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William Elston Collings 1758–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1758

Birth Location: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1828

Death Location: Underwood, Clark, Indiana, USA

Father: William Collings

Mother: Anne Elston

Spouse(s): Phoebe Hougland

Children(s): Sichey Collings, Zebulon ❌, Mary Collings, John Collings, Henry Collings, Kearnes Collings, Lydia Collings, Jane Collings, Elizabeth Collings, Richard Collings

The story of William Elston Collings began in 1758 in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA. William Elston Collings married Phoebe Nancy Hougland, and had children including Elizabeth Collings, Henry Collings, Jane Collings, John C Collings, Kearnes Collings, Lydia Collings, Mary Jane Collings, Richard Collings, Sichey Catherine Collings, Zebulon Collings. William Elston Collings passed away in 1828 in Underwood, Clark, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Elston Collings began in 1758 in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Elston Collings married Phoebe Nancy Hougland, and had children including Elizabeth Collings, Henry Collings, Jane Collings, John C Collings, Kearnes Collings, Lydia Collings, Mary Jane Collings, Richard Collings, Sichey Catherine Collings, Zebulon Collings.
  • William Elston Collings passed away in 1828 in Underwood, Clark, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Collings
1724–1787
Birth Location: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
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Anne Elston
1723–1787
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Phoebe Hougland
1762–1828
Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Sichey Collings
1793–1875
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, United States
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Zebulon ❌
1783–1850
Birth Location: Shelby, Kentucky, United States
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Mary Collings
1784–1844
Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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John Collings
1797–1846
Birth Location: Spencer County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Henry Collings
1788–1812
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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Kearnes Collings
1787–1854
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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Lydia Collings
1795–1853
Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
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Jane Collings
1792–1871
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Collings
1790–1822
Birth Location: Springfield, Washington, Kentucky, United States
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Richard Collings
1780–1828
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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William Collings's Ancestors

Self
William Collings
1758–1828
Birth Place: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Edward Collings
1724–1787
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Anne (Elizabeth) Elston
1723–1787
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Zebulon Collings
1706–1728
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Johnson
1695–1789
New Jersey, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Spencer (Stewart) Elston
1696–1755
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Mary (Alston) Hathaway
1699–1750
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Collings's Descendants

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William (Elston) Collings (25 Nov 1758–25 Nov 1828) m. Phoebe (Nancy) Hougland (1762–25 Nov 1828)
  1. 1. Sichey (Catherine) Collings 1793–1875 m. John Richey 1790–1865
    1. 1. Polly (Ann Richey) ❌ 1837–1899 m. Aaron Morgan 1835–1905
      1. 1. Ida (Jane) Morgan 1875–1941 m. Amos (Edward) Jones 1875–1957
        1. 1. Bessie (Ella) Jones 1899–1988
        2. 2. Baby (Girl) Jones 1909–1909
        3. 3. Baby (Boy) Jones 1905–1905
        4. 4. Eudora (Fern) Jones 1902–1980 m. George (Martin) Baden 1896–1973
        5. 5. Gerald (Edward) Jones 1908–1983
        6. 6. Mamie (F) Jones 1906–1961
      2. 2. Jacob (Richard) Morgan 1870–1920
      3. 3. Hester (Ann) Morgan 1877–1894
      4. 4. Sichey (M) Morgan 1867–1929
    2. 2. Martha (Patsy) Richey 1818–1876 m. Isaac Comer 1815–1876
      1. 1. Sichey (Phelene Beach) Comer 1853–1918 m. Leander (Smith) Jones 1852–1940
        1. 1. Amos (Edward) Jones 1875–1957 m. Ida (Jane) Morgan 1875–1941
        2. 2. Hector (Elmer) Jones –1947
        3. 3. Ida (Anora) Jones 1881–1931
        4. 4. William (Roscoe) Jones 1883–1933
        5. 5. Charlotte (B) Jones 1878–
      2. 2. William (Martin) Comer 1862–1938 m. Mary [Comer] 1862– m. Sarah (A) Ray 1863–1918 m. Lenora Plummer 1870–
        1. 1. Charles (W) Comer 1882–1964 m. Clementine (Rosella) Dean 1882–1960
        2. 2. Agnes Brown 1901–
        3. 3. Florence Comer 1884–1975
        4. 4. Ezra (Sanford) Comer 1888–1931
        5. 5. Bertha (Elizabeth) Comer 1896–1945
        6. 6. Sima (Raymond) Comer 1899–1988
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Comer 1846–1926
      4. 4. Martha (Jane) Comer 1845–1888
      5. 5. John (Thomas) Comer 1856–1924
      6. 6. Phebe (Carlin) Comer 1851–1876
      7. 7. Isaac (Frank Comer) Jr 1865–1942
      8. 8. Rachel (Amanda) Comer 1859–1877
      9. 9. Jerusha Comer 1838–1903
      10. 10. Sally Comer 1843–1924
      11. 11. Sarah (Ellen) Comer 1837–1924
      12. 12. Sichey Comer 1836–1836
      13. 13. Elizabeth (Emaline) Comer 1841–1920
      14. 14. Susanna Comer 1837–1885
      15. 15. Tom Comer 1852–1883
    3. 3. John Richey 1821–1901
    4. 4. Elijah Richey 1833–1834
    5. 5. Isaac Richey 1831–1913
    6. 6. Henry Richey 1826–
    7. 7. William Richey 1815–1902
    8. 8. George (Joseph) Richey 1813–1854
    9. 9. Rachel (Jane) Richey 1829–1910
    10. 10. Phoebe Richey 1824–1883
    11. 11. David Richey 1835–1906
    12. 12. Ellen (Livonia) Richey 1836–1925
    13. 13. Jacob Richey 1822–1887
    14. 14. Henry Richey 1815–1834
    15. 15. Elizabeth Richey 1816–1820
    16. 16. Sichey (Jane) Richey 1828–1917
    17. 17. Richard Richey 1812–1889
  2. 2. Zebulon (Collings) ❌ 1783–1850 m. Sarah McComb 1798– m. Polly Guernsey 1787–1887 m. Nancy Boss 1788–1834
    1. 1. Satchel (Collings) Beldon 1821–1902
    2. 2. Phebe Collings 1804–1862
    3. 3. Isaac Collings 1806–1865
    4. 4. Robert Collings 1808–1866
    5. 5. Rachel Collings 1808–1866
    6. 6. Jane (D) Collings 1810–1885
    7. 7. Nancy (B) Collings 1815–1880
    8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) Collings 1815–1880 m. Thomas (Godfrey) Prince 1817–1890
      1. 1. Zebulon (Collings) Prince 1847–1913 m. Mary (Caroline) Neiman 1849–1891
        1. 1. Rosa (Electa) Prince 1877–1917 m. Americus (Loson) Elsea 1876–1938
        2. 2. Thomas (Godfrey) Prince 1869–1955
        3. 3. Mary (Louise) Prince 1870–1934
        4. 4. Minnie (Alice) Prince 1872–1914
        5. 5. Agnes (Emmaline (Emma)) Prince 1874–1962
        6. 6. Ralph (Ulysses) Prince 1879–1951
        7. 7. William (Lewis) Prince 1882–1980
        8. 8. Edward (Virgil) Prince 1884–1950
        9. 9. May (Elizabeth) Prince 1888–1945
        10. 10. Carl (T) Prince 1891–1891
      2. 2. Martin (Van Buren) Prince 1837–1894
      3. 3. Hezekiah (Stover) Prince 1842–1913
      4. 4. James (Harvey) Prince 1854–1855
      5. 5. Nancy Prince 1852–
      6. 6. Rachel (E) Prince 1850–1927
      7. 7. Elizabeth (Phoebe) Prince 1858–1941
    9. 9. George (Boss) Collings 1817–1906
    10. 10. Daughter Collings 1824–
  3. 3. Mary (Jane) Collings 1784–1844
  4. 4. John (C) Collings 1797–1846
  5. 5. Henry Collings 1788–1812
  6. 6. Kearnes Collings 1787–1854
  7. 7. Lydia Collings 1795–1853
  8. 8. Jane Collings 1792–1871
  9. 9. Elizabeth Collings 1790–1822
  10. 10. Richard Collings 1780–1828

William Collings's Timeline

2 Records

1758
25 Nov 1758
Birth of William Elston Collings in Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
1828
25 Nov 1828
Age 70
Death of William Elston Collings in Underwood, Clark, Indiana, USA
Underwood, Clark, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1758
    Event Place: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1828
    Event Place: Underwood, Clark, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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