Hi everyone, this is my first post here. Could anyone please help me in finding an Archibald Trotter living in North Carolina around the 1770’s? To sum up my problem, my 4x great grandmother was Eliza Jane Trotter of Illinois, wife of James Taylor, and daughter of an Archibald (sometimes called Thomas Archibald) Trotter, born in North Carolina in around 1807. There seems to be some confusion on Archibald. A lot of sources try to say he was the son of William Joseph Trotter, named Thomas, and that Archibald was his middle name he went by later in life (probably because William Joseph and Archibald were both born in North Carolina and later lived in Illinois), but as you can see from these censuses, Archibald never goes by Thomas, and when I had an ancestry.com account I saw him mentioned getting a pension for serving in Black Hawk’s War in Illinois, and also his marriage certificate, and on both he is Archibald, not Thomas. Also, in the census sheets, Thomas Trotter is alive in the 1800 census, whereas in the three censuses for Archibald, although one says he was born around 1800 (maybe a mistake by someone the census taker was interviewing) the other two indicate he was born around 1807, so at least one of these censuses is incorrect.
What I did find elsewhere, is that in Mecklenburg County NC, there was an Archibald Trotter who witnessed a deed in 1778, perhaps he was Archibald (b. 1807)’s father?
Something else I’ve noticed is that Archibald is a recurring name in descendants of James Trotter of Augusta County Virginia, born 1717 in Ireland.
One of his descendants here, Archibald A. Trotter, b. 1801.
It may be of note that this Archibald A. Trotter had a brother named William Harrison Trotter, and my Archibald (b. 1807) also has a son named William Harrison, though this could just be a coincidence because they might have been going for naming the children after President William Henry Harrison, or maybe William Harrison was another family name like Archibald.
Another two Archibalds descended from James Trotter:
“24 Oct 1911 - Affidavit of Miss Kate Trotter [now deceased]
"I am sixty-two years of age. I am the daughter of Archibald D. Trotter, late
of Staunton, VA. I know from statements made to me by my father that he, my
father , was the son of John Trotter, who was the son of Isaac Trotter, who
was the son of James Trotter and I have heard my father say that his
grandfather, namely, James Trotter, was a Revolutionary soldier.
Archibald Trotter, who lived near Greenville, in Augusta County, was an uncle
of my father, Archibald D. Trotter. I never knew of or heard of any persons
of Trotter living either in Staunton or Augusta Countywith the exception of my
relatives of that name." [signed] S. Kate Trotter
>From the file of Fletcher Trotter and copy from Lois Pitts, submitted by
Sylvia Trotter Anderson”
Anyway, if anyone could help me find any info on any Archibald Trotters living in North Carolina around the time of the 1700’s, or if there’s any evidence of James Trotter of Augusta County Virginia having a son or grandson named Archibald, I would greatly appreciate it.
Best wishes-
Nick
What I did find elsewhere, is that in Mecklenburg County NC, there was an Archibald Trotter who witnessed a deed in 1778, perhaps he was Archibald (b. 1807)’s father?
Something else I’ve noticed is that Archibald is a recurring name in descendants of James Trotter of Augusta County Virginia, born 1717 in Ireland.
One of his descendants here, Archibald A. Trotter, b. 1801.
It may be of note that this Archibald A. Trotter had a brother named William Harrison Trotter, and my Archibald (b. 1807) also has a son named William Harrison, though this could just be a coincidence because they might have been going for naming the children after President William Henry Harrison, or maybe William Harrison was another family name like Archibald.
Another two Archibalds descended from James Trotter:
“24 Oct 1911 - Affidavit of Miss Kate Trotter [now deceased]
"I am sixty-two years of age. I am the daughter of Archibald D. Trotter, late
of Staunton, VA. I know from statements made to me by my father that he, my
father , was the son of John Trotter, who was the son of Isaac Trotter, who
was the son of James Trotter and I have heard my father say that his
grandfather, namely, James Trotter, was a Revolutionary soldier.
Archibald Trotter, who lived near Greenville, in Augusta County, was an uncle
of my father, Archibald D. Trotter. I never knew of or heard of any persons
of Trotter living either in Staunton or Augusta Countywith the exception of my
relatives of that name." [signed] S. Kate Trotter
>From the file of Fletcher Trotter and copy from Lois Pitts, submitted by
Sylvia Trotter Anderson”
Anyway, if anyone could help me find any info on any Archibald Trotters living in North Carolina around the time of the 1700’s, or if there’s any evidence of James Trotter of Augusta County Virginia having a son or grandson named Archibald, I would greatly appreciate it.
Best wishes-
Nick
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