William Trent

Abt 1668 - 1724  (56 years)

• Name	William Trent
  Birth	Abt 1668	Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	A judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
  Occupation	Member of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania
  Occupation	1683	Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland   [1]
  	Student
  Occupation	Abt 1688	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Merchant
  Property	1714	Trenton, New Jersey, USA   [2, 3]
  	Purchased land on either side of Assunpink Creek, which later became Trent's Town/ Trenton
  Occupation	1717	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly
  Occupation	1723	Trenton, New Jersey, USA
  	Chief Justice of New Jersey
  Religion	Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  	Church of England
  Death	24 Dec 1724	Trenton, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
  	Cause: apoplexy
  Person ID	I45801	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	23 Mar 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   [2]
  Family ID	F31542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Burge
  Children	1. James Trent  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John Trent  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Morris Trent  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Mary Trent  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F32025	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Coddington
  Children	1. Thomas Trent  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Trent  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F32026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1668 - Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland Occupation - Student - 1683 - Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland Occupation - Merchant - Abt 1688 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Occupation - Speaker of the Pennsylvania Assembly - 1717 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Religion - Church of England - - Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Death - 24 Dec 1724 - Trenton, Burlington, New Jersey, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD23/5/71. [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, BBB (WJ): Folio 122 (SSTSE023).