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Generation
No. 10
10. WILLIAM PRATER (ESQUIRE) (DE10 PRAERS?) (--- PRATER (DE PREERS /9 PRAERS), --- PRATER (DE8 PREERS/PRAERS), --- PRATER (DE7 PRAERS?), --- PRATER (DE6, --- PRATER (PRETOR) (DE5, ROBERTUS PRETOR (PRATER) (DE4, WILLIAMUS PRETOR (PRATER/DE3 PRAERS), GUILLIUMUS (WILLIAMUS) JOHONNIE2 PRATER, --- DE PRESBYTER (PRESTER/DE1 PRAERS).) was born Bet. 1450 - 1460 in
Eatonwater, Wiltshire Co. England. He married --- CAREW. She was born in Painswick,
Gloucestershire, England?, and died in Probabaly Englesham,
Wiltshire Co., England..
Notes
for WILLIAM PRATER (ESQUIRE) (DE PRAERS?):
William was the first born son in.his family, thus making him the
heir.
We are not able to find record of his fathers first name but it
may very well have been William, Richard, or John this being the
most promenant name given to the first born and heir of the
family in the records that we have thus far found.
His father was a very powerful man, holding Eaton Water,
Wiltshire as his "hold". The first of the family to
live at Eaton Water was established there around the year 1086 or
before. The half brother of King William held Eaton Water after
1066 but it was taken from him and given to other "servants
of the King". We also know that Hugh de Drews held part of
the area.
The statement of "the servants of the King" very well
could have referred to our grandfather Guilliumus who was the
Reeve of Powys. As a "Reeve of Powys" this meant that
he was the Kings representative in Powys, thus the "Kings
Servant". But never the less Gilliumus Johonnie Prater (Williamus
John Prater) did give the College of Heraldry the Manor of Eaton
water, Wiltshire England as his Manorial Estate and Seat of Power.
His Coat-of-Arms was registered sometime around or before the
1100's.
It is also thought that Gilliumus (Williamus) had held the Manor
of Eaton Water under the "Lordship" of Odo, the half
brother to King William. But Odo betrayed his brother and all of
his many estates in England were taken from him and given to many
"loyal" servants of the King, many of which already
held under Odo. Also note that Reinbald de Prater held the nearby
Manor of Latton. Reinbald de Prater (Presbyter) was the first
Chancellor of England. George Prater came into possession of
Latton Manor in the early 1500 as inheitance. Latton Manor passed
from Reinbald de Presbyster (Prater) ca. 1080's , in sucession to
the Earls of St. German, Cliftons, Ellis families then in the
early 1500's to George Prater. Latton Manor is located near Eaton
Water, Inglesham, and other known Estates held by the Prater
family.
The Prater name is also listed in old English records as alis;
Preers, Praers, Prater, Pretor, Preter, Priest, Prierce,
Presbyter, Praytor, Prat.
The estates descended to him stating that his Manorial Estate was
Eaton Water in North Wiltshire (now Eaton Hastings). This man is
descended from Guilliumus (Williamus) Johonnie (John) Prater. We
do know that our Grandfather married a descendant of Brockwell
Yscithoer, "The Prince of Powys" for which the 3 silver
Wolf Heads in our Coat-of-Arms indicate. Another female
descendant married a Delamare, from which we received "Nunney
Castle".
Gary B. Prather
More
About WILLIAM PRATER (ESQUIRE) (DE PRAERS?):
Burried: Inglesham, Wiltshire, England
Fact 5: He was the heir, he inherited Eaton as the 1st born son
Fact 6: Descended from Williams Prater
Occupation: Owned large estates, Eng.
Notes
for --- CAREW:
Carew is a Welch word meaning "a fortification" or
"a fortified house".
Gerald "of Windsor" built a Castle in Wales in 1109
which became known as Carew Castle. This was one of his "seats of power",
for he held severial Castles by the "grace" of the King
of England.
One of his grandsons, William Fitz Gerald, became the heir of
Carew Castle for which his name was then "stylized" as
William de Carew. The name Carew then became the named used by
his descendants.
Gerald de Windsor (of Windsor) was the son of Sir Walter de
Windsor and Gladys (the Princess of North Wales). Sir Walter was
the son of Sir Otho de Windsor, he and his son Walter were the
Constables of the Castle and Manor of Windsor. Gerald never held
this title but was a highly place official in Wales for the King
of England. He was known as the Kings "Lord" in Wales.
Gerald de Windsor was married to Nesta (the Princess of South
Wales). This gave the King of England a unique hold over the
Welch, with Gerald being of Norman/Welch desent and the Kings
"Lord" in Wales.
All of these people were our grandparents though the material
side of our family. George Prater of Latton,Wiltshire had
included in his Coat-of-Arms the simbols of the Carew family
indicating that they were from his material family.As well as
established records proving the Prater and Carew connection.
North and South Wales was divided by a Kingdom named "Powys".
The Prater Coat-of-Arms also shows that another grandmother was
the Princess of Powys. The 3 Wolf Heads on the lower shield are
the Arms of Brockwell Yscitheor "the Prince of Powys"
--his daughter married our grandfather. The Kings of Wales
claimed to be descended from great Noble Romans/Trojans.
CAREW: Descends from William de
Fitzgerald (William de Carew) who was grandson of Gerald de
PitzWalter (Gerald of Windsor) who was the son of Sir Walter de
FitzOthero (Walter of Windsor) who was the son of Sir Othero of
Windsor (Sir Othero was a Welch / Norman adventurer from Norway)
945 A.D. to 1050 A.D. he was son of Gerald Dais Lopez of Italy
and Norway. Gerald Dais Lopez descended from Cosmos Lopez of
Florence, Italy.
Sir Othero and then his son Walter FitzOthero were Constables of
Windsor. The seat of power in Saxon England. It is thought that
these people descended from the Counts of Vermindois who in turn
descended from Pepin, King of Italy and Lombardi. This stands for
reason, sense they married the daughters of the Kings of North
and South Wales. Carew Castle stands today, it is currently being
restored by the National Trust of England. This Castle fell into
the hands of severial owners though the years and most of the
information currently available for the generial public does NOT
discuss the builder or Carews which held it for generations. But
this information is available in the Welch historicial records.
Children of WILLIAM PRAERS?) and --- CAREW are:
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