Let me amend my prior statement by saying that it is not known whether the Bertie County Edward, George and John Collins are or are NOT brothers. Perhaps two of the three might be brothers, or none of them at all. More research is needed. I was simply saying that IF the Bertie County, George and John Collins were brothers, THEN the Bertie County George Collins WOULD and COULD NOT BE the 1755 Beaufort County, George Collins. Thanks and Sorry for any confusion I may have caused. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Rose Lowther Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 12:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCBERTIE] Collins 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 ------------------------------- 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