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- POSSIBLE RELATION TO THIS WILLIAM COLLIER???
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John Pate wrote:
> I am interested in any information that anyone may have on
> William Collier. He was supposed to have been born in 1660
> in England, married Mary Eyers about 1682 and died in King
> and Queen County, Va in 1735.
John,
I have some information with those names but with different
combinations. Some of the dates I have are very suspect and
confusing. I'm going to have to re-search.
Vaughn
ROBERT COLLYER/COLLIER (1566??--1625)
Robert Collyer, son of Thurston, was born at Staffordshire, England,
in 1566 [This date can't be right if the marriage info is correct—
must be 1546] and died in 1625. He married Margery Straunge, widow, of
St. Botolph, Aldegate on February 3, 1569/70 [ London Marriage
Licenses, 1551-1869, pg 312]
Their children:
A. Charles Collyer was born about 1580 and married about 1614.
The was a cloth worker and merchant in London. He had four children,
two of which have been identified, William Collier and Mary Collier.
1. William Collier, the third child of Charles Collyer, was born
about 1625 in London, England and married Sarah or Mary Culliford.
William was a citizen and weaver in London. William took his family
and went to Virginia where his uncle, Isaac Collier was in York
County. William is mentioned in York County records in 1670. He
later moved to New Kent County where he joined the militia as an
officer. In 1675, he was named Lt. Colonel of that county. William
and Sarah had one son born in England just before they made the trip
to Virginia and three more born in America. They were the ancestors
of the Colliers of New Kent, Hanover, and King William Counties,
Virginia. Their children:
a. Charles Collier who was born in London, England in 1660
and died September 4, 1735 in Virginia and married Mary Eyers on April
21, 1682.
b. Sarah Collier.
c. John Collier.
d. William Collier Jr.
2. Mary Collyer.
B. John Collyer, of London, "Merchant and cloath worker", was born
in 1594 and died in December 1649. He married Regina, daughter of
Mrs. Anna Semiliano. His will, made December 18, 1649 and proved
January 8, 1650, directed that he be buried at Beddington, Surry and
gave 1/3 of his goods to his wife, Regina, 1/3 to his son, Charles and
gave the remaining 1/3, "to my brother, Isaac Collyer Sr., I forgive
E500 he owes me, to my nephew, Isaac Collier Jr., E15O." There were
several other bequests to relatives, in-laws and to the poor. The
executors named were his friend John Throgmorton; brother, Isaac
Collyer; and wife, Regina. He also stipulated that, "If my wife
leaves England at any time, my son, Charles is not to go with her; he
is to be brought up in English learning and the Protestant faith".
[VIRGINIA MAGAZINE, XXVIII, 130]
C. Mary Collyer was born about 1600. She married John Knight and
they had three children.
D. Isaac Collyer Sr. , our emigrant ancestor, is discussed in the
following section.
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