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John Colley 1820–1890 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 1820
Birth Location: Russell County /Now Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
Death Date: 1890
Death Location: Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
Father: Richard Colley
Mother: Lucretia Counts
Spouse(s): Olivia Baker-Charles, Elizabeth Mitchell, Sarah Brightwell, Anita Davis, Sarah Brightwell
Children(s): Pricey Baker, William Baker, Dimmon Baker, Sylvia Colly, Hugh Colley, Margaret Colley, Decalb Colley, Richard Colley, James Colley, Jasper Colley, Thomas Colley, Andonia Brightwell, Elizabeth Collie, Cassandra Colley
In 1820, John Colley entered the world in Russell County Now Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Fighting Dick Colley And Lucretia Christina Crissa Counts. John Colley married Anita Davis, Elizabeth Mitchell, Olivia Ollie Olley Baker Charles, Sarah Ann Brightwell, Sarah Ann T Brightwell, and had children including Andonia Gray Brightwell, Cassandra Colley, Decalb Colley, Dimmon Baker, Elizabeth Collie, Hugh Harry Colley, James Colley, Jasper Sumpter Colley, Margaret Peggy Colley, Pricey Baker, Richard Dick Colley, Sylvia Silvia Silvie Silva Selva Colley Colly, Thomas Henry Colley, William R Baker. John Colley/ passed away in 1890 in Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA.
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Biography
- In 1820, John Colley entered the world in Russell County /Now Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA, born to Richard Fighting Dick Colley And Lucretia Christina Crissa Counts.
- John Colley married Anita Davis, Elizabeth Mitchell, Olivia Ollie Olley Baker Charles, Sarah Ann Brightwell, Sarah Ann T Brightwell, and had children including Andonia Gray Brightwell, Cassandra Colley, Decalb Colley, Dimmon Baker, Elizabeth Collie, Hugh Harry Colley, James Colley, Jasper Sumpter Colley, Margaret Peggy Colley, Pricey Baker, Richard Dick Colley, Sylvia Silvia Silvie Silva Selva Colley Colly, Thomas Henry Colley, William R Baker.
- John Colley passed away in 1890 in Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA.
Immediate Family
Parents
Richard Colley
1793–1858
Birth Location: Reeds Valley, Washington, Virginia, USA
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Lucretia Counts
1793–1855
Birth Location: Cleveland, Russell, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)
Olivia Baker-Charles
1832–1889
Birth Location: Virginia
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Elizabeth Mitchell
1828–1869
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia
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Sarah Brightwell
1820–
Birth Location: Virginia
SB
Anita Davis
1819–
Birth Location: Grayson, Virginia, United States
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Sarah Brightwell
1822–1854
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
SB
Children(s)
Pricey Baker
1854–1869
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia
PB
William Baker
1847–1900
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia
WB
Dimmon Baker
1848–1910
Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia
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Sylvia Colly
1847–
Birth Location: Russell, Virginia, United States
SC
Hugh Colley
1851–1854
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Colley
1842–1936
Birth Location: Virginia
MC
Decalb Colley
1849–1878
Birth Location: Russell County Now, Dickenson, Virginia, USA
DC
Richard Colley
1843–1913
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
RC
James Colley
1841–1912
Birth Location: –
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Jasper Colley
1841–1912
Birth Location: Russell County Now, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
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Thomas Colley
1836–1921
Birth Location: Charlotte County, Virginia, USA
TC
Andonia Brightwell
1853–
Birth Location: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Collie
1854–
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
EC
Cassandra Colley
1829–1877
Birth Location: Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
CC
John Colley's Ancestors
Self
John Colley
1820–1890
Birth Place: Russell County /Now Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
Parents
Richard "Fighting Dick" Colley
1793–1858
Reeds Valley, Washington, Virginia, USA
Lucretia (Christina "Crissa") Counts
1793–1855
Cleveland, Russell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (E Colley) III
1742–1800
Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Judith Fields
1753–1826
Reeds Valley, Albemarle County, Virginia Colony, British America, Russell County, Virginia, USA
John Counts
1765–1843
Hawksbill Creek, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA
Margaret ("Peggy") Kelly
1767–1835
Frederick, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1700–1774
Richard Cherokee)
1727–1764
Elizabeth Murrell
1733–1830
John Sr
1734–1803
Mary Summers
1732–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas COLLEY
1680–1727
Anna Colley
1687–1744
James (Cherokee)
1700–1760
Frances GGM)
1700–1770
Elizabeth Oliver
1690–1758
Johannes Cuntz
1706–1777
Anna Stoever
1710–1750
John Colley's Descendants
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John Colley
(1820–1890)
m. Olivia (Ollie Olley) Baker-Charles (Abt 1832–Bef. 1889)
m. Elizabeth Mitchell (abt 1828–1869)
m. Sarah (Ann) Brightwell (abt 1820–)
m. Anita Davis (1819–)
m. Sarah (Ann T) Brightwell (Abt. 1822–20 Nov 1854)
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1. Pricey Baker 1854–1869
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2. William (R.) Baker 1847–1900
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3. Dimmon Baker 1848–1910
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4. Sylvia (Silvia "Silvie" Silva Selva Colley) Colly 1847–
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1. Lydia (M Lida Liddie Liddy Lydy Lidda Lidia Colley Cox) Colly 1870–1955
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5. Hugh (Harry) Colley 1851–1854
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6. Margaret (Peggy) Colley 1842–1936
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7. Decalb Colley 1849–1878
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8. Richard ("Dick") Colley 1843–1913
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1. John (W) Colley 1867–
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9. James Colley 1841–1912
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10. Jasper (Sumpter) Colley 1841–1912 m. Margarate Colley 1846–
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1. Sumpton Colley 1868–
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2. Flona (M.) Colley 1870–
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3. Magor (R.) Colley 1873–
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4. Rose (B.) Colley 1875–
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5. James (L. C.) Colley 1878–
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6. Margarate (V.) Colley 1880–
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11. Thomas (Henry) Colley 1836–1921
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12. Andonia (Gray) Brightwell 1853–
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13. Elizabeth Collie 1854–
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14. Cassandra Colley 1829–1877
John Colley's Timeline
10 Records
1815
1 Mar 1815
Birth of John Colley in Russell County Now, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Russell County Now, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
1820
1820
Birth of John Colley in Russell County /Now Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
Russell County /Now Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
1848
1848
Age 28
John Colley was married in Tazewell Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Tazewell Co, VA, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 40
John Colley resided here in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 50
John Colley resided here in Sand Lick, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Sand Lick, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1880
29 Jun 1880
Age 60
John Colley resided here in Sandlick, Buchanan and Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Sandlick, Buchanan and Dickenson, Virginia, USA
1890
Abt 1890
Age 70
John Colley resided here in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts
Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts
1890
1890
Age 70
Death of John Colley in Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
1890
4 Apr 1890
Age 70
John Colley - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1897
11 Mar 1897
Age 77
Death of John Colley in Dickenson, Virginia, United States
Dickenson, Virginia, United States
1815
1 Mar 1815
Birth of John Colley in Russell County Now, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Russell County Now, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
1820
1820
Birth of John Colley in Russell County /Now Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
Russell County /Now Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
1848
1848
Age 28
John Colley was married in Tazewell Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Tazewell Co, VA, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 40
John Colley resided here in Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 50
John Colley resided here in Sand Lick, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Sand Lick, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1880
29 Jun 1880
Age 60
John Colley resided here in Sandlick, Buchanan and Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Sandlick, Buchanan and Dickenson, Virginia, USA
1890
Abt 1890
Age 70
John Colley resided here in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts
Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts
1890
1890
Age 70
Death of John Colley in Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
1890
4 Apr 1890
Age 70
John Colley - Probate in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1897
11 Mar 1897
Age 77
Death of John Colley in Dickenson, Virginia, United States
Dickenson, Virginia, United States
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1 Mar 1815
Event Place: Russell County Now, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Record Source:
[1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
[2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brook Neal, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: 1358; Page: 64b; Enumeration District: 042
[3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sand Lick, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: M593_1637; Page: 208A
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1820
Event Place: Russell County /Now Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
Record Source:
[1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
[2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sand Lick, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: M593_1637; Page: 208A
[3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: M653_1337; Page: 794; Family History Library Film: 8053
[4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1848
Event Place: Tazewell Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: M653_1337; Page: 794; Family History Library Film: 8053
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1870
Event Place: Sand Lick, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sand Lick, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: M593_1637; Page: 208A
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 29 Jun 1880
Event Place: Sandlick, Buchanan and Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Virginia, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
[2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brook Neal, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: 1358; Page: 64b; Enumeration District: 042
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: Abt 1890
Event Place: Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County)
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Alabama, United States
Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Mar 1897
Event Place: Dickenson, Virginia, United States
Record Source:
[1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
[2] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County)
[3] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1890
Event Place: Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
Record Source:
[1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
[2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Probate
Event Date: 4 Apr 1890
Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County)
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1 Mar 1815
Event Place: Russell County Now, Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Record Source:
[1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
[2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brook Neal, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: 1358; Page: 64b; Enumeration District: 042
[3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sand Lick, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: M593_1637; Page: 208A
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 1820
Event Place: Russell County /Now Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
Record Source:
[1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
[2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sand Lick, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: M593_1637; Page: 208A
[3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: M653_1337; Page: 794; Family History Library Film: 8053
[4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1848
Event Place: Tazewell Co, VA, Virginia, USA
Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1860
Event Place: Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: M653_1337; Page: 794; Family History Library Film: 8053
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1870
Event Place: Sand Lick, Grundy, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Sand Lick, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: M593_1637; Page: 208A
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 29 Jun 1880
Event Place: Sandlick, Buchanan and Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Virginia, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
[2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brook Neal, Campbell, Virginia; Roll: 1358; Page: 64b; Enumeration District: 042
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: Abt 1890
Event Place: Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County)
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Alabama, United States
Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Civil War Muster Rolls, 1861-1865
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 11 Mar 1897
Event Place: Dickenson, Virginia, United States
Record Source:
[1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
[2] Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County)
[3] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, VA, USA; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1890
Event Place: Dickenson Co, Virginia, USA
Record Source:
[1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
[2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Probate
Event Date: 4 Apr 1890
Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Essex County, Massachusetts, Probate Records and Indexes 1638-1916; Author: Massachusetts. Court of Insolvency (Essex County)