James Collins

Birth Date February 22, 1769 1755
Birth Location Orange, Virginia, United States Orange County, Virginia
Death Date March 1826 April 1823
Death Location Glasgow, Howard Co., MO Simpsonville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA

Biography
James Colliins, son of Edward COLLINS .and Jane Jones, was named in his father's will. "Item: I give to my son, James my negro woman named Sarah and one girl child named Fanny to be equally divided at his death between all his children by his second wife together with the increase of the said negro.

The following biographical information was offered at Ancestry.com by travisdavis_1 on 14 Apr 2009:

James Collins

James Collins was born in Orange County, Virginia, in 1755 and died in Shelby County, Kentucky in 1823. James was married more than once and his last wife was Nancy Herndon. According to the will of James Collins in Shelby County, Kentucky, (will book 6, page 67) his children were James W., George, Nancy, William, Jeremiah W., John, Jane, Polly, Ester, Edward, and Fanny. The known spouses of the children of James were Elanor Ann Pittman (James W. Collins), Elizabeth Johnson (William Collins), Sarah Young (Jeremiah W. Collins), Nancy Young (John Collins), James Hobbs (Polly Collins), and James Pagett (Fanny Collins). Sarah Young and Nancy Young were sisters.

Jeremiah W. Collins (ca 1788 - 1853) and James W. Collins (1805-1867) moved to Union County, Kentucky. Both were members of the Little Bethel community, the antecedent of the Old Bethel Community. The land of Jeremiah W. Collins had a common boundary with the land of Richard Dodge at the location of the Old Bethel Cemetery. According to oral history, the cemetery came from Richard's land and the land for the church came from Jeremiah's land. Jeremiah and his wife, Sarah, are buried in the cemetery. James W. Collins was a physician and a Baptist minister. He is buried in the Caseyville Cemetery, Caseyville, Union County, Kentucky. Some of the children of James are buried in the Old Bethel Cemetery.

The Collins line of ancestry of this family has been traced back to Joseph Collins (1678-1757) in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. No immigration information is known at this time. However, a Collins is listed in the census of the Jamestown Colony of Virginia. The date of birth of 1678 would place Joseph two or three generations from the Jamestown Colony and would give substantiation to the old family legend that the Collins family went back to Captain John Smith and Pocahontas. See my ahnentafel for details.

Some members of the Collins family were also slave owners. The ones mentioned in their wills were domestic slaves and were mentioned by name.

According to family oral history, the Collins family also had some Native American (Cherokee Tribe) intermarriage. I have no written proof of this oral history but I do have photographs of family members in the 1800's which show physical features identified with Native American

Born 1755 Orange County, Virginia, USA. 1755 Orange, Virginia, USA. [1] Found multiple copies of birth date. Using 1755

Died APR 1823. Simpsonville, Shelby, Kentucky, USA. [2] 1823 Shelby County,Kentucky.

Marriage Husband James Collins. Wife Nancy Herndon.

Children

Francis Collins. AKA Fanny
Ester Gaines Collins d. Bef. 1837; m. THOMAS CALDWELL
Jeremiah W Collins. "REV." COLLINS, b. Abt. 1788, Virginia; d. April 1853, Union County, Kentucky. (#286)
Mary Collins. b. 1792; m1 JAMES HOBBS, m2 George W Crask
John Collins b1795 m Nancy Young
Edward Gaines Collins. b. 1801; m. NOAMA ANN.
James W Collins. b. November 09, 1805, Virginia; d. July 11, 1867, Union County, Kentucky. (#285)
Catherine Polly Collins.
Identified Children of JAMES COLLINS and NANCY HERNDON are:

GEORGE COLLINS.
NANCY COLLINS.
WILLIAM COLLINS.
Thomas CALDWELL was married to Hettie (AKA Esther) Gaines COLLINS. Hettie had a sibling John Collins. Thomas CALDWELL was the guardian of his children (there is also a court case indicating he might not have handled the estate right. It is reported that another cousin who was researching Edward G COLLINS indicated that Hettie middle name was GAINES and that her middle name came from Nancy HERNDON whose parents were Edward HERNDON and Mary GAINES.

Marriage 1775 of KY. [3] Marriage 1775 Kentucky, United States.

Will
dated 3rd day of October 1818.
I James Collins, of the County of Shelby, state of Kentucky being sensible of the mortal state of my body, knowing that it is appointed for all men to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament as touching such worldly property as it has pleased God to bless me with. I give and bequeath in manner following. I give unto my son Edward Collins a man's saddle and bridle, which he now has, a bed and furniture, a cow and calf, which will make him equal with the rest of my children viz, James W. Collins, George Collins, Nancy, William, Jeremiah, John, James, Polly, Fanny and Ester . I will that James Collins, my grandson who now lives with me when he arrives at the lawfull age that he have of my estate a horse or $30 whichever may suit my wife then to give him, if my wife shall then be living. If not, as shall seem best to my executor herein after named. All the rest of my property indiscriminately that I now have in posession and also all legacy which I may receive of the estate of my father late dead. I will to my beloved wife during her natural life or widowhood for her use and support and at or after her death whatever thereof shall be remaining to be equally divided among all my children herein named and Grandson James Collins the _____ to be first sold and the money equally divided and last I do make and ordain constitute and appoint my beloved wife Nancy and Zachius Carpenter executors of this my last will and testament. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 3rd day of October 1818. Test: James Collins Jesse Carpenter His Seal E. Edwards April Court 1823

Sources
Will of Edward Collins, Senior in Will Book 5, pages 253-4. Also cited in "Will Abstracts of Orange Co. 1821-1838; by Sparacio, pages 6 & 143.

Kentucky Will and Probate Records [1]

Marriage Record for son Jeremiah [2]

Re: Ancestors of Joseph Collins d 1757 Va, December 29, 1999 [3]

↑ Source: #S312 Source number: 8920.217; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
↑ Source: #S249
↑ Source: #S312 Source number: 8920.217; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
James Collins of Shelby Co, Kentucky [4]

James Collins in Shelby County, Kentucky, (will book 6, page 67)

Source: S249 Edmund West, comp. Family Data Collection - Deaths Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.; Repository: #R3
Source: S312 Yates Publishing U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Repository: #R3

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