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John Wesley ( ) COLYER or COLLYER 1781–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1781

Birth Location: (Greenbriar) Colony of Virginia

Death Date: 18 Aug 1851

Death Location: (Pulaski) Kentucky USA

Father: Capt.\Lieut )

Mother: Agnus Sinclair

Spouse(s): Martha Minus

Children(s): William COLLYER

In 1781, John Wesley ( ) COLYER or COLLYER entered the world in (Greenbriar) Colony of Virginia, born to Capt Lieut William Joseph P Colyer Colyar Collier And Agnus Nancy Ann Sinclair. John Wesley ( ) COLYER or COLLYER married Martha Minus, and had children including William Minus Collier Or Collyer. John Wesley ( ) COLYER or COLLYER passed away in 1851 in (Pulaski) Kentucky USA.

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Biography

  • In 1781, John Wesley ( ) COLYER or COLLYER entered the world in (Greenbriar) Colony of Virginia, born to Capt Lieut William Joseph P Colyer Colyar Collier And Agnus Nancy Ann Sinclair.
  • John Wesley ( ) COLYER or COLLYER married Martha Minus, and had children including William Minus Collier Or Collyer.
  • John Wesley ( ) COLYER or COLLYER passed away in 1851 in (Pulaski) Kentucky USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt.\Lieut )
1749–1819
Birth Location: Fauquier, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA
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Agnus Sinclair
1758–1799
Birth Location: Orange, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Martha Minus
1781–1816
Birth Location: , , Tennessee, USA
MM

Children(s)

William COLLYER
1806–1889
Birth Location: Somerset (Pulaski) Kentucky USA
WC

John COLLYER's Ancestors

Self
John COLLYER
1781–1851
Birth Place: (Greenbriar) Colony of Virginia
Parents
Capt.\Lieut William * Joseph P Colyer ( Colyar Collier )
1749–1819
Fauquier, Hanover Co., Virginia, USA
Agnus (Nancy Ann) Sinclair
1758–1799
Orange, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Capt. (John Collier) Jr
1707–1765
Porto Bello, King and Queen, Virginia, Colony
Elizabeth (* Meridith) Collier
1710–1770
New Kent, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
frances ironmonger
1685–1709
Samuel Eppes
1683–1762
Nancy match
1695–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1645–1762

John COLLYER's Descendants

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John (Wesley ( ) COLYER or) COLLYER (20 Aug 1781–18 Aug 1851) m. Martha Minus (1781–1816)
  1. 1. William ((MINUS) COLLIER or) COLLYER 1806–1889 m. Catherine Smith 1813–1889
    1. 1. Elizabeth COLLIER 1833–1893 m. David (J) Matthews 1829–1876
      1. 1. Lucy (Cordelia) MATHEWS 1865–1889 m. John (Greenup) Irwin 1855–1922
        1. 1. Artie (Ellen) Irwin 1882–1950 m. George (Alvin) Russell 1877–1960
    2. 2. Nancy Colyer 1830–1880
    3. 3. Nancy Colyer 1830–1880
    4. 4. Nancy Colyer 1830–1880
    5. 5. Nancy Colyer 1830–1880

John COLLYER's Timeline

2 Records

1781
20 Aug 1781
Birth of John Wesley ( ) COLYER or COLLYER in (Greenbriar) Colony of Virginia
(Greenbriar) Colony of Virginia
1851
18 Aug 1851
Age 70
Death of John Wesley ( ) COLYER or COLLYER in (Pulaski) Kentucky USA
(Pulaski) Kentucky USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1781
    Event Place: (Greenbriar) Colony of Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1851
    Event Place: (Pulaski) Kentucky USA
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