Tennessee Pryors

Records from Elbert County, GA

1805 Death – DAR Patriot Haden Prior from NC. (DAR ancestor #A093323)

1805 Estate – Harden PRIOR. Inventory taken 16 Jan 1805 signed by Clem Glenn, Charles Haynie, Bridg-r Hanee? Return of 117 1/2 acres in Applington, GA. Archd Prier (Archibald) went into court to swear on the return during the July 1805 term.

1810 Administrator’s Sale – sale of real estate of John Wood, late of said county, deceased. One hundred, five and half acres of land (more or less) lying in said county, on the waters of fork creek, adjoining William Power, JOHN PRIOR and others.
(The Monitor. August 11, 1810)

1846 Marriage – William Landham to Permelia Pryor on Feb. 24, 1846

Records from Floyd County, GA

1860 Census Floyd Co., GA
Livingston PO, page 216, house 1458, Thomas M Foster 54 SC, Martha C 46 domestic SC, C S PRYOR (female) 58 domestic SC.
Cave Spring, page 353, house 1522 Robert W Hage 62 farmer VA… counted in household Lucius A PRIER 34 boarder (deaf and dumb) GA, Mary 23 boarder (deaf and dumb) (Lucius Pryor was in Paulding Co., GA in 1850)
Barkers, page 94, house 621 J H PRIOR (male) 25 machanic SC, F (female) 20 GA, C F (female) 1 GA

1870 Census Floyd Co., GA
Subdivision 141, page 38, house 237 Thomas M Foster 64 farmer SC, Martha C 56 SC, Charlotte S PRIOR 68 no occupation SC.
Subdivision 141, page 66, house 464 Shepherd PRIOR 55 black works on farm GA, Seva 40 GA, George 19 GA, Mary 18 GA, John 16 GA, James 14 GA, David 12 GA, Albert 10 GA, Willie 8 GA.
Subdivision 141, page 58, house 409 Columbus PRIOR 32 black works on farm GA, Anney 30 GA
Subdivision 141, page 58, house 465, Caroline Bruge 15 black GA… living in household PRIOR Infant 10/12 born in Sept. GA.
Subdivision 141, page 58, house 466 Lewis PRIOR 24 black GA, Frances 23 AL, Johnson 6 GA, Thomas 1 GA, Mitchell 2/12 GA.
Subdivision 141, page 59, house 468 Liza PRIOR 21 black no occupation GA, James Smith 4/12 GA born Jan, John Shepherd 4/12 GA born Jan
Subdivision 141, page 149, house 1056 Kinchin Rambo 68 farmer SC, Mary A (PRYOR) 62 wife SC (married 1824 in SC. 1840 Census in Gwinnett Co., GA)
Subdivision 141, page 288b,house 587 Daniel Lewis 62 (bl) works on farm NC, Rinda 40 (bl) GA, Lucy 18 (bl) GA, Emeline 14 (bl) GA, Henry L 11 (bl) GA, John 1 (bl) GA, Lethia M 1/12 (bl) GA born April 1870, Martin PRIOR 21 (bl) works on farm GA, Joanna PRIOR 21 (bl) keeping house GA, Lucinda 4 (bl) GA, Ceily 2 (bl) GA, Sabria 3/12 (bl) GA born Dec 1869,

1880 Census Floyd Co., GA
Barkers, page 46b, house 440 Kinchin Rambo 78 farmer SC SC SC, Mary H (PRYOR) 72 wife SC England SC, Frank C Lloyd grandson 12 GA (married 1824 in SC)

Records from Forsyth County, GA

1850 Census Forsyth County, GA
house 1525 Abner PRIER 62 NC farmer, Sally 64 NC.
(Semi-Weekly Standard, Raleigh, Sept 9 1857 – Abner Pryor was killed when a steam boiler exploded at a sawmill near Germantown. Abner was described as a neighbor who was visiting the mill.)

Records from Franklin County, GA

1784 Land Grant to John Pryor “of Virginia”
State of Georgia
To the Honourable the President and members of Council now sitting in Augusta for the purpose of granting Lands in the two new Counties of Franklin and Washington. The Petition of John Pryor from Virginia shewed. That your Petitioner is entitled to two hundred acres of Land on the headright of your petitioner as appears by affidavit annexed for which he has never had any Lands granted him this state. May it therefore please your honourable board to grant your petitioner two hundred acres of land in the county of Franklin on the right aforesaid and on his complying with the terms mentioned in the late land act and your petitioner will pray.
signed “P” John Pryor
Georgia }
This Day came John Prior before us and made Oath that he never has taken up any Land as his head Right, and that he desires two hundred acres of Land in Franklin County. Sworn to April 13th 1784 P John Pryor
Before Us
Jas. McFarland
Igns. F…. [Ignatius Few]
Jas Mc Neal
(FamilySearch.org, Headright and Bounty Documents 1783-1909)

Records from Fulton County (Atlanta), GA

1878 Atlanta City Directory
Garland S. PRIOR, grocer, 57 Peachtree, r 268 W. Peachtree
Robert T . PRIOR, clk. G. S. Prior, r. 57 Peachtree.

Records from Greene County, GA

1799 Marriage – Allen PRYOR to Elizabeth Cole 18 Sept 1799 (this is possibly the Allen Pryor who was in Obion Co., TN in 1826?)

1808 Will of John Cole – Names his children Duke Cole, Patty Ray, John Cole, Sally Newson, Elizabeth Pryor. Four grandsons Isham Cole, Robert Cole, Matthew Cole, and William Cole. Appointed Duke Cole and George Tuggle executors of his estate. Signed 8th November 1808. Proved in court on 5th April 1822. In explanation of the delay “the original of John Cole decd which was originally proven in this court and ordered to be recorded but which it seems has never been recorded.” George Tuggle appeared as witness in 1822.

1809 Greene County Deed – 14 May 1809. Between John Pryor of said county and Johnson Porter of the same county. $570. Land on Little River and bounded by Barkers Corner, Myrecks Corner. Lydia B. Pryor was examined for release of her dower rights ib 16 May 1809. Wits: George Tuggle, Lemuel Greene, Joel Newsom. John and Lydia signed with their marks. (See Wilkes County)

1809 Deed – 22 March 1809 between Edward Pryor of said county and John Pryor of the county. $40. Land on Little River, 100 acres, south side of Augusta Road, bordered by Peter Brooks. Signed by Edward Pryor and Mary Pryor. Wits Jonathan Hogue, Allen Pryor, George Owen J.P. Deed book 5, page 222. (See Oglethorpe County, GA)

1809 Notice
Sheriffs Sale on the first Tuesday in April next, at the court house in Green county, between the usual hours will be sold 150 acres of land more or less on the waters of Stevens’ Creek, Green County, adjoining Isham Meders and Eweing Morrow, Esq.
ALSO,
100 Acres of land more or less in Green county, whereon Edward Pryer and Allen Pryer now lives, adjoining Myrick and Lindsey–taken as property of Edward & Allen Pryer to satisfy John F. Martin & Co. and other levied on and returned by Winkfield Shropshire, Constable.
( Columbina Centinel, Augusta, March 4 1809 )

1809 Court Case – George Tuggle and Duke Cole are the executors of John Cole’s estate, which includes Lucy, valued at $500, and her three children, each worth $200. The petitioners claim that in December of the previous year, they “casually lost” the slave, who fell into the possession of Allen PRYOR. They allege that although Pryor knew that the slaves were their property, he “converted the said negroes to his own use.” They sued for $2,000 in damages.
library.uncg.edu/slavery/index.aspx

1810 Court Case – Allen PRYOR was the owner of four slaves, Lucy and her three children, Judy, Jacob and Jane. He contends, however, that the slaves were taken out of his possession and they ended up in the possession of Duke Cole “by finding.” Pryor claims that Cole intended to deceive him by not returning the slaves and that he has “converted & disposed of the said goods & Chattels to his own use.” Pryor claims damages of $1,500, and asks that Cole be required to appear in the Superior Court to answer his allegations.
library.uncg.edu/slavery/index.aspx

1812 Direct Tax (list), Greene County
Walter Dorsey
ALLEN PRIOR
(The Republican ; and Savannah Evening Ledger. September 08, 1812)

1816 Marriage – Marlow PRYOR to Mary Armor 12 Sept 1816 (they may be on the 1820 Census in Baldwin Co., GA)

1817 Marriage – Susan PRYOR to John Patterson 25 Nov 1817

1820 Census Greene Co., GA
Capt Awtrey’s Dist: William Pryor 12010140001
Next page: Benjamin Stringfellow (he was in Oglethorpe Co., GA on the tax list with Edward Pryor in 1791)
Captain Leftwick’s Dist. : illegible word… Duke Cole (Brother in law of Allen Pryor)
Captain Leftwick’s Dist. : George Tuggle (named in lawsuit against Allen Pryor. George Tuggle was counted in Oglethorpe Co., GA in 1830 and 1840)

1830 Marriage – John Stovall to Martha Pryor on 22 December 1830 (There’s a John and Martha H. Stovall in Morgan county, GA on the 1850 census. Martha was born about 1803 in GA)

1844 Marriage – Sarah Waganer to Jackson Pryer on 7 July 1844

Records from Harris County, GA

1830 Census, Harris Co., GA
Page 181, Waid PRIOR 100001-10001 (Wade Pryor married Rebecca Poythress 4 Mar 1829 in Columbia Co., GA)

1836 Announcement. William B. PRYOR, esq

1836 Announcement – William B. PRYOR, esq. chosen to represent the county of Harris in the proposed Conventon to be assembled at Milledgville.
Columbus Enquirer, April 15, 1836. (This is possibly the William B Pryor who was in Troup county on the 1850 census)

1840 Census, Harris Co., GA
Hamilton Dist. 1, page 283, W. B. PRIOR 000001-00001

1843 – William B. Pryor, judge of the inferior court signed document issued from Harris county, but filed in Russell county, AL.

1847 Marriage – Wesley G. Cox and Elizabeth Ann PRYER on 21 Dec 1847 (They are on later census records in Macon Co., AL and Pike Co., AL)

1850 Census, Harris Co., GA
Goodman Dist., page 89B, house 560 Wade PRIOR 53 farmer GA, Rebecca 40 GA, Edward 20 farmer GA, Jeremiah 14 GA, Sarah J. 12 GA, John 10 GA, Robert 5 GA, William 1 GA. (Wade Pryor married Rebecca Poythress on Mar. 4, 1829 in Columbia Co., GA. Wade Bibb Pryor and  family are on the 1860 Census in Pike Co., AL.  Wade Pryor purchased land in Montgomery Co., AL on June 1, 1849)

Records from Henry County, Georgia

1845 Survey – Land in Henry County owned by Samuel Mitchell surveyed by Allen W. Pryor.
See post https://tennesseepryors.com/atlanta-property-surveyed-by-allen-w-pryor-in-1845/

1900 Census Henry County, GA
Charlie Lockhart 40 (bl) GA Feb 1860, Ann Lockhart 38 (bl) GA, Alma Lockhart 17 GA dau, Lonch Lockhart 15 GA dau, Inez Lockhart 14, John Lockhart 12 GA son, Jane Pryor 65 (bl) GA mother in law

Records from Houston County, GA

1860 Census Houston Co, GA
House 759 William Sawyer 28 sawyer GA, Massey (PRYOR) 28 AL, Massy 5 AL, Laura 1 GA (This couple married in Russell Co., AL. They are on the 1870 Census in Pulaski Co., GA. Massy Prior is on the 1850 Census in Russell Co., AL)

Records from Jackson County, GA

1818 Estate – Estate of John Thornton (born about 1775), Penelope Thornton, PRIOR Thornton, John Rogers, James H. Perdue, George Haney, William Sailors, William Grimes, Sarah Thornton, Polly Thornton, Jackson County Inventories, Appraisals, and Returns 1800-1839. (Possibly born in Lunenburg Co., VA)

Records from Jasper County, GA

1815 Marriage – Nancy PRYOR married Isaac Weldon on 28 February 1815

1816 Church Record – Concord Primitive Baptist Church, John Pryor member.

1820 Census Jasper County, GA
Isaac Weldon 311211 – 1301 (Isaac Weldon married Nancy Pryor)

1822 Marriage – William PRYOR married Lucy Cross 26 May 1822

1825 Marriage – John Coats married Lydia Pryor. (They are on the 1850 Census in Lauderdale Co., GA. DAR ancestor #A132900 shows Lydia Pryor is the daughter of patriot John Pryor.)

1827 Resided in Jasper County – John Pryor, entered Land Lottery. He was a resident of Jasper County. He received land in Lee County in 1836 and land in Carroll County in 1843. (Ancestry.com, Hitz, Alex M., comp. Authentic List of All Land Lottery Grants Made to Veterans of the Revolutionary War by the State of Georgia. Atlanta, GA, USA: n.p., 1955)

1829 Tax List – Isaac C. Weldon – (married to Nancy Pryor)

1830 Marriage – Wilson Coats married Susan PRYOR 17 Dec 1830

1830 Census Jasper Co., GA.
Isaac Weldon one male counted age 80 to 90 years. No females in household.

1832 Marriage – William PRIOR married Margaret Coats 8 January 1832 (they are on the 1850 Census in Catahoula Co., LA)

Records from Jefferson County, GA

October 1769 Petition, Robert PIOR stated he had lived in the province about a year. He wanted 200 acres in St. George’s parish for farming. He had a wife and one child. The land was about a quarter mile from land surveyed for Joseph De Arcy. The petition was granted. (perhaps the same family spelled Darcy, Dawsey, and Dossey) (The Colonial Records of the State of Georgia, Volume 10, pub. 1907)

About 1796 – Counted among the earliest settlers of Jefferson County, Robert PRIOR (The Story of Georgia and the Georgia People 1732-1860, by George G Smith, publ. 1900)

1798 Jefferson County, GA Land Grant
Georgia No.2
By the Court of Justices for Jefferson County to Richd Gray esq. Surveyor for said County you are hereby authorized and required to admeasure and lay out or cause to be admeausred and laid out unto Robert Pior a tract of land which shall contain fifty acres in said county on headright adjoining. Taking special care that the same has not heretofore been — out any person or persons and you are hereby required to record a plat of the same as your office and transmit a copy thereof together with they warrant to the surveyor genl. within two years from the date hereof. Given under our hands a presiding justices of said court this 3rd Sept. 1798
test. Jas Bozeman ClkC
W. Shelman
John Taylor
John Whitehead
[Backside: Robert Pior, 50 acres, Eced Septr 6th 1798. By R. D. Gray C. S. Record in Book D. D. No. 108]

5 November 1803 A. B. Pryor, J. P. signed passport for Isaac Lewis, with additional signers
Passports Issued by Governors of Georgia

1 October 1806 Abs. Pryor, J. P. signed passport for Pearson Wells for travel to the Natchez Country
Passports Issued by Governors of Georgia

1810 Jury Duty – Robert Pior

1820 Will – Will of Richard Lowery, husband of Patience Lowry witnessed by Abs Pryor, George Wright, Christopher Lowery, William Lowery. Exr. Robert Lowery. (Typed transcript of will is available on Ancestry.com Surname of witness is spelled Pryor not Pyor/Pior. Although signature is transcribed Abs Pryor, the transcript states “Personally came before us Alexander Pryor” as testor, which may be a transcription error.)

1820 Census Jefferson Co., GA
Page 43, Nancy PYOR 100111-21011 (oldest female age 45 or older)
Page 44, Absolom PRYOR  000001  – 00001 (oldest male age 45 or older)
Page 44 next line, Christopher Lowery

6 September 1821 Marriage – James Wright married Nancy Pior

15 November 1821 Marriage – Arrency PRIOR to Isaac Davis (Isaac B Davis was appointed guardian of William P Davis, Mylanty? P Davis, Narcissa P Davis, his minor children. 14 Nov 1842.)

23 September 1823 marriage – William Way married Wylantha Pior (she may be the Wylantha Way who married James N Smith in 1839. She is age 40 on the 1850 Census, making her about 13 years old when she married in 1823.)

9 October 1823 – Guardian Bond – Absalom PRYOR (spelling) appointed guardian of Robert PIOR‘s orphan children Wilantha, Hezekiah, and Narcissa. Signed Abs Pryor, Mun— Gross, James Wright, Isaac Davis

10 October 1823 – Guardian Bond – Nancy PIOR appointed guardian of Robert PIOR‘s orphan children Arrency, Wilanthy, Hezekiah, and Narcissa. Signed Ann PIOR, Moses Brinson, Simon Parker, S M Barr, Simon Bowling, Thos B Wells, William Way.

1827 Land Lottery in Lee, Mary Pryor, widow obtained land.

18 May 1829 – Administration Bond for Hezekiah Pior, a minor, deceased. Signed by I B Davis, Dred Smith, James Arington, George Turner, Benjamin Hudson, James Matthews, Jonathan Ross. (Ancestry.com has indexed as Headrich Pier)

1830 Census Jefferson Co., GA
Page 416
Needham Lee
John Pior 0000001 – 000001 (oldest male age 40 to 49 years–born 1771-1780)
Page 424
Line 3 Isaac B. Davis
Line 6 Christopher Lowery
Line 7 Mary PRYOR  0001-000000001 (eldest female between 60-69 yrs. Spelled Pryor not Pior or Pyor)
Line 8 William Lowery

23 October 1831 Marriage – Noah Smith to Narcissa Pior

1832 Estate, Jefferson County
Isaac B. Davis, Administrator of the estate of Hezckiuh Pior, (a Alinof) deceased, late of said county, applies for I.etters Dismissory. These are therefore to cite and Admonish all and sin gulnr, the kindred and creditors of said deceased, to be and apptaf nt my office within the time prescribed by law, to file their objections (if any they have) to shew cause why said Letters Dismissory should not be granted. Given under my hand at Office, in Jefferson county, this 14th day of MnV, 1832. (Library of Georgia, Georgia Historic Newspapers, The Georgia Constitutionalist, 12 October 1832. Note: the text on this site appears to be scanned and digitally interpreted. For example, ” sin gulnr ” is probably the word singular and “I.etters” is letters. Hezekiah Pior.)

1839 Marriage – Mary PRIOR to Lewis Gunns 4 Sept 1839

1840 Ad – $20 reward. Stolen from subscriber, living on Big Creek in Jefferson county, on the night of the 3d inst. a ROAN MARE blind in the left eye and the other also weak; right hind foot white, with a few scars on her rump, and about six years old. The above reward will be paid for the Mare and theif, if a white man, with evidence to convict him, or ten dollars for either.
MARY PRIOR
(Southern Recorder. May 12, 1840)

1840 Census Jefferson Co., GA
77th Dist., page 101, Mary PRYOR  0000000001 – (no females counted. Perhaps Mary Pryor was counted as the male between 70 – 79 yrs. in the male columns?)

1845 – Deed/Instrument. Sarah Smith was to marry Travis Guilliams, hence she deeded her property to Allen S. B. Prior. Was this a way of keeping her property in her family rather than going to her new husband or his family? Sarah Guillams (sic) is on the 1850 Census in Burke Co., GA. Travis Guillams was probably a weathly man as he owned numerous slaves per the 1850 Slave Schedules.

1845 Revolutionary War Pension Application for Moses Crawford filed by his wife Nancy in Cleveland, TN (Bradley County). Includes deposition of Mary PRYOR of Jefferson Co., GA. Mary Pryor swore she became acquainted with the Crawfords when they lived in Burke Co., GA.

1850 Census Jefferson Co., GA
48th Dist., page 157a, house 365 Mary PIOR 85 born Hannricker Co., VA (Henrico County?), Martha Lindsey 22 born Burke Co., GA.
48th Dist., page 144b, house 163 Allen S. B. PIOR 39 born Burke Co., GA, Caroline 36 born Burke Co., GA, Benjamin F. 17 born Burke Co., GA, Emily J. 9 born Burke Co., GA, Frances E. 6 born Jefferson Co., GA, Caroline 3 born Jefferson Co., GA, George W. 1 born Jefferson Co., GA.
48th Dist., page 158b, house 383 Isaac B. Davis 52 SC, Narcissa Davis 20 b. Jefferson Co., GA (widower of Arrency Pior?)
48th Dist., page 144b, house 160 Lewis F. Gunn 38 born Jefferson Co., GA, Mary (possibly PIOR) 47 born Cabarrus County, NC. Bathshaba 20 born in Jefferson Co., GA.

Records from Jones County, GA

1817 Notice – Jones County
At a Meeting of the Inferior Court of said county, on the Petition of William PRIOR, praying the benefit of the laws of insolvency. On motion of James Smith, attorney for the applicant. It is Ordered, that all the singular, the creditors of the said Wm. Prior, be and they are hereby notified that the said Inferior Court will convene at Clinton, on the 27th day of November next. to hear the application of the said William Prior, for the benefit of the insolvent law, when upon his delivering up bona fide all his estate, for the benefit of his creditors, he will be discharged according to law, unless cause should then and there be shewn to the contrary. As witness our hands as justices of the Inferior Court of said county, this 15th day of Sept. 1817.
Robt Cunningham J.I.C
E. J. Bower, J.I.C.
Jonathan Parish, J.I.C
(Augusta Chronicle, and Georgia Gazette. October 04, 1817)

Records from Laurens County, GA

1829 Notice
LAW — The subscriber has located himself in Dublin, Laurens county, and will PRACTICE in all the Courts of the Southern Circuit, and Washington aof the Middle, and Wilkinson and Baldwin of the Oakmulgee Circuits. Business entrusted to his care will meet with prompt attention. WILLIAM B PRYOR, Southern Recorder, June 27 1829
(Possibly the William B Pryor, attorney at law in Troup Co. 1850 Census)

Records from Lowndes County, GA

1850 Census, Lowndes County, GA
Page 419a, house 748 Isham H Clayton 68 SC, Susannah 50 SC, Jackson 23 SC, Duncan 21 SC (Probably Susannah Grubbs Pryor from Edgefield Co., SC)
Page 419a, house Isham D Clayton 22 Martha M 17 SC

1851 Notice – “Whereas, my wife SUSANNAH CLAYTON, has left my bed and board, without any just cause, these are therefore to notify all persons not to credit the said Susannah Clayton on my account, as I will not be responsible for any debts of her contracting. (signed) Isham Clayton. (published Albany, GA 28 Mar 1851)