Archulas Archibald Prather

1766 - Bef 1854  (< 88 years)

• Name	Archulas Archibald Prather
  Born	1766	of, Laurens Dist, Sc
  Christened	Lived in Va., n.C., Ala., S.C., Tn.& Ill
  Gender	Male
  Died	Bef 05 Jul 1854	,Warren, Tn
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Occupation	Farmer
  	Minister
  Reference Number	6.145.01
  Person ID	I34862	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Bazel Basil Prather,   b. Abt 1745, ,Prince George, Md ,   d. 14 Jul 1842, of, Laurens Dist, Sc  (Age ~ 97 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Priscilla van Swearingen,   b. ca 1749, W. VA. (prob. Berkley Co.) ,   d. Bef 1829, Laurens Co, SC  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	of W.Va. or Maryland   [1]
  Family ID	F14640	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Polly Lentz,   b. 1766, of, Laurens Dist, Sc ,   d. Aug 1849, Warren Co., Tn.  (Age 83 years)
  Married	of S.C. or Buncombe Co., n.C.
  Children	1. James Prather, Prater Praytor,   b. Warren Co., Tn ,   d. Winn Parish, La.  [Natural]   2. Joseph Prater,   b. of Buncombe Co., n.C. ,   d. Aft 1880, Prob. Indian Terr. Okla.  [Natural]   3. Granville Prater,   b. of Warren Co., Tn  [Natural]   4. Savannah H. Prater,   b. of Cannon Co., Tn.  [Natural]   5. Catherine Prater, Kiziah,   b. of Cannon Co., Tn.  [Natural]   6. John Prater, Prator,   b. 1789, of, Laurens, Sc ,   d. Humphrey Co., Tn.  [Natural]   7. Mary Prater, Polly,   b. 1800, of Buncombe Co., n.C. ,   d. Prob. Died as Baby  [Natural]   8. Josiah Prater,   b. 1802, of Buncombe Co., n.C. ,   d. Indian Territory, Okla.  [Natural]   9. Eliza Prater,   b. 1804, of Buncombe Co., n.C.  [Natural]   10. Nancy Prater,   b. 1805, of, Laurens, Sc  [Natural]   11. Benjamin Prater,   b. 1806, of, Warren, Tn  [Natural]   12. Martin Prater,   b. Abt 1808, of Warren Co., Tn  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F14499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sally Huet,   b. Abt 1770, of, Laurens, Sc
  Married	18 Jun 1816	Patrick, Va.
  Children	1. Benjamin Paul Prater,   b. of Laurens Co., Sc ,   d. Indian Territory, Okla.  [Natural]   2. Thomas M. Prater,   b. of Warren Co., Tn ,   d. Bef Nov 1866, Warren Co., Tn.  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F9786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  !Found him in AF ZLP3-KQ 1790 census - Archelus Prater is listed in Pendleton Co., S.C. 1800 census - Archelus Archibald Prater was listed living Buncombe Co., N.C. 1820 census - Archelus A. Prater was listed Warren Co., TN. ------------------------------------------ Wife, Molly Prater died ca. 1849 Warren Co., TN. ------------------------------------------- Ref: Lentz Heritage by John Paul Lentz, 1966 p. 17-18 "The famiily of Archibald "Arche" Prater with wife Rosana Lentz shows in Pendleton Co., S.C. .... "Sold 100 acres of land by peter Lentz (Lance), Sr. in Buncombe Co., on 20 Apr., 1802. Peter Lentz was the father of Rosana Lentz. Land sale in Buncombe, Bk. 7 p.120. On 18 Feb., 1807, Buncombe, Book B, p.30, Archeluaus Prater sells this 100 acres to Jonathan Paris. It is believed that the Praters then moved with Lance (Lentz) relatives and others to Warren Co., TN." --------------------------------------------- RE: Old Buncombe History .... an article written by Joyce Justus Parris at request of Meta Lance Baker, entitled "Peter Lance (Lentz) Family" --------------------------------------------- RE: Goodspeeds Histories of Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Warren, White Counties of Tennessee. "Archibald Prater among the first settlers of the 11th Dist. of Warren Co., TN." "He arrived before 1810." ----------------------------------------------- 1820 Census, Warren Co., TN. p.312 Males: 2 under 10 (could be Thomas M. and Benj. P.) 2 age 10-16 (these could be Joseph and Martin) 1 age 16-26 (could be Josiah) 1 age 45 and over (Archelus) Females: 1 age 10-16 (could be Suzannah) 1 age 45 and over (Rosanna / Molly M. Prater) ---------------------------------------- 1830 Census, Warren Co., TN. p.325 Archelus as Head of Household: Males: 2 age 10-15 (Thomas & Benjamin) 1 age 15-20 1 age 60-70 Females: 1 age 5-10 (Mary) 2 age 15-2 (Suzannah & Kessiah) 1 age 50-60 ---------------------------------------- Cannon County Minutes Book: 6 June, 1836 Woodbury, Cannon Co., TN. "On motion, Archalous Prater, about 70 years of age, personally appeared in open court and made oath that he was acquainted with Joel Mears and in his lifetime and that Margaret, (formerly Margaret Estes) and deponet further states that on about the 30th Sept., 1827 he being an authrozed minister of the Gospel, married the said Margaret to the said Joel, dec'd, and states that sometime in the latter part of the year 1835 the said Joel Mears deceased in Warren Co., TN." (other witness, Isham saw Prater....signed, ect.) Joel Mears died 21 Dec., 1835. --------------------------------------------------- Arch is listed age 84 in 1850 Census Warren Co., TN. Looking at census and other records his listed age puts his birth year at between 1766 and 1769. His parents were married in/or about 1768, thus it is most likely his birth date is after 1768. Note: The only record of his parents marriage is a Will record which may or may not show the correct date of their marriage. ------------------------------------------- Archelus Prator, Plat for 483 acres on water of 23 mile & 26 mile creeks, Pendleton Co., S.C. 96th Dist., surveyed by Samuel H. Dickson. Dated: 1793 Also listed as having deeds to land in Anderson Co., S.C.(1790 - 99) But he was in Warren Co., Tn in the 1820 census.

  
  

• Sources

  [S65] International Genealogical Index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Priscilla Swearingen; Female; Birth: 29 OCT 1750 Shepherdstown, , Berkeley, West Virginia; Death: About 1832; Father: Van Swearingen; Mother: Percilla Metcalf; Spouse: Bazil Pitts Prather; Marriage: 07 JAN 1768 , Washington, Maryland; No source information is available.