Category Archives: Texas Pryors

Pryor family genealogy in Texas

OK Painting of Nathaniel Pryor

Posted on September 22, 2011 by vanessa

Have you seen the painting of Nathaniel Pryor and Sam Houston? It’s in OK. It’s on the Oklahoma Arts Council’s website: *. I know it’s not avant-garde — no elephant dung or inappropriate nudity. However, the historical context of the painting disturbs … Continue reading →

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Forget About the Stereotype: Early Pryors were Educated Pioneers

Posted on September 8, 2011 by vanessa

I think many of us are familiar with the stereotype of the early pioneers– illiterate backwoodsmen. I’m finding that early Pryors were educated pioneers. When I looked again at the Pryors in the War of 1812. I was trying to … Continue reading →

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William Pryor of Botetourt County, A Bit About Texas & Kentucky, and the Tennessee Connections

Posted on March 14, 2011 by vanessa

Back to the Botetourt County Pryors (Pryors in Botetourt County, VA and Later in Kentucky). I heard from Betty who’s researching William Pryor, one of Austin’s Colony who settled in Austin’s Colony– before Texas was a Republic or a state, … Continue reading →

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