Nathaniel was born outside the brand new city of Louisville, KY in 1793 at Ponds Settlement. His father and extended family had come to the Falls of the Ohio from Amherst County, VA in 1779 with his uncle John Floyd. John had initially surveyed the region years earlier, and was appointed as one of the first seven trustees of Louisville, as well as Col of the Militia and the first Justice of the Peace and Surveyor.
At age 10, Nathaniel watched his first cousins, Charles Floyd and Nathaniel Pryor, head west as two of the four sergeants with the Corps of Discovery under Lewis and Clark.
At age 25, he met Elizabeth West Anderson, age 16, at a Christmas party, and after a whirlwind courtship of only three months, the couple were married at her parents' home, "Locust Grove" in Bedford County, Virginia. The young couple briefly settled in Kentucky, until Nathaniel finished his medical training at Transylvania University. They then established a plantation in Alabama near Tuscumbia, but quickly found the climate disagreeable and decided to return to Virginia. Together they raised twelve children, eight of whom lived to maturity, at "Brookfield," the home they built on Ivy Creek just west of Lynchburg.
When Nathaniel was 36, his first cousin, John Floyd, age 46, became Governor of Virginia. John's son would become Governor as well 20 years later. Nathaniel and his children frequently visited their elected cousins in Richmond.
Nathaniel and Elizabeth watched four sons and two sons-in-law battle in the War Between the States. Grief over the loss of his eldest son and the defeat of the South weakened Dr. Floyd's health. He fell ill while journeying to visit his daughter, Elizabeth West Floyd Perkins, and died at her home in Limestone County, Alabama on December 4, 1866. Elizabeth lived until September 23, 1883. They are both buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The Floyd ancestry reportedly dates back to the earliest settlers including Nathaniel & Walter Floyd who sailed to Jamestown in 1623 and ultimately settled in what became Accomac County. Another line is documented back to Trader Hughes who married an Indian woman, known as Nicketti, circa 1640.
[Source: Kirk LeCompte 2010]
At age 10, Nathaniel watched his first cousins, Charles Floyd and Nathaniel Pryor, head west as two of the four sergeants with the Corps of Discovery under Lewis and Clark.
At age 25, he met Elizabeth West Anderson, age 16, at a Christmas party, and after a whirlwind courtship of only three months, the couple were married at her parents' home, "Locust Grove" in Bedford County, Virginia. The young couple briefly settled in Kentucky, until Nathaniel finished his medical training at Transylvania University. They then established a plantation in Alabama near Tuscumbia, but quickly found the climate disagreeable and decided to return to Virginia. Together they raised twelve children, eight of whom lived to maturity, at "Brookfield," the home they built on Ivy Creek just west of Lynchburg.
When Nathaniel was 36, his first cousin, John Floyd, age 46, became Governor of Virginia. John's son would become Governor as well 20 years later. Nathaniel and his children frequently visited their elected cousins in Richmond.
Nathaniel and Elizabeth watched four sons and two sons-in-law battle in the War Between the States. Grief over the loss of his eldest son and the defeat of the South weakened Dr. Floyd's health. He fell ill while journeying to visit his daughter, Elizabeth West Floyd Perkins, and died at her home in Limestone County, Alabama on December 4, 1866. Elizabeth lived until September 23, 1883. They are both buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The Floyd ancestry reportedly dates back to the earliest settlers including Nathaniel & Walter Floyd who sailed to Jamestown in 1623 and ultimately settled in what became Accomac County. Another line is documented back to Trader Hughes who married an Indian woman, known as Nicketti, circa 1640.
[Source: Kirk LeCompte 2010]
Nathaniel was born outside the brand new city of Louisville, KY in 1793 at Ponds Settlement. His father and extended family had come to the Falls of the Ohio from Amherst County, VA in 1779 with his uncle John Floyd. John had initially surveyed the region years earlier, and was appointed as one of the first seven trustees of Louisville, as well as Col of the Militia and the first Justice of the Peace and Surveyor.
At age 10, Nathaniel watched his first cousins, Charles Floyd and Nathaniel Pryor, head west as two of the four sergeants with the Corps of Discovery under Lewis and Clark.
At age 25, he met Elizabeth West Anderson, age 16, at a Christmas party, and after a whirlwind courtship of only three months, the couple were married at her parents' home, "Locust Grove" in Bedford County, Virginia. The young couple briefly settled in Kentucky, until Nathaniel finished his medical training at Transylvania University. They then established a plantation in Alabama near Tuscumbia, but quickly found the climate disagreeable and decided to return to Virginia. Together they raised twelve children, eight of whom lived to maturity, at "Brookfield," the home they built on Ivy Creek just west of Lynchburg.
When Nathaniel was 36, his first cousin, John Floyd, age 46, became Governor of Virginia. John's son would become Governor as well 20 years later. Nathaniel and his children frequently visited their elected cousins in Richmond.
Nathaniel and Elizabeth watched four sons and two sons-in-law battle in the War Between the States. Grief over the loss of his eldest son and the defeat of the South weakened Dr. Floyd's health. He fell ill while journeying to visit his daughter, Elizabeth West Floyd Perkins, and died at her home in Limestone County, Alabama on December 4, 1866. Elizabeth lived until September 23, 1883. They are both buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The Floyd ancestry reportedly dates back to the earliest settlers including Nathaniel & Walter Floyd who sailed to Jamestown in 1623 and ultimately settled in what became Accomac County. Another line is documented back to Trader Hughes who married an Indian woman, known as Nicketti, circa 1640.
[Source: Kirk LeCompte 2010]
At age 10, Nathaniel watched his first cousins, Charles Floyd and Nathaniel Pryor, head west as two of the four sergeants with the Corps of Discovery under Lewis and Clark.
At age 25, he met Elizabeth West Anderson, age 16, at a Christmas party, and after a whirlwind courtship of only three months, the couple were married at her parents' home, "Locust Grove" in Bedford County, Virginia. The young couple briefly settled in Kentucky, until Nathaniel finished his medical training at Transylvania University. They then established a plantation in Alabama near Tuscumbia, but quickly found the climate disagreeable and decided to return to Virginia. Together they raised twelve children, eight of whom lived to maturity, at "Brookfield," the home they built on Ivy Creek just west of Lynchburg.
When Nathaniel was 36, his first cousin, John Floyd, age 46, became Governor of Virginia. John's son would become Governor as well 20 years later. Nathaniel and his children frequently visited their elected cousins in Richmond.
Nathaniel and Elizabeth watched four sons and two sons-in-law battle in the War Between the States. Grief over the loss of his eldest son and the defeat of the South weakened Dr. Floyd's health. He fell ill while journeying to visit his daughter, Elizabeth West Floyd Perkins, and died at her home in Limestone County, Alabama on December 4, 1866. Elizabeth lived until September 23, 1883. They are both buried in Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The Floyd ancestry reportedly dates back to the earliest settlers including Nathaniel & Walter Floyd who sailed to Jamestown in 1623 and ultimately settled in what became Accomac County. Another line is documented back to Trader Hughes who married an Indian woman, known as Nicketti, circa 1640.
[Source: Kirk LeCompte 2010]
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