Person:William Collier (22)

Collier, William (1620 - 1682) - male b. 1620 in Hertfordshire, England d. 1682 in New Kent Co., VA father: Collier, Charles (1580 - ) mother: Sallie, ? (~1580 - ) POSSIBLE RELATION TO THIS WILLIAM COLLIER??? http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ifetch2?/u1/textindices/C/COLLIER+1998+2025355+MESSAGE-BODY Isearch-cgi 1.20.06 (File: 13)

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.

spouse: Culliford, Sallie (1636 - 1680) - m. 1655 in England