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William Trotter 1626–1676 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1626

Birth Location: Massachusetts

Death Date: 1676

Death Location: prob.Elizabethtown, NJ

Father: George Trotter

Mother: Gertrude Wren

Spouse(s): Catherine Gibbs

Children(s): Sarah Trotter, Mary Trotter, Samuel Trotter, Benjamin Trotter, William Jr., Rebecca Trotter

William Trotter was born in 1626 in Massachusetts, the child of George Trotter And Gertrude Wren. William Trotter married Catherine Gibbs, and had children including Abigail Trotter, Benjamin Trotter, Mary Trotter, Rebecca Trotter, Robert Trotter, Samuel Trotter, Sarah Trotter, William Trotter Jr. William Trotter passed away in 1676 in prob.Elizabethtown, NJ.

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Biography

  • William Trotter was born in 1626 in Massachusetts, the child of George Trotter And Gertrude Wren.
  • William Trotter married Catherine Gibbs, and had children including Abigail Trotter, Benjamin Trotter, Mary Trotter, Rebecca Trotter, Robert Trotter, Samuel Trotter, Sarah Trotter, William Trotter Jr.
  • William Trotter passed away in 1676 in prob.Elizabethtown, NJ.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Trotter's Ancestors

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William Trotter
1626–1676
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Parents
George Trotter
1607–1657
Byers Green, Durham, England
Gertrude Wren
1599–1660
Auckland, Durham, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Trotter's Descendants

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William Trotter (1626–1676) m. Catherine Gibbs (1632–07 Jul 1677)
  1. 1. Sarah Trotter 1665–
  2. 2. Mary Trotter 1653–
  3. 3. Samuel Trotter 1657–
  4. 4. Benjamin Trotter 1659–1726
  5. 5. William (Trotter) Jr. 1661–1699
  6. 6. Rebecca Trotter 1655–1700 m. Rev. (John) Drake 1653–1740
    1. 1. Ebenezer Drake 1693– m. Anna Dunn 1704–
      1. 1. Ephraim Drake 1732–1797
      2. 2. Zerviah Drake 1726–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Drake 1724–
    2. 2. John Drake 1678–1740
    3. 3. Samuel Drake 1680–1740
    4. 4. Benjamin Drake 1683–1763
    5. 5. Abraham Drake 1685–1763
    6. 6. Sarah Drake 1686–1749 m. Benjamin Hull 1680–1732
    7. 7. Isaac DRAKE 1708–1756
    8. 8. Jacob Drake 1690–1744
    9. 9. Ephraim DRAKE 1694–
    10. 10. Abigail DRAKE 1699–
    11. 11. Mary DRAKE 1700–1740
    12. 12. Francis Drake 1679–1733 m. Patience WALKER 1684–1762
      1. 1. Martha DRAKE 1699–
      2. 2. Ephraim DRAKE 1702–
      3. 3. Hezekiah DRAKE 1703–
      4. 4. Martha (DRAKE) II 1705–
      5. 5. Elizabeth DRAKE 1710–
      6. 6. Francis DRAKE 1712–
      7. 7. Benjamin DRAKE 1716–
      8. 8. James DRAKE 1718–
      9. 9. Henry DRAKE 1721–
      10. 10. Joseph DRAKE 1725–1803
      11. 11. Rachel DRAKE 1707–1784 m. Reune RUNYON 1711–1776
        1. 1. Mary RUNYON 1733–1796
        2. 2. Ephraim RUNYON 1735–1778
        3. 3. Rachel RUNYON 1738–1762
        4. 4. John RUNYON 1743–1792
        5. 5. Rispah RUNYON 1746–1829
        6. 6. Rezia RUNYON –1750
        7. 7. Rev. (Reune RUNYON) Jr. 1741–1811 m. Ann(e) BRAY 1743–1816
    13. 13. Joseph Drake 1681–1757 m. Anne Walker 1690–
      1. 1. Mercy Drake 1709–
      2. 2. John Drake 1707–1751 m. Anna Fitzrandolph 1708–
        1. 1. Josepha Drake 1735–1800 m. Andrew Friend 1715–1793
        2. 2. Elizabeth Drake 1730–
        3. 3. Hannah Drake 1735–
        4. 4. Oliver Drake 1744–1822
        5. 5. Philip Drake 1739–
    14. 14. Rebecca DRAKE 1697–1749 m. Joseph Fitzrandolph 1691–1750

William Trotter's Timeline

4 Records

1626
1626
Birth of William Trotter
None
1630
04 Apr 1630
Age 4
Birth of William Trotter in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1676
1676
Age 50
Death of William Trotter in Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ
Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ
1676
1676
Age 50
Death of William Trotter in prob.Elizabethtown, NJ
prob.Elizabethtown, NJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Apr 1630
    Event Place: Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1626

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1990
    Record Source: 14810.ftw

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex Co., NJ

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: prob.Elizabethtown, NJ
    Record Source: 14810.ftw

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