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John William Collins 1615 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1615

Birth Location: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

Death Date: 10 Oct 1687

Death Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

Father: John Gaol)

Mother: Anne Collins

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thomas Farnham)

According to available records, John William Collins was born in 1615 in Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England, the child of John Willian Collins (Keeper of the Gaol) and Anne Westbrooke Collins. The family grew to include Thomas Drefer Collins (Vicar of Farnham). In the later years of life, John William Collins died in 1687 in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States.

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John Gaol)
1590 – 1686
Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England
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Anne Collins
1600 – 1678
Birth Location: Sutton, Essex, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Farnham)
1647 – 1748
Birth Location: King and Queen, Isle of Wright, Virginia, United States
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1615
    Event Place: Maidstone, Maidstone Borough, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Oct 1687
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

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