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Sarah Prather 1739 – 1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1739

Birth Location: Queen Anne, Prince George Co, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 30 Apr 1805

Death Location: Falling Waters, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States

Father: Thomas Prather

Mother: Elizabeth Claggett

Spouse(s): Archibald Shearer

Children(s): Martha Shearer, Elinor Brown, Walter Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Drucilla Brown

The story of Sarah Prather began in 1739 in Queen Anne, Prince George Co, Maryland, United States. Sarah Prather married Archibald Shearer, and had children including Martha Patty Shearer, Elinor Brown, Walter Prather Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Drucilla Brown, Rebkah Brown, Eleanor Brown, John Brown. Sarah Prather passed away in 1805 in Falling Waters, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Prather began in 1739 in Queen Anne, Prince George Co, Maryland, United States.
  • Sarah Prather married Archibald Shearer, and had children including Martha Patty Shearer, Elinor Brown, Walter Prather Brown, Elizabeth Brown, Drucilla Brown, Rebkah Brown, Eleanor Brown, John Brown.
  • Sarah Prather passed away in 1805 in Falling Waters, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Prather's Ancestors

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Sarah Prather
1739 – 1805
Birth Place: Queen Anne, Prince George Co, Maryland, United States
Parents
Thomas Sprigg Prather
1702 – 1785
Prince George, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth Claggett
1708 – 1763
Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (McKay) Prater
1673 – 1712
Prather Hall, Swan Creek, Calvert, Maryland Colony
Martha (Arundel) Sprigg
1677 – 1742
Calvert, Cecil, Colony of Maryland, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
Thomas Claggett
1678 – 1733
Mary ("Martha" KEENE) Clagett
1682 – 1759
St Leonards, Calvert, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Jr
1654 – 1700
Mary Gorsuch
1662 – 1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Seaward)
1628 – 1675
Lady Hodgkins
1632 – 1685
Richard Peace
1637 – 1677
Elizabeth Rowe
1639 – 1719

Sarah Prather's Descendants

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Sarah Prather (2 Feb 1739 – 30 Apr 1805) m. Archibald Shearer (05 Nov 1732 – 1 March 1800)
  1. 1. Martha (Patty) Shearer (13 Sep 1763 – 6 Jan 1824) m. Jacob (Tolley) Towson (3 Jan 1763 – 12 Dec 1841)
    1. 1. William Towson (23 Aug 1797 – 17 Feb 1869) m. Louisa Hamme (8 November 1799 – 27 June 1860)
      1. 1. Martha (Shearer) Smith (25 June 1825 – 29 January 1865)
      2. 2. Elizabeth Towson (abt 1829 – 28 June 1868)
      3. 3. Mary (Louisa) Towson (12 November 1829 – 12 August 1849)
      4. 4. Jacob (Tolley) Towson (27 November 1831 – 17 March 1907)
      5. 5. Sarah (J) Towson (abt 1834 – 17 February 1910)
      6. 6. Ethalinda (C) Towson (abt 1837 – 2 August 1845)
      7. 7. John (W) Towson (abt 1839 – 23 November 1920)
      8. 8. Henry (Clay) Towson (13 Jul 1842 – 8 October 1886) m. Martha (S.) Coakley (4 December 1828 – 10 September 1896)
        1. 1. William (L.) Towson (9 January 1866 – 9 September 1876)
        2. 2. Susan (E. "Susie") Towson (16 December 1867 – 3 September 1876)
        3. 3. Henry (Clay) Towson (NOV 1869 – 23 NOV 1927) m. Effie (Gertrude) Poillon (22 FEB 1874 – 15 February 1929)
        4. 4. Sallie (T.) Towson (3 February 1871 – 1 October 1876)
    2. 2. Jacob Towson (1804 – 1885)
    3. 3. Hannah Towson (1804 – 1853)
    4. 4. Lydia Towson (1804 – 1888)
  2. 2. Elinor Brown (8 December 1752 – )
  3. 3. Walter (Prather) Brown (1756 – 1812)
  4. 4. Elizabeth Brown (27 March 1757 – 17 March 1829)
  5. 5. Drucilla Brown (1773 – 1820)

Sarah Prather's Timeline

2 Records

1739
2 Feb 1739
Birth of Sarah Prather in Queen Anne, Prince George Co, Maryland, United States
Queen Anne, Prince George Co, Maryland, United States
1805
30 Apr 1805
Age 66
Death of Sarah Prather in Falling Waters, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
Falling Waters, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1739
    Event Place: Queen Anne, Prince George Co, Maryland, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1805
    Event Place: Falling Waters, Berkeley, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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