James William Prater

Abt 1782 - 1855  (~ 73 years)

• Name	James William Prater
  Born	Abt 1782	,Tazewell, Va
  Gender	Male
  Died	Jun 1855	,Morgan, Ky
  Record Change	12 Apr 2009
  Person ID	I48383	120k
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Jonathan Prather, Prater,   b. Abt 1757, ,Pittsylvania, Va ,   d. 1795, ,Floyd, Ky  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Musick, Masick,   b. Abt 1760, of, Pittsylvania, Va
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	of Henry Co., Va.
  Family ID	F22181	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Phebe Griffith,   b. Abt 1786, ,Tazewell, Va ,   d. Aft 1860, Morgan Co., Ky.  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1813	Tazewell Co., Va.
  Children	1. Elizabeth Prater,   b. of Tazewell Co., Va  [Natural]   2. Sarah Prater,   b. of Tazewell Co., Va  [Natural]   3. John G. Prater,   b. of Tazewell Co., Va  [Natural]   4. William C. Prater,   b. of Tazewell Co., Va  [Natural]   5. James Wesley Prater,   b. of Tazewell Co., Va ,   d. of Morgan or Lewis Co., Ky.  [Natural]   6. Henry Harvey Leander Prater,   b. Tazewell Co., Va. ,   d. Morgan Co., Ky.  [Natural]   7. Louisa J. Prater,   b. of Tazewell Co., Va  [Natural]   8. George Washington Prater,   b. 07 Nov 1814, Tazewell Co., Va. ,   d. 05 Nov 1888, Petersville, Lewis Co., Ky.  (Age 73 years)  [Natural]   9. Dorcas Prater,   b. 03 Apr 1822, of Tazewell Co., Va ,   d. 14 Jun 1895, Morgan Co., Ky.  (Age 73 years)  [Natural]   10. Eli H. Prater,   b. 20 Sep 1830, of Tazewell Co., Va ,   d. 04 May 1916, Morgan Co., Ky.  (Age 85 years)  [Natural]
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2015
  Family ID	F17448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James served in the War of 1812. He received bounty land for his service, and later his widow received a pension. the pension and bounty land warrant files contain information rregarding his age, marriage, military service and death. James and his family resided in Tazewell Co., Va until 1845, when they sold their land on the Clinch River and moved to Morgan Co., Ky. A series of deeds recorded in Deed Book H on pages 116,325,326, and 411-416 identifies the heirs and their places of residence in 1856. James Prater, of Virginia, War of 1812. W.O.9160 W.C.5934 Pvt. in Capt. James Michels' Co. Virginia Militia. Widow: Phebe Bounty Land Wt. 9659-80-50 12448-80-55 (canceled) 39087-80-55 On the 1820 Tazewell Co., VA. census there is a household headed by Elizabeth Prater, James mother, and James is also listed living in Tazewell Co. on the same census with his family, then on the 1830 census there is a lady age 70 living in his household, it is believed that this was his mother. James is thought to be the only surviving son of Jonathan and Elizabeth. This info. taken from the records of Magoffin Co. KY. Gene. Soc. He was in Military service in Sept. 1813 in the 4th Va. Militia, term of 6 mo. War of 1812, Pvt. 4th VA. Militia / Sept., 1813 Capt. James Michels Co., #13