Stephen Prather

1782 - 1832  (50 years)

• Name	Stephen Prather  [1, 2]
  Birth	18 Jun 1782	Mercer County, Kentucky   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Dec 1832	Nacogdoches County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	M ercer County, Kentucky was at that time Kentucky Parish, Lincoln County, Virginia. In SABINE COUNTY GENEALOGICAL RECORDS, p 42, there are several paragraphs about the Prather lineage in England and Colonial America. Stephen Prather was listed as a Colonel, and said to have served in the War of 1812, under Gen. Andrew Jackson, and in the Fredonian Rebellion of 1826 at Nacogdoches, Texas. Harry Noble wrote that "Stephen Prather had heard about the Fredonians, their proclamation, the fifteen day compliance edict, and the camp of soldiers near John Sprowl's place east of the Ayish Bayou. Because of his influence with the Indians, he was able to raise a small force under his command, all painted and dressed for war. Along the way he gathered nine white men, counting himself. The others were his two sons, Stephen and Freeman PRATHER, Ross BRIDGERS, James BRIDGERS, Sr., James BRIDGERS, Jr., Joe McGINNIS, Peter GALLOWAY, and Alexander HORTON. He marched his motley crew that night to within a hundred yards of the Fredonian's fort (two double log houses), dismounted, tied the horses, and waited for daylight. At dawn, after admonishing his men not to fire until fired upon, Prather marched his men in battle formation to the fort. At fifty yards he gave the command to charge, which they did. At the same time, the sixty Indians raised a resounding war whoop, according to the memoirs of Alexander HORTON, "a most dreadful yell." Caught completely by surprise, and so throughly unnerved by the painted, screaming Indians, the Fredonians threw down their arms and begged for quarters. Without firing a shot, Stephen Prather and his little band had captured the entire encampment of Fredonians---about a hundred men. He set up an ambush for the Fredonian reinforcements that were on the way from Nacogdoches near William GARRET's place. He captured another hundred prisoners this way. They started a march for Nacogdoches to confront Hayden EDWARDS and the few troops loyal to him, but got word that Colonel EDWARDS had learned of the defeat and fled to the United States at Haley's Ferry, near present day Logansport. Stephen PRATHER, along with his band of eight white men and sixty painted Indians, had put an end to the Fredonian Rebellion without firing a shot. (San Augustine Tribune, Thursday, February 12, 2004, p 10 "CHICHESTER CHAPLIN: BIRTH OF A TOWN")
  Person ID	I17359	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Tamora Elizabeth Ploudon,   b. 4 Mar 1795, Louisiana d. Jun 1832, Louisiana (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1808	Concordia Parish, Louisiana   [1, 2]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Mary Ann Prather,   b. 16 Aug 1810, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana d. 22 Jul 1855, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 44 years)   2. Thomas Freeman Prather,   b. 8 Dec 1811, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana d. May 1849, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 37 years)   3. Stephen Eliphalet Prather,   b. 15 Mar 1813, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sarah Ann Prather,   b. 23 May 1815, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   5. Caroline Prather,   b. 30 May 1817, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown   6. Elvira Prather,   b. 17 Dec 1819, Catahoula Parish, Louisiana d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F6470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Sep 2008

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jun 1782 - Mercer County, Kentucky Marriage - 19 Jan 1808 - Concordia Parish, Louisiana Death - 19 Dec 1832 - Nacogdoches County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 42 (Reliability: 3). [S667] RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, (The WorldConnect Project is a set of tools, which allow users to upload, modify, link, and display their family trees as a means to share their genealogy with other researchers. The program used to day has a genealogy of its own. RootsWeb announced the launch of the World Connect Project on November 10, 1999 after staff members and users submitted 5.5 million records during a four-week beta-testing period. The WorldConnect Project continues to grow, and as of January 2004 had more than 312 million records. GEDCOM is an acronym for GEnealogical Data COMmunications. It is a file format developed by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). It provides a flexible and uniform format for exchanging computerized genealogical data, and allows you to share files with other researchers who may not use the same genealogy program.), The Prather Family (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin /igm.cgi?db=prather2222) (randyj2222@yahoo.com) Ver. 2008-0 9-08 13:01:00 (Reliability: 3).