Thomas Benjamin Trent

Not the son of Frederick Trent, Sr. & Lydia
YDNA confirms he IS a descendant of William Trent

Thomas B Trent

• Gender: Male
• Birth: 1798 Campbell County, Virginia
• Marriage: Nov 16 1824 Grayson County, Virginia
• Death: May 22 1871 Wise County, Virginia
• Parents: unknown
• Wife: Anne Amy Trent (born Poole)

Children:

1. James Hardy Trent
2. Nancy H Robinette (born Trent)
3. Jane Perigin (born Trent)
4. William Trent
5. Mahala Murphey (born Trent)
6. Sarah E Smith (born Trent)
7. Alexander M Trent
8. John A Trent

Origins

Thomas can not be a descendant of Frederick Trent, since their Y DNA doesn't match. Frederick is Group 2 and Thomas is Group 1, which descends from William Trent.

The documentation isn't available that would let us trace Thomas Benjamin Trent all the way back to William Trent - there are probably two or three missing generations. But the DNA says that this is where he belongs, and there is no known documentation that could be used to tie him to Frederick Trent instead.

Sources

• Amy Pool & Thomas Trent Marriage: Nov 16 1824 Grayson County, Virginia Wife: Amy Pool Husband: Thomas Trent Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M86875-3 System Origin: Virginia-EASy GS Film number: 31758 Reference ID: reg 1 p18
• 1850 U.S. Census Russell County, Virginia https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DP-QFN

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• Residence: Grayson, Virginia, United States - 1830
• Residence: Grayson, Virginia, United States - 1840
• Residence: District 54, Russell, Virginia - 1850
• Residence: Wise, Virginia, United States - 1860
• Residence: Lipps, Wise, Virginia - 1870
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Sep 29 2022, 15:11:31 UTC