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Benjamin Collier 1774–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 17 January 1846

Death Location: Early County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: jesse Collier

Mother: rebecca ivey

Spouse(s): Margaret Peggy

Children(s): Jesse Collier, James Collier, Mary Freeman, Joseph Sr, Thomas Collier, Sarah Hooks, Mary Jordan, Rebecca Jordan, Henry Collier, William Collier, William Collier, Benjamin Collier, Martha Hooks

Benjamin Collier was born in 1774 in Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Jesse Collier And Rebecca Ivey. Benjamin Collier married Margaret Peggy, and had children including Benjamin Columbus Collier, Henry Mitchell Collier, James Gautney Collier, Jesse Collier, Joseph William Collier Sr, Martha Hooks, Mary Elizabeth Freeman, Mary Frances Ann Jordan, Rebecca Ivey Jordan, Sarah Ann Hooks, Thomas John Collier, William Durdon Collier, William Granberry Collier. Benjamin Collier passed away in 1846 in Early County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Collier was born in 1774 in Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of Jesse Collier And Rebecca Ivey.
  • Benjamin Collier married Margaret Peggy, and had children including Benjamin Columbus Collier, Henry Mitchell Collier, James Gautney Collier, Jesse Collier, Joseph William Collier Sr, Martha Hooks, Mary Elizabeth Freeman, Mary Frances Ann Jordan, Rebecca Ivey Jordan, Sarah Ann Hooks, Thomas John Collier, William Durdon Collier, William Granberry Collier.
  • Benjamin Collier passed away in 1846 in Early County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Benjamin Collier's Ancestors

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Benjamin Collier
1774–1846
Birth Place: Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
jesse Collier
1750–1814
North Carolina
rebecca ivey
1750–
Grandparents
william Collier
1720–
rebecca rothschild
1720–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Collier's Descendants

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Benjamin Collier (1774–17 January 1846) m. Margaret Peggy (1786–7 February 1830)
  1. 1. Jesse Collier 1807–1863 m. Nancy (Ann) perry 1810–1847
    1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Spurlin 1842–1924
    2. 2. Sarah (Frances) Jeter 1845–1883
    3. 3. Eliza (Theresa Wade) Mims 1852–1911
    4. 4. Jessie (Anna Lane) Pullen 1854–1892
    5. 5. Zachariah ((Zack) Cowart) Collier 1832–1896
    6. 6. Elizabeth Collier 1837–1840
    7. 7. Louisa (Wade) Collier 1849–1850
    8. 8. Benjamin Collier 1841–1841
    9. 9. Joseph (Green Collier) Sr 1830–1905
  2. 2. James (Gautney) Collier 1812–1896
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Freeman 1805–1875
  4. 4. Joseph (William Collier) Sr 1814–1871
  5. 5. Thomas (John) Collier 1820–1900
  6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Hooks 1825–1897
  7. 7. Mary (Frances Ann) Jordan 1833–1921
  8. 8. Rebecca (Ivey) Jordan 1837–1917
  9. 9. Henry (Mitchell) Collier 1839–1926
  10. 10. William (Durdon) Collier 1826–1869
  11. 11. William (Granberry) Collier 1840–1919
  12. 12. Benjamin (Columbus) Collier 1817–1866
  13. 13. Martha Hooks 1822–1898

Benjamin Collier's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Benjamin Collier in Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America
Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America
1846
17 January 1846
Age 72
Death of Benjamin Collier in Blakely, Early County, Georgia, United States of America
Blakely, Early County, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Sussex County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 January 1846
    Event Place: Blakely, Early County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Early County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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