Royalty to Rogues - Marshall Trent (Sr.)

Marshall Trent (Sr.)

M, b. between 2 June 1807 and 1 June 1810, d. 1 September 1876

Father

Henry Trent¹ b. b 1762, d. c 11 May 1835

Mother

Nancy L. Reynolds¹ b. bt 2 Jun 1775 - 1 Jun 1776, d. 14 Feb 1853

Marshall Trent (Sr.)|b. bt 2 Jun 1807 - 1 Jun 1810\nd. 1 Sep 1876|p2139.htm|Henry Trent|b. b 1762\nd. c 11 May 1835|p2071.htm|Nancy L. Reynolds|b. bt 2 Jun 1775 - 1 Jun 1776\nd. 14 Feb 1853|p1745.htm|Henry Trent|b. c 1719\nd. b 12 Sep 1808|p2073.htm|Sarah (W/o Henry Trent) (--?--)|b. c 1725\nd. a 6 Jul 1800|p1708.htm|James Reynolds||p1732.htm|Hanah (--?--)||p2499.htm|

Charts

Blankenship, Joel H. - c. 1794-1870 - Descendants Chart

Last Edited

17 Aug 2008

Birth

Marshall Trent (Sr.) was born between 2 June 1807 and 1 June 1810 in Campbell County, Virginia.^2,3

He was the son of Henry Trent and Nancy L. Reynolds.¹

Marriage

Marshall Trent (Sr.) married Martha Jane Blankenship, daughter of Joel H. Blankenship and Nancy Trent, on 27 September 1836 in Campbell County, Virginia.¹

1850 Census

Mushull Trent (given age 40) was listed as the head of family on the 1850 Census recorded 25 October 1850 (official date 1 Jun 1850) in Campbell County, Virginia. Residing in the same family with Mushull were Jane Trent (given age 40), Catharine Trent (given age 12), Booker Trent (given age 10), Washington Trent (given age 8), Marshall Trent (given age 6) and Martha Trent (given age 4). Mushull was an Overseer. His place of birth was Virginia. He was able to read and write.²

1860 Census

Marshall Trent (given age 52) was listed as the head of family on the 1860 Census recorded 23 August 1860 (official date 1 Jun 1860) in Aspenwall Post Office, Charlotte County, Virginia. Residing in the same family with Marshall were Martha J. Trent (given age 40), Booker F. Trent (given age 18), G.W. Trent (given age 17), Marshall C. Trent (given age 16), Martha J. Trent (given age 12) and Chestina R. Trent (given age 10). Marshall was a Farmer. His place of birth was Campbell County, Virginia. He was able to read and write.³

Death

Marshall Trent (Sr.) died on 1 September 1876 in Charlotte County, Virginia.

Family

Martha Jane Blankenship b. bt 2 Jun 1809 - 1 Jun 1820

Children

Nancy Ann Catherine Trent+^2,1 b. bt 2 Jun 1837 - 1 Jun 1840, d. a 14 Jun 1880
Booker F. Trent^2,3 b. bt 2 Jun 1839 - 1 Jun 1842, d. 3 Apr 1862
G. Washington Trent^2,3 b. bt 2 Jun 1841 - 1 Jun 1843
Marshall C. Trent^2,3 b. bt 2 Jun 1843 - 1 Jun 1844, d. Jun 1862
Martha J. Trent+^2,3 b. bt 2 Jun 1845 - 1 Jun 1848, d. 10 Jul 1877
Christina R. Trent³ b. bt Jun 1850 - Dec 1850

Citations:

[S53] Scott Trent Jr., e-mail address, "Re: Trents in Va? Trents in NC?," GenForum: Trent Family Genealogy Forum, http://genforum.genealogy.com/trent/messages/6069.html, Online posting dated 22 May 2005 at 15:00:07 (Online: © 2005 MyFamily.com, Inc.), Printout dated 24 Jul 2005.
[S51] 1850 U.S. census, Campbell County, Virginia, population schedule, p. 187a-187b (stamped), 373-374 (penned), dwelling 880, family 880, Marshall Trent; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 8 August 2008); citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 938.
[S52] 1860 U.S. census, Charlotte County, Virginia, population schedule, p. 79-80 (penned), 261-262 (penned), dwelling 538, family 538, Marshall Trent; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 August 2008); citing National Archives microfilm publication M653, roll 1340.