“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists."
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
A housewright built houses. Housewrights also chopped down the trees and carved the wood into boards.
Essex County, Massachusetts was created on May 10, 1643 by the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, when it ordered "that the whole plantation within this jurisdiction be divided into four sheires."
In 1688, during theGlorious Revolution, the Protestant king and queen,William and Mary, took the English throne from Catholic King James II. The bloodless revolution profoundly impacted the American colonies.
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, included:
Henry Collins (1657),
Hannah Collins Brown (1659/60, married Thomas Brown),
John Collins (1662),
Sarah Collins (1665/66),
Rebecca Collins Newhall (1668, married John Newhall), and
Eleazer Collins (1673, married Rebecca Newhall).
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 and Henry died on October 14, 1722.
Ralph and Thankful Shepherd and their children and Henry and Ann Collins and their children came to America together on the Abigail. She arrived in Boston about October 8, 1635. The passengers were infected with smallpox.
Old Style Calendar
Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.
1677 Map of New England
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Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts was first settled by English Puritans in 1629 and was first incorporated in 1631 as Saugus.
Smallpox is caused by of two viruses: Variola major and Variola minor. Symptoms include a rash and blisters. The mortality rate for V. major is 30–35% and for V. minor is about 1%. Long-term complications include scars, blindness, and limb deformities.
