American Revolution Ancestor of James Rule Watson
William Trotter -Nov.22, 1748 in Augusta, Va.-Jun 26-1797; buried in Scott Co. KY
William Trotter was a private in the Virginia line. His actions are not outlined but he served the entire war with suggestions made that he was included in the Over The Mountain Boys in the storming of Stony Point with "Mad Wayne" He moved from Virginia to Scott County, KY and became ill leaving his children in others' care. His wife remarried but could not care for all the children. John used his friendship with John Sevier to get two grants from the state of Tennessee totaling almost two hundred acres in Sevierville. He was also responsible for building the first cantilever barn in Tennessee.
William married Margaret Keller (1752, Chester, Pa.-1792, Scott Co. Ky.) on September 16, 1771 in Augusta, Va. Their children are;
James, John, Joseph, Mary, William (?) David.