James, son of James Collie and Ann Cornwell, was born before 29 September 1763, the date of his baptism in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia. He died about 1835 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
Marriage
James Collie and Nancy Jennings registered their marriage bonds and were married in Pittsylvania, Virginia on 12 June 1801. Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; text-only collection, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 24 August 2021); citing FHL Film No. 33326. Ancestry Record 60214 #2863427 The bondsman was Charles Collie and the bride's parents, Robert and Susannah Jennings, signed the certificate. Elias Dodson performed the ceremony. [1]
↑ Pittsylvania County, Virginia. "Marriage Bonds Book, 1767-1862; Marriage Register, 1861-1900", digital images from microfilm, Chatham, Virginia: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 29 March 1950 at the Pittsylvania County Courthouse; FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 24 August 2021).
↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLJ-XK2 : accessed 24 August 2021), James Colley, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States; citing p. 59, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 140; FHL microfilm 193,699.
↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5J-V2M : 20 February 2021), James Colley, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States; citing 408, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 201; FHL microfilm 29,680.
King, Robert E., Collie, Betty Cox. The Collie Family of Pittsylvania County, Virginia: Their Scottish Origins, Relatives, and Descendants : Including Connecting Families of Cornwell, Jennings, and Richardson. United States: B.C. Collie, 1998.
Acknowledgements
WikiTree profile Collie-37 created through the import of Talbott Gedcom.ged on Jul 23, 2011 by Lisa Talbott.
Pedigree Resource File, Individual Record, Church of Latter Day Saints Publication: www.familysearch.org;
Virginia, Compiled Census and Substitutes Index, 1607-1890, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. (https://www.ancestry.com).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James: