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An American Family History

Henry Collins, Jr.
Ralph and Thankful Shepherd and their children and Henry and Ann Collins and their children came to American together on the the “Abigail” of London, Richard Hackwell, Master. She sailed from Plymouth, England about August 1, with two hundred and twenty persons aboard. She arrived in Boston about October 8. The passengers were infected with small pox. 

Children of Anne and
Henry Collins, Sr.

  • Anne Collins
  • Henry Collins, Jr.
  • John Collins
  • Margery Collins Williams
  • Hannah Collins Ingersoll
  • Joseph Collins
  • Mary Collins Johnson
  • Benjamin Collins
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    Henry Collins, Jr. was born on October 29, 1629 in Stepney Parish, London, Middlesex County, England. His parents were Henry and Ann Collins. He immigrated to America with his parents on the “Abigail” in 1635.

    He married Mary Tolman. Mary was born in 1630 and was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Tolman.

    Henry and Mary's children, who were all born in Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, were Henry Collins (1657), Hannah Collins Brown (1659/60), John Collins (1662), Sarah Collins (1665/66), Rebecca Collins Newhall (1668), and Eleazer Collins (1673).

    Henry made his living as housewright.

    . . . in 1673, Thomas Laughton, cleric, in behalf of the selectmen of Lynn, "receivinge a note from the worshipfull maior William Hathorne and mr Henry Bartholemew a comittee chossen to see some re-paire to be done att the greate Bridge in our Towne did agree with Henry collins Juniar and Joseph Collins to repaire the same for Wm they were to haue three pounds.

    In 1691 his mother left him her horse.

    Mary died on February 27, 1714 at Lynn.
    Lady Day Before 1752 the year began on March 25th. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year, not the beginning.

    Settlers from Salem purchased land in an area known as Saugus from the Indians. This land originally included the towns of Swampscott, Nahant, Saugus and Lynnfield. In 1630 the land was incorporated as the Town of Saugus. The settlers changed the name to Lynn in 1637 in honor of their first official minister, Samuel Whiting, from King’s Lynn, England.
    A housewright built houses. Housewrights also chopped down the trees and carved the wood into boards.
         
     

    Records and Files of the Quarterly Courts of Essex County, Massachusettsby George Francis Dow, Essex Institute, 1916

    		  
     

    Copy from the Salem court records, 30: 4: 1671, of the report of Wm. Hathorne, Edmond Batter and Henry Bartholomew, who laid out the highway as it then ran along by the sea side, four rods wide, etc. Copy made by Hilliard Veren, cleric.

    Henry Collins, aged about forty-two years, deposed that he with his brother John Collins, being at work at Mr. Ralph King's when the layers out were there, the latter desired them to go along to drive the stakes, which they did. Some of the gentlemen asked how long the stakes would stand, and Mr. King said in a short time he would make substantial bounds which would remain, and that deponent and his brother should help him. They heard no more about it, but the stakes were soon gone and a fence was set by Mr. King, etc. John Collins, aged about forty years, deposed the same. Sworn in court.

    		  

     

         

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