Captain Michael Collins
Sex: M
AKA: Micah Collings
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Feb 1755 - Truro, Massachusetts 1
Baptism: 19 Jun 1755 - Truro, Massachusetts 2
Death: 23 Jun 1828 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Burial: in Bridge Road cemetery, Eastham
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Benjamin Collins (1713-1794)
Mother: Jerusha Stevens (1717-1788)
Spouses and Children
1. *Elizabeth Atkins (28 Oct 1756 - 5 Jun 1833)
Marriage: 21 Aug 1784 - Truro, Massachusetts 3
Status:
Children:
1. Betsey Atkins Collins (1785- ) 4
2. Permelia Collins (1787- ) 4
3. James Hervey Collins (1790- ) 4
4. Michael Collins (1793-1886) 5
5. Benjamin H A Collins (1798-1878)
2. Elizabeth Atkins (29 Jun 1759 - 5 Dec 1779)
Marriage:
Status:
Notes
General:
stone:Marriage Notes (Elizabeth Atkins)
IN
Memory of
Capt Michael Collings
who died
June 23, 1828
Æt 73
Man shall rise again
triumphant from the grave to
endless bliss and immortality.
Delightful thought ! This
softens the toils of life, & we look
on Death as our best friend.
footstone
M. C. 6
The identity of this Elizabeth is my unproven deduction (or unjustified speculation).
Michael Burroughs Collins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 15 Feb 1857 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 2 Oct 1858 - Eastham, Massachusetts 7
Burial: in Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham
Cause of Death: croup
Parents
Father: Thomas Collins (1818-1887)
Mother: Louisa D Horton (1823-1882) 7
Notes
Medical:
age 1-7-17
b Eastham
s/o Thomas & Louisa 8
Molly Collins
Sex: F
AKA: Mary Collins
Individual Information
Birth: 31 May 1774 - Truro, Massachusetts 9
Baptism: 24 Jul 1774 - Truro, Massachusetts 10
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Collins (1746- )
Mother: Deborah Newcomb (Est 1749- )
Molly Collins
Sex: F
AKA: Polly Collins
Individual Information
Birth: 2 Apr 1765 - Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia 11
Baptism:
Death: 8 Jul 1848 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
Alt. Birth 12, , Chatham, Massachusetts in Chatham, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Cyrenus Collins (1735- )
Mother: Rebeckah Eldredge (1735- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Allen Nickerson (29 Oct 1759 - 1836)
Marriage: Cir 1783
Status:
Children:
1. James Collings Nickerson (1784- ) 13
2. Rebecca Nickerson (1786- )
3. Allen Nickerson (1789-1871)
4. Betsey Nickerson (1791- ) 11
5. Polly Nickerson (1794-1882) 14
6. Isaac Nickerson (1797- ) 11
7. Reuben Nickerson (1799-1802) 11
8. Reuben Nickerson (1802- ) 11
9. Enoch Nickerson (1805- ) 11
10. Ephraim Nickerson (1809-1855) 11
Moses Collins
Sex: M
AKA: Moses Collings 15
Individual Information
Birth: 30 Dec 1766 - Truro, Massachusetts 15
Baptism: Mar 1767 - Truro, Massachusetts 10
Death: 1 Jun 1825 - Lost At Sea
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Andrew Collins (1721-1805)
Mother: Margery Paine (1724- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Ann (1768 - Jul 1843)
Marriage: Est 1790
Status:
Children:
1. Jonathan Collins (1799-Bef 1809)
2. Jane Collins (1804-1856)
3. John Wilson Collins (1807-1839) 16
4. Jonathan Collins (1809- )
5. Margery Collins (1812- )
Notes
General:
The fishing vessel Hornet, Leonard Snow, master, was lost 1 Jun 1825. Among its crew were his brothers Henry and John; also Moses Collins, 58; Jonathan Collins; Jonathan C Lee and John Steward Molany 17
Nancy Collins
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1789 - (Plymouth, Massachusetts)
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain James Collins (1749-1839)
Mother: Mary Weston (1757-1840)
Nathan B Collins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: May 1860 - (Eastham, Massachusetts)
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Thomas Collins (1818-1887)
Mother: Louisa D Horton (1823-1882) 7
Captain Nathaniel Higgins Collins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 22 Nov 1808 - Truro, Massachusetts 18
Baptism:
Death: Cir Jan 1836 - Lost At Sea
Burial: in Cemetery #2, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Gamaliel Collins (1783-1839)
Mother: Elizabeth Dyer (Cir 1777-1852)
Notes
General:
"Also Capt Nathaniel H Collins who sailed from Tenneriffe Dec 28, 1835 ae 27 and has not been heard of since" 6
Nellie Collins
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1872 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Edmund Burke Collins (1847-1873) 20
Mother: Sarah Doane Swett (1847-1927) 21
Obadiah Rider Collins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Dec 1807 - Truro, Massachusetts 22
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Elisha Collins (1769-After 1860)
Mother: Hannah Rider (1774-Between 1850/1860)
Pamelia Collins
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1786 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 22 Jul 1841 - Charlestown, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death: consumption 23
Spouses and Children
1. *Dr Benjamin Seabury (20 May 1784 - 16 Sep 1853)
Marriage: Jul 1807 - Eastham, Massachusetts 24
Status:
Children:
1. Dr Benjamin Franklin Seabury (1808-1890) 25
2. James Harvey Seabury (1809-1810) 26
3. Betsey Atkins Seabury (1809- ) 25
4. Joseph Seabury (1811- ) 25
5. Permela Seabury (1813- ) 25
6. James Harvey Seabury (1815-Bef 1819) 25
7. Clarissa Seabury (1817- ) 25
8. James Harvey Seabury (1819- ) 25
9. Samuel Seabury (1821- ) 25
10. Jeremiah Seabury (1822- ) 25
11. Rebecca Seabury (1826- ) 25
Notes
Medical:
age 55Marriage Notes (Dr Benjamin Seabury)
Pamelia Seabury, wife of Dr B Seabury
1850 US census, Charlestown Ma (19 aug 1850)
dwelling 1312, household 1886
Benj Seabury, 64, physiacian, $3800
Mary Seabury, 56
Jeremiah Seabury, 26, clerk
Rebecca Seabury, 22
Susan Porter, 22, Ire
Ann Foster, 22, Ma 27
Pamelia Collins
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Jun 1832 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 30 Apr 1848 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Burial: in Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham
Cause of Death: typhus fever
Parents
Father: Benjamin H A Collins (1798-1878)
Mother: Sally C Knowles (1801-1879)
Notes
Medical:
age 15-10 (29 apr 1848)
b Eastham
d/o BHA & Sally Collins 8
Paul Collins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Mar 1754 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Collins (1713-1771)
Mother: Abigail Crowell (1715-1788)
Paul Collins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Jan 1745 - Truro, Massachusetts 28
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Collins (1724-1748)
Mother: Phebe Knowles (1725- ) 29
Paulina Collins
Sex: F
AKA: Purlina Collins 30
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1796 - Eastham, Massachusetts 31
Baptism:
Death: 19 Aug 1830 - Orleans, Massachusetts
Burial: in Orleans Cemetery 32
Cause of Death:
Events
Alt Birth, , Eastham, Massachusetts in Eastham, Massachusetts
Spouses and Children
1. *Simeon Higgins (24 Jul 1796 - 24 Oct 1861)
Marriage: Dec 1818 - Eastham, Massachusetts 33
Status:
Children:
1. Ruth Adams Higgins (1819-1856) 30
2. Adaline Clap Higgins (1825-1842) 30
3. Matilda Higgins (1828- ) 30
Notes
General:
guess: d/o Joseph Collins & Bethiah Higgins
Permelia Collins
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 12 Nov 1787 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 4
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Michael Collins (1755-1828)
Mother: Elizabeth Atkins (1756-1833)
Peter Collins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1874 - St. John, New Brunswick
Baptism:
Death: 27 Nov 1898 - steamer Portland, off Cape Cod
Burial: in St. Patricks, North Abington, Mass.
Cause of Death: drowned
Notes
Medical:
age 24
single
deckhand
b St. John NB, res Hanover Ma
s/o John Collins & Julia Crowley, b St. John NB & Co. Cork, Ireland 8
Peter Collins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1756 - Chatham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Collins (1713-1771)
Mother: Abigail Crowell (1715-1788)
Phebe Collins
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 20 Oct 1791 - Liverpool, Queens, Nova Scotia
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Hallett Collins (1748-1831)
Mother: Martha Freeman (1768-1810)
Polly Collins
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Dec 1803 - Truro, Massachusetts 34
Baptism:
Death: 30 Oct 1884 - Truro, Massachusetts 35
Burial: in Old North Cemetery, Truro 36
Cause of Death: stroke
Events
Alt Death 37, , North Truro, Massachusetts in North Truro, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Jesse Collins (1766-1823)
Mother: Betsey Lewis (1775-1864)
Sources
1. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 42.
2. John Harvey Treat, rearranged by Kathryn Rich, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Vital Statistics. Section Two, Truro Baptisms 1711-1800 (1969. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), 10. has transcription errors
3. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 136.
4. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:27. the children of Michael Collins and Elisabeth his wife.
5. Margaret H. Weiler, Cemetery Inscriptions. Congregational & Soldiers Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham Mass. (1987. Eastham Mass: Eastham Historical Society). .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:27. the children of Michael Collins and Elisabeth his wife.
6. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.
7. Margaret H. Weiler, Cemetery Inscriptions. Congregational & Soldiers Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham Mass. (1987. Eastham Mass: Eastham Historical Society).
8. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Eastham.
9. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 110.
10. John Harvey Treat, rearranged by Kathryn Rich, Wellfleet, Truro, & Cape Cod Vital Statistics. Section Two, Truro Baptisms 1711-1800 (1969. Wellfleet MA: Rich Family Association), 12.
11. George Ernest Bowman and Ethel A. Richardson, "Provincetown, Massachusetts Vital Records" (Mayflower Descendant), 14:147.
12. Sheila M. Dann Westgate and Anna Lowell Tomlinson, Vital Records of Chatham, Massachusetts, 1696-1850. vol. 1 (1991. Chatham Mass.: Chatham Historical Society), 1:92.
13. George Ernest Bowman and Ethel A. Richardson, "Provincetown, Massachusetts Vital Records" (Mayflower Descendant), 11:217, 14:147.
14. Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm). badly organized .... George Ernest Bowman and Ethel A. Richardson, "Provincetown, Massachusetts Vital Records" (Mayflower Descendant), 14:147.
15. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 68.
16. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:242. Deaths.
17. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 246. .... Shebnah Rich, Truro -- Cape Cod: or Landmarks and Seamarks (Boston: D. Lothrop & Co. 1884 (online at Google Books)), 497. unreliable dates and ages
18. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 199.
19. Simeon L. Deyo, editor, History of Barnstable County Massachusetts, 1620-1890. Chapter 24: Wellfleet (1890. New York: H. W. Blake & Co.), p 823.
20. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 17, lot 78. Edmund Burke Collins & Sarah Doane Swett family.
21. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 17, lot 78. Edmund Burke Collins & Sarah Doane Swett family. .... Simeon L. Deyo, editor, History of Barnstable County Massachusetts, 1620-1890. Chapter 24: Wellfleet (1890. New York: H. W. Blake & Co.), p 823.
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29. New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 80:17 The Knowles Family of Eastham, Mass.
30. births by family 1628-1855, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs). files H01_01a - H01_01g), 4.
31. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), 403. This is a major source, which seems accurate.
32. index to Orleans, Massachusetts cemeteries (1970. Excel file at Orleans Historical Society, http://orleanshistoricalsociety.org/collections.html).
33. Vernon R. Nickerson, Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1795-1844. Town of Eastham, Masachusetts (1969. New England Historical & Genealogical Register 123: 117-124, 198-204), by Mr. Shaw.
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