Collier of Southwark, Surrey, England, and Plymouth, Massachusetts
William Collier [a] b abt 1585, Southwark, Surrey, England, d bef 5 Jul 1671, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA. He md Jane Clarke 16 May 1611, Southwark, Surrey, England. She was b abt 1590, d aft 28 Jun 1666, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.
Children of William Collier and Jane Clarke were:
  • Mary Collier b 18 Feb 1611/12, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England, d 1658, Eastham, Barnstable, MA; md Gov. Thomas Prence 1 Apr 1635, Plymouth, MA.
  • Hannah Collier b abt 14 Sep 1613, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England, d 31 Aug 1625, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England.
  • Rebecca Collier b abt 10 Jan 1614/15, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England; md Job Cole 15 May 1634, Plymouth, MA.
  • Sarah Collier b 16 Apr 1615, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England, d 26 Apr 1691, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA; md Love Brewster 15 May 1634, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA.
  • John Collier b abt 18 Mar 1616/17, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England, d 24 Aug 1618, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England.
  • Elizabeth Collier b 9 Mar 1618/19.
  • William Collier b abt 1620, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England, d 12 Aug 1625, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England.
  • Cathren Collier b abt 1621, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England, d 13 Jan 1621/22, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England.
  • James Collier b abt 28 Mar 1624, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England, d 24 Aug 1624, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England.
  • Martha Collier b abt 28 Mar 1624, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England, d 30 May 1625.
  • Lydia Collier b abt 8 Mar 1625/26, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England, 12 Mar 1625/26.
Elizabeth Collier b 9 Mar 1618/19, St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, England, d 1682, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA. She md Ensign Constant Southworth 2 Nov 1637, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA, son of Edward Southworth and Alice Carpenter.


NOTES:
a. A grocer by occupation, he emigrated from Southwark, Surrey, England to Plymouth in 1633, and was admitted a freeman 1 Jan 1633/34, later removing, in 1639, to Duxbury. As to his education, The Great Migration Begins states "his appointment to the committee to review the laws speaks of considerable eduction." He served as Plymouth Colony Assistant from 1635-1637, 1639-1651, and 1654-1665, as Plymouth Commissioner to United Colonies 1643, on a Committee to assess colony taxes, a Committee to lay out highways (for Duxbury side), on the Council of War, Coroner, and numerous other positions. He died between 30 May 1670 and 4 July 1671.

SOURCES:
GL: The Great Migration Begins, by Charles Robert Anderson, under the auspices of the New England Historical Society, profile of William Collier.

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