Elizabeth Willis married Moses Pryor on 1788 in Ohio. Moses Pryor was killed in 1793 in an Indian attack at Mill Creek, Hamilton County at the age of 63.
She married Samuel Dunn on July 29, 1794, after losing her former husband and children in Indian attacks.
The past and present of Mill Creek Valley --
Mrs. Pryor was married in 1794 to Samuel Dunn, and immediately returned to the improvements made by her former husband, on what is now the county infirmary farm. There she and her husband resided for many years and raised a family of six children. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Willis, and was a native of New Jersey. She died on the 2nd day of January 1843, the the 74th year of her age, and was buried in the old Baptist burying ground, at Duck Creek. The late Jeremiah Dunn, who resided north of Lockland, was her oldest son.
Will probated March 4, 1843 --
Elizabeth—quilt frame, looking glass;
Mary, Sarah and Elizabeth—all wearing apparel and household furniture;
Sarah—$100;
grandson Samuel W.—$50;
son Jeremiah $100;
son John C —residue after settlement.
Will Book 6, pg 351.
Children with Samuel Dunn:
Jeremiah Dunn (1795 – 1861)
Sarah Dunn (1797 – )
Mary Dunn (1799 – )
Elizabeth Dunn (1800 – )
John C Dunn (1800 – )
Samuel W Dunn (1801 – 1821)
Elizabeth Willis married Moses Pryor on 1788 in Ohio. Moses Pryor was killed in 1793 in an Indian attack at Mill Creek, Hamilton County at the age of 63.
She married Samuel Dunn on July 29, 1794, after losing her former husband and children in Indian attacks.
The past and present of Mill Creek Valley --
Mrs. Pryor was married in 1794 to Samuel Dunn, and immediately returned to the improvements made by her former husband, on what is now the county infirmary farm. There she and her husband resided for many years and raised a family of six children. Her maiden name was Elizabeth Willis, and was a native of New Jersey. She died on the 2nd day of January 1843, the the 74th year of her age, and was buried in the old Baptist burying ground, at Duck Creek. The late Jeremiah Dunn, who resided north of Lockland, was her oldest son.
Will probated March 4, 1843 --
Elizabeth—quilt frame, looking glass;
Mary, Sarah and Elizabeth—all wearing apparel and household furniture;
Sarah—$100;
grandson Samuel W.—$50;
son Jeremiah $100;
son John C —residue after settlement.
Will Book 6, pg 351.
Children with Samuel Dunn:
Jeremiah Dunn (1795 – 1861)
Sarah Dunn (1797 – )
Mary Dunn (1799 – )
Elizabeth Dunn (1800 – )
John C Dunn (1800 – )
Samuel W Dunn (1801 – 1821)
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