I'm doing some research on the family name Prather also Prater around Wiltshirehi!
England, in 1604 I can use anything since im kinda stuck.
Wednesday, 16 May, 2001
Hello 'Draco',
As a fellow Prather (Prater) descendant, I can steer you first to the secondary sources you would want to consult, before moving on to what primary
source I am acquainted with.
First, I would recommend Praters in Wiltshire, 1480-1670 by John
William Prather, Jr. (1987). He has extended the ancestry of Thomas Prater, the emigrant (b. 1604) 4 generations, and has also included some helpful details about the wives of the Praters of Latton, co. Wilts and of West Kingston, co. Wilts.
Following that, finding what record you can in the Visitation of
Wiltshire (I think the 1565 Visitation is in the Harleian series) would be a good 'next' step.
As you may be aware, the relationship of Thomas Prater, the emigrant and Jonathan Prather, who migrated to Maryland and is the ancestor of all the Praters/Prathers I know of (including my own line), is taken as probable be not proven.
Let me know of any information you may be searching for (I have the information from Prather's book). Also if you would post any 'finds' you should document to this list, it would be greatly appreciated by myself and the other Prather descendants in the group.
Good luck, and good hunting.
John
On Wednesday 16 May 2001 at 07:14:32 UTC+1, Draco52079 wrote:
I'm doing some research on the family name Prather also Prater around Wiltshirehi!
England, in 1604 I can use anything since im kinda stuck.
This is a reach, but I am looking the the book Praters in wiltshire 1480-1670. Do you know where I can buy it from?
On 2/13/2024 12:25 PM, Aashika wrote:World Cat indicates that more than 40 libraries have copies of at least
On Wednesday 16 May 2001 at 07:14:32 UTC+1, Draco52079 wrote:
I'm doing some research on the family name Prather also Prater aroundhi!
Wiltshire
England, in 1604 I can use anything since im kinda stuck.
This is a reach, but I am looking the the book Praters in wiltshire
1480-1670. Do you know where I can buy it from?
I doubt you can buy it at this point - it is almost 40 years old, out of print, and my guess would be it had a very small print run to begin
with. Checking 'the usual suspects' returned no available copies. That
means you are left with waiting for a pre-owned copy to reenter the
market, which amounts to periodically doing a Google search and hoping
you get lucky, or posting to Prather message boards hoping to find an
owner willing to part with their copy for the right price.
taf
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