James Trent

Abt 1664 - Aft 1697  (> 33 years)

• Name	James Trent
  Birth	Abt 1664	Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Military service	1689	Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
  	Quartermaster for the Swedish army
  Occupation	1693
  	Ship captain and merchant
  Residence	1693	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Will	26 Nov 1695	London, England   [2]
  Residence	1696	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  	'sojourning'
  Occupation	15 Jul 1697	New Castle, Delaware, USA   [1]
  	Imported 150 servants from Scotland. Hoped for a return cargo of tobacco but was too late to secure this
  Will	30 Oct 1697	Pennsylvania, USA   [3]
  	Designated as heir his brother William.
  	Refers to business relationships with Thomas Coutts of London, Patrick Coutts of Edinburgh, David Amya of Gothernburg.
  Death	Aft 1 Nov 1697
  Probate	6 Apr 1698	London, England
  	Administered by Thomas Coutts
  Person ID	I45798	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	18 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	William Trent,   b. Yes, date unknown   d. 1677, Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Issobell Stewart,   b. 1645
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1662	Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland   [1]
  Family ID	F31542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1664 - Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland Residence - 1693 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Will - 26 Nov 1695 - London, England Residence - 'sojourning' - 1696 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Imported 150 servants from Scotland. Hoped for a return cargo of tobacco but was too late to secure this - 15 Jul 1697 - New Castle, Delaware, USA Will - Designated as heir his brother William. - 30 Oct 1697 - Pennsylvania, USA Probate - Administered by Thomas Coutts - 6 Apr 1698 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3821] Mackay, Jim, The Life and Times of William Trent, Merchant of Inverness and his Family including son William Trent, founder of Trenton, Capital of New Jersey and brother Maurice Trent, (Name: Kirkmichael.info; Location: Kirkmichael;). [S3646] The National Archives, (Name: The National Archives; Location: London;), PROB 11/445/68. [S3646] The National Archives, (Name: The National Archives; Location: London;), PROB 11/448/92.