Descendants of Philip Pryor of McNairy Co., Tennessee
[NOTE: This list outlines only the known children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Any additional information on them would be greatly appreciated.]
1) Alfred PRYOR, possible son of Philip PRYOR of McNairy Co., TN
born: c1810-1812 TNdied: 2 Oct 1871 McNairy Co., TNmarried by 1836 in TN to Cary SWEAT [c1815 TN -- c1850-1860 (McNairy Co., TN], daughter of Allen SWEAT and Nancy IVENS.1 child?: A) Mary / Sarah PRYOR [c1834-1836 TN - aft 1860] [NOTE: This child was listed as Mary (age 16) on 1860 census and as Sarah (age 24) on 1860 census. It is possible they are the same individual. No further information on her.]2) Jacob N. PRYOR, son of Philip PRYOR of McNairy Co., TN
born: c1817 TNdied: c1880-1900 (after 1880 census)married by 1845 in (McNairy Co., TN) to Elizabeth ______ [c1823-1826 TN -- aft 1900 census].Jacob's middle name may be Neel(e)y. The death certificate of his daughter Caldonia Head listed her father as "Neil Pryor" and the informant was her son H. N. Head who never knew his grandfather. The name probably should have been spelled as "Neel" or "Neely".9 known children:A) Sarah J. PRYOR [b. c1845-1846 TN] was not with her parents on 1880 census.B) Andrew Jackson PRYOR [c1847 TN -- 1872-1880 (Hardin Co., TN)] married on 29 Aug 1867 in Hardin Co., TN to Margaret R. HOLLINSWORTH [c1854 MS -- 1911 Hardin Co., TN].2 children:a) Elizabeth "Betty" (Elizabeth Beatrice?) PRYOR [Aug 1870 TN -- aft 1910] married Meridy A. HOPPER on 16 Dec 1906 in Hardin Co., TN. She was listed as Betty on her marriage record. The 1910 census had her name as Beatrice but other records have her as Elizabeth. No known children.b) Robert N. PRYOR [11 Sep 1873 TN -- 13 Jul 1900 TN; Lebanon Cem, Hardin Co., TN] married Alice R. V.SLOAN on 11 Jan 1897 in Hardin Co., TN.C) William B. PRYOR [1849 TN -- 1930 (Hardin Co., TN); Lebanon Cem, Hardin Co., TN] is believed to be the "Button" PRYOR (1849-1930) buried at Lebanon Cemetery. He married first to Sarah J. ______ [c1857 TN -- by 1892] and second to Mrs. Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" EWBANK / EUBANK(S) / HUBANKS. The 1900 censusshowed a step-daughter Olive HUBANKS living with them, it appears that Lizzie was previously married. Themarriage record listed her surname as EWBANKS.1 daughter from Sarah:a) Martha L. PRYOR [b. c1876 TN]1 son from Lizzie:b) William E. "Eddie" PRYOR [Dec 1896 TN -- 1977; Shady Grove 2 Cem, Hardin Co., TN] married Essie KELLEY [4 Mar 1900 TN -- 17 Jan 1980; Shady Grove 2 Cem] on 24 Jan 1921 in Hardin Co., TN.D) Samuel J. PRYOR [c1853-1855 TN -- by 1889] was not with his parents on the 1880 census. He is believed to be married by then and had at least one child. His brother W. B. Pryor was listed as a guardian of L. E. Pryor, minor child of S? J. Pryor, dec'd., on a record dated May Term 1889 in McNairy Co., TN. Samuel's widowed mother Elizabeth Pryor was living with the family of Columbus "Lum" Baker and his wife Ella [b. Sep 1878 TN] as a grandmother. I have not been able to locate him or his daughter on the 1880 census.1 possible / known child:a) Ella PRYOR [Sep 1878 TN -- aft 1910] married Columbus J. BAKER on 9 Mar 1896 in Hardin Co., TN. Shenamed one of her children, Sam.E) Allen M. PRYOR [b. c1856-1857 TN] was still at home on 1880 census.F) Thomas PRYOR [b. c1859 TN] was not with his parents on 1870 and 1880 censuses.G) Melissa Colista Josephine "Lizzie" PRYOR [6 Jun 1861 TN -- 4 Jun 1904 Hardin Co., TN; New Prospect Cem, Hardin Co., TN] married James Ransom CREASY [28 Sep 1863 Saltillo, Hardin Co., TN -- 16 Jul 1924 Corinth, MS], son of Jeremiah Ambrose CREASY and Susan Matilda _____, on 11 Nov 1888 in Hardin Co., TN. She died after giving birth to her last child. The Creasy family information was contributed by Alta (Creasy) Amagliani, granddaughter of Jesse Amos Creasy.7 children:a) Maudie Melcine CREASY [31 Dec 1889 TN -- 13 Feb 1941 Dyer Co., TN] married Marion Washington CANADY [2 Feb 1872 TN -- 9 Feb 1946 Dyer Co., TN], son of James N. CANADY and Permelia Mary Jane SMITH, on 20 Jun 1909 in Dyer Co., TN.b) Claude Faris CREASY [27 May 1892 Savannah, Hardin Co., TN -- 18 Jan 1963] married Birdie L. SUTHERLAND [9 Aug 1894 TN -- 4 Feb 1952 MS].c) Lucy Parlee CREASY [b. 2 Nov 1892 Hardin Co., TN]d) Myrtle Verdale CREASY [22 Sep 1894 Hardin Co., TN -- Sep 1986 Stillwater, Payne Co., OK] married _____ RADER.e) Jesse Amos CREASY [15 Apr 1896 Saltillo, TN -- 19 Aug 1987 Humboldt, Gibson Co., TN] married Ethel Velma HILLIARD [26 Sep 1902 Dyer Co., TN -- 19 Dec 1977 Humboldt, TN], daughter of William Lafayette HILLIARD and Mattie A. McELHANEY, on 14 Feb 1926 in Gibson Co., TN.f) Mattie Lee CREASY [30 Jul 1902 Hardin Co., TN -- Nov 1978] married on 22 Dec 1919 in Derma, Calhoun Co., MS to Lloyd Dalton BARKER [15 May 1899 MS -- Dec 1986], son of James O. BARKER and Sarah J. _____.g) (daughter) CREASY [b. & d. 1 Jun 1904 Hardin Co., TN; New Prospect Cem.]H) Nancy Ann PRYOR [b. c1864 TN] married on 25 Aug 1883 in McNairy Co., TN to Carroll MOORE.I) Molcenia Caldonia PRYOR [5 May 1866 TN -- 7 Jan 1942 Dyersburg, Dyer Co., TN; Fairview Cem, Newbern, TN] married James Monroe HEAD [1851 MO -- 1940 Dyer Co., TN; Fairview Cem] on 6 Sep 1902 in Hardin Co., TN.1 child:a) Herbert N. HEAD [1904 TN -- 1967 (Dyer Co., TN); Fairview Cem] married Loraine H. _____ [1903 TN -- 1989; Fairview Cem] by 1929 (in Dyer Co., TN).3) William Jackson PRYOR, son of Philip PRYOR of McNairy Co., TN
born: 1818 Morgan Co., TNdied: 1876 Rusk Co., TXburied: Pryor Cemetery near Kilgore, Gregg Co., TX, just north of Rusk Co. bordermarried by 1844 in (McNairy Co., TN) to Martha Jane MONTGOMERY [1824 TN -- 1857 Rusk Co., TX; Pryor Cem, Gregg Co., TX], daughter of Robert MONTGOMERY and Mariah Regina McCOLLUM.6 children:A) Mariah L. PRYOR [c1844-1845 TN -- 1912 Rusk Co., TX] married on 26 Jan 1874 in Rusk Co., TX to William T. "Billy" BATON [c1830 -- 1889].3 children:a) Hosea BATON [24 Sep 1878-1879 -- 7 Jun 1953; Pryor Cem]b) Oren R. BATONc) W. D. BATONB) Elmira Rosalie "Rosa" PRYOR [11 Mar 1846 McNairy Co., TN -- 29 Dec 1917 Kilgore, TX; Pryor Cem] was never married.C) John M. PRYOR [1848 TX -- 1920; Pryor Cem] was single in 1880 and likely never married.D) Martha Matilda PRYOR [29 Jan 1851 Rusk Co., TX -- 6 Mar 1946 Henderson, Rusk Co., TX; Pryor Cem] marriedJoseph D. TAYLOR c1911 or later, after the death of her sister Emma, Joseph's wife.E) Amanda M. PRYOR [1854 (Rusk Co.) TX -- 1913; Pryor Cem] was never married.F) Emma L. PRYOR [15 Mar 1857 (Rusk Co.) TX -- 10 Jun 1911 (Rusk Co. / Gregg Co.) TX; Pryor Cem] married Joseph D. TAYLOR on 10 Jan 1877 Rusk Co., TX.2 known children:a) William J. TAYLOR [6 Nov 1877 -- 21 Apr 1899; Pryor Cem]b) John TAYLOR4) Samuel C. PRYOR, son of Philip PRYOR of McNairy Co., TN
born: c1822 TNdied: after 1860 censusmarried by 1850 in (McNairy Co., TN) to Sarah A. _____ [c1822-1823 TN -- aft 1860 census].1 known child:A) William B. PRYOR [b. c1855 TN] [NOTE: This family may be the same one as the one found on the 1870 Randolph Co., AR census: Samuel Pryor (45 TN) with wife Sarah (45 TN) and son James B. (14 TN). While the son's first name is different from the 1850 census, the middle initial is same and the age off by only one year. Further research needed on this family.]5) Lemuel M. PRYOR, son of Philip PRYOR of McNairy Co., TN
born: c1826 TNdied: 1878 Smith Co., TXmarried on 19 Jan 1854 in Smith Co., TX to Elizabeth C. HARDEGREE [c1829 Clarke Co., GA -- c1879-1880 (Smith Co., TX)], daughter of John HARDEGREE and Mary WHITAKER.7 children:A) Philip Jackson PRYOR [5 Nov 1854 Smith Co., TX -- 9 Feb 1936 Elk City, OK; Poarch Cem, Beckham Co., OK] married first on 16 Jan 1878 in Smith Co., TX to Elizabeth Ann EASTEP [8 Jan 1859 Smith Co., TX -- 17 Jan 1887 Smith Co. or Van Zandt Co., TX], daughter of Abraham EASTEP and Ann(e) WALLAS / WALLACE / WALLIS. He married second to Mrs. Nancy Catherine "Kitty" (THORNE) CHANNELL [27 Jan 1863 Smith Co., TX -- 18 Feb 1926 Carter, OK; Poarch Cem], daughter of John William THORNE and Minerva POOL, on 22 Aug 1887.5 children from Elizabeth Ann:a) Martha Clementine PRYOR [b. & d. May 1879 TX].b) (daughter) PRYOR [c1880 TX -- in infancy].c) Lemuel Montgomery PRYOR [30 Oct 1881 TX -- 19 May 1903 TX] was never married.d) John Henry PRYOR [6 Aug 1883 Van Zandt Co., TX -- 17 Nov 1967 Madill, OK; Oakland Cem, Oakland, OK] married on 21 Jul 1907 in Cordell, Washita Co., OK to Rosa Mattie SMITH [4 Jul 1888 Cleburne, Johnson Co., TX -- 2 Apr 1974 Madill, OK; Oakland Cem], daughter of James Francis Marion SMITH and Mary Jane FLIPPIN.e) George Silas PRYOR [8 Sep 1886 TX -- 18 Apr 1887 TX].6 children from Kitty:f) (daughter) PRYOR [born premature in Edom, Van Zandt Co., TX].g) Homer PRYOR [1890 -- 3 mos. old of whooping cough in Edom, TX].h) Jerome Kirby PRYOR [20 Feb 1892 Henderson Co., TX -- 17 Jan 1970 OK] married first to Chloe Vetera CLANCY [5 Jan 1895 -- 23 Aug 1953 Mexia, TX] on 13 Aug 1910. Kirby married second to his half-brother John William CHANNELL's widow Clara Belle (POARCH) CHANNELL [b. 18 Dec 1894] on 20 Oct 1953 in Groesbeck, TX.i) Clarence McGary PRYOR [27 May 1894 TX -- fatally shot 29 Jun 1917 Edom, TX; Edom Cem] married Emma Bell PRICE [7 Oct 1895 -- 2 Mar 1977] on 13 May 1917.j) Ira Minerva PRYOR [27 Jul 1897 Edom, TX -- 17 Jan 1967 Midwest City, OK] married first to Edward LeeCOOPER on 22 Dec 1912 and they divorced. She married second to George McCall ADAMS [19 Jan 1888 Forney, TX -- 11 Aug 1958 Oklahoma City, OK] on 1 Oct 1924 in Mangum, Greer Co., OK.k) James Jesse PRYOR [9 Nov 1899 Edom, TX -- 1972 Mountain Park, Kiowa Co., OK] married Ruth Agnes BABB on 25 Apr 1925.B) Mary E. PRYOR [1856 Smith Co., TX -- 5 Sep 1884 (Smith Co.) TX] married on 2 Aug 1877 in Smith Co., TX toher first cousin Thomas Gadile HARDEGREE [14 Aug 1854 Rusk Co., TX -- 4 May 1928 Parker Co., TX; OldGreenwood City Cem], son of John J. HARDEGREE and Mary R. FAMBROUGH.1 child:a) Bertha HARDEGREE [c1880-1884 Smith Co., TX -- 2 Apr 1885 Smith Co., TX].C) John Buchanon "Buck" PRYOR [12 Sep 1857 Smith Co., TX -- 17 Mar 1914 Beckham Co., OK; Ural Cem, near Elk City, OK] married on 28 May 1879 in Van Zandt Co., TX to Emma Jane TERRY [7 Apr 1855 Van Zandt Co., TX -- 7 Apr 1920 OK; Ural Cem], daughter of John TERRY.5 children:a) John Montgomery PRYOR [b. c1879 TX; buried in Miles, TX] married Sara Jane STOUT on 25 Dec 1898.b) Thomas Jefferson "Cooney" PRYOR [1882 TX -- 1946 Choctaw, OK; Ural Cem] married Mrs. Hattie May(CLOUD) HOWELL.c) Mary Jane PRYOR [12 Apr 1885 Fannin Co., TX -- 29 Sep 1967 Elk City, OK; Ural Cem] married in 1907 to Walter C. "Watt" GRAY [21 Oct 1882 Rockwall, TX -- 26 Aug 1929 near Carter, OK; Ural Cem], son of Thomas Newton GRAY and Emma Jane TUCKER.d) Lillie Mae PRYOR [TX -- 4 Mar 1970 Clovis, NM] married ______ RICHARDSON.e) Henry Clay PRYORD) George W. PRYOR [c1859-1860 Smith Co., TX -- Nov 1881 (Smith Co., TX)].E) Hiram PRYOR [1869 Smith Co., TX -- aft 1880 census].F) Gulliver PRYOR [1871 Smith Co., TX -- aft 1880 census].G) Beulah PRYOR [1873 Smith Co., TX -- 13 Oct 1885 (Smith Co., TX)].6) Nancy PRYOR, daughter of Philip PRYOR of McNairy Co., TN
born: c1829 TNdied: after 1860 censusmarried mid to late 1840s in (McNairy Co., TN) to ______ McLAUGHLIN.[She was back with her father on the 1850 census. She could be a widow or divorced. She later lived with her sisterElizabeth Moss on the 1860 census, still as a McLaughlin.]7) Elizabeth PRYOR, daughter of Philip PRYOR of McNairy Co., TN
born: c1830 TNdied: after 1880 censusmarried by 1849-1850 in (McNairy Co., TN) to D. Samuel MOSS [c1825 VA -- bef 1880 census].5 children:A) Rebecca A. MOSS [c1849-1850 TN -- aft 1880 census].B) William C. MOSS [b. c1851 TN] was not with his mother on 1880 census.C) Mary J. MOSS [b. c1853 TN] was not with her mother on 1880 census.D) Nancy F. MOSS [b. c1857 TN] was not with her mother on 1880 census.E) Martha A. MOSS [b. c1859 TN]8) Philip PRYOR [Jr.], son of Philip PRYOR of McNairy Co., TN
born: c1833 TNdied: after 1850[NOTE: Have not been able to locate him on later censuses.]9) Mary PRYOR, daughter of Philip PRYOR of McNairy Co., TN
born: c1835 TNdied: after 1850 census[NOTE: Lost track of her after 1850 census. She likely married in McNairy Co. and, unfortunately if in this county, her marriage record no longer exists.]10) Benjamin PRYOR, son of Philip PRYOR of McNairy Co., TN
born: c1838 TNdied: after 1850 census[NOTE: I was not able to find him on later censuses and there are several Benjamin Pryors / Priors on census records, the one on 1860 Jackson Co., AL census appears to be the closest match: Benj. F. Pryor (22 TN) as amerchant living in the household of Augustus Gunter. No further information.]11) George Washington PRYOR, son and last child of Philip PRYOR of McNairy Co., TN
born: c1840-1841 TNdied: c1873 Hardin Co., TNmarried by 1863 in TN to Rebecca L. _____ [6 Oct 1840 TN - 19 Mar 1901 (Hardin Co., TN); Milledgeville Cem, Hardin Co., TN].4 children:A) Mary J. PRYOR [b. c1862-1863 TN] could be the Jane PRYOR who married Andrew WEST on 16 Feb 1882 in Hardin Co., TN.B) Anna E. / Emma E. PRYOR [May 1864 TN - aft 1900] married John W. WELLS [Feb 1859 TN -- aft 1900 census] by 1881. She was listed on early censuses as Anna E. and as Emma E. on later censuses.3 known children:a) Fannie L. WELLS [b. Jan 1881 TN]b) Lola P. WELLS [b. Nov 1886 TN]c) Alice WELLS [b. Oct 1899 TN]C) Sarah L. PRYOR [b. c1866 TN]D) Rebecca PRYOR [b. c1868 TN] was not on the 1880 census.contact Nova Lemons
This page was last updated: 17 July, 2009
Lizzie (Pryor) and James R. Creasy
(photos courtesy of Alta C. Amagliani)
Philip Jackson and Elizabeth Ann (Eastep) Pryor
(photo courtesy of Nova A. Lemons)
