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Benjamin Trotter 1760–1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1826

Death Location: Breson, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Josiah Trotter

Mother: Jane Russell

Spouse(s): Nancy Weatherly

Children(s): Josiah Trotter, Isaiah Trotter, Hiram Trotter, Mary Trotter, Nancy Trotter, Jane Trotter, Elizabeth Trotter, Alethia Trotter, Martin Trotter, Ephraim Trotter, Samuel Trotter, Rachel Trotter, David Trotter

In 1760, Benjamin Trotter entered the world in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, born to Josiah Trotter And Jane Oldham Russell. Benjamin Trotter married Nancy Weatherly, and had children including Alethia Ann Letha Trotter, David Trotter, Elizabeth Trotter, Ephraim Trotter, Hiram Trotter, Isaiah Trotter, Jane Trotter, Josiah Oldom Trotter, Martin Trotter, Mary Polly Trotter, Nancy Trotter, Rachel Trotter, Samuel Augustus Trotter. Benjamin Trotter passed away in 1826 in Breson, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1760, Benjamin Trotter entered the world in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, born to Josiah Trotter And Jane Oldham Russell.
  • Benjamin Trotter married Nancy Weatherly, and had children including Alethia Ann Letha Trotter, David Trotter, Elizabeth Trotter, Ephraim Trotter, Hiram Trotter, Isaiah Trotter, Jane Trotter, Josiah Oldom Trotter, Martin Trotter, Mary Polly Trotter, Nancy Trotter, Rachel Trotter, Samuel Augustus Trotter.
  • Benjamin Trotter passed away in 1826 in Breson, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Trotter
1732–1792
Birth Location: Choptank Hundred, Caroline, Maryland, United States
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Jane Russell
1735–1834
Birth Location: Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Weatherly
1769–1801
Birth Location: Caroline, Maryland, United States
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Children(s)

Josiah Trotter
1801–1850
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Isaiah Trotter
1790–1860
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina USA
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Hiram Trotter
1803–1870
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Mary Trotter
1798–
Birth Location: –
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Nancy Trotter
1813–1887
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Jane Trotter
1810–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Trotter
1811–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Alethia Trotter
1822–1905
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Martin Trotter
1796–1870
Birth Location: Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
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Ephraim Trotter
1812–1875
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
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Samuel Trotter
1815–1872
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina USA
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Rachel Trotter
1809–
Birth Location: –
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David Trotter
1806–1822
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Benjamin Trotter's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Trotter
1760–1826
Birth Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Josiah Trotter
1732–1792
Choptank Hundred, Caroline, Maryland, United States
Jane (Oldham) Russell
1735–1834
Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Caroline Dill
1690–1760
Slinford, West Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Trotter's Descendants

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Benjamin Trotter (1760–1826) m. Nancy Weatherly (Apr 1769–1801)
  1. 1. Josiah (Oldom) Trotter 1801–1850 m. Jane Russell 1804–1834
    1. 1. Martha (Anna Rebecca Trotter) * 1829–1885 m. Michael (Micah) Miller 1826–1864
      1. 1. Joel Miller 1857–1925
      2. 2. Mary (Bell) Miller 1860–1909
      3. 3. Isaac (Newton Miller) * 1853–1936 m. Serepta Pace 1840–1928
        1. 1. May (C.) Miller 1878–
        2. 2. Betty (M.) Miller 1882–1955
        3. 3. Annie (E.) Miller 1889–
        4. 4. Bennie Miller 1893–
        5. 5. Margie Miller 1895–
        6. 6. Michael (Lafayette) Miller 1873–1945
        7. 7. Mary (Cornelia Miller) * 1879–1934 m. Nathaniel (Duncan Satterfield) Jr. 1881–1934
      4. 4. Jane Miller 1855–1929
      5. 5. Arminda (C.) Miller 1858–1911 m. Josephus (S.) Hamilton 1850–1917 m. Charles (William) Smith 1854–1890
        1. 1. Andrew (Mauldin) Smith 1878–1947
        2. 2. Daisy (Olive) Smith 1879–1915 m. Isom (Pickney) Coleman 1874–1930
        3. 3. Isaac Smith 1880–1886
        4. 4. Fletcher (Allen) Smith 1883–1932
        5. 5. Martha (Ann Rebecca) Smith 1883–1937
    2. 2. John (Reed) Trotter 1831–1864
    3. 3. Clementine Trotter 1834–1918 m. Nathaniel (Duncan) Jr 1832–1915
      1. 1. Harriet (Amanda) Duncan 1857–1928
      2. 2. Martha (E C) Duncan 1859–
      3. 3. Julia Duncan 1863–
      4. 4. Laura Duncan 1866–1952
      5. 5. Robert (Allen) Duncan 1869–1941
    4. 4. Andrew Trotter 1836–
    5. 5. Arminda Trotter 1844–
  2. 2. Isaiah Trotter 1790–1860
  3. 3. Hiram Trotter 1803–1870
  4. 4. Mary ("Polly") Trotter 1798–
  5. 5. Nancy Trotter 1813–1887
  6. 6. Jane Trotter 1810–1860
  7. 7. Elizabeth Trotter 1811–
  8. 8. Alethia (Ann "Letha") Trotter 1822–1905
  9. 9. Martin Trotter 1796–1870
  10. 10. Ephraim Trotter 1812–1875
  11. 11. Samuel (Augustus) Trotter 1815–1872
  12. 12. Rachel Trotter 1809–
  13. 13. David Trotter 1806–1822

Benjamin Trotter's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Benjamin Trotter in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
1826
1826
Age 66
Death of Benjamin Trotter in Breson, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Breson, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Guilford County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Breson, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
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