Born about in Pittsylvania, Virginia
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Prather I
— married
about 1753 [location unknown]
Wife of
Thomas Coleman
— married
1765 in Bedford, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Jonathan (Prather) Prater II, James Prater, Thomas Prather II, Sarah Elizabeth (Prater) Faqua, Nehemiah Prather, Archibald Prather, Glatha Prather, William Prather, Nancy Elizabeth (Prather) Adkinson, Margaret Coleman and Mary Coleman
Died
at about age 58
in Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Oct 2011
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Contents |
Biography
Josie Allen F, b. circa 1726
Father* Robert Allen b. c 1701 Mother* Mrs Robert Allen b. c 1705
* Josie Allen
- Josie Married:
- Thomas Prather
- Thomas Coleman
- Robert Ming.
Will
"James Prather late of P.G.Co., MD.(now Frederick Co.) Will probated June 1759 'My mother, Joice Allen'; sister Sarah Stone, and 'my mother's two daughters, Margaret and Catherine Coleman', 'my father, Thomas Prather'. She was born circa 1726 at of, Bedford, Va. She married Thomas Prather, son of Jonathan Prather III and Jane Mullikin, circa 1750 at Md. Josie Allen married Thomas Coleman after 1765 at of Bedford, Va." (GBPrater)
Children
Family 1 Thomas Prather b. c 1725, d. c 1765 Married circa 1750 at Md.
Children:
- James Prather b. c 1751, d. c 1759
- Sarah Prather b. c 1752
- Archibald Prather I+ b. 1755, d. Aug 1831
- Jonathan Prather Prater+ b. c 1757, d. 179
- Glatha Prater b. c 1758, d. c 1838
- William Prater Prather+ b. c 1760, d. b 1813
- Nancy Elizabeth Prather b. 1762, d. 1840
- Thomas Prather+ b. c 1764, d. c 1835
- Nehemiah Prater b. c 1873
Family 2 Thomas Coleman b. c 1722 Married after 1765 at of Bedford, Va.
Children:
- Margaret Coleman b. c 1766
- Mary Coleman b. c 1768 (Catherine)
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 September 2023, 07:16), entry for Josie Mary Allen (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L17H-SR2 ); contributed by various users.
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 10 September 2023, 07:16), entry for Josie Mary Allen (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L17H-SR2 ); contributed by various users.
- Gary Benton Prater (GBPrater) http://prathergenealogy.com/DB4-11-2010-o/index.htm?ssmain=main.htm;
Acknowledgments
- Created by Richard Schultheiss through the import of Richard's Family Registry_2014-11-15_02.ged on Nov 15, 2014.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josie:
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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Kenneth Shelton
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Kenneth Shelton
Josie was 1st. married to Thomas Prather 2nd. to Mr. Coleman 3rd. to Mr. Robert Ming.
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by Kenneth Shelton
Sheri Havens
If she was formally an Allen where does the name "Ming" come from?
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by Sheri Havens
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