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Where did the Belgium Pratt family come from? What is the Belgium Pratt family crest and coat of arms? When did the Pratt family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Pratt family history?
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- Known spelling variations
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- First settlers to North America
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Praet, Praets, Praett, Praetts, Praetz, Praetes, Praetez, Praettz, Prraet, Preat, Preats, Pratt, Prait and many more.First found in Belgium, where the name became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. The name was first recorded in Antwerp, (Anvers.Fr) a fortified city in the province of Antwerp. It is Belgium's commercial center. In the 11th century Godfrey of Bouillon was Marquis of Antwerp. The province is divided into three districts, Antwerp, Malines and Turnhout. In their later history the surname became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into a most influential family.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pratt research. Another 234 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1734 and 1822 are included under the topic Early Pratt History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Pratt. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Pratt Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Phineas Pratt, who settled in Maine in 1622
- Phineas Pratt, who arrived in Plymouth, Mass in 1622
- Isabell Pratt, who landed in Virginia in 1623
- Joshua Pratt, who landed in Massachusetts in 1623
- Isbell Pratt, who landed in Virginia in 1624-1625
Pratt Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Peter Pratt, who landed in Virginia in 1714
- Thomas Pratt, who landed in Georgia in 1735
- Cornelius Pratt, aged 25, arrived in New Jersey in 1776
- Patty Pratt, aged 17, arrived in Pennsylvania in 1777
Pratt Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Francis Pratt, aged 57, arrived in Connecticut in 1812
- Edward Pratt, aged 32, landed in Connecticut in 1812
- Henry Pratt, aged 15, arrived in Norfolk, Va in 1821
- Alexander I Pratt, who arrived in Savanna(h), Ga in 1821
- Robert Pratt, aged 17, landed in Boston, Mass in 1826
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- Thomas George Pratt (1804-1869), American lawyer and politician, who was Governor of Maryland (1845-1848) and a U.S. Senator (1850-1857)
- Richard Henry Pratt (1840-1924), American soldier and educator
- Orson Pratt (1811-1881), Mormon apostle
- David George Edward Henry Pratt (b. 1930), 6th Marquess Camden
- Edwin John Pratt (1883-1964), Canadian poet
- Nolan Pratt (b. 1975), Canadian professional (NHL) hockey player
- Todd Alan Pratt (b. 1967), American Major League Baseball player
- William Henry Pratt (1887-1969), original name of Boris Karloff, English-born Canadian actor, best remembered for his role in Frankenstein (1931)
- Michael Kenneth Pratt GC (b. 1954), former constable of the Victoria Police Force of Melbourne, Australia, and a recipient of the George Cross
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- Ancestors and Descendants of Paul Pratt of New Vineyard, Maine by Joan Pratt.
- Descendants of Thomas Horton of Springfield: and Including Some Descendants of Phineas Pratt by Carl W. Fischer.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
- Thirsk, Joan. The Agrarian History of England and Wales. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 7 Volumes. Print.
- Hitching, F.K and S. Hitching. References to English Surnames in 1601-1602. Walton On Thames: 1910. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0181-3).
- Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- Foster, Joseph. Dictionary of Heraldry Feudal Coats of Arms and Pedigrees. London: Bracken Books, 1989. Print. (ISBN 1-85170-309-8).
- Cook, Chris. English Historical Facts 1603-1688. London: MacMillan, 1980. Print.
- MacAulay, Thomas Babington. History of England from the Accession of James the Second 4 volumes. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1879. Print.
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