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John Collins (1631 - abt. 1679)

John Collins
Born in Stepney, Middlesex, Englandmap
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Husband of — married about 1655 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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Died about at about age 48 in At sea (from Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts Bay colony)map
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Biography

John Collins immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

John son of Henry Collins of Ratcliffe Higheway, Starchmaker, and Anne 22 Jan 1631 aged 8 days at St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney. [1][2]

John Collins married Abigail Johnson, daughter of Richard and Alice, at Lynn, likely 1655 based on the birth of their first child.[3]

John Collins died at sea, along with his son John, about 22 Dec 1679.[3]

John died intestate. The probate court approved the arrangement worked out by his survivors, under which his widow received the movable estate valued at 111 pounds and his eldest sons Samuel & Joseph, when of age, were to share equally in the real estate, valued at 255 pounds, care for their mother, and pay their siblings (Benjamin, Daniel, Nathaniel, & John and Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah, Lois, & Alice) ten pounds each, sister Abigail Townsend already having received her portion.[3]

Children

Recorded in Lynn Vital Records[3]

  1. Mary b. 26 9m 1656 (Nov); d. 27 12m 1656 (Feb 1656/7)
  2. John b. 17 10m 1657 (Dec); d. 27 10m 1657 (Dec)
  3. Samuel b. 19 3m 1659 (May); m. Hannah _____; m. (2) Rebecca (Hussey) Howland
  4. Abigail b. 23 1m 1660/61 (Mar 1661);[4] d. Lynn 22 Feb 1693; m. Andrew Townsend (more information)
  5. John b. 10 7m 1662 (Sept);[4] died 1679, shipwrecked at sea with his father.
  6. Joseph b. 6 4m 1664 (June);[4] m. ? Margaret (Downing?)
  7. Elizabeth b. 8 Apr 1666; d. probably Pilesgrove Twp, Salem NJ; m. Elisha Bassett
  8. Benjamin b. 19 7m. 1667 (Sept); living in 1680
  9. Mary b. 20 12m 1669 (Feb 1669/70) m. (1) Joseph Norman; m. (2) Henry Hooper
  10. Daniel b. 3 1m 1670/1 (Mar 1670/1); m. Rebecca Clement
  11. Nathaniel b. 1 12m 1672 (Feb) m. Mary Silsbee
  12. Hannah b. 26 Apr 1674
  13. Sarah b. 26 Dec 1675 ; d. Lynn, 6 June 1676
  14. Lois b. 12 May 1677; m. (1) David Adams; m. (2) William Waters
  15. Alice b. 30 April 1678
  16. William (renamed John) b. 28 June 1679; m. Susannah Daggat

Sources

  1. ↑ St Dunstan & All Saints register Image 221 by subscription at: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1624/31280_194793-00384?pid=300563922
  2. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMVM-Z52 : 6 December 2014, John Collins, 22 Jan 1631); citing SAINT DUNSTAN,STEPNEY,LONDON,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 595,417.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Martino, Caroline and Marcia Lindberg, "Henry Collins of Lynn and His Descendants," The Essex Genealogist. Vol 10 pp. 200-201,citing "Probate Records of Essex County, III, 372-3, Essex Quarterly Court Records, VII, 412
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Essex, Vital records of Lynn Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849,, Births pp. 112 & 116: NOTE: the birth years of Abigail, John, & Joseph were incorrectly transcribed in the "tan book" of Lynn vital records as 1761, 1762 and 1764
  • The Essex Genealogist. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) Henry Collins of Lynn, (continued), by Carolyn Martino and Marcia Lindberg, TEG Vol 10 (1990), page 200-202
  • Caroline Martino and Marcia Lindberg, "Henry Collins of Lynn and His Descendants", Part 1. The Essex Genealogist Vol. 10 No. 3 p. 145 (1990); Part 2. TEG Vol. 10 No. 4 p. ? (1990); Part 3. TEG Vol. 11 No. 1 p? (1991); Part 5?. TEG Vol. 11 No. 3 p? (1991) (COLLINS X-5)
See also:
  • Gorton, Adelos,. The life and times of Samuel Gorton : the founders and the founding of the Republic : a section of early United States history and a history of the colony of Providence and Rhode Island plantations in the Narragansett Indian country now the state of Rhode Island, 1592-1636-1677-1687 : with a genealogy of Samuel Gorton's descendants to the present time. Philadelphia: unknown, 1907.
  • Collins, George Knapp; Descendants of John Collins, of Charlestown, R.I."; Gazette Press; Baldwinsville, New York, USA; 1901.
  • Dow, George Francis, Records and files of the Quarterly courts of Essex county, Massachusetts, published 1911. Reference Volume 7, pages 412-3 NOTE: Shows estate inventory
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Madison-125 Bobbie (Madison) Hall
This person immigrated to New England between 1621-1640 as a Minor Child (under age 21 at time of immigration) of a Puritan Great Migration immigrant who is profiled in Robert Charles Anderson's Great Migration Directory (or is otherwise accepted by the Puritan Great Migration (PGM) Project).

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posted by Bobbie (Madison) Hall
Aldrich-908 Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
without collaboration a son John Collins was added to this profile. now I see there are 3 Johns.

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posted by Cheryl (Aldrich) Skordahl
Hill-11959 S (Hill) Willson
Collins-6169 is a correct son. There was a son John who died with his father John. Collins-6169 was born William, but went by John once his father and older brother had died.

Collins-28993 is a duplicate created yesterday. It initially came in without any dates, so it didn't match Collins-6169. Once a spouse was added, it was clear they were duplicates. No sources are on-28993.

posted by S (Hill) Willson
edited by S (Hill) Willson
B-404 Anne B
Andrea this list looks good and agrees with other sources. Thank you.
posted by Anne B
Stawski-25 Andrea (Stawski) Pack
John and Abigail's 16 children included:
Mary Collins (1656), found did not make a profile
John Collins (1657),
Samuel Collins (1659), found birth
Abigail Collins Townsend (1661, married Andrew Townsend), found birth
John Collins (1662), found birth
Joseph Collins (1664), found birth
Elizabeth Collins (1666, married Elisha Bassett, son of William Bassett), found birth for Eliz.
Benjamin Collins (1667), found birth
Mary Collins Norman Hooper (1670, married Joseph Norman and Henry Hooper), found birth
Daniel Collins (1671), found birth
Nathaniel Collins (1672),
Hannah Collins (1674), found birth
Sarah Collins (1675),
Lois Collins (1677),
Alice Collins (1678),
William (renamed John) Collins (1679). found birth

Father: John Collins Mother: Abigail Johnson Collins

Sources <references />

Massachusetts Vital Records
An American Family
posted by Andrea (Stawski) Pack

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