Rachel (Cunningham) Collins (1794 - 1882)

Born 17 May 1794 in Harrison, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Isaac Sanson Collins — married about 6 Oct 1812 in Harrison, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Dec 1882 at age 88 in Freed, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Rachel (Cunningham) Collins has Irish ancestors.

There is no source documentation to indicate Rachel is a daughter of this Thomas and Phoebe Cunningham..

This will be researched to add source documentation. The Collins did marry into the Cunningham line... I'm just not sure it was this Thomas. Thomas and Phoebe are very popular names in the Cunningham line in West Virginia.

Please see actual marriage bonds attached in photos. Source; West Virginia Archives;Reguest for the marriage of; Isaac S & Rachel Cunningham. Married on: 6 October 1812. by James Barbour. Witnessed by: John Collins & Thomas Cunningham (both signed with a 'mark')

About Cunningham, Rachel, b.1794

• 1820 residence Lewis County, VA (now WV); 1830 residence Lewis County, VA (now WV); 1840 residence Lewis County, VA (now WV); 1850 residence District 17, Gilmer County, VA (now WV); 1860 residence Calhoun County, VA (now WV); 1870 residence Murphy Twp., Ritchie County, WV; 1880 residence Center Twp., Calhoun County, WV

• 1880 Census, Calhoun Co, WV Rachel is listed living with her daughter Leah Bell Hardestys of Calhoun County, printed 1883 Sherman District: The oldest lady in the county is now residing in this district. Her name is Rachel Collins, and she is now in the ninety-seventh year of her age. Her mother and brother then but three year of age, were carried from the frontier of Virginia into captivity by the Indians, the former remained with them three years, and the latter grew to manhood among them; he never returned to Virginia.

• (Delivered to John D. Collins 17 March, 1874)

This deed made and entered into this 23d. day of November, 1870, between Isaac S. Collins, Sr. and Rachel his wife of the one part of the County of Ritchie and State of West Virginia and John D. Collins of the other part of the County of Calhoun and State aforesaid. Witnesseth; that whereas in consequence of age and bodily infenity it is with great inconveniance and deficulty that the said Isaac S. Collins, Sr. and Rachel Collins, his wife can longer provide for themselves as comfortable as their circumstances will warrant and as they would desire and whereas they are desirous that their son John D. Collins take charge of them during the remainder of their natural life, now therefore this indenture further witnesseth; that in consideration of the following covenants and agreements that is to say the said John D. Collins, hereby agrees to and binds himself to provide a comfortable maintenance for his said father & mother and render them as comfortable as they may desire or his circumstances warrant and in further consideration of one dollar the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged the said Isaac S. Collins, Sr. and Rachael Collins, his wife do grant and convey to the said John B. Collins, all that tract or parcel of land siutuate on Lower Leading Creek in the County of Calhoun and State of west Virginia and bounded as follows, to wit; Beginning at Samides corner on the original survey and running with the same S 83 W poles to a white oak, thence; N (degrees) 22 W 38 poles to a small white oak, a corner to Isaac N. Collins, survey thence with his line N 35 (degrees) E 123 poles to a beech on the original line thence with the same S 86 (degrees) E 38 poles to a Saunders Black oak corner, thence with Saunders division line 115 poles to the beginning containing 63 acres, more or less, the said Isaac S. Collins and Rachael his wife doth covenant to and with the said John D. Collins that they will warrant generally the above described property. :::Witness the following signature and seals.

• Isaac S. Collins (Seal)
• Rachael Collins (X) her mark
• M. A. Ayers witness as to;
• Rachael Collins mark;

State of West Virginia, County of Ritchie SS

::I Michael A. Ayers, a notary public within and for the coutny and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that Isaac S. Collins, Sr. who is personally known to me as the same person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing deed, appeared before me on this day in person and acknowledged the same to be his free act and deed for the use and purpose therein set forth, and the said Rachael Collins, wife of the said Isaac S. Collins, Sr. having by me examined separate and ------ apart from her said husband and the contents of the said instrument of writing been by me fully made known and explained to herm acknowledged that she had freely and voluntarily executed the same as her free act and deed, and that she does not wish to retract the same.

Given under my hand this 23 day of Nov, 1870. - M. A. Ayers, Notary Public, R. C.

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, CALHOUN COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE MAY 24, 1873

:::The foregoing deed together with the certificates of acknowledgments thereto annexed was this day presented in this office and admitted to record therein. Teste: Alfred Stump, Clerk

• WEST VIRGINIA, TO-WIT:

** I, Loyd Reed, Clerk of the County Commission of Calhoun County do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing writing is a true copy taken from the records in my said office in Book No. 3 at Page No. 183. **Given under my hand and the Seal of said Commission this 15 day of April, 1977. Teste: Lloyd Reed, Clerk

• RACHAEL UNITY CUNNINGHAM.2, (THOMAS CUNNINGHAM.1) born: 17 May 1794, Harrison County Virginia, died: 15 December 1882, Freed, Calhoun County West Virginia, buried: Gainer-Shimer Cemetery, Calhoun County West Virginia, daughter of: THOMAS CUNNINGHAM and PHEBE TUCKER, married: 6 October 1812, Harrison County Virginia (Now West Virginia) ISAAC SANSON COLLINS, born: 18 December 1792, Harrison County Virginia, died: 12 November 1871, Near Freed, Calhoun County West Virginia, buried: Gainer-Shimer Cemetery, Calhoun County West Virginia, son of; JOHN COLLINS and HANNAH COZAD/COSAD, Children; PHEBE ANN (COLLINS) SMITH (Mrs. Anthony Smith), HANNAH (COLLINS) SMITH (Mrs. Isaac Collison Smith), JAMES HEZEKIAH COLLINS, LEAH JANE (COLLINS) BEALL (Mrs. Henderson Beall), THOMAS H. COLLINS, JOHN D. COLLINS, FELIX WASHINGTON COLLINS, NANCY JANE (COLLINS) WILSON (Mrs. James L. Wilson), BARBARA M. (COLLINS) BEALL (Mrs. John M. Beall), ISSAC NEWTON COLLINS, RACHAEL (COLLINS) McGEE (Mrs. Jesse Thomas McGee).

Source; West Virginia Archives;Reguest for the marriage of;

Isaac S and Rachel Cunningham.

Married on: 6 October 1812. by James Barbour.

Witnessed by: John Collins & Thomas Cunningham (both signed with a 'mark')

Source; U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

• Name: Rachael Cunningham
• Gender: female

Birth Place: Virginia Birth Year: 1794 Spouse Name: Isaac S. Collins Spouse: Birth Place: Virginia Spouse Birth Year: 1792 Marriage: Year: 1812 Marriage State: Virginia Number Pages: 1 Source; 1850 Census, August 5, District 17, Gilmer County Virginia, family: 145145 COLLINS, Isaac S., head, age 60, Value 800, born Virginia, Occupation: Farmer COLLINS, Rachel, wife, age 60, born Virginia COLLINS, Isaac, son, age 16, born Virginia, Occupation: Farm Laborer, attends school COLLINS, Rachel, daughter, age 14, born Virginia, attends school Source; 1860 Census, November 22, Brookville PO., Page 60, Calhoun County west Virginia, family: 1153117 COLLINS, Isaac, head, age 71, value 1000-75, born Harrison county Virginia, Occupation: farmer COLLINS, Rachel, wife, age 72, born Harrison County Virginia, Keeping House Source; 1870 Census, September 8-9, Page 18, Harrisville PO. Murphy, Ritchie County West Virginia, family: 9794 ROGERS, Hannah, head, age 54, Value 450-595, born Virginia, Now West Virginia SMITH, Stephen A., son, age 19, born Virginia, Now West Virginia SMITH, Sylvanus, B., son, age 16, born Virginia, Now West Virginia, attends school SMITH, Sabra J., daughter, age 13, born Virginia, Now West Virginia, attends school COLLINS, ISAAC S., Father, age 80, Value 1,000, born Virginia, Now West Virginia, Occupation: Retired Farmer COLLINS, RACHEL, Mother, age 80, born Virginia, Now West Virginia, Retired House keeping Source; Hardesty's History of Calhoun County, West Virginia ISAAC N. COLLINS Isaac N. Collins, son of Isaac C. and Rachel (Cunningham) Collins, was born in this district, August 22, 1833, his parents having been among pioneer settlers here. February 10, 1853, in what is now Wirt County, West Virginia, was recorded the marriage vows of Isaac N. Collins and Sarah Ann McGee, and their children were twelve, James A., born; February 3, 1854; John William, born; October 29, 1856, died in 1859; Joseph, born; August 9, 1858; Leah Jane, born; January 8, 1860; Rosanna, born; September, 1862; and Sophia, born; August, 1863, these three died in January 1865; Cynthia Ellen, born; January 12, 1865; Phelix W., born; May 20, 1867; Robert H., born; September 29, 1869; George W. McClellan, March 12, 1872; David E., June 20, 1874, died May 20, 1875; William S., January 11, 1879. The wife of Mr. Collins was born in Preston County, now in West Virginia, where her parents, Ephraim and Nancy Ann (McGinness) McGee, continue to reside. Isaac Samson & Rachel Headstone DNA connected 1880 United States Federal Census

The maternal grandmother of Mr. Collins died February 1, 1883, at the age of 96 years old at her death, probably the oldest person in the county. Her mother, whose name was Phoebe Cunningham, was captured by the Indians and lived among them for three years. With her was captured a little son, at that time about three years old, who lived with the Indians until he was seventeen Isaac N. Collins is prosperously engaged in the pursuits of agriculture, with his address at Big Springs, Calhoun County, West Virginia. (Linda Fluharty) http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvcalhou/bioicollins.txt

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14288422/rachael-collins

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FR69-B2Y

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR4D-S9N

Isaac S Collins-Rachel Cunningham marriage bond (dated Octobe 6, 1812) http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=847274&ImageNumber=247 (minister’s return not on record)

U.S. census returns

• Source: S1357057905 Repository: #R1350364797 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=18969987&pid=87
• Repository: R1350364797 Ancestry.com