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Samuel Trotter 1668–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1668

Birth Location: Durham, Englad

Death Date: 1717

Death Location: Ireland

Father: John Ruthven\Trotter

Mother: Jane Willson

Spouse(s): Catherine Abbott

Children(s): Capt. 1812, David Trotter

Samuel Trotter was born in 1668 in Durham, Englad, the child of John Ruthven Trotter And Jane Willson. Samuel Trotter married Catherine Abbott, and had children including Capt James Benjamin Trotter War Of 1812, David Trotter. Samuel Trotter passed away in 1717 in Ireland.

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Biography

  • Samuel Trotter was born in 1668 in Durham, Englad, the child of John Ruthven Trotter And Jane Willson.
  • Samuel Trotter married Catherine Abbott, and had children including Capt James Benjamin Trotter War Of 1812, David Trotter.
  • Samuel Trotter passed away in 1717 in Ireland.

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Samuel Trotter's Ancestors

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Samuel Trotter
1668–1717
Birth Place: Durham, Englad
Parents
John Ruthven\Trotter
1619–1680
Skerne, Durham, England
Jane Willson
1620–1668
Durham, England
Grandparents
James (Ruthven) Trotter
1584–1637
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Lady (Anne) Hylton
1589–1637
Preskrigg, Durham, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Ruthven
1580–1600
Lady Trotter
1573–1618
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Ruthven
1541–1584
Dorothea Stewart
1545–1627

Samuel Trotter's Descendants

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Samuel Trotter (1668–1717) m. Catherine Abbott (About 1682–After 1717)
  1. 1. Capt. (James Benjamin Trotter War of) 1812 1717–1807 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Beard 1715–1811
    1. 1. Joseph Trotter 1745–1809 m. Nancy (Jane) Allison 1748–1845
  2. 2. David Trotter 1715–

Samuel Trotter's Timeline

2 Records

1668
1668
Birth of Samuel Trotter in Durham, Englad
Durham, Englad
1717
1717
Age 49
Death of Samuel Trotter in Ireland
Ireland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1668
    Event Place: Durham, Englad

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Ireland

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