DESCENDANTS OF MASON PRIEST
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Don Norman
1.MASON PRIEST
Mason Priest
was born about 1770. He married Sallie Lawrence.
Known children of Mason and Sallie (Lawrence) Priest.
2. (1). Willis b.Jun 4 1795
d.Apr 6 1848
m. Ann
Nancy Lawrence Aug 20 1818
2.WILLIS PRIEST
1.MASON PRIEST
Willis Priest,
a son of Mason and Sallie (Lawrence) Priest, was born
June 4, 1795 and died in Fauquier County VA April 6,
1848. He married
Ann Nancy Lawrence August 20, 1818. Ann, a daughter of
Mason and Nancy
(O'Bannon) Lawrence, was born June 16, 1800 and died in
Lewis County WV
to October 26,1882.
Willis served
in the War of 1812. After Willis died Ann and most of
her children moved from Fauquier County to Lewis County
WV and were
listed in the 1850 Lewis County VA census.
On 12 December
1849, Ann bought four hundred acres on Elk Lick of
the Right Hand Fork of Freeman's Creek in Lewis County.
She paid with a
wagon, 2 sets of guns, 2 horses, and $30. Later, she made
payments of
$4, $6, $20, and $20. The man who sold them the land did
not have a
clear title from absentee landowners living in Pennsylvania.
The Priests
were sued and ended up in a court battle that was not
settled until
after the Civil War. The land was lost, but Ann remained
on a small
parcel of it until her death.
Children of Willis and Ann (Lawrence) Priest.
3. (1). Albert Harley b.Apr 10 1821
m. Agnes
A. ----
4. (2). William Nevelle b.Jul 30 1824)
m. Sarah
R. -----
5. (3). John Mason b.Jun 3 1826
m.
Madamana -----
6. (4). Lawrence b.Sep 27 1829 d.Sep 27 1829
7. (5). O'Bannon b.Sep 27 1829 d.Sep 27 1829
8. (6). Ann Winifred b.Oct 8 1830
9. (7). Orin Hall b.Mar 1 1833
10. (8). Cordova Florentine b.Dec 27 1834
m.
Drusilla ----
11. (9). Sarah Agnes b.Sep 18 1836
12. (10).
Elizabeth Frances b.Aug 13 1838
13. (11). Jannett
Amanda b.Sep 18 1840
14. (12). Lucy
Tellous b.Oct 26 1842
15. (13). Susan
Willis b.Nov 25 1845
3.ALBERT HARLEY PRIEST
2.WILLIS PRIEST 1.MASON PRIEST
Albert Harley
Priest, a son of Willis and Ann (Lawrence) Priest, was
born in VA April 10, 1821. He married Agnes A. ----.
Agnes was born in
VA about 1827.
Known children of Albert Harley and Agnes A. Priest.
16. (1). Catherine b.c. 1859
4.WILLIAM NEVELL PRIEST
2.WILLIS PRIEST 1.MASON PRIEST
William Nevell
Priest, a son of Willis and Ann (Lawrence) Priest,
was born in VA July 30, 1824. He married Sarah R. ----.
Sarah was born
in VA in 1835.
Known children of William Nevelle and Sarah R. Priest.
17. (1). Mary S. b.c. 1857
18. (2). Elizabeth W. b.c. 1859
5.JOHN MASON PRIEST
2.WILLIS PRIEST 1.MASON PRIEST
John Mason
Priest, a son of Willis and Ann (Lawrence) Priest, was
born June 3, 1826. He married Madama -----. Madama was
born in VA about
1834.
Known children of John Mason and Madama Priest.
19. (1). Edmund W. b. 1860
20. (2). William O. b.c. 1862
21. (3). Esther b.c. 1865
22. (4). Ann B. b.c. 1866
23. (5). William G. b.c.
1869
10.CORDOVA FLORENTINE PRIEST 2.WILLIS PRIEST 1.MASON PRIEST
Cordova
Florentine Priest, a son of Willis and Ann (Lawrence)
Priest, was born December 27, 1834. He married Drusilla
----. Drusilla
was born in Va about 1842.
Known children of Cordova Florentine and Drusilla Priest.
24. (1). Alexander b.c. 1862
25. (2). Edith M b.c. 1866
26. (3). Mary J. b. 1870
27. (4). Martha A. b. 1870
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
"Lewis County WV, Her People and Places", 2000,
p.160
1850, 1860, 1870 Lewis County VA (WV) census