Here're my Collins folks: Jacob Collins (b. c. 1750, d. 1795 in Lincoln County, NC) - married Mary Martin and had these known children: 1)William, b. c. 1775 2)Mary, b. 1784-1794 3)Elizabeth, b. c. 1786 * Jacob Archibald, b. 1788 - m. Gina (Jane) Hardin, moved to Cherokee County, GA c. 1836-8; had these known children: 1)Elizabeth, b. c. 1810 2)unknown daughter, b. aft. 1810 * 3)Thomas Roberts Collins, b. May 3, 1812 4)Moses G., b. c. 1820 Thomas R. married Sallie Gladden and they had these children: 1)Mary Jane, b. 1836 2)Martha A., b. 1837 3)Sarah Elizabeth (Betsy), b. July 20, 1838 * 4)Archibald Grimes (Bud), b. May 3, 1841 5)Lincey Pauline, b. 1842 6)Talitha (Lithy), b. May 23, 1844 7)Jacob Robert, b. c. 1845 8)Thomas M., b. April 19, 1847 9)David Hamby, b. 1848 10)Nancy R., b. 1850 11)Moses Stepp, b. March 10, 1852 Archibald Grimes Collins married Nancy Ann Thompson and had these children: 1)Mary Alice, b. Feb. 28, 1870 2)Louisa Jane (Lou), b. April 27, 1871 3)Thomas Rufus (Ruf), b. Feb. 9, 1873 4)Robert, b. Nov.28, 1874, d. c. 1876 5)Jacob Archibald (Arch), b. Oct. 4, 1876 6)John Welborn, b. Nov. 3, 1878 7)Dora Elizabeth (Babe), b. Sept. 23, 1880 8)David Andrew, b. June 25, 1882 9)Zachary Taylor (Zach), b. Feb. 25, 1885 10)Milton Luther (Milt), b. Feb. 17, 1887 I have much more info but am stuck on the parents of Jacob SR. and Mary Martin. ANY HELP will be appreciated! Ann (Collins) Merritt