John Burkett Pratt

1761 - 1843  (82 years)

• Name	John Burkett Pratt
  Born	1761	St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County, Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1843	Caroline County, Virginia
  Person ID	I33759	Tree1
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas Pratt,   b. 1721, 'Eden' King George County, Virginia ,   d. Oct 1766, St. Paul's Parish, Stafford County, Virginia - Probate  (Age 45 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Margaret Vivion,   b. 1724, Middlesex County, Virginia ,   d. 1818, King George County, Virginia  (Age 94 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F16490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Fitzhugh,   b. 20 Feb 1759, 'Bellaire' Stafford County, Virginia ,   d. 1845, Caroline County, Virginia  (Age 85 years)
  Married	4 Nov 1784	King George County, Virginia
  Children	1. Caroline Matilda Pratt,   b. 21 Jun 1787, King George County, Virginia ,   d. 9 Jan 1813, Nanzatico, King George County, Virginia  (Age 25 years)  [natural]   2. Alice Fitzhugh Pratt,   b. 11 Aug 1785, King George County, Virginia ,   d. 17 Apr 1862, "Walsingham" King George County, Virginia  (Age 76 years)  [natural]   3. John Pratt,   b. 22 Aug 1789, King George County, Virginia ,   d. 20 Oct 1855, Camden, Caroline County, Virginia  (Age 66 years)  [natural]   4. Maria Pratt,   b. 29 Apr 1795, King George County, Virginia ,   d. 29 Mar 1871, Camden, Caroline County, Virginia  (Age 75 years)  [natural]   5. Thomas Pratt,   b. 11 Nov 1791, King George County, Virginia ,   d. 30 Jul 1861, King George County, Virginia  (Age 69 years)  [natural]   6. Harriet Pratt,   b. 1797, King George County, Virginia ,   d. 1887, King George County, Virginia  (Age 90 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F17663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  === 1748-1767 Stafford County, Virginia Will Book O; [Antient Press]; pp. 513-514 In Name of God Amen I THOMAS PRATT of Stafford County do make my last will & Testament .. Imprimis I give to JOHN BOWEN two Negroe girls, but if said John Bowen should die before he arrives at age of 21 years, I give the said Negroe girl Joan to my son JOHN BIRKET PRATT & the Negroe Alice to my son THOMAS PRATT & heirs. Item I give to my beloved wife MARGARET PRATT during her natural life, all the Lands to which she was intitled before our Intermarriage, together with all my household furniture & one equal part with my children, of all my Negroes & Personal Estate and I do hereby give unto my said Wife, full power to dispose of her said share in my Negroes & Personal Estate among my children in such proportion & in such manner as she pleases. Item I give unto my son John Birket Pratt the Neck part of land whereon my brother BIRKET PRATT lived, and a piece of Land known by the name of the Sandy Bottom to him and heirs .. Item I give unto my Son THOMAS PRATT and heirs, the following pieces of land to, wit, the Tract of Land wherein my Sister HUNGERFORD lives in the County of King George, the part known by the name of the Forest Quarter & the part called Chapmans, but it is my desire, and I do hereby authorize my Executors to sell & dispose of the said land called Chapman, and to make effectual conveyances in the law for the same, if they can dispose of it for such a price, as they shall think equal to it's value, but if not, in such case I do hereby confirm the devise of the same to my son Thomas ., heirs. Item it is my will, that all my Negroes except those already disposed of, be equally divided among all my children, but my intention to makeing the Division of my Negroes is, that my Executors hereafter named keep the whole together in their hands, to be worked upon m several Plantations for the Joint support of my wife & children & the overplus of the profits arising from their crops, to be applied to the payment of my Debts. and that my said Executors make division of my said Negroes as my children shall respectively arrive to the age of 21 years or are married. Still keeping in their hands the proportions of all those that shall be under age & unmarried for their joint Support. Item I give unto my two Sons, John Birkett & Thomas Pratt, all my Stocks of every Sort, equally be divided between them, they paying equally to each of my Daughters as they arrive to age, or are married, the sum of 30 pounds. Item it is my desire that my Executors after defraying the Necessary charges of my Family, sell all my crops of tobocca appoint my beloved Wife, as long as she shall remain Single, together with ROBERT BROOKING, VIVION BROOKING and THOMAS BUNBURV Executors of this .. and I do appoint Vivion Brooking Guardian of my two Sons .. 8th March 1766 Thomas Pratt Will Bernard, John Bryan Senr., Cal. Jones Stafford County SC October Court 1766 The within Will presented by Margaret Pratt and Thos. Bunbury " made oath .. proved .. Certificate granted for obtaining Probate ..