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William COLLINS

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William COLLINSWilliam COLLINS was born in 1612 in Maidstone, Kent County, England; died in 1705 in King & Queen, Virginia, Colonial USA.

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    • _UID: 883D723384C1423D99A9A0B9638B9787D5C0

    Notes:

    William Collins came to the Isle Of Wight Co., Va., in 1635....List of
    Emigrants to America--1600-1700, by Hotten , pps. 78-79. "May 15th,
    1635...."Theis (sic) underwritten names are to Virginia embaroued in the
    Plain Joan. Richard buckam, M1, the p(a)rties hveing brought attentacon
    of their conformitie to the order and discipline of the Church of England.
    William Collins age 20, William Collins age 35." This material came from Sandra Vance on Prodigy on 7/5/93.

    1620: The Mayflower, a small merchant vessel, sails from England to New England with 102 dissenters seeking religious liberty . They establish the first permanent colony settled by families.

    William was Christened in Maidstone, Kent County, England. Source: LDS

    William Collins, age 20, sailed for Virginia in 1635, departing London on May 15, 1635 on the "Plain Joane", Richard Buckam, Master. On the passenger list, there is another William Collins, age 34. Ref: List of Immigrants to America 1600-1700 by Hotten, pps. 78-79.

    William married Ann Wilds, widow of Thomas Wilds, in 1665 in Isle of Wight County. Later after William died, the administer of W illiam's estate was Alexander Murray, who married Ann King Wilds Collins. Ann stated that her two young daughters were to live with their uncle Robert King when she died. Source: World Family Tree Vol. 11, Tree 0778.

    William married UNKNOWN in 1632 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA. was born in 1620 in France; died before 1665 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ann COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1634 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.
    2. 3. John COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1645 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 16 Jan 1693 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America.
    3. 4. James COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1645 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.
    4. 5. Thomas COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1647 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.
    5. 6. William COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1649 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.

    William married Ann (Wilde) (King) THRUSTON in 1665 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA. Ann was born about 1617 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; died about 1700 in Orange County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ann COLLINSAnn COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1634 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.

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    • _UID: CF704589B566417797C3D870B56686D9FC0A


  2. 3.  John COLLINSJohn COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born in 1645 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 16 Jan 1693 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GK3X-1QP
    • _UID: B77A1409A3A24CA99323B1F23F1A286CCE19

    Notes:

    1650: William Berkley grants to John Oliver 300 acres on Blackwater pointing towards Lower Chippoakes Creek, being in the county of Surry, joining upon Beaver Dam and bounded by Thomas Davis , July 2, 1650. 1665: John Collins, son of William of Maidstone, England, married Eleanor Oliver, daughter of John Oliver, as seen by the will of John Oliver, filed in Isle of Wight Co., Virginia. 1666: John Collins, who married Eleanor daughter of John Oliver, with her consent assigns to George Branch one half of patent on January 5, 1666. John Wakefield who married the youngest daughter of John Oliver assigns the other 150 acres to George Branch . Source: LDS.

    John married Eleanor OLIVER in 1665 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA. Eleanor (daughter of John OLIVER, Jr and Ellen BLACKLEACH) was born on 2 Jul 1650 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; died before 10 Dec 1694. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Joseph COLLINS, Sr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1663 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; died on 3 May 1748 in Orange Co. Or King & Queen, Virgina.
    2. 8. William V. COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1670 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America; died in 1720 in Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America.
    3. 9. Thomas COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1671 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.
    4. 10. William COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1672 in King & Queen, Virginia, Colonial USA; died about 1751 in Essex County, Virginia.
    5. 11. Eleanor COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1678 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.
    6. 12. George COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1679 in Virginia; and died.

    John married Mary WYATT about 1667. Mary (daughter of George WYATT and Amy) was born about 1645 in Virginia; died on 7 Sep 1681. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Eleanor COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1668; and died.

  3. 4.  James COLLINSJames COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1645 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.

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    • _UID: 448E7664D3DE4850815F00A76CE750C5E4D6


  4. 5.  Thomas COLLINSThomas COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1647 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.

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    • _UID: C459CFFB956E42BEB1D1544687C84B26C645


  5. 6.  William COLLINSWilliam COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born about 1649 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.

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    • _UID: AC97E2FC381F4926AA0CF89BC9C3464B4DA5



Generation: 3

  1. 7.  Joseph COLLINS, Sr.Joseph COLLINS, Sr. Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1663 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; died on 3 May 1748 in Orange Co. Or King & Queen, Virgina.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GZPT-5KV
    • Name: Josiah Collins
    • _UID: C21B8608F53548C0ACBB6EE428E7EBAEFE22

    Notes:

    In 1718 he was living on a tract of land along the border of Essex, and King and Queen counties, Virginia. On 21 June 1722 a suit brought against him by Thomas Waring was dismissed. About this time one of his Negro boys ran away and was taken up by Thomas Barker. In 1724 he served on a jury and also gave evidence for Nicholas Davis in suit against John Pickett. On 21 August 1728 judgment was granted against him in favor of Thomas Waring, Sheriff of Essex County.

    NOTE - this story has also been linked to his son:

    Joseph Collins of Essex County, planter, on 16-17 May 1737 sold to Nicholas Pampline a tract of 200 acres in Essex and King and Queen counties. He was then preparing to move to Spotsylvania County, where he had settled by 17 January 1738/39 when the Essex County Court ordered that Philip Gatewood pay him 495 pounds of tobacco for twice coming and returning seven miles from Spotsylvania County and for attending three days as an evidence for him against Thomas Johnson in a suit for assault
    and battery.

    Joseph married Catherine Robert ROBINSON about 1686 in King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America. Catherine (daughter of John ROBERTSON, Robinson and Ann HOLIDAY) was born about 1668 in Isle Of Wight, Or K & Q, Virginia; died on 3 May 1748 in King & Queen, Virginia, Colonial USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Captain Joseph COLLINS, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Sep 1687 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 25 Aug 1757 in Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in Aug 1757 in Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America.
    2. 15. William COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1690 in Essex County, Virginia; and died.
    3. 16. Mary COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born before 1692 in Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America; died about 1776 in Monrovia, Orange, Virginia.
    4. 17. Thomas COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1692 in Orange County, Virginia; died in 1752 in King & Queen, Virginia, Colonial USA.
    5. 18. George COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1696 in King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America; died in 1748 in King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America.

  2. 8.  William V. COLLINSWilliam V. COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.William1) was born in 1670 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America; died in 1720 in Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GW6M-B2Q


  3. 9.  Thomas COLLINSThomas COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1671 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LC8Z-ZKH
    • _UID: 85FFDEAD0A544D858A1529100C35A4D1CD02

    Family/Spouse: Ann. Ann and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Jerimiah COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 20. John COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 21. Thomas COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1690; and died.

  4. 10.  William COLLINSWilliam COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1672 in King & Queen, Virginia, Colonial USA; died about 1751 in Essex County, Virginia.

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    • FamilySearch ID: G654-9P1
    • _UID: 363ED1349C43472CA5117434E771CCCD1A46

    Notes:

    PLAC Revolutionary War Soldier

    Family/Spouse: Martha CRUTCHFIELD. Martha and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 11.  Eleanor COLLINSEleanor COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.William1) was born in 1678 in Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.

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    • _UID: EE0BE6EA924A46FC9E09BD46CFA720436A48


  6. 12.  George COLLINSGeorge COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1679 in Virginia; and died.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GWHB-JNT
    • _UID: C95A88DB3E6E488FA7464E978EC849B52F9E


  7. 13.  Eleanor COLLINSEleanor COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (3.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1668; and died.

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    • _UID: 9186FB13274C44078763A2E81E4A24B3962C



Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Captain Joseph COLLINS, Jr.Captain Joseph COLLINS, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joseph3, 3.John2, 1.William1) was born on 14 Sep 1687 in Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 25 Aug 1757 in Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in Aug 1757 in Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LYS1-3RC
    • Name: Joseph R COLLINS
    • _UID: B3C56BF4C72142B588425506E89107136E47
    • Residence: 2 Jul 1745, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America; Land Sales Transactions

    Notes:

    Captain Joseph Collins married Susannah Lewis in 1768 Spotsylvania County, VA.
    Capt Joseph Collins Will 1757, Wit: Joseph Brock, Robert Gains, Richard Long. Ex. sons, John, James, William, Thomas, and Lewis Colins. Leg. granddaughter, Amey Collins; wife, Susannah Collins, to have estate real and personal, during
    her widowhood, at re-marriage, to be sold at auction and the money arising from the sale to be divided among sons, James, William, Thomas, Lewis Collins, and daughters ANN WISDOM, Mary Brockman, SusannahGolson, Tabitha Gatewood, Drucilla Cook and Caty Glass. (SOURCE: page 329 of Will Book B, 1749-1759, Spotsylvania County Records. Book: VA County Records, Vol. 1, Spotsylvania County, by William A. Crozier, Published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, Baltimore, 1971, page 15. Book Location: Little Rock Public Library, 100 Rock St., Little Rock, AR. )

    A Joseph Collins from Spottsylvania Co., Va. was commissioned to be a lieutenant of Troop of Horse under Capt. Hoseph Hawkins. He took oath Dec. 06, 1743. He was Captain in the Spotsylvania Militia in 1750. Spelled Collings in John Wisdom's will Collins, Joseph, Spottsylvania Co., died Aug. 1757, probably Nov. 01, 1757. Witn. Joseph Brock, Robert Gaines, Richard Long. Extrs: Sons, John, Jams, William, Thomas, Lewis. Legacies to g-dau: Amey Collins, wife, Susannah Collins, to have estate, real and personal during her widowhood, at remarriage to be sold at auction and the money arising from the sale to be divided among sons: James, William, Thomas, Lewis, and daughter: Ann Wisdom, Mary Brockman, Susannah Golson, Tabitha Gatewood, Drucilla Cook and Caty Glass (P. 329) (P. 15 of book)

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    Ann Wisdom is listed as the daughter of Joseph Collins will written 1757, proven 1 Nov 1757. Also names Mary Brockman, Susannah Golson, Tabitha Gatewood, Drucilla Cook and Caty Glass as daughters. Names sons James, William, Thomas, Lewis Collins. Granddaughter: Amey Collins, wife: Susannah Collins. Wit. Joseph Brock, Robert Gains, Richard Long. Ex. Sons: John, James, William, thomas and Lewis Collins. Will Book B. SOURCE: Edited by William Armstrong Crozier.Virginia County Records, Vol. 1, Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800. (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore) 1971, pg 15. This book is at the Butler Center for Ark. Studies, Central Arkansas Library System, Little Rock, AR

    Joseph married Susannah LEWIS in 1710 in King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America. Susannah (daughter of Zachary LEWIS and Mary WALKER) was born on 16 Apr 1692 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 16 Apr 1768 in Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in Apr 1768 in Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. John COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1708; and died.
    2. 23. Susannah COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Dec 1709 in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia; died in 1786 in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia.
    3. 24. James COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1710 in Virginia; died in in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia.
    4. 25. Ann Nancy COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1711 in Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia; died on 5 Oct 1801 in Wilkes, North Carolina.
    5. 26. William COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1712 in Virginia; and died.
    6. 27. Thomas COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1714; and died.
    7. 28. Nancy Ann COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Mar 1714 in Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America; died in Aug 1801 in Beaufort, South Carolina; was buried in 1801 in Wilkes, North Carolina.
    8. 29. Lewis COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1716; and died.
    9. 30. Mary COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1717 in Spotsylvania Co., Virginia; and died.
    10. 31. Joseph COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1718 in Caroline, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 10 Apr 1804 in Woodford, Kentucky; was buried in Apr 1804 in Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky.
    11. 32. Tabitha COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1722 in Virginia; and died.
    12. 33. Caty COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1724 in Virginia; and died.

  2. 15.  William COLLINSWilliam COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joseph3, 3.John2, 1.William1) was born in 1690 in Essex County, Virginia; and died.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GHMB-WK7
    • _UID: 7C951BBAC81A4DABA0FE29DA882E4D9F03F7

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 16.  Mary COLLINSMary COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joseph3, 3.John2, 1.William1) was born before 1692 in Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America; died about 1776 in Monrovia, Orange, Virginia.

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    • FamilySearch ID: LDJN-LFR


  4. 17.  Thomas COLLINSThomas COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joseph3, 3.John2, 1.William1) was born about 1692 in Orange County, Virginia; died in 1752 in King & Queen, Virginia, Colonial USA.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GGM5-BN6
    • _UID: 2948929280994BB1A3DBF8D9109A5954501E

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Isiah COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    2. 35. Richard COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    3. 36. William COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point and died.
    4. 37. Thomas COLLINS  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1750 in King & Queen, Virginia, Colonial USA; and died.

  5. 18.  George COLLINSGeorge COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (7.Joseph3, 3.John2, 1.William1) was born in 1696 in King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America; died in 1748 in King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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    • FamilySearch ID: GHP3-P88


  6. 19.  Jerimiah COLLINSJerimiah COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 3.John2, 1.William1) and died.

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    • _UID: 2183B51A834B45B99774D85E6F4F4532B5B4


  7. 20.  John COLLINSJohn COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 3.John2, 1.William1) and died.

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    • _UID: 2CF29BCF5A7E43A3B1AC076BCB4A273C8DF7


  8. 21.  Thomas COLLINSThomas COLLINS Descendancy chart to this point (9.Thomas3, 3.John2, 1.William1) was born in 1690; and died.

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    • _UID: BF23CE217DF84B12AB8F55863D1FCF8B6E59

    Family/Spouse: Margaret. Margaret and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]