Trent Family of
“
Barter Hill”
This information relates to the Trent Family of “Barter Hill” Cumberland County, Virginia. From the digital image of the “Trent family Bible record, 1749-1903” located at the Library of Virginia, System Number 000489291, Call Number 25300, bible printed in 1817. Transcribed by Don Trent, January 26, 2006.
Page 1 is bible page 677
Stephen [Stephen Woodson Trent] & Elizabeth Trent [Elizabeth Bassett Coupland] were married the 12th Nov 1794.
John P. Wilson & Elizabeth W. Trent were married the 17th day of Oct. 1832.
John S. Nicholas and Ann H. Trent were married the 22nd of May 1833.
Dr. C.H. Harris & Judith R. Trent were married at Hyco June 16th 1847.
Dr. C.H. Harris died 11 may 1887.
William A. Trent & Judith C. Anderson were married the 28th of October 1819.
William A. Trent & Eliza S. Deane were married 9th May 1826.
Carter H. Trent & Maria A. Wilson were married at Barter Hill May the 7th 1834.
Edward C. Trent & Nancy McClung were married June 7th 1836.
Thomas W. Trent & Catherine Gannaway were married 16th January 1867 [this is a faded entry].
Page 2 is bible page 678
Stephen Woodson Trent Jan. 20th, 1769 Elizabeth Bassett Coupland Jan. 1st, 1776.
A daughter born the 4th of Aug. 1795 and died the same day.
William Alexander Trent born Sept. the 15th 1796.
Edwin Coupland Trent born June the 18th 1798.
Lucy Ann Trent born Sept. 22nd 1800.
Ann Harrison Trent born Oct. the 30th 1802.
Carter Harrison Trent born Dec. the 13th 1804.
Elizabeth Woodson Trent born Sept. the 13th 1807.
Maria Apsley Trent born April the 4th 1810.
John Stephen & Ann Harrison Trent born July the 14th 1812.
Joseph Henry Trent born Dec. 23rd 1814.
Edward Trent born June the 13th 1817.
Thom William Trent born Dec. the 9th 1821.
Wm A. Trent son of Wm A. & Judith C. Trent born 28th Dec. 1820.
Ann Elizabeth Trent born Sept. 17th 1822.
William C. Trent born Sept. 15th 1824.
Mary Jane Trent daughter of Wm A. & Eliza S. Trent [Eliza Summer Deane] born 28th March 1827.
Judith R. Trent born 24th August 1829.
Francis [Sic - perhaps Frances] Virginia Trent born 1st October 1831.
Thomas Deane Trent born 26th January 1834.
Page 3 is bible page 679
Lucy Ann Trent died Oct. 1801.
Ann Harrison Trent died Sept. the 16th 1805.
John Stephen Trent died Aug. the 23rd 1813.
Maria Apsley Trent died Dec. the 25th at 3 O’clock in the morning 1818.
Edward Trent died Sept. 13th 1820.
Ann Elizabeth Trent died August 15th 1823.
William A. Trent Jr. died September 13th 1824.
Judith C. Trent died September 15th 1824.
Joseph Henry Trent died in Wilmington Delaware, August 22nd 1837 aged 22 years and 7 months.
John S. Nicholas died 5th November 1875.
Ann H. Nicholas died 20th June 1876 [faded entry].
Page 4 is bible page 680
Elizabeth B. Trent died March the 13th 1844 aged 68 years and two months & 13 days.
Stephen W. Trent died March 12th 1853.
Edwin C. Trent died 3rd November 1878 in West Virginia in his 81st year.
Maria A. Trent, wife of Carter H. Trent died June 10th 1879 in Texas.
William Alexander Trent died 13th January 1883, 86 years, 3 months, & 28 days old.
Carter H. Trent died 26th March 1885 at Athens Texas.
Judith C. Trent, wife of Wm. A., died Sept. 15th 1824.
Nancy Trent, wife of Edwin, died at the residence of T.W. Trent in Buckm [Buckingham] Nov. 27th 1861. [probably Thomas William Trent “of Auburn”, Buckingham County]
Virginia T. Trent died Aug. 5th 1874.
Eliza S. Trent, wife of Wm A. Trent, died Jan. 24th 1875.
Stephen A. Trent, son of Wm. A. Trent, died March 6th 186(9?).
Elizabeth W. Trent died June 9th 1870.
Jno. P. Wilson died 2nd May 1871.
William C. Trent died 22nd July 1881 [could be 1887].
Elizabeth ? Wilson died 27th August 1888. [faded entry]
Thomas W. Trent died Feb. 7th 1903 at “Bellbranch”.
Page 5 has no bible page number
David Coupland, was born at his Grand Fathers David Osheals seat in Nansemond County on the river of the same name, abt five miles below the town of Suffolk in said county, Aug the 3rd, 1749.
Ann Coupland, wife of David and daughter of Benjamin Harrison of Berkley, Charles City, was born at his [Sic] Fathers, May the 21st, 1753. There are three years, ten months, and 17 days difference in their ages.
Ann Coupland departed this life at Berkley the 30th[blurred] of April 1821 aged 68 years.
David Coupland departed this life, at his sons, Benj in Cabin Point the 29th June 1822. Aged 73 years.
Walter T. Cocke, my beloved husband died the 17th Jan 1835. Susan V. Cocke, wife of the above, died 17th Jan 1837.
End of record.
Submitted by: Don Trent
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