Maurice Trent

Abt 1666 - 1697  (31 years)

• Name	Maurice Trent
  Birth	Abt 1666	Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1683	Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland   [1]
  	Student
  Legal	3 Oct 1693	Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Court appearance to determine the ages and indentures of child servants Maurice had imported from Scotland
  Occupation	1694	Chester, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  	Mariner
  Occupation	20 Jan 1694/95	Gloucester, New Jersey, USA   [2]
  	Acted as attorney for his uncle Maurice on a conveyance involving John Ladd and John Reading
  Death	1697
  Person ID	I45799	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 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

  
  

  Family	Mary Sandelands,   b. Upland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
  Marriage	1694
  Children	1. Isabella Trent,   b. Abt 1695  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Eleanor Trent,   b. Abt 1696  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31543	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1666 - Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland Occupation - Student - 1683 - Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland Legal - Court appearance to determine the ages and indentures of child servants Maurice had imported from Scotland - 3 Oct 1693 - Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Mariner - 1694 - Chester, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Acted as attorney for his uncle Maurice on a conveyance involving John Ladd and John Reading - 20 Jan 1694/95 - Gloucester, New Jersey, USA  = 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;). [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).