Person:John Collins (31)

John Collins
d.22 Dec 1679 At Sea
m. Bef 1630
  1. Henry Collins1629 - 1722
  2. John Collins1631/32 - 1679
  3. Margery CollinsCal 1633 - Bef 1702
  4. Hannah CollinsAbt 1635 - 1681/82
  5. Mary CollinsAbt 1640 - 1681/82
  6. Riall Collins1644 - 1680/81
  7. Benjamin CollinsEst 1648 -
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
Facts and Events
Name John Collins
Gender Male
Christening[2] 22 Jan 1631/32 St. Dunstan in the East, London City, London, England
Emigration? 30 Jun 1635 Embarked On Abigail From London For America
Marriage Bef 1656 to Abigail Johnson
Occupation? Sea Trade, Carpenter
Property? Value of estate: £365, 1, 6d
Death? 22 Dec 1679 At SeaCast Away At Sea-shipwreck
Probate? 5 Jan 1680 Administration Of Estate Granted To His Wife Abigail

Notes for John Collins: According to the church records (Parish Church of Stepney in East London) several of the children of Henry Collins were baptized in this church, among whom was his son, John (our ancestor), at the age of eight days on January 22, 1631. Henry's place of abode is recorded in this record as Tatcliff Highway...." from A. Chalkely Collins of Great Barrington, Mass. in a letter dated Aug. 16, 1900.

References
  1.   Massachusetts (Colony). Quarterly Courts (Essex County). Records and files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusetts. (Salem, Massachusetts: The Essex Institute, 1911-1925, 1975)
    7:413.

    413
    Agreement, dated last third day of June, 1680, as to the settlement of the estate of John Collins, who left a widow and twelve children, signed by Abigail (her mark) Collins, Samuel Collins, Joseph Collins, Andrew Mansfeild, Henry Collins, sr., and Henri Collins, jr. to the widow all the moveablle estate ... leaving the houses, lands, etc., amounting to 253li. 10s., to be disposed of, one-third to the widow during her life, the other two-thirds to the two eldest sons, equally, Samll. and Joseph, when they reach the age of twenty-one, said Samll. having a good trade as a gunsmith which makes up to him his double portion; ... at her death it was to go to the two sons, they to pay their brothers and sisters Benjamin, Daniell, Nathaniell, John, Elizabeth, Mary, Hannah, Loes and Alice Collins, 10li. at age, their sister Abigail Townsend having already received her portion; ...

  2. John Collins, in England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).

    baptized 22 Jan 1631 in Saint Dunstan and All Saints Church, Stepney, Middlesex, England
    parents: Henry and Anne Collins