Buitekant & Scheffer Family Tree » Hans Nicolas Traut (1727-1753)
Personal data Hans Nicolas Traut
Sources 1, 2, 3- He was born on September 5, 1727 in Landau, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany.Source 2
- He died on July 17, 1753 in Shenandoah River, Augusta, VA, USA, he was 25 years old.Source 3
- A child of Johann Wendel George Traut and Maria Appolonia Steinlin
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Notes about Hans Nicolas Traut
2 July 1752 Nicholas Trout bought 145 acres from Franciscus. thsi land was on the Cub Runof the Shanado River. When Nicholas moved to Virginia in 1752, it is believed that George went with him.
In Augusta County, Virginia Nicholas Trout died in the summer of 1753.
1753 - Part of the tract on the Shenandoah River, purchased by Peter HULL in 1752, was delivered to Nicholas TROUT on 3 January 1753. Nicholas TROUT was a friend and neighbor of Peter HULL. Not long after this land transaction between
HULL and TROUT, they were (as it is told) having a
friendly conversation, during which TROUT playfully pulled
a gun from HULL's hand, pulling the muzzle toward him.
According to witnesses and court records, the gun accidentally discharged, instantly killing TROUT. An
inquest was held, and Peter HULL (an influential person in
the settlement) was found blameless. The gun was found
guilty. From the Original Petitions and Papers filed
in Augusta County Court - 1753 - 54, Part I , we find the
following:
"Inquisition on the body of Nicholas TROUT, 17 July
1753. - Jurors do say that the said Nicholas TROUT, in
simplicity, without malice, playing with Peter HULL and
seizing a gun in said HULL's hands and pulling its' muzzle
towards him 'she' accidentally went off without any act or
knowledge of the said HULL and discharged herself with a
ball and two great shots into ye breast of said TROUT, of
which he died immediately on ye spot, and quit ye gun
wherewith ye same was done was entirely in fault for not
keeping her bounds, but going off without force or
consent." In teste: Peter SCHOLL, Coroner; John
STEVENSON, Ledwick FRANCISCO, John MacMICHEL, James BRUSTER, Thomas WATS, Thomas CRAWFORD, Patrick MILICAN, John WILSON, Jacob HARMAN, Niclas NOLL, Hennery DALY, Jacob NICHOLAS. - Augusta County, Virginia, Court Records, v.I, p.440.
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- Family Data Collection - Births, Edmund West, comp. / Ancestry.com
- Family Data Collection - Deaths, Edmund West, comp. / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday September 5, 1727
- Wind direction mainly south. Weather type: helder. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1727: Source: Wikipedia
- April 11 » Premiere of Johann Sebastian Bach's St Matthew Passion BWV 244b at the St. Thomas Church, Leipzig
- August 30 » Anne, eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, is given the title Princess Royal.
- September 8 » A barn fire during a puppet show in the village of Burwell in Cambridgeshire, England kills 78 people, many of whom are children.
- November 27 » The foundation stone to the Jerusalem Church in Berlin is laid.
Day of death July 17, 1753
- The temperature on July 17, 1753 was about 19.0 °C. There was 7 mm of rainWind direction mainly northwest. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1753: Source: Wikipedia
- February 17 » In Sweden February 17 is followed by March 1 as the country moves from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar.
- May 1 » Publication of Species Plantarum by Linnaeus, and the formal start date of plant taxonomy adopted by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
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Lydia Burns, "Buitekant & Scheffer Family Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/buitekant-scheffer-family-tree/I2293.php : accessed May 9, 2025), "Hans Nicolas Traut (1727-1753)".