Individual Details
Charles PRATHER of Wellsburg, Brooke Co., WV
(18 Sep 1735 - 25 Sep 1810)
He laid out the township of Charlestown .... later to become Wellsburg, VA (now WV), named for Charles Wells, the son-in-law of Charles Prather. He had to deal with the Mingo Indians who encamped in the area. There is record that a young woman was killed and scalped by the Mingo Indians shortly after the settlement was created.
Wellsburg is situated on the Ohio River, opposite and a few miles south of Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH. Early on, Charles Prather obtained an exclusive and perpetual charter for the operation of a ferry across the Ohio River to the town of LaGrange [now Brilliant, Jefferson Co, OH]. He also obtained a charter from VA for operation of a ferry across Buffalo Creek. In 1807, Charles had licence to operate an "Ordinary" [i.e. a tavern]
Wellsburg is situated on the Ohio River, opposite and a few miles south of Steubenville, Jefferson Co, OH. Early on, Charles Prather obtained an exclusive and perpetual charter for the operation of a ferry across the Ohio River to the town of LaGrange [now Brilliant, Jefferson Co, OH]. He also obtained a charter from VA for operation of a ferry across Buffalo Creek. In 1807, Charles had licence to operate an "Ordinary" [i.e. a tavern]
Events
| Birth | 18 Sep 1735 | Queen Anne's Par., Prince George's Co., MD | |||
| Marriage | Bef 1760 | Ruth TANNEHILL |  | ||
| Military | 1778 | Rev. War - 3rd (Western) Battalion, Washington Co., MD | | ||
| Military | 1779 | Chickamauga Expedition | | ||
| Property | Mar 1788 | purchased 384a. from Cox heirs, original owners of the Indian land - Wellsburg, Brooke Co., VA (now WV) | |||
| Death | 25 Sep 1810 | Wellsburg, Brooke Co., VA (now WV) | |||
| Burial | Wellsburg, Brooke Co., VA (now WV) family cemetery | | |||
| Will | Brooke Co., VA (now WV) |
Families
| Spouse | Ruth TANNEHILL (1732 - 1807) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | John PRATHER Sr. (1760 - 1838) |
| Child | Henry "Harry" PRATHER (1763 - 1825) |
| Child | Elizabeth PRATHER (1765 - 1845) |
| Child | William PRATHER (1775 - 1829) |
| Father | Col. Thomas Mackay Sprigg PRATHER of "Conegocheaugue" (1704 - 1785) |
| Mother | Elizabeth CLAGGETT (1708 - 1767) |
| Sibling | Thomas Claggett PRATHER (1726 - 1758) |
| Sibling | Richard PRATHER of "Richard's Choice" (1727 - 1789) |
| Sibling | Jonathan PRATHER (1728 - 1801) |
| Sibling | Margaret PRATHER (1728 - 1728) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" PRATHER (1730 - 1790) |
| Sibling | Capt. Basil William PRATHER (1731 - 1803) |
| Sibling | Henry Abram PRATHER of Cumberland Co., PA (1732 - 1775) |
| Sibling | Eleanor PRATHER twin (1734 - 1783) |
| Sibling | Martha Sprigg PRATHER twin (1734 - 1734) |
| Sibling | Capt. James PRATHER (1737 - 1816) |
| Sibling | Sarah PRATHER (1739 - 1783) |
| Sibling | Joanne "Ann" PRATHER (1740 - 1797) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth PRATHER (1742 - 1783) |