Category Archives: Brick Walls

Those tough, hard to solve Pryor family mysteries.

Have I Solved My Pryor Genealogy Brick Wall?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by tnpryors

I’m pretty excited this morning because through all the Virginia records research I have finally discovered the opening in my Pryor “brick wall.” A Recap. I’m descended through Allen L. Pryor of Sumner County, TN. Through his Goodspeed biography I … Continue reading →

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Lost Ancestors II – Solving Genealogy Mysteries by Finding Americans in Unexpected Places

Posted on July 5, 2011 by vanessa

When we think of American migration in the mid-1800’s, the imagination often wanders to images of wagon trains and pioneer families trudging westward across the plains.  “Westward, Ho” was a reality, a great migration spurred by the opening of new … Continue reading →

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Melungeon Pryors and DNA Testing

Posted on September 26, 2009 by vanessa

Ooops. I scheduled the wrong article to be sent today. Appologies if you received the incomplete article. The correct article on the Pryors is below…… Recently I was curious to see if there has been DNA developments in tracing the … Continue reading →

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