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George Thompson Colyer^{[1, 2, 3]}
Abt 1816 - 1848

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• Birth	ABT. 1816  [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	8 Jan 1848
  Person ID	I1356	John Colyer family of Somerset Ky
  Last Modified	08 Jul 2007

  
  

  Father	Alexander Colyar,   b. ABT. 1790, Tennessee ,   d. 1856, Franklin Co., Tennessee
  Mother	Katherine (Kate) Sevier Sherrill,   b. 1795
  Family ID	F355	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents

  William Colyar related Power Attorney Alexander Colyar I had searched for gravesite of William Colyar and his wife, Nancy Ann in east Tennessee. It is reported that he died in 1819. However, a power of attorney made by Alexander Colyar of Winchester TN (Father of Arthur St. Claire Colyer) appointing his son, George Thompson Colyer, as power of attorney recorded in Pulaski County Ky, (here in faster loading djvu format) shows that William and his wife Nancy lived in Pulaski County KY at the time of their death The power of attorney in 1839 (year of Nancy Agnes Ann’s death) was to collect Alexander’s share of estate. Since only son I know of in Pulaski County Ky is John Colyer, I suppose that William and Nancy, must have moved to live with John Colyer of Pulaski County Ky so John could care for them in their elder years. This is supported by the 1830 U.S. Census that shows a female age 60-70 years old living with John. John’s mother Agnes Nancy Ann St. Clair Colyar would have been 70 years old in 1830. His father, William, died in 1819 but his mother did not die until 1839. The elderly lady living in the household would not be John mother-in-law, Mrs. Purvis, as both of John’s parents-in-law were living at the time with Old Mr. Purvis not dying until 1840 or so and Old Mrs. Purvis not until 1852. This indicates that perhaps John Colyer was the closest son capable of financially being able to care for his parents in later years. The power of attorney indicates that both William and Nancy Colyar died in Pulaski County KY. My guess is that they may be buried in some of the unmarked graves in the Jugornot region of Pulaski County as this is where John Colyer had property at Buck Creek on the Cumberland River before moving to the Pittman Creek property in Ruth Kentucky area in 1842. Status: Located

  
  

• Notes

  Killed in the mexican war per Tennessean Newspaper 12/13/1907 From Goodspeeds history of Franklin County, TN "George T. Colyar’s Company E. of the Third Regiment,Tennessec Volunteer Infantry, commanded by Col. B. F. Cheathrun. This company, consisting of 115 men, rank and file, left Winchester in September, 1847. and was mustered into the United States service near Nashville ahout October 10, 1847, and left for Mexico in the same month. Capt. Colyar died January 8, 1848, in the city of Mexico. His remains were sent to his’home in Winchester." His brother Arthur St. Clair was sent to obtain his remains from south. George Thompson Colyar was given power of attorney by his father, Alexander Colyar, in 1839 in Somerset , Pulaski county Kentucky (see actual document in pdf section of website) to get any inheritance due Alexander from his parents' estate.




• Sources

  [S05188] tennessean newspaper 12/13/1907. [S14494] Alice Colyer Gala. Date of Import: Sep 19, 1998 [S27813] ColyerV2.FTW. Date of Import: Sep 30, 1998 [S05186] tennessean. Tennessean newspaper article on Arthur St. Claire Colyer 12/13/1907 front page. tennessean, Tennessean newspaper article on Arthur St. Claire Colyer 12/13/1907 front page. 1816 date guess of Jay Norwalk Newton MA 1996.