Orange County Indexed
The Trotter surname
The Trotter name in Orange County Indexed: 20 historical records and 2 people in the chronology.
- In the records
- 1755 to 1798
most named in the 1790s
- Tax lists 1755–1790
- Deeds 1763–1795
- Court minutes 1790–1798
- In the chronology
- 1940 to 1969 2 people in 4 entries, most in the 1940s
- Places in its deeds and wills
- Morgan Creek (2), Caswells Creek (1)
- Often named with
- Hagwood 2, Nevill 2, McCulloch 2, Cummings 2
- Search beyond these records
- Trotter in Ancestry Library Edition (on the library’s public computers; add Orange County, North Carolina as a place)
- HeritageQuest, through NC LIVE (anywhere, with your OCPL library card; search Trotter there)
- Trotter in Orange County records on FamilySearch (free account)
Drawn from the records below. Families named together, or married to one another, are leads to follow, not proof of kinship. A similar spelling may be another family, and two people of the same name are not necessarily the same person.
In the chronology 2 people
The people of this surname named in the county’s dated events, as the names index lists them. Each printed name is its own heading; names that may be one person are not merged.
- Trotter, John Scott 3 entries, 1940–1957
- Trotter, Joseph 1 entry, 1969
In the historical records 20 records
6 deeds, 12 court minutes and 2 tax list entries, oldest first. Every record that names someone of this surname, as the record spells it; choose a collection to narrow the list. Search the name in every collection
1750s
- 1755Tax listsThe 1755 list of tithables: Joseph Trotter
1760s
1790s
- 1790DeedsJesse Hagwood to Robert Trotter, 2 August 1790
- 1790Court minutesDeed, Jesse Hagwood to Rob’t Trotter, acknowledged in court.
- 1790Tax listsThe 1790 tax list: Robt. Trotter (St. Thomas’ District)
- 1793Court minutesSam’l Piper became overseer with listed workers for the University road toward Clarks ferry.
- 1795DeedsRobert Trotter to Jesse Nevill, 15 December 1795
- 1798Court minutesDeed, Robert Trotter to Jesse Nevill, proved by John Wilson.
Undated
- Court minutesWilliam Cummings brought an action on the case against Joseph Trotter.
- Court minutesWilliam Cummings brought an action on the case against Joseph Trotter.
- Court minutesNash and McNair brought a debt claim against Joseph Trotter.
- Court minutesOn John Hogan’s petition, the court appointed a road jury and workers for a route from the University toward Chatham.
- Court minutesThe court appointed a jury to survey a connection from John Hogans to the Chatham road and report.
- Court minutesThe court appointed David Hogan as road overseer.
- Court minutesWm Forsyth, Rob’t Trotter, Edm’d Jones and Sam’l Caruthers were appointed to lay out and value an acre of land.
- Court minutesJurors determined the bond amounts and a payment in Henry Newsome’s action against Robert Trotter.
- Court minutesJohn Ferrington won damages and costs against Robert Trotter after jurors rejected payment and setoff.
