Brief Life History of Francis
When Francis Collins was born on 6 January 1635, in Wolvercote, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Edward Collins, was 36 and his mother, Mary Clement, was 32. He married Sarah Mayham on 2 March 1663, in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Burlington, New Jersey, United States in 1681 and Borough of Haddonfield, Camden, New Jersey, United States in 1682. In 1720, at the age of 85, his occupation is listed as bricklayer in Northampton Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States. He died on 3 August 1720, in Northampton, New Jersey, British Colonial America, at the age of 85.
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- 1709 Census of Northampton, Burlington, New Jersey
- Francis Collins, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Francis Collins, "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985"
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1682
Historical Boundaries: 1682: Gloucester, New Jersey, British Colonial America 1776: Gloucester, New Jersey, United States 1844: Camden, New Jersey, United States.
1694
Historical Boundaries 1694: New Jersey Colony, British Colonial America 1776: New Jersey, United States
Name Meaning
English: variant of Colin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish and Manx: shortened Anglicized from Ó Coileáin, compare Cullen , or in Man or west Ulster shortened from Mac Coileáin, compare McQuillan and McCallion . The genitival -s is a local addition to Collin and variants after the surname was Anglicized.
Americanized form of French Colin or Collin and also Collette .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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