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Families covered: Collins of Betterton
Commoners reports that "The family of Collins is of great antiquity in the county of Berks, but appears to have come originally from the county of Salop; for in Doomsday Book, the name is found as possessing property in the hundred of Hodnet, in that county." | |||||||||||||||
Thomas Collins of Betterton (a temp Henry VI who r. 1422-1461) mentioned by Commoners | |||||||||||||||
1. | John Collins of West Betterton in Lockinge, Berkleyshire (b 1485-6, d before 24.08.1528) the first mentioned by BLG1952 | ||||||||||||||
m. Joan | |||||||||||||||
A. | John Collins of Betterton (b 1521-2, d before 29.06.1582) | ||||||||||||||
m. Joan | |||||||||||||||
i. | John Collins of Betterton (b 1553-4, d before 15.09.1584) | ||||||||||||||
m. Joan Blagrove (a 1584, dau of John Blagrove of Elton) | |||||||||||||||
a. | John Collins of Betterton (b after 1563, d before 10.05.1615) the first mentioned by Visitation | ||||||||||||||
m. Joan Smalebone (dau of (Richard) Smalebone or Smallbone of Steventon) | |||||||||||||||
(1) | John Collins of Betterton (b 1609, d 1656) | ||||||||||||||
m. Maria Drew (d before 31.08.1664, dau of Richard Drew of Harwell) | |||||||||||||||
(A) | John Collins of Betterton (bpt 06.12.1640, b 14.12.1685) | ||||||||||||||
Commoners shows John's marriage to Ann but then reports a 2nd marriage, to Elizabeth (widow of Richard Matthews of Hampstead Norris) by whom he had 5 children (Richard, John, James, Thomas, Mary). BLG1952 does not mention that 2nd marriage which we presume to have been a confusion with the Elizabeth shown by BLG1952 & Visitation as John's sister. | |||||||||||||||
m. Ann Fettiplace (dau of Charles Fettiplace of Upper Lambourn) | |||||||||||||||
(i) | Charles Collins of Betterton (bpt 05.11.1666, bur 07.07.1734) | ||||||||||||||
m1. Anne Head (dau of John Head of Hodcut) | |||||||||||||||
(a) | Charlotte Collins | ||||||||||||||
m. John Saunders of Wolstan/Woolston | |||||||||||||||
((1))+ | issue - John, Ann, Katharine, Martha | ||||||||||||||
(b) | Frances Collins | ||||||||||||||
m. Richard Harland or Hartend of Sutton (d 06.05.1781) | |||||||||||||||
((1))+ | issue - Richard, Charles | ||||||||||||||
(c)+ | other issue - John (a 1722, dvpsp), 3 sons (dvpsp) | ||||||||||||||
m2. Elizabeth Coghill of Bletchington (dsp before 1714) | |||||||||||||||
m3. Ann White (bur 22.02.1723, dau of Ferdinando White of Fryers Court) | |||||||||||||||
(g) | Ferdinando Collins (bpt 17.0.1714) | ||||||||||||||
m. Catherine Boote (sister of Alexander Boote of Wantage) | |||||||||||||||
((1)) | Ferdinando Collins (b 28.02.1746, d(vp)sp) | ||||||||||||||
((2)) | John Collins of Betterton (b 08.07.1753, d 17.03.1826, vicar of Cheshunt) | ||||||||||||||
The following is supported by Visitation (Howard & Crisp, England & Wales, vol 4 (1896), 'Collins of Betterton, co. Berks.', p113). | |||||||||||||||
m. Martha Smith (b c1776, d 07.01.1841, dau of James Smith of Rotterdam & Hammersmith by Mary) | |||||||||||||||
((A)) | John Ferdinando Collins of Betterton (b 15.10.1812, d 05.08.1889, curate of Lockinge) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (30.09.1836) Sarah Hawthorne (b 17.11.1809, dau of John Hawthorne of Glenluce & Jamaica) | |||||||||||||||
((B)) | Katharine Collins (b 20.03.1797, | ||||||||||||||
m. (07.06.1819) Rev. Giles John Daubeny (b 26.01.1796, d 12.12.1877, rector of Lydiard Tregoz, son of Giles of Cirencester by Elizabeth, dau of Surgeon General John Gunning) | |||||||||||||||
((C)) | Anna Maria Collins (b 21.08.1805, d 11.11.1863) | ||||||||||||||
m. (09.10.1834) Benjamin Morland of Sheepstead (b 18.05.1805, d 11.10.1892, vicar of Shabbington, son of Benjamin of Sheepstead & West Isley by Elizabeth Rose, dau of Edward Thornhill of Kingston Lisle) | |||||||||||||||
((3)) | Ann Collins | ||||||||||||||
m. Francis Brownsword Bullock of Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||
((A))+ | issue - Francis (d young?), Ferdinando (d young?), Ann, Catharine, Sarah, Mary | ||||||||||||||
((4)) | Katharine Collins | ||||||||||||||
m. Isaac Pickering of Foxlease/Foxleaze | |||||||||||||||
((A))+ | issue - Berwick, Henry, Katharine, Mary Ann, Eliza, Louisa, Emma, Mary, Ann, Ellen, others (d young) | ||||||||||||||
(h)+ | other issue - Charles (dsp), Lorenzo (bpt 21.09.1719, dsp), Anna Maria | ||||||||||||||
m4. Sarah | |||||||||||||||
(ii)+ | other issue - John (b 27.09.1664, d young), Jonathan, Richard (dsp), Thomas (vicar of Gosberton & Quadring), Anne | ||||||||||||||
(B) | Elizabeth Collins | ||||||||||||||
m. Richard Mathew of Hampstead Norris | |||||||||||||||
(C) | Martha Collins (bpt 27.12.1637) | ||||||||||||||
m. Robert Lydell of Didcot | |||||||||||||||
(D)+ | other issue - Jonathan (bpt 30.04.1647, a 12.1664), Richard (bpt 08.12.1640), Elizabeth (bpt 20.10.1635, d infant?), Frances (bpt 20.11.1644), Johanna (bpt 11.09.1649), Mary (bpt 14.12.1652) | ||||||||||||||
(2) | Joan Collins (d unm before 06.06.1631) | ||||||||||||||
(3) | Martha Collins | ||||||||||||||
m. William Castle of Ginge (a 1656) | |||||||||||||||
b.+ | other issue (b after 1565, a 1584) - Martha, Elizabeth, Jane, Mary | ||||||||||||||
ii. | Joan Collins | ||||||||||||||
m. Thomas Dove | |||||||||||||||
iii.+ | other issue - Thomas of Broddocks, William, Robert (had issue) | ||||||||||||||
B.+ | other issue - Richard, Robert, William, John, Joan, Alice | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BLG1952 (Collins formerly of Betterton) with support from Commoners (vol 4, Collins of Betterton), Visitation (Berkshire, 1665-6, Collins of Betterton by Lockinge)
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