Edward
J.
Collins
Born in Russell, Virginia, United States
Son of Meredith Collins
and Polly (Holloway) Collins
Husband of
Polly (Blackburn) Bryant
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Anna (Justice) Collins
— married
26 Jun 1834 in Pike, Kentucky, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Edward Collins, Nancy (Collins) Hall, William Collins, J. Taylor Collins, Sarilda J. Collins, John Jackson Collins, Hiram Collins, Mary Collins and Angeline Collins
Died
at about age 78
in War Eagle, Mingo, West Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 4 May 2013
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Biography
Edward was born in 1801. He passed away in 1879.
From the following website:
http://www.wvgenweb.org/nicholas/bd/onemoremttocross.htm
Edward Collins is said by family to have been half Indian blood. His father is said to have married an Indian girl in an Indian ceremony and to them was born a beautiful baby boy.
Edward's father knowing how hard his life would be, stole the baby and slipped out into the night. I guess it is possible that Meredith left his first wife and children in NC and become involved with the Indian girl. This information came from Harold Keith Talbot of Weston, WV. and Mrs Vernice Trimble of Valparaiso, Indiana who also believe that Edwards was son of George Collins, possibly related to Meredith. [NOTE: a George enlisted with Meredith in 1776.]
Sources
- Source: S-2057818278 Repository: #R-2138944196 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Note: Data: Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=20671250&pid=303
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- Thank you to Linda Justice for creating WikiTree profile Collins-4593 through the import of Justice Family Tree.ged on Apr 30, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Linda and others.
- "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLN-TJX : accessed 18 December 2018), Edward Collins, Floyd, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 23, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 22; FHL microfilm 186,182.
- unconfirmed
- "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWY1-6TT : accessed 18 December 2018), Edward Collins and Anny Justice, 26 Jun 1834; citing , Pike, Kentucky, United States, Madison County Courthouse, Richmond; FHL microfilm 839,494.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZBJ-28Q : 14 December 2017), Edward Collins, 1860.
- http://www.angelfire.com/wv2/dillon1944/meredith_collins.htm
- http://saponitown.com/brenda-collins-dillon/meredith-collins.htm
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edward:
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~1.56%
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Mindy Silva
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Collins-17410 and Collins-4593 appear to represent the same person because: Name and spouse are the same, birth year is close. Please merge, thanks!
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