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William Edward 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): Anne Collings

Children(s): William Collings

William Edward Collings was born in 1730 in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Zebulon Elston Spencer COLLINGS and Mary Dorman Johnson. William Edward Collings married Anne Elizabeth Collings, and had children including William Elston "Longknife" Collings. William Edward Collings passed away in 1787 in Nelson, Shelby, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Edward Collings was born in 1730 in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Zebulon Elston Spencer COLLINGS and Mary Dorman Johnson.
  • William Edward Collings married Anne Elizabeth Collings, and had children including William Elston "Longknife" Collings.
  • William Edward 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)

Anne 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

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William (Edward) Collings (1730 – 12 November 1787) m. Anne (Elizabeth) Collings (1723 – 1787)
  1. 1. William (Elston "Longknife") Collings (1758 – 25 Nov 1828) m. Phoebe (Nancy) Collings (1762 – 3 September 1812)
    1. 1. Sichey (Catherine) Collings (01 NOV 1793 – 16 APR 1865) m. Dr. (John) Richey (18 DEC 1790 – 16 APR 1865)
      1. 1. Martha (Patsy) Richey (11 Apr 1818 – 26 Apr 1876) m. Isaac Comer (10 Jan 1815 – 22 April 1876)
        1. 1. Sarah (Ellen) Comer (07 Feb 1837 – 08 Dec 1924) m. Alonzo (Elonzo A. or E. McClellan McClelland Mcclelland Mcclellan Mc Clellan) McLallen (abt 1836 – 10 Nov 1898)

William Collings's Timeline

7 Records

1720
1720
Birth of William Edward Collings in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1724
11 Dec 1724
Birth of William Edward Collings in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1724
11 December 1724
Birth of William Edward Collings in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1724
1724
Birth of William Edward Collings in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1730
1730
Birth of William Edward Collings in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
1744
1744
Age 14
William Edward 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 Edward 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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