Person:William Trent (4)
William Trent, Trader & Merchant
b.Abt 1653 Inverness-shire, Scotland
d.25 Dec 1724 Trenton County, New Jersey
Parents and Siblings
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  • F.  Trent (add)
  1. James Trent - Bef 1698
  2. William Trent, Trader & MerchantAbt 1653 - 1724
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Trent, Trader & MerchantAbt 1653 - 1724
  • W.  Mary Burge1657 - 1708
m. Est 1678
  1. James TrentAbt 1679 - 1735
  2. John TrentAbt 1681 - 1725
  3. Maurice TrentAbt 1683 - 1730
  4. Mary TrentAbt 1685 -
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  William Trent, Trader & MerchantAbt 1653 - 1724
  • W.  Mary Coddington1692/93 - Aft 1699
m. 1710
  1. Thomas Trent1711 - 1711
  2. William Trent, Fur Trader1715 - Abt 1787
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Facts and Events
Name William Trent, Trader & Merchant
Gender Male
Birth[2] Abt 1653 Inverness-shire, Scotland
Marriage Est 1678 to Mary Burge
Other[1] 30 Oct 1697 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United Statesnamed in Will of James Trent, brother
Marriage 1710 to Mary Coddington
Death[2] 25 Dec 1724 Trenton County, New Jersey
Reference Number Q2580805 (Wikidata)
References
  1. ↑ Wills: Abstracts, Book A : 1682 - 1699: Philadelphia Co, PA [1].

    TRENT, JAMES. Inverness, Murryshire, Scotland. Merchant.
    October 30, 1697. July 29, 1698. A. 407.
    At present in the Province of Pennsylvania, intending a voyage to sea.
    Whole estate to brother William Trent of Philadelphia who is sole Executor.
    Edward Burwash, commander of the ship Charles;
    Thomas Courts of London, merchant;
    Patrick Coutts of Edinburgh, Scotland, merchant, and
    David Amya of Gottenburgh, Sweden, merchant are mentioned.
    [The original will is missing.]
    Witnesses: John Farmer, John Moore, John Jones, Rebeckah Moore.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    Last retrieved Feb 2016.

    the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

    William Trent (December 25, 1724) was a prominent trader and merchant in Pennsylvania and New Jersey around the turn of the 18th century after which the capital of New Jersey, Trenton, was named. Little detail is known of his early life, including exactly when he was born.

    This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at William Trent (Trenton). The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
  3.   Moon, Robert C. (Robert Charles). The Morris family of Philadelphia: descendants of Anthony Morris, born 1654-1712 died. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: R.C. Moon, 1898-1909)
    95.

    William Trent was a Scotchman by birth and emigrated to Pennsylvania when a young man. In Philadelphia he opened a store and eventually transacted an immense business in the Colony, dealing in everything from a thimble to a sloop, or from a horse to a negro. In the Mercantile Library of Philadelphia is to be found a large parchment bound Ledger which once belonged to William Trent. It is denominated Ledger C. It records his business transactions for the first seven years of the eighteenth century, 1700-1707, and is filled with much interesting information respecting the first inhabitants of Philadelphia when it was scarcely more than a Village on the River bank. ...

    ... William Trent was a member of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania, having been appointed 12mo. 9th, 1703-4, and to set him free to take a seat on the bench of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, to which distinction he was raised, although not an attorney, but because of his high character for integrity and business tact, he probably gave up his store. ...

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