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COLE, JAMES, settled at Harwinton as early as 1740. Cole, Robert, Adam Goodwin, Wm. Carpenter, John Green, John Field, John Clark, John Coggshall, Wm. Dyer, and Richards, are some of the early settlers of Rhode Island.
COAL, JOHN, plow-maker, New London, in 1651. Mary Gal- lop, daughter of John, of New London, m. John Cole, of Boston.
COLE, HENRY, fined 10s. 8d. for sleeping when on watch,
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1649. Hem. Sarah Rusco, Dec. 10, 1646. He was proposed for a freeman in 1667.
COLE, SAMUEL, m. Lidiah -- , Sept. 25, 1679. Issue b. in Wethersfield, Joseph, b. Sept. 12, 1681 ; Lidiah, b. Jan. 18, 1684. His son Joseph m. Abigail Riley, dau'r of Jonathan, Jan. 13, 1709, and had a son John b. at Wethersfield, June 13, 1710.
COLE, JOHN. Deputy in H., 1653 and '54. In 1676, the town of Hartford voted him an enlargement of his lot for his son to build upon, so much as Maj. Talcott, Mr. Richards, Mr. Nichols and Thomas Bunce should see reason to lay out for him. John m. Eliz'h Good- win, Sept., 1713.
COLE, SAMUEL, of Hartford, had a son b. Feb. 9, 1698 ; Dan- iel, b. Aug. 18, 1701 ; Selah ? b. Feb. 8, 1703 ; Sarah, b. Feb. 18, 1705, d. in Sept .; Abigail, b. Sept. 18, 1706. (Har. Rec.)
COLE, JOHN, of Farmington, elected commissioner from Farm- ington, May, 1669, and constable of Farmington, Nov. 30, 1657, and '68. John Coal was deputy, Oct., 1653 ; also, May, 1654, Nov., 1653; freeman, May, 1657. John Cole in the list of freemen at Hartford, Oct., 1669. Samuel Cole in the list at Farmington, 1669. John Coale proposed for freeman by Farmington, May, 1669. Mr. John Cole and others appointed commissioners for the town of Wick- ford, invested with the power of magistrates in 1670. (See p. 553, printed Col. Rec., vol. 2.) John Coles, in 1661, occupied the farm in Hartford which had been owned by Gov. Hopkins.
COLE, JOSHUA, of Colchester, and Mary, his wife, had Mary, b. Nov. 5, 1732 ; Nathaniel, b. Jan. 31, 1734-5, perhaps others. COLE, NATH'L, of Hartford, d. April 20, 1734-5.
COLE has 22 coats of arms, and COLES has 6.
COLE, SAM'L, of Hartford, m. Mary, dau'r of James Kingsbury, of Plainfield, in 1693.
Edward Coles embarked in the Thomas and John, for Virginia, Jan. 6, 1635. Thomas Coles, aged 32, shipped in the transport, for Virginia, July 4, 1635. John Cole, aged 40, embarked in the ship Confidence, of London, for New England, in 1638, from Southamp- ton, April 24. Clement Cole, aged 30, came to New England in the Susan and Ellen, in 1635. Isaac Cole, a carpenter, and Joan, his wife, came to N. England in the Hercules, of Sandwich, in 1634, with two children.
This was an early name at Duxbury, Mass. Farmer names George Cole, of Lynn, 1637, removed to Sandwich, and died about 1653. Isaac, of Charlestown, free in 1638, d. June 10, 1674. John,
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of Boston, mem. ar. co., 1642 ; son John, b. 1643, and Samuel, b. 1646. Rice, or Rise, of Charlestown, free, 1633, d. 1646. Robert, of Salem, free, 1631. Samuel, of Boston, came over 1630. Wm., of Boston, 1653.
Three by the name of Cole had graduated at Harvard College, be- fore 1826, and one spelled Cowles, in 1843 ; and three by the name of Cole, at Yale Coll., before 1835 ; and nineteen by the name of Cowles, before 1848 ; two of the name of Cole at Brown University, and four Cowles at Williams College.
There have been several distinct families in Connecticut in its early settlement.
COLFAX, JOHN, at New London, not early. Geo. Colfax, at a still later period, was common-council-man and alderman at New London, several years. John Colfax was one who opened Hill St. at N. L. in 1752. (See Caulk.)
COLEFOXE, COLFAX, COLEFAX, WM. We first found him fined 20s. at court in Hartford, Sept. 4, 1645, for a misdemeanor. He is next found in 1647 or '48, before the court at Hartford, for la- boring to inveigle the affections of Write, his dau'r, and fined £5. Next defendant in court for a debt of £16, in favor of Jervis Mudge, in Dec., 1648. In Dec., 1649, he is plaintiff in court at Hartford, against John Sadler, and recovered &4. (See Court Record.)
WM. COLEFOX or COLEFEX, had four parcels of land in Wethersfield, he purchased of Samuel " Willas," Nov. 15, 1649. William was at Wethersfield, m Alsie, his wife, and had children born there, viz .: Elizabeth, b. April, 1653 ; John, b. Feb., 1655 ; Mary, b. Feb., 1657 ; Jonathan, b. Feb., 1659. His estate distrib- uted to his children in 1661.
COLEFAX, JONATHAN, son of Wm., of Wethersfield, m. Mary, May 28, 1696, and had Sarah, b. March 3, 1697, and perhaps others. Jonathan, d. Dec. 17, aged about 53 years, and his property distributed to his children, John, Jonathan, Sarah, Elizabeth, m. Henry Arnold, and Mary.
John, of Wethersfield, d. at Wethersfield, 1681.
John Colefox's inventory taken Dec., 1676, £30 ; d. in Windsor, 1676 ; no issue. Colefox has four coats of arms.
COLEGROVE, ISAAC, died at Suffield, of palsy, Dec. 20, aged 85 years. This name is found in New York.
COLDGROVE, NATHAN, of the second society of Colchester. His son John bap. July 27, 1783.
One by this name graduated at Yale College, 1849.
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COLEMAN, THOMAS, was an early settler at Wethersfield, Conn .; appointed by the particular court, with Francis Norton, to appraise damage done in a field of corn, 1639; juror, Oct., 1644 ; defendant in court, 1643. In 1645, he with Nath'l Dickinson, were appointed by the P. court to take the particulars of the estate of Mr. Parksman, then deceased, and return the same to the court. Defend. ant in court May 19, 1647. In 1654, was appointed by the Gen. Court, with Edward Stebbing, to draw rules for sealing leather, and deputy the same session. At the Gen. Court, March, 1657-8, he was freed from watching, warding and training, if he proved he was over sixty years of age. He was juror Dec., 1641 ; Sept., 1645; Oct., 1645; Dec., 1647; four sessions in 1648; representative to the Gen. Court four sessions in 1650 ; in May, 1651; May, 1652 ; also in June, Sept., Oct. and Feb., 1652; April, August and Sept., 1653, and repeatedly afterward. Few if any gentleman in the col- ony was as frequently a member of the Gen. Court as Mr. Coleman ; few sustained a higher reputation in the colony. Oct. 3, 1654, he and Mr. Hollister and Nath'l Dickinson, of Wethersfield, were ap- pointed to join with the Dep. Gov., to see to the pressing of men and procuring necessaries in Wethersfield, to attend the expedition to Nar- ragansett in the Ninigret war. Thomas Coleman, of Marlborough, England, farmer, embarked at Hampton, in the James, of London, for N. E., about April, 1635. He took charge of Ab'm Easton's estate until the court settled the administration, March, 1647. He was much given to litigation, as many of the early settlers were. He was appraiser of John Cattell's estate, dec'd, of Wethersfield, July 17, 1644.
Notwithstanding the popularity of Mr. Coleman, at Wethersfield, he was one of the signers at. Goodman Ward's house in Hartford, April 18, 1659, to remove, with their families, out of the jurisdiction of Conn. into Mass., (see p. 97, ante,) for the purpose of settling the town of Hadley, and he with many others did remove and settled the town in 1659 and '60, headed by Gov. Webster, who being in poor health, stopped at Northampton for a time.
Mr. Coleman was probably married and his children born before he came to Wethersfield, if he was over 60 years old in 1657-8. Tho's Coleman died at Hadley, in 1674. The births of his children are not found upon the record at Weth'fd. Noah and John are sup- posed to have been his sons. John, defendant in court at Hartford, 1648 ; free, 1658. Coleman, Noah, of Hadley, m. Mary Crow, Dec. 27, 1666, and Mary Coleman m. Peter Montague, at Hadley, in 1680.
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Noah, Sen., d. at Hadley, July 20, 1676. Mary, dau'r of Noah, d. at Hadley, Sept., 1671.
COLEMAN, NOAH, of Hadley, (supposed son of Noah, Sen.,) appears to have removed to Colchester, Conn., after the death of Noah, Sen .; had a son Joseph, b. June 28, 1706, d. 1770 ; an early settler at Colchester. Hannah Coleman, widow, at Colchester, Sept. 23, 1727 ; d. 1765. Noah Coleman, of Colchester, (supposed son of Noah, Jun.,) had a dau'r Pybell, bap. Nov. 11, 1733; Noah, bap. Jan. 11, 1736 ; Ozias, bap. Dec. 24, 1738, perhaps others.
COLEMAN, JOHN, of Hadley, m. Mary -, in Sept., 1667. He owned a share in mill swamp lots in Hadley, in 1669 ; his dau'r Mary was b. at Wethersfield, Nov. 29, 1672; Eliz'th, b. Jan. 14, 1677. John Coleman m. Hannah, dau'r of James Wright, April 24, 1695, and had Mary, b. Dec. 13, 1695 ; John, b. May 12, 1698 ; Thomas, b. June 6, 1701; Hannah, b. Sept. 25, 1704; Elisha, b. Oct. 8, 1707. Mrs. H. Coleman d. Aug., 1741. His son John m. Comfort Robbins, of Wethersfield, and had Comfort, b. Aug. 29, 1727 ; John, b. July 27, 1729 ; Elizabeth, b. Oct. 24, 1731 ; Han- nah, b. Sept. 19, 1734 ; Thomas, b. May 28, 1737. ELISHA, son of John, Sen., m. Anne Rose, and had a son Peleg, b. Aug. 19, 1738; Anne, b. Dec. 22, 1739; Zadock, b. Aug. 27, 1746, perhaps others.
COLEMAN, NATHAN'L, m. Ruth Beadle, Jan. 19, 1744, and had issue, Mary, b. 1745 ; Benjamin, b. April 21, 1747; Sarah, b. 1749, d. in infancy ; Apphia, b. 1751. His wife, Ruth, d. Feb. 20, 1751, and he m. second wife, Comfort Loveman, Nov. 23, 1752, and had a son Nath'l, b. Dec. 30, 1755. ZADOCK, son of Elisha, m. Hannah Goodrich, Sept. 28, 1774, and Zadock b. 1776, and the father d. soon after. PELEG, son of Elisha, of Wethersfield, m. Rebecca Dickinson, and had Thomas, b. Feb. 10, 1761 ; Sarah, b. 1763; Elisha, b. 1765 ; Anne, b. 1767 ; George, b. 1769, d .; sec- ond George, b. 1771, and John, b. July 10, 1773.
Nathaniel was of Hatfield, in 1717. John in 1672. Thomas d. there 1674. Nath'l m. Mary Ely, 1705 ; both of Hatfield.
COLEMAN, EBENEZER, of Colchester, m. Ruth Nichols, March 11, 1704-5, and had children : Niels, b. Feb. 20, 1706-7; Ruth, b. June 20, 1709; Mehitabel, b. July 14, 1713; Mary, b. 1718. Ebenezer d. there, Nov. 30, 1740, aged 60. Joseph, d. there 1770, aged 64. Noah d. there 1770, aged 67. (Record by Otis. )
COLEMAN, NOAH, of Colchester, had a son Josiah, who set- tled first at Hebron, and in 1771, removed and settled at Sharon,
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where he represented the town in the legislature in 1783, '84 and '88. Children : Josiah, d. in Milford in 1777; Dr. Aaron, settled at War- ren, Elihu, Jesse and Amasa.
COLEMAN, RICHARD, m. Anne, widow of Thomas Wilcox, Sept. 2, 1728, and had issue, b. in Middletown : John, b. Aug. 3, 1729 ; Mary, b. Aug. 20, 1731, d. 1732 ; second Mary, b. May 10, 1733.
COLEMAN, NIELS, son of Ebenezer and Ruth, of Colchester, b. 1706-7, had sons Ebenezer and Josiah, bap. at Colchester, Sept. 16, 1733 ; Eliz'th, bap. April 20, 1735 ; Nathaniel, bap. May 22, 1737 ; Daniel, 1741 ; Niles or Niels bap. May 17, 1741.
Whether the family of Wethersfield and Hadley were relatives of William and Elizabeth, his wife, of Boston, the parents of Rev. Ben- jamin, D. D., who was b. at Boston, Oct. 19, 1673, and grandson of Mathew and Grace Coleman, of Salterly, in Suffolk county, England, is not known.
William Coleman, aged 16, passenger in the Assurance de Lo. for Virginia, 1635. Joseph Coleman, of Sandwich, England, shoe- maker, and Sarah, his wife, with four children, took passage from Sandwich to America, certified under the seal of office of mayoralty, June 9, 1637. Farmer notes Edward Coleman, Boston, 1651; son Joseph, b. 1656 ; Joseph, of Scituate, 1638; Wm., Boston, b. in En- gland, father of Benj'n, D. D .; also, Thomas Coleman, Newbury, 1635, free, 1637 ; went to Nantucket and d. 1685 ; and sons Benj'n, b, 1640; Joseph, b. 1642; Isaac, b. 1647.
This name yet is found at Glastenbury and other parts of Conn.
Seven by the name of Coleman, had graduated at Yale College before 1845; and one Coleman and six by the name of Colman, at Harvard College.
COLDICOTTS, COLLICOTTS, RICHARD, withdrew his ac- count against Francis Styles, &c., June, 1646, at Hartford. Sept., 1650, Mr. Gayler and John Bissell were chosen by the Gen. Court to arbitrate between Mr. Richard Collicott and Mr. Mathew Allyn, and bring it to an issue.
Coldicott has one coat of arms.
Farmer notes Edward Collicott, Representative to the Gen. Court in Mass., 1642. Richard, of Dorchester, free, 1633, member of the ar. co., 1637 ; rep. 1637; removed to Boston, and d. there, 1686. His wife, Joanna d. Aug. 5, 1660. Thomasen, another wife, had children, Experience, b. 1641, and Dependance, b. July 5, 1643.
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COLL, HONORY, a settler at Middletown before 1700-(per- haps intended for Henry Cole.)
COLLIER, WM., of Plymouth colony, came to N. England in 1633 ; assistant in that colony from 1634 to 1665, except 1638, '52 and '53, being twenty-eight years ; commissioner of the United Col- onies in 1643, (Far .; ) one of the important and influential settlers in the colony. (Hon. ) Wm. Collier, one of the first settlers of Plym- outh, had a dau'r Mary, who m. Gov. Thomas Prince, of Plymouth. He first m. Patience, dau'r of the noted Wm. Brewster, in 1624; she d. in 1634. He was elected governor in 1635, and then lived at Duxbury, and m. Mary Collier for second wife the same year. Gov. Prince removed to Eastham in 1644, where his second wife d. and he returned to Plymouth in 1663. Mr. John Loring, of Hull, Mass., born there about 1673, son of Deacon Benjamin, m. Eliz'th, daughter of John Collier, Feb. 10, 1709. (His. Reg.) Moses, of Hingham, made freeman, 1652. Thomas, free, May 6, 1646. Thomas, of Hingham, said to have died April 6, 1646. (See Farmer.)
COLLIER, JOSEPH, was the first of the name in Conn .; he was probably from Salem or Hingham, about 1660. He lived at Pine- field, in Hartford, in 1668, and m. Eliz'th Sanford, of Hartford, a sister of Robert and Zach'h Sanford. Hed. Nov. 16, 1691, and his widow, Eliz'th, d. 1695-6, and her brothers Zechariah and Robert Sanford, were administrators. Her estate, £57, 12s. 4d. Their children :
1. Joseph, aged 23 in 1691, (at the death of his father.)
2. Mary Phelps, aged 22, of Simsbury.
3. Sarah, aged 18.
4. Elizabeth, 16.
5. Abel, aged 14.
6. John, aged 12; m. Eliz'th Humphries, 1705.
7. Abigail, aged 9, m. Samuel Peck, March 6, 1700-1.
8. Susannah, aged 7.
9. Ann, aged 4 years.
His son John chose his uncle, Z. Sanford, for his guardian, in 1697.
Joseph, Sen., propounded for a freeman at Hartford, Oct., 1671.
COLLIER, JOSEPH, JUN., son of Joseph, Sen., of Hartford, m. Sarah Forbes, April 15, 1695, and had children, viz .:
1. Joseph, 3d, b. May 4, 1696.
2. Mary, b. Jan. 9, 1698.
3. Abel, b. Sept. 21, 1700 ; d. 1701.
4. Sarah, b. Nov. 6, 1702.
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5. Second Abel, b. Nov. 20, 1704.
6. Hezekiah, b. March 22, 1707.
7. Daniel, b. March 17, 1709-10.
Joseph, the father, d. Sept. 25, 1738, aged 69.
COLLIER, ABEL, son of Joseph, Sen., d. unmarried in 1697, and his property, £61, 16s. 2d. distributed to his brothers and sisters.
COLLIER, JOHN, SEN., son of Joseph, Sen., m. Eliz'th Hum- phries, July 4, 1705, and had children, viz .:
1. Eunice, b. Nov. 15, 1703.
2. Elizabeth, b. April 14, 1706.
3. John.
4. Mary.
5. Thankful.
John d. Aug. 2, 1730. Inventory over £600.
COLLIER, JOHN, JUN., d. about 1734. Inventory accepted, 1736, about £300. Mary, his dau'r, aged 16, chose Wilterton Mer- rill for guardian in 1735-6 ; perhaps had other children.
COLLIER, CAPT. HEZEKIAH, b. 1707, son of Joseph, Jun., and Sarah (Forbes,) m. Hepzibah -- , who was his widow. He d. Dec. 15, 1763, aged 56. His will, dated 1761, presented by his son Hezekiah, 1763. Inventory, £1,436, 16s. 5d. He had lands in Hartford, in Windsor, Springfield, &c. He was noted for his good common sense. His children named were :
1. Hezekiah, Jun.
2. Grove, d. July 20, 1768, aged 29.
3. John, d. aged 6, in 1740.
4. Hepzibah, m. Chenevard.
5. Ann, d. (perhaps) May 7, 1754, aged 18.
He gave Pompey, his negro boy, to his wife, and black boy, Dick, to his son Hezekiah. Hepzibah, his widow, d. Nov. 22, 1770, aged 57 years.
COLLIER, CAPT. HEZEKIAH, JUN., m. Jennett Evens, of Va., who was his widow. He d. March, 1768, aged 37 years, and his will presented by his executors, George Smith and James Church, at Hartford, in 1768. Inventory, £1,365, 16s. 4d. Children :
1. Daniel, d. single, aged 29.
2. Wm., m. Abigail Goodwin, dau'r of Ozias Goodwin.
3. Martha, m. James Bull.
4. Catherine, m. Hezekiah Merrill.
5. Margaret, m. Maj. John Caldwell, (first wife.)
Jennett, his widow, d. Oct. 28, 1806, aged 75 years.
COLLIER, WILLIAM, son of Capt. Hezekiah, Jun., m. Abigail Goodwin, dau'r of Ozias, and had children :
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1. Hepzibah, b. May 8, 1778 ; d. single.
2. Hezekiah, b. March 26, 1780 ; m. in New York.
3. Anna, b. Oct. 31,1781; d. 1784.
4. Daniel, b. May 2, 1784 ; m. in St. Kitts.
5. Wm., b. Nov. 24, 1785; m. Harriet Ward.
6. Patty, b. Sept. 5, 1790 ; m. John McAuchan, of Enfield.
7. George, b. Jan. 14, 1793 ; m. Heppy Steel, and moved to Ohio.
COLLIER, WILLIAM, son of William, m. Harriet Ward, of N.
Haven, a descendant of Andrew Ward, Sen., and had children, viz .:
1. Hezekiah, b. May 27, 1807; d. at sea in 1832.
2. George, b. Sept. 14, 1809 ; d. single at N. H., Nov., 1848.
3. Martha M., b. Jan., 181S.
4. Jane, d. in infancy.
5. Harriet A., b. Feb. 13, 1819.
6. Henry Ward, b. Feb. 9, 1823 ; a sailor and single.
7. John Caldwell, b. April 15, 1825 ; m. Maria Burt.
8. Ozias Goodwin, b. March 3, 1829.
9. William, b. March 23, 1831.
COLLIER, JOSEPH, 3D, grandson of Joseph, Sen., settled in Windsor, where he died in 1767 ; left no issue ; wife Abiah. Wm. Manly, adm'r. Gave most of his estate to his wife for her life. After her death, he gave it all to Wm. Dart, a boy, who had lived with him. His second wife, Hannah, his widow, d. in 1750-1, and Charles Humphrey, of Simsbury, admin'r on her estate in 1751.
COLLIER, ABEL, son of Joseph, Jun., m. Rachel, who was his relict. He d., and Stephen Hosmer, adm'r in 1746. Issue at his decease :
1. Thomas, aged 16.
2. Joseph, aged 11 ; Rachel, Sarah and Mary.
His widow Rachel, d. in 1749. Her estate, £1,216, 8s. 3d. Her will dated Feb. 6, 1747-8.
COLLIER, DANIEL, son of Joseph, Jun., of Hartford ; wife Thankful, who was his widow. He was supposed to have d., being absent. Inventory presented, £1,184, 1s. 7d. He left children, Sarah Sheldon, aged 19; Thankful and Susannah ; no sons found. The widow d. Dec. 24, 1772, aged 85.
COLLIER, CAPT. THOMAS, son of Abel, m. Ruth -- , who was administratrix, with Hezekiah Collier, on his estate, in 1763. Inventory, £288, 9s. 9d. He died Aug. 5, 1763, aged 54 or 34. Issue :
1. Abel, bap. Jan, 18, 1730.
2. Sarah, bap. Jan. 30, 1732.
3. Second Abel, bap. April 28, 1734.
4. Joseph, bap. July 17, 1737.
5. Rachel, bap. June 8, 1740.
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COLLIER, RICHARD, supposed by some to have been a de- scendant of Joseph, Sen., of Hartford, by a different branch from Hezekiah, but claimed by his immediate descendants to have come to Litchfield from Hartford, about 1775, and from Boston to Hart- ford. His son Thomas was many years a printer at Litchfield, Ct., but removed with his family about 1810 to Owego, N. Y., and from thence to Binghampton, where he died since 1830. He m. -- Stockwell, in early life, and had children, viz .: Thomas G., who be- came a printer, and removed to the state of Georgia, where he died and left a large family.
POLLY, dau'r of Tho's, Sen., m. Hon. John C. Wright, former member of Congress from Ohio.
THO'S, SEN., also had a dau'r, who m. at Binghampton, N. Y., and a son Daniel, counselor and attorney at law at Steubenville, . Ohio. Hon. John A. Collier, another son of Thomas, of Binghamp- ton, N. Y., read law in the office of Reeve & Gould, at Litchfield, about 1806, where his talents were fully developed to his fellow-stu- dents, and have since been as fully appraised by the freemen of the state of New York, as a lawyer and statesman, and have placed him in several of the most important offices in their gift. He has had three wives, and has two sons, who are lawyers, and perhaps other children.
Coats of Arms. Collyear has 1 ; Collyer has 4 ; Colyear, (Earl of Portmore,) 1.
Two of this name had graduated at Harvard College in 1848, and one at Brown University.
COLLINS, JOHN, of Branford, m. Mary, widow of Henry Kings; ton, or Kingsworth, one of the first twenty-five settlers of Guilford, Ct .; m. June 2, 1669. He lived at Guilford a part of his life, but died at Branford in 1704. He probably had been twice married. John Collins was offered to be made a freeman from Guilford, Oct., 1669. Deputy, Oct., 1672. John Collins assessed at Guilford in 1642 or '50, £68, 4s. Children :
1. John, b. 1665. 2. Robert, b.
3. Mary, m. Mr. Chapman.
COLLINS, JOHN, son of John, (Lebanon,) born probably at Branford, 1665, m. Ann Leete, dau'r of John, son of Gov. Leete, July 23, 1691. Children :
1. Ann, b. March 9, 1692; m. Daniel Bartlett, March 31, 1720.
2. Mary, b. April 11, 1694.
3. John, b. Feb. 23, 1697 ; m. Rachel Mix, of N. H., April 26, 1716.
4. Timothy, b. Feb. 11, 1698, and d. same month.
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5. Second Timothy, Rev., b. April 13, 1699 ; graduated at Yale Coll., 1718 ; minister of Litchfield.
6. Daniel, b. June 13, 1701 ; m. Lois Cornwall, March 15, 1725 ; d. 1751.
7. Susannah, b. Oct. 5, 1703.
8. Samuel, b. Nov. 2, 1704 ; m. Margary Leete, Oct. 20, 1731 ; he d. Dec. 6, 1784.
9. Mercy, b. 1706 ; m. Mr. Hobson ; she d. Aug. 12, 1796.
10. Avis, b. 1708 ; m. Peter Buell, of Litchfield.
11. Oliver, b. Oct. 18, 1710 ; m. 1, Elizabeth Hall, 2. Ann Smithson, and 3. Abigail Bartlett.
12. Eunice, b. April 1, 1714.
COLLINS, REV. TIMOTHY, son of John, was the first settled minister of Litchfield. He probably went to Litchfield about 1721, from Lebanon or Guilford, on the first settlement of Litchfield. He was ordained there June 19, 1723, though he accepted his call to set- tle, Dec., 1721, and dismissed Oct., 1752. After his dismission, he was appointed justice of the peace, which he accepted, and remained there as a physician. He was extensively known as a physician, as many other clergymen were at that time. His wife was also much employed in one branch of surgery, and on the birth of Ursula Nor- ton, of Goshen, she (Mrs. Collins) was sent for, and drawn upon a hand-sled in Jan., 1780, a distance of four and a half miles. He d. 1776. Rev. Timothy m. Eliz'th Hyde, of Lebanon, Jan. 16, 1723, and had children born in Litchfield, viz .:
1. Oliver, b. March 7, 1724 ; m. Sarah Hyde, of Lebanon, June 22, 1746.
2. Anne, b. Aug. 24, 1725; m. Isaac Baldwin, Esq., clerk of the county of L.
3. Charles, b. Aug. 5, 1727 ; m. Ann Huntington, of Lebanon, June 18, 1752 ; lived at Litchfield South Farms.
4. Lewis, b. Aug. S, 1729.
5. Rhoda, b. May 3, 1731 ; had four husbands.
6. Cyprian, b. March 4, 173 -; m. Azuba Gibbs, Jan. 9, 1756 ; he settled in Goshen.
7. Ambrose, b. March 30, 1737.
8. John, b. June 1, 1739 ; m. Sarah 'Parmele, Jan. S, 1769. He lived at / Litchfield, in the Luke Lewis house, which he built.
Rev. Timothy died 1776.
OLIVER, son of Rev. T. Collins, of Litchfield, born 1724, m. Sarah Hyde, of Lebanon, 1746, and had one child recorded at Litch- field, viz .:
1. Timothy, b. April 16, 1748.
AMBROSE, son of Rev. Timothy, graduated at Yale College, 1758, became a minister, and went among the Indians as missionary, by whom he was probably murdered, as he was never heard from afterward by his friends.
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GENEALOGY OF THE PURITANS.
CHARLES, son of Rev. Timothy, b. 1727, m. Ann Huntington, of Lebanon, June 18, 1752, and had children at Litchfield :
1. Lewis, b. Oct. 29, 1753.
2. Elizabeth, b. Sept. 25, 1755.
3. Lois and Eunice, twins, b. Oct. 11, 1757.
4. Anne, b. Oct. 10, 1759.
5. Charles, Jun., Aug. 14, 1761.
6. Rhoda, b. Oct. 5, 1764.
7. Lorain, b. May 1, 1767.
8. Darius, b. Nov. 8, 1769.
COLLINS, CYPRIAN, son of Rev. Timothy, of Litchfield, was born 1733. His father deeded to him fifty acres of land in Goshen, July 2, 1759. He settled in Goshen, and became the progenitor of the Goshen Collins's. He m. Azuba Gibbs, of Litchfield, Jan. 9, 1756, and had issue :
1. Ambrose, b. March 28, 1756 ; m. Mary Baldwin.
2. Triphena, b. Aug. 21, 1757 ; m. Abrahanı Wadhams.
3 Amanda, b. March 27, 1759 ; m, Joseph Brooks.
4. Philo, b. Jan. 5, 1761 ; m. Olive Foot.
5. Anna, b. Nov. 21, 1762 ; m. Moses Wadhams.
6. Luranda, b. Aug. 28, 1764 ; m. Elijah Towner.
7. Rhoda, b. June 30, 1766 ; m. Alexander Norton.
8. Timothy, b. Jan. 11, 1769; m. Miriam Norton.
9. Cyprian, Jun., b. Nov. 6, 1770 ; m. Huldah Norton.
10. Phebe, b. Jan. 25, 1773 ; m. David Wadhams.
11. Tyrannus, m. Eliza Goodwin.
Cyprian resided for a time at Litchfield after he was married. His first child was born there. He died Jan. 8, 1809, aged 76. She died Aug. 24, 1823, aged 89 years.
AMBROSE, son of Cyprian Collins, b. at Litchfield, 1756. He m. Mary Baldwin, dau'r of Samuel, and had children :
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