The name COLLIER is one of many that arose from the individual's profession, like Wheeler, Smith, Hooper, Farmer, Wright, etc .... A 'collier' was a miner, specifically a COAL MINER. Such rosters as existed at the time might list a name as 'John, a collier' or in more streamlined fashion 'John---Collier'. Later translations of this would assume Collier to be the last name and the surname was born. I was teaching a group of 2nd graders about name origins once and, as usual, they come up with a question I couldn't answer. We'd just covered this part, about names arising from one's profession, when a little hand went up and a sweet little girl who obviously had been exposed to American history asked, "Dr. Markin, what did John Hancock's family do for a living?" Til next time. DocM -----Original Message----- From: David L. Snow <DLSNOW@worldnet.att.net> To: DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com <DanvilleCrossing-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, July 16, 1999 11:34 AM Subject: Re: COLLIER or DOTY >Thanks for the reference info, Gabbie. > >Dave >========================================== >At 10:11 AM 7/16/99 -0500, you wrote: >>Hi Dave & Heneritta: >> I have a lot of data on the desendants and ancesters of John Ross Collier >>who >> Married Matilda Carolline Lindsey on aug 2,1851 n Benton co . his father was >> James Collier in Stewart co. There is a book writen by Leroy Collier in >>the Big sandy (Benton Co Lib.) that has this complete line back to the >>1600's and >> I understand he wrote other books on other lines of Colliers.gabbie >> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >> >>At 07:07 PM 7/15/99 -0500, you wrote: >>>At 08:52 AM 7/15/99 -0700, you wrote: >>>>Hi Folks, >>>> >>>>Any COLLIER or DOTY researchers on the list??? Need some info to connect a >>>>lineage. >>>> >>>>Thanks, Dave >>>> >>>> >>>>==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >>>>My family tree must have been used for Firewood !!! >>>> >>>> >>>I have a DOTY (DOUGHTY in earlier years) but it is one of my brick walls. >>>The first one I have found was born in 1787 and we do not know the name of >>>his first wife. >>> >>>He was Samuel Doty b 1787 married Abbey Isabella Buchanan. If that helps >>>anyone, I will be glad to share what little I have found. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Zetta >>> >>> >>>==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >>>What do you mean my Birth Certificate expired ??? >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >>Hi Ho! Hi Ho! Now where did my ancestors go ?? >> > > >==== DanvilleCrossing Mailing List ==== >My Family Tree has Root Rot !! > >