'Collins04'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Collins of Brightling, Collins of Buds, Collinns of Ilminster

                               
Thomas Collins of Ilminster, Somerset
1. Thomas Collins of Ilminster
  m. Joane Holmes (bur 18.05.1686, dau of Joseph Holmes (d before 02.11.1670))
  A. Robert Collins of Horton, near Ilminster (bur 20.08.1729)
  m. Mary Brome (bpt 06.03.1666, dau of Thomas Brome of Horton by Mary, dau of William Tucker of Doulting)
  i. Phoebe Collins (b c1706, d 26.10.1779, dau of Robert Collins of Horton by Mary, dau of Thomas Brome of Horton by Mary, dau of William Tucker of Doulting)
  m. (02.03.1730-1) Jeremiah Ames, Sheriff then Mayor of Bristol (b c1706, d 03.4.1776)

 

 

Berry identifies the arms of the following family as "Vert, a griffin, segreant, or, beaked, legged, and ducally gorged ar.".
Henry Collins of Buds, Shipborne, Kent (b c1506, d 13.01.1588)
m. (1535) Susan (d 24.10.1589)
1. Thomas Collins of Buds
  m. _ Page
  A. Henry Collins
  m. Jane Kipping (dau of William Kipping of Tudeley
  i. Walter Collins
  B. Edward Collins
  m. Ann Lee (dau of Richard Lee of De Lee)
  i. Richard Collins (b c1617, a 1619)
2. Thomas Collins (3rd son)
  A. Susanna Collins
  m.Thomas Clarke of Ofham
3.+ other issue - Edward, 4 other son, 6 daughters

 

 

Berry identifies the arms of the following family as "Gu. on a bend or three martlets az., a bordure erm.".
John Collins of Sussex
1. John Collins of Brightling
  A. Anthony Collins of Brightling
  i. Thomas Collins of Brightling
  a. Thomas Collins of Brightling
  b. Increased Collis of Motes & Bulwark, Devon
  m. Frances Parker (dau of Matthew Parker, son of Sir John, son of Matthre Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury)
  (1)+ issue - Thomas, Francis, Mary
2. William Collins of Burwash
  A. William Collins
  i. Thomas Collins of London

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section : 'Genealogical Memoranda of the Family of Ames' (Reginald Ames, 1889, 'The Trente-deux Quartiers, or Thirty-two Lineal Ascents for Five generations, of the Issue of George Henry Ames and Anna (Acland) his Wife', p51+ on pdf download)
(2) For middle section : CountyGen (Berry, Kent, p458)
(3) For lower section : CountyGen (Berry, Sussex, p89)
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