Person:John Collins (30)
John Collins
b.28 Jun 1679 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
d.20 Oct 1755 Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. Bef 1656
  1. Mary Collins1656 - 1656/57
  2. John Collins1657 - 1657
  3. Samuel Collins1659 -
  4. Abigail Collins1660/61 -
  5. John Collins1662 -
  6. Joseph Collins1664 -
  7. Elizabeth Collins1666 -
  8. Benjamin Collins1667 -
  9. Mary Collins1669/70 -
  10. Daniel Collins1670/71 - 1718
  11. Nathaniel Collins1672/73 -
  12. Hannah Collins1674 -
  13. Sarah Collins1675 - 1676
  14. Lois Collins1677 -
  15. Alice Collins1678 -
  16. John Collins1679 - 1755
Spouse and Children
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m. 13 Jan 1704/05
  1. Samuel Collins - 1753
  2. Hezekiah Collins1707 - Bef 1775
  3. Sarah Collins1709 -
  4. Jedediah Collins1711 - Bef 1771
  5. Lydia Collins1714 -
  6. John Collins1715/16 - 1778
  7. Ebenezer Collins1718 -
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Facts and Events
Name John Collins
Alt Name[2] William Collins
Gender Male
Birth[2] 28 Jun 1679 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 13 Jan 1704/05 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United Statesto Susannah Daggett
Burial[1] 21 Mar 1755 Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Death[1] 20 Oct 1755 Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

John COLLINS was born on 28 Jun 1679 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. He died on 29 May 1775 in Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island. John was originally William, born June 28, 1679, after the death of his father in 1679 was renamed, by his mother, John, by which name he was ever afterwards known. John Collins, Sr., was one of six persons who May ww, 1710, purchased 3,000 acres of wild land in what is now Hopkinton, R.I. He was a Quaker. Parents: John COLLINS and ABIGAIL JOHNSON.

He was married to Susannah DAGGETT on 13 Jan 1705 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts. Children were: Hezakiah COLLINS, Sarah COLLINS, John COLLINS, Samuel COLLINS, Lydia COLLINS

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kings Towne Friends Record - Births and Deaths, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
    215.

    COLLINS, John, of Charlestown, died aged 75 years, 3 months, 9 days, 20d 10m, buried 21d, 1755, in Charlestown.

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of Lynn, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Mass.: Essex Institute, 1905)
    Vol. 1, p. 116.

    John [William. CT.R.], s. John and Abigall, [born] June 28, 1679.
    [Per Source: Essex Genealogist (Massachusetts) (Essex Society of Genealogists), Vol. 10, p. 201, born William, name changed to John after his father and brother John died at sea.]

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