Jonathon John Prater

1748 - 1829  (81 years)

• Name	Jonathon John Prater
  Born	1748	Conecocheague, Prince George, Md
  Christened	Rev. War Soldier - S.C. Private
  Gender	Male
  Died	04 Dec 1829	,Pickens, Sc
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Occupation	Farmer
  	Plantationer
  Reference Number	4.107.05
  Buried	Prob. Pickens Co., Ala.
  Person ID	I103526	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Philip Philemin Gittings Prater, I,   b. 1708, Orphans Gift, Prince George, Md ,   d. Bef 23 Sep 1767, Enoree, Laurens, Nc  (Age < 59 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Margery Hunt,   b. Abt 1711, of, Prince George, Md
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	03 Dec 1737	Calvert Co., Maryland
  Family ID	F11023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eleanor Susannah Pickens,   b. Abt 1748, ,Frederick, Md ,   d. 15 Nov 1837, ,Pickens, Sc  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Married	Rowan Co., n.C.
  Children	1. James Prather,   b. of, Pickens, Al  [Natural]   2. Amos Prather,   b. of, Pickens, Al  [Natural]   3. Andrew Prater,   b. Abt 1777, of, Pickens, Al ,   d. Aft 1829, of, Pickens, Al  (Age ~ 53 years)  [Natural]   4. Mary Ann Prater,   b. Abt 1783, ,Orange, Nc ,   d. Abt 1870, ,Pickens, Sc  (Age ~ 87 years)  [Natural]   5. William Prater,   b. Abt 1785, of, Orange, Nc ,   d. ,,Tx  [Natural]   6. Ellender Prater,   b. Abt 1789, of, Pickens, Al  [Natural]   7. Mildred Prater,   b. Abt 1791, of, Pickens, Al  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F15917	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Pension Application of John Prater, to the Assembly of South Carolina: " The petition of John Prater to the Honorable Speaker and other Members of the House of Representatives, Dec. 7, 1809. The petitioner humbly sheweth that he did early in the war with Great Brittan inlist as a soldier in the third regiment of the state under the command of Comdr. Thompson for the term of 3 years and farmed two years and six months and then enlisted a man in his place to serve during the war at which time he for his discharge and returned home, and did duty in the Militia commanded by the then Capt. Andrew Pickens and under his command on, or about the 14th day of February in the year of our Lord 1779 your petitioner received a wound through his shoulder which broke the bone while in an engagement with a party of royalists under the command of Col. Boyd. As soon as your petitioner was able he turned out again almost continually until the end of the war and fought against English, Tories and Indians, but as your petitioner is now advanced in years his wounds is become painful and broke out and hath rendered petitioner unable to work for a living for himself and family." Note: The petition was granted, as he was placed on the pension list and was paid for six years pension being for arrears due him amounting to $128.58 After the death of John Prater, Eleanor his widow applied for his pension. The State of Alabama, Pickens County: This day came personally before me James B. Burdine, acting Justice of the Peace, in the for said county, Andrew Prater and after being dewly sworn deposeth that John Prater was a resident of Pendleton Dist., S.C. and lived there for many years and that he married Elinor Pickens and that the said John Prater died at my house in Pickens Co., in the State of Alabama in December. Last sworn to and subscriber this the 12th day of November A.D. 1830 Signed Andrew Prater