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Samuel Pryor 1693–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1693

Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 17 March 1763

Death Location: Goochland, VA

Father: Robert II

Mother:

Spouse(s): Prudence Thornton

Children(s): Col. Pryor, Joseph Pryor, Mary Pryor, Francis Pryor, John Pryor, Nancy Pryor, Samuel Jr, Thornton Pryor, Luke Pryor, Robert Pryor, Martha Pryor

Samuel Pryor was born in 1693 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Pryor Ii And Elizabeth Virginia Betty Green. Samuel Pryor married Prudence Thornton, and had children including Col William Pryor, Francis Pryor, John Pryor, Joseph Pryor, Luke Pryor, Martha Pryor, Mary Molly Pryor, Nancy Ann Pryor, Robert Pryor, Samuel Pryor Jr, Thornton Pryor. Samuel Pryor passed away in 1763 in Goochland, VA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Pryor was born in 1693 in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, the child of Robert Pryor Ii And Elizabeth Virginia Betty Green.
  • Samuel Pryor married Prudence Thornton, and had children including Col William Pryor, Francis Pryor, John Pryor, Joseph Pryor, Luke Pryor, Martha Pryor, Mary Molly Pryor, Nancy Ann Pryor, Robert Pryor, Samuel Pryor Jr, Thornton Pryor.
  • Samuel Pryor passed away in 1763 in Goochland, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert II
1663–1757
Birth Location: Flintshire, Wales, England
RI

Spouses(s)

Prudence Thornton
1699–1742
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States
PT

Children(s)

Col. Pryor
1723–1777
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
CP
Joseph Pryor
1735–1813
Birth Location: Caroline County, Virginia, USA
JP
Mary Pryor
1730–1804
Birth Location: Amelia, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
MP
Francis Pryor
1728–1786
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
FP
John Pryor
1727–1785
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
JP
Nancy Pryor
1727–1803
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
NP
Samuel Jr
1725–1766
Birth Location: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
SJ
Thornton Pryor
1732–1772
Birth Location: Amelia, Virginia, United States
TP
Luke Pryor
1715–1783
Birth Location: –
LP
Robert Pryor
1725–1781
Birth Location: Virginia
RP
Martha Pryor
1723–1780
Birth Location: Granville County, North Carolina, United States of America
MP

Samuel Pryor's Ancestors

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Samuel Pryor
1693–1763
Birth Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
Robert Pryor II
1663–1757
Flintshire, Wales, England
Grandparents
Robert (Pryor) Sr
1635–1720
Flintshire, Wales
Margaret (Patience) Lewis
1642–1689
Wapping St Johm or St. Mary, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Lewis
1613–1665
Placentia Towne
1617–1665
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert (Lewys)
1583–1665
Arthur Towne
1597–1645
Ursula Harrison
1598–1645

Samuel Pryor's Descendants

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Samuel Pryor (1693–17 March 1763) m. Prudence Thornton (31 Mar 1699–1742)
  1. 1. Col. (William) Pryor 1723–1777 m. Sarah ('Sally') Wood 1726–1777
    1. 1. Mary Pryor 1764–1836 m. Nelson Harris 1757–1837
      1. 1. Hilary (Valentine) Harris 1803–1874
        1. 1. Christiana Harris 1690–1758 m. William Crymes 1665–1712
      2. 2. Abner (Nelson) Harris 1796–1857
      3. 3. Bertha (W) Harris 1802–1848
      4. 4. Martha Harris 1793–
      5. 5. Ann Harris 1798–
  2. 2. Joseph Pryor 1735–1813
  3. 3. Mary (Molly) Pryor 1730–1804 m. William Berry 1726–1777
    1. 1. Nancy (Ann) Berry 1749–1808 m. Lt. (Jonathan Gibson) Taylor 1742–1803
      1. 1. Elizabeth (W.) Taylor 1795–1864 m. Dr (Samuel Davis) Martin 1791–1881
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Martin 1816–1884
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Lewis) Martin 1818–
        3. 3. Samuel (Taylor) Martin 1819–1904
        4. 4. James (Gibson) Martin 1821–1909
        5. 5. William (Jonathan) Martin 1823–1825
        6. 6. Mildred (Catherine) Martin 1827–
        7. 7. Charles (Thomas) Martin 1829–1833
        8. 8. Mary (Susan) Martin 1824–1845
        9. 9. Francis (Robert) Martin 1831–1868
        10. 10. John (Snyder) Martin 1813–1827
        11. 11. Dr. (George Taylor) Martin 1814–1850
      2. 2. William (Berry) Taylor 1765–1836
      3. 3. Jonathan Taylor 1774–1833
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Taylor 1770–1806
      5. 5. Frances (Ann) Taylor 1775–1852
      6. 6. Susanna (Pryor) Taylor 1777–1804
      7. 7. George (Gibson) Taylor 1779–1827
      8. 8. James Taylor 1781–1782
      9. 9. Sarah Taylor 1787–1852
      10. 10. Edward (M.) Taylor 1789–1849
      11. 11. Dr. (Gibson Berry) Taylor 1793–1861
      12. 12. George Taylor 1766–1768
      13. 13. Mary Taylor 1777–1851
      14. 14. Samuel (Mitchell) Taylor 1788–1874
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Berry 1757–1802
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Berry 1778–1840
  4. 4. Francis Pryor 1728–1786
  5. 5. John Pryor 1727–1785
  6. 6. Nancy (Ann) Pryor 1727–1803
  7. 7. Samuel (Pryor) Jr 1725–1766
  8. 8. Thornton Pryor 1732–1772
  9. 9. Luke Pryor 1715–1783
  10. 10. Robert Pryor 1725–1781
  11. 11. Martha Pryor 1723–1780

Samuel Pryor's Timeline

2 Records

1693
1693
Birth of Samuel Pryor in Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1763
17 March 1763
Age 70
Death of Samuel Pryor in Goochland, VA
Goochland, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1693
    Event Place: Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1763
    Event Place: Goochland, VA
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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