James John Floyd

James John Floyd (1750 – April 10, 1783), better known as John Floyd, was a pioneer of the Midwestern United States around the Louisville, Kentucky area where he worked as a surveyor for land development and as a military figure. Floyd was an early settler of St. Matthews, Kentucky and helped lay out Louisville. In Kentucky he served as a Colonel of the Kentucky Militia in which he participated in raids with George Rogers Clark and later became one of the first judges of Kentucky.

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James John Floyd
Birth nameJames John Floyd
Birth place
Amherst County Virginia
cause of death
Gunshot
Date of deathApril 10, 1783
Place of death
Bullitt County Kentucky
Resting place
St. Matthews Kentucky

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