Hi, I have no idea if this info on Robert COLLINS is the one you are looking for but inserting below as I search for any info on Mary COLLINS of Jones County, Mississippi in the mid-1850's who married Evan ELLZEY. No info on her parents. May have come out of South Carolina. This is just a post that I found from an individual back in 1998 regarding a Robert COLLINS 'of color' who may have been Native American and referred to as 'colored/of color/mulatto/melungeon.' Bellinda http://www.tngenweb.org/tncolor/queries/cqry4-98.htm << COLLINS, STEPHENSSeeking info on FREELING HUYSON COLLINS b:3/16/1816,Grainger or Hawkins Co.,(Now Hancock Co., Tn.)d:5/19/1888,Grainger Co.,Tn. Buried, Crackers Neck, Clapps Cem., Grainger Co.,Tn. m: HANNAH STEPHENS b:8/18/1821,N.C.(or)Tn. d:8/19/1896,Grainger Co., Tn. Buried, Clapps Cem., Grainger Co., Tn. Probable Melungeon. Wonder if he originated from the Newmans Ridge area. Father's name may have been AARON COLLINS who was found in Grainger Co.,Tn,1804.Freeling lived in Ky. prior to 1840. He is labeled FPC,& found on the 1850 Clay Co., Ky. census #88 No occupation, with the following children: Malinda 11yrs.b:Ky.,John 8yrs.b:Ky.,Aaron 6yrs.b:Ky.,Selvary(Sylvanie)4yrs.b:Ky.,Sarah 1yr.b:Ky.Also listed in his home is SARAH STEPHENS 22yrs.b:Tn.MARTHA STEPHENS 3yrs.b:Ky.(poss. Hannah's sister, niece). 1850 they moved & are listed as #592, ages vary & Martha Stephens is listed as a mulatto. Shortly after they moved back to Tn., no longer labeled FPC. Found in Grainger Co.,Tn.1860 census with 4 more children: Margaret 8yrs.b:Tn.,Lucy 6yrs.b:Tn., Hannah 3yrs.b:Tn.,Martha 2yrs.b:Tn. Family is also found in Union Co., Tn. in the 1870 census #33,then back in Grainger Co., Tn. for the 1880 census #24.It is said that Freeling owned a mine in Ky., but it was taken from him because of his color. In the Tn. Grainger Co. Marriage Bond & Licenses 1838-1866 Book #2 Freeling is listed as a bondsman on 2 marriages; Robert Collins & Margaret Stephens 9/16/1851 , Benjamin Collins & Jane Jones 1/3/1853 Wonder if they are his brothers, cousins, etc. If anything looks familiar, please contact me, all questions are welcomed. Michelle Collins cutlermt@geetel.net Submitted on Sun Nov 1 12:11:02 EST 1998 -----Original Message----- From: daze350@aol.com To: collins@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, Feb 23, 2010 6:31 am Subject: [COLLINS] Native American resources?? I really do not understand the Native American resources. When I pulled up Tennessee to find out what Indian tribes was in Tennessee, there are so many I have no idea where to start.There is a rumor that my husband's family are part Native American. No proof what so ever. However, the Robert Collins I am researching for can not be found, so it does make me wonder.Where do I start?Lois``Have you ever checked any of the Native American resources? Dawes Rolls,iller roles, and Cherokee by Blood are two that I have checked for myollins... The surname Collins is a 'common Native American surname'.-----Original Message-----From: downmemorylane@irelandmail.comTo: collins@rootsweb.comSent: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 11:50 pmSubject: Re: [COLLINS] COLLINS family in Massachesetts and New HampshireMs. Greaves,If you can help me by suggesting where I may be able to go to continue on esearching my TWISS family it would be greatly appreciated.This is from my cousin:``I have researched the Collin in that area in 1800,s and was unable to find ne that I thought could be Lyman,s father. His father probably would have been orn in the early 1800's and in Ma.``>From a COLLINS researcher:`Have you ever checked any of the Native American resources? Dawes Rolls,iller roles, and Cherokee by Blood are two that I have checked for myollins... The surname Collins is a 'common Native American surname'.My Collins are elusive as well. My family has been doing genealogy sincehe 1940's. No one has been able to break the Collins/Price brickwall.George Wiley Collins b around 1812, somewhere in South Carolina. Has aemale relative named Elizabeth Collins, b about 1799, somewhere in SC. eorge married Sedition Price also born somewhere in SC. They moved to GAnd were living in Murray Co during the 1850 census and in Bartow Couring the 1860 census. There is a Price family next door, but that linef research is a dead end as well. The 1870 census shows George livingith his second wife. We think Sedition died about 1864, but we do notnow where she is buried, no death certificate, etc. Some researchers sayhe boys in this line were killed during the war, others say they moved toiller Co. AK (I think)``.Thank you very much.Jessica -----Original Message-----rom: Doris Greaves <doris_greaves@sbcglobal.net>o: collins@rootsweb.coment: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 8:50 amubject: Re: [COLLINS] COLLINS family in Massachesetts and New Hampshireo you have any dates? Are they early ones? There are very good records onlinehat start very early in our history.________________________________rom: "downmemorylane@irelandmail.com" <downmemorylane@irelandmail.com>o: collins@rootsweb.coment: Mon, February 22, 2010 1:51:55 AMubject: [COLLINS] COLLINS family in Massachesetts and New Hampshireello,This is my first posting to this List and was wondering, please, if SKS would elp me.My Lyman TWISS was b. in Massachusetts and his wife COLLINS (surname and no irst name) was b. in N. H. This info. came from census records but do not know which one, unfortunately. This info. was given to me via another TWISS esearcher.I would appreciate any and all info. or suggestions on the above.Thank you very much.JessicaE SURE YOU CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS------------------------------o 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 he messageE SURE YOU CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS------------------------------o 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 he message E SURE YOU CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECTS------------------------------o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COLLINS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he messageBE 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