Page last modified: Saturday, 06-Mar-2021 04:21:02 ESTThis family was from Kentucky USA. Three Collins brothers married three Dale sisters, and there was some intermarriage between cousins. This project member falls under haplogroup E.
A tested patriline under Elijah Collins b. 1831 (see tree) is in the project but permission has not been given to publish further details. yDNA results are consistent between one patriline from Joshua (1805) and one from David (1807).
For further information:
Valentine Collins- Birth unknown, lived in Morgan Co. early 1800's, m. Dicey Gibson
Hiram CollinsBD dates unknown, m. Martha 'Patsy' Dale
Joshua Collinsbc 1805 Hawkins Co. d. 01 Feb 1854 Johnson Co., m. Elizabeth Dale 21 Jun 1826 Green Co.
Elijah Collinsb. 1831 Johnson Co, TN d. 1891 Magoffin Co, TN
Lydia Collinsbc 1837 m. George Washington Collins (first cousin - see below)
David Collinsb. 1807 Cumberland Co., d. 1870 Johnson Co., m. Mary 'Polly' Dale (1800 - 1880)
Hiram Collinsb. 1835 Floyd Co., d. 22 Apr 1863 Louisa, Lawrence Co., m. Mary Caudill (b. 1839)
Andrew B. Collinsb. 06-Mar-1862, d. 23 Oct 1937 Lewis Co., m. Georgia Ann Collins (first cousin - see below)
Tinbrook Collinsb. 19-Dec-1881 Johnson Co., d. 17 Aug 1937 Lewis Co., m. Bessie Dolbow (1891 - 1941)
Alfred Collinsb. 17-Aug-1924 Floyd Co., d. 25 Dec 1979 New York, m. Florence Stanley George Washington Collinsbc 1831 Floyd Co., d. 1880 Johnson Co., m. Lydia Collins b 1837
Georgia Ann Collinsb. 16-Feb-1861 Johnson Co., d. 12 Feb 1936 Lewis Co. m. Andrew Collins (first cousin - see above)The colored lines in the family tree diagram below are just to bring clarity to the picture, and have nothing to do with the colored bullets in the text listing above.
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