Robert Trotter Sr (abt. 1755 - abt. 1812)

Born about 1755 in Lawrenceville, Brunswick, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Susannah Polly (Masters) Trotter — married about 1775 in South Carolina

Descendants

Died about 1812 at about age 57 in Old Pendleton District, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States

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Biography

Robert Trotter Sr performed Patriotic Service in North Carolina in the American Revolution.

Robert Trotter Gender: Male Military Date: 10 Jun 1783 Military Place: Hillsborough, North Carolina, Paid 8 pounds specie. Signed B Sanders Lee.^[1]

Note: Robert's Revolutionary War service may not have been for serving as a soldier. Based on available records, it is not possible to determine if Robert Trotter's Revolutionary War pay voucher was for military service as a soldier or for providing supplies to the army. These vouchers covered both. "The collection includes images of State Treasurer Revolutionary War Pay Vouchers issued in lieu of cash for military service or supplies furnished." ^{[2] [3]} In some cases, looking back to the corresponding NC Army Account book(s) can help determine which one it was. However, in Robert's case, unfortunately, this does not clarify things. Robert's corresponding entry is found in the NC Treasurer's and Comptroller's Papers, Army Accounts, Vol. IX, p. 113, folio 2 at the NC Archives. ^[4] However, the book, "North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History," by Helen Leary ^[5] breaks down each volume of these account books, noting which ones were specifically for pay to soldiers only. This is not the case for Vol. IX. Per correspondence with the NC Archives: "Leary states in the volume description if the volume only consists of payments made to soldiers. If there isn’t that specific description, then the accounts include payments made for both military service and civil service," that this is "unfortunately one of the limitations of this record group" and it would be hard to determine which type of service it was. ^[6]

While Robert was apparently born in Brunswick Co VA, he had made his way Orange Co, Hillsborough Dist NC sometime before 1783.^[7]. He purchased land there on 2 Aug 1790 ^[8] and sold it 15 Dec 1795. ^[9]. On 15 Mar 1804, he purchased land on Little Rocky Creek in Pendleton Dist SC. ^[10] He and wife Susannah sold the land, which was a tributary of Rocky River (in present-day Anderson Co SC) shortly afterward on 19 Jul 1804. ^[11]. His estate records indicate he owned 200 acres on Shoal Creek, Saluda River at the time of his death. The land was sold after Susannah's death, sometime after 16 Jul 1827. ^[12]. Per a Pickens County topo map, Shoal Creek was not far from the Greenville County line, in what is now considered the Dacusville community.^[13]

Please check before adding any of these notes below, Donnie Alan Blackstone added this information from information found on Google on February 3, 2017

Note;  Robert Trotter I   b: Abt. 1755 in Brunswick Co., Va   d: 1812 in Pendleton Dist., SC   

married  Susannah ???      d: Aft. 1812   m: Abt. 1775

Children:

1. Elizabeth Trotter m Henry Griffin   b: 1774 in VA   d: Aft. 1850   
2.  William Trotter         
3. Catherine Trotter  m Daniel Owen         
4.  Martha Trotter  m William Davis         
5.  Tabitha Trotter  m Spencer Griffin         
6. Susannah Trotter m. Benjamin Garrison     
7.   Isham Trotter         
8.  George Trotter         
9.  Rebecca Trotter      d: Bef. 1827  m Philip Hudgins         
10. Robert Trotter II   b: Abt. 1779 in NC   d: 1865 in White Co., GA   m Delilah Hudgins   b: 1786 in NC   d: Bef. 1880 in White Co., GA   
11. Nancy Trotter   b: Abt. 1780   d: Bef. 1850 in Madison Co., Al.  m. Green Also Collier I   b: Abt. 1778 in Northampton Co., NC.   d: Abt. 1850 in Madison Co., Al.   
12.  James Trotter   b: Abt. 1780 prob in NC ^{[14] [15]} d: bef 29 March 1852 in Pickens Dist., SC   m. Elizabeth Griffin b: Abt. 1790 in Pickens Co., SC   d: August 26, 1877 in Pickens Co., Pickens Co., SC.

Sources

1. ↑ Robert Trotter North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782
2. ↑ See description of these pay vouchers at the NC Archives store: https://ncarchivesstore.com/treasurer-and-comptroller-revolutionary-war-pay-vouchers/
3. ↑ Description of the NC Rev War Pay Vouchers on Family Search, which has them: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/North_Carolina_Revolutionary_Pay_Vouchers_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
4. ↑ NC Treasurer's and Comptroller's Papers, Army Accounts, Vol. IX, p. 113, folio 2, State Archives of NC.
5. ↑ Leary, Helen F, "North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History," 2nd Edition, 1996.
6. ↑ email from Dominique Romero, State Archives of NC, 28 Feb 2023.
7. ↑ North Carolina Revolutionary Pay Vouchers, 1779-1782; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99WG-D8Q3?cc=1498361&wc=QDRZ-1J8%3A1589672440
8. ↑ * Robert Trotter, Orange Co NC DB 4, pp. 448, FHL#007545822
9. ↑ * Robert Trotter, Orange Co NC DB 6, pp. 406-407, FHL#007545823
10. ↑ Anderson Co SC DB H, p. 63.
11. ↑ Anderson Co SC DB H, p. 109
12. ↑ South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Ancestry
13. ↑ https://cms5.revize.com/revize/pickenscountysc/document_center/About%20Us/Maps/council_topo_c_size.pdf
14. ↑ Orange Co NC DB 4, p. 448, FHL#007545822
15. ↑ Orange Co NC DB 6, pp. 406-407, FHL#007545823

• Chandler Family Tree Rootsweb
• James Trotter 1725 Scotland - 1783 Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed March 23, 2016), "Record of James Trotter", Ancestor # A116164.
• Note; World Families: Trotter Family

• Robert Trotter in the South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980 View South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980. URL: [1]

Name: Robert Trotter Probate Date: 1 Feb 1812 Probate Place: Anderson, South Carolina, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1812 Inferred Death Place: South Carolina, USA

• Robert Trotter, Anderson Co SC Estate Packets, Box 20, No. 714, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-J38V-NQFK?i=225&cat=967511

RootsWeb. https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pbanks&id=I9685&style=TEXT

• 1790 US Census, Orange Co NC, Series M637, p. 97, Robert Trotter household.
• 1800 US Census, Hillsborough, Orange Co NC, Roll 34, p. 602, Robert Trotter household.
• 1810 US Census, Pendleton Dist SC, Roll 61, p. 285, Robert Totter household.

RootsWeb

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~gwt1/genealogy/TrotterD/TrotterWmDec.html