James William Prather, Lt b. Abt 1740 ,Prince George, Md d. 07 Mar 1791 ,Prince George, Md

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Name	James William Prather
Suffix	Lt
Born	Abt 1740	,Prince George, Md
Christened	Rev. War Soldier - Maryland
Gender	Male
Died	07 Mar 1791	,Prince George, Md
Record Change	12 Apr 2009
Reference Number	4.052.07
Person ID	I26772	120k
Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

Father	William Nathan Prather, II, b. 08 Mar 1700, Queen Anne P, Prince George, Md , d. Bef 20 Sep 1780, ,Prince George, Md (Age < 80 years)
Relationship	Natural
Mother	Martha Prather, b. 1707, ,Calvert, Md , d. Bef 1734 (Age < 26 years)
Relationship	Natural
Married	St. John Par., Prince George, Maryland
Family ID	F10149	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Ann Turner, b. Abt 1742, ,Prince George, Md , d. Aft 28 Aug 1783, ,Prince George, Md (Age ~ 41 years)

Married Pr. George, Maryland

Children

	1. Ruth Prather, b. of, Prince George, Md , d. Montgomery Co., Md. [Natural]
	2. Charles Prather, b. Prince George Co., Md. [Natural]
	3. Elizabeth Prather, b. Prince George Co., Md. [Natural]
	4. James William Prather, II., b. Abt 1761, ,Prince George, Md , d. Bourbon Co., Ky. [Natural]
	5. Joseph Jeremiah Prather, b. 04 Jun 1762, ,Prince George, Md , d. Abt 1821, ,Wilkes, Ga (Age 58 years) [Natural]
	6. Benjamin P Prather, b. Abt 1764, ,Prince George, Md , d. Bef 01 Mar 1837, ,Prince George, Md (Age ~ 73 years) [Natural]
	7. Rebecca Prather, b. Abt 1766, ,Prince George, Md [Natural]
	8. Martha Prather, b. Abt 1768, ,Prince George, Md [Natural]
	9. Ann Turner Prather, b. Abt 1770, ,Prince George, Md [Natural]
	10. Josiah Turner Prather, Jonah, b. 08 Dec 1777, ,Prince George, Md , d. 04 Nov 1849, Prince George Co., Md. (Age 71 years) [Natural]
	11. William Prather, b. Abt 1780, ,Prince George, Md [Natural]

Last Modified 28 Jul 2015

Family ID F10792 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

James Prather refused to give a list of his family to the Census Taker (Vol.
1, p.89, G.M. Brumbaugh's Maryland Records.
He signed the Oath of Allengiance in Prince George Co., MD. 1778 (Brumbaugh's
MD. records) Vol. II, p.258.
His Will dated 1 Nov., 1783, proven 22 July, 1791, in Prince George Co., MD.
(Liber T. Folio 306 abstracted as follows:
"To beloved wife all personal estate during widowhood & no further.
To my son Benjamin Prather & heirs a negro boy Bob & no more.
To my son Joseph Prather & heirs negro girl Sills & no more.
To my son James Prather & heirs negro slave called Bick.
To my son Josiah Turner Prather dwelling plantation whereon I now do
dwell...called "Batchelors Forrest", containing 55 1/2 acres more or less also
one other part of Tract of land that my father conveyed to me and one fether
bed & other personalty.
To my daughters and son: Martha Prather, Ruth Prather, James Prather, William
Prather, Ann Prather, Rebeckah Prather....personal estate to be sold and
divided among above.
Note: "Regarding the fether bed devised to son Joseah Turner Prather....
the bed I mean that I gave to Francis Deakins for the purchase of sons land"
-etc.

Executors: Sons, Joseph Prather and James Prather.
Witnesses: William Hall, Marery Hall, Nin. Edmonston.

DB JRM - 6;215, 11 Dec., 1797 Prince George Co., MD. : Estate of James
Prather "John Mullikin and Martha (Prather) his wife."

Joseph lived Bladdensburg, N.Y. until 1792 When he moved to Wilkes Co.,Ga.
James was a Lieutenant in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

* Prince George Co., Maryland Accts: "on Aug.30,1791, came Ann Prather,
widow of James Prather, dec'd."
* Many of his descendents went to Bourbon Co./Bath Co.,Ky and to Indiana.