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Alexander Collier

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Augusta County, Virginia, United States
Death: circa 1816 (65-82)
Garrard County, Kentucky, United States
Place of Burial: garrard, KY
Immediate Family:

Son of Capt. John Collier, Il and Sisely Collier
Husband of Sarah Collier
Father of John Collier; Robert Collier; James Collier; Moses Collier; Sarah Holtzclaw and 4 others
Brother of Margaret Elder; James G Colyer, Sr; Moses Collier; John Collier; <Private> Collier and 6 others
Half brother of Martin Mastias Collier; Captain Thomas Collier; Sally Goode; Maj. John Collier, III; Elizabeth Ironmonger Collier and 8 others

Occupation: Planter, Constable, Coroner
Managed by: Private User
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About Alexander Collier

Birth: 1740, USA Death: 1816 Garrard County Kentucky, USA

Alexander appears in many records in Virginia and Kentucky, but little is known of his personal life. He was born about 1740 in Virginia or possibly Pennsylvania.

John and James Collier each received a patent for 400 acres located on what was soon called Colliers Creek in Augusta County (now Rockbridge}. John appears in the records many times but nothing more is heard of James.

When John wrote his will in October 1760 he stated "to my son Alexamder four hundred acres of land". This was a much larger amount of land than he gave to his other four children. In a deed dated 16 January 1772, Alexander sold "130 acres part of 400 acres granted to James Collier by patton...Alexander got by being heir to James Collier." I believe that Alexander was James' son and after James was killed (probably by Indians in a skirmish with Mohawks in which several settlers were killed) he was raised by John and Cecelia Collier.

In the spring of 1779 Alexander sold his Virginia land and moved his family to Kentucky. He settled first at Whitley Station, then moved to Clark's Run and then to Downing's Station. He settled on the Middle Fork of Sugar Creek about 1781.

Alexander is carried on the Garrard County tax list from the creation of the county until 1816. The 1817 entry lists "Alexander Collier heirs."

Family links:

Spouse:
 Sarah Collier*

Children:

 John Collier (1765 - ____)*
 Robert Collier (1767 - 1833)*
 James Collier (1769 - 1841)*
 Moses Collier (1771 - 1850)*
 Sarah Collier Holtzclaw (1776 - 1854)*
 Alexander Collier (1782 - 1833)*
 Aaron Collier (1787 - 1860)*

*Calculated relationship

Burial: Robert Collier Cemetery Garrard County Kentucky, USA

Created by: Wilda Dillion Record added: Jan 08, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 123017411


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Alexander Collier's Timeline

1742
1742
Augusta County, Virginia, United States
1765
1765
Augusta County, Virginia, United States
1767
1767
Augusta County, Virginia, United States
1769
June 3, 1769
Botetourt County, Virginia, United States
1774
1774
1775
October 23, 1775
Collierstown, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States of America
1776
July 12, 1776
Collierstown, Rockbridge County, Virginia, United States
1782
1782
Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States
1787
January 15, 1787
Lincoln County, Kentucky, United States