Prior Family

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS¹ PRIOR was born Abt. 1613, and died Abt. Jun 1639¹.

Notes for THOMAS PRIOR:

Per SAVAGE, VOL 3 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF New England

PRIOR, THOMAS, Scituate, came in 1634 from London, with Lothrop,died 1639, buried says Lothrop, 22 June; in his will of June in that

year names sons Samuel, and Thomas, daughters Elizabeth and Mary, all in Old England and his three sons here, before mentioned.

Children of THOMAS PRIOR are:

2. i. HUMPHREY² PRIOR, b. Abt. 1642, Windsor, Connecticut;
d. 1719, Windsor, Connecticut.

ii. SAMUEL PRIOR.

iii. THOMAS PRIOR.

iv. ELIZABETH PRIOR.

v. MARY PRIOR.

vi. DANIEL PRIOR.

Notes for DANIEL PRIOR:

Per SAVAGE, VOL 3 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF New England

PRIOR, or PRYOR, DANIEL, Duxbury, son of Thomas, came late in

1635, from London, in the Hopewell, Captain Babb, aged 13, had wife

Mary, and lived at Scituate.

vii. JOHN PRIOR.

Notes for JOHN PRIOR:

Per SAVAGE, VOL 3 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF New England

PRIOR, JOHN, Scituate brother of Daniel, came from London with him,

at the age of 15, removed to Duxbury, and Windsor says, in his old age,

married Eleanor Childs.

Generation No. 2

2. HUMPHREY² PRIOR (THOMAS¹) was born Abt. 1642 in Windsor, Connecticut,
and died 1719 in Windsor, Connecticut. He married ANN OSBORN Nov 12,
1663, daughter of JOHN OSBORN and ANN OLDAGE.

Notes for HUMPHREY PRIOR:

Per SAVAGE, VOL 3 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF New England

PRIOR, HUMPHREY, Windsor, married 12 November 1663, Ann,

daughter of John Osborn, had John, born 14 February 1665; and

Daniel, 18 December, 1667; and his wife died before her father.

Children of HUMPHREY PRIOR and ANN OSBORN are:

3. i. JOHN³ PRIOR, b. Feb 14, 1664/65, Windsor, Connecticut.

ii. DANIEL PRIOR.

Notes for DANIEL PRIOR:

Per SAVAGE, VOL 3 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF New England

PRIOR, DANIEL, Windsor, son of Humphrey, married 9 February

1693, Sarah Eggleston, daughter of Samuel of Middletown, had

Sarah, born 4 Mar. 1694.

Generation No. 3

3. JOHN³ PRIOR (HUMPHREY², THOMAS¹) was born Feb 14, 1664/65 in Windsor,
Connecticut. He married (1) SARAH PEASE. He married (2) MARY GEER
Apr 15, 1686 in Enfield, CT., daughter of THOMAS GEER and DEBORAH
DAVIS.

Notes for JOHN PRIOR:

Per SAVAGE, VOL 3 DICT. FIRST SETTLERS OF New England

PRIOR, JOHN, Windsor, eldest son of Humphrey, had Ann, born 31 March 1690;
Mary, 6 March living with Rev. Ralph Partridge, when the minister made his
will, 1655.

More About JOHN PRIOR:

Occupation: Yeoman

Children of JOHN PRIOR and MARY GEER are:

4. i. ANN⁴ PRIOR, b. Mar 31, 1690, Enfield, CT.

ii. MARY PRIOR, b. Mar 06, 1691/92.

iii. JOHN PRIOR, b. May 16, 1695.

iv. DANIEL PRIOR, b. Oct 16, 1697, Enfield, CT.

v. SARAH PRIOR, b. Feb 12, 1699/00, Enfield, CT..

vi. NATHANIEL PRIOR, b. Sep 01, 1702, Enfield, CT.

vii. AZARIAH PRIOR, b. Jan 26, 1704/05, Enfield, CT.

5. viii. EZEKIEL PRIOR, b. Apr 24, 1708, Enfield, CT.;
d. Jul 27, 1798.

ix. THANKFUL PRIOR, b. 1712, Enfield, CT.

Generation No. 4

4. ANN⁴ PRIOR (JOHN³, HUMPHREY², THOMAS¹) was born Mar 31, 1690 in
Enfield, CT. She married BENJAMIN JONES, son of BENJAMIN JONES
and ELIZABETH WILDES.

Child of ANN PRIOR and BENJAMIN JONES is:

i. LUCRETIA⁵ JONES, b. Mar 15, 1732/33, Enfield, CT; m.
PETER WARD, Sep 20, 1750, Somers, CT.

5. EZEKIEL⁴ PRIOR (JOHN³, HUMPHREY², THOMAS¹) was born Apr 24, 1708
in Enfield, CT., and died Jul 27, 1798. He married DEBORAH GEER
Aug 24, 1732 in Enfield, CT., daughter of SHUBAEL GEER and SARAH
ABBE.

Children of EZEKIEL PRIOR and DEBORAH GEER are:

i. CHLOE⁵ PRIOR, b. Feb 28, 1733/34.

ii. ZACCHEUS PRIOR, b. Mar 13, 1736/37; d. Jan 19, 1818; m.
ABIGAIL PEASE.

Endnotes

1. Savage's Genealogical Dictionary of New England Settlers, v. 3.