William Collins of Surry County

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William “The elder” Collins

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Maidstone, Kent, England
Death: after 1650
Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Collins of Maidstone and Margaret Collins
Brother of Katherine Collins and John Collins of Surry County

Managed by: Jane Angela Leavell
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About William Collins of Surry County

Not the same as his nephew William “the younger” Collins, Sr


DESCENDANTS OF JOHN COLLINS

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Generation No. 2

4. iii. William Collins, born Abt. 1601 in Maidstone, Kent Co., England; died Aft. 1650 in Surry Co., VA (Source: LDS.).

No known wife or children.

Notes for William Collins:

William Collins, age 34, sailed for Virginia on the "Plain Joane", Richard Buckam, Master. He departed London on May 15, 1635. On the passenger list, there is another William Collins, age 20, who is believed to be his nephew. Source: List of Immigrants to America in the period 1600-1700 by Hotten, pp. 78-79.


  • ISLE OF WIGHT CO. VA Formed 1634, original Shire;
  • ESSEX CO. VA Formed 1692 from Old Rappahannock
  • Spotsylvania formed 1720-1 from Essex, King & Queen, King William
  • In 1635, Isle of Wright Virginia -- at the age of 20, William Collins (1615-1687), arrived in Virginia, with his paternal uncle, age 34, also named William Collins (1601-. The two landed on 15 May 1635, on the HMS "Plain Joan," Richard Buckam, Master.[1]
  • 1648-1649 Reportedly John Jr and other Collins Family immigrated to Virginia during or after the Battle of Maidstone
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William Collins of Surry County's Timeline

1601
1601
Maidstone, Kent, England
1650
1650
Age 49
Surry, Virginia, British Colonial America
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Virginia, United States