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Origin of Pra Total Records: 9  Origin of Pra, Meaning of Pra Origin: Means 'man with creaking legs Surnames: Spracklen Submitted by: jamie spracklen Origin of Pra, Meaning of Pra Origin: A LITTLE TWIG' 'A SMALL OR SLENDER PERSON'. English origin. However, my grandparents were Irish and had the name after the English enslaved them. Therefore it became English in origin. Some of this came from Lacy's surname search the other was told to me by my grandfather. Surnames: Spriggs, Sprigg, Sprig, Springs, Sprague Submitted by: Donna Spriggs Origin of Pra, Meaning of Pra Origin: Lipprandt surname and variants of the State of Indiana, any and all! Surnames: Lipprandt Submitted by: Robert Lipprandt Origin of Pra, Meaning of Pra Origin: Would all Prather researchers please put the word out that I am hunting for my biological father? His name is Raymond Clark Prather, born abt. 1942. I love doing my family research but I only know my mom's side. My parents divorced when I was 5 or so and I haven't seen my father since. I am now 39. Would love to know some family tree info along with medical history info. Thanks in advance! Surnames: Prather Submitted by: Natalie Matthews Origin of Pra, Meaning of Pra Origin: John Pratt b. 1827 OH md. Bates Co MO 1849 Margaret b. 1828 Ind, had children Mary Elizabeth (Lizzie) b. 1851 Bates MO and John b. 1855 Bates MO - John's brother James Pratt b. OH 1824 md. Sarilla abt 1850 Bates MO? Surnames: Pratt Submitted by: Diane Waldron Origin of Pra, Meaning of Pra Origin: I'm researching my Laprath ancestors from Simonsberg parish, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. I'm especially interesd in: Catharina Laprath (born 1804) and her father Johann Hinrich Laprathe (born 1777) and her grandfather Andreas Adam Laprath. Surnames: Laprath Submitted by: Henriette Idestrup Origin of Pra, Meaning of Pra Origin: Perez Hebrew family name originated as a family name in Spain (1318). perez was the son of Tamar and Judah and also a name of the Messiah in Rabbinical literature. Surnames: Perez, Peretz, Pritz, Pretz, Peres, Prats, Pertzki, Perezvou Submitted by: Peretz Origin of Pra, Meaning of Pra Origin: LEIPPRAND, in W?RTTEMBERG frequently Leibbrand. is based on LIUTBRAND ( [ Man, people ] + [ burning Sword ] ) ; Famous by the Lombard king LEIPPRAND (712 - 744) and the chronicler Bishop LEIPPRAND of CREMONA, (~ 920 - 972). The name appeared also. in VILLINGEN 1439 L?TBRAND, later LIEPRAND, LEUPRAND, LEIPRAND LIUTBRAND : LEIB | BRAND(T) LIUT / LJUD : Man / People BRAND : Sword Surnames: Leibbrandt - Leibbrand - Leibrand - Leibrandt - Leipprand - (in USA:) Lybrand Submitted by: Hans Leibbrandt Origin of Pra, Meaning of Pra Origin: Colonial immigrants by the name of Sprague name came from England. It is alleged that Holland was the cradle of the Sprague family; that they were weavers there and so oppressed by the stiff duties imposed on their products, they emigrated to England in the 15th or 16th century. Records of the family have been found to reach back to the 14th century, the name being spelled in a variety of forms however. Sir Edward Spragge, Admiral of the Blue, who was drowned during an engagement with Cornelius Van Tromp of the Dutch Navy off the coast of Holland Aug. 11, 1673, was son of Captain Litchfield Spragge of the English Army and grandson of Captain John Spragge, an Army officer in Queen Elizabeth's time. He was knighted by Charles II on his ship Triumph Jul. 1, 1665 and his Coat of Arms "reproduced is gule, a fess between three trefoils. Crest out of a naval crown, a demi-lion crowned". The above dates being contemporaneous with the lives of the Sprague boys who came to the New World negative a direct relationship and our title to the Sir Edward Coat of Arms. It has been well known for some years that the will of Edward Sprague of Upway had been handed down to us through the family of Ralph', but not until recently has it become so well known that the Sir Hugh Sprague Coat of Arms had been preserved and equally prized by the William' family. Among the early immigrants to America, whose descendants have become very numerous was Francis Sprague who arrived in Plymouth, Mass., Jul. 1623 in the ship Ann. The descendants of Nicholas Sprake or Sprague who settled in Billerica, Mass. about 1720, have become today a very large family. Ralph, Richard and William came to Salem, Mass. in 162S. William settled in Hingham, Mass. raised a large family of children and his descendants today are numerous and widely scattered. Surnames: Spriggs, Sprigg, Sprig, Springs, Sprague, Spragg, Spragge Submitted by: 2/17/2012 11:17 AM Page 1 of 1

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