. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . incentive to honorable deeds to those of the family livingand yet to live. Charles Colyer. It is understood that Theodorus Colyer was one ofthree brothers (the others Abraham and Jacobus) sup-posed to have emigrated from Holland, and that he hadone son, named John. No record can be found of anyother children of said Theodorus Colyer. John Colyer was born March 29th 1729. He had fivechildren—Mary, Charles, Phebe, Amy and Charles 2nd,the last born March 27th 1769 and the only o
. History of Queens County, New York, with illustrations, portraits, & sketches of prominent families and individuals . incentive to honorable deeds to those of the family livingand yet to live. Charles Colyer. It is understood that Theodorus Colyer was one ofthree brothers (the others Abraham and Jacobus) sup-posed to have emigrated from Holland, and that he hadone son, named John. No record can be found of anyother children of said Theodorus Colyer. John Colyer was born March 29th 1729. He had fivechildren—Mary, Charles, Phebe, Amy and Charles 2nd,the last born March 27th 1769 and the only one thatarrived at maturity. Charles 2nd married Martha Whitson. Their childrenwere John (died in infancy), Stephen, Sarah, Richard, John,Zebulon W. (died in infancy), Charles, Abraham, Phebe,Jacob, Israel, Martha, Ruth W., and Rachel. Ten ofthese lived to be heads of families. It is related of CharlesColyer (son of John, that one day, when about twelveyears old, on taking his horses to water he caught sightof some British officers who were pressing horses tomove their artillery. They espied him at the same and ordered him to stop. On his refusal they pursued,and even fired at him; but the undaunted young hero,relying on the speed of his horses, put the whip to themand took a wood road which led to a thicket in a gullynearly a mile from his home. There he hid the horsesfor more than a week, carrying food and water to themat night. After they were secured he crept back to thebrow of a hill a few rods from his home, and heard theofificers threatening his widowed mother on his accountand telling her that if they found her son they would killhim. They soon left, but a few days after, while at thehouse of a neighbor, the young lad recognized his formerpursuers there. The recognition was mutual, and theyinquired why he ran away, advised him not do the likeagain as he exposed himself to the danger of being shot,gave him a piece of silver and called him a brave littlefellow. Fa
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