Cornelius Collins (1772 - 1830)

Born 1772 in Mount Olive, Morris County, New Jersey

Ancestors

Died 21 Jan 1830 at about age 58 in Warren county, Ohio, United States

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• This Profile Represents Cornelius Collins (1772) m Eleanore Richards son of John Collins and Hannah Cozad (Warren Co Ohio vs Miami)
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Discrepancy

This profile suffers an array of issues which may never be resolved without additional sources or DNA Triangulation.

• No original source records have been located to confirm birth or marriage records. It appears that some erroneous information may have been published, and perhaps republished/reported, making the “actual facts” obscure. There is a great deal of conflicting information surrounding the Collins Family of Essex – Many Source-to-Source discrepancies; co-mingling, Lack of records; conflicting family stories; number of Collin’s with the same names, etc.
• An Effort has been made to update/split individual information from the Contemporary Profiles frequently containing co-mingled data on the various "Joseph's, Richards, etc., (see individual profiles for more detailed information). See Also Collins Family Research Notes

Biography

Cornelius Collins son of John Collins and Hannah Cozad

Birth Estimate 1772 Morris New Jersey

Marriage Estimate 20 March 1794, (source-to-source 1792 vs 1794) Harrison County West Virginia -- Eleanore Richards^[1][2] (presumed daughter of Conrad Richards (1747–1807) and Catherine Unknown (1747–1809)^[3]

Death Estimate 1830 Warren County Ohio (vs Green Co Ohio).

Contemporary

• Cornelius Collins (1772 Morris, New Jersey - 21 Jan 1830 Warren County, Ohio) m 20 March 1794 Harrison West VA m Elenore Richards (presumed son of John and Hannah Cozad)^[4]
• Contemporary Cornelius (1790 - 1830) m Nancy Keith ("son of Unknown" vs Hannah Cozad died Zenia, Green county, Ohio vs Warren County/Champaign, Ohio) may be Cozad grandson vs child)^[5]

(https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159966451/cornelius-collins m Nancy Keith)

Parents

Clarissa Hathaway Research (23 Yrs]) Identified Cornelius m Elenore as son of John Collins [b: Abt. 1715 in Ireland d: Bef. 1795 in Hampshire Co., VA; (Cornelius COLLINS b: Abt. 1760 m Eleanor RICHARDS b: Abt. 1774 m: March 20, 1794 in Harrison Co., WV) and Cornelius m Nancy Keith]] as son of John COLLINS b: Abt. 1750 in Frederick Co., VA d: Abt. 1835 in St. Joseph Co., IN m Hannah COZAD b: 1753 in Mt. Olive, Morris Co., NJ m: Abt. 1771 in Monongalia Co., WV d: Aft. 1828 in St. Joseph Co., IN

• Note -- Possibility Exists that Cornelius m Keith is the son of Cornelius m Richards. Based on Births, this would be a likely scenario.

Children

Many researchers indicate Cornelius also married 2nd Nancy Keith and children are frequently listed as same for Nancy Keith and Elenore Richards. More in depth research required for (unproven) children of Elenore Richards.

Reportedly (unproven) Identified Children were:

• Millie A. COLLINS,
• Leaullen COLLINS,
• Sarah J. COLLINS,
• James COLLINS (1841),
• Elizabeth COLLINS (1844),
• Mary J. COLLINS.

Sources

1. ↑ History of Miami County Ohio 1880- Beers , page 521-522 https://books.google.com/books/about/The_History_of_Miami_County_Ohio.html?id=fNcyAQAAMAAJ or https://archive.org/details/oh-miami-1880-beers
2. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRH4-W8X : accessed 31 May 2016), Cornelius Collins and Elonor Richards, 20 Mar 1794; citing Harrison, West Virginia, reference Book 1 p 9; FHL microfilm 250,015. ("West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4Z-YJB : 30 January 2020), Ellenor Richards in entry for Cornelius Collings, 1792.)
3. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR6S-D5J : 11 February 2018), Catherine Richards in entry for Jacob Bennet and Margaret Richards, 29 Jul 1804; citing Harrison, West Virginia, v 2 p 57, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 847,274
4. ↑ (Warren County, Ohio vs Green Co) "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRH4-W8X : accessed 31 May 2016), Cornelius Collins and Elonor Richards, 20 Mar 1794; citing Harrison, West Virginia, reference Book 1 p 9; FHL microfilm 250,015.
5. ↑ (sons Samuel Henry Collins and George W Collins (1820-1821 "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCGH-861 : 18 February 2021), Samuel Collins (1824) in entry for Nancy Collins, 1860.

   Collins, Nancy, w/o Cornelius, d. 1 June 1866, age 79-3-3, nee Keith from VA; MIAMI COUNTY CEMETERIES AND GRAVESTONE INSCRIPTIONS

• 1820 Tax Assessment Warren Co Ohio
• 1834 Warren Ohio, United States p 75
• p 142 Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine, Volumes 48-49 By Daughters of the American Revolution

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31642019/cornelius-collins m Elenore Richards
• (sourced) Cornelius Collins 26 January 1772 – 21 January 1830 • MP1S-JH9
• Source: Ancestry Family Trees : http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=57955058&pid=334
• Find A Grave: Memorial #31642019