Captain Joseph COLLINS, Jr.

1687 - 1757  (69 years)

• Name	Joseph COLLINS
  Prefix	Captain
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	14 Sep 1687	Isle of Wight, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Joseph R COLLINS  [1]
  Residence	2 Jul 1745	Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  	Land Sales Transactions
  _FSFTID	LYS1-3RC
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LYS1-3RC
  _UID	B3C56BF4C72142B588425506E89107136E47
  Burial	Aug 1757	Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Death	25 Aug 1757	Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Person ID	I24195	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Joseph COLLINS, Sr.,   b. Abt 1663, Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA d. 3 May 1748, Orange Co. Or King & Queen, Virgina (Age ~ 85 years)
  Mother	Catherine Robert ROBINSON,   b. Abt 1668, Isle Of Wight, Or K & Q, Virginia d. 3 May 1748, King & Queen, Virginia, Colonial USA (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1686	King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America
  Family ID	F11136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah LEWIS,   b. 16 Apr 1692, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 16 Apr 1768, Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	1710	King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America
  Children	1. John COLLINS,   b. 1708   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Susannah COLLINS,   b. 5 Dec 1709, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia d. 1786, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia (Age 76 years)   3. James COLLINS,   b. 1710, Virginia d. Spotsylvania Co., Virginia   4. Ann Nancy COLLINS,   b. 1711, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia d. 5 Oct 1801, Wilkes, North Carolina (Age 90 years)   5. William COLLINS,   b. 1712, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   6. Thomas COLLINS,   b. 1714   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Nancy Ann COLLINS,   b. 21 Mar 1714, Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America d. Aug 1801, Beaufort, South Carolina (Age 87 years)   8. Lewis COLLINS,   b. 1716   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Mary COLLINS,   b. 1717, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   10. Joseph COLLINS,   b. 1718, Caroline, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 10 Apr 1804, Woodford, Kentucky (Age 86 years)   11. Tabitha COLLINS,   b. 1722, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   12. Caty COLLINS,   b. 1724, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11084	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Captain Joseph Collins married Susannah Lewis in 1768 Spotsylvania County, VA. Capt Joseph Collins Will 1757, Wit: Joseph Brock, Robert Gains, Richard Long. Ex. sons, John, James, William, Thomas, and Lewis Colins. Leg. granddaughter, Amey Collins; wife, Susannah Collins, to have estate real and personal, during her widowhood, at re-marriage, to be sold at auction and the money arising from the sale to be divided among sons, James, William, Thomas, Lewis Collins, and daughters ANN WISDOM, Mary Brockman, SusannahGolson, Tabitha Gatewood, Drucilla Cook and Caty Glass. (SOURCE: page 329 of Will Book B, 1749-1759, Spotsylvania County Records. Book: VA County Records, Vol. 1, Spotsylvania County, by William A. Crozier, Published by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, Baltimore, 1971, page 15. Book Location: Little Rock Public Library, 100 Rock St., Little Rock, AR. ) A Joseph Collins from Spottsylvania Co., Va. was commissioned to be a lieutenant of Troop of Horse under Capt. Hoseph Hawkins. He took oath Dec. 06, 1743. He was Captain in the Spotsylvania Militia in 1750. Spelled Collings in John Wisdom's will Collins, Joseph, Spottsylvania Co., died Aug. 1757, probably Nov. 01, 1757. Witn. Joseph Brock, Robert Gaines, Richard Long. Extrs: Sons, John, Jams, William, Thomas, Lewis. Legacies to g-dau: Amey Collins, wife, Susannah Collins, to have estate, real and personal during her widowhood, at remarriage to be sold at auction and the money arising from the sale to be divided among sons: James, William, Thomas, Lewis, and daughter: Ann Wisdom, Mary Brockman, Susannah Golson, Tabitha Gatewood, Drucilla Cook and Caty Glass (P. 329) (P. 15 of book) ------------ Ann Wisdom is listed as the daughter of Joseph Collins will written 1757, proven 1 Nov 1757. Also names Mary Brockman, Susannah Golson, Tabitha Gatewood, Drucilla Cook and Caty Glass as daughters. Names sons James, William, Thomas, Lewis Collins. Granddaughter: Amey Collins, wife: Susannah Collins. Wit. Joseph Brock, Robert Gains, Richard Long. Ex. Sons: John, James, William, thomas and Lewis Collins. Will Book B. SOURCE: Edited by William Armstrong Crozier.Virginia County Records, Vol. 1, Spotsylvania County, 1721-1800. (Genealogical Publishing Co. Inc. Baltimore) 1971, pg 15. This book is at the Butler Center for Ark. Studies, Central Arkansas Library System, Little Rock, AR

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for Joseph COLLINS, person ID LYS1-3RC. (Reliability: 3).