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Richard Lincoln Priest 1758–1813 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 2 Feb 1813 by shotgun blast

Death Location: Floyd County, Kentucky

Father: William Preece

Mother: Mary Griffith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Price, Elizabeth Price

Children(s): William Priest, Ruel Priest, Bethanie Priest, Mary Priest, Alexander Priest, Richard Priest, Jane Priest, Jane Preece, Bethanie Preece, Jane Preece, Lydia Priest, Alexander Prease), Mary Priest, Ruel Priest, Richard Priest, Jane Priest

In 1758, Richard Lincoln Priest entered the world in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States, born to William Preece And Mary Griffith. Richard Lincoln Priest married Elizabeth Price, and had children including Alexander Boone Priest, Alexander Boone Priest Preece Prease, Bethanie Preece, Bethanie Priest, Jane Jenny Preece, Jane Priest, Lydia Priest, Mary Polly Priest, Richard Lincoln Priest, Ruel Priest, William Martin Priest. Richard Lincoln Priest passed away in 1813 in Floyd County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • In 1758, Richard Lincoln Priest entered the world in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States, born to William Preece And Mary Griffith.
  • Richard Lincoln Priest married Elizabeth Price, and had children including Alexander Boone Priest, Alexander Boone Priest Preece Prease, Bethanie Preece, Bethanie Priest, Jane Jenny Preece, Jane Priest, Lydia Priest, Mary Polly Priest, Richard Lincoln Priest, Ruel Priest, William Martin Priest.
  • Richard Lincoln Priest passed away in 1813 in Floyd County, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Preece
1727–1801
Birth Location: York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Griffith
1720–1801
Birth Location: Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Price
1766–1811
Birth Location: York, York Co, PA
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Elizabeth Price
1766–1814
Birth Location: Russell, Vermont, United States
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Children(s)

William Priest
1800–1871
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
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Ruel Priest
1785–1817
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Bethanie Priest
1798–1850
Birth Location: Cedar Bluff, Tazewell, Virginia, United States
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Mary Priest
1797–1870
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Alexander Priest
1794–1873
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States
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Richard Priest
1789–1859
Birth Location: Russell, VA, USA
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Jane Priest
1789–
Birth Location: –
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Jane Preece
1808–1843
Birth Location: –
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Bethanie Preece
1810–
Birth Location: –
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Jane Preece
1789–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Lydia Priest
1805–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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Alexander Prease)
1794–1873
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Priest
1797–1850
Birth Location: Virginia
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Ruel Priest
1785–1817
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Richard Priest
1789–1859
Birth Location: Russell, VA, USA
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Jane Priest
1789–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Richard Priest's Ancestors

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Richard Priest
1758–1813
Birth Place: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
William Preece
1727–1801
York, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Griffith
1720–1801
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
David Prees
1697–1745
Conestoga, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Susannah (Eleanor) Field
1702–1739
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Christopher (Lloyd) Griffith
1702–1767
Charlemont, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Ida (Mary) Noakes
1704–1778
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Priest's Descendants

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Richard (Lincoln) Priest (1758–2 Feb 1813 by shotgun blast) m. Elizabeth Price (1766–1811) m. Elizabeth Price (1766–1814)
  1. 1. William (Martin) Priest 1800–1871 m. Mary (Elizabeth Giddens) (Geadons) 1810–1878
    1. 1. Franklin (Pierce) Preece 1853–1916 m. Mary (Anne Jane) Jones 1858–1900 m. Mary Priest 1858–
      1. 1. Elizabeth Sandburg 1879–1967 m. Jefferson (Davis Jeff) Hall 1878–1905
        1. 1. Eunice Sandberg 1900–1994 m. William (Donald) WILSON 1902–1934 m. Jackson (B.) Williams 1902– m. Ernest (John) FEUERBORN 1901–1967 m. Clyde (Lee) Curbo 1898–1975
        2. 2. A. (C.) HALL 1903–1913
      2. 2. Annie Priest 1876–
      3. 3. Anna (P) Preece 1876–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Preece 1879–
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Lenorapreece) Sandberg 1888–1967
      6. 6. Alice (Tennessee) Preece 1888–1928
      7. 7. John (F.) Preece 1894–
      8. 8. Martha (Catherine 'Mattie') Preece 1881–1967
      9. 9. Mary (Willie (Allen)) Preece 1884–1947
      10. 10. Lillie (D.) Preece 1885–1901
      11. 11. Tennissee (A.) Dewitt 1892–1928
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Preece 1835–1910
    3. 3. Reuben (Kendrick Priest) (Preece) 1824–1845
    4. 4. John Preece 1825–1889
    5. 5. John (Castley) Preece 1851–1852
    6. 6. Alexander (Cyrus Boone) Preece 1831–1837
    7. 7. Rachel (Lydia) Preece 1840–1925
    8. 8. James Preece 1839–
    9. 9. Reuben (Kendrick) Preece 1826–1845
    10. 10. Rachel Priest 1840–
    11. 11. Alexander (Cyrus) Priest 1831–
    12. 12. Mary Priest 1843–
    13. 13. Nancy (Ann) Priest 1828–
    14. 14. Mary (Elizabeth (Hancock)) Preece 1842–1864
    15. 15. Sgt. (William Martin) Preece 1838–1870
    16. 16. Rachel (Lydia) Preece 1840–1925
    17. 17. Richard (Lincoln Preece) 2 1833–1906
    18. 18. Nancy (Ann) Preece 1828–1888
    19. 19. Taylor (Winfield Scott) Preece 1847–1928
    20. 20. Wayne (Pulaski) Preece 1845–1905
  2. 2. Ruel Priest 1785–1817
  3. 3. Bethanie Priest 1798–1850
  4. 4. Mary (Polly) Priest 1797–1870
  5. 5. Alexander (Boone) Priest 1794–1873
  6. 6. Richard (Lincoln) Priest 1789–1859
  7. 7. Jane Priest 1789–
  8. 8. Jane (Jenny) Preece 1808–1843
  9. 9. Bethanie Preece 1810–
  10. 10. Jane (Jenny) Preece 1789–
  11. 11. Lydia Priest 1805–
  12. 12. Alexander (Boone Priest (Preece,) Prease) 1794–1873
  13. 13. Mary (Polly) Priest 1797–1850
  14. 14. Ruel Priest 1785–1817
  15. 15. Richard (Lincoln) Priest 1789–1859
  16. 16. Jane Priest 1789–

Richard Priest's Timeline

2 Records

1758
1758
Birth of Richard Lincoln Priest in York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
1813
2 Feb 1813 by shotgun blast
Age 55
Death of Richard Lincoln Priest in Floyd County, Kentucky
Floyd County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: York, York, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1813 by shotgun blast
    Event Place: Floyd County, Kentucky
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