William Collier

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William Collier

William was born in 1833. William's father was Morgan Colyer Collier and his mother was Elizabeth (Betsy) Purvis. His maternal grandparents were James Purvis and Rhoda Roberts. He had four brothers named Richard, James, Christopher Columbus and John Leonard. He was the second youngest of the five children.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Morgan Colyer Collier
  - b.15 Oct 1800 in Pulaski,Co.,KY d.1888 in Clark,Co.,IL
  
  William Collier
  - b.1833
  
  Thomas Purvis ^*
  - b.1701 in Johnston Co., North Carolina, USA
  
  James Purvis
  - b.1725 in Johnston Co., North Carolina, USA d.20 Apr 1761 in Johnston Co., North Carolina, USA
  
  Frances
  
  Jesse Purvis
  - b.1740 in Martin, North Carolina, USA d.26 Feb 1796 in Johnston Co., North Carolina, USA
  
  Sarah Jane Preseley
  - b.1720 d.16 Jun 1774 in Johnston Co., North Carolina, USA
  
  James Purvis
  - b.1763 in Martin County, North Carolina d.1845 in Pulaski County, Kentucky
  
  Mary Ballenger
  - b.1742 in Johnston, North Carolina d.1772 in Culpepper, Virginia
  
  Elizabeth (Betsy) Purvis
  - b.20 Mar 1802 in North Carolina d.01 Jun 1882 in Clark County, Illinois
  
  Henry Roberts ^*
  - b.1700 in Fairfax County, Virginia d.Nov 1763 in Craven County, North Carolina
  
  William H. Roberts
  - b.1721 in Craven County, North Carolina
  
  Elizabeth
  
  John Roberts
  - b.1740 in Craven County, North Carolina d.1765 in Neuse River, Johnston County, North Carolina
  
  <Unknown>
  
  Rhoda Roberts
  - b.1763 in Neuse River, Johnston County, North Carolina d.13 Jan 1852 in Pulaski County, Kentucky
  
  Sarah
  
  ^*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)

Details of William's family with Lucinda Murphy

Sources/Citations
email from Calvin Purvis 02/05/2000 [cepurvis@@earthlink.net], http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ledzep&id=I00024

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