Born in Cherokee Nation East
Ancestors 
Daughter of Early Cordery
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
David Cordery [half]
Wife of
Joseph Collins
— married
about 1840 in Arkansas, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Mathena Collins, Lavena E (Collins) George, Rutha Ann Collins, James B Collins, Joseph F Collins, Charity C Collins, John Parker Collins, Theodosia Collins and Martha V. (Collins) Beck
Died
at about age 77
in Going Snake District, Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Mar 2019
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Biography
Nancy was Cherokee.
Nancy was born in 1821. She was the daughter of Early Cordery.
She married Joseph Collins and their children were Marthena, Lavina, Ruth Ann, James Bradley, Joseph Flournoy, Charity Catherine, John Parker, Theodosia, and Martha.
She passed away in 1898.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXLG-RCC : 23 December 2020), Angeline Collins in household of Joseph Collins, Smith, Texas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- Joseph Collins Male 34 South Carolina
- Angeline Collins Female 28 Tennessee
- Mathena Collins Female 9 Arkansas
- Lavena Collins Female 7 Arkansas
- Rutha Ann Collins Female 5 Texas
- James B Collins Male 3 Texas
- Joseph F Collins Male 1 Texas
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF2-FYX : 18 February 2021), A Collins in entry for Joseph Collins, 1860. Edom Beat, Van Zandt, Texas.
- Joseph Collins Male 44 South Carolina
- A Collins Female 37 Tennessee
- M Collins Female 17 Arkansas
- Lavinia Collins Female 15 Arkansas
- L A Collins Female 13 Texas
- Jas B Collins Male 12 Texas
- J F Collins Male 10 Texas
- C C Collins Female 6 Texas
- J P Collins Male 5 Texas
- Theodosia Collins Female 2 Texas
- Martha Collins Female 0 Texas
- Benge, Barbara, The 1880 Cherokee Nation Census, Indian Territory, Book Two, Heritage Books, 2006, p. 256. Goingsnake Dist., #476-477. Both were dead before 1900.
- Anna Collins 60
- Dode Collins (f) 22
- Benge, Barbara, The 1890 Cherokee Nation Census, Indian Territory, Book 1, Heritage Books, 2007, p. 416. Goingsnake Dist., part B, page 14, #20-21.
- Nancy Collins 67
- Theodosha Collins 25
See also:
- Shadburn, Don L., Upon Our Ruins, A Study in Cherokee History and Genealogy, The Cottonpatch Press, 2012, p. 105.
- Hampton, David K., Cherokee Mixed-Bloods, 2005, p.95.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy:
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