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Richard Lee Priest 1792–1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 October 1792

Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 19 Jul 1859

Death Location: Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA

Father: Samuel PRIEST

Mother: Jane Padgett

Spouse(s): Mary Burleson

Children(s): Mary Priest, John Priest, Marilda Priest, Meanon Priest, Aaron Priest, Joseph Priest

Richard Lee Priest was born in 1792 in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Samuel Priest And Jane E Padgett. In 1850, Richard Lee Priest resided in Bastrop, Texas, USA. Richard Lee Priest married Mary Ann Burleson, and had children including Aaron Priest, John B Priest, Joseph H Priest, Marilda Priest, Mary Ann Polly Priest, Meanon W Priest. Richard Lee Priest passed away in 1859 in Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Lee Priest was born in 1792 in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Samuel Priest And Jane E Padgett.
  • In 1850, Richard Lee Priest resided in Bastrop, Texas, USA.
  • Richard Lee Priest married Mary Ann Burleson, and had children including Aaron Priest, John B Priest, Joseph H Priest, Marilda Priest, Mary Ann Polly Priest, Meanon W Priest.
  • Richard Lee Priest passed away in 1859 in Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel PRIEST
1752–1825
Birth Location: Christ Luthern Church, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Jane Padgett
1755–1839
Birth Location: Lee, Goochland, Virginia, Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Mary Burleson
1798–1876
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
MB

Children(s)

Mary Priest
1822–1870
Birth Location: Madison, Madison, Alabama, United States
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John Priest
1833–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Marilda Priest
1835–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Meanon Priest
1837–
Birth Location: Alabama
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Aaron Priest
1840–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Joseph Priest
1818–1892
Birth Location: Moulton, Lawrence County, Alabama, United States of America
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Richard Priest's Ancestors

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Richard Priest
1792–1859
Birth Place: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Samuel PRIEST
1752–1825
Christ Luthern Church, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane (E) Padgett
1755–1839
Lee, Goochland, Virginia, Colonial America
Grandparents
William (Preece,) Priest
1721–1801
York County, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
David Priest
1697–1745
Susannah Field
1702–1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Priest's Descendants

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Richard (Lee) Priest (15 October 1792–19 Jul 1859) m. Mary (Ann) Burleson (2 Jan 1798–3 November 1876)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann Polly) Priest 1822–1870 m. Henry (Harvey) Whitehead 1821–1895
    1. 1. William (Richard) Whitehead 1847–1897 m. Martha Christopher 1848–1934
      1. 1. Henry (Harvey) Whitehead 1878–1948 m. Minerva (Ann) Smith 1879–1973
        1. 1. Mary (Edna) Whitehead 1899–1996 m. David (Riley) Lynn 1896–1973
        2. 2. Della (Mae) Whitehead 1902–2003 m. John (Henry) Rushing 1890–1947
        3. 3. Ollie (Maudie Lee) Whitehead 1910–2005 m. Bernard (Heinrich Wilhelm) Spiekermann 1905–1988
        4. 4. Luthan (August) Whitehead 1906–1989
        5. 5. Martha (Elizabeth) Whitehead 1913–1990 m. William (Lauris) Rippy 1915–1990
        6. 6. Minerva (Ann) Whitehead 1915–2006 m. Miles (Oran) Meador 1916–1991
        7. 7. James (Richard) Whitehead 1919–1944
        8. 8. Lillian (Marie) Whitehead 1908–1994 m. Alva (Pierce) Holbrook 1904–1965
        9. 9. Manda (Savannah) Whitehead 1921–2012 m. George (Harvey Shed) II 1912–
      2. 2. Henry Whitehead 1866–1887
      3. 3. Minerva Whitehead 1866–1949 m. Joseph Coquett 1856–1923
        1. 1. Richard (William) Coquat 1890–1947
        2. 2. George (Washington) Coquat 1897–1963
        3. 3. Henderson Coquat 1893–1958
        4. 4. James (Oliver Coquat) Sr 1902–1952
      4. 4. Rachel Whitehead 1866–1872
      5. 5. Kate Whitehead 1866– m. Ollie Trotter 1856–
      6. 6. Mary (Ann) Whitehead 1868–1890
      7. 7. Sarah (Sallie) Whitehead 1870–1918
      8. 8. Rebecca Whitehead 1874–1940
      9. 9. Frances (Jane) Whitehead 1872–1910 m. John (Thomas) Fulgham 1872–1916
        1. 1. Henry (Asa) Fulgham 1898–1954 m. Ida (Belle) Tuck 1900–1989
        2. 2. Lillie (Elizabeth) Fulgham 1905–1982
        3. 3. Lela (May) Fulgham 1908–1987 m. Frances (Irvin) Humphrey 1899–1969
      10. 10. Aaron (William) Whitehead 1880–1903 m. Minnie Schobey 1892–1968
      11. 11. Mary (Kate) Whitehead 1883–1910 m. James (Ollie) Trotter 1879–
        1. 1. Dora (B) Trotter 1904–
        2. 2. Allie Trotter 1906–
        3. 3. Joseph (Lucien) Trotter 1908–1980 m. Mildred (Fern) McSwane 1910–1983
        4. 4. Essie Trotter 1910–
      12. 12. John (Haywood) Whitehead 1885–1959 m. Florence (Myrtle) White 1886–1980
        1. 1. Lula Whitehead 1908–
        2. 2. Elizabeth ("Lizzie") Whitehead 1912–2006
        3. 3. Lillian Whitehead 1925–2010 m. William (Wilburn) Schobey 1923–2015
    2. 2. William (Monroe) Whitehead 1865–1909 m. Mary (Alice) Lytle 1874–1907 m. Lela (Lacreasa Baxter) Weeden 1883–
      1. 1. William (Harvey) Whitehead 1896–1945 m. Gladys (Irene) Baxter 1901–1984
        1. 1. Ervin Whitehead 1931–2019
      2. 2. Joseph (Manos) Whitehead 1893–1967 m. Bertha (Mae) Lee 1914–2001 m. Ella (May) Lee 1877–1942 m. Mary (Alice) Baxter 1889–1927
        1. 1. Robert (William) Whitehead 1913–1968 m. Pauline (Virginia) Shelton 1923– m. Dora Whitehead 1918–
        2. 2. Ruby (Lee) Whitehead 1935–1994
        3. 3. Willis (Cornelius) Whitehead 1915–1968 m. Dora (Elizabeth) Carson 1917–2002
        4. 4. Mamie (Katherine) Whitehead 1921–2013 m. Ernest (Joseph) Parmer 1920–1976
        5. 5. Elmer (Lawton) Whitehead 1910– m. Lena (Juanita) Mabra 1919–
      3. 3. Lue (Ella) Whitehead 1905–1990 m. Fred (M O) Brannan 1885–1956
        1. 1. Fred (Marion Brannan) Jr 1925–1981 m. Geneva (Elizabeth) Mench 1932–1983 m. Maxine Hill 1932–2011
      4. 4. William (Manos) Whitehead 1910–1977 m. Flossie (Marie) Chandler 1909–1970 m. Sarah (Mae) Whitehead 1911–1951
        1. 1. Mary (Marie) Whitehead 1930–1996
        2. 2. Robert (J) Whitehead 1930–2005
        3. 3. Lela (Mae) Whitehead 1946–1946
        4. 4. Teddie (M.) Whitehead 1945–1945
        5. 5. William (Manos) Whitehead 1932–1955
    3. 3. Mary (Ann) Whitehead 1858–1935 m. Pierre (Auguste) Coquat 1846–1903
      1. 1. William (Richard Coquat) Jr 1880–1969
      2. 2. Fannie (Emmy Elizabeth) Coquat 1885–1965 m. Thomas (Anthony) Walsh 1879–1914 m. Gustaf (Adolph) Ekstrom 1894–1949
        1. 1. Delmar Walsh 1915–1969
        2. 2. Vivian Walsh 1902–1976 m. Levi Chambers 1898–
        3. 3. Norman Walsh 1911–1969 m. Laverne Albers 1913–2016
        4. 4. Thomas (Anthony) Walsh 1902–1965
        5. 5. Burnice (Barney) Walsh 1905–1960
        6. 6. Anna (Belle) Walsh 1908–1967 m. Carl (Edgar Eugene) Jackson 1899–1982
      3. 3. August (Claudie) Coquat 1891–1935
      4. 4. Mary (Minerva Ann) Coquat 1883–1976 m. Richard (Vandon) Lunday 1874–1950
        1. 1. Emmie Lunday 1894–1928
        2. 2. Hazel (Lorraine) Lunday 1923–2003 m. Laudie (Wilburn) Pederson 1918–1992 m. Jacob (Melvin Van) Orden 1917–1996
        3. 3. Mary (Velma) Lunday 1920–1977
        4. 4. Richard (L) Lunday 1916–1972
        5. 5. August (V) Lunday 1901–1981
        6. 6. Claud (H) Lunday 1905–1978
        7. 7. Milton Lunday 1910–
        8. 8. William (Garland) Lunday 1913–
        9. 9. Susie Lunday 1919–
      5. 5. Son ((Twin)) Coquat 1891–1891
      6. 6. Son Coquat 1895–1895
    4. 4. Aaron (Lemuel Whitehead) Sr 1854–1927 m. Elizabeth Haynes 1859–1928
      1. 1. James (Walter) Whitehead 1880–1939 m. Ida (B) Shaver 1887–
      2. 2. Verna (J.) Whitehead 1893–1952
      3. 3. Etta (Mae) Whitehead 1891–1966 m. Samuel (Lee) Shaver 1881–1944
        1. 1. Ernie (Lee) Strickland 1923–1990
        2. 2. Odell Shaver 1908–1969
        3. 3. Ella (Mae) Shaver 1910–1990
        4. 4. Elizabeth ("Lizzie" Idamae) Shaver 1913–1996
        5. 5. Myrtle (E) Shaver 1905– m. Allen Kelly 1905–1975
      4. 4. Samuel Whitehead 1897–1898
      5. 5. Bessie (Mae) Whitehead 1895–1969
      6. 6. John (Lemuel) Whitehead 1889–1956 m. Olivia (Hortence) Gentry 1895–1984
        1. 1. W (Eade) Whitehead 1924–
        2. 2. Eunice Whitehead 1926–
        3. 3. Ruth Whitehead 1927–2013 m. Odie (Alfred) Hamilton 1919–1978 m. John (Franklin) Butler 1920–2016
        4. 4. Adelle (Ida) Whitehead 1930–1980 m. Lewis (Warren Martin) Jr 1925–2000
        5. 5. Aaron (Decator) Whitehead 1921–
        6. 6. Mattie (Bell) Whitehead 1912–2010 m. Arlie (Eddie Nick) Sr 1910–1962
        7. 7. Clifton Whitehead 1915–
        8. 8. Alma (Maurine) Whitehead 1917–1979 m. Cleburn (Rayford) Randall 1914–2009
        9. 9. Eason Whitehead 1924–
      7. 7. Myrtle Whitehead 1886–1905
      8. 8. Aaron (Jr Whitehead) Jr 1880–1903
      9. 9. Ora (O) Whitehead 1900–1900
  2. 2. John (B) Priest 1833–
  3. 3. Marilda Priest 1835–
  4. 4. Meanon (W) Priest 1837–
  5. 5. Aaron Priest 1840–
  6. 6. Joseph (H) Priest 1818–1892 m. Elizabeth Clark 1821–1859
    1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Priest 1848–1920 m. James (W.) Gilliland 1845–1935
      1. 1. James (W) Gilliland 1869–1950
      2. 2. Louis (B) Gilliland 1872–1937
      3. 3. Ada Gilliland 1884–1956 m. James (Cornelius) Quinton 1884–1954
        1. 1. William (Waford) Quinton 1921–1999
        2. 2. Edgar Quinton 1918–1972
        3. 3. Louis (Benjamin) Quinton 1911–1981
        4. 4. Oren (Franklin) Quinton 1914–1975
        5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Quinton 1909–1971
    2. 2. George (W) Priest 1840–
    3. 3. William (Richard Priest) Sr 1840–1921 m. Missouri Porter 1838–1905
      1. 1. Talitha (A.) Priest 1872–1922
      2. 2. William (Richard Priest) Jr 1874–1950
      3. 3. Ida (Mae) Priest 1874–1973
      4. 4. Amanda (Maude) Priest 1879–1937
      5. 5. Joseph (Aaron) Priest 1867–1922 m. Josephine (Laverine) Hobbs 1876–1943
        1. 1. Ethel Priest 1894–
        2. 2. Edna Priest 1904–
        3. 3. Charlott (Lottie) Priest 1893–
        4. 4. Billie Priest 1898–
        5. 5. Floyd Priest 1900–
        6. 6. Vernon Priest 1902–
        7. 7. Leonard Priest 1906–
        8. 8. Donald (Velma) Priest 1910–1966 m. Ada (Lucille) Conn 1911–2006
      6. 6. George (F.) Priest 1865–1924
      7. 7. Lonnie (D.) Priest 1870–1931
      8. 8. Arie (Mae) Priest 1883–1937
      9. 9. Skelton (Teague) Priest 1866–1944 m. Mary (Ann) McGraw 1862–1914
        1. 1. Beulah Priest 1891–1992
        2. 2. Fred (K.) Priest 1896–1950
        3. 3. Theo Priest 1892–
        4. 4. Andy (P) Prest 1894–
        5. 5. Dorothy (G) Priest 1898–
        6. 6. Ned (R) Priest 1902–
        7. 7. Lottie (Edna) Priest 1887– m. Michael (Jacob) Baumgartner 1884–1969 m. Emil (Herman) Glenewinkel 1876–1950
      10. 10. Abigail (Jane) Priest 1876–1917
      11. 11. James (Stephen) Priest 1878–1955
    4. 4. Mary (C) Priest 1844–
    5. 5. Louis (Benjamin) Priest 1846–1910 m. Susan (Rebecca) Christopher 1850–1910
      1. 1. Rose (Lea) Priest 1881–1963 m. Berry (Anthony) Gramly 1878–1969
        1. 1. Marvin (Anthony) Gramly 1918–2004
        2. 2. Florine (Inez) Gramly 1904–
        3. 3. Meta (Lenora) Gramly 1910–2006 m. George (Edward) Redfearn 1907–1996
        4. 4. Gary (Louis) Gramly 1916–1977 m. Nina (J) Hoover 1909–2014
        5. 5. Evelyn Gramley 1908–
        6. 6. Arnold Gramley 1915–
      2. 2. Estella (E) Priest 1884–1968
      3. 3. Nanna (L.) Priest 1869–1956
      4. 4. Josie (Catherine) Priest 1873–1960
      5. 5. Abbie Priest 1871–1957
    6. 6. Abigail (C.) Priest 1853–1904 m. John (M) Reid 1854–1935
      1. 1. James (Taylor) Reid 1878–1963 m. Eva (Elizabeth) Reid 1872–
        1. 1. Homer (E) Reid 1902–1937 m. Bertha Speck 1906–1990
      2. 2. Lula (Abigail) Reid 1880–1958

Richard Priest's Timeline

4 Records

1792
15 October 1792
Birth of Richard Lee Priest in Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
1793
30 November 1793
Age 1
Birth of Richard Lee Priest in Russell, Virginia, United States
Russell, Virginia, United States
1850
1850
Age 58
Richard Lee Priest resided here in Bastrop, Texas, USA
Bastrop, Texas, USA
1859
19 Jul 1859
Age 67
Death of Richard Lee Priest in Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA
Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 November 1793
    Event Place: Russell, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1182.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: LWP
    [2] 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: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 908; Page: 159b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 October 1792
    Event Place: Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bastrop, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 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: Bastrop, Texas; Roll: 908; Page: 159b

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1859
    Event Place: Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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