'Collins02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Collyns of Awtrie St. Marie, Collins of Hythe, Collyns of Offwell, Collins of Rathcoole

                               
William Collins
m. _ Blackborne (dau/heir of William Blackborne)
1. John Collins 'of Hythe'
  m. Agnes Harlakenden (dau of John Harlakenden)
  A. Giles Collins of Hythe, Kent (b c1522, d 1586)
m. Margaret Taylor (dau of John Taylor of Shadschurch)
  i. John Collins, Mayor of Hythe (a 1598)
  m1/2. Elizabeth Wise (dau of Thomas Wise of Woodchurch)
  a. Mary Collins
  m. George Brome
  b. Jane Collins
m. John Browning of Hithe
  m2/1. Emma (probably not Elizabeth) Tooke (dau of John Tooke of Bere)
  c.+ other issue (a 1619) - Giles, John
  ii. William Collins
  m1/2. Margaret Turney (dau of Thomas Turney of Saltwood) ## see here ##
  a. Alice Collins
  m. Edward Troughton of Hertfordshire
  m2/1. Elizabeth Cobb (dau of James Cobb of Aldington)
  b.+ other issue (a 1619) - William, John, James, Elizabeth, Susannah, Jane
  ii.+ 3 sons + 5 daughters

 

 

BLGI1912 reports that "The first memeber of this family who appears to have settled and obtained lands in Ireland was" ...
John Collins of Limerick (a 1666)
1. John Collins of Ballynoe (co Limerick), later of Rathcoole (co Cork) (a 1709)
  A. John Collins of Rathcoole (d before 1763)
  m. Jane Purdin
  i. James Collins of Rathcoole (d by 1772)
  m. (04.02.1758) Diana Coakley (dau/heir of Abraham Coakley)
  a. John Collins of Gurteenard, co Cork (b 1761, d 28.07.1808)
  m. Anne Philpot (d 1816, dau/coheir of William Philpot of Dromaghly)
  (1) Stephen Collins of Dublin (b 10.06.1799, d 13.09.1843, QC) had issue
  m. (01.1831) Frances Henn (d 31.01.1842, dau of William Henn by Susanna, sister of Sir Jonathan Lovert of Liscombe, Bart)

 

 

?? Collyns
1. Thomas Collyns of Awtrie St. Marie, Devon
  m1/2. Alice Eveleighe
  A. John Collyns of Awtrie St. Marie
  m. Elizabeth Doyleigh (dau of Thomas Doyleigh of Holcomb)
  i. Roger Collins of Burnshill (a 1620)
  m. Dorothy Merit (dau of Andrew Merit of Queene Camel)
  a.+ issue (a 1620) - John (b 1601), Thomas, Elizaebth (b c1612)
  m2/1. Sibell Wayre (dau/coheir of John Wayre of Awtrie St. Mary)
  B. Thomas Collyns of Offwell, Devon
m. Joane Welles (dau/heir of Richard Welles of Offwell (by _ Martin of Offwell) son of William of Ofwell by ?? (widow of _ Martin))
  i. William Collyns of Offwell (a 1620)
  m. Margaret Maye (dau of Thomas Maye of Exeter)
  a. Thomas Collyns (b c1596, a 1620)
  m. Mary Bere (dau of John Bere of Hunsham)
  (1) William Collins of Offwell (d before 26.02.1657-8)
  m1. (c04.1637) Margery Sherman of Ottery St. Mary
  m2. Anne (d before 19.10.1691)
  (A) Johan Collins (a 1689)
  m. _ Southcott
(B) Mary Collins (a 1689)
  m. John Beare
  (C) Dorothy Collins (a 1691)
  (2)+ other issue - Joane (b c1619, dsp), Margaret (bpt 01.09.1622), Mary (bpt 21.04.1625)
  b. William Collins (b c1598, d before 04.12.1671)
  m. (19.02.1623-4) Thomasine Bere (dau of John Bere of Huntsham)
  (1)+ issue - John (bpt 04.05.1628, 1671), Thomas (bpt 15.11.1633, a 1648), Henry (a 1648), William (a 1647), Sara (a 1648)
  c. Prudence Collins
  m. John Beare of Woodmanston
  d. Mary Collins
  m. Edward Hole of Affington
e. Dorothy Collins
  m. (after 1619) John Sherman
  ii. Henry Collyns of Salston in Awtrie St. Marie (d 12.1621)
  m. Joanne Farant (a 1621, dau/heir of Humphry Farant)
  a. Joane Collyns (b c1610, bur 16.11.1629)
  m. (23/27.08.1627) Edmund Prideux of St. Mary Autrey (son of Sir Edmond, Bart)
  iii. Grace Collyns
  m. Thomas Heydon of Farway ## see here ##
  iv. Anne Collyns
  m. Peter Franklin of Widworthy
  Possibly of this generation, but (if so) of which marriage is not known, was ...
  B. Alice Collyns
  m. John Isacke of Hevetree (b c1534, a 1620)
2. Henry Collyns of Ottery St. Mary father of Alice, possibly of this generation
  A. Alice Collyns
  m. John Evelegh or Eveleigh of Holcombe in Ottery St. Mary (a 1546, bur 10.1586, MP)

Main source(s):
(1) For upper section (uploaded 23.03.17) : CountyGen (Kent, Berry, p433)
(2) For middle section (originally uploaded to CZmisc12 on 06.04.13, moved here 23.03.17) : BLGI1912 ('Collins (now Aldworth) of Ardnalee')
(3) For lower section (uploaded 10.02.18) : Visitation (J.L. Vivian (1895), Devon, 1531+1564+1620+additions, 'Collins of Awtire St. Mary and Offwell', p220)
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