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Ann Pryor 1715 – 1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1715

Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 18 March 1775

Death Location: Prince Edward, Virginia

Father: John Pryor

Mother: Mary New

Spouse(s): Capt. Wright

Children(s): Mary Wright

Ann Pryor was born in 1715 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA, the child of John Pryor and Mary Elizabeth New. Ann Pryor married Capt. Judge John Benjamin William Wright, and had children including Mary Polly Wright. Ann Pryor passed away in 1775 in Prince Edward, Virginia.

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Biography

  • Ann Pryor was born in 1715 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA, the child of John Pryor and Mary Elizabeth New.
  • Ann Pryor married Capt. Judge John Benjamin William Wright, and had children including Mary Polly Wright.
  • Ann Pryor passed away in 1775 in Prince Edward, Virginia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Pryor
1680 – 1755
Birth Location: Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, England
JP
Mary New
1670 – 1755
Birth Location: Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
MN

Spouses(s)

Capt. Wright
1709 – 1779
Birth Location: Copel Parrish, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
CW

Children(s)

Mary Wright
1760 – 1820
Birth Location: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
MW

Ann Pryor's Ancestors

Self
Ann Pryor
1715 – 1775
Birth Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Pryor
1680 – 1755
Sawbridgeworth, Hertford, England
Mary (Elizabeth) New
1670 – 1755
Charles City, Charles, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Buckmaster) Prior
1623 – 1692
Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Hannah Rogers
1625 – 1690
Plymouth, Colonial America, Massachusetts, USA
Edmund New
1655 – 1726
James City, Virginia, United States
Mary (Sweeney) Whellan
1657 – 1751
James City, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Theophilus Whaley
1616 – 1720
Elizabeth Mills
1654 – 1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (MP)
1569 – 1620
Frances Cromwell
1575 – 1664

Ann Pryor's Descendants

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Ann Pryor (1715 – 18 March 1775) m. Capt. (Judge John Benjamin William) Wright (Sep 1709/10/13 – 1779)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Wright (1760 – February 1820) m. John (H) Highley (abt 1759 – 1824)
    1. 1. James Highley (1765 – 1837)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Highly (1775 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Highley (Abt 1775 – Aug 1859)
    4. 4. Nancy Highley (1776 – )
    5. 5. John (H) Highley (1780 – 1852) m. Susannah Brown (1782 – 1824) m. Rhoda Vincent (abt 1802 – 1850)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Highley (7 July 1805 – 9 Apr 1901) m. John Swiney (1803 – 2 APR 1848)
        1. 1. John (B) Swiney (December 1828 – 12 Dec 1897) m. Jane (4 Mar 1827 – 18 December 1920)
        2. 2. Edward (D.) Swiney (25 Dec 1829 – 12 Dec 1897) m. Susan Thompson (30 Mar 1829 – 17 Jan 1916)
        3. 3. Airs Swiney (abt 1835 – )
        4. 4. Nathaniel Swiney (abt 1837 – )
        5. 5. William Swiney (1841 – 3 Aug 1886)
        6. 6. Susan Swiney (1843 – 26 Jul 1927) m. Shadrick (Cundiff) Flowers (September 1844 – 1915)
        7. 7. Harrison (H) Sweeney (7 August 1842 – 20 June 1889)
        8. 8. Henry (Clay) Sweeney (22 DEC 1842 – 28 MAY 1924) m. Sarah (Jane) Thompson (January 8, 1847 – 3 December 1908)
        9. 9. Mary (Jane) Swiney (7 Apr 1846 – 15 Oct 1905) m. Houston Edmonds (1843 – 1925)
      2. 2. Lucy Highley (Abt 1803 – 9 Apr 1901)
      3. 3. Nathaniel Highley (1805 – 3 Feb 1891) m. Malinda Hudspeth (1815 – May 1850) m. Margaret ('Mary') Moyer (10 May 1810 – 11 Dec 1889)
        1. 1. John (Parker) Highley (13 Mar 1828 – 17 May 1904) m. Hanna Thompson
        2. 2. George Highley (1832 – )
        3. 3. Susan Highley (1835 – )
        4. 4. Malinda (Jane) Highley (11 Oct 1840 – 20 Jun 1929) m. William (Jerome) Sutton
        5. 5. William Highley (1841 – )
        6. 6. James Highley (1842 – )
        7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Highley (4 Mar 1844 – 2 Jul 1937)
        8. 8. Arminta Highley (1846 – )
        9. 9. Arrennia Highley (15 Feb 1846 – 7 Sep 1939) m. John (Rice) Sutton
        10. 10. Lewis (Nathaniel) Highley (1849 – 5 December 1913) m. Frances (Anna Baker -) Highley (16 May 1853 – 28 February 1931)
        11. 11. Maria (E) Highley (1851 – )
      4. 4. Nancy (Ann) Highley (1806 – 28 Nov 1855) m. Ayres ((Airs)) Hudspeth
      5. 5. James (Leroy) Highley (11 May 1808 – Feb 1874) m. Mary Webster (1807 – 1876)
        1. 1. Leroy (Webster) Highley (1830 – 1900)
        2. 2. Samuel Highley (1832 – )
        3. 3. Martha Highley (1834 – 1836)
        4. 4. William (T Harold) Highley (1834 – 1918)
        5. 5. Silas (Harrison) Highley (1836 – 1903)
        6. 6. James (M) Highley (1840 – )
        7. 7. Henry (Clay) Highley (1843 – 1862)
        8. 8. Daniel (Webster) Highley (1848 – )
      6. 6. John Highley (1 Jan 1810 – 6 Apr 1864)
      7. 7. Martha (Ann) Highley (abt 1812 – 9 Apr 1901) m. Commedore (C) Lewis
      8. 8. William (Madison) Highley (5 Mar 1812 – 15 Mar 1899) m. Loudisa McKee
        1. 1. Robert (B) Highley (19 Aug 1843 – 1918) m. Mary (Jane) Ellis
        2. 2. Susan (A) Highley (13 Apr 1845 – 3 Jan 1848)
        3. 3. Mary (Adaline) Highley (10 Sep 1848 – 9 Jun 1914) m. John (Carroll) Thomasson
        4. 4. Thomas (Madison) Highley (22 Mar 1850 – 28 Oct 1895) m. Sarah (Agnes) Thomasson
        5. 5. Frances Highley (21 Jul 1853 – 27 Aug 1866)
        6. 6. Ardelia (Clemence) Highley (15 Aug 1856 – 19 May 1948)
      9. 9. Robert (Brown) Highley (3 Sep 1818 – 20 Feb 1869) m. Sarah (A) Busch (23 Dec 1828 – 6 Dec 1887)
        1. 1. Josephine Highley (13 Aug 1848 – 19 Aug 1877) m. Lytle (Bledsaw) Higginbotham
        2. 2. John (Franklin) Highley (20 Jan 1850 – 22 Aug 1888) m. Alice (Mary) Jordan
        3. 3. Lyle (Kent) Highley (8 Feb 1856 – 24 Mar 1863)
        4. 4. Mary (A) Highley (12 Feb 1858 – 27 Sep 1939) m. Willard (Bayless) Rariden
        5. 5. Thomas (C) Highley (6 Mar 1860 – 2 Jan 1935) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Nicholson
      10. 10. James (Williams) Highley (7 Jun 1820 – 21 Nov 1898) m. Mary Wildman m. Martha (A) Howerton
        1. 1. Sarah Highley (abt 1847 – 1897) m. Thomas (Madison) Ross
        2. 2. Cinderella Highley (2 Apr 1852 – 5 Mar 1948)
        3. 3. Frances (Abilgal) Highley (15 Aug 1856 – 1 Jul 1895)
      11. 11. Samuel Highley (1831 – )
      12. 12. Jane Highley (aft 1824 – )
      13. 13. Polly Highley (aft 1824 – )
      14. 14. Thomas Highley (aft 1824 – )
      15. 15. Vincent Highley (aft 1824 – )
      16. 16. Susan (Josephine) Highley (1829 – )
      17. 17. Samuel Highley (1831 – )

Ann Pryor's Timeline

3 Records

1710
1710
Birth of Ann Pryor in Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
1715
1715
Birth of Ann Pryor in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
1775
18 March 1775
Age 60
Death of Ann Pryor in Prince Edward, Virginia
Prince Edward, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1710
    Event Place: Prince William County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1715
    Event Place: Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 March 1775
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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