 1860 US Census was enumerated. He was the only person recorded for his household. His occupation was Farmer.[10]
  • No 1860 US Slave Census record was found for him.
  • Bellevue Plantation was mostly destroyed between 1861 and 1864 (Civil War-related).[11]
  • He was recorded living with a Mulatto woman named Polly Green and four Mulatto children with the Floyd surname when the 1870 US Census was enumerated. There were two other Mulatto young people in their 20s and one Black woman in her 50s (a servant) also living with him (all three also have the Floyd surname). Samuel's occupation was "invalid".[12]
  • He sold Bellevue Plantation and the surrounding property (collectively known as Bellevue Place) to a former slave named Pompey Floyd (he had already been living on the property) for $100 in 1877.[13]
  • He died on 16 Feb 1878 in St. Marys, Camden, Georgia.[14]

Notes

  • Polly Green's occupation was recorded as "seamstress" in 1870. In 1880 she was living in Saint Marys, Camden County, Georgia and was going by the name "Mary Floyd". She was also recorded as "Black" and "Married" even though there are no other males in the household besides her sons. Her occupation in 1880 was "Keeping House". None of her children are actually recorded as her children. The relationship fields were left blank.[15][16]
  • John Leonard Floyd was christened on 24 May 1896 in St. Marys, Camden, Georgia and his parents were recorded as Samuel Floyd and Polly Green.[17]
  • Samuel and Polly (as Mary) are recorded in their daughter Mary Floyd's marriage record.[18]
  • Henry Hamilton Floyd's parents are recorded as Samuel A Floyd and Pauline Green in a Social Security Record. They're Samuel Floyd and Polly Green in a Georgia death record. He appears in the household with Samuel and Polly in 1870. His birth year is the same in all three records.[19][20][21]

References

  1. ↑ Mathews, "Floyd Property" pg. 12
  2. ↑ Mathews, "Floyd Property" pg. 11
  3. ↑ Mathews, "Floyd Property" pg. 12
  4. ↑ Mathews, "Floyd Property" pg. 14
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "JOURNAL OF HENRY HAMILTON FLOYD OF CAMDEN COUNTY", March 1852 entry.
  7. ↑ 1850 Census (Slave Schedule): "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 1; FHL microfilm: 442897; Record number: 35515;
    FamilySearch Record: HR7D-5WZM (accessed 25 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-XX8W-S46 Image number 00434
    Saml Floyd in Camden, Georgia, United States.
  8. ↑ Mathews, "Floyd Property" pg. 14-15
  9. ↑ Mathews, "Floyd Property" pg. 15
  10. ↑ 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..
  11. ↑ Mathews, "Floyd Property" pg. 16
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ Mathews, "Floyd Property" pg. 17
  14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #111413751
  15. ↑ 1870 Census for Polly Green: "United States Census, 1870"
    citing Page: 8; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 14; FHL microfilm: 000545638; Record number: 21924;
    FamilySearch Record: MCS2-5V9 (accessed 26 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-62YS-2HX Image number 00553
    Polly Green (48) in St. Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.
  16. ↑ 1880 Census for Mary Floyd: "United States Census, 1880"
    citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
    FamilySearch Record: M8LD-FPV (accessed 26 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYY5-HLZ Image number 00070
    Mary Floyd (50), married, Keeping House, head of household in St. Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia, United States.
  17. ↑ John Leonard Floyd's Christening: "Georgia Births and Christenings, 1754-1960"
    citing FHL microfilm: 177498; Record number: 28;
    FamilySearch Record: HN1Q-DKW2 (accessed 26 November 2022)
    John Leonard Floyd christened on 24 May 1896 (born 7 Apr 1852), son of Samuel Floyd & Polly Green, in St. Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States.
  18. ↑ Marriage of Mary Floyd and Thomas Eastmoore: "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
    citing FHL microfilm: 1571005; Record number: 908;
    FamilySearch Record: 243W-BTX (accessed 27 November 2022)
    Mary Floyde (20) marriage to Thomas Eastmoore (31) on 16 Jul 1887 in Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States.
  19. ↑ Social Security for Henry Hamilton Floyd: "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007"
    Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007
    Ancestry Record 60901 #12215115 (accessed 26 November 2022)
    Name: Henry Hamilton Floyd Sr; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Birth Date: 9 Mar 1865; Birth Place: Cedar Hill C, Georgia; Father: Samuel A Floyd; Mother: Pauline Greene; Notes: Jan 1938: Name listed as HENRY HAMILTON FLOYD SR.
  20. ↑ Death Record for Henry H Floyd: "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943"
    citing St. Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.
    FamilySearch Record: QJX9-ZKB1 (accessed 26 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 939F-9MS2-SM Image number 00239
    Henry H Floyd death 15 Aug 1938 (age 73) in St. Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States.
  21. ↑ 1870 Census for Henry H Floyd: "United States Census, 1870"
    citing Page: 8; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 20; FHL microfilm: 000545638; Record number: 21924;
    FamilySearch Record: MCS2-5V4 (accessed 26 November 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: S3HT-62YS-2HX Image number 00553
    Henry H Floyd (5) in St. Marys, Camden, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia.

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