I think we can join
Harris Pryor born about 1740 to his correct line of Pryor ancestors. If you need to refresh your memory
go to my last post about Harris Pryor.
I believe Harris is connected to
Jesse Pryor of Overton Co., TN and
Samuel Pryor who died in Anderson Co., TN in 1815 and other Pryors who were in Knox and Roane County. Now I think I know from which line Harris Pryor descends.
I found online the 1775
will of John Wright the husband of
Ann Pryor (daughter of
John Pryor and Mary New). I got interested in Ann Pryor and
John Wright when they showed up as a DNA match on the Ancestry DNA test I’ve been moderating. What really lit up my day of research?
Harris Pryor witnessed John Wright’s will. Ooops, I forgot to end that sentence with a big fat exclamation point!
There’s an article in The Virginia Historical Magazine that includes a very brief synopsis of the 1755 will of John Pryor (husband of Mary New) stating legatees were his daughters Rebecca Woodson and Ann Wright. No mention of his wife nor any other children. If Harris Pryor wasn’t a son of John Pryor and Mary New who was he?
I’ve taken my pencil and I’ve drawn a tenative, yet optomistic line between Harris and my line of Pryors that begins with Nicholas. Now, I just need to figure out how he fits in.
