The Collins Surname
"Collins" derives from "son of Coll"
or "Cole", the nickname for Nicholas. The addition of "in",
meaning "son of" completes the name "Col-in".
Henry Collins
Henry Collins, who was a starchmaker, was born in
England in 1606. He married Ann, whose family name is thought to have been
Riall due to the name of one of their children. They lived at Stepney Parish
in a London suburb. Henry and his family along with 5 servants immigrated
to New England in 1635 aboard the ship "Abigail". The Collins lived
at Lynn for a number of years. Henry may have become a Quaker while at Lynn.
Henry died in 1687.
Henry and Ann's children were as follows:
- Henry, born 1630
- John, born 1632
- Margery, born 1633, who married Isaac Williams.
- Hannah, born about 1635, who married Nathaniel Ingersol
- Mary, born about 1640, who married Samuel Johnson
- Joseph, born 1642
- Riall Collins, born 1644, who married Charles S. Viall (?)
- Elizabeth, born about 1648, who married John Tolman
- Benjamin Collins, born about 1650
My Collins Line
- M. Lee Murrah (1947- )
- Ina Gertrude Johnson (1924-1988) m. Earvin Elroy Murrah (1918-1995)
- Florence Ophelia Largent and Franklin John Johnson
- Malcom David Largent and Eliza Azalee Spears
- Thomas Wayne Largent and Talitha Maria Freeman
- David Barss Freeman and Talitha T. Thompson
- James Freeman m. Hannah Barss
- David Barss m. Rebecca Gammon
- Benjamin Barss II m. Jane Collins (1717-1768)
- John Collins (1674-1765) m. Hannah Doane (1669-1765)
- Joseph Collins (????-1724) m. Ruth Knowles (????-1714)
- Henry Collins (1606-1686) m. Anna Riall (?)
Other Collins Internet Resources
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