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