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Rezin Prather (b. circa 1800 - d. 1872)
MSA SC 5496-047817
Emancipated from Slavery, Cracklin District, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1864

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Archival Sources -

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS, (Death Record, Counties), S1179, 12/1936, [MSA S1179-5668]. Moses Prather, December 12, 1936, Montgomery County.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS, (Death Record, Counties), S1179, 1925, [MSA S1179-3827]. John W. Prather, September 5, 1925, Montgomery County.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS, (Death Record, Counties), 02/1939, [MSA S1179-6266]. Ann Virginia Prather, February 23, 1939, Montgomery County.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1867-1899, [MSA T2490-1]. Rezin Prather and Albina Riggs, March 4, 1867.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1867-1899, [MSA T2490-1]. Maryland Marriage Record for John Prather and Ann Mockabee, September 22, 1868, Montgomery County.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1867-1899, [MSA T2490-1]. Maryland Marriage Record for Moses Prather and Christina Lyles, March 5, 1875, Montgomery County.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, (Assessment Record, Slaves), 1853-1864, [MSA C1112-1]. Dorothy Williams, Page 87.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber EBP 5, Folio 7, 1868-1868, [MSA CE 63-15]. George S. Riggs to Vachel Duffie, December 31, 1867.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber EBP 7, Folio 424, 1869-1870, [MSA CE 63-17]. Vachel Duffie to Wesley Prather, Levi Prather, Wesley Randolph, Vachel Duffie, and James Ross, trustees, July 6, 1870.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber EBP 15, Folio 21, 1876-1876, [MSA CE 63-25]. Vachel Duffie to Rezin Praither, April 25, 1876.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber EBP 22, Folio 1, 1880-1880, [MSA CE 63-32]. Rezin Praither to Albina Praither, January 6, 1880.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber EBP 32, Folio 410, 1884-1884, [MSA CE 63-42]. William H. Benson to Wesley Boyd, September 27, 1883.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber JA 11, Folio 106, 1888-1889, [MSA CE 63-57]. William H. Benson to Ann Prather, August 11, 1888.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber JA 13, Folio 203, 1889-1889, [MSA CE 63-59]. William H. Benson to Rezin Prather, April 13, 1889.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber JA 34, Folio 121. 1892-1892, [MSA CE 63-80]. Rezin Prather to Wesley Boyd, August 26, 1892.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber JA 40, Folio 29, 1893-1894, [MSA CE 63-86]. William H. Benson to Marshall and Moses Praither, August 25, 1893.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber TD 22, Folio 448, 1902-1902, [MSA CE 63-128]. Moses Prather to Marshall Prather, September 2, 1893.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber JA 58, Folio 22, 1897-1897, [MSA CE 63-104]. Nicholas Mackabee and Harriet L. Mackabee to Martha J. Prather, February 26, 1897.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber 180, Folio 422, 1904-1905, [MSA CE 63-138]. Rezin S. Prather, et al, to Thomas Copelin, March 10, 1905. Son of Rezin Prather, Jr., and Albina Prather.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber JLB 192, Folio 169, 1906-1907, [MSA CE 63-150]. William H. Benson to John Prather, January 5, 1907.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT (Land Records), Liber TD 22, Folio 265, 1902-1902, [MSA CE 63-128]. Walter Prather and Rachel E. Prather to James E. Prather, Edna M. Prather, and Joseph O. Prather, January 26, 1946.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, CIRCUIT COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1867-1899, [MSA T2490-1]. Rezin Prather and Albina Riggs, March 4, 1867.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, CIRCUIT COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1867-1899, [MSA T2490-1]. John Prather and Ann Mockabee, May 22, 1868.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, CIRCUIT COURT, (Marriage Licenses), 1867-1899, [MSA T2490-1]. Moses Prather and Christina Lyles, March 5, 1875.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS (Slave Statistics), [MSA CM750-1]. Nathan Cook, Page 19.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS (Slave Statistics), [MSA CM750-1]. William W. Blunt, page 58.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMISSIONER OF SLAVE STATISTICS (Slave Statistics), [MSA CM750-1]. William W. Prather, May 9, 1867.

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Dorothy Williams, Slaves, 1850, Montgomery County, Cracklin District, Page 6, Line 11 [MSA SM61-142, M 1499-1].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Vachel Duffy, 1870, Montgomery County, District 1, Page 62, Line 20 [MSA SM61-275, M 7256].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Marshall and Moses Prayther, 1870, Montgomery County, District 2, Page 60, Line 1 [MSA SM61-275, M 7256].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Rezin Prayther, 1870, Montgomery County, District 1, Page 64, Line 5 [MSA SM61-275, M 7256].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Tobias and Patience Prather, 1870, Montgomery County, District 2, Page 58, Line 3 [MSA SM61-275, M 7256].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for John N. and Ann V. Prather, 1880, Montgomery County, Clarksburg District, District 109, Page 31, Line 38 [MSA SM61-324, M 4748-2].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Levi and Martha Prather, 1880, Montgomery County, Cracklin District, District 107, Page 3, Line 45 [MSA SM61-324, M 4748-2].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for Reason R. Prather (Jr.), 1880, Montgomery County, Cracklin District, District 107, Page 34, Line 32 [MSA SM61-324, M 4748-2].

U.S. Census Bureau (Census Record, MD) for William H. Benson, 1880, Montgomery County, Clarksburg District, Page 21, Line 158 [MSA SM61-324, M 4748-2].

Newspapers and Journals -

Eaton, Alice. “Historic marker, ceremony celebrates Goshen bridge.” The Gazette 5 June 2002. http://www.gazette.net/gazette_archive/2002/200223/gaithersburg/news/107236-1.html

Fiester, Leila. “The Spirit That Binds.” The Washington Post 11 February 1993: M.01.
http://www.proquest.com/en-US

Montes, Sebastian. “Family Offers an Unbroken Link to Prathertown’s Past.” The Gazette 8 February 2006. http://www.gazette.net/stories/020806/olnenew210430_31917.shtml

Montes, Sebastian. “Goshen Historic Preservation Process Goes Before Council.” The Gazette 11 June 2008.  http://www.gazette.net/stories/061108/damanew215103_32363.shtml

Montes, Sebastian. “Historic Status Pits Property Against Posterity.” The Gazette 29 October 2008. http://www.gazette.net/stories/10292008/gaitnew04652_32481.shtml

Books -

Berlin, Ira. Slaves Without Masters: The Free Negro in the Antebellum South. New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1974.

Boggs, Ardith Gunderman. Goshen, Maryland: A History & Its People. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, Inc., 1994.

Boyd, T.H.S. The History Of Montgomery County, Maryland, From Its Earliest Settlement in 1650 to 1879. Silver Spring, MD: Heritage Books, 2008.

Dwyer, Michael. Montgomery County. Mount Pleasant, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2006.

Hopkins, G.M. Atlas of Fifteen Miles Around Washington Including the County of Montgomery, Maryland. Baltimore, MD: Garamond/Pridemark Press, Inc.: 1975.

Prather, Sharon, ed. And We All Came Together: Prathertown Then and Now — A Collection of Memories. Olney, MD: Sharon Prather, 2003.

Internet Sources -

"Churches in the Laytonsville Area." Laytonsville Town History: Laytonsville Historical Society, 2008. http://wolffmad.com/laytonsville/

Maryland Marriage Record for William H. Benson and Jane Trail, February 5, 1842, Montgomery County. Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research, comp. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. www.ancestry.com.

The Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission. “Years.”  Page 10.

Smith, Robyn. "More Confirmation with Bible Records." Reclaiming Kin. 28 July 2009. http://msualumni.wordpress.com

Other -

Smith, Robyn. Personal and Email Interviews. April - August 2009.

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