Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Birthabt 1720, Richmond County, Virginia54
Death7 Jul 1777, Virginia
BurialUnknown, Virginia107
Alias/AKAMary Frances Morton, Mary Pryor
RelationshipShe was a half-sister of John Morton Jordan.
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FatherJohn Morton Jr. , M (~1689-1728)
MotherMary Mountjoy , F (~1693-1730)
Spouses
1COL Nicholas Meriwether 
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99,100,24, G Grandson, MDeath3 May 1758, Goochland County, Virginia104
BurialGoochland County, Virginia105
FatherDavid Meriwether , M (~1690-1744)
MotherAnne Holmes , F (1695-1736)
ChildrenNicholas (Died as Infant), M (1741-1741)
John (Died as Infant), M (1743-1743)
Reuben , M (1743-~1794)
George , M (1745-1782)
Anne (Died as Infant), F (1747-)
Nicholas , M (1749-1828)
Mary , F (1752-1786)
Frances or Francis (Died as Infant), ? (1754-1757)
ChildrenSamuel , M (1762-1812)
Biography notes for Frances Morton
Frances (Morton) Meriwether Pryor
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Frances was born about 1720 in Richmond County, Virginia, the daughter of John Morton (~1689–~1727) and Mary Mountjoy (~1693–bef 1733).
About 1740 in Virginia, she married Col. Nicholas Meriwether, son of David Meriwether and Anne Holmes, his wife.
Frances and Nicholas had eight known children: Nicholas (1741–1741), John (1743–1743), Reuben (1743–1794), George (1745–1782), Anne (1747–?), Nicholas (1749–1828), Mary (1752–1786) and Frances/Francis (1754–1757). They resided mostly in Goochland county, where most of the children were born and where Nicholas died in 1758.
After the death of Nicholas Meriwether, she married Dr. Samuel Pryor in 1760. They had one son, Samuel, born 12 Jan 1762 in Goochland County. Dr. Pryor died in 1765.
Frances died 7 Jul 1777, most likely in Goochland County. Where she and Dr. Pryor are buried is not known.
Her only son by Dr. Pryor, Samuel Jr., married Salley Drumwright in 1791. It is said they removed to Kentucky, where they had several sons and daughters. She evidently died and he then married Mary Curd (1769–1833). Samuel died Dec 1811 in Kentucky. A son of the second marriage, James (1802–1885), was the judge of the Eighth Circuit Court for the state of Kentucky (abt 1855) and professor of law in the U. of Louisville, Kentucky.
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Frances was born about 1720 in Richmond County, Virginia, the daughter of John Morton (~1689–~1727) and Mary Mountjoy (~1693–bef 1733).
About 1740 in Virginia, she married Col. Nicholas Meriwether, son of David Meriwether and Anne Holmes, his wife.
Frances and Nicholas had eight known children: Nicholas (1741–1741), John (1743–1743), Reuben (1743–1794), George (1745–1782), Anne (1747–?), Nicholas (1749–1828), Mary (1752–1786) and Frances/Francis (1754–1757). They resided mostly in Goochland county, where most of the children were born and where Nicholas died in 1758.
After the death of Nicholas Meriwether, she married Dr. Samuel Pryor in 1760. They had one son, Samuel, born 12 Jan 1762 in Goochland County. Dr. Pryor died in 1765.
Frances died 7 Jul 1777, most likely in Goochland County. Where she and Dr. Pryor are buried is not known.
Her only son by Dr. Pryor, Samuel Jr., married Salley Drumwright in 1791. It is said they removed to Kentucky, where they had several sons and daughters. She evidently died and he then married Mary Curd (1769–1833). Samuel died Dec 1811 in Kentucky. A son of the second marriage, James (1802–1885), was the judge of the Eighth Circuit Court for the state of Kentucky (abt 1855) and professor of law in the U. of Louisville, Kentucky.
Other Marriage notes for Frances Morton
After the death of Nicholas, she married Dr. Samuel Prior/Pryor on 27 Aug 1760 in Goochland County; they were the parents of one son, Samuel (1762–1812). Dr. Prior died in 1765. Son Samuel married Sally Drumwright in 1791.