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James Trotter 1725–1783 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1725

Birth Location: , Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 17 Aug 1783

Death Location: Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Father: William Trotter

Mother: Caroline Dill

Spouse(s): Anne Trotter

Children(s): Robert TROTTER, Isham Trotter, William Trotter, James Trotter, Mary Trotter, George Trotter

James Trotter was born in 1725 in , Brunswick, Virginia, USA, the child of William Trotter And Caroline Lewis Dill. James Trotter married Anne Trotter, and had children including George Trotter, Isham Trotter, James Trotter, Mary Trotter, Robert Trotter, William Trotter. James Trotter passed away in 1783 in Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Trotter was born in 1725 in , Brunswick, Virginia, USA, the child of William Trotter And Caroline Lewis Dill.
  • James Trotter married Anne Trotter, and had children including George Trotter, Isham Trotter, James Trotter, Mary Trotter, Robert Trotter, William Trotter.
  • James Trotter passed away in 1783 in Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Trotter
1690–1725
Birth Location: Durham, , , Scotland
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Caroline Dill
1690–1760
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Anne Trotter
1726–1781
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Robert TROTTER
1755–1812
Birth Location: Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Isham Trotter
1744–1791
Birth Location: Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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William Trotter
1752–1824
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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James Trotter
1756–1801
Birth Location: Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Mary Trotter
1758–1781
Birth Location: Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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George Trotter
1746–1806
Birth Location: Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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James Trotter's Ancestors

Self
James Trotter
1725–1783
Birth Place: , Brunswick, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Trotter
1690–1725
Durham, , , Scotland
Caroline (Lewis) Dill
1690–1760
Dunfermline, Fife, , Scotland
Grandparents
Henry Dill
1677–
,,Durham,England
Gylbard Dill
1681–
,,Durham,England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Trotter's Descendants

1.
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James Trotter (1725–17 Aug 1783) m. Anne Trotter (1726–Sep 1781)
  1. 1. Robert TROTTER 1755–1812 m. Susanna Last 1755–1812
    1. 1. Robert Trotter 1779–1865 m. Delila Trotter 1786–1880
      1. 1. Greene (B.) Trotter 1807–1884 m. Mary (Ann) Moore 1829–1902 m. Miriam WEST 1819–1849
        1. 1. John Tretter 1852–1909 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Hinton 1858–1916
        2. 2. Greene (Lafayette) Trotter 1869–1939
        3. 3. Georgia (Alice) Trotter 1873–1943
        4. 4. Nathaniel Trotter 1856–1926
        5. 5. Hester (Haseline) Trotter 1857–1920
        6. 6. Asia (Menathess) Trotter 1864–1913
        7. 7. Nancy (Elizabeth) Trotter 1851–1923
        8. 8. Harriet (Malinda) Trotter 1860–1926
        9. 9. Susannah (Miriam) Trotter 1849–1936
        10. 10. Mary (A) Trotter 1830–
      2. 2. Susannah Trotter 1812–1890
      3. 3. William (M) TROTTER 1815–1891
      4. 4. Thursey (Theresa) TROTTER 1813–1879
      5. 5. Benjamin (F) TROTTER 1819–1859
      6. 6. Delilah TROTTER 1830–1861
      7. 7. Elizabeth TROTTER 1825–1865
      8. 8. Rutha TROTTER 1806–1865
      9. 9. Robert (B) TROTTER 1833–1867
      10. 10. Nathaniel TROTTER 1810–1876
      11. 11. William (M) Trotter 1840–
    2. 2. Elizabeth Trotter 1774–1850
    3. 3. George Trotter 1781–1812
    4. 4. William Trotter 1770–1830
    5. 5. Nancy Trotter 1780–1850
    6. 6. Mary (Rebecca) Trotter 1798–1891
    7. 7. James Trotter 1785–1852
    8. 8. Robert (Trotter) Jr 1775–1865
    9. 9. Susannah Trotter –1812
    10. 10. Tabitha Trotter –1812
  2. 2. Isham Trotter 1744–1791
  3. 3. William Trotter 1752–1824 m. Margaret Keller 1752–1792 m. Betty Quarles 1762–
    1. 1. William Trotter 1780–1861
    2. 2. John Trotter 1777–1856
  4. 4. James Trotter 1756–1801
  5. 5. Mary Trotter 1758–1781
  6. 6. George Trotter 1746–1806

James Trotter's Timeline

5 Records

1725
1725
Birth of James Trotter in Scotland
Scotland
1725
1725
Birth of James Trotter in Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
1725
1725
Birth of James Trotter in Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
1725
1725
Birth of James Trotter in , Brunswick, Virginia, USA
, Brunswick, Virginia, USA
1783
17 Aug 1783
Age 58
Death of James Trotter in Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Scotland
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Brunswick, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: , Brunswick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1783
    Event Place: Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
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