Isaac Collins (1746 - 1817)

Born 16 Feb 1746 in Centerville, New Castle County, Delaware

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Budd) Collins — married 8 May 1771 in Banks, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 21 Mar 1817 at age 71 in Burlington County, New Jersey

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Isaac was a Friend (Quaker) associated with Burlington Monthly Meeting, New Jersey

Biography

Isaac Collins was born February 16,1746 in Centerville, New Castle, Delaware, son of Charles Collins. He printed “ The New Jersey Gazette”, commissioned by the New Jersey State Legislature in 1777 to espouse the Patriot Cause. In 1791, he published a version of the King James Bible that set a standard for more than thirty years. The ‘Isaac Bible’ became a prized edition. Isaac was a Quaker who was expelled from the Society of Friends for his assistance in the Revolutionary cause. He married Rachel Budd on May 8, 1771 in Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They had fourteen noted children. Isaac died March 21, 1817 and was buried at Friends Burying Ground, Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey.

Sources

• Collins, John (1893). Reminiscences of Isaac and Rachel (Budd) Collins: With an Account of Some of Their Descendants, Together with a Genealogy of the Collins Family, and Also a History of a Reunion Held at Philadelphia, May 9, 1892. Lippincott. Repository: Personal Library of William Collins

• Hixson, Richard F. (1968). Isaac Collins: A Quaker Printer in 18th Century America. Rutgers University Press. Repository: Personal Library of William Collins

• New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817; Author: Ancestry.com; Note: New Jersey State Archives. New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series. Trenton, New Jersey: John L Murphy Publishing Company; Publisher: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2011 Provo, UT, USA Repository : Ancestry.com

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9531457/isaac-collins: accessed 21 November 2022), memorial page for Isaac Collins (16 Feb 1746–21 Mar 1817), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9531457, citing Friends Burying Ground, Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by RPD2 (contributor 309) .

• The Reporter (Brattleboro, VT, Tuesday, Apr 08, 1817) Vol: XIV, Issue: 728, Page: 3
  • Died. "In Burlington, N.J. Isaac Collins, aged 71."