TWELFTH GENERATION

3850. William TROTTER ^{(323)(324) (325)} was born about 1646 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. He died in 1675 in Elizabethtown, NJ.⁽³⁰⁹⁾ He has reference number JRTK-D4. He was born in England.⁽³⁰⁹⁾ He was married to Catherine Cutbury GIBBS on Dec 9 1652 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. TROTTER
Newbury, Mass., and Plum Island, to Elizabeth Town, New Jersey.
The progenitor was WILLIAM TROTTER, who was in Newbury before his m. and gave the name there to "Trotter's Bridge," by 1660 having been charged "for slanderous speeches, to make publick acknowledgement next Lecture Day," 1659, and it is suggested that he was the one who proposed and led the removal of Newbury people, 1665, to Woodbridge, (COFFIN, pp. 62-63-70 and 321).

The important entry is that of his marriage to CUTBURY, attemp. codr. to Catharine ? (GIBBS) 9 Dec. 1652. (See GIBBS, vide, ante, this PART, p. 607.) (Also, SAVAGE, Vol. 4, p. 322), who also protests the first name "Cutbury.")

WILLIAM TROTTER appeared frequently in the Quarterly Court of Essex Co., Mass., (Recs. and files, Vol. 1, page 305), year 1653, when he and his wife were "fined or to be whipped for defiling the marriage bed." (Another Puritanical complaint--O. E. M.). In 1660, Trotter's Bridge at Newbury is mentioned (p. 247), and WILLIAM TROTTER deposed, 1657, that he was at work with Francis Walker (afterwards at Woodbridge), and his son Samuel was born June 5, 1657 (p. 119), and ment. 1659 (pp. 151-3-5). WM. TROTTER testified, 1659, while in the same records a MARTHA TROTTER appeared, 1661, and "testified the same as Naomi Hull" (dau. of Rev. Joseph Hull) (idem. p. 297); and, in 1655, "WILLIAM TROTTER OF NEWBURY" was associated with Robert Rogers and Joseph Jewet in property at Plum Island and in 1665 had daughter Sara, b. May 3, (idem, pp. 187, 188 and 293).


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In Probate Records of Essex Co., Mass., Vol. 1, p. 433 (Admin. on Estate of Robert Rogers Int.) granted March 29, 1664 to Susanah Rogers, widow, with "a bill due from WILL. TROTTER."

In Newbury Vital Records the above marriage to Cut. Gibbs, Dec. 1652, entered sic. (p. 494, of Vol. 2; and Vol. 1, p. 531, the children are entered).

WILLIAM TROTTER appeared in Elizabeth Town, and took the first oath in 1665, vide, ante, PART ONE, p. 102. He was one of the 80 associates, with Robert Rogers, (son of Robert of Newbury, supra).

He m. (2), N. Y. City, Sept. 28, 1667, Alice Ebell, his first wife evid. predeceased.

A meager account of him appears in HATFIELD, (pp. 95-6). It is clear that he died in 1676, because his son Samuel took land, Feb. 24, 1674-5, in "right of his father William 90 acres Dec. 27, 1676." His sons SAMUEL and BENJAMIN TROTTER figure in Deed Records 1676 to 1688, (ARCH., Vol. XXI, Sev. Ref.). A Gen. of WILLIAM TROTTER in one line is attempted in "Old Philadelphia Families" (Frank Willing Leach, North American, June 8, 1913), while in popular form, it definitely fastens another son, WILLIAM TROTTER, JR.



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The foregoing records, as indic, children were,

I. MARY, b. Jan. 22, 1653.
II. REBECCA, b. July 5, 1655, m. July 7, 1677, REV. JOHN DRAKE of Piscataway.
III. SAMUEL, b. June 5, 1657.
IV. BENJAMIN, b. June (???), 1659, d. (???), 1726, Will dated 1716, Oct. 27, approved April 18, 1726, (Vol. 23, XXIII, p. 472) of Elizabeth Town; and Chil. Sarah, Abigail, Benjamin, William, Hannah, Rebecca, Mary and an expected child. A dau. PHOEBE, who m. Richard (of Zerah) Higgins, "boatman." The widow of Benjamin Trotter, (supra), was Hannah, widow of (???) Frazee, (HIGGINS, p. 93).
V. WILLIAM, JR., b. ca. 1661, who appeared in Delaware and Phila, 1682-3, m. April 18, 1693, Rebecca Theach, spinster; (2), Ann Cox, since he died Sept. 11, 1699, (long interesting account).
VI. ABIGAIL, b. Feb. 1, 1663.
VII. SARA, b. May 3, 1665, m. Novem. 25, 1679, Joseph Martin.
VIII. Robert, First Settler, Balto. Co., Md., (SCHARF, Vol. I, p. 114).

3851. Catherine Cutbury GIBBS ^{(323)(324) (309)} was born about 1626 in England. ⁽³⁰⁹⁾ She was born about 1631. She died in 1667 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. She died in 1667 in Elizabethtown, NJ. ⁽³⁰⁹⁾ She has reference number JRTK-F9. May have been Cuthbury. Children were:

i. Mary TROTTER^{(324) (309)(325)} was born on Jan 22 1653 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. She has reference number JRTK-GG.
1925 ii. Rebecca TROTTER.
iii. Samuel TROTTER^{(324) (309)(325)} was born on Jun 5 1657 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. He has reference number JRTK-HM.
iv. Benjamin TROTTER^{(324) (325)} was born in Jun 1659 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. He signed a will on Oct 27 1716. He died on Apr 18 1726. He has reference number JRTK-JS.
v. William TROTTER^{(324) (325)} was born in 1661 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. He died on Sep 11 1699 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. He was buried in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA. He has reference number JRV7-0R.
vi. Abigail TROTTER^{(324) (325)} was born on Feb 1 1663 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. She has reference number JRTK-L5.
vii. Sarah TROTTER⁽³²⁴⁾ was born on May 3 1665 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. She died after 1700. ⁽³⁰⁹⁾ She has reference number JRV7-39.
viii. Robert TROTTER⁽³²⁴⁾ was born in 1667 in Newbury, Essex Co., MA. He has reference number JRTK-NH.
ix. Martha TROTTER⁽³⁰⁹⁾.