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WILLIAM COLLINS 1711–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1711

Birth Location: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 30 May 1804

Death Location: Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Reverend Collins

Mother: ALICE ADAMS

Spouse(s): ANN JONES

Children(s): William COLLINS, Abi COLLINS, John COLLINS, Jabez COLLINS, Joseph COLLINS, Levi COLLINS, Abi COLLINS, Abi COLLINS, ANN COLLINS

WILLIAM COLLINS was born in 1711 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Reverend Nathaniel Collins And Alice Adams. WILLIAM COLLINS married Ann Jones, and had children including Abi Collins, Ann Collins, Jabez Collins, John Collins, Joseph Collins, Levi Collins, William Collins. WILLIAM COLLINS passed away in 1804 in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • WILLIAM COLLINS was born in 1711 in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the child of Reverend Nathaniel Collins And Alice Adams.
  • WILLIAM COLLINS married Ann Jones, and had children including Abi Collins, Ann Collins, Jabez Collins, John Collins, Joseph Collins, Levi Collins, William Collins.
  • WILLIAM COLLINS passed away in 1804 in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

WILLIAM COLLINS's Ancestors

Self
WILLIAM COLLINS
1711–1804
Birth Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Reverend Nathaniel Collins
1677–1756
Middletown, , CT
ALICE ADAMS
1682–1735
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
NATHANIEL COLLINS
1642–1684
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Whiting
1640–1709
HARTFORD, , CT
WILLIAM ADAMS
1650–1685
Cambridge, MA, USA
Alice (Richards) Bradford
1661–1745
Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
EDWARD COLLINS
1603–1689
Martha Baylie
1608–1699
WILLIAM WHITING
1605–1647
Susanna Wiggin
1609–1673
WILLIAM ADAMS
1620–1659
ELIZABETH STACEY
1624–1651
WILLIAM BRADFORD
1624–1703
ALICE RICHARDS
1627–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Collins
1540–1638
Maudlen Treitherne
1577–1642
FRANCIS BAYLIE
1585–1660
Dorothy Rossells
1588–1622
John Whiting
1561–1617
ISABEL* Whiting
1555–1649
William Wiggin
1555–1673
Elizabeth Hobson
1582–1673
WILLIAM ADAMS
1594–1661
SIMON STACY
1600–1649
ELIZABETH CLERKE
1601–1669
WILLIAM BRADFORD
1590–1657
ALICE CARPENTER
1583–1670
THOMAS RICHARDS
1596–1651
Welthian LORING
1599–1679

WILLIAM COLLINS's Descendants

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WILLIAM COLLINS (27 Jun 1711–30 May 1804) m. ANN JONES (9 September 1714–21 September 1808)
  1. 1. William COLLINS 1737–
  2. 2. Abi COLLINS 1742–1742
  3. 3. John COLLINS 1749–1818
  4. 4. Jabez COLLINS 1744–1839
  5. 5. Joseph COLLINS 1747–1821 m. Grace Brown 1747–
  6. 6. Levi COLLINS 1739–
  7. 7. Abi COLLINS 1742–1742
  8. 8. Abi COLLINS 1742–1792
  9. 9. ANN COLLINS 1735–1833 m. JAMES GOWDY 1732–
    1. 1. Jeremiah GOWDY 1774–
    2. 2. WILLIAM GOWDY 1757–1811
    3. 3. MARY GOWDY 1755–
    4. 4. Jabez GOWDY 1776–1840 m. ESTHER Seldon 1778–
      1. 1. Andrew GOWDY 1801–
      2. 2. Mary-Ann GOWDY 1807–
      3. 3. JANE (ANN) GOWDY 1818–1854
    5. 5. JOHN GOWDY 1759–1854
    6. 6. James Gowdy 1766–1842 m. Deborah Luther 1753–1846
      1. 1. ANN GOWDY 1799–1860 m. Sereno CLARK 1794–1866
        1. 1. Eliza (Ann) Clark 1822–1909 m. JAMES HAYNES 1817–1889
        2. 2. Lucian CLARK 1837–
        3. 3. Maybell Clark 1854–
        4. 4. Melvin (B) CLARK 1825– m. Cordelia 1830–
        5. 5. Sereno CLARK 1833–1864
        6. 6. Deborah CLARK 1839–
        7. 7. JAMES (GOWDY) CLARK 1829–1897 m. MARY (D) BAKER 1839–
      2. 2. Jane Gowdy 1807–
      3. 3. Lucy Gowdy 1801–
      4. 4. Collins Gowdy 1805–1893
      5. 5. Levi Gowdy 1802–1870
      6. 6. William Gowdy 1793–1811
      7. 7. James Gowdy 1795–1886
      8. 8. Sally Gowdy 1788–1884

WILLIAM COLLINS's Timeline

5 Records

1711
27 Jun 1711
Birth of WILLIAM COLLINS in Enfield, CT
Enfield, CT
1711
27 Jun 1711
Birth of WILLIAM COLLINS in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1737
1 May 1737
Age 26
WILLIAM COLLINS was baptized in Somers, Connecticut, USA
Somers, Connecticut, USA
1804
5 May 1804
Age 93
Death of WILLIAM COLLINS in Somers, CT
Somers, CT
1804
30 May 1804
Age 93
Death of WILLIAM COLLINS
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1711
    Event Place: Enfield, CT
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1711; Birth city: Enfield; Birth state: CT.
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 227.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: NDB.
    [5] Connecticut Town Death Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [6] Connecticut Town Death Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [7] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [8] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index
    [9] Millennium File
    [10] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History and Genealogy of the ancestors and descendants of Captain Israel Jones : who removed from enfield to barkhamstead, Connecticut, : in the year 1759
    [13] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 May 1804
    Event Place: Somers, CT
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1711; Birth city: Enfield; Birth state: CT.
    [2] Connecticut Town Death Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [3] Connecticut Town Death Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [4] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [5] Connecticut, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: History and Genealogy of the ancestors and descendants of Captain Israel Jones : who removed from enfield to barkhamstead, Connecticut, : in the year 1759
    [10] Colonial Families of the USA
    [11] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [12] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 May 1737
    Event Place: Somers, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1804
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1711
    Event Place: Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Millennium File

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