Collier (Y-DNA)
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Status summary
Completed as of April 10, 2026
- William Collier had no surviving sons, so no surviving Y-DNA line.
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Biography
First Generation
William Collier was born in England about 1585, date, place and parentage unknown. He died Plymouth bef 5 Jul 1671 (probate record). He married St Olave, Southwark, Surrey Jane Yates (widow of Thomas Clark(e)) and they had thirteen children: Mary (1611/2), Hannah (1613-1625), Rebecca (1614/5), Sarah (1616), John (1616/7-1618), Elizabeth (1618/9), John (1619/20-1625), Catherine (1621-1621/2), James (1622/3-1624), Martha (1624-1625), William (1625-1625), Lydia (1625/6-1625/6) and Ruth (1627). Since he had no surviving sons, there is no way to discover his Y-DNA Haplogroup.
DNA results
No surviving Y-DNA line.
External Links and References
- Anderson, Robert Charles, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2004, pp. 128-133