Charles (Presley) Priestley (abt. 1753 - 1835)

Born about 1753 in Anson County North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Casiah) Presley — married 2 Mar 1783 (to about 1835) in Rowan Co NC

Died 1835 at about age 82 in Bledsoe County Tennessee

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Biography

Charles was born about 1744. He was the son of Andrew Presley, a blacksmith from Cecile Co MD according to his Rowan County NC marriage license. He passed away in 1835 in Bledsoe Co TN.

Charles Priestley (the name also appears in the file as Prestley, Prestly, Pressly, Presly) is said to have been born in Anson County North Carolina. 

He enlisted the year after the "Snow Campaign" while residing with his parents in Kershaw County.

 He married Mary "Polly" Keziah of Kershaw County in 1783.
Marriage Records of North Carolina
Polly KEZIAH "of Kershaw Co. SC" m Charles Priestley 2 March 1783 in Rowan Co NC He s/o Andrew a blacksmith from Cecile Co MD.

The Minutes of the Kershaw County Court reveal that Charles Prestley served on a petit jury in 1795.

The Sons of Andrew Presley Jr. compiled by Ed Dunn Charles and Polly had eight children:
John b 1785; living in Bledsoe Co in 1840
Nancy
Elizabeth "Betsey"
Martha "Patsey"
William b 1796; living in Bledsoe County in 1840
Charles
Kesiah
David

‘’’1800 Census: Kershaw District, South Carolina’’’ Series: M32; Roll: 49; Page: 151; Image: 49; Family History Library Film: 181424
HOH Charles Presley
two FWM 0-10 - William b 1796 and Charles b 1800
one FWM 10-16 - John b 1785
one FWM over 45 - Charles
two FWF 0-10 - just guessing on the girls' birth order Betsey and Patsey - 1790-1800
one FWF 10-16 - Elizabeth - This was Polly's younger sister Elizabeth, orphaned, when their parents died, who was living with them in 1800.
one FWF 26-45 - Polly

This leaves daughter Kesiah Presley and son David born after 1800, say by 1805

Charles Presley Jr. is found on the 1830 Monroe Co TN census where is listed as between 30-39 years of age. By comparing the ages on the 1800 and 1830 census we can determine he was born in 1800.

United States Senate.The Pension Roll of 1835
4 vols. 1968 Reprint, with index.
Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1992.
Name: Charles Priestly
Pension Enrollment Date: 4 Mar 1831
Rank: Private; Service: S.Carolina Line
Birth Year: act 1744; Age: 87
Residence: Morgan, Tennessee
See image

Charles died in 1835 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. Polly died in 1844 at the age of ninety.

His wife Polly aged 90 years, came before the Bledsor County Court and swore she was the widow of Charles Priestly and applied for the widow's benefits recently granted to widows of soldiers who fought in the Revolution; see images of her affidavit.