Elizabeth (Priddy) Miller (1783 - 1858)

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THOUGHTS: This is a confusing ancestral line. The parents of Elizabeth Range? Priddy are Richard Priddy Sr. and Judith Elizabeth Forrest. The "Range" name is not on any known document, nor her marriage record. The Forrest name is even picked up in a future Russell line for Marlene Forrest Russell of Tennessee. I suspect the Range family and the Priddy family are somehow interconnected, but not as the parents of Elizabeth nor her husband Jacob Miller. This family started in Halifax VA and moved to Jefferson,TN. Some of the members branching further with their own families of course. For example, Elizabeth's mom Judith ended up living with her daughter Celia's family (the Terrys) in Mississippi.

This family does not appear to be the Jacob Miller who married Elizabeth Range near Leesburg, Washington County, TN. The Washington County Elizabeth Range was born in 1777 and had ten children with Jacob Miller in Washington County. Jacob died and was buried in Washington County, TN. The Jacob Miller of this profile married 1804 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, to Elizabeth Priddy per marriage record image. They both died Jefferson, Tennessee.

Elizabeth Priddy Miller's birth family included her dad in the Revolutionary War and her brother Thomas in the War of 1812 (at age 16!). Her sister Fannie's husband built the first jail in his town and I wonder if it was due to imminent need or community planning.

I am listing only one child for Jacob and Elizabeth and that is Rohada Miller who began the Brimer line to Marlene Forrest Russell. None of the others seemed to fit as possibilities even when touted on other lineages as such. I am quite meticulous, so if I am wrong, show me how and why. Per Donna Cator

Birth and Parents Elizabeth Range Priddy was born in 1783 in Halifax VA. She passed away Sept. 9, 1858.

Her parents were Richard Priddy Sr. and Judith Elizabeth Forrest. Her mom was born 25 Nov 1766 in Halifax County, Virginia and died 5 May 1857 (aged 90!) at Starkville, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, the place where she moved after her husband passed away in 1831 to live with her daughter Celia's family (Celia Priddy Terry). Mom is buried at Double Springs Cemetery, Maben, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi in an unmarked plot.^[1]. MEMORIAL ID 184964538.

Judith Elizabeth Forrest Priddy

Mom Judith Elizabeth Forrest married Dad Richard Priddy on February 21, 1782 and they had many children. Judith (Judy) received a widow's pension beginning July 1, 1848 for Richard Priddy's service in the Revolutionary War. Elizabeth's father Richard was SERG. 1 Regt Va Rev War; he died 1831 and was buried in Lamar County, Alabama.

Known Siblings of Elizabeth Priddy (Mrs. Jacob Miller):

Molly Priddy 1784 Halifax, VA to 1807 Molly died when she was about 22 in Halifax.

Burrel/Burwell Priddy 1786 Halifax VA. He died 1870 in his 80s in Tallahatchie, Mississippi. Married a Susannah Moore and also a Winifred Dixon Priddy, widow of William Priddy, son of Thomas Priddy and Mary Sneed, and had several children.

Family moved to TN:

Thomas Jefferson Priddy May 23, 1796 to Dec 28, 1876.

Thom. Jefferson Priddy original gravestone

Thomas J. enlisted with his father's permission at the age of 16. He was a Pvt. for the Tenn. Militia in the War of 1812. Thomas was born in Jefferson County, TN and died in Kaufman TX. Thomas married Margaret Peggy Terry, sister of James Gideon Terry who married Thomas' sister Celia Ann (below). Thomas dedicated 4 acres of land to build a meeting house and cemetery, where his wife Margaret is buried: Mount Pleasant Baptist Cemetery, Fulton, Itawamba County, Mississippi. Prior to moving to Texas, Thomas lived with his family in Mississippi.

Frances 'Fannie' Malinda Priddy (Mrs. John DeVault) 1799–1884. They married in Morgan County Alabama in 1823, and they moved to McNairy County Tennessee about 1826 or 1827. According to Gen. Wright's Reminiscences of Early McNairy County, the DeVaults had eight children. Wright's book says that John DeVault built the first jail in McNairy County,

Celia Ann “Sealy” Priddy (Mrs. James Gideon Terry) Dec. 7, 1806 to Aug. 10, 1867 Celia was born in Jefferson County, TN. Sealy died at 60 in Lynville, Kemper County, Mississippi and is buried at Bluff Springs Cemetery.

James Oliver Priddy born 11 Jan. 1810 and died on 25 Dec 1893 when he was 83. He is buried at Keyes Cemetery in Fulton Mississippi. His wife was Elizabeth, but her last name is unknown.

George Priddy 1812–1888; buried at Wells Family Cemetery in Lamar County, Alabama.

POSSIBLE OTHER SIBLINGS: Richard Priddy, Jr; Martha R Priddy; Robert Priddy.

Marriage Elizabeth Range Priddy married Jacob Miller in Jefferson County, TN on 30 Dec. 1804. ^[2]

Jefferson TN Marriage record for Elizabeth Priddy and Jacob Miller December 30, 1804

Husband Jacob Miller was also born in Halifax VA but earlier, in 1780. His parents were George Miller (1723-1782) and Glory Lister (1728-1798).

Child of Jacob and Elizabeth Range Priddy Miller

Rohada Miller 1822 - 1893; married Vineyard Rhoten "Rip" Brimer

Rhoda is believed to be the youngest child of Jacob and Elizabeth Priddy Miller.

(ADDED 8/17/2021/DMC) RESEARCH THIS: Other possible siblings of Rhoda are per Family Search Family Tree for Rhoda's profile on that site:

John H. Miller 1805–1839

Elizabeth Miller 1810–1870

Christopher Columbus Miller 1816–1897

Judy A Miller 1818–Deceased

Sarah Miller 1822–Deceased

SELF: Rhoda Miller 1822–1893. If Sarah is, indeed, a sister of Rhoda they are likely twins.

Death of her husband Jacob Miller, on 12 Sept 1845 in Jefferson County, TN.

Death of Elizabeth Priddy Miller on 9 Sept 1858 (in Jefferson City, Jefferson, Tennessee?)

Sources

Ancestry Family Trees

Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953

Newspapers.com

Obituary Index, 1800s-current

Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002

Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1784-1825

U.S. Pensioners, 1818-1872

1. ↑ Records from the Primitive Baptist Church of Oktibbeha County, Mississippi show that Judith died on May 5, 1857
2. ↑ Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002

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