FAMILY
1. Patrick Bethel Florida( Floriday) b 1767 Ireland d 1853 Statesville, Wilson
Co., TN probably son of Patrick Floriday, m1st 7 Mar. 1792 in Loudoun Co., VA
Cassander ALLISON m2nd Nancy Byrd. Family tradition has been that Patrick’s
wife was Nancy Byrd and he did name a son, Thomas Byrd Florida. The family of
Rutha Florida Bond states that her mother was born in Ireland, and she died and
Patrick married a Byrd. Byrd is family tradition in family of Thomas B. Florida.
Patrick is in 1800 Burke Co., NC census as Pattrick Floridy.1 He was in
Wilson Co., TN on 1 Jan 1813 when he purchased 84 acres of land on Fall Creek
from Arthur Harris.2 He purchased 41 acres of land on Fall Creek on 3
June 1833 from William Jones.3 On 1 Nov 1837 he purchased 53 acres of
land on Fall Creek from Vincent Lester.4 He deeded to Thomas B. Florida
147 acres of land on Fall Creek for $900.00 on 1 Feb 1848.5 Patrick on 28
Feb 1848 deed to Malinda Allison 40 acres of land on Fall Creek.6 He
deeded to Thomas B. Floriday 41 acres of land on Fall Creek on 29 Apr 1849.7
Then on 14 Feb 1853 Patrick deeded to Malinda Allison land during her life and
then to descend to her bodily heirs.8 He is listed on 1820,4 1830,5
18406 census of Wilson Co., TN and also in 18507 in 17th
District. Family tradition is that he lived two miles north of Cainsville. In
that location is Florida Cemetery and Florida Branch. Children of Patrick B.
Florida..
1. Richard Florida b 1790-1800 NC.
2. Polly Florida b 1794-1804 m 21 Nov 1817 Wilson Co., TN William Jones.
3. Rutha Florida b 13 Nov 1804 NC d 12 Sep 1891 DeKalb Co., TN m 1 Feb 1825
Wilson Co., TN James Flinder Bond.
4. Unknown male b 1804-1810.
5. Unknown male b 1804-1810
6. Malinda Florida b ca 1810 Wilson Co., TN m 20 Nov 1827 Samuel Allison.
7. James Patrick Florida b ca 1813 Wilson Co., TN m1st Mary Upchurch m2nd 1 Sep
1851 Wilson Co., TN Mourning Alsup dau of Asap Alsup and Mary Hill. Mourning was
widow of Hiram Alsup son of John Alsup and Elizabeth Hill. James Patrick and
Mourning were divorced and James P.married 3rd 8 Nov 1860 Wilson Co.,
TN Jane Craddock. .
8. Thomas Byrd Florida b 5 July 1817 Wilson Co., TN d 15 July 1894 Wilson Co.,
TN m 20 May 1840 Patsy Eunice Jennings
7. James Patrick Florida b ca 1813 Wilson Co., TN m1st Mary Upchurch m2nd 1 Sep
1851 Wilson Co., TN Mourning Alsup dau of Asap Alsup and Mary Hill. Mourning was
widow of Hiram Alsup son of John Alsup and Elizabeth Hill. James Patrick and
Mourning were divorced and James P. married 3rd 8 Nov 1860 Wilson
Co., TN Jane Craddock. James Patrick Florida on 4 Aug 1853 deeded his interest
in the estate of his father, Patrick Florida, to Thomas B. Florida.9 In
May 1840 James was charged with drunkenness in Wilson Co., TN Court .10 Then
on 22 May 1854 he was charged with assault and battery in Wilson County.11 On
22 May 1856 Sarah Alsup and Mourning Florida were indicted for assault and
battery in Wilson County, and on 19 Sept 1856 Mourning paid the costs in the
case.12 James served
in the Mexican War as a Private in Company B 1st
Tennessee Cavalry from 8 June 1846 to 10 June 1847. During Mexican War his unit
marched from Nashville, TN to Rio Grande River to Tampico, Mexico and then to
Vera Cruz, Mexico. He served during the Civil War in the Confederate Army. He
enlisted as private on 20 May 1861 in Company F 7th Tennessee
Infantry Volunteers. He was elected 4th Corporal on 26 April 1862 and
was discharged in Richmond, VA on 29 July 1862 because of abcess of his left
hand. At the time of the discharge his company commander was Asa (Asaph) Hill a
relative of Mourning Alsup. His discharge states he was 48 years of age and was
born in Wilson Co., TN. He was five feet ten inches high, fair complexion, blue
eyes, dark hair, and when he enlisted he was a farmer. Later he joined Allison’s
Cavalry Squadron of Confederate Army as a Sgt in Company A. The 1860 census of
DeKalb Co., TN shows James P. Florida age 47, Laborer with personal worth of
$110.00 living with his daughter, Cassandra Florida Foster, and her husband,
Andrew J. Foster in District 16. Also in the household was James’ daughterm
Mary E., age 17. Family oral tradition is that James was killed at election when
he was hit in head by scale weight by Republican. Children of James Patrick
Florida and Mary Upchurch:
+ 9. (i) Thomas Florida b ca 1833 Wilson Co., TN-moved to Missouri.
+ 10. (ii) Lucinda Florida b ca 1837 Wilson Co., TN m Clark Alcorn.
+ 11. (iii) Cassander Florida b ca 1838 Wilson Co., TN m1st Andrew Jackson
Foster m2nd John S. Holly.
+ 12. (iv) Rosanna Florida b ca 1838 Wilson Co., TN m John A. Williams.
+ 13. (v) Roxanna Florida b ca 1841 Wilson Co., TN m Hans Delay.
+ 14. (vi) Mary Elizabeth Florida b 5 Apr 1843 Wilson Co., TN m Elijah Harrison
Foster.
+ 15. (vii) James K. Florida b 1844 Wilson Co., TN m Nora Putnam-moved to OK.
+ 16. (viii) Martha Florida b ca 1847 Wilson Co., TN m ____ Deweese.
Children of James Patrick Florida and Mourning Alsup:
+ 17. (ix) Samuel Owens Florida b 9 Nov 1853 Wilson Co., TN m Nancy Jane Foster.
+ 18. (x) Ruth Florida b ca 1857 Wilson Co., TN m Lawson Lee.
End Notes:
1. 1800 Burke Co., NC Census p 749-Pattrick Floriday, 1m 26-45, 1 to 10, 1f
16-26, 1f to 10.
2. Wilson Co., TN Deeds BK F p 421.
3. Wilson Co., TN Deeds BK O p 470.
4. Wilson Co., TN Deeds BK R pgs 244-245.
5. Wilson Co., TN Deeds BK X p 47.
6. Wilson Co., TN Deeds BK X p 46.
7. Wilson Co., TN Deeds BK X pgs 415-416.
8. Wilson Co., TN Deeds BK Z pgs 274-275.
9. Wilson Co., TN 1820 Census Patrick Florada 2mu10, 2m10-16, 1mo45, 1f10-16,
2f16-26, & 1fo45.
10. Wilson Co., TN 1830 Census Patrick Florida 1m10-15, 1m15-20, 1m50-60,
1f40-50.
11. Wilson Co., TN 1840 Census Patrick Flurday 1m20-30, 1m70-80, 1f20-30, 1f
70-80. Slaves 1mu10, 3fu10, 1f56-55.
12.
13.
14. Wilson Co., TN Deed BK Z pgs 479/90.
15. Wilson Co., TN Circuit Court Minutes Feb 1840-Oct 1841 p 142.
16. Wilson Co., TN Circuit Court Minutes 1853-1857 p 176.
17. Ibid pgs 466, 518 & 519.
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