William Collins (abt. 1615 - 1687)

Born about 1615 in England

Husband of Ann (King) Murray — married about 1675 in Isle of Wight, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1687 at about age 72 in Isle of Wight, Virginia

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This Profile Represents William Collins (born about 1615) who at the age of 20 set sail aboard the ship "Plain Joan" in 1635, Richard Buckam, Master

• This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources? Recent research availability has helped to solidify some of the mis-information; Researchers are encouraged to reverify (and add source) information; making adjustments to profiles as necessary. Links are provided for reference and convenience only (and are considered unreliable /unproven unless sources are contained within).

• Collins was a very common name in Virginia from early times, and certainly there were more than one Collins family present in many areas of the Virginia colony. Unfortunately many early Virginia records were destroyed during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars so it is difficult to locate birth, marriage and death records. As a result, no one can state with certainty who the ancestors were of John Collins II of Maidstone were. That said, one is left to rely on wills, books, manuscripts, family histories and publications which there are many --- each with conflicting information. The following geneology.com forum discusses some of the conflicting information on the Collins descendants and provides some rationale on what may or may not be accurate: https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/collins/1489/

William Collins was born in Maidstone, Kent, England.

�Profile Represents William Collins (1601-16XX m Unknown, presumed son of John ""Keeper of the Gaols" Collins Sr and Margaret

• (presumed siblings John (1590); William (1601); Katherine (1587)
• The Paternal Uncle of William Collins (1615-1687) m Ann Wilds ([[Collins-6482|presumed son of John (1590) m Elizabeth & Margaret Weeks

IMMIGRANT ARRIVAL May 16 1635 The Ship "Plain Joane"

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�Links are provided for reference and convenience only (and are considered unreliable /unproven unless sources are contained within).

�No original source records have been located to confirm birth or marriage records. It appears that some erroneous information may have been published, and perhaps republished/reported, making the “actual facts” obscure. There is a great deal of conflicting information surrounding the Collins Family of Essex – Many Source-to-Source discrepancies; co-mingling, Lack of records; conflicting family stories; number of Collin’s with the same names, etc.

• An Effort has been made to update/split individual information from the Contemporary Profiles frequently containing co-mingled data on the various "Joseph's, Richards, Williams etc., (see individual profiles for more detailed information). See Also Collins Family Research Notes

Biography

William Collins, born about 1615 was 20 years old when he set sail aboard the ship "Plain Joan", Richard Backum, Master, from England to Virginia. There was also another William Collins aboard, age 34. This would make one of them born about 1601 and the other in about 1615. In total there were 84 men, 80 of which were all between 14 and 36. This suggests that these younger men with no wives or children with them were coming to Virginia to work. ^{[1] [2]}

When William was 55 he married 25 year old Ann King Wilds, a widow in 1675, the year her deceased husband, Thomas Wilds died. This is based on the following: Thomas Wilds had died intestate in June 1675. The administration of his estate was requested by William Collins, Ann's current current husband. ^[3]

Twelve years later, William Collins, aged 72 died intestate on 10 October 1687 in Isle of Wight, Virginia. Ann soon remarried to Slexander Murre. Appraisal of her husbands estate was presented by Nicholas Smith, Robert King, William Smith and John Weston October 21, 1687 ^[4] Administration of his estate was requested October 21, 1687 by Alexander Murre, who married Anne, relict of the said Collins. ^[5]

Ann King Wilds Collins Murray died in February of 1701 at the age of 49. Ann's estate was appraised 08 Jun 1701 and her will was proven on 10 Feb 1701 by Frances Parker and Robert King in Isle of Wight County, Virginia. In her will she names as Legatees: son, JOHN COLLINS; daughter, ANN COLLINS; daughter MARTHA MURRAY; daughter MARY MURRAY; last two daughters to live with their uncle, ROBERT KING. ^[6]

Research Notes

ISLE OF WIGHT CO. VA Formed 1634, original Shire;

ESSEX CO. VA Formed 1692 from Old Rappahannock

Spotsylvania formed 1720-1 from Essex, King & Queen, King William

William Collins son of

Birth Estimate 1601 Maidstone Kent England Alternate: 1615.

Marriage Estimate 1617-1621

Children

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See Also (alternates)

• (1) [[Collins-6482 |William Collins (1601-1690) Children Estimated Births 1617-1646
• (2) [[Collins-853 William (1615 - 1687) Children Estimated Births 1631-1650

Timeline

County Formation

ISLE OF WIGHT CO. VA Formed 1634, original Shire;

ESSEX CO. VA Formed 1692 from Old Rappahannock

Spotsylvania formed 1720-1 from Essex, King & Queen, King William

In 1635, Isle of Wright Virginia -- at the age of 20, William Collins (1615-1687), arrived in Virginia, with his paternal uncle, age 34, also named William Collins (1601-. The two landed on 15 May 1635, on the HMS "Plain Joan," Richard Buckam, Master.^[7]

1648-1649 Reportedly John Jr and other Collins Family immigrated to Virginia during or after the Battle of Maidstone

Sources

1. ↑ Dunn, Michael Collins. 330 Years (Plus) of Collinses in America, copyright 2000. http://www.tamandmichael.com/COLHIST2.htm
2. ↑ Hotten, John Camden, Editor. The Original Lists of Persons of Quality, Emigrants, Religious Exiles, Political Rebels, Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years, Apprentices, Children Stolen, Maidens Pressed, and Others who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700: With Their Ages, the Localities where They Formerly Lived in the Mother Country, the Names of the Ships in which They Embarked, and Other Interesting Particulars. From Mss. Preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England. United Kingdom, Chatto and Windus, London 1874. pp. 78-79. Free PDF Online Download: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Original_Lists_of_Persons_of_Quality/J5ULAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=1635
3. ↑ Wills and Administrations Isle of Wight  VA 1647-1800 pg 35. Recorded 15 Jun 1675.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.Image 36.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Wills and Administrations of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, 1647-1800 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Vol. 1. 1647 - 1758 Will Book 2, pt. 2., p.62.
6. ↑ "Isle of Wight County, Virginia - Wills and Administrations, Vol. 1. 1647-1758," page 434: Recorded February 10, 1700/1701. Will Book B. Page 43.
7. ↑ Hotten, pages 78-80; cited by Ronnie Lee Collins on: Find A Grave: Memorial #93406365 ; same information found on: William Collins. It quotes: "The Original List of Persons of Quality, Emigrants to America: 1600-1700," by Hotten, pp. 78-79: 15 Maij 1635...."Theis [sic] underwritten names are to Virginia embarqued in the Plain Joan; Richard Buckam, Master, the p(a)rties haveing brought attentacon of their conformitie to the order and discipline of the Church of England.... [Passenger List includes]: William Collins, age 20, William Collins, age 35."

• Virginia Colonial Abstracts, by Fleet, Vol. IV, King and Queen Co., Virginia: valuations of land, June 1, 1782, pg, 7.
• Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. 27, K&Q Co., by Beverly Fleet, pg.6.
• Virginia Colonial Abstracts by Beverly Fleet, Vol I, Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1988, orig. 34 vols., now pub in 3, pg. 642; Northumbria Collection:1645-1720.
• History of Kent County England Vol. 2, p. 110; 2) Cavaliers and Pioneers 1623-1666 by Nugent, p. 324; 3) History of the Collins Family of Caroline County Virginia by Herbert Ridgeway Collins, 1954; 4) Burke's American Families with British Ancestry, 1975; 5) The Collins and Travis Families and Their Allies by Mary Collins Landon, 1982; 6) World Family Tree Vol. 11, tree 0778; and 7) various references from the LDS.