Lydia Priest

Abt 1758 - 1827  (69 years)

• Name	Lydia Priest  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1758	Washington Co., Virginia
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Jul 1827	Conway Co., Arkansas
  Person ID	I27294	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Alexander McFarland,   b. 1764, Augusta Co., Virginia d. 1812, Arkansas (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	20 May 1785	Washington Co., Virginia   [1]
  Children	1. Blassingham Harvey McFarland,   b. Abt 1786, Virginia d. Aft 1829, Independence, Arkansas (Age > 44 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Maranda McFarland,   b. Abt 1788, Virginia d. 20 May 1837, Cadron Township, Conway Co., Arkansas (Age 49 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Lydia McFarland,   b. Abt 1790, Virginia d. 6 May 1836, Conway Co., Arkansas (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6756	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

• Notes

  PARENTS: William PRIEST and Mary GRIFFITH. LINKS: Father William born York, PA and died Russell Co, VA. PROBATE: 1829 Conway County, Arkansas. Lydia names in will daughters and their husbands and grandchildren: Benjamin and Maranda Murphy and children Alexander, James, Gibson, and Benjamin Harris Murphy; Ruben J. and Lydia Blount and children Blassingame Harvey, Truant, and James Blount. Other children mentioned but not named. LydiaBlount died 1836 and Maranda Murphy died 1837.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1208] Ancestry.com, Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850, (Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc;;;;;;).