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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Hannah Foster was born , Franklin Twp, Ross Co., Oh (daughter of Thomas Coke Foster and Jane Evelyn Davis).

    Other Events:

    • Ancestral File Number: 1469-FR5
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Thomas Coke Foster was born 02 Jul 1813, Franklin Twp, Ross Co Oh (son of John Foster, Jr.Capt and Martha Prather); died 18 Dec 1882.

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    • Ancestral File Number: GK87-P2
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Thomas married Jane Evelyn Davis 15 Oct 1839, of Ross County, Oh. Jane was born 22 Apr 1821, of Pike Co., Oh; died 12 Aug 1852, Franklin Twp, Ross Co Oh. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Jane Evelyn Davis was born 22 Apr 1821, of Pike Co., Oh; died 12 Aug 1852, Franklin Twp, Ross Co Oh.

    Other Events:

    • Ancestral File Number: GK87-CB
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. Martha Foster was born , Franklin Twp, Ross Co., Oh.
    2. James C. Foster was born , Franklin Twp, Ross Co., Oh.
    3. 1. Hannah Foster was born , Franklin Twp, Ross Co., Oh.
    4. John C. Foster was born , Franklin Twp, Ross Co., Oh.
    5. William Foster was born , Franklin Twp, Ross Co., Oh.
    6. George Foster was born , Franklin Twp, Ross Co., Oh.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John Foster, Jr.Capt was born 03 Mar 1771, of, Md (son of John Foster, Rev and Elizabeth Lewis); died 22 Aug 1832, ,Ross, Oh; was buried , Foster Cem, Madison County, Oh.

    Other Events:

    • Ancestral File Number: QCNF-MM
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    John married Martha Prather 02 Mar 1792, ,Allegany Co, Md. Martha (daughter of James Prater, Capt.Prather Prator and Sarah Beattie Beatty) was born Abt 1772, ,Frederick, Md; died 18 Mar 1848, ,Ross, Oh; was buried , Ross Co., Ohio. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Martha Prather was born Abt 1772, ,Frederick, Md (daughter of James Prater, Capt.Prather Prator and Sarah Beattie Beatty); died 18 Mar 1848, ,Ross, Oh; was buried , Ross Co., Ohio.

    Other Events:

    • Ancestral File Number: 2XT7-SN
    • Reference Number: 5.225.03
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Notes:

    !No children

    Children:
    1. Sarah Foster was born 13 Feb 1793, ,Bedford County, Pa; died 1820.
    2. Ruth Foster was born 12 Feb 1795, ,Bedford County, Pa.
    3. Catherine Foster was born 28 Apr 1797, Athens, Athens, Oh; died 22 Sep 1849, of Warren Co., in.
    4. Elizabeth Foster was born 14 Aug 1799, ,Ross County, Oh; died 27 Nov 1857; was buried , Foster Cem., Warren Co., In.
    5. James Foster was born 04 Mar 1802, ,Ross County, Oh; died 25 Nov 1873.
    6. John Foster was born 04 Mar 1802, ,Ross County, Oh; died 19 Nov 1880.
    7. Mary Foster was born 01 Feb 1804, ,Ross County, Oh; died 16 Oct 1862.
    8. Rachel Foster was born 15 May 1806, ,Ross County, Oh; died 26 Feb 1862.
    9. Cassandra Foster was born 26 Aug 1808, ,Ross County, Oh; died 20 Oct 1838.
    10. Martha Foster was born 02 Jul 1813, ,Ross County, Oh; died 25 Jul 1897.
    11. Rebecca Foster was born 02 Jul 1813, ,Ross County, Oh; died 22 Aug 1881.
    12. 2. Thomas Coke Foster was born 02 Jul 1813, Franklin Twp, Ross Co Oh; died 18 Dec 1882.
    13. Nancy Foster was born 26 Nov 1815, ,Ross County, Oh; died 03 Jun 1885.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  John Foster, Rev was born 1735, Cumberland, Maryland (son of Thomas Foster and Sarah or Mary Cross); died 01 Jan 1800, Waverly, Ross Co., Oh; was buried , Barger Cem., Ross, Now Pike Co., Oh.

    Other Events:

    • Ancestral File Number: QCNH-6N
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    John married Elizabeth Lewis ,Prince Georges C, Md. Elizabeth was born 1738, ,Bedford, Pa.; died 1780, Bedford County, Bedford, Pa.. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Elizabeth Lewis was born 1738, ,Bedford, Pa.; died 1780, Bedford County, Bedford, Pa..

    Other Events:

    • Ancestral File Number: QCND-J0
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Children:
    1. Lewis Foster was born 26 Dec 1760, ,,Baltimore, Maryland; died 1852, Fairview, Fulton Co., Il; was buried , Fairview Cem, Fairview, Il.
    2. Cassandra Foster was born 30 Dec 1762, Cumberland, Allegheny, Md; died 1852, ,Taney, Missouri; was buried , Lowe Cem., Highland Twp., Vermillion Co., In.
    3. Rachel Foster was born 1764, Cumberland, Allegheny, Md; died 1767.
    4. Rachel Foster was born 27 Sep 1769, ,Frederick, Virginia; died 17 Apr 1825, Pleasant, Franklin, Ohio; was buried , Chenoweth Cem., Franklin Co., Oh.
    5. 4. John Foster, Jr.Capt was born 03 Mar 1771, of, Md; died 22 Aug 1832, ,Ross, Oh; was buried , Foster Cem, Madison County, Oh.
    6. Benjamin Foster was born 12 Jun 1775, of, Md; died 10 Oct 1844, Near Attica, Fountain Co., Ind.; was buried , Hushaw Cem, Fountain County, Il.
    7. Thomas Lewis Foster was born 18 Jun 1776, of Frederick Co., Md; died 30 Jul 1849, ,Warren, In; was buried , Foster Cem., Pike Co., Oh.
    8. Joseph Foster was born 05 Apr 1777, of, Md; died 30 Jun 1859, ,Ross, Oh; was buried , Foster Cem., Pike Co., Oh.
    9. Richard Foster was born 01 Jul 1779, Hagerstown, Md; died 07 Jun 1831, ,Pike County, Oh.

  3. 10.  James Prater, Capt.Prather Prator was born 27 Jan 1735, Queen Anne P, Prince George, Md; was christened , Rev. War Soldier - Maryland Capt. (son of Thomas Sprigg Prather Prater, Col and Elizabeth Clagett); died 03 Nov 1818, ,Allegany, Md.

    Other Events:

    • Reference Number: 4.090.9
    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Notes:

    He was known as "Capt. James Prather" - French and Indian War.
    He bought land in Ross Co., Ohio and in ILL.

    WILL OF JAMES PRATHER:

    In the name of God. I James Prather of Allegany Co., and State of Maryland
    being weak and infirm in body, but of sound and disposing mind Considering the
    certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof and being desirous
    to settle my worldly affairs and therebyt be the better prepaired to leave
    this world when it shall please God to call me hence do therefore make and
    publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is
    to say. First and principally ;I commit my Soul unto the hands of Almighty God
    and my body to the Earth to be decently burried at the discretion of my
    Excutors hereinafter named and after my debtrs are paid and my wife's thirds
    are taken out of my property I devcise and bequeath as follows:
    I give and bequeath my son charles Prather, all that tract of land I purchased
    of Conrad Pusing lying and being in Hamphire Co. and Commonwealth of Virginia
    forever. I give and bequeath to my son charles All that tract of land I
    purchased of Nacy Jackson lying in Hampshire co. and Commonwealth of Virginia
    aforsaid forever. I also give and bequeath to my son Charles four hundred
    dollars. Now it is my will and desire that if my said son Charles doesnot
    within two years next after my decease appear before my Executors and claim in
    person the above mentioned two tracts of land and the four hundred dollars
    then in that in that case he failing so to do the above mentioned wwo tracts
    of land and the fourhundred dollars shall be disposed of by my Executors as my
    personal property. I give and bequeath to my son James Prather the Residue of
    the lands I own in the County of Hampshire and Commonwealth of Virginia and
    all the lands I own in Allegany County and State of Maryland to be by him held
    in fee simple. I also give and bequeath to my son James four hundred dollars
    and my Negro man named Harry. I give and bequeath to my son Basil Prather and
    to my daughters Elizabeth, Mary Martha, Caty, and Ruth the sum of four hundred
    dollars each. I will and desire that the residue of my real and personal
    property be sold and the money arising from the sale be eqally divided among
    all my children. And lastly I do constitute my son james Prather and Daliel
    colli9ns my Exccutors of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking and
    annulling all former wills by me made ratifying and confirming this and none
    other to be my last Will and Testament.

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    Maryland Assessments of 1783; James Prather 162 acres. WA Upper Old Town
    p.15 MSA S1161-10-8. 1/4/5/54

    Maryland Assessments of 1783; James Prather, Indian Bottom Plantation
    pt. 100 acres. WA Salisbury and Conocheague Mannors p. 47
    MSA S1161-11-3. 1/4/5/54 Notes: James & Thomas Prather.

    He moved with his parents and family to Frederick Co., Md. then to Wash.Co.,
    Md., then to Allegany Co. Md.
    *He was appointed one of the first Justices of "Orphans Court", commissioned
    Jan. 17, 1791, signed A.C.Hanson Chancellor of Maryland.
    *During the French and Indian War, he was captured by the Indians and held for
    4 years. (Some INCORRECT LDS files suggest he was born in Wales.)

    James married Sarah Beattie Beatty 03 Jun 1769, Allegany Co., Maryland. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Beatty, Judge and Mrs Mary Beatty) was born 15 Apr 1753, of, Prince George, Md; died Aug 1824, ,Allegany, Md. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Sarah Beattie Beatty was born 15 Apr 1753, of, Prince George, Md (daughter of Thomas Beatty, Judge and Mrs Mary Beatty); died Aug 1824, ,Allegany, Md.

    Other Events:

    • Record Change: 12 Apr 2009

    Notes:

    The Will of Sarah (Beatty) Prather:

    In the name of God Amen. I Sarah Prather of Allegany Co., Md. knowing the
    uncertainty of life and anxious to settle and dispose of my earthly property
    do make and ordain this present instrument of writing my last Will and
    Testament in manner and form following: 1st. I commend my soul to God hoping
    and trusting for eternal life through the merits of Christ my Redeemer, and my
    body to be decently buried and funeral charges paid out of my estate.
    1st. I direct & will my female slave Susanna to be free and discharged from
    service of my heirs from the 1st day of May, 1831.
    I give one female child called Jane to my granddaughter Elizabeth Riley. Is is
    my will that my female slave Susanna and all her children, save the said Jane,
    be and remain in the service of my daughter Ruth collins.
    It is my will that all my estate after my decease be equally divided among my
    children, James, Sarah , Ruth,
    Charles, Basil, and Ann.
    I appoint my son James, Ex of my estate.
    Signed: Aug. 9th, 1824.

    (Sarah did not mention the four daughters of her husbands first marriage in
    her Will but as you can see below that they were included in James Prathers
    estate settlement.)

    Court Record: ---- Final Settlement James Prathers estate:

    Sarah Prather, widow ...............$3,406.67
    Charles Prather .......................331.67
    Basil Prather..........................331.67
    Ann Prather ...........................331.67
    Eliabeth Prather, wife of D.Collier....331.67
    Mary Prather, wife of Thom. Foster.....331.67
    Martha Prather, wife of Jno. Foster....331.67
    Catherine Prather, wife of Benj. Foster331.67
    Sarah Prather, wife of Jos. Foster.....331.67
    Ruth Prather, wife of Dan. Collins.....331.67

    Family records are in the hands of the descendants of Capt. Basil Prather
    of "Fox Hill Plantation".
    Sarah Beaty was daughter of Judge, Thomas Beatty.

    Children:
    1. Mary R. Prater was born 13 Nov 1770, Cumberland, Allegheny, Md; died 17 Apr 1841, ,Ross, Oh; was buried 17 Apr 1841, Foster Cem., Pike Co., Oh.
    2. 5. Martha Prather was born Abt 1772, ,Frederick, Md; died 18 Mar 1848, ,Ross, Oh; was buried , Ross Co., Ohio.
    3. Catherine Prather was born 11 Feb 1775, Allegany Co., Md.; died 30 Aug 1843, Warren Co., In; was buried , Daisy Cem., Fountain Co., Ind..
    4. Charles Prather was born Abt 1776, ,Washington, Md; was christened , Went to Va. Then West.; died , Prob. Settled in Ind..
    5. William Basil Prather was born 30 May 1780, ,Hampshire, Va; died 16 Jul 1852, ,Washington, Ky; was buried , Prather Family Graveyard, Wash.Co., Ky..
    6. Sarah Prather was born 31 Aug 1781, Hampshire, Mineral, Va. Now W.V.; died 12 Feb 1835, ,Ross, Oh; was buried , Ross Co., Ohio.
    7. James C. Prather, II was born 03 Jul 1783, ,Washington, Md; died 28 Apr 1846, Clinton, De Witt, Il.
    8. Ann Prather was born 1787, ,Washington, Md.
    9. Ruth Prather was born 08 Sep 1790, ,Clinton, De Witt, Il; died 08 Aug 1861, ,Clinton, De Witt, Il; was buried , Clinton Co., Il. With Brother James.