2.  Vines Collier, moved To Brunswick VA and was ensign in 1758 during the French and
         Indian War (Hening's Stats., VII, 211).

    3.  Thomas Collier, b ca 1728, md Mary Powell, b ca 1732 Quartermaster Va. State Regiment
          May 1778, commissioned 2nd Lieutenant Continental Army, Oct. 22, 1778, served until
          Jan., 1781 (Heitman's List of Officers, Continental Army, p. 131).  In 1790, Lieut. Collier
           was living on the adjoining plantation to his brother, Myhill, in Greenville County, Va., and
           had in family 4 whites and 8 blacks. In 1751 Isaac Collier made deed to Thomas Collier,
           his son, of  the same county.  In 1749, Thomas was with Lawrence Washington against
           Porto Bello.

    4.   Charles Collier, b ca 1735, d ca 1814 md 27 Jan 1759 Susannah*, daughter of William Smith. Charles was Lieut. and Capt. Va. State Regt. 1771-1781.
             Children:
            A. Lucy Collier, b 13 Nov 1759
            B. William Smith Collier, b 26 May 1762
            C. Susanna Collier, b 27 Feb 1761
* VA Marriage Records: letter from her brother, Josiah Smith, exec. of his father's will, stating
   stating his sister, Susannah Smith,  was born in 1737

      5.   Isaac Collier, b ca 1731 md Frances Seawell

      6.   Elizabeth Collier married Josiah Smith son of William Smith

      7.  Judith Collier whose will was proved on Aug 15, 1773, married James Hicks of Brunswick
           Co., Va., had a daughter, Anne Vines Hicks, who married Dr. Walker of Brunswick County
           Va., who was a surgeon in the U. S. Army in 1812 (Wm & Mary Qtrly XX p 196)
           (Statement concerning the branch of the Virginia Colliers which appeared to be connected
           with the Collier family in this genealogy and from which a portion of the Georgia Colliers
           descended).  Mrs. Anne Vines Hicks Walker was living during the year 1860, at the age
           of 94 years near Diamond Grove in Brunswick County, Va.  She was a paternal aunt of
           R. A. Hardaway of Tuscaloosa, Ala., and the above facts were given out by him in a state-
           ment that he made at Tuscaloosa on April 3, 1886.  Mr. Hardaway visited her home in Va.,
           at that time and Mrs. Anne Vine Hicks Walker stated to him  that her mother was Judith
           Collier and that  two brothers of her mother, Judith Collier, were officers in the regiment of
           which Lawrence Washington was Capt. at Porto Bello near Darlen, in the expedition of
           1740-42 under Admiral Vernon and Gen. Wenworth.  Lawrence Washington named his
           estate on the Potomac Mt. Vernon and the Colliers named their home on the North River
           Porto Bello. There is such a place above Williamsburg on the river.  Mrs. Ann Vines Hicks
           Walker said she had four brothers who were officers in the Continental Army in 1770 and
           two of them were captured at Nash's defeat at the Battle of Brier Creek, Burke County, Ga.,
           where the Continentals alone made any stand.
           A.  Anne Vines Hicks md Dr. Walker
           B.  Vines Collier Hicks

      8.  Anne Collier, b ca 1731  md Ephriam Parham
 


 

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