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John William Collins 1615 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 10 Oct 1687

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: John Gaol)

Mother: Anne Collins

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Farnham)

In 1615, John William Collins entered the world in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England, born to John Willian Collins (Keeper of the Gaol) and Anne Westbrooke Collins. John William Collins had children including Thomas Drefer Collins (Vicar of Farnham). John William Collins passed away in 1687 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1615, John William Collins entered the world in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England, born to John Willian Collins (Keeper of the Gaol) and Anne Westbrooke Collins.
  • John William Collins had children including Thomas Drefer Collins (Vicar of Farnham).
  • John William Collins passed away in 1687 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gaol)
1590 – 1686
Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England
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Anne Collins
1600 – 1678
Birth Location: Sutton, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Farnham)
1647 – 1748
Birth Location: King and Queen, Isle of Wright, Virginia, United States
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John Collins's Ancestors

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John Collins
1615 – 1687
Birth Place: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Parents
John Willian Collins (Keeper of the Gaol)
1590 – 1686
Maidstone, Kent, England
Anne (Westbrooke) Collins
1600 – 1678
Sutton, Essex, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Collins's Descendants

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John (William) Collins (1615 – 10 Oct 1687)
  1. 1. Thomas (Drefer Collins (Vicar of) Farnham) (1647 – 3 Jan 1748)
    1. 1. John (Joseph) Collins (28 October 1696 – 1762) m. Elizabeth (Mae) Odom (1684 – 1748)
      1. 1. James (Elder) Collins (1731 – 1789) m. Nancy (Catherine) Croom (1743 – 2 Apr 1788)
        1. 1. John (Wesley) Collins (1775 – Mar 1839) m. Mary Smith (1780 – Mar 1858)

John Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1615
1615
Birth of John William Collins in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
1687
10 Oct 1687
Age 72
Death of John William Collins in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1687
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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