Mary (Trowbridge) Collins (abt. 1642 - abt. 1669)

Born about 1642 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Wife of John Collins II — married 2 Jun 1662 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut

Descendants

Died about 1669 at about age 27 in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut

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Biography

Mary (Trowbridge) Collins was born about 1642 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Mary married John Collins (1640 - 1704) on 2 Jun 1662 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut. Their children were:

1. Mary (Collins) Chapman (~1663 - ~1695)
2. John Collins III (~1665 - 1751)
3. Robert Collins (1667 - 1757)
4. Susannah Collins (1667 - 1748).

Mary died about 1669 in Branford, New Haven, Connecticut aged ~27.

Research Notes

She was not a daughter of Thomas Trowbridge-9 and Elizabeth (Marshall-175) Trowbridge as is sometimes alleged. Sources express doubts that she was even a Trowbridge. Seeking evidence as to her LNAB and parentage.

Time and weather has possibly erased the location of this grave.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #163927082
• Smith, Hon. Ralph D., Edward and John Collins and Their Descendants, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1907) Vol. 61, Page 284
• Ancestry Family Trees (Ancestry.com, Provo, UT, USA) Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=23394436&pid=1466