Brief Life History of Robert Floyd
When Robert Floyd Sayers was born on 23 December 1804, in Tazewell, Tazewell, Virginia, United States, his father, Alexander Sayers, was 32 and his mother, Susannah Cecil, was 27. He married Martha McMillan on 11 February 1827, in Tazewell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. He died on 22 April 1872, in Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States, at the age of 67.
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- Robt Sayers, "United States Census, 1870"
- Robert Sayers, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Robert Floyd Sayers, "Find A Grave Index"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Sayer , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This name is also established in Ireland.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Saoghair; see Sears .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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