Captain Joseph Collins, I

Children of John Collins and Eleanor Oliver are:

+ 9 ii. Joseph Collins, Sr., born ca 1685 at East River Gloucester Co., VA; died May 3, 1748 in King & Queen Co., VA son of John Collins (Collis-sp error) b ca 1641 and 2nd wife Margret Weekes wed in 1684 at the home of Abraham Weekes, per Vestry records of the Christ Parish Lower Chapel at Middlesex Co Va. His wife Catherine Robinson family also shown in these vestry records. (Vestry Records Online) Half brothers Ambrose Collins b ca 1660 and William Collins b ca 1668

Origins

Joseph Collins wae probably grandson of William Collins, of the Isle of Wight, who obtained a grant of 561 acres of land in King and Queen County in 1635 . He arrived in Virginia May 15 that year, on the ship the Plain Joan", Richard Backam, Master.

This shipload of immigrants is recorded as having brought with them "attestations of their conformation to the orders and discipline of the Church of England." William Collins was 23 years old when he arrived in Virginia in 1635, and in 1691, in Book 8 of the King and Queen County records, he is listed as a merchant.

John Collins, father of Joseph married a daughter of Abraham Weeks (Order Book 1, 1686 Essex Co.). There was a Matthew Collins also who may have been uncle.

1718: Essex Co., VA, Deeds Vol. 16, pp. 51-54. December 26, 1718. A deed from William Hall to Thomas Johnson, both of King & Queen Co., for 200 acres in Essex County mentions Joseph Collins as owner of adjoining land. How Collins acquired his land in unknown. There is no deed to him of record in Essex Co. It is possible the deed was recorded in the General Court of the Colony or that, since the land was partly in King & Queen Co., it was recorded only in that county. Source: The Robertson Family by John F. Dorman, pp. 157-158. 1720: Joseph Collins was living in Essex Co., VA, in 1720. Source: Orange Co. VA Families, Vol. III by William Everett Brockman, 1965. 1724: Essex Co., VA, Joseph gave evidence for Nicholas Davis in a suit against John Pickett. Davis was ordered by the Court to pay Joseph for four days attendance. Source: The Robertson Family of Culpeper Co., VA by John Frederick Dorman, 1964, 158. 1728: Essex Co., VA, August 21, 1728. Judgment was granted against Joseph in favor of Thomas Waring, Sheriff of Essex Co., VA. Source: The Robertson Family of Culpeper Co., VA by John Frederick Dorman, 1964, 158. 1748: Fleet's abstracts of King & Queen Co., pages 39 & 176, have this official record: "ordered that summons be issued for William of Essex Co. and George Collins of King & Queen Co. to cause them to appear at the next court held for this county to declare whether or not they will execute the last Will and Testament of Joseph Collins, deceased, May 3, 1748". Source: Orange Co. VA Families, Vol. III by William Everett Brockman, 1965, p 32-33.

References

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 11 2018, 3:02:41 UTC
• http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=timrhopki...
• Reference: WikiTree Genealogy - SmartCopy: Apr 2 2016, 15:14:31 UTC
• http://shaybo-therisingtide.blogspot.com/2011/08/descendants-of-joh...
• https://www.colonial-settlers-md-va.us/getperson.php?personID=I1238...
• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Collins-1800