Display Patriot - P-136526 - Aaron J COLLIER

Aaron J COLLIER

SAR Patriot #: P-136526

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
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State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Private
DAR #: A024417

Birth: 15 Jan 1750 / Bedford / VA
Death: 19 Jun 1842 / Lee / VA

Qualifying Service Description:

Pvt - Capt George Parris, Col William Preston


Additional References:
  1. Gwathmey, Historical Register of VA in the Rev, pg 168
  2. Kegley, Mary B, Militia of Montgomery Co, VA, 1777-1790, 1975, pg 8, 18, 58-60
  3. Pension Number R 2111V

Spouse: (1) Elizabeth Goad; (2) Frankey XX;
Children: Randolph; Shadrack; Aaron J Jr; Solomon; Catherine/Katy; Frances;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1991-03-28 VA 216005 William Hagan Horton (136788) Aaron   
1991-07-17 VA 215425 William Michael Horton (137338) Aaron   
1992-01-31 AZ 213925 John Edward Morris (138276) Aaron   
1992-01-31 VA 213926 James Barron Morris (138277) Aaron   
1992-01-31 VA 213927 Robert Cecil Morris (138278) Aaron   
1992-03-03 VA Unassigned Robert Vernon Horton (138694) Aaron   
1992-08-05 VA 212732 Vernon Beverly Horton (139337) Aaron   
1994-09-14 VA 208093 Joshua David Horton (143183) Aaron   
1995-11-16 TX 205315 James L Barron Jr (145488) Aaron   
2005-07-20 VA 22524 Jack Paul Bess Jr. (138272) Randolph   
2005-11-16 GA 24030 Harold Douglas Ford (160687) Catherine/Katy   
2018-10-12 TX 83281 Kenneth Gerald Davis (209204) Randolph   
2019-10-04 WA 88825 Norman Paul Eberly (213301) Randolph   
2024-10-11 NC 109220 John Lawrence Boyd (199769) Randolph   
Burial:
Collier Cemetery (C-0230510)
Location:
Dugspur / Carroll / VA / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2446856
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
n/a
Find A Grave Memorial #:
90468713
Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Newer V/A style stone that is not contemporary with the death of the Patriot
  • Unclear if he is buried there or if the stone is a cenotaph


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Located at intersection of RT 628(Popular Hill) and 624 (Nester School House) in a field on the old Chester Nester farm place



Author: Mark Andrew Davis

Aaron Collier was born on 15 January 1750 in Bedford County, Virginia.

He entered the military from Montgomery County, Virginia as a volunteer in June 1780 as a private in the Company of Captain George Parris under the command of Colonel William Preston. The Company marched to Fort Hatfield along the Big Stoney Creek, an outpost to guard against Native American attacks. This term was for three months, and he enlisted again in October 1781/82. In this tour in the same Company, they marched against the Tories and skirmished with them at Shallow Ford on the Yadkin River. His application for a military pension was rejected due to a lack of proof he served six months.

Aaron was married in 1770 to Elizabeth Goad; he died in July 1830. and married second to Frankey [surname unknown]. It is implied by Elizabeth’s death date that all the children listed below are hers. There are likely other children.

  • Randolph was born about 1775 and married Katherine [surname unknown]
  • Shadrack was born on 11 December 1782 and married Lucy Bobbitt.
  • Aaron J. [Jr.] was born in 1800 and married Sarah Horton.
  • Frances was born about 1776 and married James Roach.
  • Solomon was born about 1808 and married Sarah Whitlow.
  • Catherine “Katy” was born before 1805 and married James Stidham.

The Patriot died on 19 June 1842 in Lee County, Virginia. There is a new stone located at Collier Cemetery in Carroll County, Virginia, but it’s unclear if he is buried there or if the stone is a cenotaph.

 

Sources:

  1. Gwathmey, John H., Historical Register of Virginians in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783, Virginia. Richmond: Dietz Press, 1938, page 168
  2. Revolutionary War Pension Number: R2111V
  3. Kegley, Mary B., Militia of Montgomery County, Virginia, 1777-1790, Virginia. Dublin, published by the author, 1975, pages 8, 18, 58-60.

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