William Edward Collings (1724 - 1787)

Born 11 Dec 1724 in Somerset, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Elston) Collings — married 1744 in Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 11 Dec 1787 at age 63 in Nelson, Kentucky District, Virginia, United States

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Biography

William Collings performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

William Collings is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A024580.

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William Collings aka Collins was born 11 Dec 1724 in Somerset, Pennsylvania. William passed away 11 Dec 1787 in Nelson, Kentucky District, Virginia. ^[1]

William Collins is recognized by the DAR as having been a patriot during the American Revolution. According to NARA, M247, Papers of the Continental Congress 1775-1789, Roll #62, Item 48, P 237; Butler, Index the Papers of the Continental Congress 1774-1789, Vol. 1, P 969 - Williams was involved in the Petition to Congress, Inhabitants Kentucky and Il. Country, 15 May 1780.^[2]

Name

Name: William /Collings/^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Birth

Birth Date: 1730

Place: Pennsylvania. ^[8]

Birth Date: 1724

Place: Pennsylvania. ^[9][10]

Found multiple copies of BIRTH DATE. Using 1730

Sources

1. ↑ DAR Patriot Index cited below.
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 17 Sep 2020), "Record of William Collins", Ancestor # A024580.
3. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: Database online. Source number: 168.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RBM. Data: Text: Record for William Collings
4. ↑ Source: #S136 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Collings
5. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: Database online. Source number: 1230.183; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Record for William Collings
6. ↑ Source: #S178 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Elson Collings
7. ↑ Source: #S178 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Zebulon Collings
8. ↑ Source: #S136 Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for William Collings
9. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: Database online. Source number: 1230.183; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Data: Text: Record for William Collings
10. ↑ Source: #S79 Page: Database online. Source number: 168.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RBM. Data: Text: Record for William Collings

See also;

• Source: S136 Author: Godfrey Memorial Library, comp. Title: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999; Repository: #R1 NOTE Godfrey Memorial Library, American Genealogical-Biographical Index, Middletown, CT, USA: Godfrey Memorial Library Repository: R1 Name: www.ancestry.com Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S178 Author: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2001; Repository: #R1
• Source: S79 Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R1
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ptsonline/stories/cristaccountbook2.html