Aaron John Collier Sr. (1750 - 1842)

Born 15 Jan 1750 in Bedford County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Goad) Collier — married 1770 in Virginia

Descendants

Died 19 Jun 1842 at age 92 in Lee, Lee, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Aaron Collier was born in Bedford County, Virginia on 15 January 1750 and married Elizabeth around 1770. They had at least one son, Shadrach, who was 71 and living in Carroll County, Virginia in 1853.^[1]

"On 6 Jan 1853 in Carroll County VA Shadrach Collier, 71, assigned power of attorney to obtain any benefits due to him as the son of Aaron Collier, who died in June 1842, and of Elizabeth Collier, who died in July 1830. He stated that they were married around 1770 and had lived in Grayson County VA about 40 years."^[1]

Pvt. Aaron Collier Sr. served with Montgomery County, Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Aaron Collier Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A024417.

Daughters of the American Revolution Records: COLLIER, AARON is DAR Ancestor #: A024417 Service: VIRGINIA Rank(s): SOLDIER Birth: 1-15-1750 VIRGINIA Death: 6-19-1842 LEE CO VIRGINIA Service Description: 1) CAPT GEORGE PARRIS; RESIDENCE: 1) County: MONTGOMERY CO - State: VA. Spouse(s): 1) ELIZABETH GOAD 2) FRANKEY X

• Possible parents are John Collier and Sisely Hall, per Family Data Collection- Individual Records. Ancestry.com. Also per Virginia, Land, Marriage, & Probate Records, 1639-1850, for Aaron Colyer, 27 Oct. 1760. August Co. VA. Ancestry.com
• Possible marriage date is 1770, per U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900. Ancestry.com.

Aaron was born in 1750. He passed away in 1842.

• Fact: Residence (1840) Lee, Virginia, United States
• Fact: American Revolution Patriot Grandfather (June 5, 2015) Membership granted to Daughters of the American Revolution because of my grandfather
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch from FIND A GRAVE:

Aaron Possibly the son of William Collier of Lee County

Aaron m(1) Elizabeth Goad, b ca 1755-d 1830, d/o Abraham Goad

m(2)Francis (Frankey) ____, b 1780's. She was born in NC.

Children Aaron Collier and Elizabeth Goad:

1. Mary Collier, b 1765-70, d 1840's, m 24 Jul 1786 Pittsylvania Co, Va to James Goad s/o Abraham and Anne Goad.
2. Edith Collier, b ca 1780 Va, d 1859, m Ayers Goad
3. William Randolph Collier, b ca 1775 (or ca 1778), m Catherine (?Roberts).
4. Shadrack Collier, b 1782 Va, m Lucy Bobbitt

children of Aaron and his 2nd wife Francis (Frankey):

1. Dr Aaron John Collier, b ca 1801 Lee Co, m(1) Nancy Elizabeth Berry (Elizabeth), m(2) Sarah Horton Collier (Sallie).
2. Solomon Collier, b ca 1805-10 Lee Co, m(1) Sarah Whitlow (Sally), m(2) Agnes C. Dingus (Aggy).
3. Francis Collier, b ca 1808-10 Lee Co, m 23 Jul 1833 Lee Co to Claibourne Meredith.
4. Jehu Collier, b ca 1810-15 Lee Co, m Lucinda (Cinda) ____.
5. Nancy Collier, b ca 1812-16 Va, d 8 Dec 1884 Wise Co, Va "of ulser, age 72, wife of Robert Wells, and d/o Aaron and Francis Collier". Nancy m 24 Nov 1831 to Robert Wells Jr.
6. Isaac Collier, b ca 1815-20 Lee Co, m(1) Cynthia Brown (Sintha,Synthy), m(2) Martha Johnson.

Soldier

PVT CONTINENTAL LINE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

• Fact: Burial Dugspur, Carroll, Virginia, United States

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Pension application of Aaron Collier (pdf), transcribed by C. Leon Harris, posted at Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters, accessed 22 December 2020.

• Find-a-grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90468713/aaron-collier
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 23 Mar 2024), "Record of Aaron Collier", Ancestor # A024417.
• http://www.mdnestor.com/collier/indexaj.html
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 23 May 2023, 15:33), entry for Pvt. Aaron John Collier Sr (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KVL1-LBS ); contributed by various users.
• Unsourced family tree handed down to David Collier