William Trent I (1686 - aft. 1768)

Born Jun 1686 in Henrico, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ursula (Branch) Trent — married 1707 in Henrico County, Virginia

Descendants

Died after 17 Oct 1768 after age 82 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia

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Biography

William Trent gave land to his son Henry in 1762. ^[1]

He wrote a letter to George Washington, Mouth of Conicochig; January 21, 1756 (French and Indian War, 1754-1763, part of Seven Years' War). ^[2]

Ursula, wife of William, relinquished her dower right. She may have been a daughter of Samuel Branch. The Trents and Branches were closely linked by marriage. William’s aunt married Ursula’s uncle. His brother married her first cousin. Adventurers of Purse and Person said that she had no issue. Her first name is on a deed for land that William got from Francis Flournoy.

• This profile has many conflicts of unsourced information that need resolution before a biography can be written:

Research Notes

The following conflicts were found in this profile:

Birth

There are three conficting statements about his birth. (The first comes from the profile metadata):

1. William Trent I was born in Jun 1686 in Henrico, Colony of Virginia, son of Henry Trent III (~1650 - 1701) and Elizabeth (Sherman) Trent (1657 - <1732).
2. William Trent was born in 1688.
3. Birth: June 1682 Henrico, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America. His parents were Henry Trent II 1649 - 1701 and Elizabeth Sherman 1657 - 1732

Siblings

His siblings were (auto-generated):

1. Alexander Trent I (1674 - 1703)
2. Henry Trent (1676 - 1726)
3. John Trent (1678 - 1732)
4. Mary (Trent) Cox (>1682 - 1735)
5. Rebecca Trent (1685 - 1731)
6. Susanna (Trent) Nunnally (~1686 - 1731)
7. Susannah (Trent) Womack (~1686 - ~1731)

Siblings (discrepancies in bold):

1. Alexander Trent 1674 - 1703
2. Henry Trent, Jr. 1676 - 1726
3. Mary Cox (born Trent) 1680 - 1736
4. Susannah Womack (born Trent) 1686 - 1730
5. Peter Trent 1688 - ?
6. John Trent 1732
7. Rebecca Wathers (born Trent) 1735

• Susaana Nunnally is not mentioned, but may be another name for Susannah (Trent) Womack as the dates are the same.

Marriage

There are three statements of marriage. (The first is from the profile metadata):

1. William (~21) married Ursula Branch (~14) (~1693 - ) in 1707 in Henrico County, Virginia.
2. Marriage: Ursula Branch 1709 Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America
3. Wife: Ursula Trent (born Branch) 1693 - 1768

Children

Their children were (auto-generated):

1. Lucy Trent (~1712 - 1788)
2. William Trent (~1715 - 1810)
3. Benjamin Trent (~1717 - ~1797)
4. Obediah Trent (~1720 - ~1784)
5. Henry Trent (~1726 - 1808)
6. Alexander Trent (~1726 - ~1792)
7. John Trent (~1727 - ).

Children (discrepancies in bold):

1. Lucy Trent 1712 - 1788
2. Benjamin Trent 1717 - 1797
3. Obediah H Trent 1720 - 1784
4. Henry Trent 1722 - 1808
5. John Trent 1726 - ?
6. Alexander Branch Trent 1729 - 1804
7. William Trent 1730 - 1797 

Death

There are three statements of death with slight disagreement:

1. William died on 17 Oct 1768 in Dale City, Chesterfield aged ~82.
2. William Trent died in 1768.
3. Death: Apr 7 1769 Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America

Will

Will of William Trent of Chesterfield County & Parish of Dale. Chesterfield Co., VA, WB 2 (1765-1774), p. 204, written 17 Oct (1768?), no notation of when the will was proved. Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/62347/images/007644373_00800?pId=1673744

my dear & well beloved son Alexander Trent
my well beloved son Wm. Trent
my well beloved son Benja. Trent
my well beloved son Henry Trent
my daughter Lucy Giles
my houskeeper (sic) Elizabeth Baley
Exr: my son Alexr. Trent
Wit: Antony (sic) Taylor, James Taylor, Nathl. Lacy

Sources

1. ↑ See Deed Books 3 and 4 page 526.
2. ↑ "Colonial Soldiers of the South, 1732-1774", Murtie June Clark, p 344

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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Trent-156 created through the import of Stanley Family Tree.ged on Jul 27, 2012 by Ann Stanley.