THE COLLINS FAMILY

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Charles & "Penny" (Mills) Haddock 's Descendants  

William & Mary (Collins) Haddock - Osage Co., OK

 William & Mary (Collins) Haddock - Lubbock Co., TX

William & Mary (Collins) Haddock's Families

 Charles & Sarah (Collins) Haddock, Jr. - Barry Co., MO

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William Collins, b. before 1796, because he was mentioned in the will of his grandfather, Thomas Collins [Research Note: DAR application stated b. 1802].

Collins, William, over 21, and Betsy Graham, Aug. 3, 1814, Warren Co., KY, dt. of Green Graham. Next door to William and Sarah (Graham) Easley in the 1830 Federal Census, Boone Co., MO.]

[Ref: Lafayette Co., MO; Deed Book G, Pages 99 & 100] William Collins and Elizabeth his wife of Lafayette Co., MO, to Thomas Collins of same, $50.00, SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Sec 14 Twp 49 Range 26, 40 acres. 9 March 1838, recorded 18 December 1839.

William Collins was located in 1830 in Lafayette County, MO. Collens, Richard, MO - Lafayette County, 260 1830; Collins, Thomas, MO - Lafayette County, 255 1830; and Collins, William, Lafayette County, MO, 260 1830. [William Collins, Sr., died in 1835.]

1840, Boone Co., MO, living between William Easley and Richard Justice was William Collins, listed in Cedar Twp., 1 male under 5, 1 male 10 -15, 1 male 40 to 50, 1 female 5 to 10, 2 females 5 to 10, 2 females 10 to 15, 1 female 40 to 50.

William Collins was age 59, born in TN, listed on the 1850 Barry Co., MO, Census, wife Juliet, listed his place of birth as Tennessee and age 59, living next door to Charles Haddock and wife Sarah Collins. His wife, Juliet, was born in Kentucky.

[Ref: Barry Co., MO, Probate "Packets 1844 to 18 xx. Box 42]: William Collins, Bond: 19 Sep 1855, Juliet Collins, principal, Standifer Ferguson and James L Means, Sureties.

[Wm Collins purchased 40 acres on 12-16-1850, NE SW Sec 10 T 25N, R 28W and 80 acres on 7-1-1852, S1/2 SW Sec 10 T 25N, R 28W, Barry Co., MO.]

Barry Co., MO, Page 83: William Collins, Will dated 17 Nov. 1854, filed 8 Sep 1855, named wife Juliet Collins and three children Louisa Catherine and John Henry Collins. "Juliet to have all household and kitchen furniture and one horse and one cow and calf and 10 head of sheep and five head of hogs. Also my daughter Julyan to have one cow and one ? dead and furniture and saddle and bridle and one horse beast and balance of my property to be applyed to the payment of my debts and the balance if any to be equaly divided amongst all of my lawful heirs given under my hand ..." witnesses William and Alexander Montgomery.

Barry Co., MO, Sale 3 Nov 1855, Appraisers: Standifer Ferguson, Martin Haynes, Moses E Bankes. Sold by Juliet Collins - 12 Jan 1856: James Legrand 50 Bussells corn 7.50; D M White 50 Bu corn 7.50; Jason Lambert 50 Bu corn 7.50; Juliett Collins - Bal corn 10.92; " Sundry Articles 1.50; Lewis Lambert 50 Bu corn 7.50; and Paid to John Isbell, Capps Creek, for: June 2, 1854: 2 1/4 gal Whiskey .90; Jan 18 1855 7 crushed sugar 14 1.00; 1 connon hankerchief .15; 1 bottle casteroil .25; Feb 1 - 1 sarge gimlet .20; Apr 1 - Yd ribbon .15; 1 pair ladies shoes wife 1.50; 1 sm pair shoes .90; Jul 17 2 1/2 yd callico 13 .33; 5 lb meal .50 2.50; shingles 2.50 and Jul 20 Coffin 3.00.

Oct 9, 1855: [Research Note] Elisha Jennings on 20 May 1853 due one day after date for $29.07 principle and $ 4.10 interest; One account on estate of Isaia Medlock, dated Oct 5, 1847 to one for $25.; One due bill on Benson Bauze for one dollar and eight five cents written any date; One account on Wm H Harrison for one dollar sixty two and a half cents dated 1845; One order on A S Harbin to David Standee to be paid in cattle or wheat for $7.59 cts dated 10th day of Oct 1850. One do on Mr. Steward for the same amount and same date; one note executed to A S Harbin for 35 dollars in young cattle to be valued against a second note cow and calf at ten dollars bearing date 11th of July 1848 and due twelve months after date and signed by W L H Frazier, Laben Steward, G. T. Handock, Thomas White and W R Sooter credited with 14 dollars and fifty nine cents. Forty dollars in Missouri Bank Notes. 

Aug 1856, Ordered to Court: W .L. H. Frazier, Labon Stewart, James Melton, J. A. Castom, William Oakley, Andrew Montgomery and Wm. J Collins. Charles Haddock - Plaintiff, Juliet Collins, defendant. Subpoena served 2 Aug 1856 M E Banks, Const. Capps Creek, Returned 7 Aug 1856. J N. Fly Sheriff.

[Barry County Marriage 157 Ferguson, Standiger to Collins, Judith M Nov 20, 1856 by W. L. H. Frazier, JBC] Standifer Ferguson, Adm. Appointed 1856.

In Barry County, MO, William Collins was on 80 acres on the S 1/2 of SW of Section 10, 25N, 28W in 1852 and in 1850 he was on NESW of Section 10 of 25N, 28W in 1850. These tracts would begin 1/2 mile west of the road between section 11 and section 10. They are down in the Hudson bottom.

Ref: Page 203, Barry County Pioneers, by Donna Cooper] Sarah Collins Haddock living next door to William and Juliet Collins. William Collins died about 1855, Juliet was named administrator, and had a sale which lists a number of pages, then she remarried to Standifer Ferguson and he took over as administrator to settle the estate. Standifer died and Juliet became the administrator of his estate.

George and Elizabeth were possibly children from a former marriage. They are listed as Collins children in 1850 in Barry Co., MO.

In Barry Co., MO, Capps Creek Twp., 1880 Julia Collins, widower, was listed in house # 151 as age 67, born in NC and both parents born in NC, with her was living, John son age 28 born in MO, and Joseph a son born in MO, age 22. [Research Note: Although Julia married Stanfier Fergerson after the death of William Collins, she listed herself as a Collins in 1880.]

11/22/1883, Julia Furginson, [sic] female, white, age at death was 72yr 7mth 18 days, 10-23-1883, date of death, 2:00 AM, She was married. She was an American, born in N.C., 40 years lived in Barry Co., MO; died of Consumptive,12 years ill; died at Corsicana, MO. died 10/24/1883, D. S. Davis, Corsicana undertaker; R. B. Archibald,. Purdy" was the Name & Address of Physician. [Ref: Missouri State Archives, Microfilm C 546]

Our thanks to Virginia DeMarce for her work on the Collins family.

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