John Collins (1750 - abt. 1835)

Born 1750 in Frederick County, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Cozad) Collins — married [date unknown] in Monongalia Co, WV

Descendants

Died about 1835 at about age 85 in Warren County, Ohio

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This profile is part of the Collins Name Study.

• Profile Represents John Collins (1750-1835) m Hannah Cozad (1795 - 1874) presumed son of Jane Major (or Maria Gertraut (Brombach) Wolf)
• This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources? Recent research availability has helped to solidify some of the mis-information; Researchers are encouraged to reverify (and add source) information; making adjustments to profiles as necessary

Discrepancy

Children: Co-mingled - Unproven Possible Multiple Marriages

• Cornelius Collins (1772 Morris, New Jersey - 21 Jan 1830 Warren County, Ohio) m Elenore Richards

Contemporary Collins-11425 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)^[1]

• George Collins m Mary Richards and Mary Polly Owen (Owens)

Contemporary Collins-11411 George Collins (1775 - 1830) m Elizabeth Crossen (1780) and Abigail Smith

Biography

John Collins, son of John Collins  and Jane Major

Estimated Birth  1750 Frederick County, Virginia

Estimated Marriage 1770 Mount Olive, Morris, New Jersey -- Hannah Cozad (1795 - 1874); daughter of Jacob (Cossart) Cozad and Elizabeth (Sutton)

Estimated Death 1835 Warren County, Ohio

Burial Pioneer Cemetery, Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio, Find A Grave Memorial# 24235777

Children

[Cozad  had 11 identified children (FAG). vs 13 attached] Identified Children Estimated Births 1770-1805

• Cornelius Collins (1772 - 1830) m Elenore Richards^[2] (Warren County, Ohio vs Green Co)

Contemporary Cornelius  (1790 - 1830)  m Nancy Keith

• Jacob Collins (1773 - 1837) m  Mary Ellsworth and  Clarinda Lawrey (Mix)) ^[3]
• George Collins m Mary Richards and Mary Polly Owen (Owens)

Contemporary Collins-11411 George Collins (1775 - 1830) Elizabeth Crossen (1780) and Abigail Smith

• Mary Collins 1777 - abt. 1861 m Abraham Bennett ^[3][4]
• John Collins (1782 - 1838) m Elizabeth (Leggett)
• Thomas Collins  (1782 - 1838) m Rachel (Blakley)
• Abigail Collins (1786 - 1853) m Joseph Bennett
• Elizabeth Collins (1786 - 1864)  m John Burnside^[5]
• Benjamin Collins m  Hannah (Emory)
• Isaac Sanson Collins m Rachel Cunningham
• Eli V. Collins  (1793 - 1838) m Susannah Helmick
• Hannah Louise Collin (1795 - 1874) m Joseph Liggett

Timeline

Estimated Locations

Monongalia County Virginia in 1769 Morris County, New Jersey 1772 Fayette County Pennsylvania in 1786 1797-1798 "Collins Settlement" in Harrison County VA 1817 Salem Township in Warren County Ohio.

Research Notes

Histories

• First Settlers: John Collins ^[3]
• History of Harrison County, West Virginia ^[2]
• (need proof) "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.

Sources

Links are provided for reference and convenience only (and are considered unreliable /unproven unless sources are contained within).

1. ↑ (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 by
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} (Warren County, Ohio vs Green Co) History of Harrison County, West Virginia: From the Early Days of Northwestern Virginia to the Present; Henry Haymond; page 274; Page 447
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: First Settlers: John Collins of Frederick County Virginia Later of Hacker's Creek by Clarissa Tatterson 1982;
4. ↑ "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZX-CZ31 : 9 November 2021), John in entry for Abraham Bennett and Mary Collins, 1793.)
5. ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR48-W27 : 30 January 2020), John Collins in entry for John Burnside, 1801.

See also: Pedigree Resource File

• (sourced) John Collins 8 April 1750 – 1835 • LZPM-3CY m Hannah Cozad
• Find A Grave Memorial# 24235777 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24235777

Acknowledgements

• Thank you to Sherri Smith for creating Collins-5249 on  2 Oct 13.
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Kathleen Murphy.
• Source: S1357057905 Repository: #R1350364797 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.  Original data:  Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.