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William Trotter 1690–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1690

Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1725

Death Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Father: William Trotter

Mother: Sarah Anstie

Spouse(s): Caroline Dill

Children(s): Ephrain Trotter, Philip Trotter, Nancy Trotter, Robert Trotter, William Sr., Josiah Trotter, William Trotter

William Trotter was born in 1690 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Trotter And Sarah Anstie. William Trotter married Caroline Dill, and had children including Ephrain Trotter, Josiah Trotter, Nancy Trotter, Philip Trotter, Robert Trotter, William James Trotter Sr, William Trotter. William Trotter passed away in 1725 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Trotter was born in 1690 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Trotter And Sarah Anstie.
  • William Trotter married Caroline Dill, and had children including Ephrain Trotter, Josiah Trotter, Nancy Trotter, Philip Trotter, Robert Trotter, William James Trotter Sr, William Trotter.
  • William Trotter passed away in 1725 in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Trotter
1656–1692
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, Associated with the RUTHVEN CASTLE
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Sarah Anstie
1659–1692
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Caroline Dill
1690–1760
Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
CD

Children(s)

Ephrain Trotter
1702–1743
Birth Location: Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
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Philip Trotter
1728–
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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Nancy Trotter
1732–
Birth Location: Brunswick Co., VA, Virginia, USA
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Robert Trotter
1755–1812
Birth Location: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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William Sr.
1717–1782
Birth Location: Clydebrook, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Josiah Trotter
1730–1792
Birth Location: England
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William Trotter
1725–1700
Birth Location: County Durham, , , Scotland
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William Trotter's Ancestors

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William Trotter
1690–1725
Birth Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
William Trotter
1656–1692
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, Associated with the RUTHVEN CASTLE
Sarah Anstie
1659–1692
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
James (Ruthven) Trotter
1622–1680
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Elspet Young
1625–1725
Dunfermline, Fife, Scottland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Trotter's Descendants

1.
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William Trotter (1690–1725) m. Caroline Dill (1690–1760)
  1. 1. Ephrain Trotter 1702–1743 m. Homiah A 1706–1742 m. Hanna LNU 1706–1742
    1. 1. Josiah Trotter 1730–1792 m. Jane Russell 1730–1834
      1. 1. Benjamin Trotter 1760–1826 m. Nancy Weatherly 1769–1801
        1. 1. Isaiah Trotter 1790–1860 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cranor 1805–1899
    2. 2. William Trotter 1734–1792
    3. 3. Mary Trotter 1730–
    4. 4. Elizabeth Trotter 1736–1774
    5. 5. Anne Trotter 1738–
  2. 2. Philip Trotter 1728–
  3. 3. Nancy Trotter 1732–
  4. 4. Robert Trotter 1755–1812
  5. 5. William (James Trotter) Sr. 1717–1782
  6. 6. Josiah Trotter 1730–1792
  7. 7. William Trotter 1725–1700

William Trotter's Timeline

2 Records

1690
1690
Birth of William Trotter in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
1725
1725
Age 35
Death of William Trotter in Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1725
    Event Place: Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
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