1840 Census Extractions from Tennessee

Census extractions are entered by county, in alphabetical order. Comments about a family or individual are posted in green.

1840 Census Anderson Co., TN
Page 9, Rebecca PRIOR 0000001- no females
(no free white females were recorded. Two slaves were recorded. In all, only three people were counted, yet a total of 10 were counted as the household total)

1840 Census Bedford Co., TN
Page 100, Robert PRYER 2210001-202001
(Robert Pryor and wife Mary were on the 1850 Census in Bedford Co., TN)

1840 Census Blount Co., TN
page 26, James PRYOR 20001-00001 (Possibly the same person who was counted as Samuel Pryor in 1850 -- in 1840 & 1850 they had similar neighbors: the Michels, Archibald Hitch, Benjamin Duncan).

1840 Census Davidson Co., TN
8th Dist., page 327 C. C. PRYOR 011001001-100000001
22nd Dist., page 363, Alfred PRYOR 0201001-202101
(counted next to John Beasley and Carter Adcock)
Mary Taylor
Males: 1- under 5, 1-5 to 9
Females: 3- 5 to 9, 1- 30 to 39
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Chesley Taylor md. Mary Ann Hardeman Dec 25, 1829 in Sumner Co., TN. Chesley died in 1840 before the Census. Chesley's sisters, Massa and Spicy both married Pryor men in Campbell Co., VA)
Jacob D. Mayo (He is a witness to Chesley Taylor's will)

1840 Census Franklin Co., TN
page 27, Thomas M. PRYOR 200201-00011
(Thomas M. Pryor born in Ireland is on the 1850 Census in Franklin Co., TN)

1840 Census Hamilton Co., TN
Page 157 John H. PRYOR 2100001-0031001
(John H. Pryor appears to be living in the 27th Dist. as his neighbors named J. Fryar, Wm. Roberts, Lovelady, and Avery also appear in that district in 1850)
Page 157 H. W. PRYOR 00001-20001
(Is this the son of John H. Pryor who researchers ID as Haden?)
Page 157 John Lecroy 002010001-0221011
(interesting, John H. Pryor's line married in to the Lecroys in GA)
Page 163 Elizabeth PRYOR 00001-00000101
(the oldest woman in household was 50-59 y.o. & another woman 30-39 y.o.)

1840 Census Hardeman Co., TN
Page 286, Green PRYOR 1000001-01101
Page 289, Edward L. PRYOR 000001-00022
(This may be the E.L. / Edward L. Pryor who was in Hempstead Co., AR by 1850. The E. L. Pryor in AR was born 1805 in VA and was married to Martha A. who was born in TN.)

1840 Census Henry Co., TN
Page 479, William PRIOR 0020001-0201101

1840 Census Jackson Co., TN
Page 5 Dist 1
252 3 William PRYOR 110001-20001 (30-39yo)
252 4 Eliza Ann Taylor 002-100210001
Dist. 9
Page 282 Hugh Crocker 200011 -01001
Nancy PRYOR 13 - 101001 (Nancy "the weaver". Widow of Caleb Pryor)
Wm Loftis 211001 - 02-001
Page 285 Allen PRYOR 01001 - 2001 (Allen - 1850 Census Dist. 1, Jackson Co.)
Thos. Bruington
Laban Loftis
John Loftis
Page 286 Tipton Allen
John Bruington 0001 - 20001
Cinda PRYOR 0002 - 001011(Was this "Linda" Pryor, mother of Jane Pryor Allen?)
Benj. Romine 220001 - 11002
(Melissa Romine married a Jonathan Pryor. Melissa is on the 1850 Jackson Co. Census. Is this Romine connected to Melissa?)
Morris D. Allen
Geo. Allen
Dist. 15
313 8 Alfred PRYOR11001-10000101 (Alfred - 1850 Census Dist. 1, Jackson Co.)
313 9 John Y. Crocker 10001-110201022 (John - 1850 Census Dist. 9, Jackson Co.)

1840 Census Knox Co., TN
Page 2 Thomas PRYOR 00001-0001
Page 20 James PRYOR 10211001-0012001
Page 21 John PRYOR 10001-20001
Page 62 Harris PRYOR 0000000001-000100001
(also on same page: Robert Crews, William Crews -- the Pryors of Knox Co. married in to the Crews family. Harris Pryor was on the 1790 Census in Prince Edward Co., VA and a in 1800, a tax payer in Bedford Co., VA. Harris Pryor is also on the 1830 Census in Roane Co., TN. Married Kezia Maxey 18 Feb 1807 in Knox Co., Tennessee. Son of William Pryor and Susan Harris of Warren Co., NC)
Page 65 Wm (William) PRYOR 131001-100001
page 127, William Pryor 121001 - 100001

1840 Census Lawrence Co., TN
Page 124, page 124, Jonathan PRYOR 0001 - 00001
Page 126, Henry PRYER 10001-10001
Page 131, Dicy PRYOR 01201-2001001 (Widow of Thompson Pryor)
Page 131, James Hartlan 110001-20001

1840 Census Lincoln Co., TN
page 45, Nathan PRYOR 20001- 000251
page 51, William PRYOR 0000001-20001
page 52, John PRYOR 0000000001-0000010001

1840 Census Marion Co., TN
Page 1: Jackson PRYOR 00001- no females
Page 2: Green H. PRYOR 22000001-20000001
Page 12: Matthew PRYOR 1012001-111001

1840 Census McNairy Co., TN
Page 52 Philip PRYOR 2111201-1021101 (Philip Pryor is in Marion Co., TN in 1830)

1840 Census Obion Co., TN
Page 136, Henry PRYOR 1100101-22001

1840 Census Overton Co., TN
Page 30A
Judy Hummel 12-0000101
(On the previous page is James, Arthur & Presley Robbins. On the following page are several Garretts and Huddlestons. Juda Hummel is living with Anna Pryor on the 1850 Census)
Page 32A
Spicy PRYOR 0011 - 0110001
Males: 1- 10 to 14, 1- 15 to 19
Females: 1- 5 to 9, 1- 10 to 14, 1- 40 to 49
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Spicy Taylor, widow of William Pryor)
Overton PRYOR 20001 - 00001
Males: 2 under 5, 1- 20 to 29
Females: 1- 20 to 29
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Spicy & William Pryor>Overton md Patsy Flowers)
Loderick Garrett 21001 - 10101
(Married to Mary PRYOR daughter of William & Spicy Taylor Pryor)
(Also on this page are Henry Young, Joseph Brown, John Huddleston Jr., Joseph Garrett Sr. and Joseph Garrett Jr., Elijah Garrett Jr., Adam Winningham)
Page 42A
James PRYOR 131001 - 101101
Males: 1 under 5, 3 - 5 to 9, 1 - 10 to 14. 1- 30 to 39
Females 1 under 5, 1 - 10 to 14, 1 - 15 to 19, 1 - 30 to 39
(On same page is Solomon McGhee Sr. 312000001-010001, father in law of Juda Pryor McGhee, and Adam Deck and Moses Taylor.)

1840 Census Roane Co., TN
Page 68, Harris PRIOR 000001- no females

1840 Census Smith Co., TN
Page 232, Line 13 Pleasant PRIER 10001-10001
(eldest male between 20-30 years old) Son of John Pleasant Prior who was on the 1830 Census in Smith Co.)
Page 268, Martha PRYER 0102-020001

1840 Census Sullivan Co., TN
Page 148, John PRYOR 10000100001-1000100001

1840 Census Sumner Co., TN
Pleasant Taylor
Males: 1 under 5, 1- 10 to 14, 1- 30 to 39
Females: 1- 5 to 9, 1- 10 to 14, 1- 40 to 49
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Pleasant & Peggy)
Jane Taylor
Males: None
Females: 2- 20 to 29, 1- 30 to 39
(Daughters of Edmund and Elizabeth Taylor: Jane, Mary, and Elizabeth Taylor.)
David Taylor
Males: 1 - 5 to 9, 1- 10 to 14, 1- 40 to 49
Females: 1 under 5, 3- 5 to 9, 1- 10 to 14, 1- 15 to 19, 1- 40 to 49
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>David and Fanny)
Milly Taylor
Males: None
Females: 2- 15 to 19, 1- 40 to 49
(Mildren Markham, widow of Thomas Taylor. Unknown if related to Edmund & ElizabethTaylor)
John PRYOR
Males: 1- 5 to 9, 1- 10 to 14, 1- 15 to 19, 1- 20 to 29, 1- 40 to 49
Females: 1- 10 to 14, 2- 20 to 29, 1- 40 to 49
(John Pryor and Massy Taylor)

1840 Census White Co., TN
Page 75
Jacob Hider (Hyder) (Mentioned in White Co. court records with William Pryor)
John Bohannon, (married to Sarah/Sallie Pryor) males 23112001 - females 0011001
Page 79
George W. Wolf
William PRYER males 0001000001- females 001000001
William Bowman
Joseph PRYER males 1211001 - females 100001
Thomas Robinson (married to Susannah Pryor) males 1010001 - females 0212001
Jerry Whitson males 0000000001 (70 to 79 years) - females 000100001 (60 to 69 years)
(Jeremiah Whitson married to Susannah PRYOR, possible sister of William on this same page)

1840 Census Williamson Co., TN
"Nineteen First Civil District"
page 144. Angus McPhail 00010001 - (no females)
next line, page 144 Daniel Carter 000000001 - 000000001
(Sarah Pryor married Angus McPhail after the death of husband Daniel Carter)
page 148, Samuel Winstead 00000001 - 00000001 (husband of Susannah Pryor)
page 154, Luke PRYOR 000000001-001000101 (Father of John Pryor - below)
page 205, John H. (or C.) PRYOR 010000001-000100001 (Father of Henry B. Pryor of Pike Co., AL.)

1840 Census Wilson Co., TN
page 228, John PRIOR 222001-110001