Generation
No. 1
1. ANTHONY THOMAS1 PRATHER was born 1545 in England. He married JUDITH.
Child of ANTHONY PRATHER and JUDITH
is:
2. i. THOMAS2 PRATHER, b. 1577, England.
Generation
No. 2
2. THOMAS2 PRATHER (ANTHONY THOMAS1) was born 1577 in England. He married MARGARET.
Child of THOMAS PRATHER and
MARGARET is:
3. i. THOMAS3 PRATHER, b. December 26, 1604, Wiltshire, England.
Generation
No. 3
3. THOMAS3 PRATHER (THOMAS2, ANTHONY THOMAS1) was born December 26, 1604 in Wiltshire, England. He married MARY POWELL.
Notes for THOMAS PRATHER:
Thomas Prather left Wiltshire, England on the "Marie Providence" and landed at Elizabeth Cities, Virginia
in 1622, he was only 18 years old. He was one of three brothers who came to the colonies between 1620-1623.
Child of THOMAS PRATHER
and MARY POWELL is:
4. i. JONATHAN4 PRATHER.
Generation
No. 4
4. JONATHAN4 PRATHER (THOMAS3, THOMAS2, ANTHONY THOMAS1) He married LYLE JANE MACKAY.
Child of JONATHAN PRATHER and LYLE
MACKAY is:
5. i. JONATHAN5 PRATHER.
Generation
No. 5
5. JONATHAN5 PRATHER (JONATHAN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, ANTHONY THOMAS1) He married ELIZABETH BIGGERS.
Child of JONATHAN PRATHER
and ELIZABETH BIGGERS is:
6. i. JONATHAN6 PRATHER.
Generation No. 6
6. JONATHAN6 PRATHER (JONATHAN5, JONATHAN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, ANTHONY THOMAS1) He married JANE MILLIKIN.
Child
of JONATHAN PRATHER and JANE MILLIKIN is:
7. i. THOMAS7 PRATHER.
Generation No. 7
7. THOMAS7 PRATHER (JONATHAN6, JONATHAN5, JONATHAN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, ANTHONY THOMAS1) He married JOICE ALLEN.
Children
of THOMAS PRATHER and JOICE ALLEN are:
8. i. ARCHIBALD8 PRATER, b. 1755, Halifax County, Virginia; d. August 10, 1831, Floyd County,
Kentucky.
ii. JONATHAN PRATER, b. 1758, Virginia; d. 1795, Kentucky.
Generation
No. 8
8. ARCHIBALD8 PRATER (THOMAS7 PRATHER, JONATHAN6, JONATHAN5, JONATHAN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, ANTHONY THOMAS1) was born 1755
in Halifax County, Virginia, and died August 10, 1831 in Floyd County, Kentucky. He married SARAH MARTHA FUGATE1 August 11, 1783 in
Russell County, Virginia, daughter of JOSIAH FUGATE and ELIZABETH SMOTHERS. She was born July 26, 1763 in Russell County, Virginia,
and died August 27, 1832 in Floyd County, Kentucky.
Notes for ARCHIBALD PRATER:
Archibald Prater and wife Sarah Fugate came from Russell
County, Virginia between 1785 and 1794 to Kentucky. He settled in eastern Kentucky about where Salyersville, the seat of Magoffin
is now. Salyersville is located on the Licking River. He established a settlement in 1794 which was known as Prater's Fort. The settlers
were driven off by Indians, and didn't return until 1800. After the formation of Magoffin County it was named Salyersville for Samuel
Salyer. Archibald Prater was a Revolutionary War Veteran, having enlisted in the Virginia Line on September 11, 1780, and served for
eighteen months.
Children of ARCHIBALD PRATER and SARAH FUGATE are:
9. i. JOHN9 PRATER, b. August 11, 1785, Russell County, Virginia;
d. December 26, 1856, Floyd County, Kentucky.
ii. WILLIAM B. PRATER, b. January 26, 1787, Virginia; d. September 16, 1880, Morgan
County, Kentucky; m. NANCY COPE, November 06, 1808; b. Abt. 1789, North Carolina; d. Bef. 1860.
More About WILLIAM B. PRATER:
Burial: Aft. September 16, 1880, Barker Cemetary, Morgan County, Kentucky
iii. ELIZABETH MARTHA PRATER, b. July 28, 1791, Frederick
County, Virginia; d. March 04, 1876, Licking
Station, Magoffin County, Kentucky; m. LEWIS POWER, Abt. 1807.
10. iv. THOMAS PRATER,
b. Abt. 1793, Russell County, Virginia; d. 1857, Morgan County, Kentucky.
v. ARCHIBALD PRATER, b. January 13, 1794, Kentucky; d. May
01, 1885, Fleming County, Kentucky; m.
BETSEY POWELL, February 05, 1818, Nicholas County, Kentucky.
vi. ELIJAH PRATER, b. December
01, 1795, West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky; d. September 16, 1839, Magoffin County, Kentucky; m. JANE PATRICK, June 22, 1815.
vii. JAMES PRATER, b. Abt. 1796, Floyd County, Kentucky; d. Bef. May 21, 1832, Floyd County, Kentucky; m. NANCY PATRICK, March 29,
1823, Floyd County, Kentucky.
11. viii. SARAH ELIZABETH PRATER, b. Abt. 1797, Floyd County, Kentucky; d. 1882, Salyersville, Magoffin
County, Kentucky.
12. ix. NANCY PRATER, b. Abt. 1802, Virginia.
x. CELIA PRATER, b. October 25, 1807, Kentucky; d. May 27, 1844; m.
DAVID M. COOPER, May 15, 1823.
More About CELIA PRATER:
Burial: Aft. May 27, 1844, Magoffin County, Kentucky
Generation
No. 9
9. JOHN9 PRATER (ARCHIBALD8, THOMAS7 PRATHER, JONATHAN6, JONATHAN5, JONATHAN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, ANTHONY THOMAS1)
was born August 11, 1785 in Russell County, Virginia, and died December 26, 1856 in Floyd County, Kentucky. He married MARY POLLY
BRENTON2 November 28, 1806 in Bethel, Nicholas County, Kentucky at home of her parents, daughter of ROBERT BRENTON and ELIZABETH STEELE.
She was born August 13, 1783 in Virginia, and died March 02, 1866 in Floyd County, Kentucky.
More About JOHN PRATER:
Burial:
Aft. December 26, 1856, Prater Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky
More About MARY POLLY BRENTON:
Burial: Aft. March
02, 1866, Prater Cemetery, Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky
Children of JOHN PRATER and MARY BRENTON are:
i. SARAH A.10 PRATER,
b. 1807; m. WILLIAM CLAYTON COOK, March 22, 1829.
ii. ROBERT FRANKLIN PRATER, b. October 08, 1808; d. 1896, Floyd County, Kentucky.
iii. ARCHIBALD PRATER, b. Abt. 1810.
iv. JOHN PRATER, b. 1816.
13. v. MARY POLLY PRATER, b. 1817, Floyd County, Kentucky; d. January
05, 1901, Floyd County, Kentucky.
vi. JEMIMAH PRATER, b. 1818.
14. vii. THOMAS PRATER, b. 1824, Kentucky.
15. viii. JILSON PRATER,
b. 1826, Kentucky.
10. THOMAS9 PRATER (ARCHIBALD8, THOMAS7 PRATHER, JONATHAN6, JONATHAN5, JONATHAN4,
THOMAS3, THOMAS2, ANTHONY THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1793 in Russell County, Virginia, and died 1857 in Morgan County, Kentucky. He married
SARAH. She was born 1804 in Virginia.
Child of THOMAS PRATER and SARAH is:
i. HARRY10 PRATER, b. 1834, Kentucky.
11.
SARAH ELIZABETH9 PRATER (ARCHIBALD8, THOMAS7 PRATHER, JONATHAN6, JONATHAN5, JONATHAN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, ANTHONY THOMAS1) was born
Abt. 1797 in Floyd County, Kentucky, and died 1882 in Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky. She married DAVID PICKLESIMER April
15, 1817.
Children of SARAH PRATER and DAVID PICKLESIMER are:
i. ELIJAH10 PICKLESIMER.
ii. DAVID PICKLESIMER.
iii. ISADUS PICKLESIMER.
iv. JAMES PICKLESIMER.
12. NANCY9 PRATER (ARCHIBALD8, THOMAS7 PRATHER, JONATHAN6, JONATHAN5, JONATHAN4,
THOMAS3, THOMAS2, ANTHONY THOMAS1) was born Abt. 1802 in Virginia. She married WILLIAM PATRICK April 08, 1816 in Floyd County, Kentucky.
He was born 1794.
Children of NANCY PRATER and WILLIAM PATRICK are:
i. LEWIS10 PATRICK, b. Unknown.
ii. CHARLOTTE PATRICK, b. 1819.
iii. HIRAM PATRICK, b. 1820.
iv. GREENVILLE PATRICK, b. 1824.
v. ROBERT PATRICK, b. 1830.
vi. MARY PATRICK, b. 1839.
vii. REBECCA
PATRICK, b. 1843.
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