Moved to Georgia about 1780[11] or 1790 (to Wilkes County, now Oglethorpe County).[12]
Moved to Georgia "and settled in Wilkes county, in a portion that was afterwards formed into Oglethorpe; there he died September 11, 1795, as I learn from an affidavit attached to his will."[9]
Will
"Vines Collier died December 7, 1795 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He was buried in the family burial plot on his plantation.
"The Last Will and Testament of Vines Collier is dated September 11, 1795 and was recorded on December 11, 1795. Vines became ill and passed away before signing the Will. However, with the testimony of witnesses who verified the accuracy of the Will as directed by Vines, as well as the acknowledgement of heirs, the Will was allowed to stand.
"The Will is found in Oglethorpe County Will Book “A” on pages 14 and 16, in the Oglethorpe County Courthouse Probate Annex, Lexington, Georgia."[10]
Above from the Collier Heritage Foundation's post of images of the will (accessed 8 April 2021). The post has additional details, culled by a Collier researcher from two drafts of his will (see the Collier Heritage post).
Will of Vines Collier. Oglethorpe Co., GA, WB A, pp. (16? - page torn - 22), w. 11 Sep 1795, p. 11 Dec 1795. Digital image at Ancestry.com - Ancestry Sharing Link (this will is mutilated).
daughter Betsey Dunn
daughter Ann Hardaman
son Isaac Collier
wife Sally Collier
my other ten children
Cudbth (page torn)
Thomas (page torn)
Vines (page torn)
Robert (page torn)
Exrs: Isaac Collier, Sally Collier (page torn)
11 Dec 1795 - Samuel Northington refuses to act as executor.
Buried
Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America.
[13]
Probate:
11 Dec 1795.
Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA.
[14]
Vines served as an Ensign and Lieutenant in the French and Indian War, and was in the expedition to Fort Duquesne on 9 July, 1755. He was incapacitated during the American Revolution, but provided aid, comfort and supplies to the Continental Army.
After the war, Vines moved his family from Virginia through North Carolina to Georgia, settling in Wilkes County, about six miles from the town of Lexington in what would become a part of the newly founded county of Oglethorpe. He built a two-level house consisting of four rooms over a basement with an attached shed in 1786, which would be named "Pleasant Hill." In 1835, the home was purchased from Vines' son, Isaac Collier, by Judge William T. Howard who added on to the original structure and still stands today in Lexington as a fine example of Greek Revival architecture. Vines, "Sallie", and their son, Vines, Jr., are buried on the property a short distance away from the house which is now called the "Collier-Howard house", and has remained in the Howard family since its purchase from the Isaac Collier. Their gravesites are accessible by following Old Salem Road (CR 150) about a mile past the white clapboard, Salem Baptist Church, and about 100 yards before you come to the Collier-Howard house, next to a pasture under two large water oak trees.
Written by Mzchieveous on familytree. org
Sources
↑ Vines Collier is named as son (and an executor) in Isaac's will, proved 28 Oct 1771 in Brunswick Co.
↑ "Colliers of York County," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8, No. 4 (Apr., 1900), page 256 (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture; DOI: 10.2307/1915436). Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1915436
↑ In his will proved August 13, 1757, Ann's father, Thomas Vines, names Ann, her husband Isaac, and their children Thomas, Judith, Vines, and Charles. (ibid)
↑ 5.05.15.25.35.45.55.65.75.85.9 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 15, 2017), "Record of Vines Collier", Ancestor # A024444.
↑ DAR has born in Brunswick County, but "Colliers of York County" says he "removed to Brunswick County".
↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #39257827 for Vines Collier for Vines Collier, Sr. Burial Old Salem Cemetery, Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA. Memorial maintained by Sandy (created by Georgia Girl on July 9, 2009).
↑ Note that children included in the patriot's DAR record are those with descendants who have joined the DAR
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The following link for the Vines Collier's will does not go anywhere and should be deleted or updated: https://ancstry.me/33YOSsL Even tried just adding an "e" to spell out ancestry. It leads to a site that's for sale. Don't know if you have a better link to this will. I tried the site mentioned below, but I know that collierheritage.org changed out how searches are done, so those don't go anywhere either. Please correct. The error message says: Error 966: Link error various
I have an Ancestry account - this link led nowhere. Will go ahead and delete. And, I will try and replace with another link if I can find it. He's on my tree, so I should be able to find his will.
the page has a full transcription (filling in the blanks using a copy of the draft). It notes that the will, which was unsigned, was dated 11 September 1795 and recorded 11 December 1795. It also states that "Vines Collier died December 7, 1795 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He was buried in the family burial plot on his plantation."
The main DAR record for Vines shows death as "before 11 December 1795". Descendant records show a variety of dates: after 7 September, 11 September, after 7 December, 11 December (mostly 1795, but one has 1794). His wife's death date is fairly consistent (after September 1795 with one c1812), which makes me think he wrote his will in September (or December?) 1795 and the 11 December 1795 on his main record is the date it was probated or proved.
Daughter Mary's birth year is 1778 in her profile (Collier-1437) but consistently 1787 in the descendant records (and married John Hardeman Owen 21 Dec. 1803).
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the page has a full transcription (filling in the blanks using a copy of the draft). It notes that the will, which was unsigned, was dated 11 September 1795 and recorded 11 December 1795. It also states that "Vines Collier died December 7, 1795 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. He was buried in the family burial plot on his plantation."
https://www.collierheritage.org/robert-collier-family-bible/
Daughter Mary's birth year is 1778 in her profile (Collier-1437) but consistently 1787 in the descendant records (and married John Hardeman Owen 21 Dec. 1803).
see for example http://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_descendants/?action=list&MyPrimary_Seqn=736775&MyLineageCount=1