William Collins and Mary Endsley

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Husband William Collins ¹

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           Born: Abt 1790 - North Carolina
     Christened: 
           Died: 1860 - Rhea Co, Tennessee
         Buried: 

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         Father: Common Father Collins (      -      )
         Mother: 

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       Marriage: 6 Dec 1814 - Lincoln Co., North Carolina 2 3 4

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Wife Mary Endsley

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           Born: Abt 1787 - North Carolina
     Christened: 
           Died: After 1870 - (Rhea Co., Tenn)
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M Pinkney Collins ⁵

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           Born: 25 Dec 1818 - North Carolina
     Christened: 
           Died: Nov 1883 6
         Buried:  - Smith & Wilkey Graveyard, Rhea Co., Tenn

         Spouse: Charlotte King (1822-1890) 5
           Marr: 27 Jan 1848 - Rhea Co., Tennessee 7

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2 M Alfred Collins ⁸

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           Born: 1823 - North Carolina
     Christened: 
           Died: 1903 - (Washington Co., Ark) 9
         Buried:  - Shumate Cemetery, Washington Co., Arkansas

         Spouse: Patsey Ann Snodgrass (1832-1855) 1
           Marr: 23 Aug 1849 - Rhea Co., Tennessee 1 7

         Spouse: Amanda Henry (1836-1899) 1 8
           Marr: 11 Oct 1855 - Rhea Co., Tennessee 1 10

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3 F Eliza Collins

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           Born: Abt 1824 - North Carolina
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Moore (      -      )

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General Notes: Husband - William Collins

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CENSUS:

<pre>1850 Rhea Co., Tennessee, 3rd Dist.; Sept 24; pg 576
247/247
William Collins 60 MW NC $-- Farmer
Mary " 64 FW NC
Eliza Moore 26 FW NC
William " 9 MW NC
Smith " 7 MW NC
Dotson " 4 MW NC
Madison Edmonds 21 MW Tn Farmer </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. His son Alfred Collins lives at 248/248, and another son Pincney Collins lives at 251/251. Joshua Collins lives at 269/269 and Nancy Collins lives at 295/295, both in the 4th District.

<pre>1860 Rhea Co., Tennessee, District No. 3, p.o. Washington; July 21; pg 60
411/411
William Collins 69 MW NC ---/$700 Farmer
Mary " 72 FW NC
Eliza Moore 35 FW NC
Thomas S. " 18 MW NC
Albert D. " 16 MW NC
Mary E. Collins 5 FW NC </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. His son Pinkney Collins lives at 412/412. Mary E. is probably a daughter of William's son Alfred.

In 1870 Polly Collins (80, NC) is living in Rhea Co., Tennessee, 7th District (p.o. Smith & Roads), at 38/38 in the household of Elizabeth Burton (54, NC). Eliza Moore (44, NC), presumably Polly's daughter, is living in the same district at 52/52 in the household of her son Albert D. Moore.

PROBATE:

On pages 202 and 203 of the Rhea County, Tennessee Record of Wills, Volume 1, the court deals with the recent death of William Collins. In March 1861 the court sets aside to Mrs. Collins, widow of William Collins, "so much of the crop and provisions on hand as will be sufficient in our opinion to support her one year from the death of her said husband", specifically, "all the meat on hands and the wheat on hands, & the growing crop of wheat, & one pen of corn, & all the household cooking utencils on hands, & the pottry & the farming utencil & the fodder on hand, & the hogs on hands".

On February 18, 1861 there was a sale of the property of William Collins, and on page 203 Robt. N. Gillespie presents an account of the sale.
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1 cross cut saw to Mrs. Collins for $ .20
1 grind stone to Mrs. Collins for .10
2 yearlings to Mrs. Collins for 1.00
1 blind horse to Mrs. Collins for 21.00
1 colt to Mrs. Collins for 32.00
1 old saddle & 1/3 interest in wind mill to P. Collins for 1.00
2 sheep to John Wilson for 3.10
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$58.40
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There are 2 doubtful notes due to the deceased for $145.00, one from Henry Wassum and one from George Minnick.

BROTHERS?

The evidence that William, Martin and Thomas Collins are brothers is not particularly strong. See notes under Thomas' son Joshua for the argument.

WIFE:

In a biographical sketch of her great-grandfather Alfred Collins, Wanda Collins Richardson says on page 933 of Washington County History that Alfred was the son of William Collins and Mary Endsley Collins and that the family moved to Rhea Co., Tennessee around 1840.

1 Washington County History, 1989, pg 933. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

2 Frances T. Ingmire, "Lincoln County, North Carolina Marriage Records, Females 1783-1866," 1984, Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.

3 North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records 1741-2011, Lincoln > Marriage Bonds (1785-1883). Repository: http://www.ancestry.com.

4 "Familysearch.org," "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:2:QRV7-F7QW), Entry for William Collins and Marcy Endsley, 6 Dec 1814; citing Lincoln, North Carolina; FHL microfilm .

5 WPA Historical Records Project # 465--44-3-115, "Rhea Co., Tennessee Tombstone Inscriptions."

6 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 47543605.

7 WPA project # 165-44-6999, "Rhea Co. Tennessee Marriages 1808 -- 1890," 1937; LDS microfilm 24791, Repository: LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.

8 Northwest Arkansas Genealogical Society, "Cemeteries of Washington County, Arkansas," 1980, vol 1, pg 33.

9 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 34839651 8 Nov 1823 -- 1903.

10 Rhea Co., Tennessee Marriage Records (Sep 1808--Aug 1890), LDS Family History Library microfilm no. 589468, Vol 1.