Re: Peter Collins (b 1774 Virginia, d 1846 Tenn)

John Collins b1590 Maidstone, Kent, England-15 July 1686 Essex, Virginia, USA
Married: Elizabeth Caufield b1590 Lawnscreek parish, Surry, Virginia-1635 Virginia
(1) William Collins b1612 Maidstone, Kent, England-10 October 1687 King Queen, Virginia
Married: 1665 Isle of Wight, Virginia
Spouse: Ann (King) Wilds b1612-1700 Isle of Wight, Virginia
(2) James Collins b1688 Isle Wight, Virginia-Caroline County, Virginia
Married: 01 May 1666 Eleanor Oliver b July 1650-10 December 1694 Isle Wight, Virginia
(3) James Collins Jr b1712 Amelia, Virginia-June 1779 Halifax County, Virginia
Married: 1745 Amelia, Virginia
Spouse: Elizabeth Gillentine b1720 Caroling County, Virginia-1779 Halifax County, Virginia
(4) John H Collins b10 September 1748 Amelia, Virginia-17 June 1836 Halifax County, Virginia
Married: 1775 Judith Word b1748 New Kent, Virginia-01 February 1828 Halifax County, Virginia
(5) Peter Collins b20 October 1774 Halifax County, Virginia-02 April 1846 Henderson County, Tennessee
Married: 05 October 1798 Cumberland, Virginia
Spouse: Susannah Dillon b20 March 1774 Cumber And County, Virginia-28 July 1835 Henderson County, Tennessee
(6) Elizabeth Collins Married: ? Graves
(6) Henry Dillon Collins b04 October 1799 Virginia-24 January 1866
Married: Matida Anderson
(6) Nancy Collins b1800 Halifax County, Virginia-1855 Autauga, Alabama
Married: 21 January 1792 Halifax County, Virginia
Married: William Taylor
(6) Mary Collins b18 March 1804 Halifax County, Virginia
Married: James Tarbutton
(6) Lucy Ila Collins b1806 Jerico Springs, M
Married: John Pierce
(6) Burrel H Collins b20 May 1808 Tennessee
Married: 07 January 1833
Spouse: Prudence Ford b1813 Charlotte, Virginia
(6) James Daniel Collins b08 May 1819 Henderson County, Tennessee-about 1885 Marshall Co, Miss
Married: Elizabeth Pugh & Louise McKenzie
(6) John S Collins b08 May 1819 Tennessee
(6) Sally Ann Collins b29 May 1823-26 December 1881
Married: Samuel Pierce
(6) William W Collins b04 August 1832 Halifax County, Virginia-13 September 1849 Lexington County Tennessee
Married: Lucy Hunt
(6) Sarah H Collins b28 May 1815 Tennessee-24 April 1846 Mifflin, Henderson County, Tennessee
Married: 04 February 1836 Mifflin, Henderson County, Tennessee
Spouse: Samuel Pearce b09 April 1812 South Mills, Camden, North Carolina-03 February 1870 Mifflin, Henderson County, Tennessee


As most researchers have found, in colonial times, many families would
move in a group to new locations, not once but several times.One can
often trace allied families by following the route of their ancestors.
This is true of Collins and Prewitt's.
Henry Prewitt(b. 1654), brother of the William, resided in Henrico Co.
VA. His sons would move into Goochland Co., VA, then into Amelia Co.,
VA.James Collins, Jr., Stephen Collins, Joseph Collins and Thomas
Prewitt, Sr. all live near each other in Amelia Co. VA., and about
1747, all would move move into the Lunenburg Co.,VA area.This area
was formed into Halifax Co.,VA in 1752.

James Collins, Sr. was probably connected with the Collins families of
Spotsyvania and King & Queen Co. Va.But since the earlier records of
both Kind & Queen and Caroline County were destroyed during the Civil
War, there may be no way to prove their relationship.

I have no connection with this family