Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Pratt was born in 1765, in Rowan, North Carolina, British Colonial America, his father, John Pratt, was 47 and his mother, Rebecca Sarah Vernon, was 43. He married Rebecca Beavers in 1789, in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 10 July 1822, in Bibb, Alabama, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Centreville, Bibb, Alabama, United States.
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- Richard Pratt, "United States Census, 1810"
- Richard Pratt, "Find A Grave Index"
- Biography: Richard Pratt born 1764 – photographs of son Hopkins house – Alabama Pioneers
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1767 · Tryon Palace
Built on August 26, 1767, the Tryon Palace became the capitol building for North Carolina. The building was named after William Tryon a British officer and colonial official.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for a clever trickster, from Middle English prat(te), pret ‘cunning, wily, astute’ (a derivative of Old English præt, pret ‘trickery, deception’, which is found in use as a byname in the 11th century). This surname is quite common in southeastern Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Chester R. Johnson / Fort Worth, TX I am the genealogist for the Richard Pratt Family of Bibb Co., AL. This represents only the earliest generations and is a small portion of what I have, and is gi …
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