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Elizabeth Betsy Pryor 1771–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1771

Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: White, Tennessee

Father: Richard Pryor

Mother: Mourning Thompson

Spouse(s): Ezekiel Rhea, James Whitson

Children(s): Mary Whitson, William Rhea

In 1771, Elizabeth Betsy Pryor entered the world in Albemarle, Virginia, born to Richard Pryor And Mourning Thompson. Elizabeth Betsy Pryor married Ezekiel Rhea, James Whitson, and had children including Mary Polly Whitson, William Pryor Rhea. Elizabeth Betsy Pryor passed away in 1840 in White, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • In 1771, Elizabeth Betsy Pryor entered the world in Albemarle, Virginia, born to Richard Pryor And Mourning Thompson.
  • Elizabeth Betsy Pryor married Ezekiel Rhea, James Whitson, and had children including Mary Polly Whitson, William Pryor Rhea.
  • Elizabeth Betsy Pryor passed away in 1840 in White, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Pryor
1736–1797
Birth Location: Caroline, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
RP
Mourning Thompson
1745–1823
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa Co, Virginia, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Ezekiel Rhea
1759–1819
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
ER
James Whitson
1765–1825
Birth Location: Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
JW

Children(s)

Mary Whitson
1793–1854
Birth Location: Cocke, Tennessee, USA
MW
William Rhea
1792–1856
Birth Location: Virginia, Virginia, USA
WR

Elizabeth Pryor's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Pryor
1771–1840
Birth Place: Albemarle, Virginia
Parents
Richard Pryor
1736–1797
Caroline, Hanover County, Virginia, USA
Mourning Thompson
1745–1823
Louisa, Louisa Co, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Pryor Colonel) Sr
1693–1763
Ware Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Mary (Prudence) Thornton
1699–1742
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Samuel (T) Thomason
1718–1774
Parish, Louisa, Virginia Colony
Hannah (Anne) McAllister
1720–1811
Louisa, Virginia, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Robert Pryor
1663–1757
Elizabeth Green
1666–1761
Francis Sheriff)
1649–1727
Alice Savage
1651–1695
Samuel Thomson
1691–1753
Hannah Glass
1697–1722
William McAllister
1694–1765
Elizabeth Garland
1698–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr
1635–1720
Margaret Lewis
1642–1689
Robert Green
1630–1693
Mary Pritchett
1630–1686
William IV
1620–1730
Alicia Billington
1620–1676
Captain 600
1605–1695
Alice STAFFORD
1612–1700
William Thompson
1667–1753
Marie Milne
1665–1752
Thomas Glass
1671–1726
Sarah Stone
1671–1730
Andrew McAllister
1665–1704
Lydia Roberts
1668–1704
John Garland
1655–1719
Elizabeth ROBINSON
1651–1715

Elizabeth Pryor's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Betsy) Pryor (1771–1840) m. Ezekiel Rhea (1759–17 September 1819) m. James Whitson (1765–28 December 1825)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Whitson 1793–1854 m. William (Pryor) Rhea 1792–1856
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Rhea 1824–1859 m. John (Calvin Williamson) LINDSEY 1822–1886
      1. 1. William (Pryor) Lindsey 1854–1933 m. Susan (Ann) Clements 1855–1948
        1. 1. Virgil (Paul) Lindsey 1893–1983 m. Marie (F) Blagg 1894–1975
  2. 2. William (Pryor) Rhea 1792–1856 m. Mary (Polly) Whitson 1793–1854

Elizabeth Pryor's Timeline

6 Records

1771
1771
Birth of Elizabeth Betsy Pryor in Albemarle, Virginia
Albemarle, Virginia
1771
1771
Birth of Elizabeth Betsy Pryor in Albemarle, Virginia
Albemarle, Virginia
1790
1790
Age 19
Elizabeth Betsy Pryor was married in Franklin City, Southampton, Virginia, United States
Franklin City, Southampton, Virginia, United States
1830
1830
Age 59
Elizabeth Betsy Pryor resided here in Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knox, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 69
Death of Elizabeth Betsy Pryor in White County, Tennessee, USA
White County, Tennessee, USA
1840
1840
Age 69
Death of Elizabeth Betsy Pryor in White, Tennessee
White, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 141
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 7, White, Tennessee; Roll: 900; Page: 88b
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Franklin City, Southampton, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Knox, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 178; Page: 365; Family History Library Film: 0024536

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: White County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: White, Tennessee
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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