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William Prather 1748–1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1748

Birth Location: Beford, Virginia

Death Date: 1796

Death Location: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA

Father: Jonathan Prather

Mother: Catherine Reece

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In 1748, William Prather entered the world in Beford, Virginia, born to Jonathan Prather And Catherine Reece. William Prather passed away in 1796 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1748, William Prather entered the world in Beford, Virginia, born to Jonathan Prather And Catherine Reece.
  • William Prather passed away in 1796 in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA.

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William Prather's Ancestors

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William Prather
1748–1796
Birth Place: Beford, Virginia
Parents
Jonathan Prather
1715–1771
Prince George, Maryland, USA
Catherine Reece
1725–1772
Bedford, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan (Prather) III
1690–1734
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
JANE Milliken
1693–1731
Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan II
1666–1734
Sarah Biggers
1670–1737
Jane (MGG-9)
1664–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Prather
1630–1680
Jane Mackay
1635–1713

William Prather's Timeline

2 Records

1748
1748
Birth of William Prather in Beford, Virginia
Beford, Virginia
1796
1796
Age 48
Death of William Prather in Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA
Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1748
    Event Place: Beford, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Wytheville, Wythe, Virginia, USA

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