Richard Prater, Esquire

Abt 1540 - 1580  (~ 40 years)

• Name	Richard Prater
  Suffix	Esquire
  Born	Abt 1540	Latton Manor, Wiltshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Apr 1580	Nonney, Somerset, England
  Buried	17 Apr 1580	Church of Nonney, Somerset, England
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Occupation	other manor
  	Nunney Castle
  Reference Number	3.1
  Person ID	I29083	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	George Prater, Esq,   b. Abt 1516, Inglesham, Wilts. or Eaton Water, Wilts. ,   d. 01 Feb 1564, Latton Parish, Wiltshire, England  (Age ~ 48 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Jane Plott,   b. Abt 1515, Blewberye, Berkshire, Eng ,   d. 05 Feb 1587, ,Wiltshire, Eng  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	Shefford Magna, Wiltshire, England
  Family ID	F5400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ashfield,   b. Abt 1541, Heythrop, Oxford, England ,   d. Abt 1628, Nunney, Wiltshire, England  (Age ~ 87 years)
  Married	Prob. Latton, Wilts., England
  Children	1. George Prater, Esquire,   b. 31 Jan 1562, of, Nunney Castle, Somerset, England ,   d. 05 Sep 1621, Brewton, Somerset, England  (Age 59 years)  [Natural]   2. Grace Prater,   b. Abt 1564, Stantion St. Bernard, Wiltshire, England ,   d. Aft 29 Mar 1622  (Age ~ 58 years)  [Natural]   3. Jane Prater,   b. Abt 1571, Stantion St.Bernard, Wiltshire, England ,   d. Aft 16 Jun 1652  (Age ~ 81 years)  [Natural]   4. Humphrey Prater,   b. Abt 1572, Stantion St. Bernard, Wiltshire, England  [Natural]   5. Thomas Prater,   b. Abt 1574, Stantion St.Bernard, Wiltshire, England ,   d. Nunney, Somerset Co., England  [Natural]   6. William Prater,   b. Abt 1575, ,Wiltshire, Eng ,   d. Apr 1647, Newlyn, Cornwall Co., England  (Age ~ 72 years)  [Natural]   7. Nicholas Prater,   b. Abt 1576, ,Wiltshire, Eng ,   d. Prob. near Salisbury, Wiltshire, Eng.  [Natural]   8. Edward Prater, Pretor,   b. Abt 1577, ,Wiltshire, Eng ,   d. Prob. Cornwall, England  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F14694	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  !In his will dated 6 Dec 1577;proved 22 Oct 1580,by his son George Prater.To be buried in the Church of Nonney.My Manors,&c.,of value #28.6.9.Messuages,&c.in Nonney,Glaston,Nonney Castle,Trotox Hill,Sharpshawe,&Lighe,Somerset.[Sharpshawe could be Sharpham in Glastonbury].Chief rents payable by Sir John Horner,Kt,Elizabeth Mawdeley,&c.,to descend to my heirs.All other lands ,&c.in ditto to the order & disposition of my trusty & well beloved Edward Gunter, Edward Walronde,Richard Plott,& Anthony Prater,gent.,for six years,for the maintenance of Margaret my wife,& education of my children,& for my debts,funeral expenses,& legacies.After six years,to my son & heir George Prater,& his heirs.My wife Margaret to have during the said term,in her own maintenance,the Castle & farm house of Nonney,&c. My son George Prater under age.To Grace Prater,My Daughter,#240,& my best virginals.To Jane,my daughter #200.To my son Humphry Prater,200 marks & my other virginals.To Richard Prater ,my son,#100,and the lease of the tenement in the City of Oxon.To my Sons,Thomas,William,Nicholas,& Edward,200 marks each.My brother Nicholas Prater "my pyed gelding",&c.,My friends,William Kemble,William Bridges,John Gunter,& George Walronde,Overseers.My son George Prater,Exor.[37 Arundell]. * He came into possession of Nunney Castle,the Manors of Nunney,Glaston,Lighe, Trotoxhill, Sharpshawe, all in Somerset and lands from his father in Cryklade, Chelworth, Calcote, also included in these holdings were 40 Farms with Dewellings(and Slaves/or/Surfs), 30 farms with out buildings, and about 4000 acres of meadow and timber lands, a teniment in Oxford, and numerious Businesses which included Mills/Wool Processing Centers/Dovecotts. Richard was the major heir of his father, George Prater of Latton,Wilts.,Eng. !In his will dated 6 Dec 1577;proved 22 Oct 1580,by his son George Prater.To be buried in the Church of Nonney.My Manors,&c.,of value #28.6.9.Messuages,&c.in Nonney,Glaston,Nonney Castle,Trotox Hill,Sharpshawe,&Lighe,Somerset.[Sharpshawe coul d be Sharpham in Glastonbury].Chief rents payable by Sir John Horner,Kt,Elizabeth Mawdeley,&c.,to descend to my heirs.All other lands ,&c.in ditto to the order & disposition of my trusty & well beloved Edward Gunter, Edward Walronde,Richard Plott, & Anthony Prater,gent.,for six years,for the maintenance of Margaret my wife,& education of my children,& for my debts,funeral expenses,& legacies.After six years,to my son & heir George Prater,& his heirs.My wife Margaret to have during the sai d term,in her own maintenance,the Castle & farm house of Nonney,&c. My son George Prater under age.To Grace Prater,My Daughter,#240,& my best virginals.To Jane,my daughter #200.To my son Humphry Prater,200 marks & my other virginals.To Richard Pra ter ,my son,#100,and the lease of the tenement in the City of Oxon.To my Sons,Thomas,William,Nicholas,& Edward,200 marks each.My brother Nicholas Prater "my pyed gelding",&c.,My friends,William Kemble,William Bridges,John Gunter,& George Walronde, Overseers.My son George Prater,Exor.[37 Arundell].