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Thomas McKay Prather

Male 1673 - 1712  (38 years)


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  • Name Thomas McKay Prather  [1, 2
    Relationshipwith Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
    Residence Between 1634 and 1935  , , Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Birth Apr 1673  Swan Creek, Calvert, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Old Address Orphan's Gift, that was given to him by his wealthy stepfather, John Smith 
    Old Address Settled on land called Northampton Plantation 
    Occupation Colonel of the King's Forces in Maryland  [3
    Will Thomas Prather's Will  [4
    Stories and Notes Apr 1673  Prathers Hall, Calvert, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    To Lady Kathleen Great GrandParent 
    Death 15 Mar 1712  Orphans Gift, Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Also found as 13 Dec 1711
    Person ID I447  Enchanted Family Tree
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2012 

    Father Jonathan Prather,   b. 1631, Newport News, Independent Cities, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Aug 1680, , Calvert, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Lyle Jane MacKay,   b. 1635, Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1713, Brookfield Plantation, Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 12 Sep 1666  Prather Hall, , , Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9
    Family ID F240  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Martha Sprigg,   b. 1677, , Calvert, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1742, , Charles, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 1695  , Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11
    Children 
     1. Anne Prather,   b. 1698, , Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1721 (Age 23 years)
     2. Eleanor Prather,   b. 1700, Queen Ann Parrish, Leeland, Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1735, , , Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 35 years)
     3. Thomas M. Sprigg Prather,   b. 1703, , Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1785, , Washington, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     4. Mary Prather,   b. 1703, , Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1699
     5. John Smith Prather,   b. 1707, Orphans Gift, Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 1767, Upper Enoree, Laurens, South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     6. Philomen Gittens Prather,   b. 1707, , Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1756, , Orange, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     7. Rachel Prather,   b. 1708, , Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1763, , Charles, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
    +8. Aaron Allen Prather,   b. 10 Oct 1710, Orphans Gift, Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1797, , Frederick, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     9. Elizabeth Prather,   b. 1712, , Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1720 (Age 8 years)
     10. Mary Prather,   b. 1716, , Prince George, Maryland, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1734 (Age 18 years)
    Family ID F203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Between 1634 and 1935 - , , Maryland, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Apr 1673 - Swan Creek, Calvert, Maryland, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsStories and Notes - Apr 1673 - Prathers Hall, Calvert, Maryland, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1695 - , Prince George, Maryland, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Mar 1712 - Orphans Gift, Prince George, Maryland, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    House Called Orphan's Gift
    House Called Orphan's Gift
    "Orphan's Gift" which was located near the city of St. Mary in Maryland
    Prather Hall Plantation
    Prather Hall Plantation
    This was the remains of "Prather Hall Plantation" in St. Mary, MD - built about 1660. Jonathan Prather's plantation at St. Mary, MD before torn down in 2001 located on the Potomac River about 10 miles south of the US Capital Building. Prather Hall was one of the first buildings in the area built with bricks.

    Documents
    Register of Maryland's heraldic families
    Register of Maryland's heraldic families
    Register of Maryland's heraldic families : period from 1634, March 25th to March 25th, l935, tercentenary of the founding of M record

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S155] Ancestry.com, Register of Maryland's heraldic families : period from 1634, March 25th to March 25th, l935, tercentenary of the founding of M, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - Parran, Alice Norris,. Register of Maryland's heraldic families : period from 1634, March 25th to March 25th, l935, tercentenary of the founding of Maryland. Baltimore, Md.;).
      Residence date: 1634-1935
      Residence place: Maryland, USA

    3. [S11] Daughters of American Colonists, 122 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S43] - City, County, State, or Church Records, Prince George's Co., Maryland Will Book 18, page 879 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S7] Baltimore Genealogical Society, MD, (http://www.mdgensoc.org/).

    6. [S9] Arthur Louis Finnell Editor in 1994, National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, (Washington, Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America), Vol 33, page 320-321 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S11] Daughters of American Colonists, Vol. 5, page 429 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S23] The Prather Family DAR, 1939, Vol. 73, #3, page 87 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S43] - City, County, State, or Church Records, Frederick County Maryland (Reliability: 1).
      Markell Lineage

    10. [S41] Maryland Historical Society Library, Vol. 8, page 76 (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S43] - City, County, State, or Church Records, Prince George's County, Maryland, Book 1, page 33 (Reliability: 1).