Vines Collier (1735 - 1795)

Born 1 Jan 1735 in York County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Williamson) Collier — married 1760 in Brunswick County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

Died 7 Dec 1795 at age 60 in Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States

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Biography

Vines Collier served during the French and Indian War.

Vines Collier

Parents: Isaac Collier^[1] and Ann Vines^[2][3][4]

Born about 1735^[5] in York County, Virginia^[6][7]

Married Sara Elizabeth Williamson^[5]

Children:^[8]

• Robert Collier, married Martha Marshall Booker^[5]
• Mary "Polly" Collier, married John H. Owen^[5] or Owens^[9]
• Ann Collier, married John Hardeman,^[5] or Nancy^[9]
• William Collier,^[9] married Mahalin Blade Brooks^[5]
• Elizabeth "Betsy" Collier, married Thomas Dunn^[5][9]
• John Collier,^[9] Patsy Gresham^[5]
• Williamson Collier,^[9] married _____^[5]
• Isaac Collier,^[9] married Elizabeth M. ______^[5]
• Sally Collier, married ___ Smith^[9]
• Thomas Collier^[9]
• Vines Collier^[9]
• Benjamin Collier^[9]
• Cuthbert Collier^[9]

Died 7 December 1795 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia^[10]

Locations

Born York County, Virginia, removed to Brunswick County ("Colliers of York County")

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.

Name: Vines Collier Sr. Given Name: Vines. Surname: Collier. Suffix: Sr. ^[13]

Born 1735 Brunswick, Brunswick County, Virginia, United States of America. ^[13]

Died 7 December 1795. Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, United States of America. ^[13]

Residence Abt 1795. Oglethorpe, Georgia. ^[14]

Execution of Will Jan 1796. ^[14]

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

1. ↑ Vines Collier is named as son (and an executor) in Isaac's will, proved 28 Oct 1771 in Brunswick Co.
2. ↑ "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
3. ↑ 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)
4. ↑ Wulfert, vol 2
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9} 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.
6. ↑ DAR has born in Brunswick County, but "Colliers of York County" says he "removed to Brunswick County".
7. ↑ 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).
8. ↑ Note that children included in the patriot's DAR record are those with descendants who have joined the DAR
9. ↑ ^{9.00 9.01 9.02 9.03 9.04 9.05 9.06 9.07 9.08 9.09 9.10 9.11 9.12} "Collier Family," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 3 (Jan., 1901), page 184 (Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture; DOI: 10.2307/1920292). Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1920292
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Collier Heritage Foundation: Will of Vines Collier (accessed 8 April 2021).
11. ↑ see the Find a Grave biography for his son Isaac:
    • Find a Grave memorial #47708228 for Isaac Collier (1769-1848), maintained by Sandy
12. ↑ Collier Heritage Foundation: Vines-Collier-Hicks Cupboard (19 January 2018 blog post, accessed 30 March 2021).
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3} Source: S470062649 Ancestry Record 60525 #13008779
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2} Source: S473711177 Ancestry Record 8635 #897248

See also:

• Collier, Elmer Ray. Collier (1987, Collier Heritage Foundation), Vines Collier chapter begins on page 74 of 410.
• Collier Ancestry Boards
• Source: S470062649 U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2012 Lehi, UT, USA Record Collection 60525 Note: <i>Find a Grave</i>. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

Source on story added by Mzchievous : https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/170196947. Accessed 24 March 2023.