John Josiah Prather (abt. 1715 - 1796)

Born about 12 Jun 1715 in Queen Anne Parish, Prince George's, Province of Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Odell) Prather — married 1735 in Prince Georges County, MD

Descendants

Died Nov 1796 at about age 81 in Montgomery, Maryland, United States

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Biography

His will was written in September 1795 and was probated in November 1796.^[1]

In his will he freed these enslaved persons: Joseph ($110), Samuel ($35), and Phebe ($35) (Samuel's wife), along with their son Cyrus ($110).^[2]

His will named his three children as Thomas Prather, Sarah Linthicum, and Mary Duvall.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[3] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: John Josiah /Prather/^{[4][5][6][7][8][9]}

Birth

Birth:

Date: 12 JUN 1715

Place: Queen Annes Parish, Prince Georges, Maryland or Montgomery, Maryland^[10][11][12]

Death

Death:

Date: 03 NOV 1796

Place: Distributed Estate, Montgomery Cty., MD^{[13][14][15][16]}

Burial

Burial:

Date: 03 NOV 1796

Place: Montgomery, Maryland^[17][18]

Marriage

Husband: John Josiah Prather

Wife: @I992@

Child: @I4798@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1735

Place: Montgomery County, MD^[19][20]

Husband: John Josiah Prather

Wife: Rachel Odele, Odell, Odle

Child: @I4798@

Relationship to Father: Natural

Relationship to Mother: Natural

Marriage:

Date: 1735

Place: Queen Annes Par, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States^[21][22]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch, Montgomery > Accounts, inventories, wills 1792-1797 vol C > image 187 of 208; Hall of Records, Annapolis.
2. ↑ Inventory of the estate of John Prather; 13 June 1797: "Maryland Register of Wills Records, 1629-1999," images, FamilySearch FamilySearch (Image 203 of 208)
3. ↑ Prather-974 was created by Richard Lewis through the import of Richard Croake LEWIS Family Lineage_2015-03-24.ged on Mar 24, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
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22. ↑ Source: #S36 Page: Source number: 411.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RBM

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