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    WILLIAM FLOYD, who was the first delegate from New York that signed the  Declaration of Independence, was born on Long Island, on the 17th of December, 1734. His father was Nicoll  Floyd, an opulent and respectable landholder, whose ancestors came to America from Wales, about the year  1680, and settled on Long Island. The father of William died while his son was young, and left him heir to a  large estate. The early education of young Floyd, by no means corresponded to the wealth and ability of his father. His studies were limited to a few of the useful branches of knowledge, and these were left  unfinished, in consequence of the death of that gentleman. The native powers of Floyd were, however, respectable, and his house being the resort of an extensive circle of connections and acquaintance, which included many intelligent  and distinguished families, his mind, by the intercourse which he thus enjoyed with those who were enlightened and  improved, became stored with rich and varied knowledge. His wealth enabled him to practice a generous hospitality, and  few enjoyed the society of friends with more pleasure. At an early period in the controversy between Great Britain and the  colonies, the feelings of Mr. Floyd were strongly enlisted in the cause of the latter. He was a friend to the people; and,  with zeal and ardor, entered into every measure which seemed calculated to ensure to them their just rights. These sentiments on his part excited a reciprocal confidence on the part of the people, and led to his appointment as a  delegate from New-York to the first Continental Congress, which met in Philadelphia on the fifth of September, 1774. In  the measures adopted by that body, so justly eulogized by the advocates of freedom, from that day to the present, Mr.  Floyd most heartily concurred. In the following year, he was again elected a delegate to congress, and  continued a member of that body until after the Declaration of American Independence. On that occasion, he assisted in  dissolving the political bonds which had united the colonies to the British government; and in consequence of which, they  had suffered numberless oppressions for years. Into other measures of congress, Mr. Floyd entered with zeal. He  served on numerous important committees, and by his fidelity rendered essential service to the patriotic cause. It was the lot of not a few, while thus devoted to the public good, to  experience the destructive effects of the war upon their property, or the serious inconveniences arising from it in relation  to their families. In both these respects Mr. Floyd suffered severely. While at Philadelphia, attending upon congress, the  American troops evacuated Long Island, which was taken possession of by the British army. On this latter event, the  family of Mr. Floyd were obliged to flee for safety to Connecticut. His house was occupied by a company of horsemen, which  made it the place of their rendezvous during the remainder of the war. Thus, for nearly seven years, Mr. Floyd  and his family were refugees from their habitation, nor did he, during this long period, derive any benefit from  his landed estate. In the year 1777, General Floyd (we give him this military appellation, from the circumstance of his having some time before been appointed to the command of the militia on Long Island) was  appointed a senator of the state of New York, under the new constitution. In this body, he assisted to organize  the government, and to accommodate the code of laws to the changes which had recently been effected in the political condition of the state. In October, 1778, he was again elected to represent the state of New York  in the Continental Congress. From this time, until the expiration of the first congress, under the federal constitution, General Floyd was either a member of the national assembly, or a member of the senate of New York. In this latter  body, he maintained a distinguished rank, and was often called to preside over its deliberations, when the lieutenant  governor left the chair. In 1784, he purchased an uninhabited tract of land upon the Mohawk River. To the clearing and subduing of this tract, he devoted the leisure of several successive summers. Under his skilful  management, and persevering labors, a considerable portion of the tract was converted into a well cultivated farm; and hither, in 1803, he removed his residence. Although, at this time, he was advanced in life, his bodily  strength and activity were much greater than often pertain to men of fewer years. He enjoyed unusual health, until a year or  two before his death. The faculties of his mind continued unimpaired to the last. A little previous to his death, he  appeared to be affected with a general debility, which continuing to increase, the lamp of life was at length extinguished. This  event occurred on the 4th of August, 1821, and when he had attained to the extraordinary age of eighty-seven years. In his person, General Floyd was of a middle stature. He possessed a  natural dignity, which seldom failed to impress those into whose company he was thrown. He appeared to enjoy the  pleasures of private life, yet in his manners he was less familiar, and in his disposition less affable, than most men.  Few men, however, were more respected. He was eminently a practical man. The projects to which he gave his sanction, or  which he attempted, were those which judgment could approve. When his purposes were once formed, he seldom  found reason to alter them. His firmness and resolution were not often equaled. In his political character, there was much to admire. He was uniform and  independent. He manifested great candor and sincerity towards those from whom he happened to differ; and such was his
well known integrity, that his motives were rarely, if ever, impeached. He seldom took part in the public discussion  of a subject, nor was he dependent upon others for the opinions which he adopted. His views were his own, and his  opinions the result of reason and reflection. If the public estimation of a man be a just criterion by which to judge of him, General Floyd was excelled by few of his contemporaries, since, for more than fifty years he was honored with offices of trust and responsibility by his fellow citizens.

Taken from the Biographical Dictionary of the American Congress 1774-1961.

William Floyd a Del. and Rep; born in Brookhaven LI, NY. Dec. 17, 1734 ; pursued an academic course; served as major general in the State militia; was prominent in the ante- Revolutionary movements; Member of the Continental Congress 1774-1777; signed the Declaration of Independence; served in the State senate in 1777 and 1778 ; again a Member of the Continental Congress 1778-1783; again served in the State senate 1784-1788; elected to the First Congress (March 4, 1789-March 3, 1791) ; unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1790 to the Second Congress; presidential elector in 1792; moved in 1794 to
Westernville Oneida County; again presidential elector in 1800, 1804, and 1820; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1801; again a member of the State senate in 1808 ; died in Westernville, Oneida County ,  NY. August 4 , 1821, interment in Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

RICHARD2 FLOYD (RICHARD1) was born May 12, 1665, and died February 28, 1738. He married MARGARET NICOLL September 10, 1686 in Suffolk, New York, daughter of MATHIAS NICOLL.

Children of RICHARD FLOYD and MARGARET NICOLL are:
2. i. SUSANNA3 FLOYD, b. May 25, 1688; d. April 12, 1729.
3. ii. MARGARET FLOYD, b. April 25, 1690.
4. iii. CHARITY FLOYD, b. April 06, 1692; d. June 01, 1758, (June 1 or 5, 1758) Trinity Church, NY City.
iv. EUNICE FLOYD, b. May 16, 1694, presumed to have died young.
v. RICHARD FLOYD, b. November 14, 1696; d. May 05, 1701.
5. vi. RICHARD FLOYD, b. December 29, 1703; d. April 21, 1771, Setauket Presbyterian Churchyard.
6. vii. NICOLL FLOYD, b. August 27, 1705; d. March 08, 1752, (1752 or 1755).
7. viii. RUTH FLOYD, b. August 06, 1699; d. July 28, 1733, St Andrew's Churchyard, Richmond, Staten Island.
 

Generation No. 2

2. SUSANNA3 FLOYD (RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born May 25, 1688, and died April 12, 1729. She married EDMUND SMITH.

Children of SUSANNA FLOYD and EDMUND SMITH are:
i. RICHARD4 SMITH.
ii. ELIZABETH SMITH.
iii. DEBORAH SMITH.
8. iv. EDMUND SMITH, b. 1711; d. March 18, 1779.
v. MARGARET SMITH, b. 1714; d. October 01, 1803; m. RICHARD WOODHULL.

3. MARGARET3 FLOYD (RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born April 25, 1690. She married (1) JOHN THOMAS in Hempstead, NY. She married (2) WILLIAM WILLETT.

Children of MARGARET FLOYD and JOHN THOMAS are:
i. MARGARET4 THOMAS.
ii. GLORIANA THOMAS.
iii. JOHN THOMAS, b. October 23, 1708.

4. CHARITY3 FLOYD (RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born April 06, 1692, and died June 01, 1758 in (June 1 or 5, 1758) Trinity Church, NY City. She married (1) BENJAMIN NICOLL. She married (2) SAMUEL JOHNSON.

Children of CHARITY FLOYD and BENJAMIN NICOLL are:
i. WILLIAM4 NICOLL, b. October 07, 1715.
ii. BENJAMIN NICOLL, b. March 17, 1718.
iii. GLORIANA MARGARETTA NICOLL, b. June 01, 1721.

Children of CHARITY FLOYD and SAMUEL JOHNSON are:
iv. WILLIAM SAMUEL4 JOHNSON, b. October 07, 1727.
v. WILLIAM JOHNSON, b. March 09, 1731.

5. RICHARD3 FLOYD (RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born December 29, 1703, and died April 21, 1771 in Setauket Presbyterian Churchyard. He married ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON November 24, 1730 in Southold, Ny.

Children of RICHARD FLOYD and ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON are:
9. i. RICHARD4 FLOYD, b. February 26, 1732; d. June 30, 1791.
ii. ELIZABETH FLOYD, b. June 04, 1733.
iii. JOHN FLOYD, b. December 04, 1735.
iv. MARGARETTA FLOYD, b. December 03, 1738.
v. BENJAMIN FLOYD, b. December 04, 1740.
vi. GILBERT FLOYD, b. April 21, 1743.
vii. WILLIAM SAMUEL FLOYD, b. August 16, 1745.
viii. MARY FLOYD, b. October 29, 1745.
ix. ANN FLOYD, b. March 04, 1751.

6. NICOLL3 FLOYD (RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born August 27, 1705, and died March 08, 1752 in (1752 or 1755). He married TABITHA SMITH April 06, 1727 in Smithtown, NY.

Children of NICOLL FLOYD and TABITHA SMITH are:
i. TABITHA4 FLOYD.
10. ii. NICOLL FLOYD.
11. iii. CHARLES FLOYD.
iv. CHARITY FLOYD.
v. MARY FLOYD.
vi. CATHERINE FLOYD.
vii. ANNA FLOYD.
12. viii. RUTH FLOYD, b. February 02, 1731; d. 1822.
13. ix. WILLIAM ANSON FLOYD, b. December 17, 1734, Mastic, NY; d. August 04, 1821, Westernville, Oneida County, NY.

7. RUTH3 FLOYD (RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born August 06, 1699, and died July 28, 1733 in St Andrew's Churchyard, Richmond, Staten Island. She married WALTER DONGAN.

Children of RUTH FLOYD and WALTER DONGAN are:
i. THOMAS4 DONGAN.
ii. RICHARD DONGAN, b. 1719.
iii. ELIZABETH DONGAN, b. 1729.
 

Generation No. 3

8. EDMUND4 SMITH (SUSANNA3 FLOYD, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born 1711, and died March 18, 1779. He married (1) TEMPERANCE WOODHULL. He married (2) CHARITY SMITH October 29, 1712 in Smithtown, NY.

Child of EDMUND SMITH and TEMPERANCE WOODHULL is:
14. i. SUSANNAH5 SMITH, b. 1741; d. October 29, 1795.

9. RICHARD4 FLOYD (RICHARD3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born February 26, 1732, and died June 30, 1791. He married ARABELLA JONES November 02, 1757.

Children of RICHARD FLOYD and ARABELLA JONES are:
15. i. ELIZABETH5 FLOYD, b. August 08, 1758; d. May 07, 1820.
ii. DAVID RICHARD FLOYD, b. November 14, 1764; d. February 10, 1826; m. SARAH ONDERDONK.

10. NICOLL4 FLOYD (NICOLL3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1).

Child of NICOLL FLOYD is:
i. RICHARD5 FLOYD, m. ANNA SMITH.

11. CHARLES4 FLOYD (NICOLL3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1). He married MARGARET THOMAS.

Child of CHARLES FLOYD and MARGARET THOMAS is:
i. JOHN5 FLOYD, b. February 02, 1764; d. April 17, 1826; m. ELIZABETH BLYDENBURGH, March 16, 1790.

12. RUTH4 FLOYD (NICOLL3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born February 02, 1731, and died 1822. She married NATHANIEL WOODHULL 1761.

Child of RUTH FLOYD and NATHANIEL WOODHULL is:
i. ELIZABETH5 WOODHULL, b. 1762, New York; d. June 21, 1796; m. JOHN SMITH.

13. WILLIAM ANSON4 FLOYD (NICOLL3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born December 17, 1734 in Mastic, NY, and died August 04, 1821 in Westernville, Oneida County, NY. He married (1) JOANNA STRONG. He married (2) ISABELLA JONES August 23, 1760.

Children of WILLIAM FLOYD and JOANNA STRONG are:
i. ANNA5 FLOYD.
ii. ELIZA FLOYD.

Children of WILLIAM FLOYD and ISABELLA JONES are:
iii. CATHERINE5 FLOYD, b. Mastic, NY.
16. iv. NICOLL FLOYD, b. October 04, 1762, Mastic, NY; d. Mastic, NY.
17. v. MARY FLOYD, b. March 06, 1764, Mastic, NY; d. Litchfield, Conn..
 

Generation No. 4

14. SUSANNAH5 SMITH (EDMUND4, SUSANNA3 FLOYD, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born 1741, and died October 29, 1795. She married MICAH SMITH.

Child of SUSANNAH SMITH and MICAH SMITH is:
18. i. DOROTHY6 SMITH, b. Smithtown.

15. ELIZABETH5 FLOYD (RICHARD4, RICHARD3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born August 08, 1758, and died May 07, 1820. She married JOHN PETER DE LANCEY September 28, 1785.

Children of ELIZABETH FLOYD and JOHN DE LANCEY are:
i. SUSAN AUGUSTA6 DE LANCEY, b. January 28, 1792; d. January 20, 1852; m. JAMES FENIMORE COOPER.
ii. THOMAS JAMES DE LANCEY.
iii. WILLIAM HEATHCOTE DE LANCEY.
iv. EDWARD DE LANCEY.
v. ANNA DE LANCEY, m. JOHN LAUDEN MC ADAM.
vi. CAROLINE DE LANCEY.
vii. MARTHA DE LANCEY.
viii. MARIA DE LANCEY.

16. NICOLL5 FLOYD (WILLIAM ANSON4, NICOLL3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born October 04, 1762 in Mastic, NY, and died in Mastic, NY. He married PHEBE GELSTON.

Children of NICOLL FLOYD and PHEBE GELSTON are:
i. WILLIAM6 FLOYD, b. New York.
ii. MARY FLOYD, b. Mastic, NY.
iii. DAVID GELSTON FLOYD.
iv. JOHNGELSTON FLOYD, b. Mastic, NY.
v. JULIA FLOYD, b. Mastic, NY.
vi. KITTY FLOYD, b. March 05, 1792, Mastic, NY; d. Mastic, NY Drowned.
vii. AUGUSTUS FLOYD, b. November 28, 1795, Mastic, NY; d. Yaphank, NY.
viii. CATHERINE FLOYD, b. April 28, 1804, Mastic, NY; d. Mastic, NY.

17. MARY5 FLOYD (WILLIAM ANSON4, NICOLL3, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born March 06, 1764 in Mastic, NY, and died in Litchfield, Conn.. She married BENJAMIN TALLMADGE March 16, 1784.

Children of MARY FLOYD and BENJAMIN TALLMADGE are:
i. WILLIAM SMITH6 TALLMADGE.
ii. MARIA TALLMADGE, m. JOHN P. CUSHMAN, October 19, 1812.
iii. GEORGE WASHINGTON TALLMADGE, m. LAURA MARIA PEASE, September 13, 1824.
iv. HENRY FLOYD TALLMADGE, b. January 11, 1787; d. June 28, 1996, New York; m. MARIA CANFIELD ADAMS, November 18, 1810.
v. BENJAMIN TALLMADGE, b. August 29, 1792; d. June 28, 1996, Gibralta, Europe.
vi. FREDERICK AUGUSTUS TALLMADGE, b. September 10, 1794; d. June 28, 1996; m. HANNAH CANFIELD, May 22, 1815.
vii. HARRIET WADSWORTH TALLMADGE, b. April 03, 1797; d. June 28, 1996, Geneva, NY; m. JOHN DELAFIELD, November 27, 1821.
 

Generation No. 5

18. DOROTHY6 SMITH (SUSANNAH5, EDMUND4, SUSANNA3 FLOYD, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born in Smithtown. She married WOODHULL SMITH February 15, 1790 in Smithtown.

Child of DOROTHY SMITH and WOODHULL SMITH is:
19. i. DOROTHY7 SMITH.
 

Generation No. 6

19. DOROTHY7 SMITH (DOROTHY6, SUSANNAH5, EDMUND4, SUSANNA3 FLOYD, RICHARD2, RICHARD1). She married THOMAS OLMSTED.

Children of DOROTHY SMITH and THOMAS OLMSTED are:
i. SARAH8 OLMSTED, b. June 17, 1828.
20. ii. WILLIAM HENRY OLMSTED, b. April 07, 1833, Brookhaven Town, Suffolk County; d. November 08, 1871, Middle Island, NY.
21. iii. AMELIA OLMSTED, b. October 07, 1843.
 

Generation No. 7

20. WILLIAM HENRY8 OLMSTED (DOROTHY7 SMITH, DOROTHY6, SUSANNAH5, EDMUND4, SUSANNA3 FLOYD, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born April 07, 1833 in Brookhaven Town, Suffolk County, and died November 08, 1871 in Middle Island, NY. He married HARRIET HARMER December 30, 1855 in Williamsburgh, NY.

Children of WILLIAM OLMSTED and HARRIET HARMER are:
i. ORION M.9 OLMSTED, b. November 18, 1856; d. July 17, 1886.
22. ii. GEORGIANA O. OLMSTED, b. August 29, 1858; d. January 19, 1947, St Albans, Queens, NY.

21. AMELIA8 OLMSTED (DOROTHY7 SMITH, DOROTHY6, SUSANNAH5, EDMUND4, SUSANNA3 FLOYD, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born October 07, 1843. She married LAY.

Children of AMELIA OLMSTED and LAY are:
i. IRVING9 LAY.
ii. FLORENCE LAY, b. 1880.
 

Generation No. 8

22. GEORGIANA O.9 OLMSTED (WILLIAM HENRY8, DOROTHY7 SMITH, DOROTHY6, SUSANNAH5, EDMUND4, SUSANNA3 FLOYD, RICHARD2, RICHARD1) was born August 29, 1858, and died January 19, 1947 in St Albans, Queens, NY. She married MATHEW MACNAIR September 25, 1878 in Brooklyn, NY.

Children of GEORGIANA OLMSTED and MATHEW MACNAIR are:
i. MAY STEWART10 MACNAIR.
ii. ELSIE MACNAIR.