Has anyone seen an older publication called the PRYOR FAMILY COURIER? It was supposedly a family history newsletter published back in the 1980’s.
“Ansearchin’ ” News, Spring 1981. An article states John Pryor on the 1850 US Census in Grainger Co., TN was born about 1798 in Virginia. It also identifies his wife as Elizabeth BAKER and their son George, who was on the 1850 census, joined the Confederate army and migrated to Ft. Smith, Sebastian Co., AR.
I would like to know the source of the marriage information for John Pryor and Elizabeth Baker, because I’m a bit doubtful that it is their son George in Ft. Smith, AR. The George W. Pryor in Ft. Smith appears to be a son of Seth Pryor, a probably son of Matthew Pryor born 1759*. of Marion Co., TN. Seth was in Titus Co., TX in 1850. When George Pryor was counted in 1880 his parents places of birth were recorded as father born in NC and mother born in KY, which matches the place of birth of Seth Pryor and his wife Darcus in 1860. If George were the son of John and Elizabeth, his parents would have been born in VA and NC as recorded on the 1850 Census.
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*Originally post stated Matthew Pryor Jr. Seth is likely the brother of Matthew Jr. and a son of Matthe Pryor born 1759.
From Laws of the State of Tennessee: Including Those of North Carolina …, Volume 2
Can we match these warrants to the correct Pryor in the correct Tennessee county?
“… one warrant issued by the commissioners of West Tennessee to JOHN PRYOR and since transferred by assignment to James Walker , No. 121, for 249 1-2 acres, dated November 8th, 1808.”
“… one duplicate military warrant issued by ———- to John Carter, jun. and since transferred by assignment to GREEN PRYOR, No. 236, for 640 acres dated May 30, 1817.”
Chapter 70, An act to provide for establishing a new Court House in the County of Morgan (1820)
“… Be it enacted, That PHILIP PRYOR, Ezekial Philpot, John M. Davis, Benjamin Hagler, and Joseph England, shall be, and they are hereby appointed commissoners to carry this act into effect, and a majority of them shall at all time be competent to transact any business, or perform any duty imposed upon them as commissioners. (I suspect this is Philip Pryor of Marion County since some of the names on this document appear in Roane County records).
More photos? YES! Thanks to researcher Jeanne Maxi we have some very old photos of Matthew Pryor Jr.’s line. Jeanne is in possession of a photo album that was once owned by Matthew Jr.’s daughter Eliza A. Pryor who was born in Marion County in about 1837. Eliza married Carl Biese.
Enscribed in the album: “Grandma Biese’s photo album before she married Grandpa in 1874 – so this book is at least 100 years old – Mother.” [written in pencil] and “This was a step-grandmother but the only one I ever knew – Dad’s own mother died of yellow fever in 1873. Her name was Harriett Narcissa McDonald before she married Grandpa” [written in ink].
There are almost 30 wonderful photos and we need your help to ID these even if it’s to ID when the photographer was active in the area. Can you ID the era from clothing or accessories?
VIEW THE ALBUM on the Tennessee Pryor webiste
https://tennesseepryors.com/photographs/photos-the-pryor-biese-collection/
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Old photos are always an exciting find for Pryor researchers. I’m happy to share with you photos from Ruth Larson’s MyFamily.com website: Photos of Mary Ellen Pryor and her husband Jeff Engler, an early photo of Mary Ellen Pryor and probably her first child, and Mary Ellen’s half-sister Lizzie Pryor with her husband William Reid (or Reed)– the photos appear in this order below. Both Lizzie and Mary Ellen were daughters of John Pryor, and granddaughters of James and Nancy Pryor.
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