Eleanor Nellie Prather

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• Reference Number: 6.572.02
• Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Eleanor married William Baker Mason Co., Ky.. William (son of William Baker and Mrs William Baker) was born Abt 1779, of, Md; died , Owen Co., Ind.. [Group Sheet]

1. Simon Baker was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
2. William Baker, II. was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
3. Anna Baker, Belle was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
4. Elijah Baker was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
5. Prather Baker was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
6. Alexander Baker was born , of Mason Co., Ky.
7. John Hannibal Baker was born 25 Dec 1808, of Mason Co., Ky.
8. James Baker was born 22 Feb 1817, of Mason Co., Ky.
9. Thomas S. Baker was born 08 Jul 1819, of Mason Co., Ky.
10. Mary Baker, Polly was born 23 Nov 1823, of Mason Co., Ky.
11. William Alford Baker was born 10 Jul 1826, of Mason Co., Ky; was christened , Doctor in Enfield, Il..
12. Beckwith Baker was born 26 Aug 1828, of Mason Co., Ky.

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• Reference Number: 5.263.01
• Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Notes:

He was listed in Washington Co., MD. in 1783:
Maryland Indexes of Assessments of 1783; WA Marsh p. 5 MSA S1161-11-2.
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Reginald Prather was a Revolution War Soldier.
He signed "Oath of Fidelity", 1778 in Washington Co., Maryland.
He was listed living in Washington Co., Maryland in the 1790 census
but is listed Oct., 1805 living near Maysville, Mason Co., Ky. and is
recorded in Mason Co., Ky. in Will Book #B ;389 ;402, "wife Rachel" Milly
and Ross Prather named in settlement.
Reginald may have been named after his maternal grandfather, Reginald O'Dell

When Reginald was grown, he moved westward from Montgomery Co., Md. near
Rockville, to that part of western Frederick Co., Md. that later became
Washington Co., Md. He was living there in 1778 (ref. Gaius M. Brumbaugh's
REVOLUTIONARY RECORDS OF MARYLAND, part 1, p.19)
Shortly after 1790 he moved to Mason Co., Ky where he settled near Maysville.
The 1796 Mason Co., Ky. Tax List show: Rignal Prather, John Prather and
Aeneas Prather.
In 1797 Rignal Prather, John Prather, and Henry A. Prather were taxed in Mason
Co., Ky.
Riginald's Will was written 30 Dec., 1815 (Will Book # D ;27)
(also ref.: Prince George Co., Maryland Deeds, Liber TT, F, 555.)

Research by: Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry & Stout Lillard

Reginald married Rachel Ross Bef 1773, Maryland. Rachel was born Abt 1751, of, Frederick, Md; died Bef Feb 1816, Near Maysville, Mason Co., Ky.. [Group Sheet]

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A lease recorded in Mason Co., Ky. Deed Book # H, p.435 dated 7 Sept., 1805
"Thomas Marshall of Mason Co., state of Ky., to Rachel Prather, of same
place... for & dur;ing the natural life of her, the said Rachel Prather,
aged 54 years, & during the life of her son, John Prather, aged 22 years....
100 acres located in Mason Co., Ky."

Rachel Ross Prather died in early 1816; her Will, filed in Mason Co., Ky Will
Book #D ;27, includes:
" To daughter, Sophia, $50 & choice of a cow: to dau, Rachel, $50 cash, mare,
bridle & saddle, 1 cow, & Rachel's bed & bedding that belongs to the bed I now
lay on', dau. Nelly Baker, $20; dau. Partheia Smith, $20; dau. Prudence
Samples, $20; Sally Prather, daughter of my son Thomas Prather, one cow;
Listed in Will, Ross, Thomas, John, Milly Reeder, Polly Stephenson, Sohpia
Prather, Nelly Baker, Parthenia Smith, Prudence Samples, & Rachel Prather.
" In case there should be a deed obtained for the land I now live on from
Thomas Marshall , my executor is to sell the same."
Executor was son-in-law John Stephenson and witnessed by Wm. Reed, Henry
Howard & George Williamson.

Research by: Elizabeth Prather Ellisberry and Stout Lillard

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• Reference Number: 4.097.03
• Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Notes:

!JWP-His sources disagree on his wifes name and that all 4 kids
belong.P-A,gives two b.dates,21 Jul 1732&21 Jul 1731.

Jeremiahs Will recorded in Fayette Co., Ky. reads as follows:

"in the name of God Amen, I Jeremiah Prather of the county of Fayette and
state of Kentucky, being weak of body but of perfect mind & memory, Thanks be
given unto God, Calling unto mind the mortality of my bidy & knowing that it
is appointed for all men once to die, do make & ordain this my last will and
testament. That is to say, principally & first of all, I give & recommend my
soul into the hand of the almight God that gave it, & my body I recommend to
the Earth to be buried in decent Christiam burial at the discretion of my
wife. Nothing doubting but at the General resurrection I shall receive the
same again, by the mighty power of God & His teaching. Such worldly Estate
wherwith it has pleased God to bless me in this life, I give, devise & dispose
of the same in the following manner & form.
First of all it is my desire that my just debts should be paid; I give &
bequeath to Anna Prather, my dearly beloved wife, the whole of my estate, both
real & personal, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke & disannul all &
every other former Testaments, Wills, Legacies (ic), Bequests & Executors by
me in any wise before named willed & bequeathed. Ratifying & confirming this &
no other to be my last will & testament. In witmess whereof I have herunto set
my hand & seal this ninth day of Sept. in the year of our Lord, 1806.

Signed: Jeremiah Prather (his mark)

In presence of Robert Irvin, James Benning Jr. & Phillip Brink

!JWP-His sources disagree on his wifes name and that all 4 kids belong.P-A,gives two b.dates,21 Jul 1732&21 Jul 1731.

Jeremiah married Anne Odell Maryland. Anne (daughter of Reginald Odell and Sarah Beall) was born Abt 1732, ,Prince George, Md; died , ,Fayette, Ky. [Group Sheet]

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• Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

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!Her name is in question-Odell or Edmondstone.

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• Ancestral File Number: 25M1-Q9
• Occupation: Spriggs Plantation
• Reference Number: 3.028.03
• Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Notes:

!P-A,gives place of death as Bladensburg,Prince George,Co.

NOTES:

Recorded 23 Oct., 1755 Archives op. cit., vol. 31, pp 79/80
"Negro Thomas, slave of John Prather, conspirred to Poison a certain Richard
Duckett the younger....." (Negro was pardoned.)

This was Richard Duckett Jr., who had several land dealings with John Prather.

Richard Duckett was also one of the Justices for Pr. George Co., Md.
16 Dec., 1768 (Arrchives, op. cit. vol. 32 pp 268 / 313)

John Smith Prather served in the Maryland government (Lower House of Assembly,
out of Frederick Co., Maryland)
He lived in Maryland on "Spriggs Request Plantation" and later
"Deer Park Plantation" and "Bear Garden, Inlarged Plantation".

He was appointed Constable of Prince George Co., Maryland 24 Nov., 1730 and
served until 1733.

John Smith Prather and his wife Elizabeth Nuthall were first cousins.
Their mothers, Martha Sprigg (Prather) and Eleanor Hillary Sprigg (Nuthall)
were sisters.

When his mother died in 1742 he took possession of the 166 acres portion of
"Spriggs Request Plantation" that had been left to him by his father.

In 1743 John inherited the entire estate of John Singleton Goldsmith of
Charles County. We do not know how John Singleton Goldsmith was related
to him, but we do know that George Goldsmith was the guardian of his
grandmother, Lyle Jane MacKay, before she married Jonathan Prather. Also the
Singleton family was intermarried with the Prather family so we can assume
that the Goldsmith family was also connected in some way.
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My research continues. Gary Benton Prather

John married Elizabeth Elinor Hilary Nuthall 17 Feb 1726, Prince Edward Co., Md.. Elizabeth (daughter of John Nuthall, III and Eleanor Olive Sprigg) was born 1712, ,St Mary's, Md; died Aft 1776, Orphans Gift, Prince George, Md. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: BMGV-4C
• Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Notes:

She was daughter of John Nuthall and Eleanor Spriggs.
John Nuthall was an Inn-Holder.

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• Ancestral File Number: 96BN-MR
• Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

Reginald married Sarah Beall Abt 1733, of, Prince George, Md. Sarah (daughter of James Beall, Sr. and Sarah Pearce) was born 1697, of, Anne Arundel, Md; died Abt 1769, of, Prince George, Md. [Group Sheet]

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• Ancestral File Number: 96BN-DK
• Record Change: 12 Apr 2009