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Wesley Merriet Higgins / Lucy Keeling Sisson
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Wesley Merriet Higgins / Lucy Keeling Sisson
[14312]| Husband: Wesley Merriet Higgins | |||
| Born: | 26 Nov 1915 | at: | Fairhope, Alabama |
| Married: | 8 Jun 1946 | at: | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Died: | 18 Mar 1985 | at: | Fort Myers, Florida, USA |
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| Notes: | [1075] | ||
| Wife: Lucy Keeling Sisson | |||
| Born: | 13 May 1919 | at: | Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Died: | 28 Sep 1990 | at: | Gainesville, Alachua, Florida, United States |
| Father: | Keeling Herdon II Sisson | ||
| Mother: | Lucy (Mildred) Christian | ||
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Pedigree Chart for: Wesley Merriet Higgins
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Pedigree Chart for: Lucy Keeling Sisson
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/--Keeling Herdon II Sisson
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|--Lucy Keeling Sisson
| /--William Diuguid Christian
| /--David Alexander Christian Sr.
| | \--Lucy Sampson Patteson
\--Lucy (Mildred) Christian
| /--William Diuguid Christian
\--Mary Agnes Thornhill
\--Lucinda Lowry
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2 PLAC Baptized, Methodist Episaple Church, S. River, NJ
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2 PLAC Carpenter for J.B.Buck, Tampa, FL
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2 PLAC Forman for Paul Smith Construction, Lousiana
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2 PLAC Carpenter for Reilly Benton Co, New Orleans, LA
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2 PLAC Carpenter's Mate 2nd Class, USN
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2 PLAC Foreman for B.C. Cobb, Richmond, VA
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2 PLAC Forman for Leonard Construction, Richmond, VA
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2 DATE 1948
2 PLAC Framing foreman for Taylor Construction, Richmond
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2 DATE 1949
2 PLAC Superintendent for Frank Sims & Co. RIchmond
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2 PLAC Liciensed building contractor, Richmond, VA
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2 PLAC Teaching carpentry at George Wythe School
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Ralph Wheatley / Grace Brown
| Husband: Ralph Wheatley | |||
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| Wife: Grace Brown | |||
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| Father: | Lemuel Brown | ||
| Mother: | Winston | ||
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| Name: | (--?--) Wheatley | ||
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Pedigree Chart for: Ralph Wheatley
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Pedigree Chart for: Grace Brown
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Etienne Cartier / Diadama Phelps
| Husband: Etienne Cartier | |||
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| Wife: Diadama Phelps | |||
| Born: | 13 Jan 1829 | at: | |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Father: | Oliver Cromwell Phelps | ||
| Mother: | Marie-Josephte Roi | ||
| Children | |||
| Name: | Edmund George Cartier | ||
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Pedigree Chart for: Etienne Cartier
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Pedigree Chart for: Diadama Phelps
/--John Phelps
/--Amos Phelps
| \--Thanks Wilcox
/--Oliver Cromwell Phelps
| | /--Lemuel or Samuel Long
| \--Diadama Long
| \--Martha Brewster
|--Diadama Phelps
| /--Jacques Roi
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| | \--Margarete Marie Dercy
\--Marie-Josephte Roi
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\--Marie-Louise d'Ercy-dit-Garcie
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David Bassett Waterman / Jerusha Case
| Husband: David Bassett Waterman | |||
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| Died: | at: | ||
| Father: | Flavius Waterman | ||
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| Sources: | [1469] | ||
| Wife: Jerusha Case | |||
| Born: | 24 Jul 1797 | at: | |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Father: | Roger Case | ||
| Mother: | Molly Owen | ||
| Sources: | [1475] | ||
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| Name: | Sally (Stella) Waterman [1413] [1414] | ||
| Born: | 24 Jul 1797 | at: | Franklin, Delaware, New York, USA |
| Married: | at: | ||
| Died: | 2 Jan 1874 | at: | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Spouses: | William Wines Phelps | ||
Pedigree Chart for: David Bassett Waterman
/--Thomas Waterman
/--Ebenezer Waterman
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Pedigree Chart for: Jerusha Case
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[1413] William W. Phelps married Sally Waterman, April 28, 1815, at Smyrna, Chenango County, New York. Volume I of "The Waterman Family," by Donald Lines Jacobus shows her as a daughter of David Basset Waterman (Flavius, Ebenezer, Thomas, Thomas, Robert) and Jerusha Case (daughter of Roger and Molly (Owen) Case), and her date of birth as July 24, 1797.
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William or Willyam Brewster / Elizabeth Read
| Husband: William or Willyam Brewster | |||
| Born: | 22 Mar 1669 | at: | Mohegan, Norwich, New London, Connecticut, USA |
| Married: | 8 Jun 1692 | at: | Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States |
| Died: | 11 Aug 1728 | at: | Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States |
| Father: | Benjamin Brewster | ||
| Mother: | Ann Addis | ||
| Sources: | [1620] | ||
| Wife: Elizabeth Read | |||
| Born: | Sep 1672 | at: | Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States |
| Died: | 11 Mar 1692 | at: | Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States |
| Father: | Josiah Reed | ||
| Mother: | Grace Holloway | ||
| Sources: | [2078] | ||
| Children | |||
Pedigree Chart for: William or Willyam Brewster
/--William Brewster
/--Johnathan Brewster
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/--Benjamin Brewster
| | /--John Oldham
| \--Lucretia Oldham
| \--Lucretia
|--William or Willyam Brewster
| /--Thomas Addis
| /--William Addis
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\--Ann Addis
| /--Thomas Addis
\--Millicent Wood
\--Millicent Flower
Pedigree Chart for: Elizabeth Read
/--John Read
/--William Reed Jr.
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/--Josiah Reed
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|--Elizabeth Read
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\--Grace Holloway
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Thomas Hatfield / Johanna Gaff
| Husband: Thomas Hatfield | |||
| Born: | ABT 1928 | at: | |
| Married: | 7 Nov 1850 | at: | Dry Grove Twp., McLean Co., Illinois, USA |
| Died: | at: | ||
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| Notes: | [3831] | ||
| Wife: Johanna Gaff | |||
| Born: | ABT 1831 | at: | Ohio, United States |
| Died: | at: | ||
| Father: | David M. Gaff | ||
| Mother: | Hannah Mock | ||
| Children | |||
| Name: | Didema Hatfield | ||
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| Name: | Josephine Hatfield | ||
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| Name: | Charles T. Hatfield | ||
| Born: | ABT 1858 | at: | Illinois, United States |
| Died: | at: | ||
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| Name: | James Elmer Hatfield | ||
| Born: | ABT 1865 | at: | Illinois, United States |
| Died: | at: | ||
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Pedigree Chart for: Thomas Hatfield
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Pedigree Chart for: Johanna Gaff
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\--Hannah Mock
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\--Mary Horney
\--Hannah Harriet Chipman
[3831] DEATH: Mr. Hatfield's obit says they moved to Il. in 1853. -- Steve Calhoun
Jim Grace / Rosalthia Baldwin
| Husband: Jim Grace | |||
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| Wife: Rosalthia Baldwin | |||
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| Father: | Thomas Baldwin | ||
| Mother: | Sophronia Phelps | ||
| Children | |||
| Name: | Norah Grace | ||
| Born: | at: | ||
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| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | Melker Burton | ||
Pedigree Chart for: Jim Grace
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Pedigree Chart for: Rosalthia Baldwin
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/--Thomas Baldwin
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|--Rosalthia Baldwin
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| /--Sylvester Ira Phelps
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\--Sophronia Phelps
| /--John Phelps
\--Maria Lathrop
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John Yancey Roberts / Juliette Rutherford
[14487]| Husband: John Yancey Roberts | |||
| Born: | 11 May 1896 | at: | |
| Married: | 20 Dec 1930 | at: | Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, United States |
| Died: | 27 Mar 1934 | at: | MacOn, Georgia, USA |
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| Wife: Juliette Rutherford | |||
| Born: | 5 Mar 1901 | at: | Forsyth, Monroe, Georgia, United States |
| Died: | 21 Oct 1990 | at: | Atlanta, Fulton Co, Georgia, USA |
| Father: | Samuel Rutherford | ||
| Mother: | Abigail Elizabeth Ponder | ||
| Notes: | [5594] | ||
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Pedigree Chart for: John Yancey Roberts
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Pedigree Chart for: Juliette Rutherford
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\--Abigail Elizabeth Ponder
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\--Ella Marie Ensign
\--Sarah Cornelia Phelps
[14487] Married in Juliette's parents home. Marriage #2 for Juliette
[5594] Buried in Arlington Memorial cemetery, Atlanta, GA along side E. FrankPharr
Thomas Prater / Margaret Quintyne
| Husband: Thomas Prater | |||
| Born: | 1577[11064] | at: | Staunton, St. Bernard, Wilts, England |
| Married: | 4 Jun 1599 | at: | Clyffe Papard Church, Shefford Magna, Wilts, England |
| Died: | 1628 | at: | Eaton Water, Wiltshire, England |
| Father: | Anthony Thomas Prater | ||
| Mother: | Judith Ivye | ||
| Notes: | [11065] | ||
| Wife: Margaret Quintyne | |||
| Born: | 1578 | at: | Nuston Manor, Wiltshire, England |
| Died: | AFT 18 Dec 1628 | at: | County Wiltshire, England |
| Father: | Hnery Quintyne | ||
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| Name: | Antony Prater | ||
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| Name: | Alice Prater | ||
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| Name: | Thomas Prater [9258] [9257] | ||
| Born: | 26 Dec 1604[9257] | at: | |
| Married: | at: | ||
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| Spouses: | Mary Powell McKay | ||
| Name: | William Prater | ||
| Born: | ABT 1605 | at: | Eaton Water, Wiltshire, England |
| Died: | at: | ||
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| Name: | Samuel Prater | ||
| Born: | ABT 1606 | at: | Eaton Water, Wiltshire, England |
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| Name: | Richard Prater | ||
| Born: | BEF 7 Mar 1607 | at: | |
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Pedigree Chart for: Thomas Prater
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Pedigree Chart for: Margaret Quintyne
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[11065] Prather Information From Brooke County Files
The name was found in early times as PRETOR meaning "magistrate".
About the time that Columbus was sailing for America, John PRATER, Gent., was a lad living in Berks and Wiltshire. His home was Ingelsham Manor. He died by- 20 Aug 1547. His wife, Elene, left a will 1557. Both are buried in the Chancel of Ingelsham Manor Church Berks.
Their eldest son and heir was George PRATER, Gent., 1510-1564. He was of Latton Manor which was on both sides of the river Thames in Wiltshire and Gloucester, it included the Village of Latton. George married JANE PLOTT (1515-1586) daughter of RICHARD PLOTT of Blewburye Berks. Both are buried Latton Church on his manor.
His oldest son was Richard, who married MARGARET ASHFIELD and lived Nunney Castle in Somerset (built 1290 by Sir John de le Mere, with moat, drawbridge and huge iron gates). It was the second son ANTHONY PRATOR, Gent., 1546-1593) whose line we follow. He lived Stanton Manor, Wilts. In 1572 he married Judith (1550-1578) daughter of Thomas Ivye,Esq., of Kington Wilts (and London later) who died 1592 and his wife Elizabeth MALET.
The Parish register shows that ANTHONY was buried Church of Stanton, St. Bernard, Wilts. His wife is buried in the Ivye section, south aisle of W. Kington Church with monumental inscription with poem, the PRATOR arms and names of her SIX children.
Thomas PRATER was youngest son of this couple, born 1577. He married 1599 (Parish record) Clyffe Pipard Church, Wilts, Margaret (1578-1628) daughter of Henry QUINTYNE (d 1625) of Buston, Wilts and his wife Alice (d 1628)
Their son THOMAS b 1604 Water Eton House No. Wiltshire was the immigrant to America.
This family line I have also found. Thomas b 1604 and wife Mary (?) PRATER son...Jonathan PRATHER d 1680 m Jane McKay son...Thomas Prather m 1704 to Martha Sprigg d 1742 parents of Martha Sprigg, Thomas (1630-1704) and Eleanor Nuthall
CHARLES PRATHERis the man that was first in Brooke County, VA. He purchased 481 acres of land on March 6, 1788 from JOHN COX, heir of FRIEND COX for $3,000. At the January term of court in 1791 in Ohio County, Charlestown, Virginia was incorporated.....By an act of legislature of Virginia on 27 Dec, 1816 the name Charlestown was changed to Wellsburg. The name honors CHARLES WELLS, son in law of Charles Prather.
Information on the Prather Family from the Brooke County WV records. ..This first sheet is handwritten, the author is unknown.
RUTH TANNEHILL PRATHER...Among her Wells descendants I noted a couple named Ruth Tannehill which was my first clue to Ruth's family - and twas only a clue.
About that time I learned that Clayton Torrence (Pres of Va Hist Soc) was writing a book on the Winston family. Rebecca Winston had married a Wm. Radford, and they knew only that he had been reared by "an uncle in Maryland". The young folks had a son that they named Carlton Tannehill Radford - and that name did not come from the Winston side...It just HAD to be the uncle who reared Wm...Carlton was found in Fredr. Co Md. near the Radfords.
Further search showed that Charles Prather of Brooke Co turned over to young Radford property that he held because of marriage to Widow Ruth (Tannehill) Radford.
The we eliminated all Tannehills as father of Carlton and Ruth except William...William had died intestate, no will naming children. No proof he was father of Ruth.
But in Maryland there is a happy custom of having next of kin (the oldest children) sign acceptance of the inventory appraisal. I checked Wm's inventory record at Annapolis, it was signed by Carlton Tannehill and RULD Tannehill. Finding Carlton was a son was almost proof, but RULD, was it Ruth? Everyone at Archives that day had a look, that it could be Ruth. Mr. Torrence had also checked, and tentatively accepted it as Ruth (when added to other clues).
But, knowing each inventory was copied 1st for County books, then sent to Annapolis to be copied again for State records, I hopped in my car and headed for Frederick Co to check the record there. Alas, instead of RULD it said RICH, still that did not mean there was no sister Ruth. I dug in to Tannehill records and found one helpful clue; there was no Richard Tannehill anywhere.
So, back to Annapolis. One copier was in error and I asked which one was accurate, which one made mistakes. It was hard to check; we got nowhere, I didn't want my trip to be wasted, so I stayed on in Annapolis to go back the next day for work on another line.
Next morning, I was greeted with smiles. One young man working at the Archives remembered a pile of old Fredrick Co. papers in the basement waiting to be indexed and filed. He hunted thru them and found the original inventory from which both copies had been made.
And clear as clear, the name was distinctly RULD. All morning I sat and looked and looked.
Carelton had signed in a beautiful copy back handwriting, well taught but with little experience in writing, he couldn't space his name, wrote too large and had to finish by running the end of his name up the edge of the paper. Then RULD had no teacher, but the gallant little teenager wouldn't make a Mark (X), she obviously had someone write her name and with it before her, sat down and DREW a copy. She didn't know her letters, The pen she wasn't used to using, kept poking holes in the paper, making blots, but she kept on. R went well, then U, then a T, which she didn't cross, (maybe she thought that cross on the paper she was coping was an accident, then H but she got it backward D The Tannehill end of her name was worse, only if you knew what she was trying could you see a resemblance...
PRATHER of Brooke Co VA (WV) Will Book 2 page 10 Brooke Co. is will for CHARLES and RUTH PRATHER mentions:
· (1) dau Elizabeth, wife of Charles Wells.
· (2) Son Henry, (willed all the town of Charleston)
· (3) son John.
Charles Prather 1735-1810 m Ruth Tannehill.
· s/o Col. Thomas Prather 1707-1785 m 1725 Elizabeth Clagett.
· s/o Thomas Prather and Martha Sprigg d 1742 m 1704
· s/o Jonathan Prather d 1680 and Jane McKay
· s/o Thomas PRATER b 1604 wife Mary
Martha Sprigg
· d/o Thomas Sprigg 1630-1704 and Eleanor Nuthall
· Eleanor d/o John Nuthall d 1667 m 1645 Elizabeth Bacon
Elizabeth Clagett
· d/o Capt Thomas Clagett d 1733 and Mary Keene
· s/o Thomas Clagett 1635-1703 m 1674 to Mary Nutter
· s/o Col. Edw. Clagett b 1607 wife Margaret Adams
Mary Keene
· d/o Richard Keene b 1654 m 1682 to Mary Gorsuch
· s/o Richard Keene 1628-1676 to Mary (?)
Mary Gorsuch
· d/o Richard Gorsuch 1637-1677 wife Elizabeth Roe
[9258] Prather Ancestors in America
The parish registers, inscriptions on gravestones and wills give a picture of the Prathers over a century as a typical landed gentry family. No clear picture comes from the records for the move to America.
Thomas Prather came to Virginia 1623 on the Marie Providence. Cavaliers and Pioneers misreads his name as Practor; Nugent simply states Thomas PRATAR... He was 17-18, unmarried, alone and he did not pay for his passage.
One reference calls Thomas a stowaway, perhaps only a guess. John Powell who came in 1609 in the SWALLOW, paid the passage money for Thomas PRATER. A Thomas FAULKNER came also on the Marie Providence, and his passage was paid by ROBERT SALFORD. Later the Powells, Prathers and Faulkners are found associated.
Thomas was under obligation to repay his passage money by service. "The 50 acres of his headright went to Capt. Richard Sheppard of the Marie Providence who sold the balance of his time to John Powell" (Cavaliers and Pioneers gives to John Powell "50 ac for his servant Thomas Practor.)
From MSS Preserved in the State Papers Dept of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England is "Muster Roll of Settlers of Virginia":
Elizabeth Cittee 1624
John Powell, his Muster
John Powell aged 29 in the Swallow 1609
Katren Powell aged 22 in the Flying Hart 1622
John Powell, born in Virginia
Thomas Prater, Servant, ages 20 in the Marie Providence 1622
It is difficult to define what the word servant meant to these people who commonly signed their letters, "your humble servant" The class was widely inclusive, including workers, skilled artisans, clerks, tutors, young relatives brought to America, political prisoners of war sold into service as a penalty.
The term did not connote "menial". It did not affect a man's future social standing which was immutably based on birth. The marriages of Thomas' descendants into the colonies' best families show that he was recognized as the son of a Gentleman.
It was probably a happy household - the young couple and their baby in which Thomas Prater lived. He presumable served his time and then married, set up for himself and prospered. Did he keep in touch with his family back in England? We do now know.
Family tradition tells (as is usual) of three sons, that William returned to England, one died without issue, and Jonathan was progenitor of the Maryland family. This may be close to the truth. In 1659 (Md. Provincial Records) is William Prater, Ensign who returned to England. Samuel Preather left will Dorchester Co. Md. (Liber 10 Folio 16) in which he leaves all to (probably daughter) Sarah, wife of Thomas Newton and her children Samuel and Elizabeth; it seems he left no male issue. A Richard Prather of the same generation remained in Virginia (Grants 1656-65 pg 334) shows that he and co-grantee David Hopkins purchased 160 acres Rappahannock. With Jonathan, these seems sons of Thomas. No record of any Prater except Thomas has been found among settlers coming to Virginia - Maryland.
There was a big movement of people from Virginia to Maryland about 1656--60. Among them was Jonathan Prather bc 1630/5 and wife Jane bc 1635/6. Their headrights and those of six others were used by George Read. Immigrants were entitled to 50 acres apiece called headrights. It is not easy to figure the meaning of their use. Some men gave up the right in return for payment of the passage, some wished to purchase a place already cleared and built upon and sold the headright to a land speculator. A man could return his 50 acres and get back his headright to use again and again. One could be used many years after the man first entered the colony.
The first date found for Jonathan in Maryland records is 26 Feb 1658 (Provincial Court Proceedings Liber 8 Folio 158. But there is an earlier undated record Liber SF 141) when Jonathan demanded a warrant against Cornelius KENNEDY. In September 1664 "came Margaret Read, Relict of John Read late of Calvert Co....to have Robert KINGSBURY and Jonathan PRATER appraisers of said estate". (Prov. Ct. Liber 19) This second connection with a Read family may indicate some connection. Jonathan names a son George.
Jonathan died 1680; his inventory was recorded August 21st. His widow Jane (nee McKay, married John Smith, a wealthy planter of Mattapany Landing. Pr. George Co, Md. John Smith's will 1707 and Jane's 1715 mention the Prather children.
.Note: L. A. Wilson, English genealogist, says that Jonathan was "born at 'Latton' a manorial estate near Eaton Water in the County of Wiltshire about 1630." Latton was an early home of the family and Jonathan's grandfather was called "of Eaton Water" but it seems that Jonathan was born in Virginia after his father emigrated.
Thomas Prather, son of Jonathan, was born 167(?) and left a will 1711/2 Pr. George Co. He married 1764 Martha Sprigg, daughter of Thomas Sprigg from Kethering Northamstonshire England. He was Lord of Northampton Manor, Pr George Co. ....see Richardson's Sidelights Chapter "Lords of Manor" ....Md. Mist Mag. Vol. 8 ....Founders of Anne Arundel Co. 1 page 261 ... Lakenzie, Colonial Families Vol. 2
Martha Sprigg married 2nd Capt Stephen Yoakley. She left a will 1742 naming son Thomas Prather et al.
Thomas PRATHER, son of Thomas and Martha was five years old when his father died, leaving him the plantation Spriggs Request. He is mentioned also in the wills of his grandmother Jane Smith 1710/3 and his mother Martha Yoakley 1742.
He married Elizabeth Clagett daughter of Thomas Clagett whose family is traced back to the days of William the Conqueror. The Clagett immigrant was from Ralling Co, Kent, England. Clagetts too were among the Lords of the manor in Maryland. Elizabeth's home was at Neaton and estate of 1000 acres. Thomas Clagett built a commodious dwelling around which were a part and other grounds laid out in the English manner. From tradition Neston was named for one of the early Clagett homes not far from Canterbury, England.
About 1742 Thomas and Elizabeth moved to the Conocheague Valley. Thomas was styled Col. Thomas Prather; and was in command of the Frederick Co Militia at Fort Frederick 1756; he was one of the great Indian fighters. He also was Treasurer of the Potomac Canal with George MASON of Virginia, Jonathan HAGAR and others. He died in Washington Co MD. 1785.
Charles Prather of Wellsburg was son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Clagett) Prather. This concludes this part of the story. I will continue with the story of Charles Prather of Wellsburg (Brooke Co).
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Aaron Moore / Mary (Polly) Prather
| Husband: Aaron Moore | |||
| Born: | ABT 1730 | at: | |
| Married: | 1750 | at: | Maryland, United States |
| Died: | Oct 1785 | at: | |
| Father: | George Moore | ||
| Mother: | Elizabeth Lucas | ||
| Wife: Mary (Polly) Prather | |||
| Born: | 6 Jan 1729 | at: | Queen Anne Paris, Leeland, Prince George, Maryland, USA |
| Died: | 1790 | at: | Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Father: | Thomas Sprigg Prather | ||
| Mother: | Elizabeth Clagett | ||
| Sources: | [7861] | ||
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Pedigree Chart for: Aaron Moore
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Pedigree Chart for: Mary (Polly) Prather
/--Jonathan Prather
/--Thomas MacKay Prather
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/--Thomas Sprigg Prather
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| \--Martha Sprigg
| \--Eleanor Nuthall
|--Mary (Polly) Prather
| /--Thomas Clagett I
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\--Elizabeth Clagett
| /--Thomas Clagett I
\--Mary Keene
\--Mary Gorsuch
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Joseph White Claggett / Eleanor Digges
| Husband: Joseph White Claggett | |||
| Born: | 1757[7951] | at: | |
| Married: | 21 May 1782 | at: | |
| Died: | 1828 | at: | |
| Father: | John Claggett | ||
| Mother: | Cassandra White | ||
| Wife: Eleanor Digges | |||
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| Sources: | [7954] | ||
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| Name: | Anna H. P. Claggett | ||
| Born: | 1784 | at: | |
| Married: | at: | ||
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | Richard T. Hall | ||
Pedigree Chart for: Joseph White Claggett
/--Richard Claggett Sr.
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George Thaddeus Claggett / Maud Lorton
| Husband: George Thaddeus Claggett | |||
| Born: | 1 Apr 1872 | at: | |
| Married: | 4 Mar 1897 | at: | |
| Died: | 27 Jun 1914 | at: | |
| Father: | Alexander Bennett Claggett | ||
| Mother: | Mary E. Priest | ||
| Wife: Maud Lorton | |||
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| Notes: | [8303] | ||
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| Name: | Lenora Beatrice Claggett | ||
| Born: | 1 Nov 1897 | at: | Beacher City, Illinois, USA |
| Married: | at: | ||
| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | Richard Sidwell Haines | ||
| Name: | (--?--) Claggett | ||
| Born: | at: | ||
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| Died: | at: | ||
| Spouses: | (--?--) Martin | ||
| Name: | (--?--) Claggett | ||
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| Name: | (--?--) Claggett | ||
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Pedigree Chart for: George Thaddeus Claggett
/--Ferdinand Claggett
/--William G. Claggett
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/--Alexander Bennett Claggett
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Pedigree Chart for: Maud Lorton
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[8303] Maud was from Beacher City, Illinois
Russell Tolman Loveland / Bette Jean Stewart
| Husband: Russell Tolman Loveland | |||
| Born: | 14 Mar 1924 | at: | Bancroft,Caribou,Idaho |
| Married: | 2 Jun 1956 | at: | |
| Died: | May 2002 | at: | |
| Father: | Josiah Howe Loveland Jr. | ||
| Mother: | Nancy Afton Tolman | ||
| Notes: | [10895] | ||
| Wife: Bette Jean Stewart | |||
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Pedigree Chart for: Russell Tolman Loveland
/--Heber Chauncey Loveland
/--Josiah Howe Loveland Sr.
| \--Colombia Fillmore Call
/--Josiah Howe Loveland Jr.
| | /--Thomas Franklin King
| \--Esther Ada King
| \--Lucy Ann Ogden
|--Russell Tolman Loveland
| /--Judson Adonirum Tolman Sr.
| /--Cyrus Tolman
| | \--Sarah Lucretia Holbrook
\--Nancy Afton Tolman
| /--Judson Adonirum Tolman Sr.
\--Eliza Ann Riley
\--Mary Ann Clark
Pedigree Chart for: Bette Jean Stewart
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Russell div. Janet Louise Kress 1 June 1956.
Russell div. Bette Jean Stewart 15 May 1962.
Russell div. Norma Adams 7 June 1968.
Elias Smith / Amy Jane King
| Husband: Elias Smith | |||
| Born: | at: | ||
| Married: | 15 Apr 1856 | at: | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Died: | at: | ||
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| Wife: Amy Jane King | |||
| Born: | 3 Oct 1836 | at: | Mantua, Portage, Ohio |
| Died: | 8 Nov 1913 | at: | Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Father: | Thomas Jefferson King | ||
| Mother: | Rebecca Englesby Olin | ||
| Sources: | [10456] | ||
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Pedigree Chart for: Elias Smith
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Pedigree Chart for: Amy Jane King
/--John King
/--Enoch King
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| | /--Thomas Phillips
| \--Rhoda Phillips
| \--Elizabeth Noyes
|--Amy Jane King
| /--Jonathan Olin
| /--Jonathan Olin
| | \--Anne Gardiner
\--Rebecca Englesby Olin
| /--Jonathan Olin
\--Amy or Anna Johnson
\--Elizabeth Matteson
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(--?--) / (--?--)
| Husband: (--?--) | Wife: (--?--) | ||
| Children | |||
| Name: | Dennis Van Beveren [10287] | ||
| Born: | at: | ||
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[10287] This person is presumed living.
George Spiller / Mary Spears
| Husband: George Spiller | |||
| Born: | 10 Aug 1789 | at: | Virginia, United States |
| Married: | 10 Nov 1808 | at: | Virginia, United States |
| Died: | 5 Dec 1845 | at: | Virginia, United States |
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| Wife: Mary Spears | |||
| Born: | 28 Oct 1793 | at: | Buckingham, Virginia, United States |
| Died: | 1848 | at: | Buckingham, Virginia, United States |
| Father: | James Spears | ||
| Mother: | Frances Fitch | ||
| Children | |||
| Name: | George Anderson Spiller [12438] | ||
| Born: | 9 Aug 1818 | at: | Buckingham, Virginia, United States |
| Married: | at: | ||
| Died: | 11 Apr 1854 | at: | Danville, Montgomery, Texas, United States |
| Spouses: | Susan Diuguid | ||
Pedigree Chart for: George Spiller
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1840: Found on Poll List in Buckingham Co., Va. (Oakville Precinct).
1848: Deed to sister, Sarah Ann (Spiller) Bocock.
He came to Danville, Montgomery Co., Texas on December 22, 1848 after having been on the road in wagons and on horseback for 11 weeks. We have a copy of portions of his diary of the trip. He arrived at the home of his brother, Dr. Samuel Fielding Spiller. He built a large Virginia-style home in Danville. Son, William, was only about a year old during the trip. He learned to walk along the way.
The Austin-Twyman Collection in the Earl Swem Library at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia contain the papers of his brother, James Madison Spiller, who stayed in Virginia. Reels 7, 20-24 contain these papers. There are several letters written by George Anderson Spiller to his brother, James, shortly after arriving in Texas.These papers contain much information about the Spiller family during the 1800's. And it is interesting to note that George informed his brother,James, in one of the early letters, that his intentions were to return to Virginia as he found the land in Texas unsuitable for crops. He is buried in the family cemetery, Old Danville Cemetery, aka Shepard Hill, north of Conroe, on Shepard Hill Road, with his family and many descendants of his son, William. This private cemetery is still in use today.
Thaddeus Root / (--?--)
| Husband: Thaddeus Root | |||
| Born: | 13 Jun 1754 | at: | Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States |
| Married: | 26 Sep 1786 | at: | Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died: | 2 Jul 1833 | at: | Chili, Monroe, Ny |
| Father: | Aaron Root | ||
| Mother: | Rhoda King | Wife: (--?--) | |
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Pedigree Chart for: Thaddeus Root
/--Thomas Root
/--Joseph Root
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/--Aaron Root
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John Lawrence / Mary Penfold
| Husband: John Lawrence | |||
| Born: | 1755 | at: | |
| Married: | at: | ||
| Died: | 1844 | at: | |
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| Notes: | [13999] | ||
| Wife: Mary Penfold | |||
| Born: | 1755 | at: | |
| Died: | 1786 | at: | |
| Father: | |||
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| Notes: | [14000] | ||
| Children | |||
| Name: | Richard Penfold Lawrence [13997] | ||
| Born: | 1778 | at: | |
| Married: | at: | ||
| Died: | 1861 | at: | |
| Spouses: | Sarah Conrey | ||
Pedigree Chart for: John Lawrence
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Pedigree Chart for: Mary Penfold
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