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Mahlon T Collins (abt. 1756 - 1834)

Mahlon T Collins
Born about in Sussex County, New Jerseymap
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Husband of — married 10 Oct 1776 in Hunterdon, New Jerseymap
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Died at about age 78 in Lawrence County, Indianamap
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Biography

Originally Posted to the Ancestry.com HAWN FAMILY TREE Profile of MAHLON THOMAS COLLINS
--------11 Aug 2014
By Joachim Hawn
MAHLON COLLINS was a member of the Society of Friends (more commonly known as Quakers.
Church/community: located at Kingwood, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Also members of the Kingwood Community - were Mahlon's parents, his siblings, and the majority of his grown children.... at least that is, until the May 18, 1799, Event which may have become an impetus for the eventual estrangement of the Collins family from the Society of Friends. What does appear a fair observation is that prior to May 18 1799 the family member seemed to have complied with the norms of the Community but afterward there appears to be a persistent drifting between the Collins and the church.
FIDDLING and DANCING!!!
Mahlon was a member of the Kingwood Monthly Meeting of Friends in Hunterdon CO. Apparently, his wife was not a member as there is no mention of her in any of the Friends' records. He received a certificate of removal from Quakertown, NY MM to Deep River, Guilford Co, NC 10, 5, 1787. He was accepted on this certificate 17 Jan. 1788, but when he later requested a certificate to Westfield Monthly Meeting in Surrey Co, NC (now Yadkin Co) there was a complaint that he allowed "fidling and daunceling" in his house which appears to have been the premise that led to his being disowned on 18 May 1799.
Sometime during these years, he moved across the line into Grayson Co, VA, which would still have been in Westfield MM (Chestnut Creek Preparative Meeting) and was a branch of the Westfield Friends, but located near Galax, Virginia. He later lived in the Baywood, Virginia area where he owned several tracts of land and also owned two tracts of land in Wayne County, Kentucky.
From 1807 on for a number of years he appears in the Grayson Co., VA court records as juryman, etc. In one instance, he proved he bought 460 acres from Moses Foley before 1 June 1812.
In 1830, Mahlon and Phoebe sold the Virginia land and their son Randolph moved them by team and wagon to Lawrence County, Indiana, for which Randolph received a fee of $75.00.
Mahlon bought land from the government. Mahlon only lived a few years after this and when his estate was settled in 1834, Jacob Noblett, a son-in-law, was appointed administrator on 20 November 1834. William Connelly, who seems in some way to be connected to the family, was reimbursed for services for "collecting and fetching out from Virginia" planks, nails and paint for Mahlon's coffin. ( my note: Mahlon's son John married Effie Connelly or Conley). Phebe acknowledged receipt of dowry 13 December 1834.
The estate of Mahlon's wife Phebe Collins was settled in 1841. She appears in the 1840 Lawrence County, Indiana Census. Her son Isaac, applied for reimbursement for "keeping her in his home and care 3 years and 8 months, the final five months of which she was confined to bed.
Source: Supplement to:
The Jonathan Collins Family and Descendents by
Ruby Collins
Parents and Siblings
JONATHAN COLLINS (1706–1780)
ANN SMITH COLLINS
Their Marriage: 2 June 1731 at Hardwick, Warren, New Jersey
Their Children of Phoebe and Mahlon T Collins were
  1. RANDAL COLLINS (1736–1789)
  2. ELIJAH COLLINS (1740–1763)
  3. ISRAEL COLLINS (1740–Deceased)
  4. DEBORAH COLLINS WILLSON (1741–1803)
  5. ANNE COLLINS LUNDY (1746–1788)
  6. MAHLON T. COLLINS (1756–1834)
  7. JONATHAN COLLINS Jr (1763–1843)
The JONATHAN COLLINS Family
Title: The Jonathan Collins family and Descendants of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and points West
Author: Ruby Collins Markland
Publisher: J. G. Stevenson, 1969
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized: Aug 17, 2007
Length: 236 pages
A SUPPLEMENT
The JONATHAN COLLINS FAMILY
And Descendants
Of Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee, Missouri, and points West
By Ruby Collins Markland
Main Author: Markland, Ruby Collins, 1909
Other Authors: Markland, Ruby Collins, 1909
Published: Pleasant Grove, Utah
(495 West 1100 North, Pleasant Grove 84062)
R.C. Markland, ca. 1985
Subjects: Collins, Jonathan > Family Collins family.
(Physical Description: 134, xxxiv p., [1] leaf of plates: ill. ; 28 cm
The following material provides important information on several levels…
  1. It corroborates Genealogical / Family Tree information
  2. It offers an additional dimension to an apparent schism between the Collins Family and The Society of Friends (Quakers) specifically pertaining to the aforementioned individuals again below:
Anne Collins Lundy
The COMPENDIUM of AMERICAN GENEALOGY, page 215
Amos Lundy, (b 1743), to Warren Co., N. J., 1746; to Grayson Co., Va., 1784; to Ohio, 1805, m 1767
Ann Collins (Jonathon, Warren Co. married Ann, Bethleham, Hunterdon, New Jersey, Minutes. FHL# 20429 page 151
At our Monthly meeting held at kingwood the 10th d of the 9th married 1767...Hardwick meeting reports Amos Lundy has gone out in marriage for which the overseers hath strated with him. His case is refered to the consideration of next meeting and that Samuel Willson and Elijah Collins was assisting there in and had been strated with by the overseers. Their case s also refered to at the next meeting.
  • Kingwood Monthly meeting held at Hardwick the 8th day of the 10th mo. 1767 page 152: The case of Amos Lundy coming again under consideration is referred to next meeting. Samuel Willson produced a paper to this meeting condemning his assistance in the marriage of Amos Lundy and Ann Collins which was read and received.
Kingwood Monthly meeting held 9th day 12th m. 1767
The case of Amos Lundy is refer'd to next meeting.
Elijah Collins offer'd a paper to this meeting Condeming his conduct in assisting the marriage of Amos Lundy and Ann Collins which was read and received.
Kingwood Monthly Meeting held 14 1st month 1768. One of the friends appointed to streat with Amos Lundy report he found him in no disposition to make satisfaction. Jacob Lundy and Jonath Willson are appointed to prepare a Testification against him for the approbation of next meeting.
Kingwood Monthly meeting held at Hardwick the 14 d of the 6th m 1770 Amos Lundy gave in a paper wherein he condemns his going out in marriage which was read and received.
Note: The Collins people in this Quaker Record appear to be the children of Jonathan Collins and Ann
Mahlon T. Collins (1756–1834) and Phebe Webster Collins (1758–1841)
Marriage Event: July 10, 1776
Their Children were
  1. John Collins Sr (1776–1858)
  2. Mahlon Collins (1778–1787)
  3. Mary "Polly" Collins SOUTH (1780–1840)
  4. Ann Collins NUCKOLLS (1784–1876)
  5. Randolph Collins (1785–1838)
  6. Lavina Louise Collins NOBLITT (1786–1858)
  7. Deborah Collins (1788–1840)
  8. Isaac Collins (1794–1861)
MAHLON THOMAS COLLINS
Birth: 1756 Sussex County, New Jersey, British North America
Death: 30 October 1834 Lawrence County, Indiana
Burial Red Cross Cemetery,1834 Lawrence, Indiana
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MAHLON THOMAS COLLINS
RESEARCH POINTERS - Taken from: 'WeRelate'
Mahlon received a certificate of removal from Quakertown, New Jersey to Deep River, North Carolina MM [Meeting House] on 10. 5. 1787. He was accepted on this certificate the, 7th day, 1st first mo, 1788, but when he later requested a certificate to Westfield there was a complaint that he "allowed fidling and Dauncing in his house", and he was finally disowned, 5.18.1799 Sometime during these years he had moved across the line into Grayson Co., VA which still would have been in Westfield MM (Chestnut Creek Preparative Meeting). From 1807 on and for a number of years he appears in the Grayson Co., VA court records as juryman, etc.
In one instance, he proved he bought 460 acres from MOSES FOLEY before 1st June 1812.
In 1830/31, RANDOPH COLLINS moved his parents, MAHLON & PHEBE to LAWRENCE County, Indiana where Mahlon bought land from the government.
Mahlon only lived a few years after this and when his estate was settled in 1834, Jacob Noblett, a son-in-law, was appointed administrator, 20 Nov 1834.
WILLIAM CONNELLY, who seems in some way to be connected to the family, was reimbursed for services for "collecting and fetching out from Virginia" and for planks, nails, and paint for Mahlon's coffin.
Phebe acknowledged receipt of dowry 13 Dec. 1834
SOURCE: "The Jonathan Collins Family & Descendants" and the Supplement, by Ruby Collins Markland Data merged from Ancestral File: 21 July 1991.
MARRIAGE: DEATH
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7447/surnames.htm
PHOEBE WEBSTER, whose parents are unknown, was born circa 1755 in Baywood, Grayson, Virginia. She was married to Mahlon COLLINS October 10, 1776. Mahlon died in Indiana, however, her date and place of death are unknown at this time. Mahlon and Phoebe's granddaughter Lathena COLLINS, married into the LUNDY family and removed to Elm, Johnson, Missouri. Some of their children were in Richardson County, Nebraska, by the mid-1870s.
BIRTH: MARRIAGE: DEATH:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7447/ahnentafel AHNENTAFEL :: 1. Kathleen Ann LEWIS was born on 6 Mar 1948 in Offutt Air Force Base, Sarpy, NE. She was christened on 12 May 1963 in Platte Woods, Platte, MO. 148. Mahlon COLLINS was born in 1758 in Sussex Co, NJ. He died in 1841 in Lawrence, Dearborn, IN. He was married to Phoebe WEBSTER on 10 Oct 1776.
RESIDENCE: CERTIFICATES OF REMOVALS ETC.
http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=13794&iid=dvm_LocHist0013 52-00017-0 Page 34 14 6 1787 Mahlon Collins Went to Deep River, NC from Kingwood. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Record of the Kingwood monthly meeting of Friends, Hunterdon County, New Jersey [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: Moore, James W.,. Record of the Kingwood monthly meeting of Friends, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Flemington, N.J.: H.E. Deats, 1983.
  • DEBORAH COLLINS (1741-1803)
  • PHEBE COLLINS (1748-1787)
  • MAHLON COLLINS (1756-1834)
  • ELIJAH COLLINS ( - 1813)
  • RANDAL COLLINS
  • ISRAEL COLLINS
  • JONATHON COLLINS II (I762-1843)
MAHLON THOMAS COLLINS
Born: 1756 or 1758, Sussex County, New Jersey
Marriage: 10th October 1776 to PHOEBE WEBSTER
Death: 1834 or 1841 Lawrence County, Indiana
BIRTH: MARRIAGE: DEATH:
MAHLON..... received a certificate of removal from Quakertown, New Jersey to Deep River, North Carolina on 10, 5, 1787. He was accepted on this certificate, 7th 1st mo, 1788; but when he later requested a certificate to Westfield there was a complaint that he... " allowed fidling and Dauncing in his house " and he was finally dis-owned, 5.18.1799
Sometime during these years he had moved across the line into Grayson County, VA which still would have been in Westfield MM (Chestnut Creek Preparative Meeting). From 1807 on and for a number of years he appears in the Grayson County, VA Court records as juryman, etc. In one instance, he proved he bought 460 acres from Moses Foley before 1 June 1812.
In 1830/31, RANDOLPH COLLINS moved his parents, MAHLON & PHEBE, to Lawrence County, Indiana where MAHLON bought land from the government. Mahlon only lived a few years after this and when his estate was settled in 1834, JACOB NOBLETT a son-in-law, was appointed administrator, 20th Nov 1834.
WILLIAM CONNELLY, who seems in some way to be connected to the family, was reimbursed for services for "collecting and fetching out from Virginia" and for planks, nails, and paint for MAHLON'S coffin.
PHEBE acknowledged receipt of dowry 13TH December 1834 SOURCE: "The Jonathan Collins Family & Descendants" and the Supplement, by Ruby Collins Markland < Data merged from Ancestral File: 21 July 1991.
MARRIAGE:DEATH
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7447/surnames.htm '
PHOEBE WEBSTER, whose parents are unknown, was born circa 1755 in Baywood, Grayson, Virginia. She was married to MAHLON COLLINS in 1776
MAHLON died in Indiana, however, her date and place of death are Unknown at this time. MAHLON and PHOEBE's granddaughter LATHENA COLLINS, married into the LUNDY family and removed to Elm, Johnson, Missouri. Some of their children were in Richardson County, Nebraska, by the mid-1870's. [The Lundy she married was: Samuel Lundy 1809-1879]-[LATHENA COLLINS:born 2 SEP 1804, Grayson County, VA; daughter of EFFIE CONNELLY & JOHN COLLINS Sr. [Mahlon & Phebe's son] she died 3 MAR 1880 Elm, Johnson, MO
Husband:..................SAMUEL LUNDY 1809 - 1894
Married:...10 MAR 1831 in Grayson County, Virginia
Son:.......................JOHN RILEY LUNDY 1836 -1863:
[!]Given-name misspelled as "Lathiny" in this source SOURCE: "Supplement To The JONATHAN COLLINS FAMILY & Descendants" and the Supplement, by Ruby Collins Markland, p. 9. < This source lists a "Mary" as being the mother of Lathena Collins. SOURCE:..."The Lundy Family & Their Descendants" by William C. Armstrong, page 82
BIRTH:MARRIAGE:DEATH:
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/7447/ahnentafel AHNENTAFEL :: 1. Kathleen Ann LEWIS was born on 6 Mar 1948 in Offutt Air Force Base, Sarpy, NE. She was christened on 12 May 1963 in Platte Woods, Platte, MO. : 148........MAHLON COLLINS was born in 1758 in Sussex Co, NJ. He died in 1841 in Lawrence, Dearborn, IN. He was married to PHOEBE WEBSTER on 10 Oct 1776.
RESIDENCE: CERTIFICATES OF REMOVALS Etc:
http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=13794&iid=dvm_LocHist0013 52-00017-0 Page 34 14 61787
MAHLON COLLINS went to Deep River, North Carolina from Kingwood, New Jersey. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Record of the Kingwood monthly meeting of Friends, Hunterdon County, New Jersey [database on-line] Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: Moore, James W., Record of the Kingwood monthly meeting of Friends, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Flemington, N.J.: H.E. Deats, 1983.
BIRTH: MARRIAGE: DEATH: Name spelled PHEBE in this record; this record also source of surname. Her estate was settled in 1841. She appears in the 1840 Lawrence Co., IN Census. Her son, ISAAC, applied for reimbursement for "keeping her 3 years and 8 months, 5 months of which she was confined to bed." SOURCE: "The Jonathan Collins Family & Descendants" and the Supplement, by Ruby Collins Markland, p. 8.

PHEBE acknowledged receipt of dowry 13 Dec. 1834. SOURCE: "The Jonathan Collins Family & Descendants" and the Supplement, by Ruby Collins Markland Data merged from Ancestral File: 21 July 1991.

Mahlon COLLINS was born in 1758 in Sussex Co, NJ. He died in 1841 in Lawrence, Dearborn, IN. He was married to Phoebe WEBSTER on 10 Oct 1776.

RESIDENCE: CERTIFICATES OF REMOVALS http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/BookView.aspx?dbid=13794&iid=dvm_LocHist001352-00017-0

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14 6 1787 Mahlon Collins Went to Deep River, NC from Kingwood. Source Information: Ancestry.com. Record of the Kingwood monthly meeting of Friends, Hunterdon County, New Jersey [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Original data: Moore, James W.,. Record of the Kingwood monthly meeting of Friends, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Flemington, N.J.: H.E. Deats, 1983.

  • Parents and Siblings
  • Father: JONATHAN COLLINS 1706 - 1780
  • Mother: ANN SMITH 1719–1780

Their Children:

  1. DEBORAH COLLINS COX 1741 - 1803
  2. PHEBE COLLINS SMITH 1748 - 1787
  3. MAHLON THOMAS COLLINS
  4. ELIJAH COLLINS - 1813
  5. RANDAL COLLINS - 1834
  6. ISRAEL COLLINS
  7. JONATHAN COLLINS, II 1762 - 1843
  • Spouse and Children
  • PHOEBE WEBSTER 1758-1841
  • They Married on: 10 OCT 1776

Their Children:

  • LAVINA LOUISA COLLINS NOBLITT- 1858
  • ANN COLLINS NUCKOLLS
  • DEBORAH COLLINS WILLSON
  • ISAAC COLLINS
  • RANDOLPH COLLINS
  • MARY (Polly) COLLINS SOUTH
  • JOSEPH COLLINS
  • JOHN COLLINS Sr. 1777 - 1858

MAHLON COLLINS & Unnamed Spouse, cited in New Jersey, County Marriages 1682-1956

  • Name Mahlon Collins
  • Event Type Marriage
  • Event Date 10 Oct 1776
  • Event Place Burlington, New Jersey
  • Page 11
  • CITING THIS RECORD: "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VW5N-XB7  : accessed 20 February 2016), Mahlon Collins and MM9.1.1/VW5N-XBW:, 10 Oct 1776; citing Burlington, New Jersey, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 441,466. NEW JERSEY, COUNTY MARRIAGES, 1682-1956 GS Film number: 441466 Digital Folder Number: 004541215; Image Number: 00013

The COLLINS, NOBLITTS, LUNDY'S SOUTHS, NUKOLLS, CONELY, and COX, Affiliated FAMILIES: The following Grays County, Virginia - New River Notes - Transcribed Court proceedings were selected as important content because in some instances the Collins, Noblitt, Lundy, Conley, South, and Nuckolls men identified by name and as serving the Court in various capacities - captured in these records (at times several at the same event and occasion): i.e., as jurymen serving the same Trial....or as parties in a Court witnessed transaction - i.e.: the surrender of Deed per agreement or subsequent purchase (at least one instance of a Deed passing hands between William Henry Conely and Mahlon Thomas ...and in a couple instances where one (or more) of the H.O.H. is actually being "Called Out" for a misdemeanor offense committed while the court was in recess (a couple Noblitt and Collins men find themselves on the wrong end of the Courts scrutiny for engaging(by our standards today would amount roughly to a charge of Disorderly Conduct with Disturbance of the Peace). The point is not to exhibit content where someone is shown in an embarrassing moment - but rather as a very forum where several Household Heads from Affiliated Families - many of which shared a migratory trajectory with the Collins and Noblitt's Families from North Carolina into Virginia; and then from Virginia into Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri.

GRAYSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA SUPERIOR COURT ORDER BOOK 1809 -http://www.newrivernotes.com/grayson_history_government_1809_superior_court_order.htm

source title by name follows, online location: https://books.google.com/books?id=EVQ0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA611&lpg=PA611&dq=jacob+noblitt,+grayson+county,+virginia&source=bl&ots=BDL05Z3g1l&sig=B4xYDvcF6CD_m_GbBG6btqTntEw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwib7ODR1o7LAhUY8WMKHaGJADoQ6AEIUjAJ#v=onepage&q=jacob%20noblitt%2C%20grayson%20county%2C%20virginia&f=false

THE NEW RIVER NOTES http://www.newrivernotes.com/historical_index.htm Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List:

  • THOMAS NOBLITT
  • ABRAHAM NOBLITT
  • DAVID NOBLITT
  • JOHN NOBLITT
  • ISAAC NOBLITT

Introduction

The 1810 Grayson County Tax List, presented on the following pages is issued as the best substitute available for the 1810 Federal Census. Grayson County, and a number of other counties lost their earliest census records when the British burned Washington in 1814, during the War of 1812.

This abstract of 901 entries was made from original records held by the Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond, Virginia. Some names are questionable, and if any doubt exists about someone, these records should be consulted. Also, please note that some of those listed in this tax list may have actually lived Ashe County, North Carolina. The border between the Old Dominion and the Old North State was not well defined at its western terminus. Such being the case, some people who lived near the border thought themselves to be in one state, when they were actually in the other.

In 1810, Grayson County encompassed its present territory as well as most of what is now Carroll County a total of about 1000 square miles. Carroll County was established in 1842 from the Eastern District of Grayson plus a small portion of Patrick County.

Jeff Weaver Arlington, VA

  • Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List -1810
  • Date………………Name………………….White Tithables…….Slaves……Over….12…..Horses…Comments
  • 3/27/1810…...NOBLIT, ABRAHAM......1………0………..5.
  • 3/27/1810…...NOBLIT, ISAAC…………..1………0………..1.
  • 3/27/1810…...NOBLIT, DAVID…………1……….0………..2.
  • 3/27/1810…...NOBLIT, JACOB………….1………0………..2.
  • 4/02/1810……NOBLIT, THOMAS……..0……….0………..2….exempt
  • Grayson County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List -1810
  • Date………………….Name…………………White….Tithables Slaves Over 12….Horses...Comments
  • 3/28/1810……...COLLINS, JOHN………..1.0.2.
  • 3/28/1810……...COLLINS, RANDOLPH..1.0.4.
  • 3/28/1810……...COLLINS, PALL…………1.0.0.
  • 3/28/1810……...COLLINS, JACOB……….1.0.1.
  • 4/07/1810………COLLINS, JOHN………..1.0.0….Lookout Mtn.
  • 4/13/1810……...COLLINS, GEORGE…….1.0.1.

Showing 1 to 6 of 6 entries (filtered from 900 total entries)

1800 GRAYSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST Since most of the 1800 Grayson County census was burned in 1814, tax lists are about the only way to obtain similar data. This record, taken from information on file in Library of Virginia does that to some degree. The first column is the tax payer, presumably the same as the head of the household. The next column is the number of white males over age 21. The third column is the number of horses owned. The next column lists the number of slaves over age 16, and the last column lists the number of slaves between 12 and 16 years of age. If no number is shown it should be assumed to be zero.

1800 GRAYSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX LIST Name………..Males Over 21…Horses….Slaves 16+Slaves 12-16..... Comments

  • COLLINS, JACOB………….1………
  • COLLINS, JOHN…….........1……1…2…….
  • COLLINS, JONATHAN.....1……1…..
  • COLLINS, MALIN…………2…….5……
  • COLLINS, MILLENNER…2…….1….
  • COLLINS, MOSES…………1….
  • COLLINS, PAUL…………...1

GRAYSON COUNTY, VIRGINIA SUPERIOR COURT ORDER BOOK 1809-1821 "Government Grayson Court Records" Proper Names of focus have been transcribed UPPER-CASE lettering emphasized BOLD Full Document Texts Content at: http://www.newrivernotes.com/grayson_history_government_1809_superior_court_order.htm

September Term 1809

At a court begun and held for the County of Grayson on the 4th day September 1809

Present William Brockenbrough, Judge.

The Commonwealth, plantiff, ...v...Thomas McMillian, Defendant, indictment for an assault

Thus came the prosecutor for the commonwealth and the defendant being solemly called came not whereupon a jury, to wit: Samuel Fulton, John Patton, William Kenny, Joshua Stoneman, Ebenezer Lundy, ABRAHAM NOBLETT, Stephen Bown, JACOB NOBLETT, Jesse Wilson, Rhodes Nuckolls, Elisha Swift and Samuel Swift, who being sworn to assess the fine upon their oaths do say that the defendant is guilty as in the indictment against is alleged and they do assesse his fine by occasion thereof to six cents.

Whereupon it is considered by the court that the county recover of the aforesaid the fine aforesaid by the jurors assessed and the costs about their on this behalf expended.

The Commonwealth, Plantiff...v...George Bowers, Defendant, Indictment for an assault

This day came the prosecutor for the commonwealth and the defendant, being solemnly called but came not, whereupon a jury to wit: Samuel Bird, George Jones, Annuel Edwards, James Atkins, John Williams, Jacob Hays, Joseph Doughton, Aaron Lundy, MAHLON COLLINS, Ebenezer Lundy, John Johnson and Abel Carrico who being sworn to assess the fine, upon their otahts do say that the defendant is guilty in manner and form as in the indictment against him is alleged and they assess his fine by reason thereof to one dollar, whereupon it is considered by the court that the defendant pay to the Commonwealth the fine aforesaid by the jurors assessed and the costs in this behalf expended.

Commonwealth, plantiff,...v...Daniel Delp, defendant, Indictment for a breach of the peace

The defendant appeared and plead not guilty to the indictment and put himself upon the county and the attorney for the commonwealth likewise and thereupon came a jury to wit: Thomas Williams, Frederick Idle, John Thomas, Joseph Raimey, John K. Cunningham, WILLIAM CONLEY, Thomas Haughey, John Trimble, MAHLON COLLINS, Jacob Harrell, William Ballard and Levi Durnell who being sworn to try the issue aforesaid joined upon their oaths do say that the defendant is not guilty as in pleading he hath alledged his is therefore acquitted.

The Commonwealth, plantiff v William Evans, defendant, indictment for a breach of the peace

The defendant appeared and pled not guilty to the indictment and put himself upon the county and the attorney for the commonwealth likewise and thereupon came a jury to wit: Aaron Lundy, John Miller, John Kinworthy, Thomas Wilkinson, Byrum Ballard, JACOB NOBLETT, Amos Ballard, John Green, Samuel Craig, Jno. Bedwell, John Austin, and Jacob Lineberry, who being sworn to try the issue aforesaid joined and having heard the evidence upon their oaths do say that defendant is guilty in manner and form as in the indictment against him is alleged, and they do assess his fine to three dollars, whereupon it is considered by the court that the defendant forfeit and pay to the commonwealth the fine aforesaid by the jurors assessed and the costs on this behalf expended and the said defendant may be taken, &c.

The Commonwealth, plantiff v John Bryant, Defendant, indictment for breach of the peace.

This day came the prosecutor for the Commonwealth and the defendant appeared in Court but failed to plead, whereupon came a jury to wit: Aaron Lundy, John Miller, John Kinworthy, Thomas Wilkinson, Byrum Ballard, JACOB NOBLETT, Amos Ballard, John Green, Samuel Carey, Ira Bedwell, John Austin, and Jacob Lineberry who being sworn to enquire the fine and having heard the evidence upon their oaths do say they do assess the fine to three dollars whereupon it is considered by the court, that the defendant forfeit and pay to the Commonwealth the fine aforesaid by the jurors assessed and the costs in this behalf & the defendant may be taken &c.

The Commonwealth, plantiff v Thomas Wilkinson, defendant, indictment for breach of the peace

This day came the prosecutor for the commonwealth and the defendant appeared in court but failed to plead. Whereupon came a jury to wit: Thomas Williams, Frederick Idle, John Thomas, JOSEPH RAIMEY, John K. Cunningham, WILLIAM CONLEY, Thomas Houghey, John Trimble, MAHLON COLLINS, Jacob Harrell, William Ballard and Daniel Davis who being sworn to enquire the fine upon their oaths do say that they assess his fine to six dollars. Whereupon it is considered by the court that the defendant forfeit and pay the commonwealth the fine aforesaid by the jurors assessed and the costs in this behalf expended, & the def. may be taken, & c.

An indenture of bargain and sale between Martin Dickenson of the one part and Jacob Rudy of the other part was acknowledged in court by the said Martin Dickenson to be his act and deed and the same is ordered to be recorded.

An indenture of bargain and sale between Martin Dickenson of the one part and Abner Jones of the other part was acknowledged in court by the said Martin Dickenson to be his act and deed and the same is ordered to be recorded.

An indenture of bargain and sale between Martin Dickenson of the one part and John Comer of the other part was acknowledged in court by the said Martin Dickenson to be his act and deed and the same is ordered to be recorded.

DAVID COX who was fined at last term for failing to attend as a grand juror appeared in court and having shown sufficient cause for his inability to attend he is therefore excused.

An indenture of bargain and sale between John Kelly of the one part and Jacob Lineberry of the other part was acknowledged in court by the said John Kelly to be his act and deed and the same is ordered to be recorded.

The Commonwealth, plantiff, v Thomas McMillian, Defendant, indictment for an assault

Thus came the prosecutor for the commonwealth and the defendant being solemly called came not whereupon a jury, to wit: Samuel Fulton, John Patton, William Kenny, Joshua Stoneman, Ebenezer Lundy, ABRAHAM NOBLETT, Stephen Bown, JACOB NOBLETT, Jesse Wilson, Rhodes Nuckolls, Elisha Swift and Samuel Swift, who being sworn to assess the fine upon their oaths do say that the defendant is guilty as in the indictment against is alleged and they do assesse his fine by occasion thereof to six cents. Whereupon it is considered by the court that the county recover of the aforesaid the fine aforesaid by the jurors assessed and the costs about their on this behalf expended.

NATHANIEL NUCKOLLS, Plantiff v Philip Gaines, Defendant, in Debt

John Brown came into court and undertakes for the defendant that in case he shall be cast in jail he shall pay and satisfy the condemation of the court, or render his body to prison in execution for the same or that the said John Brown will do it for him.

The Commonwealth, plantiff v Jonathan Bentley, Defendant, indictment for an assault

This day came the prosecutor for the commonwealth and the defendant, being solemnly called but came not, whereupon a jury to wit: Bennet Rector, Mark Johnson, Isaac Bentley, John Baker, William McKnight, David Jones, John Mash, Obadiah Leonard, William Ward, Thomas Patton, Thomas Davis and Isaac Goulson(?) Who being sworn to assess the fine upon their oaths do say that the defendant is guilty in manner and form as in the indictment is alleged and they assess his fine by occasion thereof to one cent. Whereupon it is considered by the court that the defendant pay to the Commonwealth the fine aforesaid by the jurors assessed and the costs in this behalf expended.

The Commonwealth, Plantiff v Andrew Bowers, Defendant, Indictment for an assault

This day came the prosecutor for the commonwealth and the defendant, being solemnly called but came not, whereupon a jury to wit: Samuel Bird, George Jones, Annuel Edwards, James Atkins, John Williams, Jacob Hays, Joseph Doughton, Aaron Lundy, MAHLON COLLINS, Ebenezer Lundy, John Johnson and Abel Carrico who being sworn to assess the fine, upon their otahts do say that the defendant is guilty in manner and form as in the indictment against him is alleged and they assess his fine by reason thereof to twelve cents, whereupon it is considered by the court that the defendant pay to the Commonwealth the fine aforesaid by the jurors assessed and the costs in this behalf expended.

The Commonwealth, Plantiff v George Bowers, Defendant, Indictment for an assault

This day came the prosecutor for the commonwealth and the defendant, being solemnly called but came not, whereupon a jury to wit: Samuel Bird, George Jones, Annuel Edwards, James Atkins, John Williams, Jacob Hays, Joseph Doughton, Aaron Lundy, MAHLON COLLINS, Ebenezer Lundy, John Johnson and Abel CARRICO who being sworn to assess the fine, upon their otahts do say that the defendant is guilty in manner and form as in the indictment against him is alleged and they assess his fine by reason thereof to one dollar, whereupon it is considered by the court that the defendant pay to the Commonwealth the fine aforesaid by the jurors assessed and the costs in this behalf expended.

The Commonwealth, Plantiff v James Leonard, Defendant, Indictment for an assault

This day came the prosecutor for the commonwealth and the defendant, being solemnly called but came not, whereupon a jury to wit: John Sturdivan, Benjamin Cooly, Stephen Bourn, Jr., William Hail, Robert Warden, Elisha Swift, James Wright, JOHN COLLINS, ABRAHAM NOBLETT, Joshua Stoneman, John Bird, and John Patton, who being sworn to assess the fine, upon their otahts do say that the defendant is guilty in manner and form as in the indictment against him is alleged and they assess his fine by reason thereof to fifty cents, whereupon it is considered by the court that the defendant pay to the Commonwealth the fine aforesaid by the jurors assessed and the costs in this behalf expended.

Frederick Idle, Plantiff v Philip Gaines, Defendant, in [illegible]

This day came the plantiff by his attorney, Joseph Evans and the defendant by his attorney Daniel Sheffy, and on [illegible] of the defendant and for good cause shown, it is ordered that the same be charged and the trial of this cause be had in the Superior Court to be held for the county of Montgomery.

Ordered that Court adjourn till tomorrow 11 o'clock.

W. Brockenbrough

September the 5th, the court met according to adjournment.

Present, same judge as yesterday.

The Commonwealth, Plantiff v Philip Gaines, Deft.

Upon a habeus corpus to bring the body of the defendant before this court who was detained in the jail of the County of Grayson upon an attachment,[illegible]from the County court of Grayson for a contempt. The Defendant who was bound in recognizance for his appearance at this court and to do and receive what the court shall [illegible] in the said sent the attorney for the Commonwealth against the Philip Gaines on an attachment issued one fo the county court of Grayson. The Defendant made his appearance in discharge of his recognizance and the parties being heard, and upon a vote of a transcript of the record of the proceedings aforesaid from the county court aforesaid. It appearing that the said defendant was detained in custody under an illegal order of the said county court of Grayson. It is therefore considered by the court that he be forth with discharged from the recognizance aforesaid and from the custody of the sheriff of said county.

Alexander Hamilton, plantiff v Enoch Osborne, Defendant in case

On motion of the plantiff,and for reasons appearing to the court this cause is continued at his costs.

John King, Plantiff v Jesse Williams, Defendant, in case

This day the parties by their attornies and the defenant [two lines illegible].

The court doth make the following allowances to be the officers of this court for their public services, viz, to Martin Dickenson, clerk, fifteen dollars, to Greenberry G. McKenzie, Sheriff, ten dollars, and to John Kelly prosecutor for the commonwealth the sum of ten dollars for two days serivce and it is ordered that the said allowances be certified to the auditor of public acounts.

Ordered that court be adjounred till the first day of next term.

W. Brockenbrough.

April 1810

At a Superior Court begun and held for the County of Grayson on Tuesday the 3rd day of April 1810.

Present, William Brockenbrough, Judge

The following persons begin retained as Grand Jurors, to wit: Daniel Keith, foreman, Enoch Osborne, George Cornelias, Silas Peace, Charles Anthony, Robert Hill, James Atkins, William Bird, Samuel Bird, George Keith, Christopher Keith, Javas Perkins, Ebenezer Lundy, John Williams, STEPHEN SOUTH [husband of MARY “Polly” COLLINS, a daughter of MAHLON & PHEBE COLLINS], John Isom, Jr., and George Ring, who being sworn received a charge from the court and retired to considered their presentments and after some time returned into court and presented a bill of indictment against Gilbert Sexton for murder, indorsed a true bill.

George Keith who was fined at last court for failing to attend as a grand juror, appeared in court and having showed sufficient cause of his inability to attend, he is therefore released.

Nathaniel Nuckolls, plantiff v Philip Gaines, deft, in debt

Daniel Kieth comes into court and having [illegible] undertakes for the defendant that in case he shall be cast in this suit, he shall pay and satisfy the condemnation of the court or render his body to prison in execution of for the same. Or that the said Daniel Keith will do it for him. Whereupon on motion of the defendant by his attorney. It is ordered that the judgment obtained in the office against the defendant be set aside, and thereupon the defendant saith that he hath [?] will and truly paid the debt in the [illegible] and of this he puts himself upon the county and the plantiff by his attorney likewise and the trial of the issue is defered till next court.

Alexander Hamilton, plantiff v Enoch Osborne, defendant,

in case This day came the defendant by his attorney and his plantiff though solemly called came not [illegible] his sent further prosecuted. Therefore on the prayer of the defendant. It is considered by the court that he recover against the plantiff three dollars damages according to law and his costs by him about his defense in this behalf expended.

John King, Plantiff, v Jesse Williams, Defendant,

In Case This day came the defendant by his attorney, and the plantiff though solemnly called came not, not his suit further prosecutred. Therefore on the prayer of the said defendant, it is considerd by the court that he recover against the plantiff three dollars damages according to law, and his cost by him about his defense in this behalf expended.

John Kelly, esq. Came into court and resigned his appointment of prosecutor for the commonwealth in this court.

Ordered that court be adjourned till tomorrow ten o'clock.

W. Brockenbrough.

Wednesday the 4th, Court met according to adjournment.

Present same judge as yesterday.

Gilbert Sexton of the County of Grayson labourer who was indicted for murder was led to the bar in custody of the jailor and sheriff and gave a plead not guilty to the indictment and put himself upon the county, whereupon came a jury to wit: Edward, Bond, Abner Hunt, Thomas Houghey, Nicholas Robinson, Samuel Hague, William Carrico, Daniel McPherson, Stephen Bourn, Benjamin Cooley, David Pierce, Richard Hall and Isom Lundy who being [illegible] and sworn [illegible] the [illegible line] that the said Gilbert Sexton is not guilty of the murder aforesaid. Therefore it is ordered by this court that he be acquitted and discharged of the murder aforesaid and go thereof without delay.

Lewis Hail, William Bourn and John Blair who were summoned to appear here at this time as witnesses for the trial of Gilbert Sexton on murder was solemnly called but came not, therefore it is considered by the court [illegible] said contempt [illegible] of this commonwealth and his successors by the payment of $8 each to the [illegible] the said commonwealth unless sufficient cause of their inability to attend be shown at the next court.

William Williams who is summoned to attend at this court as a witness for the trial of Gilbert Sexton for murder failed to attend, when called came into court and showing sufficient cause why he was not attend he is therefore excused.

[John Sexton and Mary Ann Gilbert were married in 1780 in Bedford Co VA. John Sexton moved to Buncombe County, NC after living in Grayson County, Virginia. John and Mary Ann had children: William born ca 1782 m. 1. (probably) Elizabeth or Polly Cock 2. Elizabeth Hodge; Benjamin b 1785 m. Nancy Taylor; Elizabeth born 1786 m. James Cock; Gilbert born 9 Dec 1786 [Under consideration in this section of the records]

Elijah born 1788 m. Sarah; Judith born Jul 1794 m. John Cornwell; Hiram born 8 Mar 1801 m. Lorena; Nancy born 1803 (?); Lorenzo D. born 1805; and Isaac born 1807 m. Nancy. (Supplemental family information from Danny Miller)]

Richard Fender, Executor of Robert Elliott, dec'd plantiff v Jesse Franklin, defendant, in [illegible]

On motion of the defendant who has given special bail, it is ordered that the judgment entered in the office against the defendant be set aside and thereupon the defendant filed his plea in writing & the cause is continued till next court.

John K. Cunningham, jailor is alllowed for keepign Gilbert Sexton a criminal in jail one hundred and fifty-nine days the sum of thirty-four cents per day and also for guarding him with three guards fifty-three days [illegible] which is ordered that the same be entered to the Auditor of Public Accounts.

The court doth make the following allowances to the officers of the court for publick services, viz, to Martin Dickenson, clerk the sum of fifteen dollars, Abner Jones Sheriff the sum of ten dollars, and it is orderd that the said allowances be certified to the auditor of Publick accounts.

Ordered that Greenberry G. McKenzie, late sheriff [illegible]be allowed the sun of twenty dollars for publick services for the year 1809 and that the sum be certified to the auditor of public accounts.

Ordered that Court be adjourned till the first day of next term.

W. Brockenbrough

  • 1820 United States Federal Census
  • Name: RANDOLPH COLLINS
  • Residence: GRAYSON, VIRGINIA
  • U.S. General Land Office Records, 1776-2015-Court, Land, Wills & Financial
  • Name: MAHLON COLLINS
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • Name: MAHLON COLLINS
  • Spouse: EFFIE HAYS
  • Birth: location VA
  • Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940
  • Name: MAHLON COLLINS
  • Spouse: EFFEY HAYS
  • Marriage: dd mm year location
  • U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI, 1607-1943
  • Name: MAHLON COLLINS
  • Vital: dd mm year
  • Residence: dd mm year NORTH CAROLINA
  • 1830 United States Federal Census
  • Name: MALON COLLINS
  • Residence: GRAYSON, VIRGINIA
  • U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935
  • Name: MAHLON COLLINS
  • Marriage: location dd mm year
  • Vital: dd mm year
  • Virginia, Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850
  • Name: MAHLON COLLINS
  • Spouse: EFFEY HAYS
  • Marriage: dd mm year GRAYSON, VIRGINIA

The information concerning the Collins family is taken from a family history put together by Clifford B. Rector. I am inputting the information exactly as it was written, even though I have found additional details of family members since this was written. I have added some comments in parentheses or starred.

" MAHLON and PHOEBE COLLINS FAMILY 1777 to 1980 "

PREFACE

In writing this little genealogy of the Mahlon & Phoebe Collins family, we realize that is not perfect, errors will be found, omissions will occur. We have spent a lot of time in courthouses, libraries and old cemeteries, exchanged letters with the family and friends of the family and tried to get it as accurate as possible, but we know there will be mistakes, so please bear with us.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

To all those (too numerous to mention) that have given information and pictures on the Collins family, we are most grateful. We especially want to thank Mr. Robert C. Collins of Denver Colorado (Bob and my Dad were 1st cousins) who gave us so much information and furnished the majority of the pictures for this book. Without his help we would not have undertaken this task.

MAHLON COLLINS son of JONAHAN COLLINS born in Sussex Co, New Jersey 1756 (I believe he was born in 1750, his gravestone states that he died Oct. 30, 1834 at age 84) died in Lawrence Co, Indiana 1834, his wife PHOEBE __? (I believe her last name was WEBSTER) born 1758 died 1841. They are buried in Lawrence County, Indiana: They married in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on Oct. 10, 1776. Mahlon & Phoebe had 8 children that we can identify. [NOTE INSERTION: While the aforementioned marriage record clearly denotes Mahlon's name as the cited Party being married....No name or mark appears for Phoebe. I think I know why. An identical absence of brides names likewise is evident on the record of marriage for ANN COLLINS and AMOS LUNDY


  1. John Collins born 1777 died 1858. His wife Effie Conley born 1775.
  2. Josiah Collins born 1778, his wife Nancy Collins daughter of David Collins was born 1780. They were married in Grayson Co, VA March 24, 1796. They lived in Lawrence Co, IN.
  3. Mary (Polly) Collins born 1781 died before 1834. Her husband was Edd South born 1776, married in Grayson Co April 7, 1801. Their heirs were mentioned in the settlement of Mahlon Collins' estate in 1834.
  4. Levina Collins born, 1783, married Jacob Noblett born 1780 married in Grayson Co Oct. 31, 1805. They lived in Orange Co, IN.
  5. Randolph Collins born 1785 died 1834, his wife Rebecca___? born 1784. They lived in Grayson Co until about 1825 at which time they moved to Lawrence Co, IN. Randolph came back to Grayson Co in 1830 and moved his father and mother to Lawrence Co. They had 10 children: Commadore, Phoebe, Deborah, Sarah, Lavina, John J., Frances, Josiah F., Ann and Linsey.
  6. Deborah Collins born 1778 died before 1840. She married Solomon Cox born 1782. They were married in Grayson Co Oct. 27, 1809. Their heirs were mentioned in the settlement of the estate in Wayne Co., KY (see Elijah Collins for settlement)
  7. Anna Collins born 1782 married John Nuckolls born 1792, married in Grayson Co Jan. 10, 1813. Their heirs were mentioned in the settlement of the estate in Wayne Co, KY
  8. Isaac Collins born 1798 married Catherine Willits born 1803, married in Grayson Co Nov. 3, 1821. They lived in Lawrence Co, IN.

Mahlon Collins was a member of the Friends, (better known as Quakers), church in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Mahlon was a member of the Kingwood Monthly Meeting of Friends in Hunterdon CO. Apparently, his wife was not a member as there is no mention of her in any of the Friends' records. He received a certificate of removal from Quakertown, NY MM to Deep River, Guilford Co, NC 10, 5, 1787. He was accepted on this certificate 17 Jan. 1788, but when he later requested a certificate to Westfield Monthly Meeting in Surrey Co, NC (now Yadkin Co)there was a complaint that he allowed "fidling and daunceling" in his house and he was finally disowned 18 May 1799. Sometime during these years, he moved across the line into Grayson Co, VA, which would still have been in Westfield MM (Chestnut Creek Preparative Meeting) and was a branch of the Westfield Friends, but located near Galax, Virginia. He later lived in the Baywood, Virginia area where he owned several tracts of land and also owned two tracts of land in Wayne County, Kentucky. From 1807 on for a number of years he appears in the Grayson Co., VA court records as juryman, etc. In one instance, he proved he bought 460 acres from Moses Foley before 1 June 1812. In 1830, Mahlon and Phoebe sold the Virginia land and their son Randolph moved them by team and wagon to Lawrence County, IN, for which Randolph received a fee of $75.00. Mahlon bought land from the government. Mahlon only lived a few years after this and when his estate was settled in 1834, Jacob Noblett, a son-in-law, was appointed administrator 20 Nov. 1834. William Connelly, who seems in some way to be connected to the family, was reimbursed for services for "collecting and fetching out from Virginia" and for planks, nails and paint for Mahlon's coffin. (my note-Mahlon's son John married Effie Connelly or Conley). Phebe acknowledged receipt of dowry 13 Dec. 1834. The estate of Mahlon's wife Phebe Collins was settled in 1841. She appears in the 1840 Lawrence Co., IN census. Her son Isaac, applied for reimbursement for "keeping her 3 years and 8 months, five months of which she was confined to bed". Source: Supplement to The Jonathan Collins Family and Descendents by Ruby Collins Markland

John Collins son of Mahlon and Phoebe Collins born 1777 in NJ died 1858 in Grayson Co, VA, married Effie Conley born 1775 died before 1830. We think they were buried in the old cemetery where Mahlon & Phoebe are buried (I believe this to be in error as Mahlon and Phoebe are buried in Indiana) as there are 2 graves that that are unaccounted for and from the records in Grayson Co we find they owned land near this old cemetery. The Grayson Co census show John Collins with 4 sons and 2 daughters, evidently one daughter died young as we can only account for 4 sons and 1 daughter, they were as follows.

  1. Mahlon Collins born 1800 died 1896, married Effie Hayes daughter of Jacob & Elizabeth Hays, born 1804 died 1878. They had 6 children:

.....A. Wiley G. Collins, son of John & Effie Collins born Jan 29, 1826, d. Jan. 15, 1915, married Ann Brewer b. Jan 14, 1830 d. Sept 22. 1916. They are buried in a family cemetery on a hill above the old home place east of Baywood, VA. Married Dec. 1, 1853. They spent their lives in the Baywood area, had 8 children: 1. Robert W. Collins b. aug. 27, 1854 d. July 18, 1863. Buried in the family cemetery. 2. Frances Lavina Collins b. Apr. 3, 1865 d. Apr. 15, 1920, married John N. Hampton b. 1856 d. 1940. They are buried in a family cem. near the Reeves Hampton home east of Baywood, VA. They were married in Alleghany Co, NC Dec. 6, 1879. They had 7 children: Emmett Hampton, May Hampton, Mertie , Alice Sarah, Reeves Granville, Vivian Verona and Litha. 3. Thomas Preston Collins b. Nay 19, 1857. Killed by a runaway team of horses Nov. 16, 1916. Married Phoebe A. Hampton b Aug. 27, 1864 d. Oct. 30, 1916. They are buried in a family cem. abt one mile east of Baywood, VA. Married in Allegany Co, NC March 26, 1880. They spent their lives in the Baywood area. They had 10 children: Bertie, Llytrell Gwyn, Charles Deverde, Mayme Nancy, Granville Mack, Amelia Fidela, Kemper, Effie, Regie Roperta andAnnie Lou. 4. Reeves (Charlie) Collins b. 1858 in Baywood, d. 1947 at Meeker, CO. On election day about 1880, Reeves and Jacob Todd shot each other several times. They both recovered. Jacob settled near Independence, Va and Reeves went to Colorado, settled in the White River section. He became famous as a cowboy on the K. & T. ranch. He never married. 5. Della E. Collins b. Sept. 6, 1860 d. Feb. 14, 1948, husband Stephen Dixon b. 1858 d. 1887. They are buried in a family cemetery near where they lived on New River north of Galax, VA. Married Jan 6, 1881. They had 4 children: Harvy Dixon, Victoria, Fannie and an infant that died in 1881. 6. Jefferson Alexander Collins b. Jan 1, 1863 d. Oct. 19, 1954. Married Fannie Mc Knight b. Jan 12, 1866 d. Apr. 22, 1942 in Alleghany Co, Nc Dec. 23, 1886 They are buried in the Felts Memorial Park in Galax, VA. Had 3 children: Minnie Lou, James Oscar and John Burlie. 7. Guy Sanders Collins b. July 26, 1864 d. Apr. 13, 1916. Married Mary McKnight b. Oct. 16, 1874 d. Jan 24. 1944. They are buried at Telluride, Co. Married in Allegany Co, NC Dec. 24, 1891. They had 7 children: Oda, Ossie, Sarah, Georgia, Mattie Lou, Scott and Frances. 8. George Curren Collins b. Jan. 10, 1867 d. July 15, 1959, his wife Mary Elizabeth Higgins b. Oct. 10, 1868 d. Dec. 5, 1937. They are buried in the family cem on their home place east of Baywood. Married Nov. 3, 1892, spent most of their lives in the baywood area. They had 4 children: Laura Blanch, J. Blaine, Wayne G. and W. Bryan.

.....B. Malinda Collins dau of Mahlon & Effie Collins b 1828 d. 1892 her husband Granville Rector b. 1823 d. 1894. They are buried in the Linton cem. near Delhart, VA. Married in Grayson Co, VA oct. 3, 1852 and spent their lives on a farm near where they are buried. They had 10 children: 1. Louisa Rector b. 1853 d. 1876. Buried in the Linton cem. Her husband Floyd Poole b. 1851 d. 1934. He is buried in the Saddle Mtn. cem, Ennice, NC. Married Nov. 12, 1873. Had 2 daughters, Etta M. and Cora M. 2. Phoebe b. Aug. 8, 1855 d. Dec. 29, 1814. Buried in the Linton Cem. She never married. 3. Fieldon b. Mar. 8 1857, d. Dec. 4, 1929. Buried in the Linton Cem. He never married. 4. Isom b. Sept. 25, 1858 d. Nov. 1, 1926, married Edna Combs b 1853. Killled by a runaway team of horses in 1923. (Am beginning to think that horses are very dangerous.)They are buried in the Linton Cem. They spent their lives in the Grayson community. They had 3 daughters: Mary T, Artie and Flora. 5. Evaline Rector b. 1860 d. 1900, married Hardy Wilson b. 1850 d. 1937. They are buried in the Todd family cem. on the Sabe Richardson farm in Baywood. Married in Allegany Co, NC Sept. 11, 1892. They had 3 children: Farley, Minnie and Vida. 6. Lavina Rector b. May 4, 1862 d. April 8, 1871. Died of diphtheria, buried in the Linton cem. 7. Victoria Rector b. Aug. 15, 1865 d. April 2, 1871. Died of diphtheria, buried in the Linton cem. 8. Cenia Rector b. 1866 d. 1899, married Andy King Jan 20, 1895. Buried in the King family cem. Had one daughter Fannie. 9. John L. Rector b. Oct. 25, 1868 d. Apr. 5, 1871 of diphtheria. Buried in the Linton cem. 10. Fannie Rector b. Apr. 15, 1871 d. Feb. 14, 1930. Married Andy King Feb. 11, 1907. Buried in the King family cem. They had no children.

.....C. Louisa Collins dau of Mahlon & Effie Collins, b. 1829 d. 1920 married Leander Barker b. 1818 d. 1880. Married March 7, 1847. They are buried near Low Gap, NC. They made their home near Surry Co, NC They had 13 children: Jestin Barker, Effie Lavina, Riley, Jeremiah, Cenia, Caroline, Hillary, Prather, Fannie, Daniel, Louis, Sanders and John G.

.....D. John Curren Collins, son of Mahlon & Effie Collins, b. Feb. 16, 1831 d. Nov. 7, 1915 married Caroline Woodruff b. June 24, 1837 d. Feb. 14, 1913. They are buried in the Crab Creek Church cem. They spent most of their lives in Grayson and Carroll Co, VA. They had 3 sons: William Lafayette, Franklin Pierce and Reid (Bud).

.....E. Commodore Hayes Collins son of Mahlon & Effie Collins, b. June 28, 1836. Was killed by accidental gunshot Dec. 7, 1903. Married Matilda Andrews b. March 4, 1839 d. Feb. 11, 1905. They are buried in the Crab Creek Church cem., Ennice, NC. Married in Ashe Co, NC Dec. 24, 1857 They spent most of their lives in Allegany Co, NC. Commodore was a Primitive Baptist preacher. They had 9 children: Mitchell, Martin Kennie, Beatty, Mahlon Leander, Sarah Louisa, William Hayes, James BEffie L., John M. and Mary Ellen.

.....F. Effie Lavina Collins, dau of Mahlon & Effie Collins, b. Dec. 30, 1838 d. Apr. 29, 1909. Married Richard Horten Gentry b. Aug. 25, 1838 d. Nov. 19, 1921. They are buried in the Crab Creek Church cem. Married in Surry Co, NC and spent most of their lives in Allegany Co, NC. They had 1 son Martin Luther Gentry.

2. Elijah Collins son of John and Effie Collins, b. Feb. 15, 1802 d. Feb. 12 1896, married Margie Cox (my gggrandparents) daughter of James & Sally Cox born 1813 died 1904. They had 14 children: Sally, Joel, Dorcas, Ezra, John, James, Emily, Mary Alice, Mahlon, Randolph, Dennis, Kenley, Haston and Andrew. See family tree.

3. Lathena Collins born 1805 died ___?, married Samuel Lundy born May 20, 1809 died Feb. 15, 1898, married in Grayson Co, VA March 10, 1831. They left Grayson Co soon after they were married, went first to Missouri, then to California where they made their home. They had 7 children: Ebenezer born Dec., 14, 1831, Louisa born Feb. 12, 1834, John Riley born Aug. 8, 1836, Mary Ann born Oct. 7, 1838, James Monroe born July 13, 1841, Martha C. born Sept. 20, 1843 and Ruth E. born Oct. 23, 1847.

4. John Collins Jr. born 1808 died 1871, married Celia Ramey born 1811 died 1902. They had 8 children: Susan, Rosamond, Mahlon, Serphina, Matilda, Julina, Rosabell and Wiley.

5. Randolph Collins born 1809 died 1879, married Celia Hayes daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Hays born 1811 died 1906. They had 6 children: Justin, Alexander, Tamsey, Evaline, Houston & Phoebe.

6. Daughter born 1812, no further information.

Discussions and Notes/Research and Reference

A google search says Mahlon Collins belonged to Quakertown Monthly Meeting. I have a copy of a history of Quakertown Monthly Meeting and don't see a reference to any Collins. If Mahlon was a member of Quakertown MM I have a few suggestions. Ed Stout wrote a book called "Facts and Fantasies of Franklin" which is the history of Franklin Township. You might be able to get this through an interlibrary loan. He also wrote a pamphlet called "A brief history of the Friends Meeting at Quakertown, NJ, from 1729 to 1976." I have no idea how to get a copy. Ed's family was a long-time member of QMM. Quakertown MM gave many of their records to the Hunterdon County Historical Society. http://hunterdonhistory.org/

Re: WEBSTER

"The Friends finally decided in 1764 to have the "spring lot" conveyed to them from Daniel Doughty who conveyed it to James Willson, Robert Large, Harmen Kester, Samuel Kester, and Samuel Webster." There is a graveyard called the Nixon cemetery where non-Quakers were buried. QMM still holds the deed to that graveyard. "In 1807 a common Board of Trustees was appointed for all the property. Their names were Robert Emley, Thomas Twining, Samuel Webster, John Allen and Henry Cliffton. The last named was the survivor and he conveyed the trust to William Webster" and others. It mentions Joseph Webster of QMM in 1749 helping Hardwick to start a meeting. In 1774 Joseph Webster was fined 1 cow and two cattle worth 11 pounds 10 for refusing to take the Test of Allegiance to the State of New Jersey. Quakers only pledge allegiance to God. That is all the book has about Webster’s, but I would think Samuel or Joseph might be Phoebe's father.

This comes from the New Jersey Searchable Databases: Webster, Joseph (Grantee)

  • (1) TO: Joseph Webster
  • FROM: West New Jersey Society...
  • FROM: West New Jersey Society
  • CONVEYANCE. Hunterdon County.
  • OTHERS NAMED:
  • LOCATIONS: West Jersey; Hunterdon 1 May 1741

L : Folio 176 (SSTSE023)

  • (2) TO: Thomas Cary; Samuel Cradock; Samuel Groome, Jr.; Richard Lawrence; Gilbert Mace; Thomas Mathews; Edward Peare; Joseph Webster
  • FROM: Edward Byllinge; Gawen Lawrie; Nicholas Lucas
  • CONVEYANCE. [Unrecorded. Probably West Jersey].
  • OTHERS NAMED:
  • LOCATIONS: West Jersey 15 Nov 1681
  • B (WJ) : Folio 307 (SSTSE023)

Also, Quakertown Monthly Meeting was first called Kingwood Monthly Meeting and Mahlon is mentioned. If you look for the marriage of Saml. Willson Jr. and Deborah Collins, you will find a list of people who signed their marriage "certificate". Both Mahlon and Pheobe Collins signed it. https://archive.org/.../recordsofkingwoo00frien_djvu.txt

Full text of "Records of the Kingwood Monthly meeting of Friends, Hunterdon county, New Jersey" ARCHIVE.ORG

Before there was a New Jersey there was a West Jersey and an East Jersey. You are concerned with West Jersey. Today Quakertown is part of Franklin Township but it used to be called Kingwood MM for some reason. Also, way back when it was part of Amwell Township. And Bucks is only about ten miles away as the crow flies just over the Delaware River.

Kingswood Monthly Meeting of Friends was there. If you research on Ancestry (which is free at most libraries), enter "Quaker records" in the "keyword" line. The old records take patience to read, but are full of detail Modified 4 November 2017 by Joachim Hawn

  • Grayson County, Virginia Marriage Book 1 1793-1852 - Mountain Press

www.mountainpress.com/cds/details/cd-0053.html Located in southwestern Virginia, Grayson sits on the North Carolina border with the Old Dominion State. It was formed in 1793 from part of Wythe County and was named for William Grayson, delegate to the Continental Congress from 1784 to 1787. He was one of the first two Senators from Virginia. These records are ...

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  • Collins Family - WVGenWeb Nicholas County

nicholaswv.org › Index › Family Histories- Jan 1, 2011 - *George Collins, in 1809, testified in a land dispute over land in Grayson County Virginia on Peach Bottom Creek [a branch of the New River], that he ..... 1804 (Mrs. Conley). 1-male, 0-9 years-William, b. 1806 (Mrs. Conley). The outline that follows used this interpretation. To distinguish index numbers of ...

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  • Articles - Family Histories - Collins Family - One More Mountain to Cross; nicholaswv.org › Index › Family Histories: http://nicholaswv.org/modules/AMS/article.php?storyid=27 Jan 1, 2011 - Collins Family submitted by: Brenda Dillon Published in the Appalachian Quarterly, Wise Co. Va. An historical account of a Collins family journey, and the .... Collins Sr., Militent Collins, Benjamin Collins, John Collins Jr., David Collins, Absolem Collins , Mahlon Collins, Johnthan Collins and Joseph Collins.
  • Effie Hayes Collins (1804-1878) - Find A Grave Memorial; https://www.findagrave.com › ... › Grayson County › Linton Cemetery (Delhart) Feb 23, 2016 - Effie Hayes Born: 1804 in Va Died: 1878 Married: May 1824 in Grayson, Va Spouse: Mahlon Collins Born: 1800 in Va...
  • AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors: Surname Saturday: COLLINS

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https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/.../Grayson_County,_Virginia_Compiled_Genealo... Apr 8, 2015 - The Ancestors of John David Parkhurst (Including a Brief History of the Pinnell, Shook and Cronick Families of Southeast Illinois, and of the Parks, Cornutt, Barton and Collins Families of Grayson County, Virginia). Glendale, Calif.: M. Parkhurst, 1985. Digital version at FamilySearch Books Online - free; FHL .

The following content here reserved for creation of profiles accordingny:

  • JONATHAN COLLINS SR.
  • BORN ON: OCTOBER 8 1706 at BUCKINGHAM, BUCKS COUNTY, *PENNSYLVANIA, BRITISH NORTH AMERICA
  • SON OF: (YET TO BE DETERMINED) COLLINS and (UNKNOWN) MNU
  • BROTHER OF:
  • HUSBAND OF: ANNE SMITH COLLINS
  • FATHER OF;
  1. DEBORAH COLLINS WILLSON
  2. ANN COLLINS LUNDY
  3. PHOEBE COLLINS SMITH
  4. ISRAEL COLLINS
  5. RANDALL COLLINS
  6. MAHLON THOMAS COLLINS
  7. JONATHAN COLLINS JR
  8. ELIJAH COLLINS
  9. ANN COLLINS DRAKE
  • JONATHAN COLLINS SR DIED: Before APRIL 26, 1788 at HARDWICK, SUSSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES.

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ABOUT CORRECT IDENTIFICATION:

Take but a moment to canvas a sampling of Family Tree and Genealogy sites - undoubtedly identifying the same man as is profiled here, and it becomes very apparent that there is no shortage of variance among Family Researchers concerning the Parentage and Ancestry; as well as accurate identification for 'who' his spouse had been.

Not in anyone's favor are two features that seems to most frequently produce problems......

  1. Name: We are working with a rather unremarkable - dare I even say, somewhat common Given and Surname. It does not require feverish research efforts to encounter a contemporary bearing the same or markedly similar name. While of course there features of this JONATHAN COLLINS life that differentiates him from the others.....but to discern what sets him apart rather than become distracted by similarities requires some diligence. There is a contemporary we must take a moment to allow the comparison to run its course....(Following the second issue)
  2. The woman Jonathan married has likewise contributed to incorrect identifications. And as with Jonathan, the first wrinkle occurs with her name:

ANN SMITH. It would be incredibly easy to mistake either or both for someone else.

Public Family Trees that are largely maintained by Descendant Family Researchers - where it is common to have untold numbers of active contributors....the potential for seriously counterproductive results

Most (the vast majority cited his death as: 1780...I have revised that dating here to: 1778 My rationale stems from closer view of the document shows how 1780 mistakenly became the cited date of death....it does appear upon Jonathan's Will, however it notes the date upon which his Will passed from Probate to Proven The earlier dating was the year he died: 1778.

But this alone does not provide instance for the only error regarding a marker-event in Jonathan's life. In fact there are several wrongly dated events that need to be at least spoken about.

He is also shown to have deceased, 1730 and 1745. He seems correctly associated with Sussex County, N.J. as the location of death, and place of burial. But an obvious thread of complication runs the length and depth of his life's timeline. Why is this? Are we even seeing the same individual? One perhaps who has inherited parts of our Jonathan Collins vital stats, and he as well, theirs? The answer is: No we'er not, and Yes he has.

To the best I can determine, here represent the most common points of duplicity but wrongly associated as to person, dates that actually belong to that other Jonathan Collins, and place/locations there is no evidence our Jonathan had ties to, yet now appears to. It's a quite common and easily executed error frequently encountered in genealogical efforts and represents for the most part an error of unintended mistake not mischief. Without malice is not without consequence however. Because there were several men bearing the same name, contextually close enough in other regards as well, that I doubt it to warrant optimism for a satisfying outcome that would see all put right. But we can at least acknowledge some of the more easily identified mistake possessing the best chance for restoration.

First: where was Jonathan born? Was it Pennsylvania, or Connecticut, or Great Britain...or even North Carolina?

CALENDAR OF WILLS ABSTRACTSof Hardwick Township in Sussex County, New Jersey for several COLLINS FAMILY Individuals Showing material as Dated to: April 26 1778 for JONATHAN COLLINS Sr., https://s3.amazonaws.com/photos.geni.com/p13/11/25/88/06/5344483f5496de6f/calendar_of_wills_abstracts_hardwick_sussex_county_nj_jonathan_collins_original.jpg

Abstract clearly identifies this Jonathan Collins - and further names each And in Jonathan Collins particular case this could make all the difference....because it is with his story that confidence of research becomes much more tenuous and far less reliable. Case-In-Point direct line family members - both ascending and descending relatives. I invite anyone interested in JONATHAN COLLINS SR. to review the information as presently assembled for the following Geni Profiles:

Mahlon Thomas Collins - a son of Jonathan and Ann Collins at: Mahlon Thomas Collins Ann Collins (Smith) wife of Jonathan Collins at Ann Collins (Smith) Jonathan was the first known Collins ancestor, and therefore assumed to be the first Collins born in British North America [as would be proper given his birth preceded our American Declaration Of Independence]. As such and until such time we have reliable, confirmed, source record verification identifying his parents and their places and dates of birth, for now and if only in name, Jonathan Collins Sr. appropriately is entitled as: Family Line Progenitor.

He appears to have entered the historical record about 1738 in Bucks County, Pennsylvania Where with Moses Collins and Joseph Collins (the precise nature of their relationship is thus far unknown by me. He applied for the Organization of a new township to be known as: "Tennicunk" [For context and historical verification, please see following source materials:]

What's exciting here, is the mention of Moses and Joseph Collins. Since some researchers have advanced the theory of direct-family ties for them and Jonathan, I think merits some inquiry to see...

HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA: Full Text https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwj2lcji_LTOAhVE6mMKHcxtDA4QFggwMAM&url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fstream%2Fcu31924090934682%2Fcu31924090934682_djvu.txt&usg=AFQjCNG3lpJnf3U003F3g7o3QE6bD_G3HA&sig2=bbKr9ihSRM4OndPlM6nTCg&bvm=bv.129389765,d.cGc HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE DISCOVERY OF THE DELAWARE TO THE PRESENT TIME, VOLUMES 1 & 2: https://archive.org/details/Bucks_County_History_1903 HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, CHAPTER XXXI CHAPTER I (Vol II),1905 ed. TINICUM: 1738 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj2lcji_LTOAhVE6mMKHcxtDA4QFgg5MAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffiles.usgwarchives.net%2Fpa%2Fbucks%2Fhistory%2Flocal%2Fdavis%2Fdavis31.txt&usg=AFQjCNGYb9FcfANUOt4df2iEB1bfv_cgRw&sig2=-UyiZR3KQ0nYT1Gv-Ifpgw OR ALSO SEE: http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/bucks/history/local/davis/davis31.txt

Following excerpted text mentioning relevant Collins located at:

(3) 1905 edition, starting Volume II, chapter I, first paragraph " ... The stream of immigration that planted the Scotch-Irish on the banks of the Deep run, in Bedminster, carried settlers of the same race across the Tohickon, into the then wilderness of Tinicum, in the first quarter of the last century. By about 1730 we find settled there William, Edward and Moses Marshall, Moses and Joseph Collins...

A modest if not meager reference, but as such, it places Joseph and Moses exactly where other researchers cite them, right place and right time.

Additionally, Moses appears in the 1790 and 1800 US Federal Census' for Pennsylvania: as follows...

Moses Collins - 1790 Census Record: Bullskin, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States Moses Collins lived in Fayette County, Pennsylvania in 1790.

Record Citation: 1790 United States Federal Census. Official Enumeration Date: August 2, 1790. Place: Bullskin, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. NARA Publication Number: M637. Roll: 8. Page: 60. Microfilm Number: 0568148. Image number: 00593. MOOSEROOTS SEARCH ENGINE: http://us-census.mooseroots.com/l/794586209/Moses-Collins Moses Collins - 1790 Census Record: Not Stated, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States Moses Collins lived in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania in 1790.

Record Citation: 1790 United States Federal Census. Official Enumeration Date: August 2, 1790. Place: Not Stated, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. *NARA Publication Number: M637. Roll: 9. Page: 76. Microfilm Number: 0568149. Image number: 00296 MOOSEROOTS SEARCH ENGINE: http://us-census.mooseroots.com/l/794586209/Moses-Collins

FAMILYTREE.COMSEARCH ENGINE: http://www.familytree.com/search-results/ 13. Collins, Jonathan (11-6-1762) From Hardwick,Sussex,New Jersey,United States 14. Collins, Jonathan (10-8-1706) From Buckingham,Bucks,Pennsylvania,United States He moved to Hardwick, New Jersey in the 1760's. He was of the Quaker faith

I will venture to state what I believe obvious ... until or unless evidence to the contrary discredits my theory.

Though made more difficult by an absence of known Source Records, Historical Reference Materials or Family Traditions identifying with a degree of certainty Moses Collins and Joseph Collins in Familial context to Jonathan Collins Sr., the intrigue and possibility of discovery invite inquiry. My rationale is pretty basic. What the men share in common make worthy their inclusion in the process. Some of the most valuable information during research comes not directly but by way of information for other family members. With that in mind I used as my justification what most supports a hypothetical connection....

Common Surname Common Geography - at least initially. Proximate in age similarity (see vitals provided in following segment) The possibility of discovery prompted me to spend some time looking for anything on Jonathan by first investing Moses and Joseph for evidence of a familial context with Jonathan, and perhaps if fortunate, some detail as to how that context was in relational terms.

In pursuing historicity and context, first for Moses I first attempted by FamilySearch platform which yielded the following citation as best match candidate. The lack of vital detail however is problematic for any use beyond historical record and context of location

Moses Collins:

CITATION "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25127-67564-31?cc=1803959 : 14 May 2015), Pennsylvania > Fayette > Bullskin > image 2 of 3; citing NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). The following is an Ancestry Record showing commonly listed but equally erroneous details for Jonathan Collins Sr.

Family Data Collection - Births Family Trees Name: Johnathan Collins Mother: Mary Meacham Father: Collins Birth: 1715 Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, British North America New Jersey Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817 Birth, Marriage & Death

Name Jonathan Collins Residence 26 Apr 1778 - Hardwick, Sussex, New Jersey, United States

The following Excepted Descending Line and Genealogy from: TRAVIS LeMASTER with additional information from Travis' research variously in the narrative following, particularly, within CORRESPONDENCES section.

Sunday, October 08, 2006 Today in my database : Jonathan Collins (b. October 8, 1706) Today's featured relative in my database is my maternal 8th great-grandfather, Jonathan Collins.

Jonathan was born October 8, 1706 in Buckingham, Bucks Co., PA. Jonathan married Ann _______ on June 2, 1731 in Hardwick, Warren Co., NJ. Ann was born ca. 1719 in Buckingham, Bucks Co., PA and died before 1785 in Bucks Co., PA. Jonathan died December 30, 1731 in Hardwick, Sussex Co., NJ.

I descend from Jonathan & Ann's daughter, Deborah as follows :

Jonathan Collins m. Ann ________ Deborah Collins m. Samuel Willson Mahlon Willson m. ________ Samuel Willson m. Elizabeth ________ Sarah A. Willson m. John Lambertson Carey W. Lambertson m. Clara E. Cook Charles Wilson Lambertson m. Pearl May Beals Clemon Beals Lambertson m. June Kirk Davis (my great-grandparents)

The aforementioned comment and following content extracted (text emphasis mine, jlphawn) from: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiTrvTSmZfLAhUY4GMKHf5dDWkQFggpMAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftjlgenes.blogspot.com%2F2015%2F12%2Fsurname-saturday-generation-eleven.html&usg=AFQjCNHwiVLQvbT2h8TkMrKYQsiCOe_ghg&sig2=mzokjhenY3ZqDD59o-UJ8w

UPDATE: 9-17-08 AS POINTED OUT BY AN ASTUTE READER, THE PARENTAGE OF JONATHAN COLLINS IS NOT JOHN AND MARY COLLINS (MEACHAM), AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. I AM CORRECTING MY DATA.


Note RE: The authors update of September 17 2008 regarding parentage of Jonathan Collins was the subject of my email the writer sent on February 26 2016 Jlphawn 2/26/16

Please Note [Update]: Response Received AS FOLLOWS:

THREE (3) SEQUENTIAL EMAIL COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN ME AND TRAVIS LeMASTER (The author of the above cited Collins lineage and information per John Collins and Mary Collins (Meacham) who are routinely cited but not sourced as the biological parents of: Jonathan Collins, Sr 10/8/1706 - 12/30/1780. This is important in terms of correct and accurate identification, but also as acknowledgment that a transition in expectation has occurred as result of waning confidence between what is factual and what is not. Where there is a trade-off between demonstrable historicity (of record) and a claim as historical without benefit of evidence, there will be competing claims, conflicted details, variations and variety without the means necessary to discern between them. Example:

AT LEAST ONE MATCHING TREE PROFILE HOSTED BY FMAILYSEARCH ( See Geni / FamilySearch suggested above in Vitals Section) CLAIMS THE BIOLOGICAL PARENTAGE OF JONATHAN COLLINS, SR WAS: SAMUEL COLLINS and MARY COLLINS (MEACHAM) What accentuates my anxiety associated with competing claims which appear conflicted beyond optimism for resolution is: precisely because there are so few relevant examples of source records against which to counter a challenge to otherwise accepted detail.

Email Contents from my personal Google GMAIL Account: Jlphawn@Gmail.com

Jonathan Collins, born 1706 Bucks Co. Pennsylvania Joachim Hawn jlphawn@gmail.com Feb 26 Reply to travis.lemaster

Hello,

I am a descendant of Jonathan Collins through his son Mahlon Collins and his wife: Phoebe Collins (MNU). I am curious as to an "Update" note you posted to you genealogy page https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiTrvTSmZfLAhUY4GMKHf5dDWkQFggpMAM&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftjlgenes.blogspot.com%2F2015%2F12%2Fsurname-saturday-generation-eleven.html&usg=AFQjCNHwiVLQvbT2h8TkMrKYQsiCOe_ghg&sig2=mzokjhenY3ZqDD59o-UJ8w concerning the parentage of Jonathan Collins 'NOT' being John Collins and Mary Meachum. Who do you show to have been Jonathan's parents? I am currently developing a profile overview section for him on Geni.com at Jonathan Collins, Sr. and would appreciate any updated or corrected data you have on him.

Most gratefully,

Joachim יהוֹיָקִים Hawn

"Earth's crammed with Heaven, And every common bush afire with God, But only he who see's takes off his shoes..." Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Travis LeMaster travis.lemaster@gmail.com

Feb 29 Reply to me Hi -

Several years ago I was contacted by a reader who pointed out that Jonathan's parents were not John & Mary Meachum, at least the fact that there was no evidence other than family trees on the internet. If you've found something, I'd be interested in knowing for sure that they were his parents.

Since I didn't have any evidence, I pulled them from my database as Jonathan's parents. John Collins and Mary Meachum were from Connecticut

Travis J. LeMaster

P.O. Box 56, Sweetser, IN 46987 (765) 667-1940 www.tjlgenes.blogspot.com www.myrootsmagic.com/tjlgenes

Joachim Hawn jlphawn@gmail.com

Mar 3 Reply to Travis Travis,

First of all, thank you for responding.

Unfortunately, I have nothing new or compelling to add to the family narrative that I consider substantial. In fact, my query to you was in hope you'd discovered something I had not. In my Geni.com family tree, I had allowed for the names of John and Mary, based solely upon the persistence of other researcher assertions, although they as of yet, have provided no substantiating source, nor reliable historical reference. For the time being, I will leave them in place, purely because it will be easier to merge and overwrite incorrect data in the Geni scheme than to disconnect them. Please feel free to view, comment upon, and/or edit what I current display, at: Jonathan Collins, Sr. for Jonathan Sr. What I will do, is place a comment in the Overview sections for Jonathan, John and Mary regarding your conclusions, and equally, my suspicion of the cart before the horse. I also find it curious at least, that the latter Collins are connected to Connecticut and the only, all, narratives of Jonathan's origins point to Pennsylvania.

Always good to greet a relative!

And again, thanks for responding.

________________________________________________________________________________

Update to above entry:

The response I received makes compelling the point that while there are several claims that John Collins and Mary Meacham are the parents of Jonathan Collins, [because] there is no empirical evidence nor compelling historical reference to support this assertion or sustain renewed efforts to that end. For me, the issue of CONNETICUT however as a decisive basis for "Rule Out" of parentage is far less compelling and even gains credibility once one looks at other Collins family member connections to the state. And that in and of itself is problematic for a sustained refutation of parentage [if] as part of the logic included is reference to Conneticut. The strength against parentage rests upon validity of the first argument:

However, I am not prepared at this point to contest the claim without some form of data to substantiate such a move. However, until discovery of compelling merit provides us stronger candidates (both paternal and maternal!) I intend to preface very carefully any reference to parentage

I encourage any Collins or Affiliated Families Researchers to share whatever information...for or against the parentage to please contact profile(s)manager(s) of this and other Collin's Family members profile. Jlphawn 3/3/2016

The History of Bucks County Pennsylvania, from the discovery of the Delaware until the present time: https://archive.org/details/historyofbucksco03davi

CERTIFICATE OF REMOVAL from Buckingham, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, to The Kingwood Friends Community, in Hunterdon, Sussex, New Jersey: The Jerseyman: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=6&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi2_sHCqpfLAhVS6WMKHQEvCvAQFgg1MAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fstream%2Fjerseyman58deat%2Fjerseyman58deat_djvu.txt&usg=AFQjCNHQwEUx1pFo3hMTU5_mP669wk3MHQ&sig2=WwxcQnmFbqn6-Gshnnrvuw&bvm=bv.115339255,d.cGc

The marriage of Deborah Collins: a daughter of Jonathan Collins and Ann... https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=47&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiNycmPspfLAhVM0GMKHTNIDhI4KBAWCDkwBg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgenealogy.langdon-gate.com%2Ffiles%2FDescTLangdon107.pdf&usg=AFQjCNEYyoYcWrPdl_j5DEnCAaGSU-yrIA&sig2=O-CyzHviXqksgaym_Up6Wg Price Cannon Genealogy: the marriage of Samuel Wilson III to Deborah Collins http://pricecannon.blogspot.com/p/mary-willsons-line.html

The ancestry of Jonathan Collins as viewed through different lineage of decent: The COLLINS line for my children ends with one of my ex-husband's great-great-grandmothers, Senna "Senie" COLLINS TOLLIVER who died in Los Angeles in 1950. The line's beginnings, as we know it, start with Jonathan COLLINS, Sr. in Pennsylvania in 1706. I strongly suspect that this line has Melungeon heritage due to the facts that COLLINS is a common name among that ethnicity, as well as the family is known to have lived in areas of North Carolina where Melungeon ancestry is common. Furthermore, a close biological relative of my children tested positive for sub-Saharan African ancestry in an autosomnal DNA test.

Ahnentafel #608 - Jonathan COLLINS, Sr. (1706 - 1779) born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He married Ann SMITH (b. 1719) on 2 Jul 1731 in Hardwich, Sussex Co., New Jersey where later Jonathan died. They had eight children.

Ahnentafel #304 - Mahlon COLLINS (1756 - 1834) born in Sussex County, New Jersey He married Phoebe WEBSTER (1756 - 1841) on 10 Oct 1776 in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. They also had eight children. Mahlon would have been the right age to have served in the American Revolution, but so far, I have neither found, nor honestly looked, for information to support this. This couple likely followed their adult children to Grayson County, Virginia and eventually to Lawrence County, Indiana where Mahlon died.

PROFILE MANAGERS NOTE PERTAINING TO: Ahnentafel #304 - Mahlon COLLINS (1756 - 1834)

Regarding above reference to honored Service in the Revolutionary War... This is a hypothesis I have read elsewhere also by authors drawing upon much the same circumstantial criteria as merit for proposal of hypothetical military service. Please See: Geni Profile Mahlon Thomas Collins

YES. Mahlon was indeed at the right age and in the right place. This however on its own is entirely too weak to support any contention for a hypothetical link between the man and the proposed action. However, there are indeed much more compelling reasons for furthering the line of debate - but it does not rest upon Mahlon himself. We need to turn to other Collins men, contemporaries of Mahlon himself, and the descendants of his known brothers if we are to arrive at a reasonably informed opinion.

In Mahlon's Profile Overview Section I included another Researcher's findings regarding Collins Family Genealogical and Theological information. There is ample historically verified mentions of Collins men - both in direct family relationship to Mahlon, as well as evidence many Collins men of the following generation also had military ties and service. These would seem to suggest support for an argument (for) service even though Mahlon himself is never referenced in connection to military service in any capacity, nor is such indicated by honorific acknowledgment in his death and burial information.

Circumstantially...he was of the right age...however...as exampled by numerous examples unrelated to this case...being a male favorable in age for Service absolutely did not mean everyone of favorable circumstance found themselves so inclined! Furthermore let's not forego acknowledgment of what perhaps merits the most compelling evidence (factual not circumstantial) against enlistment ... our Mahlon was Quaker and to every indication was a conscientious, faithful, and obedient observer of his Faith Tradition. A religious tradition frequently defined Theologically as being Pacifist We know Mahlon was an observant Quaker as is evidenced by record of his CERTIFICATE OF REMOVAL (See: Mahlon Thomas Collins) Profile Overview and Sources Section for specifics. Of crucial importance is not the content details, but of exceeding value is the fact he was acting as a Quaker observing community custom. This theme repeats with record of his marriage, mentions of him, Phoebe and several of their children (variously) and record for at least two of his daughters marriages [within] the Quaker faith and Community. The take-away being we must factor-in and allow for the influence of Quaker teaching - not just for Mahlon, not merely on the subject of Military Service, but most pertinent of all is also by extension we must use the same lens when searching for his father:

Jonathan Collins Sr.!

SUGGESTED RESOURCE AND REFERENCE MATERIALS REGARDING THE QUAKER PERSPECTIVE, PARTICIPATION ACCORDING TO CONSCIENCE, FAITH AS BASIS FOR PACIFISM, OBLIGATION TO NATION IN PATRIOTISM, AND THE OBSERVANCE OF DIVINE LAW IN THE TIME OF WAR:See Following Links and Internet sites:

How did the Quakers view War?: http://www.answers.com/Q/How_did_the_Quakers_view_war Quaker Christianity: A Non-violent, Pacifist understanding and experiment for Biblical representation normalizing violent actions acceptable forms of theological, geo-political conflict because it manifested Divine Revelation / Divine Ordinance in the physical history of Israel. Divine Ethos made tangible: http://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/4803/what-do-quakers-believe-about-war-and-serving-in-the-military

What do the Quakers believe about War? Google Search producing informative views, facts, sourced documentation, and various contributions by several sources and notable authors: https://www.google.com/#q=what+do+the+quakers+believe+about+war


Ahnentafel #152 - John COLLINS, Sr. (1777 - 1850) - born in Sussex County, New Jersey, he married Effie CONLEY (1775 - bef 1830); no marriage details found so far. They had seven children. This couple migrated with John's siblings and probably his parents to Grayson County, Virginia, where John died.

Ahnentafel #76 - Elijah COLLINS (1802 - 1896) - born, married, and died in Baywood, Grayson Co., Virginia, he married Margy COX (1817 - 1904) on 9 Jun 1832. They had 14 children, many of whom moved west to Nebraska and Colorado.

Ahnentafel #38 - Mahlon F. COLLINS (1846 - 1887) - born in Grayson County, Virginia, he married twice. His first wife was Mary A. "Polly" HACKLER (1848 - 1878), to whom he married on 18 Feb 1869 in Grayson County. They had five children, the eldest being my children's ancestor (see below). After Polly's death, Mahlon married Nancy WARD (1843 - 1920) by 1882. They had two children. With his second wife and children, Mahlon migrated west to Nebraska, where he died at age 41, probably in Battle Creek, Madison County.

Ahnentafel #19 - Senna "Senie" COLLINS (1870 - 1950) - born in Grayson County, Virginia, Senie moved west with her father, step-mother, and siblings to Battle Creek, Madison Co., Nebraska, where she met and married Clark Pleasant R. TOLLIVER (1861 - 1918) from North Carolina. They were married on 3 Jul 1886 and had nine children. The family migrated to Hotchkiss Twp., Delta Co., Colorado, where they met the MIDKIFF family. Two of their children married MIDKIFFs, and both families migrated further west into California in the 1910s. Clark died in 1918, and Senie remained unmarried for the rest of her life, another 32 years, living mainly with her children in the Los Angeles area. She died in Los Angeles, and was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, in Glendale. I was able to visit her grave in 2010 while attending Jamboree.

THE FAMILY OF JONATHAN COLLINS SR.: http://ancestories1.blogspot.com/2012_08_01_archive.html

[Concession: Author identifies the spouse of Mahlon Collins the son of Jonathan Collins as: Phoebe Webster This information derived from multiple sources - all of which incorrectly assume this maiden based upon a mistaken association with Ephraim Webster Sr. See Geni profile for Phoebe Collins


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ROOTSWEB WORLDCONNECT PROJECT - FAMILY TREE AND PROFILE INFORMATION FOR: JONATHAN COLLINS SR.: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3359991&id=I00553

  • [New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817]
  • ---Birth, Marriage & Death
  • Name: Jonathan Collins
  • Residence: 26 Apr 1778 - Hardwick, Sussex, New Jersey, United States
  • [Ancestry Family Trees] From 11 other Public Ancestry Member Trees
  • Name Jonathan Collins Birth 1706 Death 1780

8 vii.Israel COLLINS was born 26 APR 1778 in Hardwick, Sussex, New Jersey, USA. 9 viii. Elijah COLLINS was born 1740 in Buckingham, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA, and died 08 SEP 1763 in Kingwood, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA. Descendant Register, Generation No. 2 7. Jonathan COLLINS (Jonathan COLLINS 5, John COLLINS 4, Francis COLLINS 3, Edward COLLINS2, William Rufus COLLINS1) was born 06 NOV 1762 in Hardwick, Sussex, New Jersey, USA, and died 17 FEB 1843 in Orange, New York, USA. He married Margaret GODSEY 1793 in , Virginia, USA. She was born 27 JAN 1765 in , Grayson, Virginia, USA, and died 22 JUL 1843. [Children of Jonathan COLLINS and Margaret GODSEY are]: 10 i. Ann COLLINS was born 1786 in , Grayson, Virginia, USA. 11ii.Thomas COLLINS was born 1788 in , Grayson, Virginia, USA, and died 03 JUL 1829 in , Wayne, New York, USA. + 12ii.Jonathan COLLINS was born 1794 in , Grayson, Virginia, USA, and died 17 APR 1880 in Worthington, Putnam, Missouri, USA.

13 iv. Celia Ann COLLINS was born 1806 in , Rhea, Tennessee, USA, and died 1872. Descendant Register, Generation No. 3 12. Jonathan COLLINS (Jonathan COLLINS6, Jonathan COLLINS5, John COLLINS4, Francis COLLINS3, Edward COLLINS2, William Rufus COLLINS1) was born 1794 in , Grayson, Virginia, USA, and died 17 APR 1880 in Worthington, Putnam, Missouri, USA. He married Ruthy BACK 04 FEB 1817 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA, daughter of Jacob BACK and Sarah LLOYD. She was born 03 NOV 1800 in , Garrard, Kentucky, USA, and died 1837 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA. He married Talitha ROYSTER 26 SEP 1834 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA. She was born 1818 in North Carolina, USA, and died 21 JUL 1870.

Children of Jonathan COLLINS and Ruthy BACK are:

14i.Marget COLLINS was born 1818, and died 1818. 15 ii.Polly Ann COLLINS was born 1818 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA, and died 1823. 16 iii. Charlotte COLLINS was born 1818, and died 1823. 17 iv. Jonathan Milton COLLINS was born 24 AUG 1828 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA, and died 11 DEC 1863 in Point Lookout, , Maryland, USA. 18 v. Elizabeth F COLLINS was born 1818, and died 1823. 19 vi. James Yergin COLLINS was born 18 SEP 1820 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA, and died 23 AUG 1907 in burial Lone Pine, Putnam, Florida, USA. 20 vii. Angelina COLLINS was born 1822, and died 1822. 21 viii. Melvina Jane COLLINS was born 08 SEP 1824 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA, and died 30 SEP 1900 in Glenwood, Schuyler, Missouri, USA. 22 ix. Jacob Marion COLLINS was born 22 AUG 1826 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA, and died 20 APR 1898 in Unionville, Putnam, Missouri, USA. 23 x. Sarah Elizabeth COLLINS was born 13 AUG 1830 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA, and died 08 SEP 1831. 24 xi. COLLINS was born 1832 in , Roane, Tennessee, USA. 25 xii. Elizabeth Frances COLLINS was born JUL 1833 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA, and died 04 SEP 1842. 26 xiii. Hanner COLLINS was born 1834 in , , Tennessee, USA. + 27 xiv. Charlotte COLLINS was born 02 MAR 1835 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA, and died 1903 in Kirksville, MO.

28 xv. Marget COLLINS was born 30 APR 1837 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA, and died 20 OCT 1910. 29 xvi. William Bryant COLLINS was born 06 JAN 1839 in , Hamilton, Tennessee, USA, and died 13 NOV 1921 in Highfill, Benton, Arkansas, USA. 30 xvii. Alexander Tenor COLLINS was born 10 FEB 1840 in , Hamilton, Tennessee, USA, and died 03 JUN 1908 in Martinstown, Putnam, Missouri, USA. 31 xviii. Mays S COLLINS was born 1842 in , Bradley, Tennessee, USA, and died 04 SEP 1865 in Jonesboro, Clayton, Georgia, USA. 32 xix. John Lancaster COLLINS was born 22 DEC 1843 in , Bradley, Tennessee, USA, and died 1926 in , Putnam, Missouri, USA. 33 xx. John Lancaster COLLINS was born 22 DEC 1843 in , Bradley, Tennessee, USA, and died 06 MAR 1926 in , Putnam, Missouri, USA. 34 xxi. Baty Slyvester COLLINS was born 31 DEC 1845 in , Bradley, Tennessee, USA, and died 20 APR 1936 in Queen City, Schuyler, Missouri, USA. Children of Jonathan COLLINS and Talitha ROYSTER are:

35 i. Julia Ann COLLINS was born 11 OCT 1848 in Unionville, Putnam, Missouri, USA, and died 19 NOV 1933 in Putnam, Missouri, USA. 36 ii. Celia Jane COLLINS was born 26 AUG 1835 in Athens, Mcminn, Tennessee, USA, and died 10 JUN 1913 in Putnam, Missouri, USA. 37 iii. Rachel S COLLINS was born 07 OCT 1840 in Bradley, Tennessee, USA, and died 1923. 38 iv. Lucy Draper COLLINS was born 10 SEP 1857 in Unionville, Putnam, Missouri, USA, and died 24 JUN 1897. 39 v. James J COLLINS was born 03 JAN 1842 in Bradley, Tennessee, USA, and died 14 OCT 1864 in Resseca, Georgia, USA. 40 vi. John G COLLINS was born 25 MAY 1838 in Bradley, Tennessee, USA. 41 vii. Caroline COLLINS was born 1846 in Bradley, Tennessee, USA.

Descendant Register, Generation No. 4 27. Charlotte COLLINS (Jonathan COLLINS7, Jonathan COLLINS6, Jonathan COLLINS5, John COLLINS4, Francis COLLINS3, Edward COLLINS2, William Rufus COLLINS1) was born 02 MAR 1835 in , Wayne, Kentucky, USA, and died 1903 in Kirksville, MO. She married James T MILLER 29 JAN 1860 in , Putnam, Missouri, USA, son of George Washington MILLER and Georgia Ann LINTHICUM. He was born 25 SEP 1833 in Nineveh, Johnson, IN, and died 1908 in Kirksville, MO.

Children of Charlotte COLLINS and James T MILLER are:

42 i. Mary Eva MILLER was born 13 NOV 1860 in , , Arkansas, USA. 43 ii. George Collins MILLER was born 17 MAR 1863 in , , Missouri, USA. + 44 iii. Edwin Stanton MILLER was born 08 JUN 1866 in Missouri.

45 iv. Forrest Birdie MILLER was born 25 FEB 1873 in , , Missouri, USA. 46 v. Raphael M MILLER was born 01 JUN 1875 in , , Missouri, USA. 47 vi. Eva VESTAL was born ABT 1862 in Arkansas. Descendant Register, Generation No. 5 44. Edwin Stanton MILLER (Charlotte COLLINS8, Jonathan COLLINS7, Jonathan COLLINS6, Jonathan COLLINS5, John COLLINS4, Francis COLLINS3, Edward COLLINS2, William Rufus COLLINS1) was born 08 JUN 1866 in Missouri. He married Alice L KNAPP 13 SEP 1892. She was born APR 1873 in MO. Children of Edwin Stanton MILLER and Alice L KNAPP are: 48i. Sidney Glen MILLER was born 25 DEC 1893. 49 ii. Guy Maurice MILLER was born 03 SEP 1898. 50 iii. Atha Margaret MILLER was born 25 JUL 1909 in Missouri, and died 21 OCT 1964. +51iv. Eugene Russel MILLER was born 13 AUG 1914 in Missouri, and died 13 SEP 1998 in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States of America. Descendant Register, Generation No. 6 51. Eugene Russel MILLER (Edwin Stanton MILLER9, Charlotte COLLINS8, Jonathan COLLINS7, Jonathan COLLINS6, Jonathan COLLINS5, John COLLINS4, Francis COLLINS3, Edward COLLINS2, William Rufus COLLINS1) was born 13 AUG 1914 in Missouri, and died 13 SEP 1998 in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States of America. He married Virginia Ilene VAIL, daughter of Jay VAIL and Stella AXTELL. She was born 19 FEB 1916 in , , Missouri, USA, and died 15 JUL 2002 in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States of America.

Child of Eugene Russel MILLER and Virginia Ilene VAIL is: + 52 i. Jay Edwin MILLER was born 21 DEC 1938, and died 07 FEB 2001 in Kirksville, Adair, Missouri, United States of America.

Descendants of James G. McFadin Entries: 2040 Updated: 2009-05-26 20:11:08 UTC (Tue) Contact: Beth ROOTSWEB WORLDCONNECT PROJECT PROFILE AND REGISTER OF DESCENT: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mcfadin1&id=I1667 Descendant Register, Generation No. 11.Johnathan COLLINS (John COLLINS2, Francis COLLINS1) was born 8 OCT 1706 in Buckingham,Bucks Co.,Pa., and died 30 DEC 1731 in Hardwick,Sussex,New Jersey. He married Ann COLLINS 2 JUN 1731 in Hardwick,Warren,Nj. She was born Abt 1719 in Buckingham, Bucks Co.,Pa., and died Bef 1785 in ,Bucks,Pennsylvania. She was buried 8 OCT 1780 in ,Kingwood, NJ. Children of Johnathan COLLINS and Ann COLLINS are: + 2 i. Jonathan COLLINS was born 6 NOV 1762 in Hardwick, Sussex, Nj, and died Abt 17 1843 Feb.

3 ii. Elijah COLLINS was born 26 APR 1778 in Hardwick, Sussex,Nj. 4 iii. Phebe COLLINS was born 26 APR 1778 in Hardwick, Sussex,Nj, and died 25 MAY 1787. 5 iv. Randal COLLINS was born 26 APR 1778 in Hardwick, Sussex,Nj. 6 v. Israel COLLINS was born 26 APR 1778 in Hardwick,Sussex,Nj. 7 vi. Mahlon COLLINS was born 26 APR 1778 in Hardwick,Sussex,Nj. 8 vii. Deborah COLLINS was born 23 JAN 1741 in Hardwick Twp,Sussex,New Jersey, was christened 23 MAR 1741 in ,Bucks,Pa, and died 8 JAN 1803 in Great Meadows,Warren,Nj. 9 viii. Anne COLLINS was born 13 JUL 1735 in Of Kings Creek,Champaign,Ohio, and died in ,Grayson,Virginia. 10 ix. Elijah COLLINS was born Abt 1740 in Buckingham,Bucks Co.,Pa., and died 1813 in Kingwood,Hunterdon Co.,New Jersey. 11 x. Phebe Smith COLLINS was born 2 OCT 1748 in Kingwood,Hunterdon Co.,New Jersey, and died 25 JUL 1787 in Kingwood,Hunterdon Co.,New Jersey. 12 xi. Ann Drake COLLINS was born Abt 1767 in Kingwood,Hunterdon Co.,New Jersey, and died Aft 12 1793 Dec in Kingwood,Hunterdon Co.,New Jersey. 13 xii. Mahlon COLLINS was born Abt 1755 in Kingwood,Hunterdon Co.,New Jersey, and died Aft 14 1787 Jun in Deep River,,North Carolina. 14 xiii. Andrew COLLINS was born Abt 1743 in Buckingham,Bucks Co.,Pa., and died Aft 1761 in Kingwood,Hunterdon Co.,New Jersey. 15 xiv. Randle COLLINS was born Abt 1754 in Kingwood,Hunterdon Co.,New Jersey, and died Bef 1789 in Kingwood,Hunterdon Co.,New Jersey. Descendant Register, Generation No. 2 2. Jonathan COLLINS (Johnathan COLLINS3, John COLLINS2, Francis COLLINS1) was born 6 NOV 1762 in Hardwick,Sussex,Nj, and died Abt 17 1843 Feb. He married Margaret.

Child of Jonathan COLLINS and Margaret is: + 16 i. John COLLINS was born 18 AUG 1797 in Grayson Co,Va, and died 17 APR 1880 in Putnam Co,Mo. Descendant Register, Generation No. 3 16. John COLLINS (Jonathan COLLINS4, Johnathan COLLINS3, John COLLINS2, Francis COLLINS1) was born 18 AUG 1797 in Grayson Co,Va, and died 17 APR 1880 in Putnam Co,Mo. He was buried in Lone Pine Cem,Worthington,Putnam,Mo. He married Elizabeth BELL 21 APR 1838 in Wayne Co,Ky. She was born Abt 1812 in <,Hamilton,Tennessee>, and died Bef 1850 in ,,Tennessee.

Children of John COLLINS and Elizabeth BELL are: + 17 i. William Bryant COLLINS was born 6 JAN 1839 in ,Hamilton,Tn, and died 13 NOV 1921.

18 ii. Alexander Teanor COLLINS was born 10 FEB 1840 in ,Hamilton,Tn, and died 3 JUN 1908. 19 iii. Mays S COLLINS was born 1842 in ,Bradley,Tn, and died 4 SEP 1864 in Jonesboro,Clayton,Ga. 20 iv. John Lancaster COLLINS was born 22 DEC 1843 in ,Bradley,Tn, and died 6 MAR 1926. 21 v. Baty Sylvester COLLINS was born 31 DEC 1845 in ,Bradley,Tn, and died 20 APR 1936. Descendant Register, Generation No. 4 17. William Bryant COLLINS (John COLLINS5, Jonathan COLLINS4, Johnathan COLLINS3, John COLLINS2, Francis COLLINS1) was born 6 JAN 1839 in ,Hamilton,Tn, and died 13 NOV 1921. He married Martha A. JUVINALL 22 JUN 1856 in Martinstown,Putnam,Missouri. She was born Abt 1843 in <,Hamilton,Tn>, and died 15 JAN 1906 in Eureka Springs,Carroll,Arkansas.

Children of William Bryant COLLINS and Martha A. JUVINALL are:

22 i. Mary L. COLLINS was born 11 MAR 1858 in ,,Missouri. 23 ii. Jarrett Oscar COLLINS was born 29 SEP 1859 in ,,Missouri, and died 1921. 24 iii. Almeda J. COLLINS was born 1 JUL 1861 in ,,Missouri. + 25 iv. Martha Ellen COLLINS was born 14 JUN 1863 in Putnam Co.,MO, and died 17 DEC 1934 in Gentry,Benton Co,AR..

26 v. Theodore Scott COLLINS was born 29 SEP 1866 in ,,Missouri. 27 vi. Margie Elizabeth COLLINS was born 27 AUG 1868 in ,,Missouri. 28 vii. Hattie Jeanette COLLINS was born 27 OCT 1870 in ,,Missouri. 29 viii. Charles E. COLLINS was born Abt 1873 in <,,Missouri>. 30 ix. Marrion E. COLLINS was born Abt 1875 in <,,Ark>. 31 x. John W. COLLINS was born 2 JUN 1877 in ,,Ark. Descendant Register, Generation No. 5 25. Martha Ellen COLLINS (William Bryant COLLINS6, John COLLINS5, Jonathan COLLINS4, Johnathan COLLINS3, John COLLINS2, Francis COLLINS1) was born 14 JUN 1863 in Putnam Co.,MO, and died 17 DEC 1934 in Gentry,Benton Co,AR.. She married Edward Brooks TEST 6 APR 1882 in Benton Co,AR, son of Zaccheus TEST and Lucy BUTLER. He was born 4 SEP 1842 in Berlin,Trumbull Co.,OH, and died 5 NOV 1927 in Highfill,Benton Co. Arkansas. He was buried in Douglas Cemetary,Benton Co.,AR.

Children of Martha Ellen COLLINS and Edward Brooks TEST are:

32 i. Paulina Hughes (COLLINS) TEST was born 8 FEB 1883 in Highfill,Benton Co. Arkansas, and died 4 AUG 1966 in Mount Vernon,Skagit Co.,WA. 33 ii. William Zacchias (COLLINS) TEST was born 16 MAR 1885 in Highfill,Benton Co. Arkansas, and died 11 NOV 1964 in La Conner,Skagit Co.,WA. He married LIVING. 34 iii. Oscar Collins (COLLINS) TEST was born 8 MAR 1887 in Gentry,Benton Co,AR., and died 8 JUL 1888 in Gentry,Benton Co,AR.. + 35 iv. Lucy Ann (COLLINS) TEST was born 20 OCT 1888 in Hoover,Benton County,Arkansas, and died 13 JAN 1972 in Gentry,Benton Co.,AR.

36 v. George Edward (twin) (COLLINS) TEST was born 4 FEB 1891 in Gentry,Benton Co,AR., and died 21 MAR 1910. 37 vi. Hannah Ellen (twin) (COLLINS) TEST was born 4 FEB 1891 in Gentry,Benton Co,AR., and died 26 SEP 1983 in Siloam Springs,Benton Co.,AR. 38 vii. Hiram Alva (COLLINS) TEST was born 15 OCT 1895 in Highfill,Benton Co. Arkansas, and died 11 SEP 1976 in Springdale,Washington Co.,AR. He married LIVING. 39 viii. Clement Jay (COLLINS) TEST was born 31 JUL 1897 in Highfill,Benton Co. Arkansas, and died 7 JUL 1984 in Siloam Springs,Benton Co.,AR. He married Jessie Maude GLASS. She was born 20 MAR 1899. 40 ix. Hattie Emily (COLLINS) TEST was born 2 JUL 1899 in Highfill,Benton Co. Arkansas, and died 3 JUL 1926 in Gentry,Benton Co,AR.. 41 x. Audra Jane (COLLINS) TEST was born 26 DEC 1901 in Highfill,Benton Co. Arkansas, and died 2 OCT 1981 in Texarkana,TX. Descendant Register, Generation No. 6 35. Lucy Ann (COLLINS) TEST (Martha Ellen COLLINS7, William Bryant COLLINS6, John COLLINS5, Jonathan COLLINS4, Johnathan COLLINS3, John COLLINS2, Francis COLLINS1) was born 20 OCT 1888 in Hoover,Benton County,Arkansas, and died 13 JAN 1972 in Gentry,Benton Co.,AR. She married John Miller SHAFFER 4 MAR 1917, son of Martin Luther SHAFFER and Rhoda Ann DUNCAN. He was born 20 AUG 1868 in TN, and died 1956 in Gentry,Benton Co,AR.. He was buried in Gentry Cemetary,Gentry,Benton Co,AR..

Children of Lucy Ann (COLLINS) TEST and John Miller SHAFFER are: + 42 i. LIVING.

43ii.Living. She married LIVING. 44iii.Living. She married LIVING. show less

Mahlon was born in 1750. He was the son of Jonathan Collins and Ann Unknown. He passed away in 1834.

Sources

  • MALEN COLLINS for JOHN COLLINS, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"Citation "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X5R1-33D : 12 December 2014), Malen Collins in entry for John Collins, 25 Sep 1858; citing Grayson County, Virginia, reference 1858; FHL microfilm 31,758. Attached 5 October 2017 by Joachim Hawn
  • MAHLON COLLINS & [Unnamed Bride], "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"Citation "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VW5N-XB7 : 12 December 2014), Mahlon Collins and MM9.1.1/VW5N-XBW:, 10 Oct 1776; citing Burlington, New Jersey, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 441,466. Attached 14 January 2016 by CGPlishka
  • MAHLON COLLINS Burial, "Find A Grave Index"Citation "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVVV-2DYP : 13 December 2015), Mahlon Collins, 1834; Burial, , Lawrence, Indiana, United States of America, Red Cross Cemetery; citing record ID 19146018, Find a Grave,http://www.findagrave.com.Attached 23 November 2014 by michaelpeterson
  • MALEN COLLINS for JOHN, Sr. COLLINS, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"Citation "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XRQC-VF2 : 12 December 2014), Malen Collins in entry for John, Sr. Collins, 25 Sep 1858; citing Grayson, Carroll, Virginia, reference e 5; FHL microfilm 2,056,981. Attached 5 September 2014 by PamMyers
  • [REFERENCE ONLY]: - Legacy NFS Source: Mahlon Collins-Citation: Ancestral File (R), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA Attached 26 June 2014 by Linda Cripe Migrated from user-supplied source citation: urn:familysearch:source:2003900090 Legacy NFS Source: Mahlon Collins – Citation: International Genealogical index, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, 35 N. West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150, USA, www.familysearch.org
  • Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Vol. I




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