Sarah/Salley Sallie Collins

Sally, Sallie, Salley Hedgepeth (many spellings - on Ancestry everyone has 'Hedgepath')

(Hannah Uptegrove [1770-1854][Virginia - with Elisha Lish Collins as her father? (according to Ancestry) - shouldn't her father be named Hedgepeth???? since she is?????] appears as her mom on Ancestry - over and over in trees - but there are some inconsistencies that make me doubt . . . bcs 3/12)

surname alternative spellings: Hedgpeth, Hedgepeth, Hedspeth, Hudspeth, and on and on

one source: data from my father's memory and his records, when i was about 19 yrs old - bcs - 4/09

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U.S. Census 1850 North Carolina, Wake Cty. - image accessed on FamilySearch 2/07/09 - bcs

COLLINS 1850 Census - Wake NC (image accessed on FamilySearch 02/07/09 - bcs) Eaton - Farmer - age 49 - b. in VA - $500 value of real estate owned Sallie age 45 b. in NC - all the below b. in NC John age 24 - farmer Isham 21 William 19 Martha 16 Sidney 14 E.L. 11 Gaston 9 Dallas 7 Thomas 4 B.H. 10/12

posted by Ralphrat@worldnet.att.net (see http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.hedgepeth/13/mb.ashx): accessed 08/29/08 by Betsy Sally Hedgepeth married Eaton Collins in Wake County North Carolina on Dec

Barb Koblich Rsch (in progress - 2011)

2. EATON2 COLLINS (BRITTON1) was born Bet. 1801 - 1803 in Virginia, and died Aft. 1880 in Wake County, North Carolina. He married (1) SARAH "SALLY" HEDGEPETH 25 Dec 1824 in Wake County, North Carolina; William Sugg, bondsman. She was born Abt. 1805 in North Carolina, and died Bet. 1870 - 1880 in Wake County, North Carolina. He married (2) MELINDA Bet. 1870 - 1880 in Wake County, North Carolina. She was born Abt. 1825 in North Carolina.

Notes for EATON COLLINS: CENSUS RECORDS: -Federal Census 1840 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. Listed living in the household was 1 male under age of 5 (Gaston); 2 males age 5 and under 10 (E.L. & William ; 2 males age 10 and under 15 (Isham & John W.); 1 male age 30 (Eaton) and under 40 years of age and 1 female age 5 and under 10;(Martha) and 1 female age 30 and under 40 (Sally).

-Federal Census 1850 Western Division of Wake County, North Carolina. Eaton age 49 and Sally age 45 gave their occupation as 'farmers"

-Federal Census 1860 Southern Division of Wake County, North Carolina. Eaton valued his real estate at $1,200 and his personal property at $3,721. Unmarried children: William age 29-who was "teaching school"; Martha age 26; Sidney age 24; Gaston age 19; Dallas age 17; Thomas age 15 and Benjamin age 10 were still living at home. The family was living next door to Archibald & Isabella Leslie in Holly Springs.

-Federal Census 1870 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. Eaton age 67; Sally age 64 and their unmarried son Benjamin age 20. Married son William H. age 38, his wife Isabel age 22 and their son James age 10 months were also living in the household. Next door were Eaton's brother Isham and his family.

-Federal Census 1880 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. Eaton age 78 had remarried by this time to Melinda age 55. Son Benjamin (from 1st marriage) age 30 was still single and living at home. Next door were son William and his family; son John and his family and brother Isham and his family.
Children of EATON COLLINS and SARAH HEDGEPETH: i. JOHN W.3 COLLINS, b. Aug 1825, Wake County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1900; m. CASSANDRA JANE WELCH, 03 Jun 1856, Wake County, North Carolina; James A. Moore, bondsman and Johnson Olive performing ceremony; b. Apr 1827, Wake County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1900.

Notes for JOHN W. COLLINS: CENSUS RECORDS:

-Federal Census 1860 Southern Division, Wake County, North Carolina. John was age 34 and Cassandra age 30. John valued his personal and real estate property at $1,000. He gave his occupation as being a farmer. Living next door was John's brother Isham and his family.

-Federal Census 1870 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina with the post office being New Hill. John was age 44 and Cassandra age 42. John gave his occupation as being a farmer.

-Federal Census 1880 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. John age 54 and Cassandra age 50. John gave his occupation as being a farmer.

-Federal Census 1900 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. John was age 74 and Cassandra age 70. John gave his occupation as being a farmer. Cassandra stated that she had not bore any children.

6. ii. ISHAM HENRY COLLINS, b. 09 Jan 1829, Wake County, North Carolina; d. 22 Jan 1920, Holly Springs, Wake County, North Carolina; buried originally at the Old Edwards Cemetery and re-interment at Collins Grove Baptist Church, Holly Springs, Wake County, North Carolina. 7. iii. WILLIAM HENDERSON COLLINS, b. Jan 1831, Wake County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1910. 8. iv. MARTHA COLLINS, b. 23 Aug 1834, Wake County, North Carolina; d. North Carolina. 9. v. SIDNEY GREEN COLLINS, b. 15 Aug 1835, Wake County, North Carolina; d. 02 Jul 1906, Black River, Harnett County, North Carolina. vi. E.S. COLLINS, b. Abt. 1838, Wake County, North Carolina; d. 24 May 1862, Kinston, North Carolina Hospital.

Notes for E.S. COLLINS: CENSUS RECORDS: -Federal Census 1860 Southern Division, Wake County, North Carolina. E.S. age 21 was single was living as a "day laborer" in the household of Archibald & Isabella Leslie in Holly Springs.

MILITARY RECORDS: Name: E.S. Collins Side: Confederate Regiment State/Origin: North Carolina Regiment Name: 26 North Carolina Infantry Regiment Name Expanded: 26th Regiment, North Carolina Infantry Company: D Rank In: Private Rank In Expanded: Private Rank Out: Private Rank Out Expanded: Private Film Number: M230 roll 8

Name: E S Collins Enlistment Date: 29 May 1861 Rank at enlistment: Private Enlistment Place: Wake County, NC State Served: North Carolina Survived the War?: No Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, North Carolina 26th Infantry Regiment on 29 May 1861. Promoted to Full Corporal on 15 May 1862. Mustered out on 24 May 1862 at Kinston, NC Hospital.

Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

vii. GASTON COLLINS, b. Abt. 1840, Wake County, North Carolina; d. 18 Jan 1863, Richmond, Virginia of disease in the hospital.

Notes for GASTON COLLINS: CENSUS RECORDS: -Federal Census 1860 Wake County, North Carolina. Gaston single and age 19 was still living at home with his parents.

MILITARY RECORDS: Name: G W Collins Residence: Wake County, North Carolina Age at Enlistment: 23 Enlistment Date: 15 Jul 1862 Rank at enlistment: Private Enlistment Place: Wake County, NC State Served: North Carolina Survived the War?: No Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, North Carolina 1st Infantry Regiment on 15 Jul 1862. Mustered out on 18 Jan 1863 at Richmond, VA Hospital.

Birth Date: abt 1839 Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster

Name: G Collins Residence: Wake County, North Carolina Enlistment Date: 15 Jul 1862 Enlistment Place: Wake County, North Carolina Side Served: Confederacy State Served: North Carolina Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 15 July 1862 at the age of 23. Enlisted in Company G, 1st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 15 Jul 1862. Died of disease Company G, 1st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 18 Jan 1863 at Richmond, VA Hospital

10. viii. THOMAS COLLINS, b. Dec 1841, Wake County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1900. ix. DALLAS P. "DB" COLLINS, b. Abt. 1843, Wake County, North Carolina; d. 20 Jan 1865, Elmira, New York, as prisoner of war; buried in prison graveyard.

Notes for DALLAS P. "DB" COLLINS: MILITARY RECORDS: Name: Dallas P Collins Residence: Wake County, North Carolina Age at Enlistment: 18 Enlistment Date: 15 Jul 1862 Rank at enlistment: Private Enlistment Place: Wake County, NC State Served: North Carolina Survived the War?: No Service Record: Enlisted in Company G, North Carolina 1st Infantry Regiment on 15 Jul 1862. Captured at Wilderness, VA. on May 12, 1864. Mustered out on 20 Jan 1865 at Elmira, NY.

Birth Date: abt 1844 Sources: North Carolina Troops 1861-65, A Roster Research by R. Ross Houston

Name: Dallas Collins Residence: Wake County, North Carolina Enlistment Date: 15 Jul 1862 Enlistment Place: Wake County, North Carolina Side Served: Confederacy State Served: North Carolina Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 15 July 1862 at the age of 18. Enlisted in Company G, 1st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 15 Jul 1862. Died Company G, 1st Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 20 Jan 1865 at Elmira, NY.

More About DALLAS P. "DB" COLLINS: Cause of Death: Pneumonia

x. BENJAMIN H. COLLINS, b. Jul 1849, Wake County, North Carolina; d. Aft. 1910.

Notes for BENJAMIN H. COLLINS: FEDERAL CENSUS RECORDS: -1870 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. Ben single, age 20 was still living at home with his parents.

-1900 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. Ben single and age 50 was living next door to his brothers Thomas and William and their families.

-1910 Buckhorn, Wake County, North Carolina. Ben single and age 62. Ben listed his occupation as working in a sawmill. Living next door was his brother William and his wife Isabel.

• Residence: New Hill, Wake, North Carolina
• Residence: Western Division, Wake, North Carolina - 1850
• Residence: Southern Division, Wake, North Carolina, United States - 1860
• Residence: Buckhorn, Wake, North Carolina, United States - 1870
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 14 2023, 22:09:08 UTC
• Residence: Wake county, part of, Wake, North Carolina, United States - 1850
• Residence: Southern Division, Wake, North Carolina, United States - 1860
  • Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 14 2023, 22:16:07 UTC