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 Melungeons. If you haven’t encountered the Melungeons yet in your genealogy quest there are some good websites to introduce the topic (melungeons.com is the place to start and provides other websites to explore). I wondered, “Hmmm, are there any Pryors who were Melungeons?” So I Googled.
I found on Melungeons.com a list of a 1786 Tax List of Botetourt County. It’s described as West Virginia, however 1786 was more than a half century before West Virginia became a state. While there are no Pryors on the list, several families lived in the Pryor District.
Also came up with a 1755 list of people of color in Granville Co., NC. On the list is Joe, Robin, and Tener Pryor. I’m assuming these were Free Blacks. Where did they go? Did their name carry on into future generations?
There are lists of inherited Melungeon traits (some correct, some not so correct) that people use as indicators of Melungeon heritage. I like the article on Melungion.org that explains the traits and concludes that DNA testing is even inconclusive because of mixed racial and ethnic heritage.
My Offer… DNA TESTING
I’ve realized that to get to the root of my Pryor line I need to do genetic testing. It’s a male line, so I won’t be able to take the test (the only downside of being a girl). I’m offering to pay for male genetic testing through Ancestry.com for a male descendant of ALLEN L. PRYOR of Sumner County, TN. You need to be a male from the male line of Allen L. Pryor. Contact me and I’ll order the test and have it sent to you. Let’s finally connect our line to other Pryors!
If you have a similar offer for to resolve your Pryor line feel free to click on the title of this article and then list your offer in the COMMENT area on this page.
