Rose, There appears to be three Collins men about the same age in Bertie county, John Collins (My line) Edward Collins father of Luke, Thomas, Edward, Sarah, Anne, and Elizabeth and then there is George. I suspect, but have no proof, that George Edward and John may be brothers. The father of John is supposed to be William m. Elizabeth of Chowan and Perquimans but there is no will that I know of and I am looking for Williams connection to John Collins. There is a 1757 tax list for Bertie and I believe that George is NOT listed there so your theory about him being in Beaufort may be right. Interested in what you might find. Todd

I've been working with the Collins DNA Study at through Relative Genetics and Family Tree DNA. The John Collins from which you are descended has several male Collins descendants who has taken part in the studies. If George, John and Edward are all brothers, then this George cannot be mine. You see, per the DNA results, my Collins family line is a separate line from the John Collins of Bertie County (d. 1752). Please note I have tracked my Line with a degree of certainty to 1755 in Beaufort County, NC, so it is possible that the two Georges are NOT the same. It sure would be nice to know for sure. Thank you for responding. Collins is such a common name that it is a frustrating line to research. Rose -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 11:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [NCBERTIE] Collins Rose, There appears to be three Collins men about the same age in Bertie county, John Collins (My line) Edward Collins father of Luke, Thomas, Edward, Sarah, Anne, and Elizabeth and then there is George. I suspect, but have no proof, that George Edward and John may be brothers. The father of John is supposed to be William m. Elizabeth of Chowan and Perquimans but there is no will that I know of and I am looking for Williams connection to John Collins. There is a 1757 tax list for Bertie and I believe that George is NOT listed there so your theory about him being in Beaufort may be right. Interested in what you might find. Todd ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message