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Carney & Wehofer Family
Genealogy Pages
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 1590 - 1686 (96 years)
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| Name |
John COLLINS |
| Suffix |
Jr. |
| Born |
1590 |
Maidstone, Kent County, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| _UID |
6E9A4B245A794B3A932BA506B1438FE09B83 |
| Died |
15 Jul 1686 |
Essex, Virginia, Or Surrey, VA Jan 1693? |
| Person ID |
I24351 |
Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
5 Feb 2012 |
| Father |
John COLLINS, b. 1569, Maidstone, Kent County, England , d. 1644, County Kent, England (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Unk, b. France , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
Bef 1590 |
Kent, Jefferson County, Indiana |
| Family ID |
F11167 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
UNKNOWN, b. Abt 1595, France , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
Abt 1615 |
France |
| Children |
| | 1. William COLLINS, b. 1612, Maidstone, Kent County, England , d. 1705, King & Queen, Virginia, Colonial USA (Age 93 years) |
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| Last Modified |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Family ID |
F3105 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 3 |
Margaret WEEKS, b. Abt 1660, Isle Of Wight, Virginia, Colonial USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
Apr 1684 |
Essex County, Virginia |
| Last Modified |
29 Aug 2016 |
| Family ID |
F11160 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- John Collins of Maidstone was granted life rights as keeper of the Gael of Maidstone, which he passed on to his son John Jr. in his will. "The right was granted by King Charles 1st". It was a position of power and influence. John Collins Jr. came to Virginia Colony in 1655, twenty years after his son William. He came after King Charles 1st. had been executed by supporters of Parliment. As an adherent of the King, John jr. sought safety in Virginia, and was known as one of the group called Cavaliers. The family held positions of importance and were prosperous land owners in Virginia.John Collins Jr. came to Surry Co. VA, and soon after his arrival he married Elizabeth Caufield. so his first wife, mother of William, must have died before he left England. Elizabeth was the daughter of William and Dorcus Caufield, and William Caufield had sponsored John'spassage from England. Elizabeth had one brother, Captain Robert Caufield, who is listed as the only heir in her parent's will. When John Jr. died, his will recorded in Surry County listed only one child, William who had come to Virginia in 1635.
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