1. | Pryor Sexton was born in 1754 in Grayson County, Virginia (son of John Sexton, (doubtful)); died in Sep 1834 in Grayson County, Virginia. Other Events:
- Deed Mention: 22 Mar 1798, Grayson County, Virginia; Mentioned in the deed of John Sexton's sons.
- Deed: 1800, Grayson County, Virginia
- Land Purchase: 22 Oct 1805, Grayson County, Virginia; 1805, 22 Oct--Benjamin Sexon (sic) and wife Comfort sell 172 acres on Rock Creek to Pryor Sexon (sic) northwest line between Pryor and Benjamin Sexon [GCV Bk 2, p146]
- Land Purchase: 4 Nov 1811, Grayson County, Virginia; William Sexton Sr. to Pryor Sexton, part of a tract of 404 acres
- Tax List: 1815, Grayson County, Virginia; Prier Sexton owner of 1 farm on Rock Creek, 540 acres, having thereon 1 dwelling house of logs, two "cabbens" & 1 barn, valued at $650 Kegley, Mary B. SW Virginia Tax Assessments, 1815: Grayson, Lee, Scott, Russell, Washington, and Wythe Counties. 1991
- Land Grant: Dec 1817, Grayson County, Virginia; 100 acres
- Census 1820: 1820, Grayson, Virginia, USA
- Deed: 14 Aug 1821, Grayson County, Virginia; Pryor & Caty bought the entire 260a plantation & lands of her late father's (sold to them by her mother & sisters) they bought 130a in 1798 and the remainder in 1821, probably around the time her mother died.
- Deed: 4 May 1825, Grayson County, Virginia; William Welsh Sells to Pryor Sexton land on Rock Creek, line between Pryor Sexton and John Welsh. Attest: Daniel Welsh, Samuel Welsh
- Deed: 31 Dec 1828, Grayson County, Virginia; William Eaton sells to Pryor Sexton 220 acres on Rock Creek, granted to said Eaton by John Welsh
- Census 1830: 1830, Grayson, Virginia, USA
- Deed: 31 Jan 1833, Grayson County, Virginia; Pryor Sexton and wife Caty sell to William Parsons 41 acres on North Fork of New River.
Notes:
Pryor Sexton was a prominent man of means who owned several hundred acres of land, at least 600 hundred. The inventory of his estate shows that he owned considerable property, including one slave girl named Violet.
He was a juror and overseer or the road. He lived on Rock Creek on lands adjoining Benjamin Sexton and John Welsh among others. And he was fined 89 cents each for swearing two profane oaths.
Name:
Name spelling variations: Sexton, Prior/Tryer/Pryor/Pyer
Deed Mention:
This indenture made the twenty second day of March in the year of one thousand seven hundred and ninety eight and in the twenty second year of the Commonwealth Between William Saxson and Leah his wife of the County of Grayson and State of Virginia of the one part and Benjamin Saxson of the County and State of aforesaid of the other part" for $300, land on Rock Creek, "dividing line between Pryor Saxson and Benjamin Saxson. [GCV Bk 1,p158-160]
Deed:
Pryor Sexton 130 acres for $150 land on Rock Creek including plantation of John Michael Coker; 260 acres granted to Coker by patent, free and clear, from Susannah Coker, Adam Weatherhold and Susanna Roberts. Witness: M. Dickey, James Bedwell, William Bedwell.
Land Purchase:
William Sexton Sr. of Knox Co. KY sells land on Rock Creek in Grayson County Virginia to Pryor Sexton, adjoining John Welsh, part of a tract of 404 acres granted to said William by patent, line between Benjamin and Pryor Sexton and said William, containing residue of the original survey deducting lands conveyed by said William to Benjamin and Pryor Sexton. Wit: William Sexton, Thornton Sexton
Census 1820:
Also lists 3 slaves, ages not given
Died:
An inventory of the property appraised of Prior Sexton deceased on the 18th of September 1834. Appraised by Hail, John H. Phelps, and David Isom.
Pryor married Catherine Coker in 1783 in Grayson County, Virginia. Catherine (daughter of John Michael Coker and Susanna) was born in 1755 in Wythe County, Virginia, USA; died in 1851 in Grayson County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Thornton Sexton was born in 1785 in Grayson County, Virginia; died in 1872 in Ashe County, North Carolina.
- Pryor Sexton, Jr. was born in 1790-1800 in Grayson County, Virginia.
- David Sexton
- William Sexton was born in 1784 in Virginia, United States; died on 27 April 1851 in Ashe County, North Carolina.
- Leah Sexton was born in 1785 in Virginia, United States.
- Elizabeth Sexton was born in 1785 in Grayson County, Virginia; died in 1848 in Grayson County, Virginia.
- Ruth Sexton was born in 1795 in Grayson County, Virginia; died on 8 July 1869 in Grayson County, Virginia.
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