William Collier^[1]

1585 - 1671  (86 years)

• Name	William Collier
  Birth	1585	St Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Jul 1671	Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
  Person ID	I31948	Master
  Last Modified	30 Aug 2018

  
  

  Family	Jane Clarke,   b. 10 Oct 1591, Laycock, Wiltshire, England d. 2 Dec 1661, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	16 May 1611	Southwark, Surrey, England
  Children	+ 1. Mary Collier,   b. 18 Feb 1612, St Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England d. 5 Apr 1670, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 58 years)
  Family ID	F7841	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1585 - St Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England Marriage - 16 May 1611 - Southwark, Surrey, England Death - 5 Jul 1671 - Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  William Collier was born about 1585 in County Surrey, England. He was married at St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey to Jane Clark on 16 May 1611. He was a grocer in England, migrated to Plymouth in 1633, where he was admitted as a Freeman on 1 January 1633 (Anderson, The Great Migration, ref Ply Colony Records). Migration: His first residence was in the Plymouth Colony in 1833. He was admitted as a Freeman in 1633 (Anderson). Residence Duxbury. William Collier moved his family to Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, in 1639 (Anderson). Offices Held. William Collier was a Plymouth Colony Assistant 1635-37, 1639-51, and 1654-65. He was a Plymouth Commissioner to the United Colonies in 1643; a committee to assess colony taxes (date not given); committee to lay out highways for Duxbury October 1, 1634; committee to view farm land 1635/36; committee to set bounds for North Hill 1638/9; committee to treat with Massachusetts Bay 7 March 1642/3 and 10 June 1650; and Council of War 27 September 1642, 10 Oct 1643, 1 June 1658. William Collier was the Coroner on 2 June 1646; some other committees, and Auditor 3 July 1656. Finally, he was on a committee to review the laws 3 June 1657 (Anderson, references to records). His estate was administered 5 July 1671. Jane Clark died sometime after 28 June 1666, as she signed a deed at that time. The Great Migration Begins lists twelve children, most born at St. Olave, Southwark between 1611 to 1625. Two were born at St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey, Surrey in 1622 and 1625. Eight of those children died young and were buried at St. Olave before 1625. Mary born 18 Feb 1611, married at Plymouth 1 April 1635 to Thomas Prence. Rebecca born at St. Olave 10 January 1614, married at Plymouth 15 May 1634 to Job Cole. Sarah born St. Olave 30 April 1616 married at Plymouth 15 May 1634 to Love Brewster. Elizabeth born at St. Olave 9 March 1618, married at Plymouth 2 November 1637 to Constant Southworh (Anderson, the Great Migration Begins). SOURCES FOR WILLIAM COLLIER Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. New England Genealogical Society, Boston. 1995. On-line or NEHGS Research Library in Boston. Born about 1585 based on date of marriage. Died after 29 May 170 (on list of Duxbury, Freemen) and before 5 July 1671 admin of estate. Grocer in Southwark, County Surrey, England, admitted as a Freeman to Plymouth in 1633. Family of Edward Southworth, http://members.cox.net/trm/SouthworthEdward.htm. Source List of eight. Constant Southworth married, Nov. 2, 1637, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Elizabeth Collier, daughter of William Collier and Jane Clark. She was born about 1616 in England. MARRIAGE EVENT: Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. New England Genealogical Society, Boston. 1995, Ancestry.com, http://www.Ancestry.com. On-line or NEHGS Research Library in Boston. William Collier was born about 1585 in County Surrey, England. He married at St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey to Jane Clark on 16 May 1611. He was a grocer in England, migrated to Plymouth in 1633. EdwardArleneD EdwardArleneD originally shared this to DUTTON-RUBY 29 Mar 2009 story 1585 - 1671 Southwark, Surrey, England to Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=152556966&pid=293