Susannah Collins Will sg. 14 Feb 1784 Pr. 6 June 1784 File 106-2733 Abbeville Co., SC Susannah Collins also shows as Sucky Collins of Thickety Creek in 96 Dist. S.C. names in her will Lucy Collings...Mother and Ex. Joseph Collins...Deceased Father William Burton...Ex Witnesses James Johnson William Burton, Jr Phoeba Burton Comment by Andrea: See The inventory of Joseph Collins mad 2 July 1783 on Thickety Creek, SC William Collins Will sg. 10 July 1791 Pr. 29 Feb 1792. Book C Page 39 Kershaw Co., SC William Collins names in his will Wife...none listed (from other data she was nee Elizabeth Bashaw of Virginia) Children Caty Gayden...Daughter who also shows as Catherine John Gayden...Son in Law and Ex Reuben Collins...Eldest son and Ex Elizabeth Jones...Daughter (Andrea-she had 3 or 4 husbands) William Collins, Jr.....Son Joseph Collins...Son Nancy Collins...Daughter Bashaw Collins...Son Thomas Collins...Son Sarah Collins...Daughter Witnesses John Green Thomas Gardner Joanna Gayden This William Collins came from Spotsylvania Co., Va. His file and deed in Kershaw and Lancaster give much additional data on him. John P. Collins Estate File 75-1195 Chester Co., SC Citation read 1 March 1845. John P. Collins...died intestate citation ot administer read 1 March 1845 on Court House steps by William Howze. Estate was administered 10 March 1845 by Hugh Simpson...Administrato, Administration bond was signed by Jason Hicklin and William Lyle. Inventory of estated made by: William Y. Ferguson, William Ferguson, William Lyle. List of Heirs...Names not listed. The widow is listed many times but never by name. Several minor children are listed but never by names. Hugh Simpson and William Y. Ferguson are listed as legal guardians of the minors. Comments by Andrea: Usually kinspeople of the widow signed the bonds. Perhaps a study of deeds and other papers may show the names of the widow and children. The 1850 Census for Chester Co., may show the widow and her children, provided they had not moved away...The widow may have married a second time. >From the names of the bondsmen and appraisers, I judge this John P. Collins resided in northwestern part of Chester or else in the northeaster protion where Lyle resided along with Ferguson and Hicklin...Feguson and Hicklin and Lyle also resided on western side of Chester...Andrea John Collins Will sg. 11 Oct 1834 pr. 2 Feb 1835 Estate file 11-188 Chester Co., SC John Collins Names in his will Wife..."Bury me beside my dear wife" (the first name of his wife is not shown) William Collins...Son and Ex John Collins, Jr...Son Margaret Collins...Daughter Lucinda Collins...Daughter Each son and daughter who is married to have $3.00 each..names not listed "I gave to them their portion when they married" Witnesses James Wood John P. Collins...See his estate 10 March 1845 Thomas x Collins The Plantation of land was described as being adjacent to: Thomas Collins, Rebecca Ferguson, John Adams, William Y. Ferguson, Jonathan Thomas. Final Division as reported 1 Jan 1836: William Collins...The lands willed to him Margaret Collins....Single Dau. and what was willed to her Lucinda Collins...Single Dau. and what was willed to her John Collins...Married son and $3.00 Robert Steedman/Steadman...$3.00 for his wife* Alexander B. Stringfellow...$3.00 for his wife* John Stewart...$3.00 for his wife* James Thomas...$3.00 for his wife* * Names of wives not listed...A study of land dowers may show their first names. Comments by Andrea: Stringfellow and Thomas definitely place this John Collins in Northwestern part of Chester near the Union and York Co., Lines...Andrea Thomas Collins in a joint deed 1817 Chester Co., SC Book W pages 466 and 467 and 468. John Fondren...Deceased Joint deeds by his heirs signed 12 Nov 1817, To Peter Wylie of Chester District. Matthew Fondren of York Co...Relationship not listed by evidently a son. Thomas Collins of Spartanburg Co., SC for his wife...Daughter* John Dill of Spartanbur Co., for his wife...Daughter* Hannah Fondren of Jackson Co., Ga...relationship not listed. Hannah could be either the widow or a daughter or else signing a dower for her husband. Samuel Rainey of Chester Co., SC for his wife Mary Rainey...Daughter William Fondren...Son, of Spartanburg Co., SC Richard Fondre...Son and sell by power of Attorney...Residence not liste. Said tract of land was granted by the Governor of North Carolina to John Fondren bearing date of 28 Oct 1765 but later said land was found to beong in South Carolina after the lines were established...Land is situated at the Cross Roads from Charlotte NC to Chester, SC. Witnesses William Fondren, Jr John Dill, Jr Samuel Rainey, Jr Deed Book C pag 141 Lucy x Collins of the Province of SC a Deed sg 9 Mar 1771 to Dennis Carrell of Craven Co., Province of SC., 100 acres of land originally granted 17 Feb 1767 by King George III to Lucy Collins and lying on Sandy Creek of the Broad River. Witnesses Anthony Duffield William Stone James Stone Thomas Fletchall, J.P. This is the first Collins deed in Chester. Lori