John COLLINS, Jr.

1590 - 1686  (96 years)

• Name	John COLLINS
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1590	Maidstone, Kent County, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	6E9A4B245A794B3A932BA506B1438FE09B83
  Death	15 Jul 1686	Essex, Virginia, Or Surrey, VA Jan 1693?
  Person ID	I24351	Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	John COLLINS,   b. 1569, Maidstone, Kent County, England d. 1644, County Kent, England (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Unk,   b. France d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Bef 1590	Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana
  Family ID	F11167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	UNKNOWN,   b. Abt 1595, France d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 1615	France
  Children	1. William COLLINS,   b. 1612, Maidstone, Kent County, England d. 1705, King & Queen, Virginia, Colonial USA (Age 93 years)
  Family ID	F3105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Elizabeth CAUFIELD   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Aft 1654	Chippoakes Parish, Surry Co., Virginia
  Family ID	F11161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 3	Margaret WEEKS,   b. Abt 1660, Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Apr 1684	Essex County, Virginia
  Family ID	F11160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  John Collins of Maidstone was granted life rights as keeper of the Gael of Maidstone, which he passed on to his son John Jr. in his will. "The right was granted by King Charles 1st". It was a position of power and influence. John Collins Jr. came to Virginia Colony in 1655, twenty years after his son William. He came after King Charles 1st. had been executed by supporters of Parliment. As an adherent of the King, John jr. sought safety in Virginia, and was known as one of the group called Cavaliers. The family held positions of importance and were prosperous land owners in Virginia.John Collins Jr. came to Surry Co. VA, and soon after his arrival he married Elizabeth Caufield. so his first wife, mother of William, must have died before he left England. Elizabeth was the daughter of William and Dorcus Caufield, and William Caufield had sponsored John'spassage from England. Elizabeth had one brother, Captain Robert Caufield, who is listed as the only heir in her parent's will. When John Jr. died, his will recorded in Surry County listed only one child, William who had come to Virginia in 1635.