John Floyd (pioneer)
John Floyd | |
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"Portrait of Colonel John Floyd (1750–1783)" by Kathleen Jennings in 1920 | |
| Born | 1750 |
| Died | 10 April 1783 (aged 32–33) |
| Cause of death | Gunshot |
| Resting place | Breckinridge Cemetery St. Matthews, Kentucky |
| Children | John |
Colonel James John Floyd (1750 – 10 April 1783) was an American military officer. An early settler of St. Matthews, Kentucky, he 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.