A real long shot here -- I'm grasping at straws in researching my one Collins. I have a Catherine COLLINS, b ca 1762, d 1804. Married William JOLLIFFE 1 Aug 1769 - probably in Fayette Co, PA. Is there any chance at all that this might be a match to the daughter of Joel COLLINS. On Sat, 17 Jan 1998 17:27:37 -0600 La Doris Doughty Weber <eva@cvtv.net> writes: >Cousin, not on line, seeks information on Joel COLLINS, poss >born Caroline Co VA, c 1745; poss s/o Richard COLLINS who >died 1784 Charlotte Co., VA. and his wife, Mary [Madison?]. >Richard COLLINS was s/o Thomas who was b. c1695 in perhaps >King and Queen Va, and died in Sptsv. Va c1751/2. The will >of Thomas named his (2d) wife Elizabeth w/ sons, Richard, >Joyeaux, Thomas and William. Thomas' first wife may have held >surname "Joyeaux"; sons Richard and Joyeaux were issue of >this first marriage; Thomas and William from his union with >Elizabeth. Thomas' brother, Joseph COLLINS [who + Susannah >LEWIS] was named guardian of the three younger sons, Joyeaux, >Thomas and William; Richard being of age. > >Cousin seeks proof of the above relationship, which she found >in LDS 1994 IGI file while conducting a "parent search" for >JOEL COLLINS. This undocumented source lists JOEL COLLINS >as a child of Richard COLLINS and his wife, Mrs. Mary COLLINS. >There are, immediately following on this sheet, the names of 4 >daughters and 1 additional male child of this couple, apparent >siblings to Joel COLLINS. These children are: Elizabeth; >Catherine; Fellisha; William, and Nancy Collins. > >I am also interested in any replies since I claim descent from this >Richard and Mary COLLINS. Notably absent from the IGI >records is the name of my ancestor, Amelia Jane "AMY" COLLINS, >who married Dec 12, 1793, Charlotte Co Va., Mastin Williams, s/o >Thomas Williams [1833-1803] and his wife, Frances F-----------? I >had not previously connected JOEL COLLINS, with Richard and >Mary. The other female names listed in the IGI have been >documented as sisters of my Amelia Jane "Amy" COLLINS. > >Is anyone researching these families? Are you able to clear any >discrepancies occurring in the above data? I will appreciate any >information, and will gladly share what I have. I will pass the >information on to my "cousin", Anita Bruhnsen, and if you share >a line with her, I will happily give you her snail mail address so >you may communicate direct. > >TIA...........LaDoris eva@cvtv.net > >