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Bluford Colyer^{[1, 2, 3]}
1809 - 1878

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• Birth	17 Jan 1809	Virginia   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Sep 1878  [2, 3, 6]
  Person ID	I0917	John Colyer family of Somerset Ky
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	John Colyer,   b. 20 Aug 1781, Henry County, VA ,   d. 18 Aug 1851, Ruth, Ky (reported somewhere from Typhoid fever)
  Relationship	birth
  Mother	Polly (Sinclair) St. Clair,   b. Abt 1780,   d. Abt 1815
  Relationship	birth
  Married	Abt 1807
  Family ID	F8017	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Kirtley,   b. 26 Jun 1829,   d. 6 Jan 1901
  Married	7 Dec 1842  [2, 3, 6, 7, 8]
  Children	1. Winfield Colyer,   b. BET. 1842 - 1860   2. John W. Colyer,   b. 25 May 1844   3. Milford Colyer,   b. 1846 > 4. William Memes Colyer,   b. 20 Jan 1846,   d. 26 Nov 1926   5. James Lindsey Colyer,   b. 1852 > 6. Bluford Kirtley Colyer,   b. 3 Nov 1854, Pulaski Co., Kentucky ,   d. 7 Aug 1920
  Family ID	F041	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos

  Bluford Kirtley Colyer grave stone This is grave stone found off hiway 769 Somerset KY in Jugornot area in woods off gravel drive right before Omega Park Road. Buford was son of Bluford Colyer, eldest son of John Colyer of 1781 Status: Located

  
  

  Documents		Bluford Colyer --Cyrenius Wait deed (There is a deed to land in the Jugornot area of Pulaski County concerning Bluford Colyer—son of John Colyer---that references a Cyrenius Wait as a man that apparently helped Bluford Colyer concerning Bluford’s land seized by the court. The Wait-Bluford Colyer deed references land near Beaver Creek. Status: Located
  		Bluford and Rebecca Colyer mortgage to Cyrenius Wait This indicates that the John Colyer family while living in the Jugornot area of Pulaski County had family friend named Cyrenius Wait that may be reason a child named after him.) Bluford and Rebecca Colyer mortgage to Cyrenius Wait 1853. Status: Located
  		Bluford and Rebecca Colyer mortgage to Cyrenius Wait This indicates that the John Colyer family while living in the Jugornot area of Pulaski County had family friend named Cyrenius Wait that may be reason a child named after him.) Bluford and Rebecca Colyer mortgage to Cyrenius Wait 1853. Status: Located
  		Bluford Colyer's wife Rebecca land deed Rebecca Colyer, wife of Bluford, gets land via courthouse auction of her husband Bluford (he got from father John Colyer on Cumberland River) seized and sold in 1858 as a result of judgement against husband Bluford in 1853. Status: Located
  		Bluford and Rebecca Colyer to John S. Edwards Deed of 1856 Bluford and Rebecca Colyer to John S. Edwards of land on Buck Creek Status: Located
  		1834 ancient map Cumberland River You must download and install the special Deju browser plug in from here to read this . The Wait-Bluford Colyer deed references land near Beaver Creek. From looking at ancient map of 1834 (djvu format) , it appears that current day Buck Creek used to be called Beaver Creek. Renaming it to Buck Creek appears to have possibly cleared confusion resulting from many nearby creeks emptying into Cumberland River being designated at Beaver Creek as can be seen from the 1834 map referenced above. This indicates that the John Colyer family while living in the Jugornot area of Pulaski County had family friend named Cyrenius Waite that may be reason a child named after him.) See Cyreinus Waite page where History of Pulaski County Book shows Cyrenius Waite owned coal mines at mouth of Buck Creek on Cumberland River. Status: Located
  		Jugornot area of Pulaski County TOPO map You must download and install the special Deju browser plug in from here to read this . Jugornot area of Pulaski County concerning Bluford Colyer—son of John Colyer Status: Located
  		Rebecca Colyer to Jugornot school Rebecca Colyer (Wife of Bluford) deed to Jugornot School. Status: Located
  		Bluford Colyer - John Colyer deed John Colyer sold about 200 acres on the Cumberland River (thought to be near Buck Creek ) that had been patented to him 1809-1831 to his son Bluford Colyer. Status: Located
  		Somerset Ky 1929 Topo map (warning 5meg file size) Shows Ruth Ky John Colyer house, Charles Granade Colyer house, Clay Hill Baptist Church and cemetery, Beech Grove School, Soules' Chapel Church, Jugornot Hollow, Pisgah School. See alternative annotated pdf file.
  		Somerset Pulaski County Ky 1929 Topo Map: Warning EXTREMELY LARGE 34 meg. Shows John Colyer house, Charles Granade Colyer house, Where Charles Granade taught school at Beech Grove, Where Charles Granade buried at Clay Hill Baptist, Where John Colyer buried at Soules Chapel, Where Bluford Colyer eldest son of John Colyer gave land for Jugornot school
  		Map showing Jugornot Hollow Showing approximate location of old long destroyed Jugornot school, whose land was donated by Becky Kirtley Colyer, wife of Bluford Colyer, son of John Colyer of 1781. Also shows likely grave site of William Colyar etc.
  		1835 Kentucky Land Grant law: deligated to county courts This act appears to be a land free-for-all act, as it does not require settlement on land, but rather a payment for previously unappropriated land to County Court. The money had to be used by County for roads.
  		1840's Land Grant to Bluford Colyer Under the KY 1835 land grant act by County in Jugornot region of Pulaski County
  		1840's 2nd land grant Bluford Colyer In the Jugornot region of Pulaski County
  		1840's 3rd land grant to Bluford Colyer Under the KY 1835 land grant Act by County, in the Jugornot region of Pulaski County
  		Bluford Colyer 1810 Pulaski County Prop tax records Shows that eldest son of John Colyer(born 1781) was named BLUFORD, not BUFORD. Wonder if this is another Bluford, since indications are that Bluford son of John was only born in 1807. Bluford son of John, had a son named Bluford Kirtley Colyer.....Ms. Bray in area in 2005 also knew of "Blufie" Colyer. Also shows Charles Colyer, brother to William Colyar, on Brush Creek. Also may show William Colyar at bottom.
  		1874 Pulaski County Property Tax Colyers Various Colyer property East Pulaski County Pitman Creek etc . Notice that Bluford(Buford) and Rebecca Colyer are next to the Haynes property that likely is current day Haynes Cemetery in Jugornot area of Pulaski County in Jugornot Hollow. Notice that on this 1874 list, it shows Charles Colyer (same as 1873 showing as John G Colyer which encourages my guess that his full name was Charles John Granade Colyer). Also note Alexander Colyer with about 500 acres that I guess is land currently all woods that is owned next to old Colyer/Warren Farm on Pitman Creek) later records shows next to Warren and Allen farm(current at Pitman creek and hwy 192) and next to Keeny property reflected on Civil War Map of Burnside this website.
  		1804-1810 Pulaski County Tax Records Shows Samuel Blevins in 1804, on Buck Creek Pulaski County KY, believed to be father of Polly Blevins, who Pulaski County Court records in 1806 show married a John Colyer. This file is evidence that the John Colyer that Polly Blevins married in 1806 (reported father Samuel Blevins) is the John Colyer born 1781. HOWEVER, ALL IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS AND ASSUMED. FURTHER INFO ON THIS SITE PROVIDED BY BLEVINS FAMILY RESEARCHERS SHOWS THAT "MARY" BLEVINS , DAUGHTER OF SAMUEL BLEVINS, DIED IN LOUISVILLE KY IN 1855 AND THAT CENSUS OF 1850 SHOWS MARRIED TO A JOHN COLYEAR. WE DON'T KNOW WHO THIS JOHN COLYEAR(COLYER) WAS, BUT EVIDENTLY NO RELATION TO JOHN COLYER BORN 1781 OF PULASKI COUNTY. The other John Colyer on tax records and later designated as "Junior", is beleived to be John Colyer Jr. born 1744, whom most of his life believed to live near Charles Colyer, baby brother, who bailed John out of court in Jonesboro TN prior to 1805 when Charles moved to Pulaski County Ky. He shows up in tax records here near Charles and later in Rockcastle County KY where Charles later moved. Without death record of Mary Colyer from Jefferson County KY in 1855 it would have been easy to Conclude that John Colyer born 1781 married Polly Blevins , since we know from pension records on John Colyer Jr. born 1744, he was long married to Grizelda Taylor in 1806. We have information that John Colyer Jr 1744 had son named John, but that he died in Rockcastle County ky in 1833 so not the Jefferson County Ky John Colyear. Further, we have information on a John Collier from Randolph Cty NC who moved to Greene County Tn but died there as did his son John...died in Greene County TN. So mystery continues as to who the Louisville John Colyear was descended from. Could he be descended from John Colyear in Franklin Cty IN who had Revolutionary pension file ? The 1810 tax records shows Bluford Colyer, so he may have been born before 1809
  		Bluford Colyer inherited interest in John Colyer homeplace deed to Andrew Warren The children of John Colyer sold their interest in home place in Ruth Ky to Andrew Warren in 1865-1866. Evidently, the eldest son's inherited part had been foreclosed upon and the purchaser at auction here transfers to Andrew Warren purchaser in 1866.
  		Kentucky Land Grants price and history discusses particulars of various Ky land grants

  
  

• Notes

  According to many deeds I have examined found in Pulaski County Court House, Bluford bought the property that was originally patented to this father John Colyer along the Cumberland River and Buck Creek in about 1846. Bluford later apparently lost most of the land in the Jugornot Area of Pulaski County via court ordered sale as the result of lawsuit. Not sure in 2005 of nature of suit. In a any event, it appears from deeds that friends bought the property at auction and later transferred it back to Bluford Colyer wife--Rebecca Colyer. She owns land in the the area until at least 1895 when she donated small lot to enable the contruction of Jugornot school. This school , now torn down in 2005, use to site right on highway 769 (Rush Branch Road). She also gave land to son Bluford Kirtley Colyer for his home place next to other son William Colyer. http://apps.sos.ky.gov/land/nonmilitary/patentseries/cocourtorders/ccoadvsearch2.asp?searchby=warrantnum&searchstrg=%25&show=1000&sortby=&order=&page=8&keywordtype=AND&within=&oldsearch=[county]+LIKE+%27%25%25%25%27 7137.) Patent #: 07844 (5 Images) Grantee: Colyer, Bluford Grant Book & Pg: 17 81 Acreage: 17 County: Pulaski WaterCourse: Buck Cr. Survey Name: Colyer, Bluford Survey Date: 09/03/1845 Grant Date: 07/05/1846 Warrant #1: 403 7138.) Patent #: 07845 (3 Images) Grantee: Colyer, Bluford Grant Book & Pg: 17 82 Acreage: 100 County: Pulaski WaterCourse: Cumberland R. Survey Name: Colyer, Bluford Survey Date: 12/30/1844 Grant Date: 07/05/1846 Warrant #1: 284 7139.) Patent #: 07846 (5 Images) Grantee: Colyer, Bluford Grant Book & Pg: 17 83 Acreage: 100 County: Pulaski WaterCourse: Cumberland R. Survey Name: Colyer, Bluford Survey Date: 12/30/1844 Grant Date: 07/05/1846 Warrant #1: 284 7140.) Patent #: 07847 (3 Images) Grantee: Colyer, Bluford Grant Book & Pg: 17 84 Acreage: 83 County: Pulaski WaterCourse: Cumberland R. Survey Name: Colyer, Bluford Survey Date: 09/03/1845 Grant Date: 07/05/1846 Warrant #1: 403 903.) Patent #: 14823 Grantee: Colyer, Bluford Grant Book & Pg: 29 259 Acreage: 75 County: Pulaski WaterCourse: Buck Cr. Survey Name: Ping, John Survey Date: 11/21/1848 Grant Date: 05/01/1850 904.) Patent #: 14824 Grantee: Colyer, Bluford Grant Book & Pg: 29 260 Acreage: 55 County: Pulaski WaterCourse: Buck Cr. Survey Name: Ping, John Survey Date: 11/21/1848 Grant Date: 05/01/1850 905.) Patent #: 14825 Grantee: Colyer, Bluford Grant Book & Pg: 29 261 Acreage: 70 County: Pulaski WaterCourse: Cumberland R. Survey Name: Ping, John Survey Date: 11/22/1848 Grant Date: 05/01/1850 906.) Patent #: 14826 Grantee: Colyer, Bluford Grant Book & Pg: 29 262 Acreage: 60 County: Pulaski WaterCourse: Cumberland R. Survey Name: Ping, John Survey Date: 11/21/1848 Grant Date: 05/01/1850 Name: There has been confusion on First name. However, see deeds on site AND death certificate of son William Memes Colyer on this site that shows than First Name was BLUFORD, not Buford.




• Sources

  [S05088] Collierj.ftw--Tim Jeffries, Cincinnati OH, Tim Jeffries, Cincinnatti OH. Date of Import: Aug 6, 1998 Tim Jeffries, Cincinnatti OH, Collierj.ftw--Tim Jeffries, Cincinnati OH, Date of Import: Aug 6, 1998. Some sources have name as Buford. But deeds such as Pulaski County deed book 22, page 307 wherein heirs of John Colyer Sr. transfer home place show name BLUFORD [S14494] Alice Colyer Gala. Date of Import: Sep 19, 1998 [S27813] ColyerV2.FTW. Date of Import: Sep 30, 1998 [S01728] Kate Smith Collier file # 6 - Walter W. Smith Collection. KSC 6 - Walter W. Smith Collection. [S05088] Collierj.ftw--Tim Jeffries, Cincinnati OH, Tim Jeffries, Cincinnatti OH. Date of Import: Aug 6, 1998 [S01709] Kate Smith Collier file # 2 - Walter W. Smith Collection. KSC 2 - Walter W. Smith Collection.