Martin Collins 
      Sex: M
Individual Information 
     Birth Date: Abt 1800 - North Carolina
    Christening: 
          Death: After 1880
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death:
Parents 
         Father: Common Father Collins (      -      )
         Mother:
Spouses and Children 
1. *Charity Brown (Abt 1805 - After 1870)
       Marriage: Abt 1821 - (Bedford Co., Tennessee)
       Children:
                1. Mitchell Collins (Abt 1822-      )
                2. Jesse Collins (1825-      )
                3. Riley Collins (Abt 1827-      )
                4. Angeline Collins (Abt 1829-      )
                5. Robert Collins (Abt 1832-      )
                6. Sarah Collins (Abt 1834-      )
                7. Seaborn Collins (Abt 1835-      )
                8. Eliza Collins (Abt 1836-      )
                9. Martin Collins (Abt 1839-      )
                10. William Collins (Abt 1844-      )
                11. Jane Collins (Abt 1846-      )
Notes
General:
CENSUS:

<pre>1830 Bedford Co., Tennessee; pg 95
Martin Collins 310001 -- 10001; no slaves
male female
3 < 5 1
1 5-10
10-15
15-20
20-30 1
1 30-40 </pre>

His brother-in-law Jesse Brown is 2 entries away. His father-in-law Hezekiah Brown lives 16 entries away on page 96.

<pre>1840 Bedford Co., Tennessee
Martin Collins 221211 -- 101001; 5 in agriculture; no slaves
male female
2 < 5 1
2 5-10
1 10-15 1
2 15-20
1 20-30
1 30-40 1 </pre>

A young Hesekiah Brown is the next entry. Martin's father-in-law Hesekiah Brown Sr is 23 entries away.

<pre>1850 Bedford Co., Tennessee, Civil District No. 22; Sept 13; pg 473
161/161
Martin Collins 50 MW SC tenant
Charity " 46 FW Ky
Mitche " 28 MW Tn laborer
Jesse " 25 MW Tn laborer
Sarah " 16 FW Tn
Roderick " 18 MW Tn laborer
Seaborn " 15 MW Tn laborer
Eliza " 14 FW Tn
Martin " 11 MW Tn
William " 6 MW Tn
Jane " 4 FW Tn </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule.

<pre>1860 Washington Co., Ar, Elm Spring Tsp., p.o. Elm Spring; Aug 10; pg 247
1691/113
Martin Collins 60 MW NC $600/$400 Farmer
Charity " 55 FW Ky
William " 16 MW Tn
Jane " 13 FW Tn </pre>

He is not in the Slave Schedule. His son Robert Collins lives at 1598/23, and his daughter Angeline and her husband Samuel Ward live at 1599/24. Their son Martin Ward lives at 1686/109. Joshua Collins lives at 1603/28. Martin's father-in-law Hesicokia Brown lives at 1684/107 and his son William Brown lives at 1685/108.

<pre>1870 Washington Co., Ar, Elm Springs Tsp., p.o. Elm Springs; Aug; pg 21
137/142
Martin Collins 75 MW NC $400/$250 Farmer
C. " 65 FW Ky K H
Jane " 24 FW Tn At home
S. H. " 28 MW Il Farmer
W. A. " 3 FW Ar At home
M. McD. " 1 MW Ar At home
L. J. " 9 FW Ar At home </pre>

His son Mitchell Collins lives at 136/141, and Mary Collins, the widow of his son Robert, lives at 138/143. Joshua Collins lives at 114/117.

S. H. is in fact Samuel Hardin, Jane is his wife and they are the parents of the two youngest children. There is a separate census entry for them at 158/163. Jane is Martin Collins' daughter.

<pre>1880 Cooke Co., Texas, Precinct No. 1, ED 111; June 16; pg 30
246/250
A. N. Loyd 53 M Al Ga Ga
M. J. " wife 33 M Tn NC Ky
M. Hardin st-son 11 S Ar Ga Tn
M. A. " st-dau 13 S Ar Ga Tn
S. E. " st-dau 6 S Ar Ga Tn
M. J. " st-dau 3 S Ar Ga Tn
Martin Collins f-i-l 89 W NC </pre>


CENSUS COMPARISON:
<pre>
1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880

William 6 16
<5
<5 (1) Martin 11
5-10 (5) Seaborn 15
5-10 (8) Roderick 18 25
<5 (3) 10-15 (13) Riley 23
<5
<5 (5) 15-20 (15) Jesse 25 33
5-10 (8) 15-20 (18) Mitchell 28 30 40 59
20-30
30-40 (30) 30-40 (40) Martin 50 60 75 89


Jane 4 13 23 33
<5 (4) Eliza 14
Sarah 16
<5 (1) 10-15 (11) Angeline 21 33
20-30 (26) 30-40 (36) Charity 46 55 65 </pre>

In 1850 and later the number after a person's name indicates his age in the indicated census year. The parenthesized numbers in previous columns represent real ages to be compared with the age categories that appear in the census. Riley's age is just a guess.

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 1830 and in 1840 in Bedford Co., Tennessee Martin Collins and Hezekiah Brown are living near each other. Then in 1860 they are living near each other in Washington Co., Arkansas. Hezekiah's eldest son Jesse named one of his sons Martin Collins Brown. It seems likely that Martin's wife Charity was a daughter of Hezekiah Brown.

LAND IN ARKANSAS:

On February 1, 1860 a 40 acre tract (NESW, Section 8, T17NR31W) in Washington Co. was patented to Martin Collins. On October 1, 1860 a contiguous 80 acre tract (SWNW and NWSW, Section 8, T17NR31W) was patented to him.
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