Isaac EMERSON married Sidney COLLINS on 15 Jan 1831.
Sidney COLLINS [Parents] was born 1810/1815 in Oglethorpe Co, GA. She died 1840/1850. Sidney married Isaac EMERSON on 15 Jan 1831.
Thomas COLLINS [Parents] was born 27 Jul 1818 in Oglethorpe Co, GA. He died 16 Oct 1888 in Marshall County TN and was buried in Collins Cemetery. Thomas married Sarah CHILES (CHILDS) about 1837.
Other marriages:JUDIA, Nancy E. (Clark)
THOMAS COLLINS, farmer, of Marshall County, Tenn., and son of Willis and Phoebe (Martin) Collins, is one of nine children and was born in the State of Georgia July 27, 1818. He was reared on a farm, and his early education was wholly and needlessly neglected. He was married at an early age, being only nineteen when he and Sarah Childs were united in marriage. Of the six children born to them only two are living: W. P. and Fannie. Since his marriage he has followed agricultural pursuits, and at one time was the owner of nearly 800 acres of land, the greater part of which he has given to his children. In 1884 his wife died, and, after living with his children a year, he was married to Mrs. Nancy E. (Clark) Judia. Previous to the war Mr. Collins was a Whig; since that time he has not cast a party vote. He has been a resident of Marshall County some thirty years, and has the confidence and respect of all who know him. Our subject’s father and mother were born in North Carolina and Virgina, respectively, and were married in Georgia. The father was an overseer in the latter State, and came to Tennessee in 1826, where he became the possessor of nearly 1,000 acres of land. He was a soldier
under Jackson, and in politics was an old-line Whig. He died in 1854. The mother lived to be about eighty-four years of age.
Surnames: Childs, Clark, Collins, Martin
Source: " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."
Sarah CHILES (CHILDS) [Parents] was born 8 Apr 1816. She died 23 Apr 1884 in Marshall Co., TN and was buried in Collins Cemetery, Spring Place Rd, Marshall Co., Tn. Sarah married Thomas COLLINS about 1837.
They had the following children:
M i Willis Paul COLLINS was born 11 Nov 1845 and died Unknown. F ii Fannie COLLINS died Unknown.
Diana was born in Giles Co., TN. She married Paul CHILES.
They had the following children:
F i Sarah CHILES (CHILDS) was born 8 Apr 1816 and died 23 Apr 1884. M ii Paul CHILES was born 27 Mar 1814 and died 22 Oct 1861.
Paul CHILES [Parents] was born 27 Mar 1814. He died 22 Oct 1861. Paul married Sarah C. COLLINS.
Sarah C. COLLINS [Parents] was born 30 Jun 1821 in Oglethorpe Co, GA. She died 13 Aug 1891. Sarah married Paul CHILES.
William R COLLINS [Parents] was born 2 May 1826. He died 6 Jun 1894. William married Mary Jane CLIFTON.
Mary Jane CLIFTON was born 22 Aug 1827. She died 10 Nov 1882. Mary married William R COLLINS.
John Robinson CLARK [Parents] was born 17 Oct 1826. He died 8 Apr 1900 and was buried in Diana Cemetery. John married Temperance COLLINS on 21 Oct 1845.
Temperance COLLINS [Parents] was born 13 Jun 1830. She died 4 Nov 1906. Temperance married John Robinson CLARK on 21 Oct 1845.
They had the following children:
Robert Simon BELL married Ezetta B BUCK.
Ezetta B BUCK married Robert Simon BELL.
They had the following children:
M i James Thomas BELL was born 2 Mar 1894 and died Unknown.
Living [Parents]
They had the following children:
F i Living
William COLLINS died 14 Apr 1767/1768 in Kingsale, Isle Of Wright Co.VA. He married Sarah.
Also listed in the will of Williams Collins was a Jethro Collins. His relationship to William has not yet been established. It is thought that he was either a son or a brother. (Collins History, by Michael C. Dunn, dated November 1998)
Sarah married William COLLINS.
They had the following children:
M i James COLLINS was born before 1740 and died 1815/1819. M ii Jesse COLLINS. F iii Elizabeth COLLINS. F iv Mary COLLINS.
William COLLINS [Parents] was born in Kingsale, Isle Of Wright Co.. He died after 1821 in Franklin Co., NC. William married Nancy WATKINS on 31 Aug 1802 in Franklin Co., NC.
William signed a will 15 May 1821 in Franklin County, North Carolina - Franklin County Will Book G. Page 69; abstracted by Dr. Stephen E. Bradley, Jr., Will Books D, E, F, G, Franklin County, North Carolina 1812-1824, P. 65.
Nancy WATKINS was born after 1770. She died after 1830 in Franklin Co., NC. Nancy married William COLLINS on 31 Aug 1802 in Franklin Co., NC.
They had the following children: