Susannah (Hubbard) Prather (1755 - 1848)

Born 12 Jul 1755 in Guilford County, North Carolina Province

Wife of Philip John Prater II — married 12 Jul 1775 in Haw River, Guilford (Alamance) Co., NC

Descendants

Died 9 Aug 1848 at age 93 in Pickens County, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

The William Holder Family Tree says:^[1]

ID: I0195

Name: Phillip John Prater

Sex: M

Birth: 1750 in Frederick Co., Maryland Colony

Death: ABT August 1798 in Rowan Co., NC.

Father: Philomen Gittens Prater b: 1707 in Prince George's County, Maryland Colony

Mother: Margaret Hunt b: ABT 1716

Marriage: Susannah Hubbard b: 12 JUL 1755 in Guilford Co., NC

Married: 16 JUL 1775 in Haw River, Guilford Co. NC [Alamance Co.]

Children:

1. John Prather b: 1778 in Pendleton Dist., South Carolina
2. Phillip John Prater b: 1778 in Pendleton Dist., South Carolina
3. Sarah Prater b: 1782 in Pickens, South Carolina
4. Josiah Isaiah Prater b: AFT 1782 in Washington,Pendleton, SC
5. Thomas Prather b: 26 MAR 1784 in Pendleton, South Carolina
6. Mary Ann Prater b: 1785 in Pickens, Anderson, South Carolina
7. William M Prater b: 14 SEP 1786 in Pendleton Dist., SC
8. Jeremiah Prater b: 1788 in Pickens, Anderson, South Carolina
9. Aaron Prater b: 1790 in Pickens, Anderson, South Carolina
10. Joseph Prater b: ABT 1794 in Pickens, Anderson, South Carolina

NOTE by William Holder: ^[2]

[On a Revolutionary War Pension Application], "Susannah Hubbard of Pickens District, aged 89 years, states she was married to Philip Prater who was a Private in the Militia of South Carolina during the Revolutionary war and he served under Capt Maxwell and either Col Pickens or Anderson or Both. She has heard of him talking of such matters. She had a hard time hiding and dodging from the Tories and the British [during the War]."

"Philip moved with his parents and siblings to North Carolina between 1756 and 1760. They lived in Orange Co., North Carolina, about four years 1761-1765. Orange Co. at that time included parts of several counties of central North Carolina. Guilford and Rowan Counties were part of Orange Co. at the time until 1771.

"Philip married Susanna Hubbard on July 16, 1776, in Guilford Co., North Carolina. Soon after their marrage they moved to Laurens County, Ninety Six District North Carolina..." [sic - Laurens County is in SOUTH Carolina - Chet Snow, 1/27/2014]

"They had three children before the Revolutionary war: John Prater, Philip J Prater, and Sarah "Sally" Prater. Phillip served as a Private for 8 months and 12 days in a company of Laurens County militia, comanded by Capt Robert Maxwell, according to a statement given by Susan; she and the children had to hide from the Tory [British sympathizers] and British [troops]."

"After the war they moved to Pickens Co, Pendleton District South Carolina. They had the following children after the war: Thomas Prather, Mary Ann"Polly" Prater, William M Prater, Jeremiah Prater, Aron Prater, Josiah Prater and Joseph Prater.

Susannah (Hubbard) Prather lived to be 93 years old. She died on August 9, 1848, in Pickens Co., South Carolina, USA.

The Revolutionary War Pension records state that at the time of her death, 9 August, 1848, Susannah's request for a widow's pension was in process. It further states that she had seven surviving children as of 1850: John, Thomas, Philip, Jeremiah, Aaron, Josiah and Joseph. Philip and Thomas hadn't been heard from in 12-15 years. It also says that her husband, Philip Prather, died in 1797 and she then married William Hammond, who left her after two years and had long since died.

Susannah Hammond's probate record contains a letter by her son, Jeremiah, in which he states that her heirs are Thomas Prater, Phillip Prater, Aaron Prater, Josiah Prater, Joseph Prater, himself, the heirs of John Prater, Sally Wallace and Polly Hubbard. Jeremiah was the only heir still living in the state on October 6, 1851.

Sources

1. ↑ William Holder Genealogy on RootsWeb - Phillip John Prater
2. ↑ William Holder Genealogy on RootsWeb - Phillip John Prater

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files (NARA microfilm publication M804, 2,670 rolls). Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• Estate Papers, File No. 285-360, 1851-1854. Ancestry.com. South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: South Carolina County, District and Probate Courts.

• Philip Prater, widow Mrs. Susannah Hammond pension application #W9052 (pdf), transcribed by Will Graves, posted by Southern Campaign American Revolution Pension Statements & Rosters, accessed 11 February 2023.

• Philip Prather, DAR Patriot Ancestor #A092419.