Please reply to rwpryor@email.msn.com Thanks! Winnie Brooks wab@worldnet.att.net PRUITT/PREWITT surname list coordinator ----- Original Message ----- From: "rwpryor" <rwpryor@email.msn.com> To: <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 6:05 PM Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [PRUITT-L] Larania? > Allow me to throw out a theory about who "Larania" may be. I was reading > the will of Jacob SCOTT of Cumberland Co., KY, and noticed that he had a > daughter named "Leurany." Both Ephraim and Solomon PREWIT (PRUITT) were > witnesses to Jacob's signing. Obviously the families were close, as Jacob > SCOTT named one of his sons "Solomon" and another "Ephaim." They were also > neighbors in the 1820 Federal Census ennumeration. > I think it is possible that "Leurany SCOTT" could be the same person known > as "Larania" that married Ephraim PREWIT / PRUITT. We know that our > families often married the boy or girl next-door. > > The will of JACOB SCOTT: > > "Know all men by these presents that I Jacob SCOTT of Cumberland County and > State of Kentucky being poorly in health of body but of sound mind and > memory do make this my last will and testament in way and manner following > First I five to my son Martin SCOTT one roan mare and coalt [sic] to him and > his heirs forever Secondly I give to my daughter Fereby SCOTT one bed and > furniture which is at my son's Wileby SCOTT token and her heirs forever. > Thirdly, I give to my daughter Leurany SCOTT one bed and furniture and bed > stead [sic] to her and her heirs forever. Fourthly, my wish and desire is > aft my death that my land and all my stock of hogs and cattle and farming > tools and household furniture be sold at a credit of twelve months and after > the money is collected and all my just debts paid forty dollars be reserved > for my son Ephaim to buy him a horse beast and the remainder of the money > arising from the sail [sic] to be equally divided amongst all my children > Polly MCCALLEY and Solomon SCOTT and Nancy SCOTT and Wiley SCOTT, Martin > SCOTT, Fereby SCOTT, Leurney SCOTT to them and their heirs forever. Fiftly, > I give to my daughter Nancy SCOTT all my sheep and all my fowls to her and > her heirs for ever [sic]. Sixthly my present crop of corn to be sold and > equally divided as my other stock. I nominate and appoint my naibors [sic] > Philip LAWSON and Clemant SCOTT to be administrators of this my last will > and testament and all wills that may have been made by me heretofore revoked > and this stand as my last will and testament. This 17th of Ocy 1834. > Signed and delivered in presence of > Phillip LAWSON > Ephraim Prewit > Solomon Prewit > Jacob X Scott (his mark) > > "Kentucky Cumberland County > I James HAGGARD deputy Clerk of the Cumberland County Court do certify that > the within last will and testament of Jacob SCOTT deceased was proved in > open court in the January Term 1835 examined approved of and ordered to > record and proved by Philip LAWSON and Ephraim PREWIT and ordered to record > and the same is entered of record in Will Book "C" p 138 > Given under my hand this 10th of February 1835 > James HAGGARD" > > It's something to certainly consider. > Robert > ----- Original Message ----- From: <ALRINGHAM@aol.com> To: > <PRUITT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 3:43 AM Subject: Re: > [PRUITT-L] Larania? > > The nearest we might make connection is thru the Pruitts because, Soloman > who was Rev war soldier came to Cumberland Co Ky. (Burkesville) early > 1800's he had a son named Ephruim/Ephraim born abt 1780's who married > Laraina who said she was born in Georgia she states this on a 1850 census > but some say could be VA or Ga or Pa on census. I believe by the Pruitt > travels that they married or if she was Indian as some believe, then her > beautiful name could have been something like la rain ee I think it was > Georgie and I have pictures of 2 of her daughters (can you receive email > attachments, ?? let me send you the daughters pictures and see if you can > see a resembleance. Larainia married by 1810 prob. > > On the Riddle side my Elzie Bond m/ Laraine Jane Riddle who was dau of James > Madison Riddle and sarah Pruitt (dau of Ephraim/Larainia) J.M. Riddle was > son of Joseph and Rhoda Monk Riddle, Joseph was son of william the tory and > Happy Rodgers Roberts Riddle. > The other connection to Pruitts is that John B. Bond m/ caroline Pruitt > youngest daugter of ephruim/Larainia. So Elzie was m/ to their grandaughter > and his brother John was m/ to the youngest daughter of Pruitts. Of course > everybody kept naming Larania/ Rhoda/ and Hilpa/ Happy. > so easy Riddle and Pruitt family to follow. > Hope to hear on pictures. > Lois > > > >