| 词条 | William Floyd |
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| name=William Floyd | image name=William floyd.jpg | state=New York | district=1st | party=Democratic-Republican | term_start=March 4, 1789 | term_end=March 3, 1791 | preceded=New district | succeeded=Thomas Tredwell | birth_date={{birth date|1734|12|17}} | birth_place=Brookhaven, Province of New York | death_date={{Death date and age|1821|8|4|1734|12|17}} | resting_place = Westernville Cemetery, Westernville, New York | spouse= |signature=William Floyd signature.png}} William Floyd (December 17, 1734 – August 4, 1821) was an American politician from New York, and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Life and work{{moresources|section|date=August 2016}}Floyd was born in Brookhaven, Province of New York on Long Island, into a family of English and Welsh origins, and took over the family farm when his father Nicholl Floyd died. The William Floyd Estate consists of the home, grounds and a cemetery of the Floyd family. Over the course of 200 years, eight generations of Floyds have managed the 25-room mansion and 613-acre property.[1] Prior to the 20th century, the estate was much larger.[2] William's great-grandfather Richard Floyd was born in Brecknockshire, Wales in about 1620 and settled in the Province of New York. His grandfather Richard after 1688 purchased 4,400 acres from the Tangier Smith family in the Mastic Neck of the Town of Brookhaven. His father Nicoll built a house there in 1723 that would become the birthplace of William, who was a member of the Suffolk County Militia in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War, becoming Major General. He was a delegate from New York in the First Continental Congress from 1774 to 1776. He was a member of the New York State Senate (Southern District) from 1777 to 1788. On July 4, 1787, he was elected an Honorary Member of the New York Society of the Cincinnati. In March 1789, he was elected to the 1st United States Congress under the new Constitution as an Anti-Administration candidate and served until March 3, 1791. Floyd was a presidential elector in 1792, voting for George Washington and George Clinton. Floyd, for whom the town of Floyd, New York is named, became a resident of Oneida County in 1794. He is buried at the Westernville Cemetery in Oneida County.[3] In 1795, Floyd ran for Lieutenant Governor of New York with Robert Yates on the Democratic-Republican ticket, but they were defeated by Federalists John Jay and Stephen Van Rensselaer. Floyd was again a presidential elector in 1800, voting for Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr; and in 1804, voting for Thomas Jefferson and George Clinton. Floyd was again a member of the State Senate (Western District) in 1808. In 1820, Floyd was again chosen a presidential elector, but did not attend the meeting of the electoral college, and Martin Van Buren was appointed to fill the vacancy. In the 1820 Census, when Floyd was 86, he had 6 slaves and 2 free black residents lived in his household[4] at the General William Floyd House in Westernville, New York. The William Floyd House, the family home, is located in Mastic Beach, is part of Fire Island National Seashore and is open to visitors.[5] Family and DescendantsJohn Gelston Floyd was his grandson. Mary Floyd, the daughter of William Floyd, married Col. Benjamin Tallmadge who was in charge of President George Washington Spy Ring. William Floyd's sister Ruth Floyd married Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Woodhull and is the aunt of Abraham Cooper Woodhull, Esq. also known in the spy ring as "spy 722 or Samuel Culper Sr".[6] William Floyd is a descendant of Richard Floyd, who was the younger brother and in 1640 was the last brother to leave England. He visited his brothers in Jamestown, Va. and owned 40 acres there before moving to New York to use his skills as a Lawyer. Richard Floyd's granddaughter Charity Floyd Johnson is the mother of William Samuel Johnson signer of the Constitution. Richard Floyd is buried at the Presbyterian Church in Setauket, NY. His brother Nathanial Floyd first came to Jamestown on the Bona Nova in 1619 as an indentured muster or property of another for a period of time. During his stay he and another man were accused of stealing the property of Captain Frances West which was an indentured cook and was ordered to return her and was punished by sitting in the stock. Nathanial Floyd returned to England where he was called by the King to tell him of his trip to America. In 1623 Nathanial Floyd got a boat and left England for the last time. He escaped capture for refusing to pay a tariff. Nathanial Floyd was awarded 850 acres for bringing 17 people to the colony. Of those he brought over were his wife Mary Morris Floyd, son Edward Floyd age 10 and brother Walter Floyd. These brothers are the sons of Sir John Theophelus Floyd MP and Lady Elizabeth Higney of Queen Elizabeth court. Sir John T. Floyd was knighted by Queen Elizabeth and served in the thrilling conflict in which the Spanish Armada went down. Sir John Theophelus Floyd is the son of Sir Peter Thomas Floyd and Lady Alice Woodman. Sir Peter Thomas Floyd parents were Sir Thomas Fludd MP and Elizabeth Andrews. They along with a famous son Dr. Robert Fludd GM who died in 1637 are interred in the floor of the Church of Holy Cross, Bearsted, England which is topped with three wolves that refers to the Floyd coat of arms and the arms of their ancestor Rhirid Flaidd (translated as "Red Wolf"). Rhirid Flaidd's Roman (or Romano-British) genealogy is traced back to a grandfather who was a Roman solder of high rank named Padarn Beisrudd, which literally translated as Paternus of the "red tunic".[7] NamesakesThere are several places and institutions named after William Floyd, including:
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References1. ^William Floyd Estate {{S-start}}{{s-par|us-hs}}{{USRepSuccessionBox |2. ^William Buck Dana, the husband of Katherine 'Kitty' Floyd (William's great granddaughter) carved out a settlement between the five children of John G. Floyd – Katherine, Sarah, August, John Jr. and Nichol. Sarah and Kitty were each given about 200 acres initially. John Jr got the 600+ acre piece that is what remains today of the William Floyd Estate and is now in control of the National Park Service. August got a large piece just north of that and also the Woodhull estate that became the original section one of Mastic Beach. Nichol's land was just north of Gus'. Kitty was also given a separate deed in 1880 for 20 prime acres that fronted on both the south shore of the Poospatuck Creek and 1500 feet on the western bank of Forge River aka Mastic River. 3. ^The General William Floyd House 4. ^Slavery in Oneida County, New York. 5. ^Fire Island National Seashore – William Floyd Estate 6. ^{{cite book |last1=Rose |first1=Alexander |title=Washington's Spies}} 7. ^The History of the princes, the Lords marcher and ancient Nobility of ...by Jacob Youde, William Lloyd 1881 Vol.1 pp320,326, Vol. 4 pp117-120> 8. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA127#v=onepage&q&f=false | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=127}} 9. ^Town of Floyd, NY Official Website state=New York | district=1 | district_ord=1st | before=''(none)'' | after=Thomas Tredwell | years=1789–1791 }}{{S-end}}{{USDecOfIndSig}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Floyd, William}} 18 : 1734 births|1821 deaths|People from Mastic Beach, New York|American Presbyterians|American people of Welsh descent|American slave owners|Continental Congressmen from New York (state)|18th-century American politicians|American people of English descent|Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)|Militia generals in the American Revolution|New York state senators|Signers of the United States Declaration of Independence|1792 United States presidential electors|1800 United States presidential electors|1804 United States presidential electors|People from Westernville, New York|Clinton family of New York |
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