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====== Ireland, 17th to 19th centuries ====== | ====== Ireland, 17th to 19th centuries ====== | ||
- | The Irish connection started with Captain Thomas Prior (initially his name was spelt Pryor, but by the time he died, it was Prior. For the sake of clarity, we’ll use Prior) being granted land in Queen' | + | The Irish connection started with Captain Thomas Prior (initially his name was spelt Pryor, but by the time he died, it was Prior. For the sake of clarity, we’ll use Prior) being granted land in Queen' |
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===== First Generations of Priors in Ireland ===== | ===== First Generations of Priors in Ireland ===== | ||
- | The following summarises the Priors who lived in Ireland: click on the name for more about that person.\\ | + | The following summarises the three generations of Priors who lived in Ireland: click on the name for more about that person.\\ |
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[[Captain Thomas Prior]] (d. 17 March ? | [[Captain Thomas Prior]] (d. 17 March ? | ||
| [[Colonel Thomas Prior]] (d. 1700) m. | | [[Colonel Thomas Prior]] (d. 1700) m. | ||
- | | [[Richard Prior]] (d. 1736) Single? | + | | [[Richard Prior]] (d. 1736) Single, no children |
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- | ==== The Thomas Tradition ==== | + | |
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- | The above Thomas M-P is labelled the 1st because, ever since that Thomas M-P was born in 1773, the tradition has been followed that each Thomas and his wife call their first-born son Thomas. It’s a bonus that the name celebrates the first Prior in Ireland as well as the great Tom Prior whose will prompted the formation of the Murray-Prior name. It is less of a bonus when trying to keep track of which Thomas is which! Nevertheless it is an incredible achievement, | + | |