Hi all: In chasing a branch of my COLLINS family from Co. Tyrone, Ireland to the USA, I have come across an article, written about 1980, that reads in part: "Dr. S.J. COLLINS [full name not given but thought to be "Samuel"] was born in Tennessee in 1835. His parents and an uncle had come from Ireland to this country [USA] a few years earlier. They settled in Tennessee, and, somewhat later, the uncle moved to Florida and established a furniture store in Tallehassee. His descendants, one of whom is LEROY COLLINS, former governor of Florida, still own and operate this store." I'm interested in connecting with anyone who knows the genealogy of the family of ex-Gov. LEROY COLLINS. Please reply directly to my email address as I'm not a regular subscriber of DEEP-SOUTH-ROOTS-L. Thanks for any help you can provide. John M. Collins, Sarnia, Ont. ***************************************************************************** * * * John M. Collins, jcollins@xcelco.on.ca * * Sarnia, Ont., Canada * * * * Looking for COLLINS in Cookstown, Co. Tyrone area in 1750-1850 period. * * Also allied Ulster families of BELLIS, CLARKE, DAVISON, DUNLOP, LYND, * * MAGILL, MORGAN, PILLAR, WALLACE, WEIR, and ANDREWS of Dublin * * * * Later locations: Belfast, Dublin, Ballymena Co. Antrim in Ire; Chile; * * Peterborough, Toronto, Ont, Canada; Philadelphia, PA, Crockett, TX, USA. * * Family was Irish Presbyterian in all occurences found. * * * ***************************************************************************** �