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William Elston "Longknife" Collings 1758–1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1758

Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 25 Nov 1828

Death Location: Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, United States

Father: William Collings

Mother: Ann Collings

Spouse(s): Phoebe Hoagland

Children(s): Sichy Collings

William Elston "Longknife" Collings was born in 1758 in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Collings And Ann Collings. William Elston "Longknife" Collings married Phoebe Hoagland, and had children including Sichy Collings. William Elston "Longknife" Collings passed away in 1828 in Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • William Elston "Longknife" Collings was born in 1758 in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Collings And Ann Collings.
  • William Elston "Longknife" Collings married Phoebe Hoagland, and had children including Sichy Collings.
  • William Elston "Longknife" Collings passed away in 1828 in Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Collings
1730–1787
Birth Location: Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
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Ann Collings
1723–1787
Birth Location: Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Phoebe Hoagland
1762–1812
Birth Location: Somerset County, PA, American Colonies
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Children(s)

Sichy Collings
1793–1865
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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William Collings's Ancestors

Self
William Collings
1758–1828
Birth Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Collings
1730–1787
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Ann Collings
1723–1787
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Grandparents
Zebulon (Elston Spencer) COLLINGS
1706–1804
Frederick, Montgomery, Pennsylvania Colony
Mary (Dorman) Johnson
1695–1789
New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hannah Dorman
1676–1730
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Collings's Descendants

1.
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William (Elston "Longknife") Collings (1758–25 Nov 1828) m. Phoebe Hoagland (1762–3 September 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
        1. 1. Flora (Greenleaf Jerusha) McClellan 1878– m. James (Calum) Slayton 1875–1954

William Collings's Timeline

3 Records

1758
1758
Birth of William Elston "Longknife" Collings in Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1777
11 Dec 1777
Age 19
William Elston "Longknife" Collings was married in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
1828
25 Nov 1828
Age 70
Death of William Elston "Longknife" Collings in Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, United States
Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1758
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1777
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1828
    Event Place: Scottsburg, Scott, Indiana, United States
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