Evan (Prothera) Prothero (1640 - 1709)

Born 1640 in Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Thomas) Prothero — married about 11 Aug 1678 in Wales

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1709 at about age 69 in Delaware County, Province of Pennsylvania

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Biography

Evan was a Friend (Quaker)

Evan Prothero was born circa 1640 in Wales. His exact date of birth and parents are unknown. Evan Prothero was a Welsh Quaker who migrated to Pennsylvania during the Quaker Migration.^[1] Browning, p 424

According to Welsh surname researchers, T J Morgan and Prys Morgan, the surname Prothero is a Welsh patronymic name.^[2] The name contains the distinctive Welsh prefix "ap-," meaning "son of." The original form of the name was ap-Rhydderc, or ap-Riderch, but the prefix has evolved into the surname Prothero or Prytherch.^[3] The Welsh personal name is similar to the English Roderick and means "reddish-brown," or reddish brown haired.^[4] The Prothero family is a very ancient one. Their roots go back to Carmarthenshire in the south of Wales.

Evan Prothero (aka Prytherch, Protherah or Prothera) was documented as living in Narbeth, Pembrokeshire, Wales as early as 1670^[5] Besse, p 753 and as late as 1674. Besse, p 756 One of the earliest accounts of Quaker persecution in England and Wales is Joseph Besse's book "A Collection of the Sufferings of the People Called Quakers." Evan Protherah appears twice in this book. His first persecution was having goods taken from him in 1670: Besse, p 753

Evan Protherah in Book of Quaker Sufferings in Wales

In 1674, Evan Protherah had three cartloads of hay and corn taken from him "for tithes." Besse, p 756

Evan Prothero in Book of Quaker Sufferings in Wales

Evan and his wife Elizabeth Prothero were among the early Welsh settlers of Radnor Township, Pennsylvania.^[6][7] The couple were living in Radnor, Pennsylvania as early as 1693.^[8] This area was within "the Welsh Tract" of William Penn's Pennsylvania.

In 1693, Evan Prothero appears on a Tax Assessment of Planters and Servants in Radnor, Pennsylvania:^[9] Browning, p 258-259

Evan Prothero on 1693 Tax Assessment of Planters and Servants

Also in 1693, Evan "Brothero" was named in a ferry dispute as a regular customer of the ferryman:^[10] Browning, p 390-391

Named in Quaker Welsh Tract Ferry Dispute

On November 1, 1694, Evan "Prytherch" signed his daughter Elizabeth Prothero's Quaker marriage certificate.^[11]

Evan Prothero has a small mention in the History of Delaware County.^[12]

Small Mention in George Smith's History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania

Evan Prothero is named in many published genealogical research papers.^[13][14][15] Here is a clip from the Ashbridge Book by Thomas Wellington Ashbridge, published in 1912:

The Ashbridge Book Genealogical Information

Evan Prothero's death record has been preserved in the Quaker records of Chester County, Pennsylvania:^[16] Evan and his wife Elizabeth died just four days apart in November of 1709:

Prothero Death Records

Sources

1. ↑ Browning, Charles Henry. The Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania, published in 1912 by William J Campbell. p 424. Link to Book
2. ↑ Morgan, T. J.; Morgan, Prys (1985). Welsh Surnames. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. pp. 178- 179. ISBN 0-7083-0880-5.
3. ↑ https://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Prothero
4. ↑ https://www.houseofnames.com/prothero-family-crest
5. ↑ A Collection of the Sufferings of the People Called Quakers, published in 1753. pp 753 - 756
6. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 6 vols. 1936–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991–1994. Hinshaw, William Wade. Marshall, Thomas Worth, comp. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Supplement to Volume 1. Washington, D.C.: n.p. 1948. page 410.
7. ↑ Radnor Monthly Meeting Records, Swarthmore Quaker Repository.
8. ↑ U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s; BROWNING, CHARLES H. Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania. Philadelphia: William J. Campbell, 1912. 631p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1967. Page 259.
9. ↑ Browning, Charles Henry. The Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania, published in 1912 by William J Campbell. pp 258-259
10. ↑ Browning, Charles Henry. The Welsh Settlement of Pennsylvania, published in 1912 by William J Campbell. pp 390-391
11. ↑ U.S. Quaker Meeting Records, Radnor Monthly Meeting, The marriage of Morgan James and Elizabeth Prytherch, 1 Nov 1694. Swarthmore College Repository.
12. ↑ Smith, George, MD, The History of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, published in Philadelphia in 1862, page 494.
13. ↑ Cope, Gilbert. Genealogy of the Smedley Family Descended from George and Sarah Smedley of Chester County, Pennsylvania, published in 1901, page 81. Link to Book
14. ↑ The Ashbridge book; relating to past and present Ashbridge families in America by Ashbridge, Wellington Thomas, published in 1912, pp 154, 155. Link to Book
15. ↑ Pennsylvania, Card Indexes to Genealogical Scrapbooks and Research Folders.
16. ↑ Hinshaw, William Wade, et al., compilers. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. 6 vols. 1936–1950. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1991–1994. Hinshaw, William Wade. Marshall, Thomas Worth, comp. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. Supplement to Volume 1. Washington, D.C.: n.p. 1948. page 410.