William Baruch Prather

Abt 1770 - 1832  (~ 62 years)

• Name	William Baruch Prather
  Born	Abt 1770	,Frederick, Md
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Aug 1832	,Montgomery, Md
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Reference Number	5.307.08
  Buried	Prather Cem.
  Person ID	I31728	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Aaron Prather, II,   b. 1739, ,Prince George, Md ,   d. 27 Nov 1797, ,Montgomery, Md  (Age 58 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Mary Swearingen,   b. Abt 1735, ,Frederick, Md ,   d. 1805, ,Montgomery, Md  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	Prob. Montg. Co., Maryland
  Family ID	F6288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Owen Adamson,   b. Abt 1780, of, Frederick, Md ,   d. 14 Apr 1859, ,Montgomery, Md  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	02 Jun 1796	Montgomery Co., Md.
  Children	1. Henry Prather,   b. Montgomery Co., Md. ,   d. 29 Nov 1869, MacOn Co., Il.  [Natural]   2. Elizabeth Prather,   b. Montgomery Co., Md. ,   d. MacOn Co., Il.  [Natural]   3. William Prather,   b. Montgomery Co., Md. ,   d. 30 Aug 1870, MacOn Co., Il.  [Natural]   4. Lucinda Prather,   b. Montgomery Co., Md. ,   d. 09 Oct 1845, Frederick Co., Md.  [Natural]   5. Emeline Prather,   b. Montgomery Co., Md. ,   d. Warren Co., Va.  [Natural]   6. Ellen Prather,   b. Montgomery Co., Md. ,   d. Cooper Co., Mo.  [Natural]   7. Amanda Prather,   b. Abt 1797, of, Montgomery, Md ,   d. 1828, Montgomery Co., Md.  (Age ~ 31 years)  [Natural]   8. Singleton Prather,   b. Abt 1798, of, Montgomery, Md ,   d. of Gordon Co., Ga.  [Natural]   9. Nancy Ann Owen Prather,   b. 31 May 1799, of, Montgomery, Md ,   d. Bef 1832, Warren Co., Va.  (Age < 32 years)  [Natural]   10. Mary Prather,   b. 15 Oct 1806, Montgomery Co., Md. ,   d. 30 Nov 1851, MacOn Co., Il.  (Age 45 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F15976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Will of William B. Prather: Dated 26 June, 1832 and probated Sept., 1832 "all of estate for her natural life or widowhood and if she should marry, she shall receive only one-third. She may sell Negroes at her pleasure. He leaves to his grandchildren, Elen and Benedict Duley, as heirs of his daughter, Nancy Owen Duley, deceased, all of their mother's portion. This Will was winessed by Washington Adamson, William W. Beckwith (one time owner of Horner's Mill), edward Creycraft, and Singleton Prather. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Horner's Mill At one point in the family history, the Prathers had an infuluence on the Horner's Mill. We believe the same mill was called Prather's Mill for a short period of time. 1765 Mr. Dent owned the land on which Horner's Mill is located. It was sold to William Prather Williams who owned the Rockville land at the time when Rockville was referred to as Williamsburg. 1780 Mill owned by John Lodge. At this time the mill was referred to as Lodge's Mill. 1786 Eliza and Ed Williams owns the mill. From sometime after 1786 to 1799 the mill is owned by Charles Beckwith. 1799 Mill owned by Charles Beckwith. 1804 Suit filed over Lodge's Mill due to previous owners holding debts. The suit took 15 years and was decided in the favor of John Lodge. 1831 Mr. Landsdale owned the mill from Jan. 1 until Dec., at which time it went to public auction. 1833 The mill is purchased by Benjamin Forrest and left to his wife, Anna Forrest. 1846 Anna Forest sells the mill to Singleton Prather. Deeds show that the Prather home , still owned by Singleton's mother, Elizabeth O. is valued at $3,500 The Mill owned by Singleton Prather, is valued at $1,500. Sometime after this date Singleton sells the mill to his son-in-law, Florida's husband, Charles Higgins. 1877 Charles Higgins sells the mill to the Horners. With this goes 166 acres of land which is divided into four parts among four Horners. 1879 The Rockville Directory which lists names and occupations, registeres John W. and Frank B. Horner as farmers. 1880 Frank B. Horner is listed as Miller and does not live with John. In the 1880 census, the entire Horner family is living with the mother, presumably at the Horner estate. Frank lives by himself....... probably at or near the mill. Early 1900's There is a request for a road to be built connecting Horner's Lane to Avery Road. Today this road is Southlawn. (premise: It could be that the original Horner owners wished to connect the mill to the estate with this road).