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John PRIOR

John PRIOR

Male Abt 1774 - 1839  (~ 65 years)    Has 12 ancestors and 14 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name John PRIOR 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born Abt 1774 
    • When a settlement certificate was issued for John and Amy and their children in 1787, a son John aged 12 was listed. This suggests John was born in 1774 or 1775. The age at death suggests he was born about 1772.
    Gender Male 
    Occupation From 1813 to 1818  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 
    Labourer 
    • Shown as labourer in the PR entries for the baptisms of his children Frances, George and Elizabeth (1813 - 1818)
    Died Sep Q 1839  Milton Reg Dist, 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 
    • GRO ref: Prior, John q3 1839 Milton RD 5 274; GRO online index shows age at death as 67
    Buried 9 Sep 1839  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 67, abode Bredgar
    Siblings 1 brother and 4 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John PRIOR,   b. Est 1642,   d. Abt 1686  (Age ~ 44 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Martha,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother) 
    Notes 
    • (Research):For some time I hadn't found clear link between John and rest of family other than he's the right age and few other Priors in the village. Now I have seen the KFHS index to poor law records and that confirms he was the son of John and Amy.
    Person ID I548  All | 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 4 Oct 2017 

    Father John PRIOR,   b. Abt 1746,   d. 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  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Mother 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.
    Family ID F407  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth FIDGE,   b. Abt 1776,   d. Feb 1856, Bearsted, 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 ~ 80 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1799  St. Mary and St. Sexburga’s Church, Minster, Sheppey, 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 
    Children 11 children 
    Last Modified 27 Dec 2013 
    Family ID F411  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart