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John PRIOR
Abt 1746 - 1815 (~ 69 years) Has 6 ancestors and more than 2000 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name John PRIOR Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1746 - Based on KFHS transcribed data for burial which shows age at death as 68
Baptised 9 Mar 1747/48 All Saints’ Church, Biddenden, Kent, England - From transcribed data on KFHS CD 24A DNA match with a descendant of Mary, sister of this John Prior suggests he is the John I descend from.
Gender Male Poor Law 30 Sep 1787 Langley, Kent, England Settlement - Langley supplied Bredgar with a document dated 30 Sep 1787 acknowledging that the 'Pryer' family had a right of settlement in Langley.
The family were described as John Pryer, his wife Amy and Mary (aged 15), John (12), Elizabeth (10), Ann (6), William (3) and Frances (1).
The Priors appear to have moved from Langley to Bredgar between 1771 and 1777 judging by the places of baptism of the children - possibly via another parish as the baptism of John has yet to be found.
There is no evidence that they returned to Langley. The settlement certificate suggests that the need for support from the overseers of the poor was anticipated, but as the family seem not to have moved it would appear it did not actually arise.
Died Jan 1815 Bredgar, Kent, England - (assumed from burial)
Buried 27 Jan 1815 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - KFHS transcript on CD19 (extracted 5 Aug 2011); shows John PRIOR, aged 68, abode Bredgar
Siblings 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch John PRIOR, b. Est 1642, d. Abt 1686 (Age ~ 44 years) (Great Grandfather)
Elizabeth CLAPSON, d. Yes, date unknown (Mother)Person ID I543 All | Teresa's direct ancestors, England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds Last Modified 11 Apr 2019
Father John PRIOR, bap. 9 Jun 1717, All Saints’ Church, Biddenden, Kent, England , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Elizabeth CLAPSON, d. Yes, date unknown Married 10 Dec 1742 All Saints’ Church, Biddenden, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2 Dec 2022)
"[Decr.] 10 John Pryer & Elizabeth Clapson"
Family ID F10173 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Amy REYNOLDS, b. Abt 1737, d. Abt Dec 1819, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 82 years) Married 19 Oct 1769 St. Mary’s Church, Langley, Kent, England - From KFHS transcript CD 17
Shows that on 19 Oct 1769 PRIORY married Amy REYNOLDS. Both were 'of this parish', both made their mark, and they were bachelor and spinster. They married by Banns and the witnesses were John Slany and George Tolhurst.
Children 6 children Last Modified 8 Dec 2015 Family ID F407 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Event Map Click to hide Baptised - 9 Mar 1747/48 - All Saints’ Church, Biddenden, Kent, England Married - 19 Oct 1769 - St. Mary’s Church, Langley, Kent, England Child - Mary PRIOR - Abt 1771 - Langley, Kent, England Child - Elizabeth PRIOR - Abt 1777 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Ann PRIOR - Abt 1781 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - William PRIOR - Abt 1784 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Frances PRIOR - Abt 1785 - Bredgar, Kent, England Poor Law - Settlement - 30 Sep 1787 - Langley, Kent, England Died - Jan 1815 - Bredgar, Kent, England Buried - 27 Jan 1815 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend