Tecompolas Margaret Collins

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Tecompolas Margaret Collins (Straight Tail)

Also Known As: "Young Eagle"
Birthdate:
Death: after circa 1800
Pendleton County, WV, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Pekowi Man and Sewatha-Sarah Opessa “ Older daughter” Straight Tail
Wife of Rupert Collins
Mother of Emma Jane Full and Parker Collins

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About Tecompolas Margaret Collins

This tree comes from the books: Green, Don with Schultz, Noel. Shawnee Heritage I. Second Edition. Published by Lulu.com. 2008. ISBN 978-1-4357-1573-8./ Green, Don. Shawnee Heritage II. First Edition, Published by Lulu.com. 2008. ISBN: 978-0-557-03605-9.

Tecumoplas Margaret born 1742 in Maryland, the daughter of Older Daughter-Sarah Opessa and Pekowi Man. She died after 1791 in WV (?). She was the first cousin of Tecumseh and the wife of Rupert Collins, white. Rupert was born about 1740 and died after 1791. Their children were:

  • Jane Collins born 1768 was the daughter of Tecumoplas Margaret Opessa and Rupert Collins. She died after 1800. She was the wife by 1790 of Lewis Full, white, who was born about 1765 or 1770.
  • Parker Collins born 1780
  • 6 other children

The mother of Jane Collins full is said to have retained her Indian name after her marriage to Mr. Collins


  • Tecumoplas Opessa
  • Birth 1742
  • Death after 1791
  • Spouse: Rupert Collins
  • Birth 1740 in Pendleton, Virginia, United States
  • Death after 1791
  • Child:
  • Jane Collins Birth 1768 in Pendelton, Virginia, United States Death in Virginia, United States married Lewis Full Birth 1765 in Pendleton, Virginia, United States Death 1831 in West Virginia, United States son of Lewis Full1749 – 1831
Tecumoplas Margaret Opessa
  • Birth 1742
  • Death
  • dau of: Pekowi Man husband of Opessa & Sarah Old Daughter Opessa (1727 – )
  • spouse: Rupert Collins 1/2 Shawnee
  • Birth 1740
  • Death
  • Children:
  • Jane Collins Birth 1768 in Pendelton, VA Death in Virginia, USA
  • Parker Collins1780 –
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Tecompolas Margaret Collins's Timeline

1749
1749
1768
1768
Potomac, Stafford County, VA, United States
1780
1780
Cherokee Nat E, , Georgia, USA
1800
1800
Age 51
Pendleton County, WV, United States