John Pryor

Brief Life History of John

John Pryor was born about 1667, in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America as the son of Joseph Pryor. He married Bethiah Allen about 1690, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died on 14 February 1741, in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 75, and was buried in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

John Pryor
1667–1741
Bethiah Allen
1669–1744
Marriage: about 1690
Hannah Pryor
1693–1743
Sarah Pryor
1695–1761
Joseph Pryor
1700–1742
Bethiah Pryor
1703–1794

Sources (15)

  • Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850
  • Massachusetts, U.S., Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850
  • Massachusetts, U.S., Town Death Records, 1620-1850

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Name Meaning

English (mainly Cornwall): variant of Prior .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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