M - S TN counties: 1860 CENSUS PRYOR FAMILIES

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1860 Census Madison Co., TN
Jackson, page 233a, house 103/102 Nancy Williams 55 TN, Mary 17 TN
Jackson, page 233a, house 104/103 John Condra 35 KY, Kiza (sic) (PRYOR) 30 TN, William 11 TN, Sarah 9 TN, Mary 6 TN, Benjamin 1 TN (Kiziah Pryor and family were counted also in Marion Co., TN in 1860)
Jackson, page 233b, house 115/114 Wyat (Wyatt) Condra 31 TN, Nancy 23 TN, Laura 1 TN, William Laythram 22 farm laborer TN
Jackson, page 233b, house 116/115 Joce (Joyce) Condra 62 NC, Mary 25 TN, George 21 TN. (Lillian Joyce Condra, mother of John and Wyatt Condra)

1860 Census Marion Co., TN
Dist. 4, page 236B. William PRYOR 39 TN, Amanda 37 TN, Mary 14 TN, Ephraim G. H. 11 TN, Samuel L. 8 TN.(slaves: males 0/females 6)
Dist. 4, page 237A, A. N. PRYOR (male) 31 TN, Nancy 32 TN, James 9 TN, Bidda 7 TN, Ephraim 4 TN, William 2 TN.
Dist. 4, page 237B Matthew PRYOR 73 farmer NC, Mary 50 TN, Richard S. 19 TN, Nancy 17 TN, Mary 15 TN, John A. 14 TN, Madison C. 12 TN, Henrietta 9 TN.
Dist. 4, page 238B Jeremiah PRYOR 27 TN, Caroline 29 TN, George W. 7 TN, China J. 5 TN, Mary J. 3 TN, Rutha 1 TN (Jeremiah son of Greenhill and Obedience Pryor. Married Caroline Hendrix)
Dist. 4, page 238B William H. PRYOR 31 millwright TN, Mary 30 TN, Samuel A 4 TN, Martha 2/12 TN.
Dist. 5, Page 247A. Washington PRYOR 35 TN, Jane 20 AL, Sarah G. 9 TN, William A. 5 TN, Philip PRYOR 27 blacksmith TN. (Matthew Pryor & Mary Neely>Green Hill Pryor & Obedience Holloway>Washington Pryor and his cousin Philip Pryor, son of John H. Pryor & Harriet Williams) (slaves: males 0/females 6)
Dist 5, Page 244B, House 279 Joseph K, Prigmore 45 retail store TN, Mary Ann (PRYOR) 41 TN, Margaret C. 17, TN, Malinda J. 15 TN, Louisa M. 12 TN, Ephraim M. 10 TN, James G. 8 TN, John A. 6 TN, Mary E. 2 TN. (Matthew Pryor & Mary Neely>John H. Pryor & Harriet Williams>Mary Ann Pryor Prigmore)
Dist. 7, page 261, Jasper PO, house 524 Green H. PRYOR 70 farmer NC.(slaves: males 17/females 9)
Dist. 7, page 262, house 548 Jackson PRYOR 44, retired merchant, TN, Bersheba 36 TN, Ann E. 6 TN. (slaves: males 1/females 1)
Dist. 7, page 265, house 580 Pleasant M. PRYOR 37 sheriff TN, Melinda 39 TN, Susan J. 9 TN, Alexander 6 TN, Julia PRYOR 27 TN, James Brown 50 unk, Joseph Brown 25 TN, Thomas Brown 20 TN, Leroy Tucker 22 TN.

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1860 Census McNairy Co., TN
Dist 2, Rise Creek PO, page 376, house 321 F. P. Duke 43 farmer VA, C. A. Duke 36 VA, Kindley E. 16 VA, Octavia K. 14 VA, Kate N. 9 TN, John F. 7 TN, Bettie F. 5 TN, Flora G. 3 TN, Wilson B. 1 TN.
House 322 Judith N. Duke (PRYOR) 74 VA, W. R. Hix 29 farmer NC. (Fountaine Duke married Judith Pryor on June 6, 1808 in Goochland Co., VA. Ancestry.com Family Trees state Judith was the daughter of William Pryor and Elizabeth Hughes. Robert Meriwether was surety for her marriage)
Dist. 7., Purdy PO, page 427, house 1038 Alford PRYER 48 farm labor SC, Sarah 24 SC. (Alfred PRYOR? was mentioned on 1855 and 1858 deeds [E:549; G:165]. Alford may be the Alfred Pryor on the 1850 Census in Dist. 7 of McNairy Co.)
Dist. 9, page 462A, house 1536 Nathan PRYOR 46 KY, Luvina 32 TN, James T. 17 TN, Dicy 14 TN, Andy A. 12 TN, Jonathan L. 10 TN, Martha F. 8 TN, Sarah L. 6 TN, Mary J. 4 MS, Nancy A. 2 TN, Amanda F. 9/12 TN.(This family was on the 1850 Census in Lawrence Co.,TN, and on the 1870 Census in Lauderdale Co., TN)
Dist. 12, page 484a, house 1848 Samuel Moss 36 day laborer VA, Elizabeth (PRYOR) 29 TN, Rebecca A. 10 TN, William C. 8 TN, Mary J. 7 TN, Nancy F. 3 TN, Martha A. 1 TN, Nancy McLaughlin 33 TN (Elizabeth Pryor Moss and daughter Martha are on the 1880 Census in McNairy Co.)
Dist. 12, page 493b, house 2011 J. N. PRYOR 43 TN, Elizabeth 34 TN, Sarah J. 14 TN, Andrew J. 13 TN, William B. 10 TN, Samuel J. 7 TN, Allen M. 4 TN, Thomas 1 TN. (Matthew Pryor of Granville Co., NC and Marion Co., TN>Philip Pryor>Jacob N. Pryor and family were on the 1850 Census in McNairy Co., TN and in 1870 in Henry Co., TN)
Dist. 12, page 492b, house 1993 S. C. PRYOR (male) 38 farmer TN, Sarah A. 38 TN, George W. 21 TN, William B. 5 TN. (Matthew Pryor of Granville Co., NC and Marion Co., TN>Philip Pryor>Samuel "S.C." is on the 1850 Census in McNairy Co.) (S. C. Pryor, slaves: males 0/females 1. G. W. Pryor, slaves: males 0/females 1 G. W. is probably George Washington Pryor. Washington Pryor was in Philip Pryor's household on 1850 Census)

1860 Census Obion Co., TN
Dist. 6, page 69a, house 1528 J. W. Wicker 31 TN, L. 37 TN (Louisa PRYOR), S. J. 5 (f) TN, B. A. 3 (f) TN, W. H. 7/12 (m) TN, M. 12 (f) TN.
Dist. 6, page 70a, house 1540 John PRYOR 28 TN, N. (female) 32 TN, M. (f) 7 TN, R. (f) 5 TN, S. (f) 2 TN, H. H. (m) 6/12 TN, P. (f) TN. (Henry Pryor & Elizabeth Pate>son John Pryor and wife Nancy Wicker. 1861 John Pryor appoineted as a minuteman per Obion Co., Court)
Dist. 6, page 78A, house 1755 W. Ragen 25 (m) TN, B. 20 (f) TN (Barbara PRYOR), E. 4 (f) TN, G. A. 3 (m) TN, P? 4/12 (f) TN.
Dist. 6, Troy PO, page ?, House 1598/1598, Henry PRIER 23 farmer TN, S. 20? female TN.
(1900: "Henry "Ned" Pryor, after healing from wounds received at Perryville, joined Forrest's Cav., served until end of war. Died at in Obion Co. TN about 1900" - Obion Avalanche Co. H, 9th Inf., United Confederate Veterans - Obion Co., TN TNGenWeb.org )
Dist. 6. Troy PO, page 124, House 132/132 Nancy PRYOR 40 TN, Margaret 16 TN, Rosa 14 TN, Sarah 15 TN, Harry? male 10 TN, Eliza J. 8 TN, John H. 4 TN.
Dist. 12, Troy PO, page 132, house 929/929 John Hancock 36 farmer TN, Elizabeth 32 TN, J. H. male 10 TN, J. V.? male 4 TN, A. A. PRYOR 30 female TN, Josie? 6 TN.

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1860 Census Overton Co., TN
Dist 2
House 1178 A.C.Davis 29, Elizabeth 29, Paralee 6, Josephine 5, Barlett A. 3, Andrew P.1. John F.PRIOR 9.
(Who is John F. Prior? Is he connected to the White Co. Pryors or kin to James and Nancy Pryor-- their daughter Juda is on the same page)
House 1187 Solomon McGehee 32 TN, Juda ( PRYOR) 34 TN, Nancy J 7, Samuel 2, Ellen PRIOR 19 (Juda and Ellen/Ellender are sisters. Their mother is Nancy on the 1850 Overton Co. census)
House 1220 James F. Weaver 30, Mary Weaver 22, Margaret 2, Pleasant PRIOR 15, William Garner 6, Mary Curtis 14 (Pleasant is a brother of Juda and Ellen/Ellender. Mother is Nancy on the 1850 Overton Co. census)
House 1225 Martha Wilson 47 SC, John 20 TN, Margaret 19 TN, Alexander 18 TN, Overton 15 TN, Thomas 13 TN, Richard 11 TN, Nancy E. 10 TN, Martha J. 8 TN, Melvina Malone 24 TN, Alzada F. Malone 5/12 TN.
House 1226 Laurence Matthews 52 TN and family, including William Matthews 29 farmer TN. (William Matthews by 1870 married Mary Williams Engler and became the stepfather of her son Jefferson Engler. Jefferson Engler married Mary Ellen Pryor who was a half sister of Chesley Malone. Mary Ellen Pryor Engler lived in Carroll Co., AR in the early 1900 near the children of James and Nancy Pryor who were found living here in Dist. 2 of Overton Co.)
House 1320 Melvina Wilson 41 weaver TN, Martha 11 TN
(Melvina was counted in the house of Nancy PRYOR in 1850)
House 1340 W. H. Wilson 27, Manerva 27, Eliza 7, James 5, Mary 3, Martha 8/12, John PRIOR 27
(John is a brother of Juda and Ellen/Ellender. Mother is Nancy on the 1850 Overton Co. census)
Dist. 5
5^th Dist., Oakhill PO, page 194, house 1726 James J. Brown 53 GA, Martha 44 TN, Ruben M. 23 TN, Nancy Martin 5 TN, Calvin PRIOR 16 farm laborer born TN (Is he the Edward Pryor who was living with Simon Huddleston in 1870?)
Dist. 6
House 140 Harvey Malone 58 NC, Margaret 30 NC, Candis 26 NC, Joel 19 VA, James M. 16 TN, Louisa A 14 TN, Porter A. 8 TN, Cordelia 5 TN
(Candis Malone married John Pryor, son of Nancy and brother to Juda, Ellen/Ellender, Pleasant, etc.)
House 204 Kennedy Lee 42, Malissa 37, Tennesse 19, Anna A 17, Josiah 15, Martha 15, John 11, Rebecca 9, Sarah 3, James PRIOR 18 TN, Martha Maxwell 56. (James is a brother of Juda and Ellen/Ellender. Mother is Nancy on the 1850 Overton Co. census)
House 206 William PRYOR 23 TN, Martha J. 24, Pleasant A 3, James M. 2, Nancy E 1 (William is a brother of Juda and Ellen/Ellender. Mother is Nancy on the 1850 Overton Co. census. William married Martha J. Malone.)
Dist 7
House 935 Juda ( PRYOR) Humble 60 VA, John 26 TN, William 24 TN
(Unknown Pryor & Anna>Juda)
House 1016 William PRYOR 23 TN, Ruth 22 TN, James 6, Frances 3, John 9/12. (William H. Pryor and wife Ruth Dial)
House 1014 Jane Dial 60 weaver TN (Mother of Ruth Dial Pryor)
Dist 11
House 299 Hezekiah TAYLOR 62 VA, Margaret 24 VA, James 15, Sumner R. (Robert) 6/12.
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Hezekiah & Margaret Richardson----this was Hezekiah's third marriage)
House 302 Hezekiah TAYLOR 25 TN, Sarah 24 Tn, Leann 1
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Hezekiah Taylor & Elizabeth>Hezekiah & Sarah)
House 401 John TAYLOR 31 TN, Harriet 23 TN, Isabell 5, Clamania 3, Marietta 1
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Hezekiah Taylor & Elizabeth>John H. Taylor & Harriet Brown)
House 407 David Garrett 62 VA, Catherine 42, James 20, Mary 20, Emily 18, Clay 16, Thomas 14, Tilman 12, Joel 10, Millard F. 8, Sherod K. 4, Robert 2
(There are many Garrett families in Dist. 11. While it is suspected that Elizabeth Taylor, the mother of Hezekiah, Spicey, Massa, etc was a Garrett, I have chosen not to document the Garrett line here. In 1829 Elizabeth and her children were involved in a lawsuit filed in Sumner Co. David Garrett testified that Elizabeth Taylor was his aunt and that the Taylors and Garretts were related.)
Dist 12
House 460 Allen PRIOR 23 TN, Elizabeth 32, Arkasas 2 (female)
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>William & Spicy Pryor>Overton & Patsy Pryor>Anthony Allen Pryor & Elizabeth Wilkerson)
House 480 Overton PRIOR 45 TN, Martha 46, Henry 21, Catherine 18, Samuel 16, Lucy 15, Sarah 12, Julia 6, Alvin 4, Albert 4... noted on census that they are twins. (Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>William & Spicy Pryor>Overton Pryor & Martha "Patsy" Flowers)
House 503 Roland Flowers 32 TN, Jane 32, Elizabeth 12, Jane 10, John 10, James 6, Millard 3, Sarah 1 (Roland Flowers and wife Jane Mullins. Jane's parents, James and Matilda, are in house 501)
House 549 Edmond PRIOR 46 TN
(Edmund/Edward Pryor is named with Overton Pryor in Overton Co., TN County Court Minutes; they were order to maintain the roads around their property. It is speculated that Edmund is another son of Spicy and William Pryor and Overton's brother. In 1860 Edmund's wife Eliza and children were living with the Gunther family--- see previous webpage. This Edmund Pryor was living in Clinton Co., KY at the time of the 1850 Census).
House 559 Chesley PRIOR 30 Susan 35, Parker 9, Levander 6
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>William & Spicy Pryor>Chesley Pryor & Susan A. Young)
House 561 Loderick Garrett 50, Mary ( PRIOR) 45, William 19, Marion 17, Sarah 15, Lavina 13, Jackson 11, Juda 9, Creed 7, Clementine 5
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>William & Spicy Pryor>Mary Pryor and Loderick Garrett)
House 567 Simon N. Huddleston 25, Feriba 28, Sophrona 4, Robert 1, Edward PRIOR 27 Farm Laborer. (Who is this Edward PRYOR? Is he related to Edward Pryor and wife Eliza Knight who were living near the Huddlestons in Clinton Co., KY in 1850? Feriba's maiden name is Phereba Harrison)
House 599 L. D. TAYLOR 34, Sarah A. 28, George 7, James 5, Jane 3
(Joseph N. Taylor & Catherine VanDyke> Joseph Taylor> Lorenzo Dow Taylor & Sarah Ann Johnson)

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1860 Census Putnam Co., TN
Dist. 3
House 277 Pryor Robinson 23 TN, Lucy 16 TN
House 278 Thomas Robinson 72 VA, Susannah (PRYOR) 59 VA, Catherine 30 VA, Alexander 18 TN, Elizabeth 15 MO, Wesley 13 TN.
(Susannah Pryor Robinson is reported to be a daughter of William Pryor of White Co., TN)
House 289 John Bohannon 70 TN, Sallie (PRYOR) 65 TN, George W. 29 TN, Calvin 22 TN. (Sallie/Sarah Pryor Bohannon is reported to be a daughter of William Pryor of White Co., TN)

1860 Census Roane Co., TN
Page 108a, house 99 Austin L. Greene 49 VA, Emily R. (Mrs. PRYOR) 39 TN, Wm C. 17 TN, Bluford L. 14 TN, Elizabeth J. 9 TN, Willis C. TN, Sarah J. 5 TN, Austin A. 2 TN, John B. 3/12 TN. (Austin L. Green md. Emily R. Pryor -nee Liggett? on Jan. 13, 1850 in Roane Co.)

1860 Census Robertson Co., TN
Western Division, House 77 John Fuqua 44 TN, Mary 50 VA, Elizabeth 20, William L. 18, James B. 17, Mary 14, John L. 12, Thomas 11 (Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>John Fuqua & Mary Taylor)

1860 Census Rutherford Co., TN
Murfeesboro, page162A, house 119/119 W. W. PRIOR (m) 26 painter $1200/$1200 TN, ?? 29 (f) TN
House 120/120 William Winston 45 carpenter TN, R. J. (f) 40 TN, E. M. (m) 22 brick mason TN, W. D. (m) 17 mason TN, R. F. (f) 13 TN, F. A. (m) 10 TN
Murfeesboro, page162B, house 128/128 J. L. PRIOR (m) 29 carpenter $4600/$4000 TN, M. E.(f) 25 TN, W. T. (m) 7 TN, F. Clark (m) 31 carpenter KY, H. Brown (m) 30 TN, H. Garland 23 (m) Engineer TN. (slaves: males 0/females 1)(James L. and wife Mary Winston are on the 1880 Census in Cannon Co., TN.)

1860 Census Sequatchie Co., TN
(Sequatchie County was formed from Hamilton, Marion & Warren Counties)
Dist. 6, page 257A, Im. 3, House 202, Saml. Graham 60 Distiller, TN, Elizabeth PRYOR 35 TN, Harmon J. Pryor 16 TN (There was a Samuel Graham aged 54 on the 1850 Marion Co. census. Harmon Pryor is counted on the 1870 & 1880 Census in Marion Co. and in 1890 in Rhea Co.)

1860 Census Smith Co., TN
Dist. 2, page 274B, house 157 Danny West 39 TN, Rutha PYRON 35 TN, Claiborne PYRON 3 TN, William C. Canady 16 TN. (Census handwriting states "Pyron" not Pryor)
Dist 10, page 345A, house 919 James Harris 27 TN, Nancy 31 TN, Alfred 7 TN, Mary 5 TN, Margaret 4 TN, Woodson 3 TN, Nancy 1 TN, James Beasley 5 TN, Sina 3 TN, J. A. B. 1 TN.
Dist. 10, page 345a, house 920 Cynthia PRYOR 41 NC, William 16 TN, Caroline 15 TN (In the previous household are 3 children surname Beasley. Is there a connection between the Eliza Beasley who married Johnathan Pryor in Simth Co. in 1859 and Divorced in Sumner Co. in 1865?)
Dist. 10, page 346A, house 934, Hiram PRYOR 23 TN, Ibby 23 TN, William W. 1 TN, Levi Whitten (insane) 40 TN (Hiram and family were in Gallatin Co., IL in 1870 and in McCracken Co., KY at the time of the 1880 Census)

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1860 Census Sullivan Co., TN
Dist. 12, Kingsport PO, page 10, house 414/414 Henry PRYER 54 farmer TN, Elizabeth 43 domestic NC, John 17 TN, Mary 15 TN, Caroline 13 TN, Nicholas 10 TN, Lilburn J. 6 TN, Mariah 3 TN. (Mariah married Fayette Light and was living with her parents on the 1880 Census in Sullivan Co.)

1860 Census Sumner Co., TN
Dist. 1, page 167A, House 651/651, Elizer PRYOR 26 TN $3000 $150, Permelia Beasley 14 TN, Mary 11 TN, John 10 TN, James 7 TN, Lune PRYOR (male) 9/12 TN. (Eliza was first married to Irvin Beasley. They are on the 1850 Census in Smith Co., TN. Eliza married John Pryor on 2/13/1859 in Smith Co. In 1860 John was in the TN State Penitentiary Eliza divorced John in 1865. From the prison records, John appears connected to the Overton and Sumner Co. Pryors)
Dist. 4, house 194 George PRYOR 32 TN, Lucy J. 34 VA, Monroe 10 TN, James W. 7/12 TN, Rachel A. Chennworth 11 TN. (Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>John Pryor & Massy Taylor>George Pryor. George first married Mary Odle in 1847. Mary brought to the marriage her children Clayton and Crockett Odell. George and Mary were the parents of Monroe Pryor. George married Lucy Jane Chennywoth in 1859. James W. is their only known child and named in Lucy's will)
Dist. 7, house 734 W.A. Talley 61 VA, Mary 57 VA, Lucy 30 VA, Permelia 21 TN (William Anderson Talley was father in law of Allen L. Pryor. Daughter Permelia was living with George Pryor family on the 1850 Census.)
11th Dist.
House 17 J. C. Hunter 26 TN, M. 35 TN, J.T. PRYOR (m) 15 TN, J. M. PRYOR (m) 14 TN, M. E. PRYOR (f) 12 TN.
(Margaret Curry divorced William Pryor in 1848 . She married John Calvin Hunter in 1853. Her children are Thomas Jefferson Pryor, James M. Pryor and Mary Elizabeth "Molly" Pryor)
House 104 Fereby PRIAR 24, James PRIAR 10, William PRIAR 7 ... also living in household John Keyser 37 TN, John Ryan? 27 GA, Silas Ryan? 52 PA. (This is probably the Phereba Pryor who living with Spicy Taylor Pryor on the 1850 Census. Jonathan Pryor, son of Spicy stated that he had a sister living in Sumner Co. in about 1860)
House 105 Widow Montgomery 52, Margaret 12, Charley 14, Samuel TAYLOR 22, Betty TAYLOR 20, James W. 1/12
House 107 Masy PRIAR 60, Betsy 40, Samuel 26, Joseph 5, Samuel 8
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>John Pryor & Massy Taylor)
House 108 David McCullar <Culley or McCullough> 33, Elysa ( PRYOR) 28, Mary <Martha> 8, James 6, John 4, Samuel 2
12th Dist
House 236 Allen PRYOR 44 TN, Elizabeth 33, A. E. 13, William 12, Lycurgus 10, J. E. 8, Sarah C. 6, Mary 5, Henry D Witt 1
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>John Pryor & Massy Taylor>Allen L. Pryor & Elizabeth Talley)
House 241 Pleasant TAYLOR 52, Sarah 29, Mary 7, George 5, John 3
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>Pleasant Taylor)
House 248 James Lee 65 NC, Frances 63, Mahala Brown 27 TN, George Brown 7, William TAYLOR 30, Jane TAYLOR 26, Daniel Carville? (spelling unclear) 21
17th Dist.
House 279 Robert Childs 24 MD Woodyard for Railroad, J. Rigsby (male) 21 TN, E. Rigsby (female) 24 TN, Crockett Odle 20 TN, Claton Odle 17 TN, Amelia Odle 23 TN (Crockett and Clayton Odle/Odelll were stepsons of George W. Pryor)
House 288 Major May 56 NC, Virginia 55 VA, Mary May 20, James 23 TN, Jo. F. (male) 14 TN, William E. PRYOR 12 TN, Mary PRYOR 9 TN.
(Wm & Mary Pryor were probably children of Jonathan Pryor and Ellen Lee who lived in this Dist. on the 1850 Census. In 1870 William E. Pryor was living in Franklin Co., MO and his sister Mary Ellen Pryor was married to William McDonald Kincade and living in White Co., IL)
House 366 James TAYLOR 35 VA, Catherine 32 TN, William T. 10, M. J. 8 female, Louisa 6, harriet 4, James 2, Fanny 3/12
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>David Taylor & Fanny Russell>James Taylor & Catherine May)
House 383 Sally Ann TAYLOR 37 TN, David G. 9, Elizabeth 7
House 388 David TAYLOR 65 VA, Fanny, 61 VA, Matilda 20
(Edmund & Elizabeth Taylor>David Taylor & Fanny Russell)

1860 Census Stewart Co., TN
Dist. 3, Indian Mount PO, page 442, house 296 Josiah Dunn 35 TN, Sarah (PRYOR) 23 KY, Sarah 11 TN, Alonzo 6 TN (Josiah Dunn md. Jane Pryor on 17 Feb. 1859 in Stewart Co., TN-- are Sarah and Jane the same person? On the 1850 Census in Trigg Co., KY there is a Sarah J. Pryor daughter of Wesley Pryor who had ties to Stewart Co. Perhaps this is Sarah Jane Pryor?)

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