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John Collins, Sheriff, Keeper of the Gaol (prison) of Maidstone 1569–1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1569

Birth Location: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 1644

Death Location: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Father: Joseph Collyns\Collins

Mother: Catherine Blankenship

Spouse(s): Margaret Weeks

Children(s): John Collins

The story of John Collins, Sheriff, Keeper of the Gaol (prison) of Maidstone began in 1569 in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England. John Collins, Sheriff, Keeper of the Gaol (prison) of Maidstone married Margaret Weeks, and had children including John Collins. John Collins, Sheriff, Keeper of the Gaol (prison) of Maidstone passed away in 1644 in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of John Collins, Sheriff, Keeper of the Gaol (prison) of Maidstone began in 1569 in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.
  • John Collins, Sheriff, Keeper of the Gaol (prison) of Maidstone married Margaret Weeks, and had children including John Collins.
  • John Collins, Sheriff, Keeper of the Gaol (prison) of Maidstone passed away in 1644 in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Maidstone's Ancestors

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John Maidstone
1569–1644
Birth Place: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Parents
Joseph William Collyns\Collins
1547–1598
London, London, England
Catherine (M) Blankenship
1549–1624
Maidstone, Kent, England
Grandparents
Wm Collens
1519–1603
London, London, England
mathilda (e) scott
1522–1585
ireland england
Great-Grandparents
Walter Collins
1501–1561
Mary Haney
1502–1562
john scott
1491–
catherin `toole
1494–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Collins
1477–1530
Erastus Bailey
1480–1520
George (Hannaye)
1484–1544
Catherine
1484–

John Maidstone's Descendants

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John (Collins, Sheriff, Keeper of the Gaol (prison) of) Maidstone (1569–1644) m. Margaret Weeks (1569–1635)
  1. 1. John Collins 1590–1686 m. Anne 1600–1684
    1. 1. William Collins 1612–1705 m. Ann (Murre King) Wilds 1612–1687
      1. 1. John Collins 1645–1747 m. Mary Wyatt 1667–1780
        1. 1. Thomas Collins 1647–1748 m. Cathrine Crutcher 1670–1743

John Maidstone's Timeline

4 Records

1569
1569
Birth of John Collins, Sheriff, Keeper of the Gaol (prison) of Maidstone in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
1585
1585
Age 16
John Collins, Sheriff, Keeper of the Gaol (prison) of Maidstone was married in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1600
1600
Age 31
John Collins, Sheriff, Keeper of the Gaol (prison) of Maidstone was married in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1644
1644
Age 75
Death of John Collins, Sheriff, Keeper of the Gaol (prison) of Maidstone in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England
Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1569
    Event Place: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1644
    Event Place: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

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