Person:Arnold Collins (1)
Arnold Collins
 
d. Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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  • H.  Arnold Collins
  • W.  Sarah (add)
  1. Mary Collins
  2. Sylvester Collins1688 -
  3. Sarah Collins1690 -
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m. 16 Mar 1691/92
  1. Arnold Collins, Jr.1692/93 - 1735
  2. Elizabeth Collins1695 -
  3. Henry Collins1699 -
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Name Arnold Collins
Gender Male
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Marriage 16 Mar 1691/92 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United Statesto Amey Billings
Will[1] 4 Aug 1735 Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Death? Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
References
  1. ↑ Abstracts of Newport Wills, in Rhode Island Genealogical Register. (Princeton, Massachusetts: A. G. Beaman)
    8:314.

    WILL:
    Proved Newport Aug. 4, 1735 Vol. 7, p. 252-3. Mentions: [possible son] to ____ Collins & his heirs; daughters Mary Wilcox wife of Jeremiah, Sarah Bliss wife of Josias Bliss, Elizabeth Wickham & unnamed daughter mother of grandson Arnold Belcher. Witnesses: Sion Arnold, Jonathan Weeden & Josias Lyndon.

  2.   m(2) March 16, 1692 Amy (Billings) Ward, widow of Thomas. She d. Jan. 11, 1732. [Austin's Gen Dict of RI] Amy Collins, Executrix of Thomas Ward deceased mentioned. [Gleanings from Newport Court Files 1659-1783, 1998, by Jane Fletcher Fiske, item 185]
  3.   LAND:
    -Arnold Collins, Newport, Merchant purchased of Jeremiah Wilcox of Newport, house carpenter, Clarke St. July 30, 1709. [Newport Land Book 4, p. 16; also Book 2, p. 265 rec. March 26, 1714]
    -Arnold Collins & wife Ammy sold to John Wanton et all, Ann St. Aug. 14, 1722. [Newport Land book 6, p. 73-76]
    -Arnold Collins, Newport, goldsmith, sold to John Wanton et all Aug. 29, 1728, rec. Sept. 3, 1728; discharged to Henry Collins April 29, 1762. [Newport Land Book 8, p. 146-7]
  4.   -Witnessed recpeipt by Thomas Brooks of Newport, RI for legacy to his daughter Elizabeth Brooks, receipt paid by Thomas Way from Estate of John Green dated Sept. 4, 1694. Other witness was John Pocock. [Bristol Co. MA Probate 1:116]
    -Sept. 1, 1696 Arnold Collings was on the Jury of Tryalls. [RI General Court of Trials 1671-1704, by Jane Fletcher Fiske, 1998, p. 179]
    -Witnessed will of Benjamin Newberry of Newport May 11, 1711. [RIGR July 1980 p. 22]
    -Witnessed will of William Gibson of Newport July 20, 1715. [RIGR July 1981 p. 73]
    -March 1689 Arnold Collins was appointed to make Seal for Colony being Anchor with motto "Hope". [Civil & Military List of RI, p. 11]
    -Oct. 1, 1709 Bill of lading, Arnold Collins on sloop EAGLE, Samuel Banks, master. [RI ROOTS, June 1988, p. 51; Collection in RI State Archives, (3:44)]
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