Frances (Pryor) Murrell (1721 - 1765)

Born 1721 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 1765 at about age 44 in Virginia

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Biography

"Dalton Newsletter, Dalton Gang Letter', Melanie Dalton Crain, Editor. 'Ancestral line of Gordon Bonnet; September 1996, p. 19: 'Jonathan Lyell and Mary Dalton had, among other children, Winifred Lyell, b. February 18, 1738 in North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Va. Winifred married Mark Andrews of Dinwiddie Co., Va., son of William Andrews and Avis Garnett, and had, among other children, a daughter named Zilphia Andrews. Winifred Lyell Andrews died in 1827.

Zilphia Andrews married Jeffrey Murrell of Lunenburg Co., Va., son of William Murrell and Frances Pryor. They had, among other children, my ancestor, James H. Murrell, and the famous outlaw John A. Murrell. James H. Murrell moved to Louisiana, allegedly to escape his brother's bad name and influence, where he married on April 7, 1827, in Opelousas, La., to Mary Margaret McBride, daughter of Thomas Walter McBride and Julienne Bogard. They had, among other children, a daughter Emily Murrell, born on May 26, 1829 in Opelousas, La. Emily Murrell married in Opelousas on May 19, 1853 to Esprit Ariez Bonnet, son of Zacharie Bonnet and Marie Rebail of Gap, France. They had, among other children, Alfred Ariez Bonnet, who married Mary Emily Brandt, daughter of Wilhelm Brandt of Germany and Isabella Rulong. They were my paternal great-grandparents.'" ^[1]

"The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Volume 7; THE VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 1900: 'Extracts from notes in the Mitchell family Bible, made by James Mitchel from personal recollection and conversations, correspondence, &c, with older members of the family... Grandmother's father, Colonel Samuel Pryor's parents were from England, and had settled in Caroline county, Va. He married a Miss Thornton, whose parents were also from England, and settled in Caroline, Hanover and Spotsylvania counties. They had ten children...'" ^[2]

"Virginia Memory: 1786 Chancery Records Index - GOOCHLAND CO - WILLS (contested), pp 1, 16: 'Plaintiff()s: FRANCES PRYOR... 'WILLIAM PRYOR... 'Pryor, Widow.'"[sic].^[3]/case_detail.asp?CFN=075-1786-006]

Sources

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• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pedigree Resource File, database, Family Search: 'Frances Pryor / Smith'" [4]

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197800517/francis-murrell