Orange Co., North Carolina Records Vol. III

Robert Trotter mentioned in this deed.

Deed Book 3; page 37  Dated October 17, 1786

Hew Edwards of Chatham to John Wilson (no county given) one hundred pounds, 200 acres, on Prices Cr., begin at a red oak on Hagewood's cor., East along the old line across the creek to a WO cor., North along George Hagewood's old line to Jesse Newlin's (sic) cor. red oak saplin, west along Newland's line to a red oadk cor. of Connallly on Newlin's line, along marked trees to the old path to Robert Trotter's cor. red oak, along Trotter's line to a cor. hickory on Hagewood's cor. south along George Hagewood's line to the beginning; signed: Hew (x)

            Robert Trotter 

Deed Book 4 , Vol, IV. page 448 Dated August 2, 1790

Jesse Haggood of Orange, planter, to Robert Trotter of same, planter, two hundred pounds, 262 acres, on Morgans Cr. of New Hope, bounded on east by Jesse Nevel, on N by Austin Hightower, begin at Nevel's cor. red oak, E 9 chains to a spanish oak, North 22 chains to a black jack, west 42 1/2 chains to a white oak, sounth 72 1/2 chains to a red oad, East 33 1/2 chains to a red oak, North 50 1/2 chains to first station; signed: jesse (x) Haygood; witness: William Forsyth, Wm. Trotter; acknowledged August 1791 Term.