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John Collyer 1709–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Apr 1709

Birth Location: Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: Apr 1770

Death Location: Winwick, Lancaster, England

Father: Thomas Collier

Mother: Hannah Dennis

Spouse(s): Hannah Davis

Children(s): Suzanne Collyer

John Collyer was born in 1709 in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA, the child of Thomas Collier And Hannah Dennis. John Collyer married Hannah Davis, and had children including Suzanne Collyer. John Collyer passed away in 1770 in Winwick, Lancaster, England.

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Biography

  • John Collyer was born in 1709 in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA, the child of Thomas Collier And Hannah Dennis.
  • John Collyer married Hannah Davis, and had children including Suzanne Collyer.
  • John Collyer passed away in 1770 in Winwick, Lancaster, England.

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John Collyer's Ancestors

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John Collyer
1709–1770
Birth Place: Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Thomas Collier
1664–1718
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Dennis
1672–1710
Woodbridge, Middlesex Co, NJ
Grandparents
Moses Collier
1624–1684
Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Laus
1634–1719
Barnham, Suffolk, England
John Dennis
1638–1689
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Sarah Bloomfield
1642–1689
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Susanna Loadman
1600–1667
William II
1594–1687
Mary Grissel
1594–1685
Mary Jackson
1623–1674
Thomas Bloomfield
1617–1684
Mary 2(10-GG)
1613–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard EN
1575–1624
William Sr
1562–1610
GRACE BIGNETTE\Bignett
1566–1630
Samuel Grissell
1569–1633
Nancy Whiteacre
1570–1669
Edmund Jackson
1610–1675
John III
1583–1639
Elizabeth Becon
1593–1680
Phebe Manning
1566–1642

John Collyer's Descendants

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John Collyer (16 Apr 1709–Apr 1770) m. Hannah Davis (1713–1779)
  1. 1. Suzanne Collyer 1743–1823 m. George (Drake) II 1735–1825
    1. 1. Hannah Drake 1778–1868 m. Aaron (Smith) ii 1774–1830
      1. 1. Rebecca Smith 1810–1880 m. Cornelius Cain 1802–1875
        1. 1. Catherine ((Cain)) McQuain 1804–1880 m. Alexander Mcquain 1787–1855
    2. 2. Agnes Drake 1769–1853
    3. 3. Rachel Drake 1773–1844
    4. 4. Catharine Drake 1764–

John Collyer's Timeline

4 Records

1668
27 Jan 1668
John Collyer was baptized in Walsall, Staffordshire, England
Walsall, Staffordshire, England
1709
16 Apr 1709
Birth of John Collyer in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
1770
Apr 1770
Age 61
Burial of John Collyer in Winwick, Lancaster, England
Winwick, Lancaster, England
1779
About 1779
Age 70
Death of John Collyer in Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1709
    Event Place: Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Jan 1668
    Event Place: Walsall, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: About 1779
    Event Place: Bernards Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Apr 1770
    Event Place: Winwick, Lancaster, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

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