Mary Prior1,2,3

F, #203, b. 22 May 1738, d. 23 October 1836
Father*Samuel Prior2,3 b. 17 Aug 1693, d. 24 Apr 1776
Mother*Mary Powell2,3 b. 18 May 1697, d. 21 May 1776
Relationship5th great-grandmother of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceTFT0075

Names and TItles

Married: Mrs (Prior) Searing as of 5 January 1764.
Mary Prior was born on 22 May 1738 in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York.2,4 She was the daughter of Samuel Prior and Mary Powell.2,3 Mary Prior married John Searing, son of John Searing and Elizabeth Raynor, on 5 January 1764.2,3 Mary Prior died on 23 October 1836 at age 98.4
She met for worship at at Westbury Monthly Meeting, Westbury, New York.3 She became the mother of Mary U. Searing on 12 December 1764.2,4,5 Mary Prior became the mother of John Searing on 11 February 1766.3 Mary Prior became the mother of Amy Searing on 23 February 1768.3 Mary Prior became the mother of Phebe Searing on 6 January 1773.5 Mary's father Samuel Prior died on 24 April 1776.6 Mary's mother Mary Powell died on 21 May 1776.6 Mary's daughter was married at wedding of Mary U. Searing and Samuel Wood on 8 August 1782 in Cow Neck, Long Island, New York.2,7 Mary's daughter was married at wedding of Amy Searing and Daniel Mott on 4 May 1786.2,8 Mary's son was married at wedding of John Searing and Mary Merritt in 1789 at Oblong Monthley Meeting.2,5 Mary's daughter was married at wedding of Phebe Searing and Thomas Willis on 9 October 1795 in Cow Neck, Long Island, New York.2,9 Mary's daughter Phebe Searing died on 20 June 1804.10 Mary Prior became a widow with the death of her husband, John Searing on 20 May 1822.3

References

Mary Prior has ID 75 in Taber Family Tree.1

4 Children of Mary Prior and John Searing, son of John Searing and Elizabeth Raynor,

Children
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Pedigree of Robert Damon (Limited)
Indented Pedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Indented Pedigree of Robert Damon (Limited)
Last Edited9 Oct 2002

Citations

  1. [S34] Barbara Wood Taber, Taber Family Tree, (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), (Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in).
  2. [S122] Arnold Wood, John Wood of Attercliffe, Yorkshire, England and Falls, Buck County, Pennsylvania and His Descendants in the United States (Privately Printed, 1903). Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in. Hereinafter cited as Wood Family.
  3. [S12] William Wade Henshaw, Encylopedia of Quaker Genealogy (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1936-1950: Inc. Broderbund Software, 1994). Repository: Richard Smith Damon Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in, Volume 3, page 446. Hereinafter cited as Encylopdia of Quaker Genealogy.
  4. [S194] The RAYNOR Family, online http://groups.msn.com/TheRAYNORFamily
  5. [S12] William Wade Henshaw, Encylopdia of Quaker Genealogy, Vol III, page 446.
  6. [S12] William Wade Henshaw, Encylopdia of Quaker Genealogy, Volume 3, page 439.
  7. [S12] William Wade Henshaw, Encylopdia of Quaker Genealogy, Vol III, page 475.
  8. [S12] William Wade Henshaw, Encylopdia of Quaker Genealogy, Vol III, page 428.
  9. [S12] William Wade Henshaw, Encylopdia of Quaker Genealogy, Volume 3, page 474.
  10. [S12] William Wade Henshaw, Encylopdia of Quaker Genealogy, Vol III, Page 508.