James Prather (1737 - 1816)

Born 27 Jan 1737 in Queen Annes Parish, Prince George's, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Beatty) Prather — married 3 Jun 1769 in Allegany, Maryland

Descendants

Died 10 Feb 1816 at age 79 in Allegany, Maryland, United States

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Biography

James Prather was born 27 Jan 1737 in Queen Annes Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, to Thomas Sprigg Prather and Elizabeth Clagett. He had 16 brothers and sisters. He married Sarah Beatty, of Irish and Scots descent, and the couple had at least one child, Sarah Prather who married Joseph Foster. He died on 10 Feb 1816 in Allegany, Maryland.

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Father Thomas Prather (Prather-986)

b. 1704 d. 24 Jul 1785 Thomas Prather (Prather-986)

Mother Elizabeth Prather (Clagett-9)

b. 1708 d. 1760 Elizabeth Prather (Clagett-9)

Prefix Capt Capt

Proper First Name James

Preferred Name James

Current Last Name Prather

Birth Date 27 Jan 1736

Birth Place Queen Anne Parish, Prince George, Maryland

Death Date 03 Nov 1818 or 10 Feb 1816

Death Place Allegany, Maryland, United States

Gender Male Male

Spouse (12313637) Beatty-1227

Marriage: 3 Jun 1769

Location: Allegany, Maryland

Research Notes

James Prather fought in the French and Indian War, was captured by the Indians but was found and ransomed by his father. He became a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War. He married his first wife (name unknown) with whom he had four children, then married Sarah who survived him. He was a member of the Maryland Legislature from Western Maryland. His descendants are found mainly in Illinois and Iowa.

Sources

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