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John COLLINS
1569 - 1644 (75 years)-
Name John COLLINS Birth 1569 Maidstone, Kent County, England 
Gender Male _UID 0CEC9CC751214A3596541FDA96F962BFDFED Death 1644 County Kent, England Person ID I24384 Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy Last Modified 5 Feb 2012
Family Unk, b. France d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Bef 1590 Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana Children 1. Katherine COLLINS, b. 22 Feb 1588, Maidstone, Kent County, England d. Yes, date unknown2. John COLLINS, Jr., b. 1590, Maidstone, Kent County, England d. 15 Jul 1686, Essex, Virginia, Or Surrey, VA Jan 1693? (Age 96 years)Family ID F11167 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 29 Aug 2016
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Notes - John Collins was born in England about 1569. He lived in the town or parish of Maidstone, Kent County, England. Source: History of the Collins Family of Caroline Co., Virginia by Herbert Rid geway Collins, Published 1954 by Dietz Press, Page 3.
"In the reign of King Charles I, Maidstone seems to have remaine d the the Kings hands; for that Prince, by his let. pat. Februar y 27, 1631, granted to John Collins the office of Keeper of th e house or goal of Maidstone and the custody of all prisoners there to hold during his life." "John Collins died in Kent county England in 1644 and by his will devised to his son, John Collins his patent or grant of the Kings goal in Maidstone and all the irons, implements, fees and appurtenances in Maidstone and th e custody of all prisoners there to hold during his life." Source: History of Kent County, England vol. 2, page 110.
John was granted life rights as Keeper of the Gael (Jail) of Mai dstone which was given him by King Charles I. After John's death in 1644, his son John and his family supported King Charles I . John and his family fled to America when King Charles I was executed on January 30, 1649. Source: World Family Tree Vol. 11, T ree 0778.
Maidstone is about 35 miles South East of London, in the directi on of Dover. Collins' descendants are still living in Maidston e (in the year 2000).
- John Collins was born in England about 1569. He lived in the town or parish of Maidstone, Kent County, England. Source: History of the Collins Family of Caroline Co., Virginia by Herbert Rid geway Collins, Published 1954 by Dietz Press, Page 3.