Beth, I am too am interested in finding siblings for William, son of Thomas C. Collins. I am reasonably certain that there were some. So far, I have not found a NC connection, (other than my sister who lives in Charlotte--a joke!) but there may be one. The name Mahala was used at least a couple of times in my family line and I have seen it elsewhere in my searching. I will file you e-mail in my query list and if I find anything that might connect, I would be pleased to let you know. All the best to you, especially since you are in Texas, I have lived in Laredo, Del Rio, twice in San Antonio and last in Lubbock, where my daughter is attending Texas Tech. Les --------- > From: ELazenby@aol.com > To: lpeine@sssnet.com > Cc: COLLINS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: William Collins > Date: Wednesday, February 18, 1998 10:20 AM > > Les: > > I'm interested in your Thomas Collins line and particularly whether any > siblings are ever located for William. My Collins problem is John Collins who > makes his first appearance in North Caolina in 1807, marrying Mahala Houston, > and settling (according to family legend ) in Craven County, NC. They > ultimately went to Ga. about 1825. > Has there ever been any North Carolina connection to your line? I also was > interested in the name Mahala used in your line and whether it was a common > name. Any assistance would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Beth Lazenby, Texas >