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Jonah Collins 1682–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1682

Birth Location: South Wales, Erie, New York, United States

Death Date: April 21, 1749

Death Location: Parish, Oswego, New York, United States

Father: Capt. COLLINS

Mother: Elizabeth chief)

Spouse(s): Sarah Witter

Children(s): Mary Collins, Elizabeth Collins, Susannah Collins, Margaret Collins, Mary Collins, Jonah Collins, SGT Collins, Charles Collins, John Collins, Joseph Collins

Jonah Collins was born in 1682 in South Wales, Erie, New York, United States, the child of Capt John Collins And Elizabeth Cacique Daughter Of Cherokee Chief. Jonah Collins married Sarah Witter, and had children including Charles Collins, Elizabeth Collins, John Collins, Jonah Collins, Joseph Collins, Margaret Collins, Mary Collins, Mary Mildred Milly Collins, Sgt Robert Collins, Susannah Collins. Jonah Collins passed away in 1749 in Parish, Oswego, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Jonah Collins was born in 1682 in South Wales, Erie, New York, United States, the child of Capt John Collins And Elizabeth Cacique Daughter Of Cherokee Chief.
  • Jonah Collins married Sarah Witter, and had children including Charles Collins, Elizabeth Collins, John Collins, Jonah Collins, Joseph Collins, Margaret Collins, Mary Collins, Mary Mildred Milly Collins, Sgt Robert Collins, Susannah Collins.
  • Jonah Collins passed away in 1749 in Parish, Oswego, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt. COLLINS
1682–1706
Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, , Ireland
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Elizabeth chief)
1641–1707
Birth Location: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Witter
1690–1760
Birth Location: James Island, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Collins
1706–1788
Birth Location: South Wales, Erie, New York, United States
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Elizabeth Collins
1735–
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Susannah Collins
1730–
Birth Location: –
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Margaret Collins
1725–1753
Birth Location: –
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Mary Collins
1722–1750
Birth Location: –
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Jonah Collins
1720–1786
Birth Location: Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA
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SGT Collins
1718–1780
Birth Location: Berkeley or Craven Dist, South Carolina
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Charles Collins
1727–
Birth Location: Charleston, Berkeley, South Carolina, United States
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John Collins
1720–1786
Birth Location: Ireland
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Joseph Collins
1729–1749
Birth Location: Berkeley, Charleston, South Carolina
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Jonah Collins's Ancestors

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Jonah Collins
1682–1749
Birth Place: South Wales, Erie, New York, United States
Parents
Capt. JOHN COLLINS
1682–1706
Dublin, Dublin, , Ireland
Elizabeth (Cacique (daughter of Cherokee) chief)
1641–1707
Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Chief (of Cherokee Indians Jeremy) Cacique
1620–
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonah Collins's Descendants

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Jonah Collins (1682–April 21, 1749) m. Sarah Witter (1690–6 Mar 1760)
  1. 1. Mary (Mildred " Milly") Collins 1706–1788 m. Thomas Ayers 1702–1755
    1. 1. Mary WALKER 1728–1769 m. John Edwards 1727–1801 m. John ((Elk spur)) Edwards 1746–1810
      1. 1. William (Lemuel) Edwards 1767–1857 m. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Williams 1772–1850 m. Elizabeth ((Ailsie) Justice) (Justus) 1773–1852
        1. 1. John (Marshall) Edwards 1799–1866 m. Susannah Brown 1803–1863
        2. 2. Lemuel (Morris) Edwards 1806–1840
        3. 3. Hardy (M) Edwards 1800–1864
        4. 4. Polly Edwards 1818–
        5. 5. Marcus (B) Edwards 1812–1895
        6. 6. Thomas Edwards 1793–1857
        7. 7. Elizabeth (Brown) Edwards 1794–1863
        8. 8. Martha Edwards 1804–1880
        9. 9. William (J.) Edwards 1808–
        10. 10. Missy Edwards 1795–
        11. 11. William (J) Edwards 1822–
        12. 12. Elizabeth (Nancy) Edwards 1797–
        13. 13. Charles (M) Edwards 1800–1864 m. Martha Poarch 1805–1888
        14. 14. John (M) Edwards 1796–1840
        15. 15. Hardy (M) Edwards 1807–
        16. 16. Joseph Edwards 1826–1889 m. Isabell Bartles 1836–1908
        17. 17. William Edwards 1804–1855
        18. 18. Elizabeth (M) Edwards 1828–1900
        19. 19. Amos Edwards 1808–1878
        20. 20. George (Travis) Edwards 1814–1899 m. Eliza (Marie) Allred 1822–1842 m. Angeline Davis 1821–1853 m. Delila Goodwin 1817–1915
        21. 21. Daughter Edwards 1796–
        22. 22. Polly Edwards 1796–
        23. 23. Martin Edwards 1809–1862
        24. 24. Thomas (Striplin) Edwards 1796–1875
        25. 25. Thomas Edwards 1812–
        26. 26. Thomas (E.) Edwards 1793–1857
        27. 27. Mary (Polly) Edwards 1818–
        28. 28. William (J.) Edwards 1798–
        29. 29. Mary Edwards 1802–1866
        30. 30. Amos Edwards 1840–1878
        31. 31. Martin (A.) Edwards 1809–1862
        32. 32. Elizabeth (Brown) Edwards 1794–1863
        33. 33. Thomas (Striplin) Edwards 1796–1875
        34. 34. Amos Edwards 1808–1876
        35. 35. Mary Edwards 1802–
        36. 36. Hannah Edwards 1799–1866
      2. 2. Elias Edwards 1778–1864 m. Mary (Polly) Moore 1785– m. Lenoir Guyton 1814–
        1. 1. Stephen Edwards 1808–1884
        2. 2. Eunice Edwards 1808–
        3. 3. Allen Edwards 1808–1881
        4. 4. Unity Edwards 1810–
        5. 5. Celia Edwards 1810–
        6. 6. Pattie Edwards 1812–
        7. 7. James Edwards 1819–1880
        8. 8. Rowland Edwards 1819–1897
        9. 9. John Edwards 1820–
        10. 10. Abraham Edwards 1820–
        11. 11. Patience Edwards 1848–1893 m. William (Gilmore) Ward 1843–1923
        12. 12. Sarah (Jane) Edwards 1857–1934
        13. 13. Sydney Edwards 1859–
        14. 14. Lucretia GuytonEdwards 1846–1930
        15. 15. Catherine (Guyton) Edwards 1842–
        16. 16. Harmon (J.) Edwards 1843–1923
        17. 17. Alice Edwards 1849–
        18. 18. Mary Edwards 1840–
      3. 3. Thomas Edwards 1749–1854
      4. 4. Robert Edwards 1753–1821
      5. 5. Joseph (Washington) Edwards 1754–1838 m. Elizabeth Walker 1758– m. Mary (Ann) ROBERTS 1760–1862
        1. 1. Mary (Agnes) EDWARDS 1764–
        2. 2. Joseph Edwards 1780–1817 m. Susannah (Carpenter) Duvall 1794–1864
      6. 6. Henry Edwards 1758–
      7. 7. Sylvanus Edwards 1760–1838
      8. 8. Susannah-Whithorn Edwards 1761–1819
      9. 9. Mary Edwards 1760–1774
      10. 10. Edward Edwards 1763–
      11. 11. David Edwards 1764–1782
      12. 12. Sarah Edwards 1765–1809
      13. 13. Richard Edwards 1756–1788
      14. 14. Abel Edwards 1753–1778
      15. 15. Mary Edwards 1741–1805
      16. 16. Edward Edwards 1743–1781
      17. 17. John Edwards 1748–1817
      18. 18. Thomas (Nathaniel) Edwards 1762–1832
      19. 19. William Edwards 1768–
      20. 20. Joshua Edwards 1767–
      21. 21. Elizabeth Edwards 1758–1831
      22. 22. David Edwards 1764–1825
      23. 23. Mary (Ann) Edwards 1760–1807
      24. 24. John (Andrew) Edwards 1745–1831
      25. 25. Martha (Elizabeth) Edwards 1752–1846
      26. 26. Sarah ("Sally") Edwards –1809
      27. 27. John (Wesley) Edwards 1757–1814
      28. 28. William Edwards 1768–1851
    2. 2. Henrietta (or Mary Henrietta) Ayres 1720–1769
    3. 3. Ann (Greely) Ayres 1735–1786
    4. 4. Mary (Henrietta) Ayers 1727–1801
    5. 5. Thomas Ayres 1734–1811
  2. 2. Elizabeth Collins 1735–
  3. 3. Susannah Collins 1730–
  4. 4. Margaret Collins 1725–1753
  5. 5. Mary Collins 1722–1750
  6. 6. Jonah Collins 1720–1786
  7. 7. SGT (Robert) Collins 1718–1780
  8. 8. Charles Collins 1727–
  9. 9. John Collins 1720–1786
  10. 10. Joseph Collins 1729–1749

Jonah Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1682
1682
Birth of Jonah Collins in South Wales, Erie, New York, United States
South Wales, Erie, New York, United States
1749
April 21, 1749
Age 67
Death of Jonah Collins in Parish, Oswego, New York, United States
Parish, Oswego, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: South Wales, Erie, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 21, 1749
    Event Place: Parish, Oswego, New York, United States
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