Trent - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: TRENT Elsie Irene 1913 1977

t42ValleyView_CookeCoTX — 2012-04-03 23:21:34Z

I don't know.

I went to another site http://www.FindAGrave.com
and found 6 Trents listed in the cemetery.

TRENT Cornelius 1883 1964 married 29 Dec 1907

t42ValleyView_CookeCoTX — 2012-03-31 17:40:23Z

TRENT Cornelius 1883 1964 married 29 Dec 1907

DaveStrickland photographed this gravestone in the Valley View Cemetery, Cooke Co, Texas . Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 226,149 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Cooke), cemetery(ValleyView) and Surname.
If you know more about this person please reply here, instead of contacting me because this is most likely "not my family".

TRENT Oma 1888 1978 married 29 Dec 1907

t42ValleyView_CookeCoTX — 2012-03-31 17:40:07Z

TRENT Oma 1888 1978 married 29 Dec 1907

DaveStrickland photographed this gravestone in the Valley View Cemetery, Cooke Co, Texas . Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 226,149 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Cooke), cemetery(ValleyView) and Surname.
If you know more about this person please reply here, instead of contacting me because this is most likely "not my family".

Re: TRENT Elsie Irene 1913 1977

TrentResearch — 2012-03-30 20:31:21Z

Well I went to Valley View Cemetery, Valley View, Cooke, TX, USA at http://teafor2.com/AW/index.php?content=acemetery&cemID=... and did not find Elsie Irene Trent or anyone with a TRENT surname.

So what did I do wrong?

Thanks for your help, Don

TRENT Elsie Irene 1913 1977

t42ValleyView_CookeCoTX — 2012-03-30 13:32:54Z

TRENT Elsie Irene 1913 1977

DaveStrickland photographed this gravestone in the Valley View Cemetery, Cooke Co, Texas . Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 226,000 cemetery photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Cooke), cemetery(ValleyView) and Surname.
If you know more about this person please reply here, instead of contacting me because this is most likely "not my family".

Re: Trent

haycockk_barb — 2012-03-15 06:28:24Z

Thankyou for your e-mail, trent is not the trent Iam looking for.

Re: Trent

tahrawilliams — 2012-03-14 19:00:55Z

I believe this is the same Trent line I am tracing. Pleasant Trent was my husband's great-grandfather. What other information do you have about him?

Trent

wllarkin — 2012-03-07 15:55:29Z

Hi,
I am looking for information on my grandfather, Herman W. Trent, his sister Eva Trent, they are from the Harman, Virginia area (Grundy, va). I believe their records where burned in a church or warehouse fire. He was born 1914, married Grace Keene in Paw Paw, Pike County Kentucky.
Any information would be greatly appreciated!!!!

Re: Trent

TrentResearch — 2012-03-05 14:34:36Z

I may be able to help, but I'm not sure which Pleasant Trent you are asking about. Can you provide any additional info, such as appx birth, death, or spouses. Where did he live?
Don

Re: Trent

davidson1958 — 2012-03-04 22:09:21Z

I hope that you read this: I am looking for the parentage of Pleasant Trent. I am his gr gr gr grandaughter..

Re: Bascomb Trent b 1878/79 TN

johnnyf399 — 2012-02-20 19:19:09Z

Hi its me again this info might be late but here it is zachariah john is buried in the national grave yard Knoxville tenn he married mary c Repassse sept 14 1865 they had four childern William Laura Robert and Margret bell Margret bell is my grand motherher mother mary c repass died some where 1873 and 1877 because z.j trent married Marry ann Byrd Brewer or bird I have seen her name spelled all three ways Bascomb was their first child Cora trent George trent Gladys trent Minnie trent BascombTrent or Jessie E ugene Adams is burried in Green wood cementary in Chatanooga Tenn his mother is also burried there along with him

Re: WVA Trent??

scotttrent69 — 2012-02-06 22:28:10Z

Hi, and thanks, you might want to deal with Dawn, not me, I've just been trying to help her with her brick walls for a number of yrs.. THIS was just another try.... any info you have I'm sure she would love to have or hear abt. from you....
Scott Trent - SC

Re: WVA Trent??

mebateman1 — 2012-02-06 21:08:22Z

Beckley is i Raleigh Co WV
Hinton is in Summers Co WV

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found on findagrave.com
Charles Wesley Trent
Birth: Nov. 24, 1876 Wood County West Virginia, USA
Death: Dec. 27, 1912 Hinton Summers County West Virginia, USA

Inscription:
Husband of Blanche

Burial:
Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
Beckley
Raleigh County
West Virginia, USA

Created by: Rock Talker
Record added: Jul 12, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 39362444

You didn't list his birth or death dates, marriage to whom, when and where?

I don't know if this is yours unless I have more info:
WV Marriages
Charles W Trent married 1899(no specific date given) to Blanch Shively in Raleigh co WV

1910 WV Summers Co Hinton
Trent Charles W head 37? married once 11yrs WV IRE IRE fireman locomotive
Trent Blanche wife 31 married once 11yrs 2 born 2 liv VA VA VA
Trent Agnes R dau 10 WV WV VA
Trent Evert S son 8 WV WV VA

1900 WV Wetzel Co Grant tsp
Trent Charles head Nov 1872 married 1yrs WV WV WV locomotive engineer
Trent Blanch C wife Jan 1879 21 married 1yr 1 born 1 liv WV WV WV
Trent Agnes R dau Dec 1899 6/12 WV WV WV

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found on rootsweb.com
Charles W. Trent
Given Name: Charles W.
Surname: Trent 1
Sex: M
Birth: Abt 1873 in , , West Virginia, USA
Death: 27 Dec 1912 in Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, USA
Residence: 1900
_UID: 382FEB74F8114B05888339AA952C9CDD47DF
Change Date: 10 May 2011 at 15:13

Marriage 1 Keziah Blanch Tessa Shively b: 31 Jan 1879 in , Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Married: Bef 1899
Change Date: 11 Nov 2007
Children
Agnes R. Trent b: Dec 1899 in , Wetzel, West Virginia, USA

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http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/users/t/r/e/Dawn-E-Trent/...
Updated August 5, 2003

About Our Family Research

Osiyo
I am Native American and Caucasian,most of my kin cover the Appalachian Mtns,and up into Pa.,Upper WV ect.
I have researched fro years at court house's and library's and genealogy clubs and online.I am well known online even for my searching. My biggest problem has been my very illoosive great grandfather CHARLES W.TRENT his tomestone reads--G.W.TRENT husband of Blanche b-11-18-1872 d-12-27-1912 He is burried in the Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church cem in Shady Springs ,Beaver WV. He was married to Keziah Blanche Shively also known as Tezza Blanche Shively and Blanche Snead.
He was a locomotive engineer,he married in 1899 with a already family{daughter}--Agnes Ray born in Wetzel WV 1899, md in Beckley ,Ral.Co.WV had his son Everett Pete in Beckley in 1901, Pete had his first son Richard Boyd in Glen Hendric{now Beaver} WV ,2 other sons Charles Wm.,"Lucky" & Thomas "Tucker"Trent
Well conections to kin are,Trent,Shively,Radford,Janney,Meredith,Glovier,Cochran,Prince,
Tipton,Wright,Briggs,Bennett,MckKinney,Robertson,Hill,Jackson,
Guinn,Miller,davis,Oaks,wilson,Laws,Deyton,Sizemore
Rose,Jones,Morgan,Holland,Ressel,Schultz,Brock/Broch,Warfel,
& Calvin
Areas covered; Va,Wv,Pa,Tn,Nc,Sc,Ga,Fl,
Italy,Eng,Austria,Scotland,Ireland
Ok help needed
Morningstar

Contact the Author
Dawn Trent
904-573-8843
nacomah@aol.com

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http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/t/r/e/Dawn-Trent/...
Charles W.Trent (b. 18 Nov 1873, d. 27 Dec 1912)
Charles W.Trent was born 18 Nov 1873, and died 27 Dec 1912 in Hinton,Summers County,West Virginia. He married Keziah Blanche Shively on 22 Feb 1899 in Beckley,Raliegh County,West Virginia, daughter of Flemming Shively and CeCelia Ann Elenor"Ellen"Janney.

More About Charles W.Trent and Keziah Blanche Shively:
Marriage: 22 Feb 1899, Beckley,Raliegh County,West Virginia.

Children of Charles W.Trent and Keziah Blanche Shively are:
+Everett Pete"Pop"Trent, b. 03 Oct 1901, Beckley,Raliegh County,West Virginia, d. 14 Apr 1972, West Hollywood,Miami,Dade County Florida.
+Agnes Ray "Johnnie"Trent, b. 1899, Wetzel County,West Virginia, d., Warren,Macomb County,Michigan.

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I don't think I've helped you very much. I couldn't find him in 1880 census.

Re: Robert Benjamin Trent

jackkirkland70 — 2012-02-06 15:40:20Z

Robert Benjamin Trent was my Great Grandfather. If your Grandmother was the sister of my grandfather Robert Leroy Trent. she lived for many years in Mineral Wells Texas where she died while living with her daughter and family (Tomlinson). My G Grandfather left all of the children in Archer County Texas after the death of his wife. We believe he went back to Alabama but he wasn't heard from for many many years. in the early 50's my grandfather was contacted by the State of Alabama that because of health & age they needed to send him to a family member. i remember going with my mother & Grandfather to pick him up at the train in Wichita Falls Texas. Although i don't know for sure we recall my mother saying it was the Alabama Prison System that sent him to us.

Re: Nora Belle Trent

jackkirkland70 — 2012-02-06 15:26:53Z

I am looking for information on Robert Benjamin Trent who was my Great Grandfather. in 1910 he and his family were in Montague County Texas. One Daughter who we called Aunt Belle married a Henderson. Belle lived in Mineral Wells Texas with her daughter and family (Tomlinson) and died there. i don't know much about her other children except one son was named Clarence. i believe he lived in Tennessee.

Re: Robert Benjamin Trent

SharonCarter345 — 2012-02-05 00:09:40Z

Thank you for this information, Jack.

Sharon

Re: Robert Benjamin Trent

jackkirkland70 — 2012-02-04 20:03:29Z

Robert Benjamin only had three sons that lived or that we are aware of. My Grandfather Robert Leroy who fathered one son James Harold (deceased) who fathered one daughter. Henry Grady who fathered one daughter & one son Henry Grady Jr. (deceased 2011) who never married. James Garfield who I only saw once. He I was told had a large family and lived in St. Louis MO until his death. I hope this helps.

We never knew where Robert Benjamin went when he left. In the early 50's my grandfather was contacted by the Alabama Prison System that his father was bring released but because of health and age had to be turned over to family. I remember going with my mother & grandfather to the train station in Wichita Falls to pick him up.

Jack Kirkland

Re: Robert Benjamin Trent

jackkirkland70 — 2012-02-04 19:59:52Z

Re: Robert Benjamin Trent

SharonCarter345 — 2012-02-04 18:29:27Z

Hi! Thank you for that information. According to your great-grandfather's death record, his parents were Napoleon and Matilda (Nunis) Trent. I believe that Napoleon was a son of Blake B. Trent, a physician who lived in Randolph Co., AL. I'm the volunteer Trent Group Administrator for FamilyTreeDNA and we would very much like to have a descendant of Napoleon to participant in our Trent Surname Study. The participant would need to be a direct-line male descendant of Napoleon, so his surname would probably be "Trent". Our DNA test involves a painless swab of the inner cheek and there would be no cost involved for a direct-line male Trent descendant of Napoleon if one can be found. If you know anyone who would qualify, I'd love to be in touch with him. Let me know if you have any questions and thank you again for your post and any help you can give us.

Sharon Carter
sharoncarter345@yahoo.com

Robert Benjamin Trent

jackkirkland70 — 2012-02-04 12:51:48Z

He was my Great Grandfather. He left his children in Archer County Texas around 1910. we believe he went back to Alabama. in the early 50's he was returned to my family by the state of alabama.

Re: gilbert trent

RShadduck4664 — 2012-01-31 10:55:58Z

I have Gilbert Trent in my program. My cousins wife, Patricia Ann (Trent) Gette is the 3rd Great Grand daughter of Gilbert.

My name is Ron Shadduck, and I do the genealogy in the family. My e-mail address is shadduck@sandynet.org
or you can reply here with this rshadduck4664
I just took a look in this message board tonight and alas, A solid hit. Wow! send me your e-mail address and I will forward what I have. Hopefully we will be able to add to our information. Sincerely, Ron Shadduck, from Boring, Oregon. Yes, that's the name of our town.

Re: Thomas Trent

mcwimp133 — 2012-01-08 16:30:29Z

I don't know much more about Issac Trent, or Thomas R. but my husbands grandfather was Thomas Jasper Trent, and he moved from Tennessee to Oklahoma as a boy and lived in Hammon, Oklahoma. My husbands father was Worth Jasper Trent born in Hammon, Oklahoma.The Trent family was a really large family at one time. Not alot of them left anymore.

Re: Thomas Trent

gretre — 2012-01-08 05:02:35Z

Isaac Trent is my Great Grandfather as well through his son william jesse Trent.
Would like any detailed information on Isaac, William or other.

Thanks

samuel trent

haycockk_barb — 2011-12-22 07:12:15Z

I am trying to find out when my 4 great grandfather was born he was married to florence do not know her maiden name, they had a daughter Elizabeth trent married to james franis Nichol on the 18th August 1840 in london

Re: Mystery Alexander Trents of the late 1700s.

jamesaquinn — 2011-11-23 01:05:42Z

Ten years later I can say that almost everything in the second paragraph is nonsense (though I wrote it.)

According to Sharon Carter, the Alexander Trent who married Mary and Adeline Thomas is Trent Group I DNA with DYS460 = 11. This means he is a grandson or great grandson of William Trent who married Ursula Branch (an adopted son of Henry Trent and Elizabeth Sherman). The DYS460 = 11 means he not a descendant of William (m. Ursula's) son Alexander (who mutates to DYS460 = 12)

Alexander Trent m. Mary Scalf is a completely different line. He is most definitely not from the William Trent m. Sarah Bryant line (Group II, no DNA match at all.) The most probable parents for him are Alexander Trent and Jane Burton (Group I, DYS460=12).

JQ

Who are the parents of Jesse Lenord TRENT (1877-1939)?

JanicePilling28 — 2011-11-10 13:06:59Z

This Jesse Trent lived in Dist 10, Hancock County, Tennessee. He does not seem to be on the 1880 Census there and later shows up with wife (Susan) Alice Mahan. Their children are: Garret, Ora, Lula, Dona M., Ray, & Charles. His wife Alice is a daughter of Nervesta Trent, who is a daughter of Campbell & Manila Trent. Someone has on a family tree that Jesse L. is the son of David & Manerva (Brooks) Trent, but he is not on the 1880 Census with them.

Re: Trent's of Washington, Co VA

rashndymn — 2011-11-07 02:43:29Z

My information is limited but here is what I have:
Alexander Trent born about 1784 in Halifax, VA, US He died
after 1850. Married Mary Thomas.. Mary Was born 1780 in VA,
US. She died after 1860. Alexander also married Permelia
Adeline Thomas, daughter of Isaac Thomas and Mary Ann
Thomas, on 24 Sept. 1858 in Washington, VA, US. Permelia
was born about 1831 in TN, US She died after 1858.
Alexander Trent is related on my mother's side of our
family.

Lorintha "Rintha" Trent m. James Grimmit 26 Jul 1881 - WVA

gregorycantrell — 2011-11-04 19:39:48Z

Looking for information about Lorintha Trent, married James Grimmit or Grimmett, on 26 Jul 1881 in Logan County West Virgina. She was born approx 1862 in Logan County and appears in the home of her grandfather, Eli Trent, in 1870 US Census for Triadelphia, Logan Co., WV. She also appears as head of household in 1930 US Census for Gilbert, Mingo Co., WV as Rinta Grimmit. I have been unable locate a death date or location or burial place. Any help appreciated!

Re: contributing new information

TrentResearch — 2011-10-29 12:56:50Z

First let me say thanks for the offer to contribute your information. If you are new to using the boards at Rootsweb/Ancestry you may want to read the Board FAQ link at the bottom of every board page.

Briefly you can click on Begin New Thread, use the Classification drop down arrow to pick perhaps Biography, and then paste whatever you wish to post. Remember to type in some of the key surnames in the surname field.

There are boards for almost any surname of location you can think of and due to the connection of the Page, Trent, and Kinckel Families your information would be welcome here at the Trent Board.

If you have an entire Gedcom file, you may want to consider uploading it to Rootsweb WorldConnect.

If I didn’t answer your question please let me know.

Don Trent

contributing new information

johnemorgan_1 — 2011-10-28 01:05:25Z

Thanks to all who have contributed to the information on the Trent family. I would like to contribute additional information for the family of Rev William H Kinckle and Maria Willis Page from Lynchburg, VA.

Please let me know how I can do that.

Re: Snowbirds in replay to Excalibur 131

mother2008 — 2011-10-24 21:48:52Z

I HAVE ANOTHER RESEARCH GOING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS,BUT WILL SEND YOU A NOTE THEN..IS THERE ANYONE IN PARTICULAR YOU ARE ANXIOUS TO KNOW ABOUT THAT I MIGHT HAVE INFORMATION ON?..I AM HAVING PROBLEMS FINDING THE GRAVE OF LEWIS,MAYBE SPELLED LOUIS,LEVI TRENT..I FOUND WHERE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN BURIED IN WASHINGTON CO.,VA.,BUT CAN'T FIND THE INTERNET PAGE WHERE I DID FIND A SURVEY OF BETHEL CHURCH CEMETERY AND FOUND HIS NAME THERE..MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS.......dorene.ashcraft@gmail.com

Re: Snowbirds

mother2008 — 2011-10-24 21:45:13Z

Re: Snowbirds

Excalibur131 — 2011-10-24 15:20:43Z

***sigh*** I wonder why I'm always late to the parade? LOL

Mother2008, if you are still here and have the Trent information available would you please send it along to me too?

Thank you, Tom
Excalibur131@verizon.net

Re: Trents

sharonnash45 — 2011-09-25 19:34:05Z

Ann and Andrew Trent was my great great grandparents. My great grandmother was Mattie (Trent) Nash. My grandmother is Martha (Trent) James. I did alot of reserch on Luella (Anderson) Trent. I did her family back to 1625. I didn't find much on Thomas Trent.

Re: Obit: Billy William TRENT, 85, of NC & VA

grnthmbfthr — 2011-08-11 02:26:02Z

Would be interested if anyone would have info on Billy William Trent's ancestors namely James William Trent or Lucy Bateman Trent of the Critz, Va area Patrick County. Reach me at grnthmbfthr@gmail.com. Any help deeply appreciated. Michael Trent

Re: Lucy Goff, Wife of James Trent, Daughter of William Goff

Hunt4Palmer — 2011-07-14 03:31:44Z

thanks, I had scoured that site as well before posting my plaintive note....I am actually descended of James Trent's other wife, but I just feel so sorry for poor Lucy Goff, who seems to have no mark in history other than a marriage license.!

Re: Lucy Goff, Wife of James Trent, Daughter of William Goff

TrentResearch — 2011-07-12 20:17:05Z

If you have not already looked here, then go to http://genforum.genealogy.com/trent/ and put Goff in the search box. I got 14 hits, but only briefly looked at the results.

Good luck, Don

Lucy Goff, Wife of James Trent, Daughter of William Goff

Hunt4Palmer — 2011-07-10 03:12:04Z

Does anyone have ANY information about Lucy Goff, born 1798(?) of William Goff and Elizabeth Whitten? She married James Trent
(b.18 APR 1793, son of Bryant Trent and Ruth Vance Abbott) in Barren County Kentucky----and then drops off the face of the earth.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Re: Snowbirds

GenBugGranny — 2011-07-07 08:52:12Z

dI too am very interested in whatever info you would be willing to share.
GenBugGranny@ancestry.com

Thanks, Deborah Trent Rozycki

Re: Snowbirds

txlacy50 — 2011-07-06 17:56:27Z

Yes I'm still interested the snowbrid Trent. I would appeciate any information you would like to share.
Thank you
txlacy50

Re: Snowbirds

mother2008 — 2011-07-02 02:32:17Z

I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS THE "SNOWBIRD TRENTS" IN MY RESEARCHING..I NOTICED YOUR POSTING WAS A LONG TIME AGO,BUT IF YOU ARE STILL INTERESTED IN THE INFORMATION I CAN SEND IT TO YOU..MOTHER2008

Re: Snowbirds

dixgal17 — 2011-07-01 21:17:40Z

Hello my name is Tammi Trent Keifer. My father is Ronald C. Trent and my grandparents were Jesse Clay Trent and Mary Winnie Murrell Trent. My grandfather had a Trent book written by the Clouds (they are also another descendant from the family tree). There were so many Trents that they changed their names so that people would know the different branches. I know that in the Trent book that my grandfather had it said that there was a possible link that we have Cherokee Indian in us. It would be from Chasity Burton Trent. It is said to be thought that she was an Indian. She was my great- great grandmother times 7 or 8. I think that she was married to a William Trent.

Re: George Herbert Helton

ihull17 — 2011-06-13 19:05:44Z

I found your message posted to my alerts. My father is related to some Sneedville Trents, back in our famikly history. I do know that my Dad,s {Clifford Trent} uncle, William Franklin Trent was married to a Laura Seal,, lived in Thornfield Missouri and is buried there. I have no info on a Hobart Trent or a Sarah Helton. Sorry

George Herbert Helton

tepacanut — 2011-06-12 22:12:10Z

Looking for information on George Herbert Helton, born 1905 in Sneedville, lived with Alex and Ida Seal and listed on 1910 census. We never knew who his father and mother were..Story's are Hobart Trent was his father and Sarah Helton was his mother. I cannot find info on either individual. Other story is that Alex was his father and the mother ran off to Texas.

WVA Trent??

scotttrent69 — 2011-05-09 13:03:50Z

Looking for a Charles W. Trent of VA, WVA, KY who worked for the R.R. in WVA, in Beckley and Hinton areas... md. there, had kids, died in FL I believe... his granddaughter is up against a brick wall as there seems to be NO ONE to whom he connects, nor is there much public info on him! Also connected to a ROSE family in the Charleston, SC area, where one member of the family was a "fire man"... no local records tho....

TRENT Alan R - Vietnam Wall section 10W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2011-04-25 13:22:10Z

TRENT Alan R - Vietnam Wall section 10W

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 220,674 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Katherine Banks, a 17th century Trent ancestor

TrentResearch — 2011-04-02 16:56:11Z

This newspaper article will of interest to Trent descendants of this lady. Katherine Banks is my 7th great-grandmother.

An American Great Grandmother

By Scott Thompson

The Courier Herald

I cannot imagine the United States of America without Katherine Banks.
You ask, who is Katherine Banks? Katherine lived around three hundred
and fifty years ago in 17th Century Virginia. So why is this Virginia
lady so significant and what does she have to do with the history of
east-central Georgia? Well, she has nothing to do directly with the
history of our area, but without her, the face of the history of
America, and the world for that matter, would have been vastly
different. What did she do? Well, I will tell you.

Katherine Banks was born into a prosperous family in Canterbury, England
in County Kent in 1627, the same year the Massachusetts Bay Colony had
been chartered to colonize the eastern coast of North America. Her
father, Christopher Banks, was one of England's most influential
commoners in his position with the Old London Company, which financed
the settlement of Jamestown and Virginia.

Sometime in the early 1640s, Katherine journeyed to America, landing in
Charles City County, west of Jamestown on the James River. It was not
long after her arrival that she married her cousin, Joseph Royall, twice
a widower and 27 years her senior. Royall had come to Jamestown aboard
the Charitie in July 1622, just after Powhatan Chief Opechancanough had
murdered three hundred and forty-seven colonists. Royall survived "the
burning fever," which killed even more settlers. By transporting
colonists to Virginia, Joseph Royall was able to accumulate a large
plantation, which he called "Doghams" after the French river D'Augham,
on the James River above Shirley and opposite current day Hopewell,
Virginia.

Joseph Royall died in the mid 1650s. As was the custom in those days,
his wife's dower from his estate passed to her during her widowhood.
When Katherine married Henry Isham in 1656, Royall's estate passed to
Isham, who immediately added another wing to his residence on Bermuda
Hundred.

From their luxurious home encircled by tall pines and a extensive
English flower garden, the Ishams became leaders of Virginia society. It
has been said that Katherine Banks Royall Isham was the wealthiest woman
in America. Her father gave her one of the first English coaches to be
used in the colonies. It was described as cumbrous and capacious. It
held six individuals, three on a seat opposite one another. Two others
could sit on stools which faced the doors. Its body was hung high on
large springs and was entered by steps. The lining was made of
cream-colored cloth. Silver trimmings, cords and tassels accented the
exquisite exterior. The driver and the footman sat on the front, while
luggage was carried in the rear.

As the fall weather began to cool the shores of the James River,
Katherine made out her last will and testament. Three hundred and twenty
three years ago today, Joseph Royall, Jr. and Francis Eppes walked into
the court of Henrico County to probate her generous and loving testament
to her children and grandchildren. Her bequests of exquisite and
valuable heirlooms paled in comparison to the true legacy of this little
known woman.

By her first husband, Katherine gave birth to six children, Joseph,
John, Sarah, Katherine and two other unknown daughters. With Henry,
Katherine had Henry, Jr. and Anne. But by far, her most famous child was
Mary Isham. Mary was a much courted belle of Virginia. Suitors swarmed
to get a glance of this charming young woman, who played the cittern, a
three-stringed early version of the mandolin. Mary captured the heart of
the wealthy William Randolph of Turkey Island. Over the next three
centuries, the couple would come to be known as "the Adam and Eve of
Virginia." Now, you will see why.

The Randolphs were the parents of ten children, most notably Isham
Randolph. His daughter Jane married Peter Jefferson. They were the
parents of President Thomas Jefferson. Elizabeth, daughter of William
and Mary Randolph, married Richard Bland. They were the great-great
grandparents of the noble and the revered, General Robert Edward Lee.
William and Mary's son Thomas was the great-grandfather of John
Marshall, the nation's longest serving Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court. In point of fact, Katherine's descendants included the wives of
both President Jefferson and General Lee. You can see why the Randolphs
are the closest thing to royalty that Virginia ever had.

I will dispense with all the begats, the great-greats and the removed
cousins and simply say that among the most well known descendants of
Katherine Banks Royall Isham are presidents John F. Kennedy and Jimmy
Carter, first lady Edith Wilson, authors William Faulkner, Willa Cather,
Robert Penn Warren and Ray Badbury. Among the most interesting name on
the list is Booker Talieferro Washington, a former slave, who became a
highly revered educator, author and political leader. There are many,
many more. Their names have not yet been entered in the files of
ancestry.com. So for now, I will stop here.

Why would anyone care about Katherine Banks? She was never memorialized
in the annals of early American history. All she did was live a good
life and have children. And, that's just the point. All of us have a
purpose on the Earth. As we go about our daily lives, we never stop to
imagine that our descendants, close and remote, can play a pivotal role
in the history of our country.

Can you imagine the Declaration of Independence written by someone else
other than Thomas Jefferson? Can you imagine the Civil War without
Robert E. Lee? Can you imagine the emergence of the Supreme Court
without Chief Justice John Marshall? I cannot.

Maybe you can conceive of the world of literature without the names of
Bradbury, Faulkner, Cather and Warren, but it would have been a far
poorer one.

I can't envision the world without the leadership and brilliance of
Booker T. Washington. I can't envision the world without John F.
Kennedy. Would there have even been a man on the moon? Would Richard
Nixon have been elected president in 1960? Would their have ever been a
war in Vietnam or the turbulent times of the 1960s?

I can't imagine a world without these exceptional Americans who
descended from the forgotten Katherine Banks Royall Isham. You see, I
couldn't visualize these thoughts at all if it were not for Katherine,
who was my eighth great-grandmother.

Study the history of your family. Learn where you came from so that you
can know where you are going. Everyone's families are no more important
than any others. It is up to you. Serve your community now. Don't rest
of the accolades of your ancestors or wait on the achievements of your
remotest descendants. Who knows what they may learn from you?

Source: KATHERINE BANKS; by scottbthompsonsr; Pieces of Our Past;
The Courier Herald
P.O. Drawer B CSS
Dublin, GA 31040

Obediah B. Trent (1817-1897)

TrentResearch — 2011-04-01 21:26:47Z

An Old Resident Gone.

Mr. Obediah Trent, one among the oldest residents of Campbell County, died last Monday at the home of his nephew, Mr. William Trent, near Castle Craig. He had been in feeble health for some time. Mr. Trent was in his 80th year of his age, and was a consistent member of the Penuel Methodist Protestant church. Deceased was not married, but had many relatives throughout the county.
Source: Name: Trent, Obediah. Newspaper: Lynchburg News. Date: Friday 2/5/1897; p. 6, c. 2.
[This is Obediah B. Trent the son of Obediah Trent (1790 – c. 1865) and Nancy Blankenship (c. 1782 – c. 1865) all of Campbell County, Virginia. They lived in the old Lynch’s Tavern at Castle Craig, located about 16 miles south of Lynchburg on Ward’s Road. The nephew mentioned was most likely William Green Trent, the son of his brother John Henry Trent. ]

TRENT Albert 1909-2011 Ohio

Lace_Lynch — 2011-04-01 13:28:45Z

Albert "Pete" Trent

BEAVER, OH: Albert "Pete" Trent, 101, of Carrs Run Road, Beaver, Ohio (Pike County) died Thursday March 31, 2011, at his home.

He was born October 14, 1909 in Chillicothe, Ohio, (Ross County) son of the late Harley Trent and Bessie Green Trent.

On September 3, 1940, Pete was united in marriage to Cora Harris Trent, who preceded him in death on June 24, 1999.

Surviving are three children, Julie Washington (Lewis) of Falls Church, Virginia, Martha Trent of Beaver, Mitchell Trent of London, Ohio; three grandchildren; six great grandchildren; two sisters, Clarice Jackson of Columbus, Ohio and Peggy Mickey (Roscoe) of Beaver.

In addition to his parents and wife, three children, Wilda Grier, Anthony and Mark Trent; six brothers, Frank, Robert, Richard, Edward, Arnold and Wilson Trent; as well as four sisters, Delsey Green, Neva Peterson, Florence Harris and Delma Terry, preceded Pete in death.

Pete was a retired custodian for the U.S. Postal Service in London, a member of the American Legion, London Post, and a Deacon of the Floral Baptist Church at Massieville, Ohio.

Friends may call at the Boyer Funeral Home in Waverly, Ohio from 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2011.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday (viewing from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.) at the First Baptist Church of London, Ohio with Rev. Joseph Young officiating. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery, London, OH. www.boyerfuneral.com

Published in the Chillicothe Gazette on April 1, 2011

James Trent m. Mollie Sinder

sinderkentucky — 2011-03-28 14:04:56Z

Looking for any information from descendants of this family:

James "Jim" & Mollie's children:
Robert Trent
William Trent
Edward Trent b.1899 m. Pearl Bayne Ray
Mary Katherine Trent b. 1888 m. Joseph Lloyd Borders

I most of all would like to have a copy of a picture of James and Mollie and most especially would like a copy of Mollie's father Henry Sinder if such a copy exists (Henry died 1916).

Please feel free to e-mail me: sinderkentucky@hotmail.com