Oh...don't go yet! Your posts are so very interesting and I've been putting off asking if you have come across a Timothy Collins b 1754, Blackfriar Bridge son of James Collins. I know this is 100 years past what you are working on but I have to ask. Family Lore: (Copied from typed papers Don't know who is writing this. DG) My great, great grandfather was James Collins. His wife was Sarah Brooks. They lived at Blackfrair Bridge, London; were clothiers and haberdashers. They had a daughter and two sons. The daughter, Sarah, married a man named Smith, who moved to Australia, died there without issue, in 1821 leaving money in England Chancery Court. Their two sons having just completed their education. Timothy, my great grandfather had decided on learning the silversmithing and Joseph had decided to take charge of the business, with his father, but they were walking on the street when a captain named Spencer invited them to a pleasure trip. They were going to try out a new vessel. They went and found they were pressed in to the English Army to fight the Americans. My grandfather was made a clerk on the trip over but his brother was never seen after, but grandfather was captured by Indians who made him run the gauntlet and whipped him if he did not beat in the race. He was in captivity 7 months, when he escaped. Joined the American Army and fought under Cols. Hall and Dorsey for which he received a pension as Sargent. My mother remembered seeing a suit of black broadcloth all finished only to seam up for grandfather Timothy; also a dark Green broadcloth cloak with capes to be finished; same for her. Sent by Grandfather and mother in England, to save duty. They lived in Blairsville, Indiana Twn, Westmoreland Co PA at this time. Mother was about 14 or 15 then. They were neighbors of the Livingstons there. (Gleanings) Apprentices 1609 Collyns, John, son of Charles, Savoy, London/Middlesex, tailor, to William Ball, 31 Aug 1609, Cutlers' Company 1732 Collins Samuel, son of ..., Blackfriars, London, tailor (deceased), to Richard Midwinter, 2 Oct 1732, Founders' Company I found a "drapery shop" owned by a John Collins on Bishopsgate Street without, London in the Merchants Directory. Thanks, Doris Greaves California, USA ________________________________ From: Bart Simon <thewanderer@iburst.co.za> To: RW COLLINS <collins@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tue, February 16, 2010 3:52:21 PM Subject: [COLLINS] SKM Hello, I am going to continue my Markham-Collins research on the MARKHAM-UK list only. I will come back to Fawn sometime. You can follow me there. (-R). Thank you. SKM. BE SURE YOU CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COLLINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message