I’d like to put to rest the identity of the John Pryor who was deeded thousands of acres of bounty land in KY. I didn’t like that I left a window open in my earlier post:
https://tennesseepryors.com/virginia-pryors/identity-of-john-pryor-revolutionary-war-bounty-land-in-kentucky/
The open window was the error I suspected in the bounty warrant number. The latest method I’m using to identify Pryors by their signature should slam the window shut for good.
Here’s John Pryor’s signature on the 1783 land grant.
I recently posted his signature on several Revolutionary War Pension applications https://tennesseepryors.com/virginia-pryors/major-john-pryors-handwriting/
Oh, it’s a match.
Final verdict: Major John Pryor of Richmond was also a Lt. Capt. and received land in Kentucky.
