Benjamin Collins (1713 - 1794)

Born 11 May 1713 in Truro, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Jerusha (Stevens) Collins — married after 26 Feb 1736 in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1794 at age 80 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Benjamin Collings or Collins was born in Truro, Barnstable County, (then) Province of Massachusetts Bay, on 11 May 1713, the son of Benjamin and Sarah (Bangs) Collins.^[1][2]

Benjamin of Truro married Jerusha Stevens of Eastham after intentions were published on 26 February 1735/6 in Eastham.^[3] She was the daughter of Richard and Abigail (Treat) Stevens of Truro.^[2][4][5]

Benjamin Collins died in 1794, and is buried in the Old North Cemetery in Truro.^[6][7]

Children born Truro:

1. Mercy, b. August 14, 1737;^[8] d. 1839.^[2][5]
2. Jerusha, b. June 9, 1739;^[9][5] d. age 20, unmarried.^[2][5]
3. Hannah, b. June 9, 1741;^[10][5] m. David Snow, June 7, 1757.^[2]
4. Richard, b. June 20, 1743;^[11][5] m. Rebecca ____.^[2]
5. Benjamin, b. April 19, 1745;^[12] m. (1) Elizabeth, (2) Rachel Lombard.^[2][5]
6. Joanna, b. March 2, 1746/7;^[13][5] m. Joshua Atwood of Wellfleet on February 13, 1766.^[2]
7. Treat, b. February 16, 1748;^[14][5] m. Jane Sarah Cobb April 9, 1744.^[2]
8. Sylvanus, b. June 3, 1752.^[15][2][5]
9. Micah, b. February 6, 1755.^{[16][2] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ Truro, Mass., Town records, 1709-1783, 1844-1870 Vol. 1:28 (image of original record)

   "Benjamin Collings the son of Benjamin and and Sarah Collings was Born the Eleventh day of may in the year 1713."

2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} Treat, John Harvey, The Treat family: a genealogy of Trott, Tratt, and Treat for fifteen generations, and four hundred and fifty years in England and America, containing more than fifteen hundred families in America (Salem, Mass. : Salem Press Publishing, 1893), p. 227, #115 Jerusha Stevens.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (30 October 2019), Barnstable > Eastham, Orleans > Births, marriages, deaths 1716-1777 > image 18 of 157; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.
4. ↑ "Genealogical Notes of Cape Cod Families" by Lydia B. Brownson, Grace W. Held, and Doris V. Norton, (Duxbury, Mass., typ., 1966), Vol. 45 (Soule to Sweat), see page 104 for the children of Richard and Abigail (Treat) Stephens, and page 100 for Jerusha's marriage
5. ↑ ^{5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10} "Genealogical Notes of Cape Cod Families" by Lydia B. Brownson, Grace W. Held, and Doris V. Norton, (Duxbury, Mass., typ., 1966), Vol. 13 (Collins to Creed), see page 190 for the children of Jerusha Stevens and Benjamin Collins
6. ↑ Treat, "From the Diary of Rev. Jude Damon of Truro, Mass.," Salem Press Historical and Genealogical Record p. 117.
7. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 27 June 2020), memorial page for Benjamin Collins (1710–10 Mar 1794), Find A Grave: Memorial #44934415, citing Old North Cemetery, Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568). (Includes gravestone photo.)
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Mercy Collins, 14 Aug 1737; citing TRURO,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 911,761.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Jerusha Collins, 09 Jun 1739; citing TRURO,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 911,761.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Hannah Collings, 09 Jun 1741; citing TRURO,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 907,353.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Richard Collings, 20 Jun 1743; citing TRURO,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 911,761
12. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Benjamin Collings, 19 Apr 1745; citing TRURO,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 911,761.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Joanna Collings, 02 Mar 1746; citing TRURO,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 911,761.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Treat Collings, 16 Feb 1748; citing TRURO,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 911,761.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Sylvanus Collings, 03 Jun 1752; citing TRURO,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 911,761.
16. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (10 February 2018), Micah Collings, 08 Feb 1755; citing TRURO,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 907,353.

See also:

• Dyer, John. Inscriptions From Gravestones in the Old North Cemetery, Truro, Mass. (Advocate Press, Provincetown, Mass., 1897) Page 9
• Collins, Jr., Stanley Newcomb. Joseph Collins of Eastham and Three Generations of His Descendants, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1997) Vol. 151, Page 16 & Page 25