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Stephen Collins (1743 - 1825)

Stephen Collins
Born in Amelia co. Va.map
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Husband of — married 1771 in Amelia, Virginiamap
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Died at age 81 in Madison, Kentucky, United Statesmap
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Stephen Collins (1743 - 1825) Son of Joseph Collins and Lucy (Marchbanks) Collins m 1771 in Amelia, Virginia -- Catherine McHendree (1753) Daughter of James McHendree and [mother unknown] Father of Joel Collins, Joseph Collins, Josiah Collins, James Collins, Joseph Collins, Alexander Dillard Collins and Amelia Frances (Collins) Oldham

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On June 18, 1778, deed from Mary McIndree, relic of James McIndree, dec'd, William Hunt and Dorothy, his wife, Nipper Adams and Lucy, his wife, and Stephen Collins and Katherine„ his wife, to Mark Milner of Halifax County, for 60 Pounds, 140.75 acres, being a third part of 422.25 acres (formerly the property of James McIndree, dec'd), lying in Halifax on the North side of Banister River. The 140.75 acre tract is bounded by the old survey, the yellow bank Branch. Signed: Mary Mcntee, William Hunt, Dorothy Hunt, Nipper Adams, Lucy Adams, Stephen Collins; Catron Colins. Witnesses: John Milner, William Sydnor, John Pankey; rec. July 16, 1778 (Halifax Deed Bk 11, p. 74).

In the fall of 1779, Stephen Collins, his wife Catherine, and their two sons, Joel and Josiah, ages 7 and 1, left Virginia and during the winter months traveled over the Wilderness Road to Kentucky. His kinsman, Lewis Collins, in his History of Kentucky, described this as "The Hard Winter". p 55[1]


Sources

  1. ↑ https://www.vaiden.net/collins_descendents.pdf
  • "Find A Grave" Memorial added by Pat Esrael, May 18, 2013 Stephen Collins Blue Grass Memorial Cemetery, Madison County, Kentucky, USA retrieved January 28, 2015.
  • Prewitt, Richard A. "The Collins Book", page 55, retrieved 30 August, 2016 from google drive

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This person was created through the import of LaBach Family Tree April 28_2011 ged on 05 May 2011.





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