Husband Jonathan Prather
AKA: Jonathan Prater, Johnathan Prather
Born: Abt 1630 - Virginia, (United States)
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Died: 1680 - Calvert, Maryland, (United States)
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Father: Thomas Prather (1604-1666) 1
Mother: Mary Kay Powell (1608- ) 2
Marriage: 1663 - Prather Hall, Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States)
Wife Lyle Jane McKay 3
AKA: Jane McKay
Born: 1638 - Virginia, (United States)
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Died: 7 Dec 1713 - Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States)
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Other Spouse: John Smith (Abt 1707- ) 4 - After 1680
Events
• Probate: 7 Dec 1713.
Children
1 F Jane Prather
Born: Abt 1664 - Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States)
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Died: Abt 1680
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2 M Jonathan Prather Jr.
Born: 12 Sep 1666 - Calvert, Maryland, (United States)
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Died: 20 Mar 1736 - Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States)
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Spouse: Elizabeth Bigger ( -Abt 1737) 5
3 M George Prather
Born: 1668 - Calvert, Maryland, (United States)
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Died: Abt 1698 - Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States)
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4 M William Nathan Prather
Born: Abt 1670 - Calvert, Maryland, (United States)
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Died: 1747
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5 M Thomas MacKay Prather 6
Born: 1673 - Calvert, Maryland, (United States)
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Died: 1712 - "Orphan's Gift", Prince George's, Maryland, (United States)
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Spouse: Martha Sprigg (1677-1742) 7 8 9
Marr: Abt 1698 - Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States)
6 M John Prather
Born: Abt 1676 - Calvert, Maryland, (United States)
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Died: 20 Dec 1718 - Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States)
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7 F Elizabeth Prather
Born: 1680 - Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States)
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Research Notes: Husband - Jonathan Prather
From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3143362&id=I631750859 and http://www.2fools.net/book-0001/0003-0016.html :
Jonathan was born in Virginia and later moved to Maryland in about 1652/58. His name is recorded in several documents with it spelled several different ways. Land documents tended to list his name as Jonathan Prether, but when he signed the document he signed Jonathan Prater. He is also recorded in such documents as Prater, Prator, Prether, Praither, and Prather. Such was the level of education those days. Most people "sounded out" the spelling and then spelled that way. The names Prater and Prather are the most commonly used spellings in documents concerning Jonathan.
When Jonathan died his wife remarried to John Smith; a very wealthy Planter. He was very good to Jonathan's children and when he died he willed them a Plantation he called "Orphan's Gift" which was located near the city of St. Mary in Maryland. John Smith's will was proved 13 Oct 1707. Jane (Prather) Smith's will was proved 7 Dec 1713.
Jonathan Prather's Coat-of-Arms was registered with the College of Heraldry and has proven to be the continuing and long established "Prater Family" whose ancestrial estates were located on Eaton Water, in the county of Wiltshire, England. The Eaton Water Estates include Latton Manor and Inglesham Manor which are located along the head waters of the Thames River, North of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Jonathan used the "Prater" coat-of-arms on some of his documents.
Jonathan Prather was transported by water from Virginia up Chesapeake Bay and the Potomic River to Swan Creek, then to Calvert County, Maryland (now Prince George's County) with four men and one other woman; Alexander Forcarson, Robert MacKay and wife, William Woodrose, William Mill, and William Jones, in a small vessel owned by young George Reed of Calvert County, Maryland. We suspect that the "other woman" was Lyle Jane MacKay, sister of Robert.
Vol. I, p. 35 "Calendar of Wills - Maryland"
Jonathan Prather and wife Jane, on Swan Creek, built their home on their estate they called "Prather Hall Plantation".
They did not live there long and disposed of it to George Gouldsmith, who in his Will of April, 1666, bequeathed Prather Hall to his daughter, Mary Gouldsmith.
This "Prather Hall" was located near the present site of Ft. Washington, near what became Swan Creek Road and the Potomic River (about 10 miles south of the present Capitol building, Washington D.C.).
Many incorrect records exist that claim that Jonathan was born in England, but these were assumptions made by people who were involved in the "early" research of our family. Research continues. It was also reported that Jonathan Prather and Thomas Prater (the father of Jonathan) were not of the same family. ......but even these earlier researchers have stated that Jonathan was from Latton, Wiltshire, and Thomas was from Eaton Water, Wiltshire. Little did they know that these two places are in fact the same estate. Eaton Water, Latton Manor, Inglesham Manor all adjoin one another and were owned by John Prater in 1547, and later by his son George who died in 1564. Their property was so vast that it bordered three county lines in Northern Wiltshire.
"Eaton Water" was located in the area known today as Eaton Hastings / Lechlade / Inglesham, and also included Latton Manor which is located along the bank of the Thames River in North central Wiltshire (about 4 miles north of Swindon).
We now know that Jonathan was born near Newport News, VA, and was the son of Thomas (Prater) Prather of "Eaton Water, Wiltshire, England" who landed in Elizabeth Cities, Virginia in 1622. Thomas was between 18 and 20 years old when he came to what is now America. Thomas was born in Eaton Water, on the Criklade, Northern Wiltshire, 1602/1604. His son Jonathan was his heir in America. Jonathan Prather's estate was valued at 13,750 pounds at his death. Jonathan, and his wife Jane, lived in their home near the present site of Ft. Washington on the Potomac River, Swan Creek Road, about 10 miles due South of the U.S. Capitol Building. It was called "Prather Hall".
Research Notes: Wife - Lyle Jane McKay
From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3143362&id=I631750860 :
"It was believed for several years that the 'Jane' Jonathan Prather married was a Goldsmith daughter of George Goldsmith, but it is now known that she was Lyle Jane McKay who was raised by the Goldsmiths."
Husband John Smith 4
Born: Abt 1707 - Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States)
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Marriage: After 1680
Events
• Probate: 13 Oct 1707.
Wife Lyle Jane McKay 3
AKA: Jane McKay
Born: 1638 - Virginia, (United States)
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Died: 7 Dec 1713 - Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States)
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Other Spouse: Jonathan Prather (Abt 1630-1680) - 1663 - Prather Hall, Prince George's Co., Maryland, (United States)
Events
• Probate: 7 Dec 1713.
Children
Research Notes: Husband - John Smith
Source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3143362&id=I631844463
From http://www.2fools.net/book-0001/0003-0016.html:
When Jonathan died his wife remarried to John Smith, a very wealthy Planter. He was very good to Jonathans children and when he died he willed them a Plantation he called "Orphans Gift " which was located near the city of St. Mary in Maryland. John Smith's will was proved 13 Oct. 1707. Jane(Prather) Smith's Will was proved 7th Dec., 1713.
Research Notes: Wife - Lyle Jane McKay
From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3143362&id=I631750860 :
"It was believed for several years that the 'Jane' Jonathan Prather married was a Goldsmith daughter of George Goldsmith, but it is now known that she was Lyle Jane McKay who was raised by the Goldsmiths."
Husband Alexander Wallace 11
Born: 1876
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Died: 1924 - South Africa
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Father: Alexander Wallace late of Tullich, Fearn (1826-1916)
Mother: Margaret Dick (1829/1830-1910)
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Wife E. McKenzie (details suppressed for this person)
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1 F Catherine Wallace (details suppressed for this person)
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2 M Elijah Wallace (details suppressed for this person)
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3 M Alexander Wallace (details suppressed for this person)
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4 M Dilys Wallace (details suppressed for this person)
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5 F Lina Wallace (details suppressed for this person)
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Husband Elias Poapst 12 13
Born: 17 Sep 1866 - Northfield Station, Cornwall Twp, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
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Died: 21 Apr 1952 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 14
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Father: Ephraim Poapst (1835-1919) 15 16 17
Mother: Margaret Agnes Sheets (1837-1921) 18 19 20 21
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• Moved: Saskatchewan, Canada.
• Residence: 2 Jun 1921, Tompkins, Saskatchewan, Canada. 22
Wife Isabel McKey 14
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Husband John Thompson (details suppressed for this person)
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Wife Sarah McKinnell (details suppressed for this person)
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1 F Agnes Templeton Thompson (details suppressed for this person)
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Spouse: George Urquhart (1877- ) 23
Husband Ross M. Miller 24
Born: 14 Jan 1898 - Sibley, Osceola, Iowa, United States
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Father: David N. Miller (1857- ) 25 26
Mother: Carlotta L. Johnson (1867- ) 25 26
Marriage: 10 May 1919 - Clinton, Iowa, United States
Wife Gladys M. Mclarnan 27
Born: Abt 1898 - Boone, Iowa, United States
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Father: George Mclarnan
Mother: Florence Hurlburt
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Husband John Stinchcomb 28
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Wife Catherine McLean 28
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1 F Hannah Stinchcomb 28
Born: - St. Paul's Parish, Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States)
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Died: 1810 - Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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Spouse: Elijah Owings (1719-1805) 28 29
Marr: 1757 - Baltimore Co., Maryland, (United States)
Husband Robert Ernest Yeatman 30
Born: Abt 1897 - Ladner, British Columbia, Canada
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Marriage: 4 Jul 1924 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 30
Wife Margaret Agnes McLeod 30
Born: Abt 1900 - Morden, Manitoba, Canada
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Father: Alexander McLeod (Abt 1860- ) 31
Mother: Agnes McKillar Colquhoun (Abt 1861- ) 31
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Husband Stephen McMahan 32
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Wife Frances Moore
Born: 18 Sep 1853
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Died: 23 Mar 1922 - Searcy, Arkansas, United States
Buried: - McMahan Cemetery, Snowball, Searcy, Arkansas, United States 32
Father: Elijah Moore ( - )
Mother: Mary Jane Stanley ( - )
Other Spouse: Henry C. McEntire (1847-1925) 33
Children
Research Notes: Husband - Stephen McMahan
First husband of Frances Moore
Husband Charles Prather Wells 35
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Father: <Captain> Charles Wells (1745-1815) 36 37 38
Mother: Elizabeth Prather (1765-1845) 36
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Wife Rachel McMechan
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