Born about in Richmond County, Virginia Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Morton
and Mary (Mountjoy) Jordan
Wife of
Nicholas Meriwether
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Wife of
Samuel Pryor Jr.
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Nicholas Meriwether and Martha (Pryor) Farley
Died after
after about age 51
in King George, Virginia
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Biography
Frances was born about 1724. She is the daughter of John Morton and Mary Mountjoy.
She passed away after 1775.
Sources
- Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 database, FamilySearch, Samuel Pryor and Frances Morton, 27 Aug 1760; citing St James Northam Parish,Goochland,Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 975.5 V2D. Listed under Maiden Name
- Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 database, FamilySearch, Samuel Pryor and Frances Meriwether, 27 Aug 1760; citing Goochland County, Virginia, reference 266; FHL microfilm 31,650. Listed under current Married Name
- The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 17, No. 3 The Morton Patriarchs of Virginia. Page 313.
- Personal info
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frances:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Frances:
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~2.34%
Creed Huff
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M113426 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A062455 [compare]
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~0.78%
John (McAnally) Jackson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DV3658530 [compare], Ancestry member JMcAnally5258
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #17236
Rejected matches › Frances (Pryor) Murrell (1721-1765)
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Categories: Southern Pioneers
Frances has two records for her marriage to Dr Samuel Pryor. One shows her Maiden Name and one shows her current Last Name at the time of Marriage to Dr Samuel Pryor.