Henry Prather, Capt

1759 - 1821  (62 years)

• Name	Henry Prather
  Suffix	Capt
  Born	16 Nov 1759	Conococheaque Manor, Fredericks Co., Ky
  Christened	Raised by Grandparents in Pa.
  Gender	Male
  Died	23 Nov 1821	Harrodsburg, Mercer, Ky
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Reference Number	5.205.01
  Person ID	I30583	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	William Basil Prather, Capt,   b. 03 May 1731, Queen Anne P, Prince George, Md ,   d. 21 Jan 1803, Fox Hill, Jefferson, Ky  (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Mrs Clorinda Cloe Prather,   b. Abt 1735, Queen Anne P, Prince George, Md ,   d. Abt 1765, Indian Raid, Conecocheague, Frederick, Md  (Age ~ 30 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	Md.
  Family ID	F11380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Glass Wilson,   b. 03 Dec 1765, of, Nelson, Ky ,   d. Abt 1839, ,Mercer, Ky  (Age 73 years)
  Married	07 Mar 1786	Nelson Co., Ky.
  Children	1. John Prather,   b. of Nelson Co., Ky  [Natural]   2. Mary E Prather, Polly,   b. 07 Sep 1787, ,Frederick, Md  [Natural]   3. Eleanor Ellen Prather,   b. 16 Aug 1789, ,Frederick, Md ,   d. 1824, of, Mercer, Ky  (Age 34 years)  [Natural]   4. Basil Prather,   b. 07 Dec 1791, ,Mercer, Ky ,   d. Bef 1855, Shelby Twp, Ripley Co., Va  (Age < 63 years)  [Natural]   5. Margaret Prather,   b. 05 Mar 1794, of, Mercer, Ky  [Natural]   6. Elizabeth Prather,   b. 12 Sep 1797, of, Mercer, Ky ,   d. Abt 1824  (Age 26 years)  [Natural]   7. Henry Harvey Prather,   b. 17 Jan 1800, of, Mercer, Ky ,   d. Bef 1810, of, Mercer, Ky  (Age < 9 years)  [Natural]   8. Benjamin Prather,   b. 17 Jan 1800, of Mercer Co., Ky ,   d. Nicholas Co., Ky.  [Natural]   9. Isaac Newton Prather,   b. 02 Jul 1802, of, Mercer, Ky ,   d. Bef 1810, of, Mercer, Ky  (Age < 7 years)  [Natural]   10. James Lance Prather, Dr,   b. 04 Sep 1804, of, Mercer, Ky ,   d. 1849, St Louis, St Louis, Mo  (Age 44 years)  [Natural]   11. Joseph Glass Prather,   b. 05 Jul 1806, of, Mercer, Ky ,   d. 29 May 1849  (Age 42 years)  [Natural]   12. Anne Reed Nancy Prather,   b. 15 Jun 1808, of, Mercer, Ky ,   d. 28 Jan 1870, ,Adams, Ohio  (Age 61 years)  [Natural]   13. Isaac Newton Prather, Col,   b. 10 Jan 1810, ,Mercer, Ky ,   d. 1859, ,Nodaway, Mo  (Age 48 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F11651	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  !Posssible d.23 Nov 1830 Henry gave a sworn deposition, 2 Oct., 1820, at Joseph Morgan's Tavern, Harrodsburg, Ky., that he Henry Prather of Mercer Co., Ky., aged 71 years, was acquaninted with Thomas and Basil PDrather's cabins, and that he made thomas Prather's entry of 2000 acres to include thoe cabins on Hardin's Creek, (acct. Washington Co., Ky. Archives, at Springfield, Ky.) When the Committee of Observation for Elizabeth Town (now Hagertown) District, Washington Co., (formerly before 1776 Frederick Co.) Marland recommended Basil Prather as Captain, they also recommended HENRY PRATHER as Lieutenant. In 1778, HENRY PRATHER is listed as a "Pioneer Soldier" (Collins Hist. of KY.) Next HENRY PRATHER served as a private and then as a Captain, of Lincoln Militia in George Rogers Clark Expedition, 1778/9. (Virginia State Library has a photostat copy of the land grant received by HENRY PRATHER, for his services in this expedition, for land in Clark Co., Indiana. At a court held Dec., 3, 1779 Harrodsburg for adjusting disputed titles to Ky. land, Henry was granted 1,400 acres on "Shawnee Run". He Stated he had resided in the county 12 months before 1778.