John (Trotter) Trotter Ist of Mortonhall (1553 - 1641) Scotland

Question 1

Did this set of Trotter’s ever have any DNA connection to the Trotter Family in South Carolina, Virginia, or any Family found in America ?

I got someone asking was https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Trotter-784 James Trotter (abt. 1584 - abt. 1637) one of his sons. and going by marriage date of 1599 to wife listed on wikitree I don’t see him being his son

Thanks for any help

Question 2

I don't believe there could be a father-son relationship. John Trotter first of Mortonhall had a younger son James who was born/baptised in 1612. He wouldn't have had two sons named James. Further, if Trotter-784 was his son then he would have been the eldest and would have inherited the estate and not gone to America. That tended to be done by younger sons.

There are several John Trotters, especially over in Fife.

Question 3

Thank you this answered my question,

Doug McCallum · Answer 1 · 2024-02-29T14:41:56+0000

I don't believe there could be a father-son relationship. John Trotter first of Mortonhall had a younger son James who was born/baptised in 1612. He wouldn't have had two sons named James. Further, if Trotter-784 was his son then he would have been the eldest and would have inherited the estate and not gone to America. That tended to be done by younger sons.

There are several John Trotters, especially over in Fife.

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