Jeremiah Collins (abt. 1764 - abt. 1836)

Born about 1764 in Albemarle, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Pulliam) Collins — married 5 Nov 1782 in Halifax, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1836 at about age 72 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Terri Stern [send private message]

Biography

He may be the Jeremiah Collins b ca 1760 in Halifax Co VA listed as the youngest child of Joseph Collins (b 1718) son of James Collins Sr, of Caroline Co VA and Lucy Marchbanks (b 1720) who married about 1741.^[1]

Jeremiah married Mary Pulliam on 5 November 1782 in Halifax, Virginia.^[2]

1787, May 24, Personal Property, Halifax Co., VA, Book A, Joseph Collins and Jeremiah Collins, 2 males over 21, 5 horses, 22 cattle, no slaves.^[1]

In the 1790 census Jeremiah was in Stokes, North Carolina. His household included himself, 3 males under 16 (born 1774-1790) and 4 females.^[3] In the 1820 census Jeremiah (age 45 and over) was in Stokes, North Carolina, United States.^[4]He was a free white male age 45 or over. He was engaged in agriculture and his household included a female age 45 or over.

They are said to have had several children:

• Benjamin, b 1790 Albemarle Co VA
• George Anthony, b 1795 Stokes Co NC
• Lucy,
• Mary,
• Robert and
• Sarah.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Prewitt, Richard A."The Collins Book: Joseph Collins & Lucy Marchbanks, Their Descendants", Des Moines, Iowa. Undated. pp 31-39
2. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
   Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 31918
   Ancestry Record 60214 #500639 (accessed 30 January 2024)
   Jeremiah Collins marriage to Mary Pulliam on 5 Nov 1782 in Halifax, Virginia.
3. ↑ 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Stokes, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 540; Family History Library Film: 0568147
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #198508 (accessed 2 February 2024)
   Jeremiah Collins in Stokes, North Carolina.
4. ↑ 1820 Census: "1820 United States Federal Census"
   Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Stokes, North Carolina; Page: 336; NARA Roll: M33_84; Image: 318
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7734 #328920 (accessed 2 February 2024)
   Jeremiah Collins in Stokes, North Carolina, USA.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Fred Gammons for creating Collins-5056 on 24 Aug 13.