John
Prather
Born in Frederick, Maryland
Ancestors 
Son of Aaron Allen Prather Jr.
and Mary (Swearingen) Prather
Brother of
Aaron Prather III, Elizabeth Prather, Basil P. Prather, Azariah Prather, Verlinda Prather, Baruch William Prather, Margaret (Prather) Glaze, Eleanor (Prather) Becraft, William Baruch Prather and Thomas Prather
Husband of
Elizabeth Wilson
— married
about 1794 in Frederick, Maryland, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at age 79
in Jefferson, Adams, Ohio, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2014
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Contents |
Biography
Birth
- Date: 25 Jan 1769
- Place: Frederick, Maryland, United States[1]
Death
- Date: 29 Mar 1848
- Place: Jefferson, Adams, Ohio, United States[2]
Burial
- Place: West Union, Adams, Ohio, United States[3]
Notes
- John was one of 7 men that built (founded) the Moore Chapel Church at Jefferson Twp., Adams Co., Ohio. It was the first M.E. Church west of the Allegheny Mtns. The first church was constructed of logs and 3 other churches have been built on the same site.
- John came west with Prather cousins and other allied families that were married into the family. One such person was Col. Daniel Collier, who was married to one of his cousins, Elizabeth Prather.
Sources
- ↑ Source: #S291 Page: 260 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
- ↑ Source: #S291 Page: 260 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
- ↑ Source: #S291 Page: 260 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
- Source: S291 Abbreviation: Prater Prather Prator Praytor In America 1620-1800 1-5 Generations, Vol. II, John W. Prather, Jr. , 1994. Title: Prater Prather Prator Praytor In America 1620-1800 1-5 Generations, Vol. II, John W. Prather, Jr. , 1994. Paranthetical: Y Page: 104 Quality or Certainty of Data: 3
Acknowledgments
- Prather-827 was started by Linda DeFrees through the import of Julia Ann Empson.ged on Jul 23, 2014.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Jerry Prater
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup E-L117, FTDNA kit #384859 - Michael Prater :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test, haplogroup E-CTS6667, FTDNA kit #N194057
- H Martin Prather :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup E-BY8439, FTDNA kit #325658
- Wayne Prather :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R1a1a-CTS4179, FTDNA kit #78145 +
Y-Chromosome Test 111 markers, haplogroup R1a1a
- David Prater :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup EM35, FTDNA kit #756248, MitoYDNA ID T10867 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Raeleah (Riley) Brinson :
23andMe, GEDmatch M012294 [compare]
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T802953 [compare], FTDNA kit #306520
-
~0.78%
Linda (DeFrees) Franks :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T444073 [compare], Ancestry member frankie49
+
Living DNA
-
~0.78%
Orval Snodgrass :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member angelahellyersnodgrass
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #359796
-
~0.78%
Wayne Prather :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #78145
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