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John PRIOR

John PRIOR

Male Abt 1746 - 1815  (~ 69 years)    Has 6 ancestors and more than 2000 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name John PRIOR 
    Relationshipwith 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 See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    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 See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • (assumed from burial)
    Buried 27 Jan 1815  St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Elizabeth CLAPSON,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 10 Dec 1742  All Saints’ Church, Biddenden, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1769  St. Mary’s Church, Langley, Kent, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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