Re: Isaac Collier's parents
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In reply to:
Isaac Collier's parents
Gail Carpenter 10/31/05
Hi Gail --
These are not my Colliers.Nonetheless, here are a couple of transcriptions that might fill you in or, at least, get you headed in the right direction:
Source:
"History of Lamar County." Barnesville, Ga.. Barnesville News-Gazette. 1932.
Chapter VI, "Biography":
"(P. 399) Records on file in England and authentic historical data published in Goode's Virginia Cousins, William and Mary Quarterly, disclose that Isaac Collier and his wife, Sara Lockley (sister of Edward and John Lockley), came over about 1650, settling in Yorke County, Virginia, with land holdings in King William County, later (P. 400) removing to Brunswick County, where some of the family still reside---some of the original furniture brought over by Isaac and Sara Collier still being in the possession of the family.
"English records disclose that Robert Coliere de Darlaston came over from France about 1500, settling in Staffordshire, England, in the reign of Henry VIII.His direct and successive descendants:
"1.Thurston; 2.Thurston's son, James, 3. and grandson, Robert, 4. who had a son also named Robert II, all of whom resided at Stone and Darlaston, Staffordshire, during the 16th and 17th centuries.Robert II was a merchant doing business in London, removing from Staffordshire accompanied by his sons, William, John, Isaac, and daughter, Mary, who married John Knight.They resided during this period at Beddingford, Surrey, near London.Robert II (above) married Mary Revell, of Derby, prior to 1595.The probation of his will and of his son, John, showed the accumulation of a very large fortune, Isaac being one of the administrators.He crossed over and settled in Virginia about 1650.
"A.Isaac Collier and Sarah Lockley had five children: 1. Isaac Jr.; 2. Thomas; 3. Charles, see (B); 4. Abraham; 5. Sarah.
"B.Charles, about 1670, married Judith Myhill, daughter of John Myhill, and had four children: 1. Isaac (see C); 2. Thomas; 3. Charles; 4. Elizabeth.
"C.Isaac Collier, of Yorke County, and later of Brunswick County, married Anne, daughter of Thomas Vines and Mary Hill, granddaughter of Captain Thomas Hill.Isaac Collier died in 1771; will probated Oct. 28, 1771.There were nine children: 1. Myhill, who married Tabitha, daughter of Benjamin Harrison, and later her sister, Judith; 2. Vines (***Mike's NOTE: referred to in another biography in this history***); 3. Thomas, who was quartermaster of Virginia State Regiment and an officer in the Continental Army; 4. Charles, who was captain in Virginia State Regiment, married Susannah, daughter of William Smith; 5. Isaac, died before 1790; 6. Lockley, who appears on rolls of William and Mary College, student, about 1756; 7. Elizabeth; 8. Judith, who married James Hicks; 9. Anne, who married Ephraim Parham.
"All of the Colliers of Stone and Darlaston, in Staffordshire, were of the Protestant faith, likewise their descendants in Virginia and Georgia, evideced by records; also by original tombs still in existence at family abbey at Stone and Darlaston."
Source:
"Genealogy of the Collier family." Collier, C. I.. Winder, Ga.. unknown. 1991.
Page 2:
"V.ISAAC COLLIER married Anne, daughter of Thomas Vine (sic), whose will was proved Aug. 15. 1737 and resided at Poto (sic - "Porto") Bello on the York River, mentions daughter Anne Collier and also states that he (***Mike's NOTE: meaning "Isaac Collier") was son-in-law of Thomas Vines and his wife Mary Hill, and that his mother-in-law, (Mary Hill) was the daughter of Thomas Hill and Eleanaor Charles, and that said Hill was the son of John, who was the son of Capt. Thomas Hill by Mary, daighter of Capt. Abraham Pearsey, by Francis (sic), widow of Nathaniel West.Isaac Collier removed to Brunswick County Virginia where he died in 1771, will dated July 1771, proved Oct. 28, 1771."
I have seen several oblique references to the Will Books of Virginia as the source of Thomas Vines' will.However, a thorough search through all of my subscriptions and throughout the open internet was unable to turn up a proper transcription of this will.This does NOT mean that this will is not available somewhere -- only that I do not have access to it.I DO know that the will was dated on a specific date (which eludes me) in Dec. 1736 and proved on Aug. 15, 1737, as stated above, in York County, VA.
I have also seen a couple of references to a record of the marriage between Isaac Collier and Anne Vines being held in the VA Bureau of Vital Statistics.However, I tend to DISBELIEVE this, as NOWHERE in my subscriptions or on the open internet does ANYONE display an EXACT date of marriage, which would be known if such a record existed.
I hope this helps in some way.Best regards,
Mike Collier
Oak Harbor, WA