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View Tree for John PraterJohn Prater (b. 1492, d. June 20, 1547)

John Prater (son of William Prater and Alice Carew) was born 1492 in Eaton Water, Wiltshire, England, and died June 20, 1547 in Inglesham, Wiltshire, England. He married Elene Kingston on 1515 in Wiltshire, England, daughter of William Kingston.

 Includes NotesNotes for John Prater:
John Prater owned several thousand acres, bordering 3 shires in England. These holdings included
several Manors. Some of these were Inglesham, Eaton Water, Hook, Stanton St. Bernard, Latton and
properties in Nunny, Oxford etc. The family controlled the woolen trade in that part of England, they
owned all the major wool washing and processing centers as well as controlling major grazing and
thousands of head of sheep. But they were titled GENTLEMAN, not farmers, and held extremely
powerful positions in the Kingdom.


More About John Prater and Elene Kingston:
Marriage: 1515, Wiltshire, England.

Children of John Prater and Elene Kingston are:
  1. +George Prater, b. 1516, Inglesham, Wiltshire, England, d. June 15, 1564, Nunney Castle, Somerset, England.
  2. Joane Prater, b. 1518, d. date unknown.
  3. John Prater, b. 1520, d. date unknown.
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