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Gen George Trotter BIRTH 8 Nov 1778 Augusta County, Virginia, USA DEATH 13 Oct 1815 (aged 36) Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA BURIAL Trotter Family Vault Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA MEMORIAL ID 88726887 · View Source
MEMORIAL PHOTOS 2 FLOWERS 2 Funeral Notice: Yourself and family are invited to attend the Funeral of General George Trotter, at the house of his Father, Col. James Trotter, to-morrow at 11 o'clock a.m.Lexington, Friday, October 13, 1815.
Used by permission of: Courtesy of the Kentucky Room at the Lexington Public Library and the Kentuckiana Digital Library.
http://www.lexpublib.org/funeral-notices
Daily National Intellingencer, Washington DC 27 Oct 1815 - Died - In Lexington, Ky. on the 13th inst. very greatly lamented by a most extensive circle of friends, Gen. George Trotter, aged 37 years.
Family Members Parents James Trotter 1753–1827
Margaret Downey Trotter 1755–1816
Spouse Photo Elizabeth Edwards Pope Pope Hall Trotter 1787–1850 (m. 1805)
Siblings Photo Samuel Trotter 1778–1833
Photo James Gabriel Trotter 1791–1826
Photo Margaret Trotter Leavy 1817–1892
Children George James Trotter unknown–1850
Photo Mary Trotter Tilford 1788–1844
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George O. Trotter
"Historical Collections Of The Joseph Habersham Chapter, Daughters American Revolution". 2017. Google Books. Accessed April 20 2017. page 337
39. Gen. George Trotter married Eliza, daughter of John Pope, U. S. senator, and had two sons—James and John Pope. After his death his wife married a second time to Rev. Nathan Hall, D.D. General Trotter was born in Virginia in 1779, died at Lexington, Ky., November 5, 1815. He entered the army in 1812 at the beginning of the second war with Great Britain as a captain in volunteer company of dragoons. Was wounded in action with the Indians under Col. John B. Campbell, December 18, 1812. Became lieutenant colonel of Kentucky volunteers in 1813, and led a brigade from his state, with rank of brigadier general at Battle of the Thames, October 5,1813.
Col. James Trotter's will was made July 13, 1827. Probated August, 1827. His executors were Richard Higgins, Richard Hawes, Jr., and William T. Barry.
The fifth item of his will reads thus: "I give and bequeath to my brother, George Trotter, my son Samuel Trotter, my grandchildren John Pope Trotter, James Trotter and their mother, Eliza Hall and John Tilford, the ground on which my family vault is situated to the extent that the same is now inclosed, with the privilege of visiting the same and burying thedead, to them and the survivors of their heirs forever, in trust for the use and purpose of interring the dead of each and every one of them and their families and all of my descendants, and of such persons as they may think proper, but for no other use or purpose whatsoever." The Trotter graveyard lies just beyond the city limits of Lexington, Kentucky, to the right of the Tate's creek pike. Only one headstone remains to indicate its location, and that of a stranger. The dressed stones that supported the arch of the vault have all been carried away and there only remains a large mound of yellow clay upon which even the generous blue grass refuses to grow. The broken fragments of the headstone, which marked the grave of Col. Trotter lie scattered around it. Surely the patriotic societies of Lexington, the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution and of the war of 1812 can find good work in caring for these graves—that of Col. James Trotter, of the Revolution, and of George Trotter, Kentucky's hero at the battle of the Thames.
Virginia Biographical Encyclopedia
Name: George Trotter
born in Virginia, in 1779, son of Lieut.-Col. James Trotter, a soldier in the revolution. He entered the army at the beginning of the second war with Great Britain, as a captain in a volunteer company of dragoons, was wounded in action with the Indians under Col. John B. Campbell, on December 18 of that year; became lieutenant-colonel of Kentucky volunteers in 1813; as brigadier-general he led a brigade from his state, at the battle of the Thames. October 5, 1813. He died in Lexington, Kentucky, October 13, 1815.
Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century.
page 942
TROTTER, GEORGE, soldier, was born in 1779, in Virginia. He became lieutenant-colonel of Kentucky volunteers in 1813, and led a brigade from his state with rank of brigadier-general, at the battle of the Thames in 1813. He died Oct. 13, 1815, in Lexington, Ky.
Will Records of Fayette County, Kentucky 1794-1818 Fayette County, Kentucky Will Records Book C OSPage: 510
Name: George Trotter
My wife, Eliza; My son, John Pope Trotter; My mother; My father, James Trotter; My brothers, Samuel, Gabriel, and James Gabriel Trotter. John Pope, Esq. to be guardian of children Written: April 1, 1807 Probated: November, 1815 Executors: Wife, Eliza; Father, Col. James Trotter, and John Pope, Esq. Test: Robert Scott
Funeral Notice: Yourself and family are invited to attend the Funeral of General George Trotter, at the house of his Father, Col. James Trotter, to-morrow at 11 o'clock a.m.Lexington, Friday, October 13, 1815.
Used by permission of: Courtesy of the Kentucky Room at the Lexington Public Library and the Kentuckiana Digital Library.
http://www.lexpublib.org/funeral-notices
Daily National Intellingencer, Washington DC 27 Oct 1815 - Died - In Lexington, Ky. on the 13th inst. very greatly lamented by a most extensive circle of friends, Gen. George Trotter, aged 37 years.
- Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 20 2017, 9:28:41 UTC
Lucinda McDowell (daughter of Peggy Madison and William McDowell) married Mr. Brashear. Their eldest daughter, Pamela, was a very beautiful woman, married first to John Trotter, of Lexington, son of Colonel Trotter, who made a gallant record with the Kentucky troops in the war of 1812. James, brother of John, was a political writer of some ability, and the same who killed young Wiclitt'e in a duel. By Trotter, Pamela had one child, who died in infancy. She married a second time, a Mr. Alexander, of W'oodford. Mary Eliza Brashear, the second daughter, was second wife to J. Sullivant; for children, see under J. Sullivant. After Mr. Brashear's death, Lucinda married Colonel Merrill; no children.
- "Historic Families Of Kentucky". 2017. Google Books. Accessed April 20 2017. page 296
- https://www.fold3.com/page/630688362_george_trotter/details/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Thames_order_of_battle
- Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 20 2017, 9:14:14 UTC
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 20 2017, 11:35:01 UTC
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Gen. George Trotter's Timeline
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November 8, 1778
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Augusta County, Virginia, United States
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| 1806 |
1806
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Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
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1808
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Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
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| 1815 |
October 13, 1815
Age 36
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Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
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October 14, 1815
Age 36
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Trotter Family Vault, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States
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September 20, 1817
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Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
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