Person:James Pryor (5)

JAMES PRYOR will made in New Orleans Dec 25 1814 Will beings "The state of our Country rendering life more precarious than usual " Probated Jefferson Cy Aug 13 1822 Named James GILLY, son of John B Gilly as executor; brothers ROBERT L PRYOR & NATHANIEL PRYOR and Robert MCCLELLAND; sisters Jane B GILLY, and Eliza OLDHAM. (Book 2 p 183).

NANCY PRYOR had m Robert McClelland Aug 7 1792 Jefferson Cy and she d by 1810 (he was widower in 1810 census, and mentioned alone in will of James Pryor). Jane B PRYOR m John GILLY May 17 1808 Jefferson Cy. ELIZA W PRYOR m 1) _ MCCLELLAND 2) HENRY OLDHAM Aug 26 1808 Bullitt Cy. 1840 Jefferson Cy census Lousville p 18.

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Estate Records

Jefferson Circuit Set June Term, 1825

Daniel Wilson, complainant, against John B Gilly, executor of James Pryor, dec’d. Nathaniel Pryor and Robert McClelland and others defts. —in chancery.

This day came the complainant by his counsel and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court, that the defendants Nathaniel Pryor and Robert McClelland are non-residents of this commonwealth and they have not having appeared and answered the said complainant’s bills; It is therefore ordered that they appear here on or before the first day of the next October term of this court, and answer the said complainant’s bill, otherwise the same will be taken for confessed as to and against them and the matters and things therein contained, decreed accordingly. And it further ordered, that a copy of this order, be published two months successively, in some public authorized newspaper of this state.

A copy — Test.

Robert Tyler, d. e j. e e.

June 23”