Person:Michael Collier (1)
Col. Michael Cresap Collier
b.Bef 1759 Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland
d.Bef Jul 1826 Shelby County, Kentucky
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Col. Michael Cresap CollierBef 1759 - Bef 1826
  2. Col. Daniel Collier1764 - 1835
  3. Joseph Collier1765 - 1836
  4. Sarah CollierAbt 1778 - Abt 1830
Spouse and Children
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  1. Elizabeth "Betsy" CollierBef 1793 -
  2. Harriet L. Collier1800 - 1863
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Facts and Events
Name Col. Michael Cresap Collier
Alt Name Michael Collins
Alt Name Michael Collyer
Gender Male
Birth[1] Bef 1759 Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland
Marriage to Elizabeth "Betsy" Parker
Death[1] Bef Jul 1826 Shelby County, Kentucky
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MYTHS BUSTED

Myth #1 - Many trees have his birthday as 8/31/1751, but that was the birth date for a Michael Collier born in Philadelphia who 1st married Ann ? and 2nd married Mary Painter; and who died ANTE 7-14-1817 in Philadelphia County, PA. See DAR profile A024437 The Michael Collier in this profile appears in the 1802 through 1826 Shelby Co.,KY tax lists, and the 1810 & 1820 Shelby Co., KY. US census records.
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BIOGRAPHY

On the 31st Oct 1851 former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Thomas Scott wrote a letter to his children outlining their ancestry and family relationships which included::

"Elizabeth (Parker) intermarried with Col. Michael Collyer (Collier) and John (Parker) with Miss Sally Collier, grand-son and grand-daughter of old Col. Thomas Cresap. These two families many years since removed and settled in Shelby County, Kentucky."

The Elizabeth Parker and John Parker referenced were children of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Scott) Parker, and were 1st cousins to Ohio Supreme Court Justice Thomas Scott, so he had first hand knowledge of the relationships. See Parker - Collier - Cresap Connection

Ohio Supreme Court Justice Thomas Scott was born and grew up in in Oldtown, MD. He knew both the Cresap's and the Parker's. His is a first hand account.

How could Michael Collier and Sally Collier be grandchildren of Col. Thomas Cresap, if their parents were not Isaac Collier and Elizabeth Cresap? Michael Collier had a son, born by his 1st wife in 1780 Maryland named Isaac Collier. Assuming his father was 21 years old when he married his 1st wife, the Michael Collier who married Elizabeth Parker was born by or before 1759. Either the 1751 birth year for Michael Collier is incorrect, or the birth year for his mother Elizabeth Cresap!

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 .

    Elizabeth Parker born abt. 1766-67 (assumes 21 years old when 1st child born in May 1787) in Hampshire County, Virginia daughter of Nathaniel Parker and Elizabeth Scott, married Michael Cresap Collier ( he was born by/before 1759 (*) Cresaptown, Allegany County, MD (now Oldtown, MD) and died after 19 May 1826 and bef. July 1826 Shelby County, KY) son of Isacc and Elizabeth (Cresap) Collier. Elizabeth (Cresap) Collier was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Cresap. It was Michael's second marriage. (* - assumes he was 21 years old when his son Isaac Collier was born in 1780)

    http://freepages.family.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~theduffypapers/parker/1779-80_elizaberth_parker.htm

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