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     Josiah Winship Trott was born on 1 March 1785 in Woolwich, Maine.¹ He was the son of Benjamin Trott and Mehitable Sewall.¹ The marriage intention of Josiah Winship Trott and Mary Saunders was published on 19 April 1806 in Woolwich, Maine.¹ Josiah Winship Trott died in 1862 or 1863 in Wiscasset, Maine.¹

     Mary Trott was born on 9 December 1763 in Woolwich, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Trott and Mehitable Sewall.¹ Mary Trott married William Fullerton Gilmore, son of William Gilmore and Elizabeth Fullerton, on 19 March 1795.¹ Mary Trott died on 23 February 1848 in Woolwich, Maine, at the age of 84.¹

     Mehitable Trott was born on 15 September 1769 in Woolwich, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Trott and Mehitable Sewall.¹ Mehitable Trott married John North, son of John North and Hannah Flagg, on 25 December 1791 in Woolwich, Maine.¹

     Priscilla Trott was born on 15 July 1774 in Woolwich, Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Benjamin Trott and Mehitable Sewall.¹ Priscilla Trott married John Greenough Thwing, son of Nathaniel Thwing Jr. and Abigail Greenhough, on 26 August 1798 in Woolwich, Maine.¹ Priscilla Trott died on 27 March 1849 in Woolwich, Maine, at the age of 74.¹

     Rosanna Whitman Gardiner Trott was born in 1821.¹ She was the daughter of James Fullerton Trott and Elizabeth Jane Winslow.¹ Rosanna Whitman Gardiner Trott married John Franklin Lindsay in 1845.¹ Rosanna Whitman Gardiner Trott died in 1898.¹

     Samuel Trott was born on 31 August 1772 in Woolwich, Maine.¹ He was the son of Benjamin Trott and Mehitable Sewall.² Samuel Trott married Hannah Sargent, daughter of Benjamin Sargent and Mary Sayward Sewall, (they are first cousins).¹ Samuel Trott died on 3 May 1854 at the age of 81.²

     Thomas Trott was born on 31 August 1772 in Woolwich, Maine.¹ He was the son of Benjamin Trott and Mehitable Sewall.¹ Thomas Trott married Sarah Fullerton, daughter of Capt. James Fullerton and Martha Hutchinson, on 5 January 1797 in Woolwich, Maine.² Thomas Trott died on 22 July 1826 in Bath, Maine, at the age of 53.¹

     (unknown) Trotter was born on 10 December 1841 in South Africa.¹ She was the daughter of Assistant Commissary-General Alexander Trotter and Elizabeth (Unknown).¹

     Assistant Commissary-General Alexander Trotter was born circa 1792 (calculated from his age at death). He married Elizabeth (Unknown).² Assistant Commissary-General Alexander Trotter was promoted to that rank on 14 November 1838.³ In 1846 he was serving at Dominica, West Indies, his entry in the Army List indicates that he had served in the Peninsula or the South of France.⁴ In 1847 or 1848 he made an appeal for the award of the General Service Medal, but his appeal was rejected.⁵ He died on 26 January 1852 in Dominica.⁶ He was buried in the Military Burial Ground, Morne Bruce, Dominica.

An estate called CHASE FARM originated in a sale allotment of 279 a. on the west of Tidenham Chase which was bought by James Nerot at inclosure in 1815; he sold it in 1818 to Alexander Trotter. The estate was heavily mortgaged and the interest was in arrears by 1842 when Henry Churchyard acquired the rights of the other mortgagees, and in the next year he bought the fee simple from Henry Trotter, Alexander's trustee.⁷

     Alexander Elliott Trotter was born on 6 May 1829 in Tidenham Chase, Gloucestershire.¹ He was the son of Assistant Commissary-General Alexander Trotter and Elizabeth (Unknown).¹ Alexander Elliott Trotter died on 22 August 1845 in Dominica at the age of 16.¹

     Benedicta Trotter married James Morrison Robertson.¹ Benedicta Trotter was born on 7 July 1858 in England.²

     Dorothy H.C. Trotter was born circa 1895 in Penang, Straits Settlements.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Trotter and Helena Conduit Vale.¹

     Henry Trotter. Acting Resident Councillor of Penang.¹ He was born circa 1837 in Cape Colony, South Africa.² He was the son of Assistant Commissary-General Alexander Trotter and Elizabeth (Unknown).¹ Henry Trotter married firstly Almeria Bridgwater, daughter of Symonds Bridgwater, on 22 June 1858 in St. John's, Upper Holloway, London.³ Henry Trotter married secondly Emma May Lewis Gordon, daughter of Maj. Gen. Alexander Gordon R.E. and Zébée Anne Rose Touzi, on 2 October 1883 in St. John The Evangelist, Hyde Park, the service was conducted by the Rev. H.R. Wadmore, Vicar of All Souls', South Hampstead, assisted by the Rev. Cecil Moore.^4,5 The marriage of Henry Trotter and Helena Conduit Vale was registered in the quarter ending June 1894 in the Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire Registration District.⁶ Henry Trotter died circa 30 October 1911 in Alphington Court, Jersey, Channel Islands,
"Mr. Henry Trotter had a long and useful career under the Crown in various parts of the Empire. He started in 1852 as private secretary to the Governor of Dominica, in which island he also held an appointment in the Treasury. In 1859 he received a clerkship in the office of the Commander-in-Chief (the Duke of Cambridge) at the Horse Guards. Five years later he was appointed Deputy-Comptroller of the Convict Establishment in Bermuda, and soon after became Acting Comptroller, continuing in charge of that prison until its dissolution. He was next appointed Inspector of Post Offices, Ceylon, and after acting on several occasions as Postmaster General of that colony was in 1871 appointed the first Postmaster-General of the Straits Settlements. In 1832 he became Auditor-General of the latter colony, and subsequently acted as Resident Councillor of Penang. He was employed on missions to Paris, Siam and Java.
Mr. Trotter was three times married - first to Almeria, daughter of the late Mr. Symonds Bridgwater, by whom he had four sons and six daughters; his second wife was Emma, daughter of the late General Alexander Gordon, R.E.: and his third wife was Helena, daughter of Major Martindale Vale, of Coddington Court, Herefordshire. On his retirement from active service Mr. Trotter settled in Jersey" The Times, 31 October 1911.¹

     Kate Elizabeth Trotter was the daughter of Assistant Commissary-General Alexander Trotter and Elizabeth (Unknown).¹ Kate Elizabeth Trotter married Capt. Jonathan Augustus Spry Faulkner, son of Augustus Spry Faulkner, on 15 January 1857 in St. Saviour's, Jersey.^1,3

     The marriage of Mary "Mollie" Troughton and Lt. Colonel Bertram Edward Crocker DSO was registered in the quarter ending December 1898 in the Maidenhead Registration District.¹ Mary "Mollie" Troughton died on 25 November 1950 in White Oast, Wingham, Kent, the home of her daughter, Joyce Knocker.²

     Ethel Trout was the daughter of Frances Wendell.¹ Ethel Trout was living in 1923.¹

     Adam Troutbeck was the son of Sir William Troutbeck and Margaret Stanley.¹ Of Mobberly, Cheshire.² Adam Troutbeck married Margaret Boteler.¹ Adam Troutbeck died before 1510.²

     Joan Troutbeck was born in 1459.² She was the daughter of Sir William Troutbeck and Margaret Stanley.¹ Joan Troutbeck married secondly Sir William Griffith The Elder, son of William Fychan ap Gwilym and Alice Dalton.¹

     Margaret Troutbeck was born circa 1492.² She was the daughter of Adam Troutbeck and Margaret Boteler.¹ Margaret Troutbeck married Sir John Talbot of Albrighton, son of Sir Gilbert Talbot and Audrey Cotton.¹ Margaret Troutbeck died after 1521.²

      Of Dunham-on-the-Hill, Cheshire.² Sir William Troutbeck was born circa 1432.¹ He married Margaret Stanley, daughter of Sir Thomas Stanley, KG Lord Stanley of Lathom and Knowsley and Joan Goushill, before 17 December 1444.^3,4 Sir William Troutbeck was slain on the Lancastrian side on 23 September 1459 at the battle of Blore Heath.^5,4

     Adelais de Troyes married Charles Duke of Lower Lotharingia.¹

     Henry True married Jane Bradbury, daughter of Thomas Bradbury and Mary Perkins, on 15 March 1667/68 in Salisbury, Massachusetts.¹

     Louisa Mathilda Trueman was the daughter of Thomas Trueman.¹ Louisa Mathilda Trueman married Thomas William Tindal, son of Thomas Tindal and Mary Anne Uhtoff, on 3 September 1864 in British Embassy, Paris.¹ Louisa Mathilda Trueman died in 1884.¹

     Hannah Trufant was born circa 1809 in Maine.¹ She was the daughter of (unknown) Trufant. Hannah Trufant married Samuel Moody Sewall, son of Rev. Henry Sewall and Esther Minot Moody.¹

     Mary C. Trufant was born circa 1816 in Maine.¹ She was the daughter of (unknown) Trufant.¹ Mary C. Trufant appears on the census of 1860 at Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine, living with her sister and brother-in-law.¹

     Rachel Allen Trufant was the daughter of William Trufant.¹ Rachel Allen Trufant married William Dunning Sewall, son of Joseph Sewall and Lydia Marsh, on 1 January 1821 in Bath, Maine.²

     William Trufant was the son of Hon. David Trufant.¹