This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MaryMungo Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.southcarolina.counties.abbeville/810.1.13.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Volume III - Page 65 [James Collins mentioned, may not be yours]: COLLINS, CHARLES. Box 14 Pack 302. Probate Judge Office, Abbeville, S.C. I Charles Collins Senr. of Abbeville Dist. being weak and infirm in body but of perfect mind and memory. I desire my wife Sarah to have the plantation hereon I now live, containing 158 acres during her natural life, with the household & kitchen furniture, two cows and calves, also my gray mare. I will to my son Charles Collins Junr. my black coalt, also my tools to carry on the farm. I wish my son Charles to stay on the farm and live with his mother during her life. After my death the balance of my estate be sold and equally divided among my chn. Cealea Graham, JAMES COLLINS, and my grand children the chn. of my dtr. Ester Pope, viz. James Madison Pope, Elizer Pope & Obezbeth Pope, my dtr. Mary Pope & my son Charles Jr. It is to be further understood that the above named grandchildren of Ester Pope is to receive a share in their mothers place. I appoint my son Charles Collins Jr. executor. Dated this 31 May 1836. Wit: Stephen Jones, Zechariah Graham, Benj. Rosamond.! Sale held 20 Oct. 1836. Buyers: Wm. Linsey, Quinton N. Kinman, JAMES COLLINS, Wm. Savage, Wiley Jones, Stanmore Collins, Wm. Graham Jr., Zechrich Graham, Wm. Graham Senr., Henry McClelen. Abbeville March 6, 1838. This is to certify that I George Pope will be satisfied with what the Ordinary and the rest of the legatees does. ======= Volume II - Page 4: Gibson Collins mentioned as a buyer at the sale of Charles Adams Box 1 Pack 4. at Edgefield, SC. ======= Volume II - Page 207: John Collins was listed as a buyer at the estate sale of Joseph McKown Box 66 Pack 1594. ======= >From the book "A Genealogical Collection of South Carolina Wills & Records - Volume I - Compiled by Miss Pauline Young JAMES COLLINS PACK 125 (INQUEST) CLERK OF COURTS OFFICE, PICKENS, S.C. JAMES COLLINS NO. 1 An inquest was held Dec. 18, 1857 at Tunnel Hill in Pickens Dist. to view the body of James Collins of Tunnel Hill. The jury brought it out that he came to his death the 17th of Dec. 1857 at Tunnell Hill by a fall off the bucket to the bottom of No. 2 shaft...William Holmes a witness said that he was a fireman at No. 2 shaft at Tunnell Hill. It was about 3 o'clock P.M. I was in the engine house looked out at the window and saw Henry Kelly standing as thought on the log as sailing around the shaft. I heard Kelly say "hoist away." I then heard the Engineer say, "There has been a man fell in the shaft... Thomas R. Bradley sworn says, "I am a labor at Tunnel Hill, have not been at work for 3 or 4 days however. I was at Mr. Fosters about 8 o'clock P.M. on the 17th Inst. 1857. I looked out and said something has happened at the shaft. Foster lived something over 100 yards from the shaft. I at once went up to the shaft. When I got there I met Mr. McFarlen. He asked me to! go down in the shaft and bring the men up. I went down into the shaft and found the dead body of JAMES COLLINS lying in the water, sorter on his side. Henry Kelly was lying near him apparently lifeless, when I touched him he groaned. I said to Francis Makin? this man is not dead yet. I helped to put them in the bucket and Makin went up with them...John Foster sworn says, I was on duty at No. 2 shaft, with my back to Henry Kelly, I heard something like water falling in the shaft. I heard the engine driver say, a man fell in the shaft. I then looked in and saw a man on the bucket coming up 30 or 40 feet down. I asked what was the matter, he said he did not know, the name of that man was McFarlane, about this time a blast went off. Thos R. Bradley, Francis Makin, Wm. Andright immediately went down in the shaft to see what was the matter, after going down there hollowed "hoist away," one of the men came back in the bucket with the dead body of JAMES COLLINS & Henry Kel! ly. I am one of the banks man was at work with Henry Kelly and at the time I saw him as first stated with my back to him, he was coming out of one can into another. About dinner saw Kelly take a drink of whiskey, he had during the day a bottle of whiskey on the work. The shaft is about 220 feet deep... William McFarline said, "That he was Superintendent of No. 2 shaft at Tunnel Hill. At about 3 oclock had 3 holes charged in the bottom, went thru the regular forms, of hoist away. JAMES COLLINS and myself was in the bucket. I heard a noise, did not know at the time whether it was below or above, about then something struck me on the arm and leg. I think the bucket was something about 100 feet from the bottom going at terrible speed, before I reached the top, I missed Collins, before I got out of the bucket I asked John Foster what he had let fall in the shaft, he looked around and missed Kelly and said he had fell in. I then said there is two men in the shaft. I then cried to the engine driver to hoist up. I then got Thomas Bradley to ! go down and bring them up. I then went home and sent William Miller my partner to the shaft, when the matches was set I was with one leg in the bucket, JAMES COLLINS was in same position, a little time after I reached the top one of the blasts went off... Frederick Sharshal was the engine driver. ======= I hope some of these are yours! If not, it was still an interesting read!!! Mary Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.