Phillip Pryor

Brief Life History of Phillip

When Phillip Pryor was born in 1710, in Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, Robert Pryor Jr, was 48 and his mother, Elizabeth Virginia Greene, was 44. He married Ann Nancy Haden about 1723, in Amelia, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Granville, North Carolina, United States in 1755. In 1767, at the age of 57, his occupation is listed as sheriff of granville county, north carolina colony. He died on 9 October 1769, in Granville, North Carolina, British Colonial America, at the age of 59, and was buried in Granville, North Carolina, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

Phillip Pryor
1710–1769
Ann Nancy Haden
1702–1785
Marriage: about 1723
Samuel Prior
1725–
Francis Pryor
1729–
John Prior
1731–
Susanah Pryor
1734–1839
Philip Pryor
1763–1793
Haden L Prior
1745–1805
Samuel Pryor
1747–1748
Frances Pryor
1750–1782

Sources (14)

  • North Carolina, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • Family Data Collection - Deaths

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World Events (4)

1711 · The Tuscarora War

The British, Dutch, and German settlers fought with the Tuscarora Native Americans, from September 22, 1711- February 11, 1715, in North Carolina.

1718

North Carolina is the location of Cape Hatteras, sometimes called the Graveyard of the Atlantic- many shipwrecks have occurred nearby.

1729 · Becomes a Royal Colony

July 25, 1729, North Carolina became a royal colony, when the colony was sold to King George II.

Name Meaning

English (mainly Cornwall): variant of Prior .

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

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