GEORGIA RECORD EXTRACTIONS -  Counties M to S

The following are RECORD EXTRACTIONS of Pryor families. Counties that contain a TN Pryor are featured in red font.

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Records from Mitchell County, GA

Records from Morgan County, GA

1840 Census, Morgan Co., GA
Dist. 280, Page 230, G. H. PRIOR 10001-0001
Dist. 280, Page 230. Robert A. PRIOR 000021-110001
Dist. 399, Page 240, Mrs. E. PRIOR 0001-00000001
(The widow Elizabeth Prior obtained land in Morgan Co. through the 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery.  Land was also obtained by and Ephraim W. Prior)

1850 Census, Morgan Co., GA
Dist. 12, Page 111B, House 136 Benjamin M. Peeples 48 farmer $11440 GA, Nancy 43 GA, Reuben 33 clerk GA, Oscar 19 clerk GA, Mary R. H. 17 GA, Emily M. 15 GA, Samuel G. 12 GA, Caroline M. 11 GA, Ernestine 8 GA, Eliz. Ad. 3 GA, Marion Jackson (f) 20 GA, Lucy Hudson 13 GA, Martin Boyan 18 GA, Martha Scott 15 GA, Caroline Davis 16 GA, Mariah PRYOR 16 GA, Frances Tuggle 15 GA.
Dist. 12, page 112A, House ?? Robert A. PRYOR 39 farmer $4500 GA, Mary 40 GA, Mary L. 15 GA, Martha M. 13 GA, Reuben C. 10 GA, Elizabeth A. J. 6 GA, Alexander S. 3 GA, Robert L. 4/12 GA.   (Robert R. Pryor married Mary P. Massey on Nov. 3, 1831 in Morgan Co.)
Dist. 13, page 138A, house ?? Garland J. PRYOR 33 farmer $1500 GA, Elizabeth 33 GA, Robert R. F. 10 GA, Susan E. 8 GA, Lucretia A. 5 GA, Lucinda C. 3 GA, Garland 4/12 GA.
Dist 62, page 122a, house ??, Felix W. PRYOR 30 farmer GA, Nancy J. 26 GA, John T. 3 GA, Mary E. 7/12 GA, Elizabeth 66 VA.

1860 Census Morgan Co., GA
House 49 Robert A. PRIOR 49 farmer and merchant GA, Mary P. 50 GA, Martha M. 22 GA, Corneilia R. 18 GA, Eliza 15 GA, Allick 12 GA, Robert T. 10 GA, Thomas Edwards 25 clerk GA.
Askew Twp. house 170 Felix W. PRIOR 40 GA, Nancy J. 37 GA, John T. 13 GA, Mary E. 10 GA, William H. 4 GA
House 314 Elizabeth W. PRIOR 42 GA, Robert F. 20 teacher in com school GA, Lou A 15 GA, Leonidas 13 GA, Garland 11 GA, Fannie 8 GA, Madora 6 GA.

1870 Census, Morgan Co., GA
Madison Twp., house 917 Felix W. PRIOR 49 farmer FA, Nancy J. L. 46 keeping house GA, John T. 23 GA, Mary E. 20 GA, Willy H. 13 farm laborer GA, Anna C. 9 GA, Felix M. 7 GA, Robert H. 4 GA.
Madison Twp., house 1071 Mary E. PRIOR 60 GA, Eliza 22 GA, Robert 20 farm labor GA, R. Lovick Peacock 28 farmer GA, Nealy R. Peacock 29 GA, Robert E. 3 GA, Nancy Fannin? 26 domestic assistant GA, Clara L. 2/12 GA.
House 204 Elizabeth W. PRIOR 52 GA, Garland H. 20 farmer GA, Fanny M. 17 GA.

1880 Census, Morgan Co., GA
Askew, house 97 Felix W. PRIOR 60 farmer GA GA GA, Nancy J. 57 wife GA GA GA, Anna 19 dau GA, Felix 17 son GA, Robert 14 son GA.

Records from Muscogee County, GA

Records from Newtown County, GA

1850 Census Newton Co., GA
Page 470A, Philip H. PRIOR 24 farmer $500 GA, Mary 21 GA, Elizabeth 2 GA, Frances 46 GA, Telitha 19 GA, Barwell 17 GA. (This family is on the 1860 Census in Dallas Co., AR)

Records from Oglethorpe County, GA

Records from Paulding County, GA

1840 Census, Paulding Co., GA
Dist. 848, Page 100 Asa PRIOR 02000201-no females
Dist. 848 , page 102 H. W. PRIOR 00002-10001
Dist. 848, page 102 A. J. PRIOR 200001-00001

1850 Census, Paulding Co., GA
848th Dist, house 272 Asa PRIOR 66 farmer NC, Ephraim 43 laborer GA, Middleton 41 GA, Lucius 23 GA, Abigail 21 GA, Angeline 19 GA, Daniel Witcher 54 postmaster NC, E. R. King school teacher 24 SC. (All of the Pryors living with Asa Pryor are recorded as "deaf and dumb" on the census record. Asa Prior born 1783 in Caswell Co., NC, married Sarah Abigail Witcher. Asa son of Haden Pryor and Elizabeth Wade.)
House 276 William H. C. PRIOR 25 physician GA, Ann C. 19 NC, Henry C. 2 GA, Helen 3/12 GA, Hezekiah Witcher 26 medical student GA, Landford Parrish 55 overseer VA
House 315 Andrew J. PRIOR 36 farmer $8000 GA, Sarah 33 GA, Wilson 13 GA, William 11 GA, Hampton 9 GA, Sarah 7 GA, Minerva 5 GA, Tabitha 3 GA, Lucius 1 GA (This family was counted on the 1860 Census in Rusk Co., TX)
House 327 Haden M. PRIOR 38 farmer $8000 GA, Ann L. 33 GA, Sarah A. 12 GA, John T. 10 GA, Mary J. 8 GA, James M. 6 GA, Rebecca A. 4 GA, Asa L. 1 GA.

Records from Pike County, GA

1840 Census, Pike Co., GA
Page 119. Allen W. PRIER 20001-0001 (Allen W. Pryor purchased land in the Tallapoosa Dist., AL on Jun. 24, 1840.  Allen W. Pryor also obtained Cherokee land in Pike Co. in 1836 Land Lottery.)
Page 125, William PRIER 3031001-001001
Page 125, John Coats 111001-112001 (wife Lydia Pryor) 1850 John Coats is on the Lauderdale Co., MS Census.
Page 125, Wilson Coats 10001-02101 (wife Susan Pryor)
Page 126, John PRIOR 000000001-000000001

1850 Census, Pike Co., GA
Page 147A, house 336/336 Allen W. PRIOR 47 attorney at law $4500 GA, Sarah 37 GA, William 17 student GA, W. J. Colquist Prior 11 GA, Patrick 8 GA, Allen 4 GA, Martha 8/12 GA.
Page 164B, house 587 Wilson Coats 39 farmer SC, Susan (PRYOR) 39 GA, Peggy A. E. 18 GA, Lydia E. 15 GA, Lucy J. 12 GA, Martha F. 8 GA, William A. 5 GA, Susan 1 GA. (Wilson Coats married Susan Pryor on Dec. 17, 1830 in Jasper Co., GA. John Coats married Lydia Pryor on Aug. 11, 1825 in Jasper Co., GA. They are on the 1850 & 1860 Census in Lauderdale Co., MS).
Page 186, house 886 John PRYOR 41 farmer $400 GA, Penelope 40 GA, Martha S. 16 GA, James M. 13 GA. (John Pryor and son James are on the 1870 Census in Columbia Co., AR)
House 887 Amos J. PRYOR 20 farming GA, M. A. (f) 20 GA, T. A. (m) 1 GA.
House 888 William PRYOR 52 farmer $9000 GA, Lucy 45 GA, Thomas J. 18 student GA, Madison 11 GA, Richard B. C. 10 GA, Elizabeth Crawford 22 GA, John C. C. Crawford 2 GA, Edward C. Crawford 9/12 GA, H. W. Baker (m) 24 school teacher GA. (John Pryor & Lydia B.>William Pryor md. Lucy Cross on May 26, 1822. They are also on the 1860 Census in Pike Co., GA)
House 909 James Shipp 50 farmer $2500 GA, Rhody 52 GA, Richard PRYOR 12 KY. (James Shipp married Rhoda Parker on Dec. 6, 1819 in Columbia Co., GA)

Records from Richmond County, GA

1850 Census, Richmond Co., GA
Page 460b, house 300 Benjamin J. Easterling 28 merchant SC, Barary (PRYOR) 21 SC, John 8/12 GA (Benjamin Easterling md. Barbary Pryor on Nov. 9 1848 in Richmond Co.)
Page 495B, house 871 Anson Mobley 58 gardener NC, Emily PRIOR 39 GA, Augustus 17 printer GA.  (Augustus may have been counted twice in Burke Co. & Richmond Co.)
Page 497B, house 910 William PRYOR 70 VA, Elizabeth 40 ??, Jackson 25 GA, Pamelia 23 GA, Susannah 19 GA, Eliza 17 GA, Lucinda 15 GA, Selena Page 509B, house 1192 Esther Bright 70 GA, Lucinda Price or PRIOR 40 GA, Esther Bright 35 GA, Nancy 30 GA, Catharine 25.

1920 Census Richmond Co., GA  
Augusta, ED#99, house 920 Ridley PRYOR 21 TN TN TN motor man/street car, Minnie 18 TN TN TN, Ridley Jr., under 1 GA
(James & Nancy Pryor of Overton Co., TN>William Henry Pryor & Martha Hollars>Ridley Pryor)

Records from Screven County, GA

1850 Census Screven Co., GA
House 353 W. PRYOR 36 farmer SC, Emily 26 SC, Johana 6 SC, Mary 4 SC, Emily 2 SC.

1860 Census Screven Co., GA
Militia Dist. 36, Black Creek PO, house 43, W. PRIOR 40 farmer GA, E. 38 GA, Joanna 16 GA, Elizabeth 14 GA, Luther 10 GA, John 8 GA, Cate 5 GA, Columbia 5/12 GA.

1870 Census Screven Co., GA
House 709 William PRIOR 51 SC, Mary 28 GA, William 21 GA, John 17 GA, Catie 14 GA, Columbia 10 GA, Clifford 8.12 GA (born Oct). Mary E. Pryor marreid William T. Sowell.

Records from Sumter County, GA

1840 Census, Sumter Co., GA.
75th Militia Dist. page 185 Robert PRYOR 101101-020001

1850 Census 15th & 16th Dist., Sumter Co., GA
Page 216A, #1017 Spencer PRYOR 35 farmer NC, Lucinda 39 GA, William 8 GA, Samuel 7/12 GA, Shepherd Pryor 21 GA. Mary 19 GA. Francy 17 GA (Spencer Pryor is reported to be a son of John Pleasant Pryor and Elizabeth Palmer who were on the 1820 & 1830 Census in Smith Co., TN. Spencer lists his place of birth as TN on the 1880 Census).

1860 Census, Sumter Co., GA
16th Dist, page 448a, house 653 Shep PRYOR 32 farmer GA, Penelopy 25 GA, Ada 5 GA, Ella 5 GA, Robert 1 GA, Laura 8 GA, Elizabeth Finch 10 GA, Rebecca Finch 8 GA.

1870 Census, Sumter Co., GA
Militia Dist. 687, Americus PO., #1380 Spencer C. PRYOR, 56 farmer NC, Lucinda 60 GA, Laura L. 18 GA, Richard Bass 76 NC

1880 Census Sumter Co., GA
Page 183D. Spencer PRYOR Self M Male W 62 TN Farmer NC NC, Lucinda PRYOR wife M Female W 68 GA GA GA, James S. MEAD Nephew S Male W 14 GA Farm Laborer GA GA, Ellen SCARBORD Other W Female W 40 GA Housekeeper GA GA , Emma PRYOR Other S Female B 16 GA Domestic Servant GA GA , Augustus N. WOLLET Other S Male W 23 GA Farm Laborer --- VA
15th Dist., page 145A, S. G. (Shepherd Green) PRYOR 52 GA TN GA, P. E. (Penelope Eudora) wife 56 GA TN GA, R. L. (Robert L.) son 20 GA, S. G. Jr. (Shepherd Green) 18 son GA, M. J. 13 (Minnie) dau GA, Eudora 8 dau GA, G. S. 6 son GA, Lenore 1 dau GA

1900 Census Sumter Co., GA
Militia Dist. 687, page 12b, house 239  William P. Willet Mar. 1875 25, md. 1 yr. Etta wife Feb. 1880 20, 1 child.  Jarrett son Oct. 1899 7/12, Spence PRYOR grandfather ??/1816 84 widow, Minnie Williet sister Sept. 1876 23.  (Dittos used in all birth fields to indicate GA)
Milita Dist. 756 , page 71a, house 317 S. G. PRYOR Dec. 1829 70 GA GA GA, Penelope wife July 1834 65 9 children/0 living GA GA GA. (Shepherd Green Pryor and wife)
1910 Census Sumter Co., GA
Militial Dist. 756, page 11a, house 82 Shepherd G. PRYOR 82, married 56, GA TN GA. Penelope E. wife 75 married 56 9 children/7 living, GA GA GA.