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| I have recently visited this lovely old church to see this plaque..which was a dedication by my ancestor, Anthony Prater (A.P.) to his wife, Judith Ivey Prater. I think this is what the AP stands for. The Prater coat of arms is also on the plaque. Judith hailed from West Kington and died in childbirth. | |
| The \\"A.P\\" in this caption refers to Anthony Prater. Anthony placed the memorial here to his wife Judith Ivye Prater. | |
| This monument was erected by Anthony Prater (A.P.) for his wife Judith Prater (nee Ivye), daughter of Thomas Ivye of West Kington. Their six children were: i. William Prater, born 1574; ii. Elizabeth Prater, born 1575; iii. Ferdinando Prater, born 1576; iv. George Prater, born 1577; v. Thomas Prater, born Abt. 1578; (he married Margaret Quintyne on 04 June 1599 in Clyffe Pypard, Wiltshire. [ref. Wiltshire OPC Project/Brian Bence/2011.] There is an additional inscription on her tombstone set in the floor [ref. Praters in Wiltshire by John W. Prather, Jr. but no additional reference] inscribed with a long poem written by Anthony, in which he says that 6 of his children were born at midsummer; the 7th should also have been born in midsummer, but the baby and mother died in February. A sad story. |
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