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William Prater\ Prather 1739 – 1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 9 Mar 1789

Death Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Father: Philomen Prater

Mother: Margaret Hunt

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William Prater\ Prather was born in 1739 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States, the child of Philomen "Phillip" Gittens Prater and Margaret "Margery" Hunt. William Prater\ Prather passed away in 1789 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • William Prater\ Prather was born in 1739 in Prince George's, Maryland, United States, the child of Philomen "Phillip" Gittens Prater and Margaret "Margery" Hunt.
  • William Prater\ Prather passed away in 1789 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States.

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William Prather's Ancestors

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William Prather
1739 – 1789
Birth Place: Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Parents
Philomen "Phillip" Gittens Prater
1708 – 1767
Maryland, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Margaret ("Margery") Hunt
1716 – 1736
Prince Georges, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Colonel (Thomas Mackay) Prather
1671 – 1712
Swan Creek, Calvert, Maryland, USA
Martha Sprigg
1677 – 1742
Resurection Manor, Calvert County, Maryland Colony, British America
JOHN (HUNT,) Sr.
1680 – 1741
Tewksbury, Middletown, Massachusetts USA
Thankful (Galpin Hunt) *
1706 – 1782
Woodbury, Litchfield Co., CT
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Prather
1631 – 1680
Lyle MacKay
1635 – 1713
THOMAS Sprigg
1630 – 1704
ELEANOR NUTHALL
1645 – 1701
Sergt. Galpin
1654 – 1730
Rebecca Brown
1660 – 1743
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Galpin
1625 – 1684
Elizabeth Smith\Smyth\Smythe
1627 – 1684

William Prather's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of William Prater\ Prather in Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
1789
9 Mar 1789
Age 50
Death of William Prater\ Prather in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: Prince George's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1789
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

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