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Jonah Collins 1682–1749 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1682

Birth Location: Charles Town, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 21 Apr 1749

Death Location: St James Santee Parish, Craven, South Carolina, United States

Father: Capt Collins

Mother: Gosaduisga Chief

Spouse(s): Sarah Witter

Children(s): Susannah Bonhost, Jonah Jr., Mary Collins, Charles Collins, Joseph Collins, Sarah Collins, Margaret Collins, Margaret Woodberry

Jonah Collins was born in 1682 in Charles Town, South Carolina, United States, the child of Capt John Collins And Gosaduisga Elizabeth Elizabeth Parris Cacique Daughter Of Cherokee Chief. Jonah Collins married Sarah Witter, and had children including Charles Collins, Jonah Collins Jr, Joseph Collins, Margaret Collins, Margaret Collins Woodberry, Mary Collins, Sarah Collins, Susannah Bonhost. Jonah Collins passed away in 1749 in St James Santee Parish, Craven, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Jonah Collins was born in 1682 in Charles Town, South Carolina, United States, the child of Capt John Collins And Gosaduisga Elizabeth Elizabeth Parris Cacique Daughter Of Cherokee Chief.
  • Jonah Collins married Sarah Witter, and had children including Charles Collins, Jonah Collins Jr, Joseph Collins, Margaret Collins, Margaret Collins Woodberry, Mary Collins, Sarah Collins, Susannah Bonhost.
  • Jonah Collins passed away in 1749 in St James Santee Parish, Craven, South Carolina, United States.

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Jonah Collins's Ancestors

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Jonah Collins
1682–1749
Birth Place: Charles Town, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Capt John Collins
1647–1707
Dublin, Ireland
Gosaduisga (Elizabeth (Elizabeth Parris) Cacique, Daughter of Cherokee) Chief
1649–1696
Cherokee, Washington, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Phillip (Collins) (Collynnes)
1615–1706
Ireland
Alice Collyns
1627–1712
Thomas Parris
1600–1678
London, Middlesex, England
Abigail (Catherine Aubrey) Cane
1625–1676
London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jonah Collins's Descendants

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Jonah Collins (1682–21 Apr 1749) m. Sarah Witter (1690–6 Mar 1760)
  1. 1. Susannah Bonhost 1730– m. Jonah Collins 1720–1786
    1. 1. Jonah Collins 1774–1854
      1. 1. Jonah (David Collins) IV 1810–1899 m. Linsy (Ann Shannon) Avant 1819–
        1. 1. Catharine (^) Collins 1862–1903 m. George (Washington) Hewitt 1847–1925
    2. 2. Elizabeth Collins 1768–
  2. 2. Jonah (Collins) Jr. 1720–1786
  3. 3. Mary Collins 1722–1750
  4. 4. Charles Collins 1727–
  5. 5. Joseph Collins 1729–1749
  6. 6. Sarah Collins 1724–
  7. 7. Margaret Collins 1725–1753
  8. 8. Margaret (Collins) Woodberry 1725–1753

Jonah Collins's Timeline

2 Records

1682
1682
Birth of Jonah Collins in Charles Town, South Carolina, United States
Charles Town, South Carolina, United States
1749
21 Apr 1749
Age 67
Death of Jonah Collins in St James Santee Parish, Craven, South Carolina, United States
St James Santee Parish, Craven, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Charles Town, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1749
    Event Place: St James Santee Parish, Craven, South Carolina, United States

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