Maurice Trent

Abt 1630 - 1700  (70 years)

• Name	Maurice Trent
  Birth	Abt 1630	England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	26 Jan 1652/53	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	When witness to the baptism of Robert, son of Robert Bruce.
  Occupation	6 Feb 1661/62	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland   [2]
  	Merchant reported as having arranged, in partnership with Capt. Steventoun of London, for ten casks of sugar from Barbados to be carried by John Taylor
  Occupation	6 Feb 1661/62	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  	Privy Council dealt with a petition by shipmaster John Taylor whose ship has been arrested in June 1661 for carrying "10 cask of Barbadoes suggar" belonging to "Moreis Trent, Inglishman' and Capt Steventoun
  	Taylor maintained he was only carrying the cargo from Leith to London and not engaged in colonial trade
  Legal	1663
  	Acted as cautioner for Edward Byllynge
  Occupation	4 May 1663	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Merchant responsible for shipping prisoners from Edinburgh Correction House to Barbados aboard the Mary, master David Couston
  	Edinburgh City Archives 186/13/4
  Occupation	22 Nov 1665	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Merchant. Date admitted as Burgess and Guildbrother of Edinburgh by act of Council
  Legal	31 Jul 1673	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Petitioned the Privy Council on behalf of th eowners of the hercules and its master Andro Malloch to transport "vagabonds, idle and sturdie beggars, and louse and masterles men adnw omen"
  Religion	1681	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Quaker, when engaged with David Falconar in plans for the new Meeting House
  Property	2 Jul 1681	Gloucester, New Jersey, USA   [3]
  	Purchased land with Hector Allen from Edward Byllynge, Gawen Lawrie and Nicholas Lucas
  Role	1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Correspondent
  Name	Moreis Trent
  Name	Morris Trent
  	Edinburgh City Archives 186/13/4
  Residence	1684	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  	When a correspondent with Patrick Falconer who was in Elizabethtown
  Property	19 Jan 1694/95	Gloucester City, Camden, New Jersey, USA   [5]
  	Sold land to John Ladd and John Reading via his nephew, Maurice Trent acting as his attorney
  Death	25 Nov 1700	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [6]
  	Reported at the Edinburgh Quaker Monthly Meeting
  Probate	31 Mar 1701	Leith, Midlothian, Scotland   [7]
  	Testament dative and inventory; no will
  Person ID	I45437	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	father Trent
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F31541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Young
  Marriage	Abt 1652
  Children	1. Elizabeth Trent,   b. 1655, Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland d. Jul 1748 (Age 93 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Marie Trent,   b. 1653, Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Johne Trent,   b. 1656, Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Samuel Trent,   b. 1658, Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Maurice Trent,   b. 1659, South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1660, South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Margaret Trent,   b. 1660, South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. William Trent,   b. 1666, Leith South, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1707 (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31381	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1630 - England Residence - When witness to the baptism of Robert, son of Robert Bruce. - 26 Jan 1652/53 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant reported as having arranged, in partnership with Capt. Steventoun of London, for ten casks of sugar from Barbados to be carried by John Taylor - 6 Feb 1661/62 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Privy Council dealt with a petition by shipmaster John Taylor whose ship has been arrested in June 1661 for carrying "10 cask of Barbadoes suggar" belonging to "Moreis Trent, Inglishman' and Capt Steventoun - 6 Feb 1661/62 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant responsible for shipping prisoners from Edinburgh Correction House to Barbados aboard the Mary, master David Couston - 4 May 1663 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant. Date admitted as Burgess and Guildbrother of Edinburgh by act of Council - 22 Nov 1665 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Legal - Petitioned the Privy Council on behalf of th eowners of the hercules and its master Andro Malloch to transport "vagabonds, idle and sturdie beggars, and louse and masterles men adnw omen" - 31 Jul 1673 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Religion - Quaker, when engaged with David Falconar in plans for the new Meeting House - 1681 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Purchased land with Hector Allen from Edward Byllynge, Gawen Lawrie and Nicholas Lucas - 2 Jul 1681 - Gloucester, New Jersey, USA Role - Correspondent - 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - When a correspondent with Patrick Falconer who was in Elizabethtown - 1684 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Property - Sold land to John Ladd and John Reading via his nephew, Maurice Trent acting as his attorney - 19 Jan 1694/95 - Gloucester City, Camden, New Jersey, USA Death - 25 Nov 1700 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Probate - Testament dative and inventory; no will - 31 Mar 1701 - Leith, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, Vol.I, p154. [S3611] Privy Council of Scotland, The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland, 3rd Series, I, p154. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, Glo Deeds, Book 3 : Folio 77 and 79 (SSTSE023). [S3558] Whitehead, William A., East Jersey under the Proprietary Governments; A Narrative of Events Connected with the Settlement and Progress of the Province, until the Surrender of the Government to the Crown in 1703, p436. [S3652] "Early Land Records, 1650-1900s", State of New Jersey, Department of State, Early Land Records, 1650-1900s, Glo Deeds, Book 3: Folio 372 (SSTSE023). [S3615] Strath-Maxwell, Archibald, Digest of Quaker births, marriages and burials in Scotland, 1647-1878, (Location: Aberdeen; Date: 1960;), p209. [S3627] Wills and Testaments - Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh CC8/8/81.