ANOTHER LINK FOR THE SUMNER COUNTY PRYORS… WILLIAM E. PRYOR of Franklin County, MO. Born in TN, William appears on census records in MO from 1870-1930. In July I received a copy of William’s death record. It states he was born May 6, 1848 in TN and his father was John Pryor. The evidence points to William E. Pryor to be the son of Jonathan Pryor and wife Ellen Lee of Sumner Co., TN and a grandson of William and Spicy Taylor Pryor of Overton Co., TN. William was counted in 1850 and 1860 in Sumner County. He was recorded as William E. Pryor in an 1849 Overton County deed in which Jonathan Pryor deeded his posessions to his young son. The deed which was recorded in September 1849, stated William’s age as 16 months. This information puts William’s birth as about May 1848. William E. Pryor died on April 13, 1940 at almost 92 years of age. A transcript of William’s death record has been added to the Death Records in the MORE RECORDS section of the TN Pryor website.
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ISAAC PRYOR OF SULLIVAN CO., TN. Emails have been exchanged with Rich Pryor who is descended from the line of Isaac Pryor of Sullivan Co., IL. Isaac Pryor b. 1806 was counted on the 1830 Census in Sullivan Co., TN and beginning in 1840 in Pike Co., IL. Isaac was the brother of John Pryor born 1797 in TN. John’s son Alfred was alledgedly born in Knox Co., TN. Any information on the Pryors from Knox, Sullivan, and Jefferson Counties would be greatly appreciated.
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PRYORS TIPTON AND LINCOLN COUNTIES? I heard from Judy Ross who is searching for the ancestry of William Pryor who married Margaret Coats. William was probably born in GA, but may have ventured in to TN. In 1850 they were counted in Catahoula Parish, LA and in 1860 in Rusk Co., TX next door to Solomon Coats. Solomon Coats was on the 1840 Census in Tipton Co., TN and his kin may have been also in Lincoln Co. There is another Pryor who married in to the Coats family on the Census in Lauderdale Co., MS: Lydia Pryor born in GA married John Coats. The 1840 Census of Pike Co., GA has Allen, William and John Pryor and a John and Wilson Coats. Can we tie up this line for Judy?
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PHOTOS… You may have noticed the logo for the Ancient Faces website in the TN Pryor Photo Gallery. Ancient Faces is free to join and free to search. It’s a website that is developing an accessible archive of old family photos. You’ll be surprised to find some Pryors there.
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FAMOUS PRYORS… Nathaniel Hale Pryor born 1772, died 1831. Born in Amherst Co., VA, “the son of John Pryor (occupation unknown) and Nancy Floyd.” More information on Nathaniel Hale Pryor will be added to the FAMOUS PRYORS in the PRYOR HISTORIES section of the TN Pryor website.
