Thank you SO much, BITTOBYTE, for your posts and your efforts ! DITTOBYTE wrote: > Hi all, > Sorry to keep doing this, but I keep finding things, and hopefully this will > help someone. > > This again is from the research of Mr. Dunn: > > John Collins b? d? Will was filed 18 March 1752, I do not know who he married > but children listed were: > William Collins > John Collins, Jr. > David Collins > Joseph Collins > Mikell (Michael) Collins md Elizabeth Drake 21 Dec 1773 Bute Co., NC > Demsey Collins > Jesse Collins > Absolom Collins > Also mentioned in will was grandsons John Keen and John Collins > > Will of John Collins in Bute Co., NC filed 18 March 1752 > He left his son William, land in "Cashi River" (the Cashie), to his sons John > and David each a bible, to his son Joseph a Plantation on "Guy Hall Swamp" > (Guy's Hall Swamp), to his son Mikell his survey on Redbud, and other land to > sons Demsey, Jesse, and Absolom, plus bequests to his gransons John Keen and > John Collins. > > Notes on Mikell (Michael) Collins > Franklin Co, Will Book A, we find a guardian account for Michael Collins, > orphan of Michael Collins, dec'd. > > Mosely Collins was Ex. of Michael Collins estate. > > The next is more Collins, and I do not know if they go together with the line > above: > > James Collins b abt 1664 his child > William Collins b abt 1700 d 1768 > > William Collins b abt 1700 Kingsdale d 1768 md Sarah ? children: > James Collins b abt 1740 d bef 1744 > Jesse Collins > Elizabeth Collins (shows in will as Keen, poss. md a Keen) > Mary Collins (also shows as Keen, again poss. md a Keen) > Jethro Collins > William Collins d 1768 > > Notes on William Collins b abt 1700 d 1767 > William Collins mad his will on 14 Aug 1767. He menitons his legal wife Sarah, > his son James, his son Jesse, his daughter Elizabeth Keen, his daughter Mary > Keen, and Jethro Collins. His wife Sarah was named Executrix. The witnesses > were Thomas Lnkfor, Jr. Jonathan Robertson, and Archelaus Roberts.The Will was > filed for probate on 4 Feb 1768 so he died sometime between Aug of 1767 and > Feb of 1768. On Marh 3 1768, the estate of William Collins was appraised by > John Daughtery, Jonathan Robinson, and Joshua Council. > > James Collins b abt 1740 md Esther. Children: > James Collins b 180ct 1758 Isle of Wight, Va 1m? 2m) Temperance Vinson > William Collins will dated 15 may 1821 md) Nancy Wadkins 31 Aug 1802 > Henry Collins > Elisha Collins > David Collins md Elizabeth Betsy Willis 31 Jan 1803 > Jesse Collins > Esther Collins (shown in his will as Esther Gilliam) and having a son named > Dixon Collins) not sure if she was a Gilliam md a Collins or what. > Children of William Collins and Nancy Wadkins: > Jesse Collins md) Mary Ann Murphy 25 Nov 1847 and/or Patsey Cooke 23 Nov 1814 > James Collins > William Collins md Temperance Gilliam 27 Dec 1823 > Theodorick Collins md Martha Nelms 8 Jan 1825 > Littlebury Collins md Sally Nelms 2 Jan 1822 > Littleton Collins > Nancy Collins > Patience Collins md Newton Davis 9 Feb 1829 > Nathanael Collins > > Children of David Collins and Elizabeth Betsey Willis were: > William Collins > James Collins > Milley Collins > > Jesse Collins s/o James and Esther died before his father. He left: Whitney > Collins, and Elisha Collins. > > Okay, that is it for this right now. I will keep trying to sort this out, and > Pass it along. > > Sincerely, > Lori