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From: "Following the Trails of the Southern Pratts", by F. P. Pratt, 2017
Thomas Henry Pratt (William5, William4, John3, William2, Griffin1), son of William Pratt and Elizabeth Vernon, was born 1801 in Leaksville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. Perhaps he was a twin brother to Garland Pratt, also born in 1801. He married, about 1820, Frances Irion, daughter of Frederick Witt Irion and Rebecca Elizabeth (unknown), in Rockingham County, North Carolina. The Irion surname is often misspelled and found confused with the Vernon surname. The Irion family has been well researched by Gerald A. Irion. Frances Irion's sister, Jemimah Irion, married William Alfred Pratt, Thomas Henry's brother. In 1833, Thomas purchased 165 acres of land along both sides of Buffalo Creek in Rockingham County. Later, he owned a general store in Leaksville. During the Civil War, Thomas read the daily news to local citizens from his store. Several of Thomas and Frances Pratt's sons served during the Civil War. According to the US 1850 US Census (Slave Schedule), Rockingham County, North Carolina records, a Thomas Pratt, owned the following slaves: one black female, age 38; one black female, age 8; one black female, age 5; and one black male, age 2. It is likely but not certain that the Thomas Pratt in the 1850 Slave Census records and Thomas Henry Pratt are one in the same. There are no other records or family history concerning the treatment or disposition of these slaves, as whether they were sold or freed prior to slavery officially ending in the US between 1863-1865. Thomas and Frances died in 1872 in Rockingham County, North Carolina. Thomas Henry and Frances Irion Pratt had nine known children:
6 - Thomas Henry Pratt (1801, NC-1872, NC) m. Frances Irion (1801, NC-1872, NC)
7 - William J. Pratt (1821, NC-1904, NC) m. Martha J. England (1830, NC-1904, NC)
7 - John Franklin Pratt (1823, NC-bef. 1900, NC) m. Martha Ragsdale (1835, NC-NC)
7 - Eliza Ann Pratt (1823, NC-1912, NC) m. Joseph Grogan (1818, NC-NC)
7 - Phillip Isaac Pratt (1825, NC-1887, NC) m. Nancy W. Harris (1832, NC-1892, NC)
7 - Thomas Henry Pratt (1832, NC-1862, VA) m. Susan E. Roberts (abt. 1837, NC-)
7 - James R. Pratt (1832, NC-1862, VA) m. Ruth Jane Lewis (1837, NC-)
7 - Caroline C. Pratt (1839, NC-) m. James A. Lane 7 - Joseph Pratt (1843, NC-aft. 1901) m. Katherine Pratt (abt. 1843, NC-)
7 - Emily F. Pratt (1846, NC-) m. Edward Sterling Harris (abt. 1842-OH)
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Irion is a German name from the personal name Irion, more usually known in the form Gereon, which was the name of a medieval martyr. The name has been misspelled many times and is closely associate with the Vernon spelling. The name may have been German the spelling Gurion. The Irion family has been researched by Gerald A Irion.
Pratt Directory had recorded name was Frances Vernon. This surname has been misspelled frequently over the generations. The spelling Irion was standardized in Germany by a parish priest before the Reformation. Initial spelling might have been Gurion. The history of the Irion Family has been exhaustively recorded by Gerald A. Irion.
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1850 US Census, Rockingham County, North Carolina
Thomas Pratt«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»M«tab»49«tab»North Carolina
Frances Pratt«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»F«tab»49«tab»North Carolina
John F Pratt«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»M«tab»26«tab»North Carolina
Thomas ? Pratt«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»M«tab»19«tab»North Carolina
James R Pratt«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»M«tab»17«tab»North Carolina
Caroline C Pratt«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»F«tab»11«tab»North Carolina
Josephus Pratt«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»M«tab»7«tab»North Carolina
Emily Pratt«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»F«tab»4«tab»North Carolina
1870 US Census, North Carolina
Thomas Pratt«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»M«tab»69«tab»North Carolina
Francis Pratt«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»F«tab»68«tab»North Carolina
Josephas Pratt«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»M«tab»27«tab»North Carolina
Emily Osborne«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»F«tab»24«tab»North Carolina
J J Harris«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»M«tab»7«tab»North Carolina
Matilda Harris«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»F«tab»5«tab»North Carolina
Mollie Osborne«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»F«tab»1«tab»North Carolina
Henry Price«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»M«tab»26«tab»North Carolina
Caroline Price«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»F«tab»25«tab»North Carolina
Fannie Price«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»F«tab»1«tab»North Carolina
Nannie Lester«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»F«tab»7«tab»Virginia
L Lemon«tab»«tab» «tab»«tab»«tab»M«tab»20«tab»North Carolina
(Emily Osborne is the daughter of Thomas and Frances Pratt who was married first to Edward Sterling Harris, who died/deserted during the Civil War, and married second to P. M. Osburn/Osborn/Osborne, who is missing in the 1870 US Census.)
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