James Prater, Capt.Prather Prator

1735 - 1818  (83 years)

• Name	James Prater
  Suffix	Capt.Prather Prator
  Born	27 Jan 1735	Queen Anne P, Prince George, Md
  Christened	Rev. War Soldier - Maryland Capt.
  Gender	Male
  Died	03 Nov 1818	,Allegany, Md
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Reference Number	4.090.9
  Person ID	I27272	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Thomas Sprigg Prather Prater, Col,   b. 1704, Prince George, Maryland ,   d. 24 Jul 1785, ,Washington, Md  (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Clagett,   b. 1707, Weston, Prince George, Md ,   d. Bef 1754, Conecocheague M, Frederick, Md  (Age < 46 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	10 Jun 1725	"Weston", Prince Georges C, Md
  Family ID	F10763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Crownover,   b. Abt 1744, of, Prince George, Md
  Married	Maryland
  Children	1. Mr Prater,   b. of Frederick Co., Md  [Natural]   2. Elizabeth Prather,   b. 09 Dec 1768, ,Frederick, Md ,   d. 05 Aug 1835, ,Adams, Oh  (Age 66 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F13818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah Beattie Beatty,   b. 15 Apr 1753, of, Prince George, Md ,   d. Aug 1824, ,Allegany, Md  (Age 71 years)
  Married	03 Jun 1769	Allegany Co., Maryland
  Children	1. Mary R. Prater,   b. 13 Nov 1770, Cumberland, Allegheny, Md ,   d. 17 Apr 1841, ,Ross, Oh  (Age 70 years)  [Natural]   2. Martha Prather,   b. Abt 1772, ,Frederick, Md ,   d. 18 Mar 1848, ,Ross, Oh  (Age ~ 76 years)  [Natural]   3. Catherine Prather,   b. 11 Feb 1775, Allegany Co., Md. ,   d. 30 Aug 1843, Warren Co., In  (Age 68 years)  [Natural]   4. Charles Prather,   b. Abt 1776, ,Washington, Md ,   d. Prob. Settled in Ind.  [Natural]   5. William Basil Prather,   b. 30 May 1780, ,Hampshire, Va ,   d. 16 Jul 1852, ,Washington, Ky  (Age 72 years)  [Natural]   6. Sarah Prather,   b. 31 Aug 1781, Hampshire, Mineral, Va. Now W.V. ,   d. 12 Feb 1835, ,Ross, Oh  (Age 53 years)  [Natural]   7. James C. Prather, II,   b. 03 Jul 1783, ,Washington, Md ,   d. 28 Apr 1846, Clinton, De Witt, Il  (Age 62 years)  [Natural]   8. Ann Prather,   b. 1787, ,Washington, Md  [Natural]   9. Ruth Prather,   b. 08 Sep 1790, ,Clinton, De Witt, Il ,   d. 08 Aug 1861, ,Clinton, De Witt, Il  (Age 70 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F13819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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. ----------------------------------------- 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.)