Okay, I am back. Uriah Collins Will sg. 3 Jan 1751 Pr. March Court 1752 Craven Co., NC Register of Dedds Book 5 page 235 Uriah Collins Names in his will Wife...None listed Henry Collins...Son and Ex. when aged 21 "To have the home plantation" Elizabeth Collins...Minor Daughter Hannah Collins...Minor Daughter Witnesses Joel Barbee Richard Wood. Timothy Gradless..Friend and Ex "He is also to be the guardian of my Children". The original will of Uriah Collins in on file in the North Carolina State Archives in Raleigh, NC. John Collins Will sg. 20 Feb 1749 Pr. March Court 1750 Craven Co., NC. Register of Deeds Book 5 Page 154 John Collins Names in his Will Mary Collins...Wife and Ex Joseph Collins...Son Samuel Collins...Son Elizabeth Jues...Grand Daughter Mary Jues...Grand Daughter Vina Jues...Grand Daughter "My three grand daughters will take one share and divide it into three equal portions". Witnesses Jacob Taylor George Barber William Smith John x Collins (signed with his mark) Comments by Andrea: Seemingly John Collins had a deceased Daughter who was wife of ______ Jues. COPY OF OLD BIBLE BELONGING TO REUBEN COLLINS Copy of old Bible belonging to Reuben Collins who lived across the line of Kershaw in Faifiled County, SC. This Bible was bought in Ireland and is now owned by a gentleman living in Monterey, Cal. The following was written in Old English script and had to be deciphered with the use of a magnifying glass. Reuben Collins d 8 Oct (no yr stated) Monaca Collins was his wife but dates are not given for her. (After the name of each birth of a child is written "Son/Daughter of Reuben Collins and his wife Monaca)" List of children: 1) _______ Collins, son b 27 July 1783 (Could not read first name) 2) Elizabeth Collins b 27 July 1783. Twin to above son 3) Susanner Collins b 16 Dec 178_ (last number could not be deciphered) 4) Tepe Collins b 16 Dec 1790 5) Lewis collins b 18 Jan 1793 6) Bartlet Collins b 3 Jan 1795 7) Jonathan Collins b 8 July 1797 8) Thomas Collins b 22 June 1803 The Bible was continued by the son Thomas L. Collins and these entries occured about 1835. He moved to Alabama and then to Miss. Thomas L. Collins and Winefred, his wife was married 10 Aug 1820. Winefred Walters was b 4 Feb 1800. (Okay, let me put something in here. My reason for copying this file was because of this Winefred Walters. My direct line is Walters, who married into the Collins line. In these pages it shows that Thomas L. Collins bought land from Asa Walters. I also have an Asa Walters in my line. Since Thomas L. Collins and his family moved to Miss. Which is also where my Walters moved to, I beleive that my line will connect here some where. If anyone runs across anything on Winefred Walters Collins besides what I have here, I would love to hear from you. Okay, now back to the file.) Winefred Collins d 4 Oct 1859 Their children: 1) Elijah Collins b 9 May 1821 2) Monaca Collins b 8 Oct 1823 3) Tepe L. Collins b 26 July 1826 4) Alexander T. Collins b 15 Dec 1828 5) Asa Walters Collins b 14 Dec 1830 6) Windfred Collins b 7 Jan 1833 7) Sara Jane Collins b 25 Dec 1835 8) Mary Collins b 18 Jan 1837 9) LeRoy George Collins b 27 May 1838 10) Thomas B. Collins b 24 July 1841 The Bible was continued in a new copy by Elijah:Evidently his father Thomas L. Collins, had moved from Fairfiled to Sparanburg Co., SC for the first entry. "Elijah Collins was born in Spartanburg Co., SC 9 May 1821 and died in March 1887 in Miss. He married Penelope McClendon, a daughter of Dennis McClendon of Anson Co., NC". "Penelope Ann McClendon was born 25 March 1828 and died in 1870". * The death portions of the two entries above were added in pencil later. Their children: 1) Jonathan D. Collins b 23 Oct 1843 2) Jessie M. Collins b 9 April 1847 3) Silas E. Collins b 23 May 1852 "added later, Died in Texas in 1940" 4) Alexander G. Collins b 13 Aug. 1853 5) Penelope Ann Collins b 17 Dec 1854 6) Monacha Collins b 11 Aug 1853 7) Elijah Thomas Collins b 7 July 1858 8) Sarah Jane Collins b 14 May 1861 9) William Lee Collins b 4 Jan 1864 "added later d 28 Aug 1840." 10) Mary Sedonia Collins b 27 Dec 1867 11) Theodosha Collins b 28 Aug 1870 I will cont. the bible records shortly, family calls. Lori