Signer of the
Declaration of Independence; born in
Brookhaven, Suffolk co., N. Y., Dec. 17, 1734; took an early and vigorous part in the Revolution; was a member of the New York committee of correspondence; and a member of the first Continental Congress in 1774, and until 1777.
He was again a member after October, 1778.
He was a State
Senator in 1777.
During the occupation of
Long Island by the
British, for nearly seven years, his family were in exile.
He held the commission of brigadier-general, and commanded the
Suffolk county militia in repelling an invasion of
Long Island by the
British.
General Floyd was a member of the first national Congress, and as Presidential elector gave his vote for
Jefferson in 1801.
He died in
Weston,
Oneida co., N. Y., Aug. 4, 1821.
