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Richard Prather 1636–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 7 Feb 1661

Death Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas III

Mother: Mary McKay

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Richard Prather was born in 1636 in Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Prather Iii And Mary Mckay. Richard Prather passed away in 1661 in Rappahannock, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Prather was born in 1636 in Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States, the child of Thomas Prather Iii And Mary Mckay.
  • Richard Prather passed away in 1661 in Rappahannock, Virginia, United States.

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Richard Prather's Ancestors

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Richard Prather
1636–1661
Birth Place: Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Parents
Thomas Prather III
1604–1666
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Mary McKay
1608–1680
England
Grandparents
Thomas Prater
1578–1628
Wiltshire, England
Margaret Quintyne
1578–1628
Wiltshire, England
John Powell
1580–1638
Perth Hir, , Monmouth, England
Kathren Burgess
1583–1638
Perth Hir, , Monmouth, England
Great-Grandparents
Anthony I
1545–1593
Judith Ivye
1550–1578
Henry Quintyne
1552–1625
Alice Bushton
1556–1628
Stephen Powell
1560–1595
Jane Jones
1562–1628
William Burgess
1560–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Prater
1516–1564
Jane Plott
1515–1587
Thomas Ivye
1524–1593
Elizabeth Mallet
1528–1577
Mychell Quinten
1526–1566
Margaret Ivye
1526–

Richard Prather's Timeline

3 Records

1635
Abt 1635
Birth of Richard Prather in Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
1636
1636
Birth of Richard Prather in Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States
1661
7 Feb 1661
Age 25
Death of Richard Prather in Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1635
    Event Place: Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1658
    Event Place: Rappahannock Co.,VA with brother John

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1660/1661
    Event Place: Rappahannock Co.,VA Richard Prather & John Killman signed a bill binding them to Robert Vicearage.
    Record Source: Prater Prather Prator Praytor In America 1620-1800 1-5 Generations, Vol. II, John W. Prather, Jr. , 1994., 10

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1663
    Event Place: Rappahannock Co.,VA 100 acres.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1663
    Event Place: Rappahannock Co.,VA Richard Prather & David Hopokins signed a Bill binding them to Thomas Browning
    Record Source: Prater Prather Prator Praytor In America 1620-1800 1-5 Generations, Vol. II, John W. Prather, Jr. , 1994., 10

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1661
    Event Place: Rappahannock, Virginia, United States

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