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William Collings 1730–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 12 November 1787

Death Location: Nelson, Shelby, Kentucky, USA

Father: Zebulon COLLINGS

Mother: Mary Johnson

Spouse(s): Ann Collings

Children(s): William Collings

In 1730, William Collings entered the world in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Zebulon Elston Spencer Collings And Mary Dorman Johnson. William Collings married Ann Collings, and had children including William Elston Longknife Collings. William Collings passed away in 1787 in Nelson, Shelby, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1730, William Collings entered the world in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Zebulon Elston Spencer Collings And Mary Dorman Johnson.
  • William Collings married Ann Collings, and had children including William Elston Longknife Collings.
  • William Collings passed away in 1787 in Nelson, Shelby, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Zebulon COLLINGS
1706–1804
Birth Location: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania Colony
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Mary Johnson
1695–1789
Birth Location: New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ann Collings
1723–1787
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Children(s)

William Collings
1758–1828
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Collings's Ancestors

Self
William Collings
1730–1787
Birth Place: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Zebulon Elston Spencer COLLINGS
1706–1804
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania Colony
Mary (Dorman) Johnson
1695–1789
New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Hannah Dorman
1676–1730
New Haven, CT
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Collings's Descendants

1.
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William Collings (1730–12 November 1787) m. Ann Collings (1723–1787)
  1. 1. William (Elston "Longknife") Collings 1758–1828 m. Phoebe Hoagland 1762–1812
    1. 1. Sichy Collings 1793–1865 m. Dr. (John) Richey 1790–1865
      1. 1. Martha (Patsy) Richey 1818–1876 m. Isaac Comer 1815–1876
        1. 1. Sarah (E) Mcclellan 1837–1924 m. Alonzo Mcclelland 1836–1898

William Collings's Timeline

7 Records

1720
1720
Birth of William Collings in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1724
11 Dec 1724
Birth of William Collings in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1724
11 December 1724
Birth of William Collings in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1724
1724
Birth of William Collings in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1730
1730
Birth of William Collings in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1744
1744
Age 14
William Collings was married in Westmoreland, Philadelphia, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
Westmoreland, Philadelphia, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA
1787
12 November 1787
Age 57
Death of William Collings in Nelson, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Nelson, Shelby, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1724
    Event Place: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 December 1724
    Event Place: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1724
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1744
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Philadelphia, British Colonial America, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 1787
    Event Place: Nelson, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
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