Individual Details
Hardin Trotter
(Abt, 1804 - )
"Father: Hardin Trotter. Mother: Jency Ozment. Date: 26 May 1824. Bond: L500. Bondsman: Ephriam Trotter, Edward Trotter." ("Bastardy Bonds" The bonds abstracted are in the N. C. State Archives, catalogued as C. R. 46. 102. 1. From Guilford County Genealogist, Vol 16, 1988, page 7.) (NOTE FROM RALPH TERRY: The General Assembly of North Carolina mandated, early in the life of the state, that a system be devised to protect the counties of the state from being responsible for the support of children born out of wedlock. Thus came into being the "Bastardy Bonds." When the pregnancy of an unmarried woman or the birth of a child to an unmarried woman was brought to the attention of the court, a warrant was issued and the woman brought into court. She was questioned under oath and asked to name the child's father. The alleged father was then also brought into court and required to post bond. If the woman refused to name the father, she, her father, or some other interested party would post the bond. In some cases the mother and the alleged father posted the bond together. If the woman refused to post bond or name the father, she could be sent to jail. The bondmen, Ephraim Trotter and Edward Trotter were the older brothers of Hardin Trotter.)
"Hardin Trotter married Sally Tucker, 11 April 1827, surety: Andrew Fountain, witness: Jno. Hanner, D.C." (Guilford County, North Carolina Marriage Records.)
1860 Hopkins County, Kentucky census, Family/Dwelling #857/857: Hardin TROTTER, 58, farmer, $100 real estate, NC; Sarah TROTTER, 48, NC; Margaret TROTTER, 16, NC; Caroline TROTTER, 13, KY; John M. TROTTER, 18, NC.
"Hardin Trotter married Sally Tucker, 11 April 1827, surety: Andrew Fountain, witness: Jno. Hanner, D.C." (Guilford County, North Carolina Marriage Records.)
1860 Hopkins County, Kentucky census, Family/Dwelling #857/857: Hardin TROTTER, 58, farmer, $100 real estate, NC; Sarah TROTTER, 48, NC; Margaret TROTTER, 16, NC; Caroline TROTTER, 13, KY; John M. TROTTER, 18, NC.
Events
| Birth | Abt, 1804 | Guilford County, North Carolina | |||
| Marriage | April 11, 1827 | Guilford County, North Carolina - Sarah "Sally" Tucker |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah "Sally" Tucker (1812 - ) |
| Child | Levi Branson Trotter (1829 - 1877) |
| Child | James C. Trotter (1833 - 1895) |
| Child | William L. Trotter (1837 - 1900) |
| Child | Ephram Trotter (1838 - 1896) |
| Child | John Milton Trotter (1842 - 1868) |
| Child | Margaret E. Trotter (1844 - ) |
| Child | Caroline Trotter (1847 - ) |
| Spouse | Jency Ozment ( - ) |
| Child | Trotter or Ozment? (1824 - ) |
| Father | Ephraim Trotter (1758 - 1819) |
| Mother | Mary "Polly" Jesford (Guesford) (1765 - 1852) |
| Sibling | James Trotter (1785 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Shadrick Trotter (1787 - 1850) |
| Sibling | Ephriam Trotter Jr. (1789 - ) |
| Sibling | Edward Oalddom Trotter (1793 - ) |
| Sibling | "Miss" Trotter (1798 - ) |
| Sibling | Reuben Trotter (1800 - 1877) |
| Sibling | Bennett U. Trotter (1802 - ) |
| Sibling | Hannah Trotter (1807 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Betsey" Trotter (1808 - ) |
| Sibling | Nancy Trotter ( - ) |