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My ggggm was Sarah Collins, born 1784 or ’86 in Hawkins Co. TN. Can anyone shed light on parents? She married James Cox there in 1806, died 1858 in McMinn Co. I’ve been through several forums and always hit a dead end with her, but find others looking too! Their daughter, Jane Cox, marrried Aquila Leatherwood (Cherokee mixed-blood). Daughter Angeline Leatherwood Eaton, my ggm, was rejected Miller applicant. Any help greatly appreciated!
what are some of the surnames that are associated with your collins lines? What other states did they live in? What years? That would help;
Welcome, Mark,
There may be a clue here……
Hawkins Co was created from Sullivan Co in 1785 (as Spencer Co) and Sullivan Co was created in 1779 from Washington Co., NC.
In a list of names from various court proceedings of Washington Co., (from Ray’s “Tennessee Cousins”, p.16, orig. c.1950), are the following:
“COX, John; deed in 1778.
COX, John; 1783 in Hawkins County.
COX, Edward; 1777, Methodist Church mem.
COX, William; surety for RAY.
COX, Willaim Sr.; Hawkins County.
COLLINS, Hezekiah.
COLLINS, Phoebe.”
These are the only COLLINS’s there.
The RAY (above) was James RAY, according to this source, was in Hawkins Co area (Washington Co) in 1780.
Part of Hancock Co was in Hawkins Co until 1844.
Page 191 of the same source:
“SOLOMON MITCHELL AND TWO SONS OF WILLIAM AMIS
Solomon MITCHELL, probably one of the sons of Joab MITCHELL (killed by the Indians, and whose wife was Ann HENDERSON, from Granville Co., North Carolina) and John AMIS and Lincoln AMIS, probably sons of William AMIS, the first Hawkins County settler, together with Alexander TRENT (who came from Henrico & Goochland Co., Va.), with the BOULDEN, ANDERSON, BRYANT and COLLINS families, all settled in the same locality, about three or four miles South of SNEEDVILLE (previously named GREASY CREEK). A settlement also existed at MULBERRY GAP, and it is thought that a family by the name of NEWMAN, that may have lived there, gave the name to NEWMAN’s RIDGE, which runs through the county parallel with the CLINCH RIVER.”
p. 13, same source: “Signers of the Watauga Petition for the District of Washington, 1776
(signed as non-members of the committee)
Abraham COX
Edward COX
John COX, jr.
John I. COX
William COX”
(no COLLINS on this list)
If you have a lot of time 🙂 , use the “search” button above the listing of postings and search on “collins” or “sarah and collins”.
A lot has been posted here that has not necessarily been posted on various other genealogy forums. Happy Hunting,
Bill Childs
Many thanks, Bill. Sarah’s husband, James Cox, was the son of Tabitha Amis Cox (b. 1764 Bladen Co., N.C.) and “Capt.” John Ned Cox (b. 1758, Baltimore), so some of the connections might make sense. Tabitha’s father was Thomas Amis (IV) born in Va. in 1743 or ’44, but died in Hawkins Co. in 1797. John’s father has been listed by others as John Cox Sr., so he may be the signer of the Watauga petition.
You may have this already, but just in case…..
Listed in Worth S. Ray’s “Tennessee Cousins” for Hawkins County, Tenn is Thomas Amis, b. Jan. 1744/45, who moved to Hawkins Co from Bladen Co., NC.
His line as quoted from that source is :
“Thomas Amis, grandfather of the man (also Thomas Amis) who came to Hawkins County, is said to have been of Huguenot extraction and in 1722, married in Middlesex Co., Va, Rachel DANIEL, the daughter of James DANIEL of Middlesex and his wife Margaret VIVIAN. By this marriage two sons were born:
“1. Thomas Amis, (1732-1764) who moved to Northhampton Co., NC, where he left a will in 1764, naming his wife Lucy and sons John and Thomas, who settled in Halifax Co., NC.
‘2. John Amis (b.1724) who married Mary DILLARD in 1743, and who died in Northampton County, NC, leaving a will dated Feb 18, 1764, in which he named his wife Mary, and two sons:
2a) Thomas Amis (b. Jan. 1744)
2b) William Amis.
‘William Amis, the oldest brother was Commissary for the 3rd NC Regiment during the Revolution, being succeded by his brother Thomas Amis, who moved to Duplin County (NC) about 1767, to Bladen Co in 1778, and to Hawkins Co., Tenn shortly thereafter. He served in the Provincial Congress at Halifax in 1776, and in the State Senate in Tenn in 1788. He was married Jan. 27, 1763 to Alice GALE, daughter of Thomas Whitney GALE and his wife Mary GRIFFITH. Two of his children:
1. Mary Amis married Joseph ROGERS.
2. Rachel Amis married James HAGAN.” – end quote.
There are several references for Thomas Amis in Hawkins Co records in “Tennessee Cousins”, which book is not necessarily the bible of Tenn genealogy, but it’s the most comprehensive reference source I’ve found. Copyrighted in 1950, some of its material may have been updated by later research, but certainly can be used as a guide in your research.
The one reference to Hezekiah Collins is the only one on him. “Hezekiah” usually is associated with the Quakers but I found nothing for him in the Encyclopedia of Quaker Genealogy (Quakers had been in the backcountry of NC & SC since 1688.)
Bill
Mark,
Just a heads up….. working on a study of this area to tie specific families to origin families in NC and Va, some of yours among them although this work leans principally in the Collins direction. Don’t know when this will be completed because it’s obviously open-ended but I’m going to post updates here from time to time on these families, so stay tuned. Bill
I just found this thread while searching for TRENT. Hope you don’t mind me bringing it back around. Bill, have you posted your study yet?
Thanks!
Still verifying sources, first hand. Spent a couple days in Lee Co., Va last week. More places to go this year.
and the circle grows smaller…..
Stagville, in Durham co (part of old Orange) was home to Richard Bennehan and Mary (nee) Amis, daughter of Thomas Amis of Northampton co. This would be Thomas Amis who died in 1764.
Also according to Jean Anderson in Piedmont Plantation, Thomas Gale Amis, a nephew of Mary Amis Bennehan, having been orphaned early in life, called Stagville home.
Bill Childs wrote: In a list of names from various court proceedings of Washington Co., (from Ray’s “Tennessee Cousins”, p.16, orig. c.1950), are the following:
“COX, John; deed in 1778.
COX, John; 1783 in Hawkins County.
COX, Edward; 1777, Methodist Church mem.
COX, William; surety for RAY.
COX, Willaim Sr.; Hawkins County.
COLLINS, Hezekiah.
COLLINS, Phoebe.”
Is Ray’s “Tennessee Cousins” available online anywhere?
I’d like to see who else is listed…:)
Rock – not that I know of. If there are names of interest to you, let me know and I’ll take a look, but I’ve already looked for the Riddles without finding anyone that may be significantly connected.
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