William Sexton, Jr.

Family/Spouse: Sarah Snyder. Sarah was born on 4 June 1815; died on 20 March 1912 in Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Tax List: 1815, Ashe County, North Carolina; Land Owner

Notes:

Birth:
Nothing to date that proves William is a son of Pryor and Catherine. The descendants still living in Piney Creek, NC on much of the land originally owned by Wm and Thornton state that all their lives they were told Wm and Thornton were brothers (more)

William married Susannah (Sookie) Wallace. Susannah (daughter of Reuben Wallace and Hila/Hiley) was born in 1786 in Virginia, United States; died on 23 July 1850 in Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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]

Other Events:

• Note: 1800
• Land_Grant : 16 Feb 1809, Ashe County, North Carolina; Rubin Wallace enters 150a on waters of Celases Crborder: begins near head of a small branch where Charles Medaneel lives, runs S, & various courses; includes John Brooks 50a entry and the vacant land "there abouts"
• Land Entires: 16 Oct 1809, Ashe County, North Carolina; Rubin Wallace enters 50a in Ashe Co on N side of N fork on New Rborder: begins on John Dick's line and runs "various courses"
• Land_Grant : 28 Feb 1811, Ashe County, North Carolina; Reubin Wallace enters 150 acres in Ashe Co on N side of N fork of New Rborder: begins at Wallace's line and runs "various courses"; includes the vacant land "there abouts"
• Land_Grant : 26 Sept 1812, Ashe County, North Carolina; Reuben Wallace enters 250a in Ashe Coborder: begins on my own line; includes Little Turky Nob, Robert Pessefield's improvement & the vacant land between his own line, Jacob Eller & Jacob Mays & runs various courses.
• Land_Grant : 4 April 1814, Ashe County, North Carolina; Reubin Wallace enters 20 a in Ashe County on N fork of New Rborder: begins on his own line and run "various courses"; includes vacant lot
• Land_Grant : 8 Jan 1817, Ashe County, North Carolina; Rubin Wallace enters 150 a in Ashe Co. on Little Turkey Nobborder: begins near his own S line and runs "various courses."

Notes:

Birth:
Other's claim he was born in Montgomery Co. but Montgomery wasn't formed until 1776

Reuben married Hila/Hiley. Hila/Hiley was born in 1768; died after 1810 in Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Land Purchase: 3 July 1759, Lunenburg County, Virginia, USA; John Saxton bought 135 acres of land in Lunenburg Co VaLunenburg Co Deed Book 5 pg 416

Notes:

There seemed to be some connection between this John son's and Pryor as Pryor lived very close to Ben Sexton. I lean away from this John being a father of Pryor because when he died, Pryor was not listed as one of the children that was bounded out. A lot of people list Pryor's parents as Joseph and Mary, but there is no proof of that either. I left John here as a father as a reminder he is probably related to John in some way, and I need to try and find the connection between the two.

Died:
Lunenburg Co Court Order Bk 9 12 May 1763 Orphans of John Sexton deceased ordered to be bound out Wm & Elizabeth, Benj & Archibald, & John. John Sexton & Robert Sexton had bought land in Lunenburg Co in 1759. Robert sold his in 1765, Chars sold John's in 1772

Other Events:

• Land Patent: 4 January 1790, Wythe County, Virginia, USA; Henry Lee, Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, To all To whom these Presents shall come, GreetingKnow Ye, that by virtue of Exchange Warrants Numbers four hundred and seven and four hundred and eight both issued (More...)
• Tax List: 21 March 1793, Wythe County, Virginia, USA; John Michael Coker 1 tithe, 2 horses/mules
• Surveyor: 28 October 1794, Wythe County, Virginia, USA; William Sexton to be appointed surveyor of the road in place of John Michael Coker.
• Deed: 1797, Grayson County, Virginia; This may have been in Wythe, don't have the deed, but it is referenced that John Michael and wife Susanna sell to Pryor sexton 130 acres of land.
• Will: 10 November 1797, Grayson County, Virginia

Notes:

Birth:
Given name Johannes Michael Kocher

Died:
Will probated 26 Mar 1799 Grayson Co.,Va

John married Susanna. Susanna was born in 1733 in Wythe County, Virginia, USA; died in 1821 in Grayson County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Researchers claim his mother, Jane was Pekowi (Shawnee Indian)

Asa married Esther. Esther was born in 1740. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]