GENEALOGY OF THE COLLIER FAMILY OF COHASSET, MASS., by Gilbert S. Tower Transcription by Wade Collier, April 5, 2001 -- Rev. April 8. 2001 Preface -- Gilbert S. Tower (1885-1984) was married to Elizabeth Osgood Collier (1888-1985), both lifelong residents of Cohasset, Massachusetts. Among other accomplishments, Mr. Tower was an MIT graduate, a mechanical engineer by profession, and active in the Cohasset Historical Society. His "Genealogy of the Collier Family of Cohasset, Mass." is, to my knowledge, the only early work that covers the Colliers of South Shore Massachusetts as a whole - Edmund Pomeroy Collier had earlier published material on some of the Cohasset line only. Mr. Tower's work was neatly hand printed, duplicated, and distributed to family members. He sent a copy to the Library of Congress (LOC Number 75322310), and probably provided copies to at least Cohasset's Pratt Library and the Cohasset Historical Society, although I cannot confirm this. I will send copies of this transcription and our final Collier Family History to those agencies, and to similar ones in other towns that the Collier family lived in. I have done very little editing to Mr. Tower's work. My copy of the document is a little faint, but otherwise quite readable, and the words given here are Mr. Tower's, hereafter "GST." I have added punctuation, without notation, in a very few instances, where I thought it was needed for clarity. Some notes that appear in the margins have been added to the text in the appropriate spots. Otherwise, I have maintained GST's spelling and punctuation to the best of my ability. The major change I have made is in the superscript notation of generations. As this transcription must at first be distributed in a "Text" version, which does not allow the use of superscript, I have put the generational numbers in brackets -- Thomas Collier, the immigrant of 1635, becomes "Thomas [1] Collier." I have also attempted to make the indentation of paragraphs and subparagraphs more uniform than they are in the original. Otherwise, the editing has been kept to a minimum. My copy of the "Colliers of Cohasset" has 29 pages, but 4 of these appear to be from a first draft, and one is a near duplicate of the "Williams" line, page 20. The LOC listing shows 24 pages, and I present 24 pages here. The pages are not consecutively numbered - pages 1 through 14 are in order, then there is a gap. Pages 20 through 24 are in order, followed by a second page marked 23. Pages 1.A, 2.A, 3.A and 4.A are extracts of relevant Hull and Scituate Vital Records. Alice P. Williams allowed me to make a copy of the work in August, 2000, and Frances Tower Maroni, GST's daughter, has given me permission to make this transcription and to present it to a wider audience. As the title of his work indicates, Mr. Tower was primarily interested in the Collier family members who remained in the area of Cohasset, Hull, Scituate - the "South Shore" of Massachusetts. Families which moved out of that area are little touched on, nor are women of the early generations after marriage. Brief comments on Collier lines other than those of Cohasset can be found as follows: Moses [2] Collier line of New Jersey - Page 3. John [3} Collier line, whose 3 daughters married Lorings - Page 3. Thomas [4} Collier and Bridget Southworth line -- Page 5. (From this marriage comes the line of Aaron Pratt/Bridget Collier, of Cohasset; Gershom Collier/Mary Kittle, of Boston and Chesterfield, Mass.; Jane Collier/John House, Jr., of Hanover and Chesterfield; and Gershom Collier/Abigail Nash, of Scituate, Isleboro and Northport, Maine.) Deacon Jonathan [4]Collier, one of whose sons was Gershom Collier of Farmington and Avon, Maine. -- Page 6 William Collier, of Plymouth Colony -- Pages 10-11. I would suggest that interested readers look at my Notes and Comments on the "Colliers of Cohasset," which is available on my Internet homepage, and on the Collier Family Genealogy Forum. I welcome your comments or corrections. Wade Collier 218 Leominster Road Lunenburg, Mass. 01462 ________________________________ GENEALOGY OF THE COLLIER FAMILY OF COHASSET, MASS. [Top page 1] Compiled by Gilbert. S. Tower, Cohasset, Mass, July 1949. The Colliers of Cohasset stem directly from Thomas [1] Collier of Hingham, Mass, 1635 thru his son Thomas [2] Collier, known as "Lieut." Thomas [2] Collier who left Hingham and moved to Hull, Mass. about 1657. One of the latter's many children was Gersham [3] Collier of Hull and he in turn had a son William [4] Collier, referred to as "of Boston," who married Judith Briggs of Scituate. One of their sons was Isaac [5] of (North) Scituate (Beach) and then James [6], their son came to Cohasset and married Sally Lincoln in 1802. They had nine children, of whom the majority were identified with Cohasset. Captain James [7] Collier, father of E. Pomeroy Collier and George W. Collier was one of those children of James [6] Collier. The above is all in exact agreement with "Cohasset Genealogies," p. 109. It may be of interest at this point that among the Pilgrims at Plymouth there was a William Collier who was one of the leading men of the Plymouth Colony. The Cohasset name of Collier did NOT originate with him. He had no son to carry on his name. He did have four daughters who married and of whom there are many descendants. One, Bridget Southworth, (dau. of Edward Southworth and Bridget Bosworth) married Thomas [4] Collier, son of Gersham [3] and brother of William [4], the Cohasset ancestor who married Judith Briggs. Then Thomas [4] and Bridget had a daughter Bridget [5] Collier who married Aaron [4] Pratt of Cohasset. (ref. p. 342 of Coh. Gen.) and their daughter Rebecca [5] married Bela [7] Bates of Cohasset. Therefore the children of Bela [7] Bates are descendants of William Collier of Plymouth. Three of Bela [7] Bates Children were Deborah [8] who married William [7] Pratt, grandfather of Charles H. Cousens, and Rebecca who married Levi Tower, Jr., and 3rd Jonathan Beal [8] Bates, ancestor of "Jim" Haven. It was Bela [7] Bates' brother Newcomb [7] Bates who was great grandfather of Gilbert S. Tower through Charlotte [8] (Bates) Tower and it was another brother of Bela [7] Bates, Samuel [7] who was father of Joanna Nichols Bates who married Capt. James Collier. Therefore William Collier, the Pilgrim, just misses at several points being an ancestor of the Cohasset Colliers thru his daughters. It may be of interest that an Edward Collier was one of Henry Morgan's leading men in the capture of Panama in 1670. In F. Van Wyck Mason's historical novel "Cutlas[s] Empire" reference is made on p. 299 to "Edward Collier, a Royal Navy officer who was serving as Vice Admiral of the fleet of Jamaica in 1670 just before Morgan raided Panama. It is believed he was a real person and must have been a capable man. Probably there are many Colliers in England today and also in the United States. In the Boston & Vicinity Telephone Directory for Nov. 1948 sixty-one (61) Collier names are listed. In the Quincy District Tel. Dir. For Aug., 1949 - 3 in Braintree, 0 in Cohasset, 0 in Hingham, 0 in Hull, 3 in Quincy, 0 in Randolph, 1 in Weymouth, but no doubt there are Colliers in those towns not listed in tel. book. 1 ------------------------------------------ According to the "History of the Town of Hingham, Mass.," THOMAS [1] COLLIER was one of the early "planters" or proprietors of Hingham, of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was born in England, time and place unknown. His name is included in the list of men who arrived at Hingham in 1635. On Sept. 18, 1635 when land was first distributed for house lots he received 5 acres on what is now West St. where U. S. Naval Ammunition Depot is now, at the west end of "the swamp." He was made a "freeman" in 1646. He died in Hingham June 2, 1646 (or Apr. 16, 1647). He left a will dated Apr. 16, 1647 which was proved in 1649 and which no doubt could be read at the Registry of Deeds, Court House, Pemberton Square, Boston. His wife's first name was Susanna but her maiden name is not known. She died Dec. 10, 1667, in Hingham. Their children were 2 i. THOMAS [2] COLLIER, born in England, 1622. 3 ii. MOSES [2] COLLIER, born in England, ______. 2 THOMAS [2] COLLIER, known as "Lieutenant" Thomas Collier, was born in England in 1622. He must have been about 13 years old when he arrived at Hingham. On Dec. 30, 1647, at age 25, he married his wife "Jane." According to Hingham Genealogies she was Jane Jones, of Hull, dau. Of Robert and ___ Jones of Hull. The Cohasset Genealogies give her name as Jane Curtis and "Jim" Haven's chart says she was the daughter of Henry Curtis. Hingham Gen., Vol. II, p. 387, has a long account of the Jones family of Hingham and Hull. Prior to 1647 the line between the two towns was not determined and early Hingham settlers claimed as much land as they could in what is now Hull until 1647 when the Town of Hull became recognized. It seems more probable that she was Jane Jones. Hingham Gen. Indicates that their first three children were born in Hingham, as follows, - 4 i. Elizabeth [3] Collier, born Dec. 17, 1648. It may have been she who married Gershom Copland of Braintree, Apr. 22, 1764, at age 15 1/3 yr. Hull Church Record (131) 5 ii. James [3] Collier, born Apr. 6, 1651. (No record of children born in Hull.) 6 iii. Thomas [3] Collier, born May 28, 1654. In about 1657 Thomas [2] Collier had land granted to him in Hull so he moved with his family to Hull. (See records of Hull Births, Marriages and Deaths) 7 iv. Benjamin [3] Collier, born in 1661. Ref. P. 30, Vol. 1, Binney [G BIN 950] N. E. Hist. Gen. Soc. - Mr. Tower's note.] 8 v. John [3] Collier, b. about 1666-70. ? married Marcy ? dau Experience ? 9 vi. Gershom [3] Collier, born in Hull, 1673-4. Ref. Bosworth Fam., Binney Col, Vol.1, p. 106-121. Thomas Collier, one of the "Proprietors" of Hull owned (with John Loring) 1/16 of the corn and saw-mill at Streight's Pond and sold it to Stephen Lasell of Hing (N. E. Hist Gen. Soc.) Thomas [2] Collier was made "freeman["] in 1663. He died in Hull 1691, aet. 69 years. (b. 1622) His will made 25 June, 1690, proved July 9, 1691 mentions wife Jane and five children. His wife Jane survived him and died at Hull Apr. 1, 1709, (age not known, b. in Eng.). See Hull Record 148, as follows "Jane Colyer, wid. Of Lieut. Thomas, Apr. 1, 1709." He may have acquired the title of Lieut. In King Philip's War, 1675-6. Look up in History of K. P. War. 2 -------------------------------------------- 3 MOSES [2] COLLIER (Thomas [1]), b. in Eng. ________, m. first, Nov. 26, 1655, prob. in Hingham, Elizabeth Jones, dau. of ______Jones. She d. 10 Apr. 1657. He m. secondly, 1657, Elizabeth Bullard. (Fam. not in Hing. Gen.) They resided for a number of years on Fort Hill St., Hingham, prob. not far from his father on West St., but prior to 1683 he sold his estate in Hingham to Ephraim Nichols, and probably removed from Hingham. He was one of the selectmen in 1669 and 1677. Child, b. in Hingham, by w. Elizabeth Jones, - 10 i. Benoni, Apr. 5, 1657. Childr. b. or bt. in Hingham by w. Elizabeth Bullard. -- 11 ii. Moses, b. Nov. 8, 1658. 12 iii. Elizabeth, b. Oct. 14, 1659. 13 iv. A dau., b. Feb. 10, 1660-61. 14 v. John, bt. Aug. 1662. 15 vi. Experience, bt. Aug. 1662. 16 vii. Thomas, bt. June 5, 1664. 17 vii. Benjamin, bt. Nov. 19, 1665. 18 ix. Deborah, b. June 20, 1666. 19 x. Jemima (or Jeremiah) March 16, 1667-68. 5 JAMES [3] COLLIER (Thomas [2], Thomas [1]) b. in Hingham, Apr. 6, 1651. No record in Hull of marriage, children or death. 6 THOMAS [3] COLLIER (Thomas [2], Thomas [1]) b. in Hingham May 28, 1654 Hing. Gen. Believe d. at Hull, Feb 25, 1719 (Age 67 yr. Grave Record) See Hull 150. 7 BENJAMIN [3] COLLIER (Thomas [2], Thomas [1]) b. in Hull, 1661. (Ref. p. 30, Vol. I, Binney G BIN 950 at N. E. Hist. Gen. Soc.) Believe d. at Hull, Aug. 18, 1730. See 143 Hull. 8 JOHN [3] COLLIER (Thomas [2], Thomas [1]) b. in Hull 1666 - 70.? Evidently m. Marcy _____ because Experience Colyer, d. of John and Marcy was b. at Hull, May 22, 1694. See Hull Records No 118. Believe he died at Hull, Jan. 3, 1713. (See Hull Records No. 149.) at age 43-47. Mary Coller, (Marcy ?) w. of John, d. in Hull Mar. 11, 1748, in her 82d. y. Hull Rec. No. 142. Childr. Born in Hull 20 i. Experience [4] Colyer, d. of John and Marcy, b. May 22, 1694 Hull Record 118. She died in Hull Dec. 17, 1717 (Age 23) See Hull Record 147. She had married, in Hull, Matthew Lorin[g], Ap[r.] 19, 1716. Hull Record 135. He was son of Benjamin [2] Loring, Hingham. (Gen. P 28) He d. 9 may 1722, aet. 38 yrs. 21 ii. Jane [4] Collier, d. of John & Marcy, b. in Hull Oct. 3, 1697. Hull Record 121. She married Samuel [3] Loring of Hingham (Benjamin's bro.) Apr. 19, 1716. Hull Rec. 136. 3 --------------------------------------- 9 GERSHOM [3] COLLIER (Thomas [2], Thomas [1]) The following information about the family of Gershom [3] has been compiled from "Vital Records of Hull," see sheet 3. If the old wills and deed at Pemberton Sq. Courthouse, Boston were to be searched no doubt more facts about his life could be obtained. See also N. E. Hist. Gen. Soc. Bosworth Family[,] Collier Family, Southworth. [GST's note] Hull Record 144 - Lieut. Gershom Collier died Feb. 19, 1753 in his 80th year. 1753 - 80 [=] 1673 [GST's note] Therefore he must have been born in 1673. Since his father was known as "Lieut." It is somewhat confusing that he also was given the same title, but there must have been some reason. On Jan. 25, 1696-7 Gershom Coler (age 24) married Elisabeth Pool. Hull Record 128. She died in Hull May 18, 1723, four years after her ninth and youngest child was born. Hull Rec. 141. "Elezebeth Coler, w. of Gershom (not Lieut. then) and d. of Jonthen and Judath Pool of Reading, May 18, 1723." Children, all born in Hull, Mass., were, according to reference numbers on Hull Vit. Rec. 22 i. Judah [4] Collier, b. Nov. 14, 1697. Record 124. "Jude" married Cromwell Lobdell on July 8, 1726. Record 129. She was the age of 28 1/2. 23 ii. Susanna [4] Collier (Susanah, d. of Garsham and Elisabath, April 8, 1700) 126. Susanah Colyer married Samuell Jones Apr. 5, 1719 Hull Record 138. Age 19. 24 iii. Mary [4] Collier, b. Mar 7, 1703. H. R. 125. She m. Joseph Spear, Dec. 12, 1720. H. R. 137. 25 iv. Thomas [4] Collier, b. Jan 27, 1705-6. H. R. 127. He m. Bridget Southworth. 26 v. Gersham [4] Collier, b. Apr. 5, 1708. H. R. 119. He is the only Gershom recorded as having been born in Hull, and he may have lived although his marriage and death are not mentioned in Vital Records of Hull. But he may have died and a later son may have been given the same name because at N. E. Hist. Gen. Soc. a list of Gershom [3] Children (in Bosworth Fam. C. J. F. Binney) lists a 2d Gershom born Nov 1, 1715. He is not mentioned in Scituate Vital Records. 27 vi. Jane [4] Collier, (Jahn ?) born Sept. 10, 1710. H. R. 120. She married Paul Baxter, Aug. 5, 1731. (Age 21) H. R. 132. 28 vii. Gershom [4] Collier b. Nov 1, 1715. ?? See note above. See ref. below. Some question here. 29 viii. Deacon Jonathan [4] Collier, b. May 3, 1719. H. R. 123. He m. Judith Goold 25 Nov. 1742. [Hull Record] 130. He moved to Weymouth in 1764. Had 7 children born in Hull and Weymouth. One son was Gershom, b. 13 Jan 1765. He removed to Farmington, Me. in 1790. 30 ix. William [4] Collier (of Boston) b. June 21, 1721. H. R. 116. He married Judith Briggs, Mar 24, 1749 Scituate Record 28. 31 x. Isaac [4] Collier, b. Mar 7, 1726. H. R. 110. 32 xi. Moses [4] Collier, b. June 2, 1729 H. R. 115 He married Susannah Foster in Hull, Aug. 2, 1752 Hull Record 133. In Bosworth Family (see Binney Collection Vol 1, p. 106-121) there is a note about Moses Collier & wife Susanna, Boat Builder of Boston, Son of Gershom Collier late of Hull, deceased, selling shares of Great Brewster Island, off Hull in Boston Harbor. [GST's Note -] 28 Reference Collier, Gershom, of Hull and Weymouth, Mass. 1715-1790. 1/2 p ) in "Weymouth, Mass.," pub 1923, Chamberlain Vol. 3, p. 166 Shelf No. MS-WEY-20 New England Hist. Gen. Soc. 4 --------------------------------------------- 25 THOMAS [4] COLLIER (Gershom [3], Thomas [2], Thomas [1]) b. at Hull Jan. 27, 1706. H. R. 127. Hull Record 134 definitely states that Thomas Colyer married Bridget Southworth Apr. 20, 1734. He must have been 28 years old. She was born 15 April 1714, and so was 20 years old when she married. She was dau. of Edward [4] Southworth and Bridget Bosworth of Hull. Edward [4] Southworth was son of Lt. Nathaniel [3] Southworth and Desire Gray. Samuel Deane's "History of Scituate, written in 1831 is incorrect in stating that Thomas Collier (From Hull) married Bridget Bosworth. Thomas [4] Collier and his wife Bridget must have moved from Hull to Scituate between 1734 and 1736, possibly because much more land was obtainable there for cultivation. Their children, all born in Scituate, were; -- 33 i. Thomas [5] Collier, born Apr. 17, 1736 Scit. Record 81. No record found of his marriage in Scituate. According to 140 Suffolk Court Record, Thomas Collier married Jemima Pope of Dorchester on Dec. 10, 1767. 34 ii. Gershum [5] Collier (Garshum) b. April 31, 1738. Scit. Rec. 43. Presumably he was the Gersham [int. Gashiam - GST's brackets] who married Abigail [int. Abagiel - GST's brackets] Nash, Nov. 2, [1783 - GST's brackets] since no other Gersham m. in Scit. 35 iii. Bridget [5] Collier, b. May 9, 1740 Scit. Rec. 30. She married Aaron [4] Pratt (Aaron [3-2], Phineas [1]) of Cohasset (then Hingham) Int. Nov 26, 1757 - married Apr. 6, 1758. She was age 18 and he was 24. See Scit. Record No. 3 and Cohasset Genealogies p. 342. They lived on the north side of So Main St. abt. half way betw. Summer and Beechwood Sts. just east fr. high ledge. They had sixteen children. Many of the Pratts and others in Cohasset are their descendants. Their daughter Rebecca married Bela Bates of Cohasset. See Gen. Chart. [This chart is not included with my copy of "Colliers of Cohasset" -- Wade C. note] 36 iv. William [5] Collier, b. May 11, 1742. Scit Rec. 82. He died in Hull Dec. 22, 1790. Hull Record 146. No marriage record in Scituate. 37 v. Jane [5] Collier, b. Apr 9, 1744. Scit Rec. 50. Only one Jane recorded as being born in Scit. so she may be the Jane {int. Jenna - GST's brackets] who married Charles Jinknes [int. Jenkins - GST's brackets] [of - GST's brackets] Bridgewater June 14, [1785 - GST's brackets]. 38 vi. Mary [5] Collier, b. April 22, 1746. Scit. Rec. 62. Scit. Rec. 20 says Mary Collier of Hull m. Lazarus Bowker, Jr. Int Nov. 12, 1768. 39 vii. Ephraim [5] Bosworth [5 - sic] Collier, b. June 13, 1748. Scit. Rec. 42. No record of marriage in Scituate. Lt. Nathaniel [3] Southworth was born in Plymouth 1648, d. in Middleboro, 14 Jan. 1710-11. He m. Desire Gray, b. 1651, dau. of Edward and Mary (Winslow) Gray. She d. Dec 4, 1690. Their son Edward [4] Southworth was b. 1688 in Middleboro. He married in Hull 25 June 1711 Bridget Bosworth of Hull. He moved with his family to the North Parish of Bridgewater during its early settlement. Regarding Bridget Bosworth see Smith Hale Gen. by Anderson p. 499 - 502. NE Hist. Gen Soc. G-SMI-391, and also Colonial Families G-000-8b Am. Hist. Soc. 1928 p. 144 - 146. & 178 - 180. She descended from Edward Bosworth of Hingham, Rehoboth & Swansea. He sailed from Gravesend, England on Ship "Elizabeth & Dorcas, 1634. 5 ------------------------------------------- 29 JONATHAN [4] COLLIER (Gershom [3], Thomas [2], Thomas [1]) "Deacon Jonathan." Born May 3, 1719 at Hull, See Hull Record No. 123. He married (H. R. 130) Judith Goold Nov. 2, 1742 when he was age 23. "Judeth Collier, w. of Dea Jonathan, died May __ 1761. H. R. 145. Their children, born in Hull, were; -- 40 i. Elizabeth [5] Collier, born July 12, 1743. "Elizebath Colyer, d. of Jon and Judy, born July 12, 1743." Hull Record 117. 41 ii. Luce [5] Collier, b. June 13, 1748, "d. of Jon[a]th[a]n [GST's brackets ] and Jude." H. R. 114. 42 iii. Judith [5] Collier, "d. of Jonathan and Judith, b. Feb. 12, (1752) " H. R. 113. 43 iv. Jonathan [5] Collier, s. of Jonathan & Ruth, bp. Apr. 10, 1763." H. R. 112. Dea. Jonathan's 1st wife had died in 1761. Evidently he married a 2d w. Ruth. Ruth, w. of Dea. Jonathan died in Scituate July 22, 1763, in 42d yr. Born 1721. Scit. Record 96. See Sci. 12 Jonathan of Hull married Mrs. Ruth Biggs int. Oct 20, 1761. 30 WILLIAM [4] COLLIER, ("of Boston") (Gershom [3], Thomas [2-1]) Born in Hull, Mass., June 21, 1721. H. R. 116. He married Judith Briggs of Scituate on March 24, 1749. His brother, Thomas [4] Collier, fifteen years older than William [4] had married in 1734 and had moved to Scituate between 1734 and 1736 so that William no doubt followed Thomas to Scituate and became acquainted with Judith Briggs there. She was the daughter of Joseph [3] Briggs and Mary Garrett who married in 1709. Judith was born May 20, 1724 and was age 25 when she married. William was age 27. See Scit. Rec. 28, also Deane Hist. Of Scituate, p. 241. "He had large tracts of land south of the Glades." The family history of Walter Briggs, who appeared in Scituate in 1651, is given very completely in Deane, pp. 225 & 6. One of his sons was Cornelius [2] who was father of Joseph [3]. Judith died in 1793 (age 69) Auth . Scit. Rec 99. William [4] Collier died in 1794, at age 73. See Scit. Record 98. Scit. Rec. 99 says ?___ w. William, d. 1793. Believed Judith. On the chimney of the old Briggs-Collier house and North Scituate Beach is the date 1653 which presumably is the year when the house was built by Walter Briggs. The children of William [4] and Judith were 44 i. Isaac [5], b. June 13, 1750. Scit Rec. 44. He m. Tamson Hayden, 1771. Sci. R. 7. 45 ii. Sarah [5] Collier, bt. Oct. 29, 1752. Scit. Rec 79. She may be the Sarah Coller who married Ichabod Briggs Nov. 30, [1783 - GST's brackets] Sci. Rec. 27. 46 iii. Judith [5], bp. Sept. 8, 1754. Sci Rec. 57. It would appear that she married John Briggs, 3rd. on March 5, 1780. See Sci Rec. 16. He may have been the son of John Briggs who married Abigail Neal in 1751. Ref. Deane p. 226. 47 iv. Elizabeth [5] Collier, bp. Nov. 21, 1756. Sci Rec. 41. Believe married John Damon Nov. 4, 1779, Sci. Rec. 5. 48 v. Jonathan [5] Collier, born March 8, 1758. Sci. Rec. 53. He married Mrs. Abigail Long of Harwich. Int. Mar. 9, 1788. He was then age 30. See Sci. Rec. 13. She died June 24, 1804, age 42. (Born 1762) Sci. Rec. 101. Believe he married, 2d, Hannah Nash of Ilseborough, [int. Allsbery - GST's brackets] May 10, 1807. Sci. Rec. 14. He died Jan. 11, 1822. Sci. Rec. 92. His widow (Hannah ?) d. Sept. 19, 1828. Sci. Rec. 103. See also Jonathan [5], s. of Jonathan [4] & Ruth, No. 43 above. May be confused with this Jonathan, No 48. 6 ------------------------------------------- 31 ISAAC [4] COLLIER, (Gershom [3], Thomas [2-1]) b. March 7, 1726. H. R. 110. In Hull records find no mention of either marriage or death. Also no records in Scituate. 44 ISAAC [5] COLLIER (William [4], (of Boston) Gershom [3], Thomas [2-1]) Born June 13, 1750 in Scituate, Sci Rec. 44, son of William {4] and Judith Briggs. No doubt born in old Briggs-Collier house at North Scituate Beach. Married Tamson Hayden Apr. 11, 1771. Sci. Record No 7. Children were 49 i. (Reverend William [6] Collier, born Oct. 11, 1771 at Scituate. Sci. Rec. 83. Referred to as "sometime of Charlestown." 50 ii. Isaac [6] Collier, born May 29, 1773 Sci. Record 45. Bp. Dec 24, 1802 Sci. R. 46 51 iii. James [6] Collier, born Aug. 29, 1775. Sci. Record 48 m. Sally Lincoln. Sci Rec. 9. 52 iv. Moses [6] Collier, born Aug. 29, 1777. Sci. Rec. 67. Mar Rachel Curtis Sc. R. 22. 53 v. Elizabeth [6] Collier, born Oct. 30, 1779. Sci. Rec. 33 No record of mar. or d. in Scit. 54 vi. Jenny [6] Collier, born Feb. 19, 1782. Scit. Rec. 51. Believe also called "Fanny." 55 vii. Peleg [6] Collier, b. Mar. 2, 1784. Sci. Rec. 71. 56 vii. Judey [6] Collier, b. Mar 2, 1784 Sci. Rec. 56 [GST's Note in margin: Twins. Peleg, bp. Oct. 8, 1786, Sci. Rec. 72. Judith bp. Oct. 8, 1786. Sci. Rec. 58. She married Amos Albee of Boston, Apr. 24, 1803 (age 19). Sci. Rec. 17.] 57 ix. Anna [6] Collier, b. June 25, 1786. Sci. Rec. 29. (Anne) 58 x. Elisha [6] Collier, b. July 8, 1788. Sci. Rec. 34. Baptized Sept. 25, 1793. SR 35. 59 xii. Mary [6] Collier, b. June 21, 1792. Sci. Rec. 63. Bp. Sept. 18, 1793. Sci. R. 64. 60 xii. Cynthia [6] Collier, b. June 3, 1794. Sc Rec. 32. She married George Hall of Cohasset on 27 Oct. 1816 (Sci. Record No. 4) and lived on Highland Ave. Cohasset. They had 15 children. See pp. 174-5 Cohasset Gen. He was a "Master Mariner and soldier in War of 1812. He died 18 July 1854. She died 15 Jan. 1873. James Hall and Isaac Hall were their two oldest children and they lived most of their lives in Cohasset but none of their descendants stayed at Cohasset. Cynthia's other thirteen children either moved away or died. The Halls were mostly shipbuilders or sea-captains. Several children of Isaac died, but whether they were of Isaac [5] or Isaac [6] (Jr.) is not clear. They were as follows, Sci. Record 108. _______ Coller, ch. Isaac _____ 1793 died. " " 109 ________ Coller, ch. Isaac, died Dec. 25, 1802. Isaac [5} Collier died Dec 5, 1813, [h. Tamsen - GST's note] at age 64. See Sci Rec. 89. Tamsen Collier, his widow, died Sept. 14, 1827, age 76. 7 ------------------------------------------- 48 JONATHAN [5] COLLIER, (William [4}, "of Boston," Gershom [3], Thomas [2-1]) Born March 8, 1758 in Scituate. Sci. Rec. 53. At age 30 he first married Mrs. Abigail Long of Harwich. (Intentions published March 9, 1788) Sci. Record 13. They had five children, as follows, all born in Scitua.te. 61 i. James S. [6] Collier, born Oct. 21, 1793, Sci. Record 49 62 ii. John L. [6] Collier, " " " " , " " 52 [GST's note: Twins] 63 iii. Ruthe [6] Collier, born Sept. 21, 1789. Sci. Rec. 77. 64 iv. Saley [6] Collier, born Oct. 1, 1791. Sci Rec. 78. 65 v. Naby [6] Collier, born Sept. 22, 1800. Sci Record 69. Abigail ___ Long Collier died June 24, 1804, at age 42 (born 1762) Sci. Rec. 101. Believe he then married, 2nd. Hannah Nash of Ilseborough [int. Allsbery - GST's note] May 10, 1807. Sci. Rec. 14. He died Jan. 11, 1822, Sci. Rec. 92. His widow, Hannah, died Sept. 19, 1828, Sci. Rec. 103. 49 Rev. WILLIAM [6] COLLIER, (Isaac [5], William [4], "of Boston"), Gershom [3], Thomas [2-1]) Referred to as "sometime of Charlestown." In the "Vital Records of Scituate, the only mention of him is No. 83, born Oct. 11, 1771 and No. 65, "Mary A., d. of Rev W[illia - GST's note]m, b. ___ [1810 -GST's note] Gravestone Record in North Scituate. (Born or Died ?) 50 ISAAC [6] (Junior) COLLIER (Isaac [5], William [4] of Boston, Gershom [3], Thomas [2-1]) Born May 29, 1773 Sci Rec 45. He married Betty Hayden, March 27, 1793 (He was age 20 - She was age 29.) Sci. R. 8. "Betsy" died Aug. 16, 1840, age 76, (born 1764) Sci. Rec. 87. Isaac [6] (Junior) died Dec. 16, 1840, at age 67 yr, 6 mos. Sci. Rec. 91. Their children were 66 i. Alben [7] Collier, bp. Sept 25, 1793 Sci. Rec. 39. [GST's note: _____, ch. Isaac Jr. Died ____ 1794. Sci. Rec. 100.] 67 ii. Joseph Hayden [7] Collier, born Apr. 16, 1798 (Sci. R. 54) bp. May 29, 1803. Sci. R. 55. 68 iii. Eliza [7] Collier, born Apr. 29, 1801. Sci. Rec. 36. Bp. May 29, 1803. Sci Rec. 37. 69 [sic] According to Gravestone Record at North Scituate, Eliza A. died Dec. 8, 1816. Sc. R. 38. 70 iv. Tamson [7] Collier, b. June 16, 1803. Sci. Rec. 80. 71 v. Isaac, Jr. [7] Collier, b. Dec. 4, 1805. Sci. Rec. 47. Died "Isaac, ____, 1817. Sci Rec. 90. ?? 72 vi. Nancy [7] Collier, b. Feb. 7, 1808. Sci. Rec. 70. 73 vii. Anne Jane [7] Collier, bp. June 17, 1810. Sci. Rec. 40. 74 viii. William James [7] Collier, bp. June 17, 1810. Sci. Rec. 85. Gravestone Record, No. Scit. W[illa - GST's note]m, Dec. 4, 1811. Sci. R. 84. 8 ----------------------------------------------- [ No. 51, James [6] Collier has no entry at this point. The descendants of James and Sally Lincoln - the "Colliers of Cohasset" - are covered on pages 12 and on. Wade C. note.] 52 MOSES [6] COLLIER (Isaac [5], William [4], of Boston, Gershom [3], Thomas 2-1]) Born Aug. 29, 1777 Sci. Rec. 67. Married Rachel Curtis, Dec. 21 or 25, 1800. Sci. R. 22. Children 75 i. Rachel Curtis [7] Collier, b. Sept. 24, 1801. Sc. R. 75. bp Nov. 28, 1802. Sci. R. 76. 76 ii. Moses [7] Collier, born Nov. 8, 1803. Sci. Rec. 68. [Several blank lines follow.] 55 PELEG [6] COLLIER (Isaac [5], William [4], of Boston, Gershom [3], Thomas [2-1]) "CAPT. PELEG, " born March 2, 1784. Judith was his twin sister. Sc. R. 71. Peleg and Lucy Vinal were married Sept. 10, 1807. Sci. Rec. 23. He was age 23. Children, born in Scituate. 77 i. Lucy Vinal [7] Collier, born July 25, 1808. Sci. Rec. 60. She married Lemuel Webb, Dec. 21, 1828. She was age 20. Sci. R. 19. 78 ii. Peleg Hayden [7] Collier, born Sept. 9, 1809. Son of Peleg and Lucy Sci. Rec. 74. 79 iii. Marcy Vinal [7] Collier, born Feb. 9, 1811. Sci. Rec. 61. She married (Mercy V.-sic) m. Joseph Bates, July 7, 1831. She was age 20. See Scituate Record 21. He was not one of the Cohasset Jos. Bates. No record is found of the death of Lucy Vinal Collier in Scituate Records, but there is a record (18) of the marriage of Mrs. Lucy Collier and Luther Jenkins on Nov. 2, 1828. Although there is no record evidently Capt. Peleg [6] died and his widow remarried. 78 Sci. Rec. 24 states that Peleg H(ayden) [7] and Mary Mann were married, Oct. 31, 1830. [No numbers assigned to the following children of Peleg Hayden Collier and Mary Mann. Note also that the generational numbers should be [8], rather than [7]. --Wade C. note.] Mary Lincoln [7] Collier, born June 13, 1833 to Peleg H. Seaman and Mary. S. R. 66. Peleg ([7] (Francis) Collier, b. June 13, 1835, ch. Peleg H. and Mary. Sci. R. 73. Peleg Francis [7], son of Capt. Peleg H. and Mary, died Feb. 22, 1839, age 18 m, 10 d. according to gravestone record 6. Sci. Rec. 95. Peleg [7] Collier, son of Capt. Peleg and Mary, died March 8, 1837, age 1 yr, 10 m, 22 d. G. R. 6. Sci. Rec. 105. i. [sic] Mary [7] Collier, d. of Capt. Peleg H. and mary, died Sept. 8, 1831, age 6 w. Sci R. 104. See also Sci. Rec. 94. Peleg H(ayden) [7] Colier was lost at sea March ______ 1843, age 34 . [d.1834, b. 1809, 34 age. - GST's note] Evidently his widow, Mary (Mann) Collier remarried because Peleg Hayden Colier is referred to as he[r] first husband. Sci. Rec. 106. 9 ------------------------------------------- WILLIAM COLLIER OF PLYMOUTH Although the Colliers of Cohasset take their name from Thomas [1] Collier of Hingham the name of William Collier of the Plymouth Colony was prominent and we should know about him. Born in 1585 he was a brewer in London who came to Plymouth, Mass., in 1633. He was one of the "Merchant Adventurers," those men who invested money to finance the Pilgrims. He settled in Duxbury and was one of the leading citizens there. He is stated to have been the wealthiest man in Duxbury because he paid the largest tax. He died in 1670-71 at age 85. He "lived a godly and holy life until he died" according to Bradford's diary. William Collier was not an early Pilgrim. He lived in London for thirteen years after the Mayflower's first voyage. During that period Allerton, one of the early Pilgrims had been sent back to London to attend to some business for the colony. While in London Allerton engaged in some private trade. This netted him such profits that within a year or two he cleared 400 pounds. Allerton invested it in William Collier's brewery. (S. & Str. p. 292) As a Merchant Adventurer William Collier looked for profit from the colony. He and the others wanted Plymouth to prosper and make some money for themselves. Therefore they were exasperated with the Lyford-Oldham affair in connection with the fishing stage (wharf) at Gloucester. In that connection he signed his name to a letter written by Sherley to the Pilgrims saying "The slothfulness of one part and the weakness of the other part is such that nothing can go forward. (S. & Str. P 254-5) In 1633 William Collier sailed for America. He had so generous a spirit as not to be content with making a profit by the enterprise of the Pilgrims unless he shared their hardships. According to "Saints and Strangers," p 450, he came on the second Mayflower, William Peirce, Master, out of London, March 1629, arriving at Salem May 15th with many Puritans for the Bay Colony and a few passengers for Plymouth. According to Savage he sailed on the ship "Mary Jane." Munsey Hopkins Gen. P 89) "Whether he brought a wife from home or had any here is doubtful, but four daughters of excellent character came with him." Other authorities say that his wife Jane, last name not known, accompanied him. He was made a freeman at once. Soon after arriving a Plymouth William Collier settled in Duxbury, in the southeastern part near Myles Standish and Brewster. His house in Duxbury was probably like those of the other early settlers of that town. According to History of Duxbury "their habitations were chiefly 'palisadoes,' or fortified cottages, and in some instances gambrel roofed houses, generally containing one large room, a bed chamber and kitchen on the lower floor, with two large and two small chambers above, and sometimes an attic above. One story additions were not known." In Hist. Of Duxbury, p 51 , it says "Myles Standish (near whom William Collier built his house-GST's note) settled in Duxbury about 1631 in the southeastern part of the town, on the peninsular from which arises Captain's Hill. Brewster was also a settler on this neck and in the neighborhood of the Captain, whose house was on a knoll near the shore. The Standish house had a thatched roof and clam shell cement in its foundations." 10 ----------------------------------------- William Collier acquired land west of North Hill in Duxbury (granted 1635) and a tract called Billingsgate. (p. 66 Hist. Dux.) He was one of the first purchasers of Dartmouth in 1652. In the records of the Plymouth Colony he had a "wolf trap," mentioned in 1638 (p. 45 Dux. H.) In 1660, Mr. Collier, who was eminently distinguished in the public affairs of the Colony, was licensed to sell liquors to his neighbors in Duxbury. That fact is mentioned to show the confidence placed in his sobriety and discretion. (p. 46. Hist. Dux.) William Collier was an enterprising man and engaged much in business and during most of his life employed in the government of the (Plymouth) Colony as Assistant and otherwise. In 1658 "the Court ordered a servant to him because he cannot easily come to public business, being aged and having much private business. He died in 1671, at an advanced age. (85). After having been made a freeman at once upon arrival at Plymouth (in 1633) he was, in 1634, one of the Commissioners (with Edward Winslow) appointed by Plymouth Colony to attend a meeting in Boston to discuss the pos[s]ibilities of forming an alliance or Confederation of the New England Colonies, consisting of Massachusetts Bay Colony, Plymouth, Connecticut and New haven. Such a confederation was felt to be needed because the Narraganset Indians under Miantinomo were threatening to extirpate the English (or as a result of Cromwell's revolution?) It is stated that William Collier took the liberal side in an attempt to establish religious toleration in 1646 (although Saints and Strangers, p. 362, says regarding popular resistance to intolerance "In 1645 a petition was presented to the General Court asking the removal of religious discriminations. Gov. Bradford, Thomas Prence, William Collier and Edward Winslow were against this liberal measure.) Page 374 says further "William Collier was a father in law of Prence who succeeded Bradford (as Gov.) in 1637. He was a narrow and bigoted saint. He refused to liberalize. William Collier was one of the four older men on the General Court. He was one of a committee of four to grant land between the North and South Rivers in Scituate and Marshfield. P. 173 Dux. Hist. The four daughters whom Wm. Collier brought with him from London in 1633 were: Rebecca, born about 1610, died 1698. She married her father's apprentice, Job Cole. Sarah, b. abt. 1612, d. 1691. Married Love Brewster in 1634. Mary, b. abt. 1614, married in 1636 Thomas Prence. D. at Eastham, 1662, had 5 childr. Elizabeth, b. abt. 1616. Married in 1637 to Constant Southworth. "Wm. Collier was among the more staid tavern keepers," p. 390. Prior to the outbreak of King Philip's War, Massasoit's son, Wamsutto, called King Philip, was arrested in Taunton, from which place he was taken to Asst. Gov. Collier's place in Dux. Upon his death in 1670-71 William Collier was probably buried in the first burial place of the Town of Duxbury, a knoll in the S. E. part of Harden Hill. No stone remains. This was the place of burial for about 60 years. Standish, Alden, Collier, Partridge and other founders were doubtless buried there. p. 176 History of Duxbury. References: History of Duxbury at N. E. Hist. & Gen. Soc. William Collier of Eng. & Duxbury. Library N. E. Hist Gen. "Saints & Strangers" by Geo. F. Willison, 1945. Anthon [sic] Gen. by Arthur Fish, p. 35. G-ANT-50 N. E. Hist. Gen. Munsey Hopkins Gen. by Lowell, 1920 pp. 88-89 G-MUN-18 11 ---------------------------------------- COLLIER The first owner of the North Scituate Beach farm was Mr. Timothy Hatherly. He was a merchant of London and he was much interested in the settling of New England. He was granted a large tract of land in Scituate and was one of the "founders." "He arrived at Plymouth in the ship Anne in 1623." (See Deane, History of Scituate pp 280-282) In 1651 he sold a farm on Musquashcut harbor to Walter [1] Briggs. It was on the north side of "Farm Neck." That is the first date upon which the name of Briggs appears. The cove within the "Glades" still bears the name "Briggs Harbor." Walter [1] Briggs and his wife Mary had a son Cornelius [2]. Cornelius [2] Briggs married ____ (Doughty) (Russell). Their son Joseph [3] Briggs, born 1679 married Marry Garrett in 1709. According to another account Judith [4] Briggs was their daughter. Another mixup there. (The first account make[s] Judith the dau. of Cornelius) At any rate Judith Briggs married William [5 - sic] Collier and their only son was ISAAC [5] COLLIER, born in 1749 [June 13, 1750 - GST's note]. He died in 1817 [1813 - GST's note]. He married Tamsen Hayden in 1770 [April 11, 1771 - GST's note]. She died 1827. She was born Sept. 12, 1751. He lived on the (North Scituate) Beach between the Barker farm and the Glades (in the "old Briggs - Collier house," still standing. - GST's note). Children i. Isaac, b. 1773. ii. James [6], b. 1775. iii. Moses, b. 1777. iv. Elizabeth, 1779. v. Fanny, 1782. vi. Peleg vii. Judith [Peleg and Judith both born 1784 - GST's bracketed note] viii. Anna, 1786. ix. Elisha, 1788. x. Mary, 1792. xi. Cynthia, 1794. [GST's note - Refer now to "Cohasset Deep Sea Captains," p 537 Coh. Genealogies, also to p. 109, Coh. Gen.] JAMES [6] COLLIER was born at North Scituate in 1775 and probably spent his boyhood around Scituate Beach. On April 25, 1802 he married "Sally" [6] (Sarah - GST's note) Lincoln of Cohasset, daughter of Allen Lincoln and Persis (Tower) Lincoln. Allen Lincoln , Sally's father, was a "Mariner' and he and his vessel were captured by the British during the Revolution. He died in his 23rd year, before Sally was born, in an English prison at Halifax, Nova Scotia.. (See very interesting account in Nar. Hist. p 290) Sally's mother was Persis Tower, daughter of Daniel Tower, Jr. And Bethia Nichols. She was only 19 years old when her first child was born and she had become a widow. When Sally was eight years old her mother married Capt. James [2] Hall and lived at 31 Highland Ave. (Refer to page 537 of Cohasset Genealogies for a more complete story of James [7].) James [6] Collier was age 27 when he married Sally and she was 24 years old, having been baptized Aug. 18, 1778. He was a "Mariner, Ship owner and Trader. He had a store and wharf at the head of the Cove on Margin St. where Stockbridge St. begins. Apparently Sally, through her father, came into possession of the home of her grandfather Thomas [4] Lincoln. James and Sally lived there in the "old Lincoln house" which was located on what is now the lawn in front of the Osgood School. The house was removed in 1891 when the school house was built on Elm St. In 1845, when James [6] Collier was 70 years old, he and Sally went to Scituate to live, in the old Briggs - Collier house at North Scituate Beach, it is believed. He died five years later, on Aug. 15, 1850. She died May 14, 1867 in her 89th year. CHILDREN OF JAMES [6] COLLIER AND SALLY (LINCOLN) COLLIER See p. 109 of Cohasset Genealogies. 9 children born, 7 survived. 2 d. in infancy. iii. GEORGE WASHINGTON [7] COLLIER, born June 26, 1809, married Anna Tongue of England. He died Sept. 3, 1886 at New Orleans. She died March 15, 1895 at New Orleans. He was a "Master Mariner." Was "Representative" in 1838. Both were buried in Cohasset Central Cemetery. See complete account of him in Coh. Gen., p 553, by E. P. Collier. i. JAMES [7] COLLIER, b. abt. 1806, believe died. ii. ALLEN LINCOLN [7] COLLIER, b. Apr. 1808, d. 5 June 1808. 12 G. S. Tower, 1948 ------------------------------------------ CHILDREN OF JAMES [6] COLLIER AND SALLY (LINCOLN) COLLIER, CONT'D. iv. SARAH [7] COLLIER, born April 29, 1811, married June 23, 1833 Samuel [8] Bates. SAMUEL [8] BATES, BORN April 14, 1808 in Cohasset, Mass. (Samuel 7-6-5, Joseph [4-3-2], Clement [1]) (See p. 30 Coh. Gen.) They lived in Boston at____________________until her death May 7, 1855. Then in 1857 he married again and came to Cohasset, his boyhood home, to live at 88 South Main St. The children of Samuel [8] Bates and Sarah [8 -sic] Collier were i. Samuel Pomeroy [9] Bates, (His picture is on p 584 of Coh. Gen.) "Capt. Sam." Sea Capt., sailed with Capt. James (7) Collier. Born July 4, 1836; m. May 29, 1862, Ruth N. Pratt of Coh. He d. 1908. No childr. ii. George Collier [9] Bates, born Aug. 26, 1838. Married (1) June 28, 1866, Susan J. Henderson of Baltimore, Md, and mar., 2nd, her sister, Nellie Henderson. Resided in Boston in 1909. Was associated with New England News Co. Had son, George Bates and a daughter Isabel Bates who married Webb Dorr; dau. Natalie. iii. Allen Collier [9] Bates, born Sept. 4, 1843. Plumber and Propr. of Hardware Store at Coh. iv. Elizabeth Collier [9] Bates, "Lizzie," b. Sept. 2, 1847. Teacher, taught music in Coh. Sch. v. JAMES [7] COLLIER, see p. 14 following. vi. ALLEN [7] COLLIER, born Dec. 13, 1815, m. Susan Caroline Howe, Portland, Maine. He built a house in Cohasset at 15 Beach St., near the home of his brother James. Then they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. He was very successful in business there but lost his money. They had 3 children, i. Annie [8] Collier, maiden lady, lived in Cincinnati with parents. ii. Elizabeth [8] Collier, married Dr. Ring of Portland, Me. No children. After Dr. Ring died she went back to Cincinnati. In their later years Annie & Elizabeth lived in Boston. Eliz. d. 1932 ? iii. Allen [8] Collier married Mary Vail of New Jersey. Lived in Cincinnati, Ohio. Was "Advertising Manager" for Proctor & Gamble Co., Mfrs. of Ivory Soap. Believe he had much to do with the famous "It Floats" and "99 44/100 % Pure \" advertisements. They had one daughter, Caroline [9] Collier, who graduated from Wellesley College, married and has a family. [Mrs. Albert Russel, Three daughters - GST's note] Home now 3816 Broad View Drive, Cincinnati, Ohio. vii. HENRY[7] COLLIER, "Capt. Henry," born Feb. 11, 1818 [text appears to be "1848," but "1818" is correct - Wade C. note]. Married Dec. 9, 1849, Susan Lothrop Willcutt. (See p. 110 of Coh Gen.) He was a "Mariner," used to sail the packet transporting merchandise and passengers between Cohasset and Boston. They had four children. (See p 110 Gen.) i. James Willcutt [8] Collier, born May 13, 1854. ii. Henry [8], b. Dec. 27, 1858, died ____. "Harry," m. Dec. 1888 Josie Vinal of Scituate. She was born ____, dau. of ______. Helen S. [9] Collier, b. _________. Robert Vinal [9] Collier, b. ______. [No child iii. listed by GST - Wade C. note.] iv. Priscilla Lothrop [8] Collier, b. Dec. 13, 1862. She taught schools for ___ years and m. June 23, 1904 William Hamilton McGaw, b. _______, son of _______________. Carpenter, Bldg. Contractor, Proprietor Cohasset Hardware Co., Real Est. Owner, Selectman. viii. CHRISTOPHER [7] COLLIER, born Nov. 12, 1819. Married Nov. 28, 1847 Hepsibah L. Bates. He was a "Master Mariner." He was lost at sea in Sept. 1862. (See p. 110 Coh. Gen.) He resided on Beach St. Cohasset; it is believed that he built No. 31 Beach St. A very interesting account of Capt. Christopher is to be found in Edmund Pomeroy Collier's chapter entitled "Cohasset's Deep Sea Captains" on page 570 of Cohasset Genealogies. Dau. Maria E., b. Aug. 10, 1849, married Sept. 6, 1881, Albert C. Whitmarsh, of East Bridgewater. Son Charles Turner, b. Sept. 13, 1853; m. Apr. 18, 1880, Fanny Ames of Bridgewater; Son Henry F. mar. (2) in Riverside Calif., Julia Fleming; dau. Inez Griffith. ix. ELIZABETH [7] COLLIER, born Feb. 6, 1882 (Note *); Married March 6, 1844 Alexander Williams of Boston. On another series of pages an account of his life and his descendants is given. 13 (Note * -- Error. Probably 1822.) G. S. Tower, 1948 -------------------------------- Why didn't the three Collier sisters marry ? They had boy friends and chances enough. They used to say that among themselves at home they used to joke each other about their "dates." In other words, when they had arrived at the ages to marry they did not entertain the idea seriously. [GST's note, top page 14.] v. CAPTAIN JAMES [7] COLLIER, 1813 - 1891. In the chapter entitled "Cohasset's Deep Sea Captains" by Edmund Pomeroy [8] Collier, included in Town History Vol. II, "The Genealogies of the Families of Cohasset," there is beginning on page 561 a very complete account of the life and voyages of Capt. James [7] Collier, Jr. so that there is no need to repeat it here except in brief outline. He was born Aug. 6, 1813 in Cohasset on Ship Cove Lane, now Elm St. in what was known as the old Lincoln house which stood where the Osgood School driveway is. On July 6, 1845 he married Joanna Nichols Bates, daughter of Samuel [7} Bates and Joanna (Nichols) Bates of Cohasset. He was then 32 years old and she was age 25, having been born May 20, 1820. Her mother's parents were Capt. Nathaniel [5] Nichols and Zebiah Bates. She died Sept. 3, 1896. Twelve years previously Capt. Collier's older sister Sarah had married Samuel [8] Bates who was Joanna Nichols (Bates) Collier's oldest brother. In 1852, after "Auntie Jo" and James had been born, Capt. Collier built his house on the Common, at 61 Highland Ave., at "the Lane," on land which he had bought from Cora (?) Stephenson. They moved in in 1853, the year "Will" was born. Except for brief periods between voyages Capt. Collier spent most of his adult life at sea until he was 73 years old in 1886. For five years he was home and died Jan. 14, 1891 at the age of 78. CHILDREN OF JAMES [7] COLLIER AND JOANNA NICHOLS (BATES) COLLIER. i. JOANNA NICHOLS [8] COLLIER, "Auntie Jo," born June 19, 1846. She was a woman of marked character and personality. In her younger days she made a memorable visit in New Orleans where her uncle, Capt. George W. Collier, had located at the close of the Civil War, in the ship chandlery business. In 18 __ when she was ___ years old she went on a voyage with her father in his sailing ship "Pharos." Edmund [10] Collier now has her diary which should be written up. She and her father started by train across the country to San Francisco where they joined the ship. On the voyage the ship made stops at _____________. In England her father bought her a piano which helped make the days at sea pass pleasantly. In Calcutta , India, she was ill with cholera. She brought home to Cohasset a monkey which lived for several years and provided much entertainment. In her later years her nieces and nephews enjoyed the stories about the monkey. For a number of years, about 1895 to 1900, she conducted a dancing class in the Town Hall for her nieces and other children of the community. After her parent's deaths she and her sisters Sarah and Annie continued to live at 61 Highland Ave. and took care of their brother James. Joanna N. Collier died July 23, 1917, age 71 yrs, 1 mo 4 d. She had been crippled with arthritis for years. ii. JAMES [8] COLLIER, born Oct. 9, 1849, contracted an illness in childhood which developed into epilepsy & arrested his mental growth. He live quietly, read poems and mowed the lawn, never leaving home. Died Dec. 9, 1907, age 58 - 2 -0. iii. WILLIAM ROBBINS [8] COLLIER, born July 6, 1853. Another sheet gives an account of his life. iv. SARAH BATES [8] COLLIER, "Aunt Sally," born Sept. 23, 1855. Her quiet life was devoted to the Cohasset Library. For many years, through summer's heat and winter's storm, she faithfully served her community as Assistant Librarian and Librarian, first at the Lower Town hall and, after July 13, 1903, at the Paul Pratt Memorial Library. A few years after the death of her cousin Mr. Robert [7] Williams in 1898 she visited Mrs. Williams in England (Preston, _____ - note not complete - Wade C.). Sally's earnings as librarian were important for maintaining the home. She retired in ____. In her later years she suffered with "anjina [sic] pectoris." She died Nov. 9, 1932, aged 77 yr, 1 m. 16 d. v. EDMUND POMEROY [8] COLLIER, born Jan. 9, 1858. See other sheet. vi. GEORGE WASHINGTON [8] COLLIER, born Jan. 19, 1861. See other sheet. vii. ANNA TONGUE [8] COLLIER, "Auntie Annie," born Jan. 19, 1861. (Annie and George were twins.) She was the youngest daughter. As a girl she always had a dancing partner. She occupied herself mainly with home duties but she played her violin in the Tower orchestra, sang alto in the church choir for years, taught Sunday school and was devoted to the Unitarian Church. [GST's notes between lines - "The care of her brother and older sisters in their later years devolved upon Annie." " She visited her brother's family at Bryant Pond, Maine, once for several weeks, also went to Isles of Shoals Rel. Educ. Week."] She died June 30, 1939 at age 78 yrs, 5 mo., 11 d. at the home of May and Charlotte Tower where she lived comfortably for a number of years {from 1935 - GST's note] after she had rented and later sold her house to Dr. Ralph H. Hopkins. (Sold about 1936) 14 "Next comes sheet 20. No Sheets 15-19." G. S. Tower, 1948 ------------------------------------------ COLLIER - PINKHAM - WILLIAMS JANE [9] COLLIER, born June 19, 1891, dau. of Edmund Pomeroy [8] Collier and Ella Bell (Sargent) Collier of Cohasset and Brookline. Cohasset Schools, Grad. Brookline High School, 1910. Grad. Radcliffe College, 1914..........On March 27, 1920, married VINCENT LOW PINKHAM, born February 24, 1879 in Revere, Mass., son of Theodore Pinkham and Alice (Shedd) Pinkham of Revere and Brookline. He graduated from Brookline High School in 19 For many years was associated with Richards & Co., Metals, Atlantic Ave., Boston Retired. Health not good. Their residence was formerly 249 Buckminster Road, Brookline. Since 1943, Jane has been "Manager" in charge of "Thrift Shop of Boston, Inc.," 90 Huntington Ave., Boston. Home address 257 Walnut St., Brookline Children, born in Brookline i. ALICE SHEDD PINKHAM, born Marcy 16, 1921. ii. ELAINE SARGENT PINKHAM, born February 21, 1924. ALICE SHEDD PINKHAM, Brookline Schools, Park Sch. Brookline, The Lee School, Graduated from Brookline High School, 1938. Graduate, Garland School of Homemaking, 1940. Taught at The Woodward School in 1941 & 1942..... Married, on July 25, 1942 LEONARD WARE WILLIAMS, "Ware," born Jan. 4, 1918, son of Holden Pierce Williams and Anna (Ware) Williams of Wellesley Hills, Mass. Tabor Academy, Roxbury Latin Sch., Harvard College, Grad. 1942. Went directly into service in U. S. Navy, U. S. S. "Pheasant," a mine-sweeper in Atlantic Theatre, to 1944. Convoy work at first. Normandy Invasion, from Portsmouth & Falmouth, Eng. & Torquay. Ensign, Radar Material Officer (Radio & Radar) 1945. U. S. S. Henderson, Destroyer in Pacific Theatre. After marriage in 1942 lived around at Washington, Florida and California, wherever Ware was stationed during training period. After termination of service, Insurance Broker, with Holden P. Williams, 40 Broad St., Boston. All kinds of insurance, Life, Fire, Casualty, Etc. July 1, 1949 became Partner with his father, in HOLDEN PIERCE INSURANCE AGENCY, 40 BROAD ST., BOS. Home Address, 1947 - 37 Fearing Rd, Hingham, Mass. Children i. Peter Williams, born Jan. 30, 1944 in Brookline (Cambridge) ii. Wendy Williams, born Aug. 8, 1946, in Hingham (Boston) iii. Lincoln Williams, born March 10, 1949 in Hingham. (So. Weymouth) ELAINE SARGENT PINKHAM, Park School, Brookline. Grad. Brookline High School, 1942. Boston School of Occupational Therapy, Grad. 1945. Trained as Occupational Therapist at Buffalo Children's Hospital and Mass. General Hospital & Danvers Hospital. 1945-6 at Rhode Island General Hospital, Providence, R. I. At McLean Hospital, Waverly, Mass., 1946 - Address McLean Hospital. 20 -------------------------------------------- COLLIER PAINE SARGENT FRANCIS [9] COLLIER, born Nov. 16, 1900, in Cohasset. [Large space left on page for information on Sargent F. Collier - Not found in these pages. Wade C. note.] ELEANOR POMEROY [9] COLLIER, born July 11, 1903 in Cohasset. Attended Brookline Grammar Sch. & Beacon Sch., Brookline; Miss Lee's School, Inc., Boston, Grad. 1922. Att'n'd. Pierce Secretarial Sch. 1923-4. Three months in Europe in 1925 with Ellerys & Wheelwrights. Social Secretary to Mrs. John L. Grandin, of Boston fr. 1926-1932. Asst. Sales manager, Lewandos, 1933-40. Married A. Kingman Paine, 1940. Mem. Boston Junior League, 1922-36 [?] Badminton & Tennis Club, Boston, 1935-40. (Charter Member) Footlight Club, Jamaica Plain, (Dramatic) 1931-40. Founded Bryant Pond, Maine, Garden Club, 1927. Won the Ladies Mixed Doubles State Badminton Championship, 1938, w. M. Whittemore. Runner-up for Mixed Doubles State Championship, 1938 & 1939. Served with Hingham Red Cross Motor Corps, 1942-6. 1940-1945 lived at Hingham, Mass. at Union St. & School St. & Lazell St. In 1946 bought house in Norwell next door to Kingman's father. Res. Location, Stetson Road, Norwell. Off main road (River Rd.) betw Norwell Cent. & Hanover 4 Cor. Mail Addr. P. O. Box 344, Hanover, Mass. [Eleanor Pomeroy Collier married ... - Wade C. note] ALONZO KINGMAN PAINE, "Kingman, " born __________________. Childr. Thomas Kingman Paine, "Tommy," born __________________. GRACE COLLIER [9], born June 3, 1886 in Cohasset. [Space left on page for information on Grace Collier - Not found in these pages. Wade C. note.] Res. & Mail Addr. 365 Beacon St., Boston 16, Mass. 21 ---------------------------------------------- COLLIER EDMUND [9] COLLIER, born Nov. 2, 1899 at Cohasset, Mass, Son of George W. [8] Collier and Frances (Osgood) Collier of Cohasset. Cohasset Schools, through three years at Cohasset High School to June 1916. 1916-1922 in U. S. Army - Artillery - Cavalry - Signal Corps, stationed at West Point, NY. New Jersey, Arizona and Hawaiian Islands. 1922 - 1926 with U. S. Forest Service, Cow-punching, logging, etc. in California, Oregon, Montana and New Hampshire. 1926 - 7 Special studies in English at Harvard College. Sept. 3, 1927 married Katharine [5] Brown, "Kitty," born June 13, 1898 at Webster, Mass., dau. of Frederick A. Brown, M. D. and Katharine [4] (Slater) Brown of Webster, Mass. Descen[d]ant of Samuel [1] Slater who came from England to United States in _____and built at Pawtucket, R. I. in _______ the first cotton mill. Built mills at Webster in 1812. [George [2], William [3], Katharine [4] - GST's note] Grad. Wykeham Rise School, Washington, Conn., 1916. Grad. Radcliffe College 1920. Society Reporter with Worcester Gazette, 1920. Cost Dept. Slater Mills, Webster, Mass. Secretary at Noble & Greenough School, Cambridge, Mass., 1927. Edmund Collier 1927 - 1940 Edited and published pulp-paper magazines and wrote stories for them. 1927 - 1928 Worked for Clayton Publishing Co., N. Y. City., Lived in N. Y. City. 1928 - 1935 Associated with Doubleday Doran Co., Pub. Garden City, L.I., N. Y. 1935 - 1937 Independent publisher of "WEST" magazine. 1937 - 1938 Edited for A. H. Wynn, N. Y. City. 1938 - 1940 Free - lance writer of stories. [1928 - 1940 Home at Garden City, L. I., N. Y. - GST's note] 1940 - 1947 Tree Surgeon - Managed "Estate Services" Corp., Wilton Conn. 1943 - 1945 Worked in factories engaged in war work at Bridgeport, Conn. General Electric Co. & Chance & Vought Aircraft Co., keeping up the tree surgery business at Wilton in the meantime. [Home Address Wilton, Conn From Ma[r]ch, 1948 - 1949. - GST's note] 1947 - Editor with Standard Magazines, N. Y. City. (Temp. Addr. c/o Geo. Spater, Ardsley-on-Hudson, N. Y.) Mrs. E. C., c/o Miss Lydia R. Slater, 216 N. Main St., Webster, Mass. JAMES LINCOLN [10] COLLIER, born June 27, 1928 at New York City. Attended Garden City schools through 4th grade. Wilton, Conn., school 5th to 8th gr. incl. Graduated in 1946 from Staples High School, Westport, Conn. President of his class 1944 -6. Got his letter in baseball. Since Oct. 1, 1946 at Hamilton College, Clinton, N. Y. Class of 1950. Fraternity - Emerson Literary Soc. CHRISTOPHER [10] COLLIER, born January 29, 1930 at New York City. 3 yrs. school at Garden City, 5 yrs. at Wilton, Conn., 4 yrs. at Staples High School, Westport, Conn. Grad. 1947. Pres. Student Council. Music Award. Eagle Scout. Since Sept. 1947 at Clark University, Worcester, Mass. Cl. of 1951. HOPE SLATER [10] COLLIER, born February 15, 1934 at Minneola, Nassau County, N. Y. 7 yrs. of school at Wilton, Conn. From Sept. 1947 ...Bartlett (Junior) High Sch., Webster, Mass. 22 Gilbert S. Tower, 1948 ------------------------------------------- COLLIER - MC ALLISTER WILLIAM ROBBINS [8] COLLIER (James [6-7], Isaac [5], William [4], Gershom [3], Thomas [2-1]) - [Wade C. added brackets ] "Will" Collier was born July 6, 1853 and died Dec. 9, 1901, age 48 yrs 5 mos 3 days. See other sheets for his ancestors He was a quiet home loving man full of jokes. His work for a time was with The New England News Co., Boston. Later he was traveling salesman with Adams Cushing & Foster, Stationers. He resembled Adm. Dewey in appearance. Sang in Unitarian choir. He married June 28, 1882, Mariana Pratt, born July 7, 1855, died Sept. 21, 1911, age 56 - 2 - 14. She was daughter of Thomas [6] Pratt and Sarah Priscilla (Tower) Pratt, see p 353, Coh. Gen. Thomas [6] Pratt ( Job [5], Thomas [4[4], Aaron [3-2], Phineas [1]), see p. 340 -353 Coh. Gen., was married in 1850 and built his house on the Common. It is now No. 31 No. Main St., Carroll D. Pratt. His older brother, Job {6] Pratt, married in 1845, had already built a house on the Common at No. 41 North Main St., now owned by Dean K. James. Both Thomas [6] and Job [6] were sons of Deacon Job [5] Pratt who lived in an old house on the Common, shown as No. 33 No. Main St. on map. This old house was located where No 35 No Main St. (Gilbert S. Tower) is now. In 1858 this old house (see Historical Map of Common) was moved by its purchaser , Capt. Joseph H. Smith, to No. 51 - 53 Elm St. where it still stands. Sarah Priscilla (Tower) Pratt, who died April 5, 1912, was one of the eleven children of Capt. Nichols Tower (See p 442 Cohasset Genealogies & picture on p 592-3) who built his house at No. 74 Beach St. in 1824. Thomas Pratt went away some time after his three children were born and did not return to Cohasset. Thereupon his wife and daughters Flora Leslie Pratt, Marianna Pratt and Isabel Pratt went to live at the paternal home of his wife, Sarah, at No. 74 Beach St. where she kept house for her unmarried brother, General Zealous B. Tower, retired, until his death in 1900. (See p. 442 Coh. Gen.) Then her brother Frederic Tower went to live at No. 31 No. Main St. where he died in 1904, his wife in 1906, "Annie" in 1900 & "Dave" _____________. In the meantime William R. Collier, age 29, who lived on Beach St. at Highland Ave., had married the second sister, Marianne [sic], age 27. (See p. 353, Coh Gen.) They had one child, MAY LESLIE COLLIER, dau. of William Robbins [9] Collier and Marianne (Pratt) Collier born April 27, 1883. She was an honor student at the Cohasset High School, sang in the choir of the Second Parish (Congregational) Church of which her great grandfather, Capt. Nichols Tower had been one of the founders back in 1822 and for which he gave the land. (Nar. Hist. p. 370) Then in 190__ a new minister came to the church and, at age 23, "Leslie" married REV. FRANK BARR MC ALLISTER, on June 12, 1906. He was born _________ in______________ son of ____________. In 1907 "Mac" and "Leslie" built their house at No. 12 Ripley Road, Cohasset. John was born in 1909. Then after about 10 years in their new house May Leslie (Collier) McAllister died on June 30, 1917 at age 34 years, 2 months and 3 days leaving one child then 8 yrs. old. JOHN TOWER MCALLISTER, born July 15, 1909 (See other sheet) Home address - 1948 278 Washington Ave., Pleasantville, N. Y. Marianna (Pratt) Collier, Leslie's mother, died Sept. 21, 1911, at age 56 yrs, 2 mos, 14 d. Flora Leslie Pratt (Aunt Flora) unmarried, who had lived with her mother and sisters at the General's and after his death with the Wm. R. Colliers, at 74 Beach St., died May 15, 1918 at age 65-11-15. Isabel Pratt, (Aunt Isabel) after the deaths of "Will," Marianna, Flora and Leslie, lived with Frank and John at 12 Ripley Rd. and later at ________. She died ___________. 74 Beach St. was sold to Thomas B. James, now Gardner G. Monks. Ellis Harding bought 12 Ripley Rd, now owned by Robert B. James. 23 Gilbert S. Tower, 1948. --------------------------------------------- COLLIER - ELLERY EDMUND POMEROY [8] COLLIER (James [6-7], Isaac [5], William [4], Gershom [3], Thomas [2-1]) - [Wade C. added brackets ] E. Pomeroy Collier, "Pom," was born January 9, 1858, son of Capt. James [8 - sic] Collier and Joanna Nichols (Bates) Collier of 61 Highland Ave., corner Beach St., Cohasset. See other sheet. His mother was daughter of Samuel [7] Bates and Joanna (Nichols) Bates of 25 South Main St. (Coh. Gen. p. 28) and was grand dau. of Capt. Nathaniel [5] Nichols and Zibiah (Bates) Nichols who lived on Jerus. Rd. (Blk. Rk. Ho. later.) From the Cohasset schools he went to the Mass. Inst. of Technology in the Class of 187___. From 1876 to 1884 he was Assistant Teacher at the Cohasset High School. On Sept. 26, 1883, when he was 25 and she was 19 he married ELLA BELL SARGENT, born _________ who had been one of his pupils. She was the older of the two daughter of Moses Sargent, then proprietor of the (Old) Black Rock House on Jerusalem Road, and Rebecca (Bell) Sargent. They lived first at 53 Highland Ave. and then at 31 Beach St. About 18___ he bought and improved the Amanda O. Williams house at No. 1 Highland Ave. which was built in 1784 by Naaman Nichols. The family lived there for about ___ years and the children grew up there but they lived in Boston winters after 1904. About 1884 Mr. Collier went to work in Boston as bookkeeper with Mauger & Avery, wool brokers at 564 Atlantic Ave. and later of 274 Summer St. Prior to World War I, between 1914 & 1917, he became a member of the firm. All his business life was with Mauger & Avery. The Cohasset house, after being rented for a number of years was sold to Alfred W. James and the Colliers became permanent residents of Brookline, first at ___ Winthrop Road and later at ___________________. He died _________. Mrs. Collier died _____________. Both were buried at ______________. Mr. Collier was a student, interested in many subjects, and in public speaking he was entertaining and influential. At Cohasset he served on the School Committee, 1887 - 1901, and was a prime mover in bringing about the construction of the Osgood School. His chapter entitled "Cohasset's Deep Sea Captains" in Coh. Gen, Vol. II of History is a fine accomplishment, and he also wrote personal sketches of men who had been town officers. He could recite the plays of Shakespeare and his annual readings of Dickens' "Christmas Carol" are unforgettable. His association with his Class of 187___, M. I. T. was very dear to him. For many years the family spent a part of every summer, after Mr. Collier's death the entire summer, at Bryant Pond, Maine, for which place their attachments became very strong. Children, born in Cohasset. i. Bessie Bell Collier, born April 3, 1885. ii. Grace Annie Collier, born June 3, 1886. iii. Jennie may Collier, born June 19, 1891. iv. Sargent Francis Collier, born November 16, 1900. v. Eleanor Pomeroy Collier, born July 11, 1903. BESSIE BELL COLLIER beginning at age 4 concentrated upon the study of the violin, first with Mrs. C. W. Gammons and at age 8 with Mr. Fritz Kneisel, Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, became and accomplished musician and in ___________ appeared as soloist with the "Symphony." On _______ she married WILLIAM ELLERY {Space left for further information about Bessie Bell Collier and William Ellery, but nothing added.] 24 ------------------------------------------------ [This page has the duplicate number 23 - Wade C. note.] COLLIER SCHOENFELDT JULIA BRYANT [9] COLLIER, born March 19, 1888 at Cohasset, Mass. (Julia & Elizabeth, Twins) daughter of George W. collier and Frances (Osgood) Collier of Cohasset. Cohasset schools through Cohasset High School, Grad. 1905; P. G. 1906. Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Mass Graduated, 1910. 1910 - 11 Taught at private school in Weston, Mass. 1911 - 12 Taught children of E. Kent Hubbard at Middletown, Conn. 1912 - 13 Taught children of Henry S. Dennison and James F. Stone at Framingham, Mass. 1913 Traveled in Europe with Miss Fanny Phillips of Hanover, Mass. and Mrs. Stone. (Summer) 1913 - 14 Again taught at Framingham. Lived with the Stones. 1914 2nd trip to Europe. Studied at ______________ in Lauzanne, Switzerland. Was in Paris on Sept. 2, 1914, the day the Germans dropped bombs on Paris. 1914 - 1918 Taught at Derby Academy, Hingham, Mass. 1917 Summer School at Teacher's College, Columbia University, N. Y. City. 1919 April to Sept., with Radcliffe College Unit of French Red Cross in France. 3rd trip to Europe. At Fresnoy-le-Grand in the North of France. Drove Ford car and helped establish rehabilitation "Poste." 1921 - 1925 Taught at Concord Academy, Concord, Mass. Harvard Summer School, 1921 & 1922. Outside interest were English Folk Dancing, Camping and hiking in Maine. June 22, 1925 married Rev. Arthur Schoenfeldt at Cohasset. Went to live in Wethersfield, Conn. President Connecticut Valley Assoc. Alliance, 1928 - 1930. President Radcliffe Club of Maine, 1936-1941. Co-director, 1933 - 1941 of "Rowe Camp," at Rowe, Mass. Julia Collier Schoenfeldt died July 15, 1949 at the N. E. Baptist Hospital, Boston, following an abdominal operation. REV. ARTHUR [3] (C. P.) SCHOENFELDT, born April 29, 1884 in Menomonie, Wisconsin, son of Christian Frederich [2] Schoenfeldt and Rosa (Weber) Schoenfeldt, of Eau Gallee, Wis., grandson of Christian Frederich Schoenfeldt who was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1848 along with many others who had failed in the movement to liberalize conditions in Germany. He had been an officer in the army there. Political conditions were upset. Attended schools in 1918 Graduated from Meadville Theological School, Meadville, Pa. Studied at Tufts College, Somerville, Mass., Harvard College, Cambridge; & University of Chicago. Secretary at St. Cloud Reformatory, St. Cloud, Minn. Unitarian Minister and San Antonio Texas ___________ and at Charleston, W. Va. 1923 - 1929 Chaplain and Teacher at Connecticut State Prison, Wethersfield, Conn. 1929 - 1931 Unitarian Minister at Athol, Mass. 1931 - 1933 " " " Dorchester, Mass. 1935 - 1946 " " " Kennebunk, Maine. Exec Sec. Maine Unitarian Assoc. 1937-1946. 1947 - 1949 Minister of the First Unitarian Church, Middleborough, Mass. Home Addr. 141 South Main St. June 1949 Received Degree of Bachelor of Divinity (B. D.) from Meadville Theological School, Chicago, at 104th Annual commencement. Author of "Dissertation on Life of Rev. Charles Timothy Brooks," who was Minister of the Channing Mem. Ch. Newport, R. I. 1857 - 83. Listed in "Who's Who in New England. 23 [Duplicate #] Gilbert S. Tower, 1948 ------------------------------------------ COLLIER MARRIAGES IN SCITUATE UP TO 1850 [GST Note *] [Unless otherwise indicated, all other brackets on this page are by GST, or in original records copied.] [Marriage Records are from pages 71-72, Vol. II - Wade C. note] [Page 71 below - Wade C. note] 1 Abigail and John Vinal, [Apr.] 30, 1820. 2 Betsey and James Barrell [int. Barrel] of Hanover, Aug. 26, 1838, in Cohasset. 3 Bridgit, Mrs., and Aaron Pratt, Jr. of Hingham (Cohasset) int. Nov. 26, 1757 [Bridget, m. Apr. 6, 1758, C. R. 1.] 4 Cynthia and George Hall of Cohassett, [Oct.] 27, 1816. [George of Cohasset, C. R. 1.] 5 Eliz[abe]th and John Damon, int. Sept. 13, 177[4] [Damon, m. Nov. 4, C. R. 1.] 6 Gersham. [int. Gashiam] [and] Abigail [int. Abagiel] Nash, Nov. 2 [1783]. 7 Isaac and Tamson [dup. Tamason] Hayden, Apr. 11, 1771. 8 Isaac, Jr. and Betty Hayden, [Mar.] 27, 1793. 9 James and Sally Lincoln of Cohasset, int. May 31, 1801. 10 James S. and Mrs. Martha Sawyer, int. Oct. 17, 1835. 11 Jane [int. Jenna] and Charles Jiknes [int. Jenkins] [of] Bridgewater, June 14, [1785]. 12 Jonathan of Hull, and Mrs. Ruth Briggs, int. Oct. 20, 1761. 13 Jonathan and Mrs. Abigail Long of Harwich, [int.] Mar. 9, 1788. 14 Jonathan and Hannah Nash of Ilseborough. [int. Allsbery], May 10, 1807. Hannah of Isleborough, C. R. 1. 15 Joseph [int. adds H.] and Hepsibah [int. Hepsabah] Clapp, Dec. 2, 1819. [Joseph N. and Hepsebah Clapp, C. R. 1.] 16 Judith and John Briggs 3rd, int. Mar. 6, 1779 [m. Mar. 5, 1780, C. R. 1.] [46 - GST's # system] [Page 72, Vol. II, below] - Wade C. note] 17 Judith [int. Judeth] and Amos Albee of Boston, Apr. 24, 1803 [Judith, C. R. 1.] [GST # 56] 18 Lucy, Mrs., and Luther Jenkins, Nov. 2, 1828. 19 Lucy V. and Lemuel Webb, Dec. 1, 1828. 20 Mary of Hull, and Lazarus Bowker, Jr., int. Nov. 12, 1768. 21 Mercy V. and Joseph Bates, July 7, 1831. 22 Moses [6] and Rachel Curtis, Dec. 21, 1800 [Dec. 25, C. R. 1.] [GST # 52] 23 Peleg and Lucy Vinal, Sept. 10, 1807. 24 Peleg H. and Mary Mann, Oct. 31, 1830. 25 Ruth and Daniel Willcutt [int. Wilcutt] of Cohassett. [int. Cohasset]. July 3. 1808 [Daniel of Cohasset. C. R. 1.] 26 Sally and Edmond [int. Edmund] Hyland, Oct. 28, 1810 [Edmund, C. R. 1.] 27 Sarah [int. Coller] and Ichabod Briggs, Nov. 30, [1783]. 28 Will[ia]m of Boston, and Judeth Briggs, int. Dec 30, 1748. [Judith, m. Mar 23, 1749, C. R. 1] The end. COLLIER BIRTHS IN SCITUATE UP TO 1850. [Top page 90, Vol I - Wade C. Note] 29 [p. 90 - GST's note] Anna [6], d. Isaac [5] [and] Tamsin, June 25, 1786. {Anne, G. R. 2] [GST # 57] 30 Bridgit [5], d. Tho[ma]s [4] and Bridgit, May 9, 1740. [Bridget, G. R. 1.] [GST # 35] 31 Charles W. [Mar. __ 1835] G. R. 2. 32 Cynthia [6], d. Isaac [5] and Tamsin, June 3, 1794. [GST # 60] 33 Elizabeth [6], d. Isaac [5] and Tamsin, Oct. 30, 1779. [Elizabeth, C. R. 1.] [GST # 53] 34 Elisha [6], s. Isaac [5] and Tamsin, July 8, 1788. [Elisha H., G. R. 2] [GST # 58] 35 Elisha [6], s. Isaac [5], bp. Sept. 25, 1793. C. R. 1. 36 Eliza [7], d. Isaac and Betsy, Apr 29, 1801. 37 Eliza [7], ch. Isaach [6], bp. May 29, 1803. C. R. 1. 38 Eliza A. [ ? m.], Dec 8, 1816. G. R. 2. s. -- son. d. -- daughter d. -- died. "int." means publishment of intention of marriage. C. R. 1. - Church record, First Parish, and records from Rev. John Lothrop's orig. manuscript. G. R. 1. Gravestone Record, Scit. Harbor. [First Parish Cemetery - Wade C. note] G. R. 2. Gravestone Record North Scituate. [Groveland Cemetery - Wade C. note] [G. R. 6. - Gravestone Record, Union Street Cemetery, Scituate Harbor - Wade C. note] [GST's Note * - From "Vital Records of Scituate to the year 1850. Pub. 1909 by New. Engl. Hist. Gen. Soc.} Page 1.A ------------------------------------------- COLLIER BIRTHS IN SCITUATE UP TO 1850. Continued. {First 2 listings are from Bottom of page 89, Vol. I - Wade C. Note] 39 Alben [7], s. Isaac [6], bp. Sept. 25, 1793. C. R. 1. 40 Ann Jane, ch. Isaac Jr. bp. June 17, 1810. C. R. 1. 41 [p 90, cont. - GST note] Elizabeth [5], d. W[illia]m [4], bp. Nov. 21, 1756. C. R. 1. Elizabeth (see Elisabeth.) [GST 47] 42 Ephraim Bosworth [5], s. Tho[ma]s [4] and Bridgit, June 13, 1748. [GST # 39] 43 Garshum [5], s. Tho[ma]s [4] and Bridgit, Apr. 31[sic - GST], 1738. {Gershom Colier, C. R. 1.] [GST # 34] 44 Isaac [5], s. William [4] and Judeth, June 13, 1750. [GST # 44] 45 Isaac [6], s. Isaac [5] and Tamsin, May 29, 1773. [GST # 50] 46 Isaac [7], s. Isaac, bp. Dec. 24, 1802. C. R. 1. 47 Isaac, Jr. [7], s. Isaac [6] and Betsy, Dec. 4, 1805. 48 James [6], s. Isaac [5] and Tamsin, Aug. 29, 1775. [GST # 51] 49 James S.., twin s. Jonathan and Abigail, Oct. 21, 1793. 50 Jane [5], d. Tho[ma]s [4] and Bridgit, Apr. 8, 1744. [GST # 37] 51 Jenny [6], d. Isaac [5] and Tamsin Feb 19, 1782. [GST # 54] 52 John L. twin son Jonathan and Abigail, Oct. 21, 1793. 53 Jonathan [5], s. William [4] and Judith, Mar. 8, 1758. [GST # 48] 54 Joseph H.., s. Isaac and Betsy, Apr. 16, 1798. 55 Joseph Hayden, ch. Isaach, bp. May 29, 1803. C. R. 1. 56 Judey [6], [twin] d. Isaac [5] and Tamsin, Mar. 2, 1784. [GST # 56] 57 Judith [5], d. W[illia]m [4], bp. Sept. 8, 1754. C. R. 1. [GST # 46] 58 Judith [6], d. Isaac [5], bp. Oct. 8, 1786. C. R. 1. [GST # 56] 59 Julia Ann [ ? m.], ________ [1821]. G. R. 2. 60 Lucy Vinal, d. Peleg and Lucy, July 25, 1808. 61 Marcy Vinal, d. Peleg and Lucy, Feb, 9, 1811. 62 Mary, d. Tho[mas] and Bridgit, Apr. 22, 1746. [GST # 38] 63 Mary [6], d. Isaac [5] and Tamsin, June 21, 1792. [GST # 59] 64 Mary [6], d. Isaac [5], bp. Sept. 18, 1793. C. R. 1. [GST # 59] 65 Mary A., d. Rev. W[illia]m, __________ [1810]. G. R. 2. 66 Mary Lincoln, d. Peleg H., seaman, and Mary, June 13 [dup. Mar. 13], 1833. 67 Moses [6], s. Isaac [5] and Tamsin, Aug 29, 1777. [GST # 52] 68 Moses [7], s. Moses [6] and Rachael , Nov. 8, 1803. 69 Naby, d. Jonathan and Abigail, Sept. 22, 1800. 70 Nancy, d. Isaac and Betsy, Feb. 7, 1808. [Start page 91, Vol. I] 71 Peleg [6], [twin] s. Isaac [5] and Tamsin, Mar. 2, 1784 [GST # 55] 72 Peleg [6], ch. Isaac [5] bp. Oct. 8, 1786. C. R. 1. [GST # 55] 73 Peleg, ch. Peleg H. and Mary, June 13, 1835. 74 Peleg Hayden, s. Peleg and Lucy, Sept. 9, 1809. [Peleg Hayden, h. Mary (Mann) G. R. 6.] 75 Rachel Curtis, d. Moses and Rachel, Sept. 24, 1801. 76 Rachel Curtis, d. Moses, bp. Nov. 28, 1802. C. R. 1. 77 Ruthe [6], d. Jonathan [5] and Abigail, Sept. 21, 1789. 78 Saley [6], d. Jonathan [5] and Abigail, Oct. 2, 1791. Page 2.A --------------------------------------------- COLLIER BIRTHS IN SCITUATE UP TO 1850. Continued. [Page 91, Vol. I, continued - Wade C. note] 79 Sarah [5], d. W[illia]m [4], bp. Oct. 29, 1752. C. R. 1. [GST # 45] 80 Tamson, d. Isac and Betsy, June 16, 1803. 81 Tho[ma]s [5], s. Tho[ma]s [4] and Bridget, Apr. 17, 1736. [GST # 33] 82 Will[ia]m [5], s. Tho[ma]s [4] (Colleer) and Bridgit, May 11, 1742. [GST # 36] 83 William [6], s. Isaac [5] and Tamsen [Tamsan, C. R. 1.] Oct. 11, 1771. [GST # 49 "Rev. William."] 84 W[illia]m, Dec. 4, 1811. G. R. 2. 85 William James [7], ch. Isaac Jr. [6], bp. June 17, 1810. C. R. 1. [End of Scituate Collier Birth records - Wade C note] COLLIER DEATHS IN SCITUATE UP TO 1850. [Collier Deaths in Scituate are found on pages 368 and 369, Vol. II, with various spellings. I follow GST's order of listings. - Wade C. note] [Page 369] 86 Abigail, see below [Record 101 - Wade C. note] 87 Betsey, w. Isaac, Aug 16, 1840, age 76. G. R. 2. 88 Fanny, June 20, 1835, age 18. 89 Isaac [5], ____ 1813, C. R. 1. [h. Tamsen] Dec 5, age 64. G. R. 2. 90 Isaac, ___ 1817. 91 Isaac, [h. Betsey], Dec. 16, 1840, age 67 y. 6 m. G. R. 2. 92 Jonathan [5], [Jan.] 11, 1822. [GST # 48] 93 Joseph Alonzo, July 25, 1849, age 28 y. 10 m. 15 d. G. R. 2. 94 Mary (See ____ Collier) [Record 104 - Wade C. note] 95 Peleg Francis, s. Capt. Peleg H. and Mary, Feb. 22, 1839, a. 18 m., 10 d. G. R. 6. 96 Ruth, w. Dea. Jonathan [4], July 22, 1763, in 42d. y. G. R. 2. [GST # 43] 97 Tamsin, wid., Sept. 14, 1827, a. 76. [Tamsen, w. Isaac, G. R. 2.] 98 William, _________ 1794. 99____________ [Judith ?], w. William [4], __________ 1793. 100 _______, ch. Isaac Jr., __________1794. 101 _______ [Abigail ?], w. Jonathan [5], June 24, 1804, a. 42. [Abigail, G. R. 2] [GST # 48] 102 _______, ch. Joseph, [Sept.] 18, 1822. 103 _______ [Hannah ?], wid. Jonathan, [Sept. ] 19, 1828. [GST # 48] 104 _______ [Mary], ch. Peleg H., Sept 8, 1831. [Mary, d. Capt. Peleg H. and Mary, a. 6 w., G. R. 6.] [page 368 - Note various spellings -- Wade C.] 105 Peleg Colier, s. Capt. Peleg and Mary, Mar 8, 1837, a. 1 yr. 10 m. 22 d. G. R. 6. 106 Peleg H. Colier, lost at sea, Mar. _____ 1843, a. 34. {Peleg Hayden Collier, first h. Mary (Mann), G.R. 6. 107 ______ Colleir, ch. Gershom, _____ 1794. 108 ______ Coller, ch. Isaac, ____ 1793. [GST # 44] 109 ______ Coller, ch. Isaac, Dec. 25, 1802, a. 7. [GST # 44] Copied by Gilbert S. Tower, Jan. 7, 1949, from "Vital Records of Scituate, to the year 1850, published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1909. Copy at Cohasset Public Library. Page 3.A ------------------------------------- HULL BIRTHS UP TO 1850 COLIER - COLLER - COLLIER - COLYAR - COLYER - COYLOR [The "Collier" birth records, with various spellings, are on page 15, Hull Vital Records, pub. 1911.] 110 Isaac Colier, s. of Gershom and Elizebeth, Mar. 7, 1726. 111 Jane Coller, d. of Thomas and Brigget, Nov. 27, 1734. 112 Jonathan Collier, s. of Jonathan and Ruth, bp. Apr. 10, 1763. C. R. 113 Judith Collier, d. of Jonathan and Judith, Feb 12 (1752, T. C. Town Copy) 114 Luce Collier, d. of Jon[a]th[a]n and Jude, June 13, 1748. 115 Moses Collier, s. of Gershun and Elizabath, June 2, 1729. 116 William Colyar, s. of Garshom and Elisabeth, June 21, 1721. 117 Elizebath Colyer, d. of Jon and Judy, July 12, 1743. 118 Experience Colyer, d. of John and Marcy, May 22, 1694. 119 Gersham Colyer, s. of Gersham and Elizebath, Apr 5., 1708. 120 Jahn Colyer, d. of Garshon and Elizebath, Sept. 10, 1710. 121 Jane Colyer, d. of John and Marsey, Oct. 3, 1697. 122 John Colyer, s. of Garshon and Jude [sic - error for Elizabeth - Wade C.], Mar. 9, 1716. 123 Jonathan Colyer, s. of Gershem and Elizebeth, May 3, 1719. 124 Judah Colyer, d. of Gershan and Elisebath, Nov. 14, 1697. 125 Mary Colyer, d. of Gersham and Elisebath, Mar. 7, 1703. 126 Susanah Colyer, d. of Garsham and Elisabath, Apr. 8, 1700. 127 Thomas Colyer, s. of Gersham and Elisebath, Jan. 7, 1705-6. HULL MARRIAGES [The "Collier" marriage records, with various spellings, are on page 44, Hull Vital Records, pub. 1911.] 128 Gershom Coler and Elisabeth Pool, Jan. 25, 1696-7. 129 Jude Colier and Cromwell Lobdell, July 8, 1726. (* Intentions not recorded.) 130 Jonathan Coller, and Judith Goold, Nov. 25, 1742. (* Intentions not recorded.) 131 Elisebeth Collier and Gershom Copland of Braintree, Apr. 22, 1764. C. R. (Church Record.) (* Intentions not recorded.) 132 Jane Collier and Paul Baxter, Aug. 5, 1731. (* Intentions not recorded.) 133 Moses Collier and Susannah Foster, Aug. 2, 1752. 140 [Inserted in "Collier" section, per note of GST] Thomas Collier and Jemima Pope of Dorchester, Dec. 10, 1767. S. R. (Suffolk Court Record ) 134 Elisabeth Colyer and John Loring, Feb. 10, 1708-9. (* Intentions not recorded.) 135 Experience Colyer and Matthew Lorin [sic - "Loring" - Wade C. note.] Dec 23, 1714. (* Intentions not recorded.) 136 Jane Colyer and Samuell Loring, April 19, 1716. (* Intentions not recorded.) 137 Mary Colyer and Joseph Spear, Dec. 12, 1720. (* Intentions not recorded.) 138 Susanah Colyer and Samuell Jones, April 5, 1719. (* Intentions not recorded.) 139 Thomas Colyer and Bridget Southworth, April 20, 1734. (* Intentions not recorded.) HULL DEATHS [The "Collier" death records, with various spellings, are on page 64, Hull Vital Records, pub. 1911.] 141 Elezebeth Coler, w. of Gershom and d. of Jonthen and Judath Pool of Reading. May 18. 1723. 142 Mary Coller, w. of John, Mar. 11, 1748, in her 82d. y. 143 Benjamin Collier, Aug.18, 1730. 144 Lieut. Gershom Collier, Feb. 19, 1753, in his 80th year. 145 Judeth Collier, w. of Dea. Jonathan, May ___ 1761. C. R. (Church Record) 146 W[illia]m, s. of Tho[ma]s and Bridget, Dec. 22, 1790. 147 Experience Colyer, d. of John and Marcy, Dec. 17, 1717. 148 Jane Colyer, wid. of Lieut. Thomas, Apr 1, 1709. 149 John Colyer, Jan 31, 1713. 150 Thomas Colyer, Feb. 25, 1719. (age 67 y., G. R.) (Grave Record) Copied by Gilbert S. Tower, Jan 7, 1949, from "Vital Records of hull, to the year 1850," N. E. Hist Gen. Soc. 1911. Coh. Libr. Serial Numbers added by G. S. T. Page 4.A End of "Colliers of Cohasset," by Gilbert S. Tower, 1949 Transcribed April, 2001 Wade Collier [11] [Reid 10, Randolph 9, Christopher 8, John 7, Gershom 6, Bosworth 5, Thomas 4, Gershom 3, Thomas 2, 1] 218 Leominster Road Lunenburg, MA 01462