Brief Life History of James
When James Collier was born in 1768, in Virginia, United States, his father, PVT John Collier III, was 26 and his mother, Hannah Hamlett, was 22. He married Sarah Eastin on 4 June 1790, in Madison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 22 December 1804, in Madison, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 36.
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Sources (5)
- James Collier, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Collier Family
- James Colleer, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
Spouse and Children
1768–1804 Male
1771– Female
Children (7)
1792–1870 Male
1794– Female
1796– Female
1798–1845 Male
1802–1881 Male
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1742–1820 Male
1747–1824 Female
Siblings (19)
1768–1804 Male
1769–1804 Female
1770–1831 Male
1770–1836 Male
1772–1834 Male
+14 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 8
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 8
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 12
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English colier, in most parts of the country ‘maker or seller of charcoal’, but in some areas (such as Bolton le Moors and Wigan, Lancashire) where coal measures were near the surface, ‘miner or seller of coal’ (in the modern sense, ‘fossil fuel’). The name was taken to Ireland from England and was first recorded there in 1305. In Petty's ‘census’ of 1659, it was recorded as a principal surname in Meath.
English: occupational name from Middle English coilour, coliour, culliour, Old French coileor, coillour ‘tax collector’. Surnames with this origin seem to have died out in Britain.
French (northern): from collier ‘collar’, a metonymic occupational name for a maker of collars.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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