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Basil Pitts Prater 1745–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 14,July 1842

Death Location: Laurens District, South Carolina

Father: John Prather

Mother: Abarilla Hyatt

Spouse(s): Priscilla Swearingen

Children(s): Brice Prater

Basil Pitts Prater was born in 1745 in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, the child of John Josiah Prather And Abarilla Hyatt. Basil Pitts Prater married Priscilla Van Swearingen, and had children including Brice Bazel Prater. Basil Pitts Prater passed away in 1842 in Laurens District, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Basil Pitts Prater was born in 1745 in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA, the child of John Josiah Prather And Abarilla Hyatt.
  • Basil Pitts Prater married Priscilla Van Swearingen, and had children including Brice Bazel Prater.
  • Basil Pitts Prater passed away in 1842 in Laurens District, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Prather
1722–1764
Birth Location: –
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Abarilla Hyatt
1719–1814
Birth Location: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Swearingen
1747–1832
Birth Location: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Brice Prater
1776–1859
Birth Location: Old, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
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Basil Prater's Ancestors

Self
Basil Prater
1745–1842
Birth Place: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Parents
John Josiah Prather
1722–1764
Abarilla Hyatt
1719–1814
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
William (Nathan) Prather
1699–1780
Maryland, USA
Martha Prather
1707–1777
Maryland, USA
Seth (Hyatt) Sr
1694–1749
Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States of America
Alice (M) Duvall
1694–
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Prather
1662–1680
Elizabeth Bigger
1670–1737
Charles Hyatt
1664–
Sarah Tewkesbury
1664–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Sr
1650–1725

Basil Prater's Descendants

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Basil (Pitts) Prater (1745–14,July 1842) m. Priscilla (Van) Swearingen (1747–1832)
  1. 1. Brice (Bazel) Prater 1776–1859 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Riley 1780–1850
    1. 1. Eliphaz (Elijah) Prater 1808–1862 m. Catherine (Kisiah) Skelly 1811–1872 m. Catherine (Keziah) Skelley 1811–1872
      1. 1. Brison (Carr) Prater 1831–1917 m. Margaret ((Peggy)) Carey 1829–1878
        1. 1. John (Wilson) Prat(h)er 1849–1930 m. Lou Prater 1866–1931 m. Sarah (E) Babbs 1861–1892
        2. 2. Eliphus Prater 1852–
        3. 3. Catharine Prater 1853–
        4. 4. Washington Prater 1856–
        5. 5. Elitha Prater 1859–1881
        6. 6. Marshall Prather 1860–
        7. 7. William Prater 1863–
        8. 8. Charles (S.) Prater 1867–1926
        9. 9. Edwin Prater 1870–
        10. 10. Sarah (Elizabeth) Osborn 1861–1931
        11. 11. Caroline Roach 1869–1932
      2. 2. Samuel Prater 1832–1886
      3. 3. Eliphezsdau Prater 1834–
      4. 4. Elizabeth Prather 1836–
      5. 5. Zebunal Prater 1837–1859
      6. 6. William (Alan) Prater 1838–1843
      7. 7. James Prater 1840–1855
      8. 8. Elisa Prather 1842–
      9. 9. Catherine (Chisa) Prater 1842–1888
      10. 10. Eliphaz Prater 1843–
      11. 11. Eliphas Prater 1844–1863
      12. 12. Benjamin (King) Prater 1845–1916
      13. 13. S (A) Prater 1847–
      14. 14. Variann Prater 1847–1847
      15. 15. S (A) Prather 1847–
      16. 16. Andrew (Jiles) Prater 1848–1878
      17. 17. John (Claburn) Prater 1850–1870
      18. 18. Elizabeth (Bourland) Gorrell 1837–
      19. 19. Catherine Nelson 1842–1888
      20. 20. John (Claburn) Prater 1848–1848
      21. 21. Brice (Carr) Prater 1831–1917 m. Margaret (Allen) Casey 1829–1878
    2. 2. Ningum Prater 1831–1885
    3. 3. King Prater 1818–1900
    4. 4. Samuel Prater 1822–1880
    5. 5. Basil (Pitts) Prater 1810–1887

Basil Prater's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Basil Pitts Prater in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
1842
14,July 1842
Age 97
Death of Basil Pitts Prater in Laurens District, South Carolina
Laurens District, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14,July 1842
    Event Place: Laurens District, South Carolina
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