Jesse Collins

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name
Jesse Collins
aka
[Jesse Collens, Jese Collins]
sex
male
access
public
summary
Married Mary Reed in Clay County, Kentucky, on 13 Dec 1827, with the written consent of her father, James Reed, and was probably in Morgan County, Indiana, by 1830; their children were born in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. The family was farming in Appanoose County, Iowa, when he probably died there in 1847. Father of Mary Elizabeth Collins, who married Eli Woodruff Bruner, and probably a son of Meredith Collins.
born
date
c. 1804
place
Virginia, probably Russell County
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[census-1880-benton-county-arkansas-bruner, census-1810-floyd-county-meredith-collins, tax-list-1799-russell-county-va]
research
research/collins-reed/meredith_collins_research.md
note
No birth record. The year fits the run of Polly Holloway's children and the four boys under 10 in Meredith's 1810 household. His daughter Mary Elizabeth gave both her parents' birthplace as Virginia in 1880, and Meredith was on the Russell County tax rolls 1799-1809. FamilySearch has North Carolina, and an older note Kentucky.
died
date
1847
place
probably Appanoose County, Iowa
basis
compiled
confidence
probable
sources
[online-tree-familysearch, census-1850-appanoose-county-wells-township]
note
The year is from FamilySearch; his wife was a widow heading her own household in December 1850. No death record or grave found.
residences
date
1810
place
Floyd County, Kentucky
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[census-1810-floyd-county-meredith-collins]
note
One of the four boys under ten in his father Meredith's Floyd County household of ten.
date
1827
place
Clay County, Kentucky
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[marriage-bond-collins-reed-1827]
note
Gave the marriage bond at Clay County in Nov 1827, with Stephen Reed as surety.
date
1830
place
Morgan County, Indiana
basis
documented
confidence
probable
sources
[census-1830-morgan-county-indiana-jesse-collins]
note
Head of household. Not rechecked against the image.
date
c. 1838
place
Morgan County, Illinois
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
sources
[census-1830-morgan-county-indiana-jesse-collins]
note
Between Morgan County, Indiana (1830) and St. Louis County, Missouri (1840); son Kalaska was born in Morgan County, Illinois, about 1838.
date
1840
place
St. Louis County, Missouri
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
note
The J. Collins household in St. Ferdinand Township in 1840 is a probable match; the children's births run Illinois c. 1838, Missouri c. 1840.
father
id
meredith-collins-1760
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
research
research/collins-reed/Meredith_Collins_Origin_Line_Addendum.md
note
The research calls this settled (23 Sep 2026). No record names his father; the case is his age, which fits Polly Holloway's children, the room for him in Meredith's 1810 household, and his brother Hiram's witnessing his consent note.
alternatives
id
bradley-collins-1787
claimed_by
older notes and some online trees
confidence
disproven
note
Bradley was about seventeen when Jesse was born; they were half-brothers.
name
Solomon "Old Sol" Collins (b. 1789), son of David Collins and Thompsey Posting
claimed_by
an earlier hypothesis in the research (Branch A)
confidence
disproven
note
Jesse was born before Solomon's marriage of 1812, and Solomon was in Indiana when Mary Elizabeth was born in Kentucky.
mother
id
polly-holloway-1780
basis
inferred
confidence
probable
research
research/collins-reed/Meredith_Collins_Origin_Line_Addendum.md
spouses
id
mary-reed-1804
married
date
13 Dec 1827
place
Clay County, Kentucky
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[marriage-register-clay-county-kentucky, marriage-register-clay-county-minister-1826-1827, marriage-consent-james-read-1827, marriage-bond-collins-reed-1827]
note
By J. Ambres (Ambrose), the same day and minister as Stephen Reed and Nancy Powell, probably a double wedding. James Read's consent note is dated 25 Nov 1827; the bond, with Stephen Reed as surety, was given in November.
basis
documented
confidence
proven
sources
[marriage-register-clay-county-kentucky, marriage-consent-james-read-1827, marriage-bond-collins-reed-1827, death-certificate-matilda-davis-1918]

His father-in-law James Read wrote to the Clay County clerk on 25 November 1827: "Mr Abner Baker Sir ples to grant Jesse Collens lisens to marrey Mary Red and oblige them," with Stephen Read and Hiram Collins as witnesses. Jesse gave the marriage bond of £50 with Stephen Reed as his surety, both signing with their marks (record). Their daughter Mary Elizabeth had been born ten and a half months before the wedding. Their daughter Matilda's death certificate of 1918 names her parents as Jesse Collins and Mary Reed (record).

Not in Clay County in 1830: by then he and Mary were in Morgan County, Indiana, where the 1830 census has a Jesse Collins household matching theirs; Matilda was born there in May 1831. The children's birthplaces run Indiana (about 1830-1836), Illinois (about 1838) and Missouri (about 1840). The J. Collins household in St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis County, Missouri, in 1840, counted white, is a probable match but not a certain one. The family was farming in Appanoose County, Iowa, by the time he died in 1847, near Tilford and Benjamin Reed. They seem to have rented: no property is listed for his widow in 1850.

No DAR lineage runs through him.

Open questions

  • Where and when did he die? The reasoning so far (Oct 2026): he probably died in Appanoose County, Iowa, about 1845-1847, after the family got there. In 1850 his widow Mary was farming there with Reuben, 16, the eldest son at home; a widow and a boy of about 13 would hardly have started a farm in a new place alone, though they had family nearby. The 1847 year is from FamilySearch, source unknown. A record of him there about 1845 is remembered; its citation still needs finding.

  • His grave, and a death record, in Appanoose County.

  • The 1830 Morgan County page: the head's age bracket and the young girls.

  • Is the 1840 St. Ferdinand Township J. Collins household his?

  1. ---
  2. name: Jesse Collins
  3. aka: [Jesse Collens, Jese Collins]
  4. sex: male
  5. access: public
  6. summary: >-
  7. Married Mary Reed in Clay County, Kentucky, on 13 Dec 1827, with the written consent of her
  8. father, James Reed, and was probably in Morgan County, Indiana, by 1830; their children were
  9. born in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. The family was farming in Appanoose County, Iowa, when
  10. he probably died there in 1847. Father of Mary Elizabeth Collins, who married Eli Woodruff
  11. Bruner, and probably a son of Meredith Collins.
  12. born:
  13. date: c. 1804
  14. place: Virginia, probably Russell County
  15. basis: inferred
  16. confidence: probable
  17. sources: [census-1880-benton-county-arkansas-bruner, census-1810-floyd-county-meredith-collins, tax-list-1799-russell-county-va]
  18. research: research/collins-reed/meredith_collins_research.md
  19. note: No birth record. The year fits the run of Polly Holloway's children and the four boys under 10 in Meredith's 1810 household. His daughter Mary Elizabeth gave both her parents' birthplace as Virginia in 1880, and Meredith was on the Russell County tax rolls 1799-1809. FamilySearch has North Carolina, and an older note Kentucky.
  20. died:
  21. date: "1847"
  22. place: probably Appanoose County, Iowa
  23. basis: compiled
  24. confidence: probable
  25. sources: [online-tree-familysearch, census-1850-appanoose-county-wells-township]
  26. note: The year is from FamilySearch; his wife was a widow heading her own household in December 1850. No death record or grave found.
  27. residences:
  28. - date: "1810"
  29. place: Floyd County, Kentucky
  30. basis: inferred
  31. confidence: probable
  32. sources: [census-1810-floyd-county-meredith-collins]
  33. note: "One of the four boys under ten in his father Meredith's Floyd County household of ten."
  34. - date: "1827"
  35. place: Clay County, Kentucky
  36. basis: documented
  37. confidence: probable
  38. sources: [marriage-bond-collins-reed-1827]
  39. note: "Gave the marriage bond at Clay County in Nov 1827, with Stephen Reed as surety."
  40. - date: "1830"
  41. place: Morgan County, Indiana
  42. basis: documented
  43. confidence: probable
  44. sources: [census-1830-morgan-county-indiana-jesse-collins]
  45. note: Head of household. Not rechecked against the image.
  46. - date: "c. 1838"
  47. place: Morgan County, Illinois
  48. basis: inferred
  49. confidence: probable
  50. sources: [census-1830-morgan-county-indiana-jesse-collins]
  51. note: "Between Morgan County, Indiana (1830) and St. Louis County, Missouri (1840); son Kalaska was born in Morgan County, Illinois, about 1838."
  52. - date: "1840"
  53. place: St. Louis County, Missouri
  54. basis: inferred
  55. confidence: probable
  56. note: "The J. Collins household in St. Ferdinand Township in 1840 is a probable match; the children's births run Illinois c. 1838, Missouri c. 1840."
  57. father:
  58. id: meredith-collins-1760
  59. basis: inferred
  60. confidence: probable
  61. research: research/collins-reed/Meredith_Collins_Origin_Line_Addendum.md
  62. note: The research calls this settled (23 Sep 2026). No record names his father; the case is his age, which fits Polly Holloway's children, the room for him in Meredith's 1810 household, and his brother Hiram's witnessing his consent note.
  63. alternatives:
  64. - id: bradley-collins-1787
  65. claimed_by: older notes and some online trees
  66. confidence: disproven
  67. note: Bradley was about seventeen when Jesse was born; they were half-brothers.
  68. - name: Solomon "Old Sol" Collins (b. 1789), son of David Collins and Thompsey Posting
  69. claimed_by: an earlier hypothesis in the research (Branch A)
  70. confidence: disproven
  71. note: Jesse was born before Solomon's marriage of 1812, and Solomon was in Indiana when Mary Elizabeth was born in Kentucky.
  72. mother:
  73. id: polly-holloway-1780
  74. basis: inferred
  75. confidence: probable
  76. research: research/collins-reed/Meredith_Collins_Origin_Line_Addendum.md
  77. spouses:
  78. - id: mary-reed-1804
  79. married:
  80. date: 13 Dec 1827
  81. place: Clay County, Kentucky
  82. basis: documented
  83. confidence: proven
  84. sources: [marriage-register-clay-county-kentucky, marriage-register-clay-county-minister-1826-1827, marriage-consent-james-read-1827, marriage-bond-collins-reed-1827]
  85. note: By J. Ambres (Ambrose), the same day and minister as Stephen Reed and Nancy Powell, probably a double wedding. James Read's consent note is dated 25 Nov 1827; the bond, with Stephen Reed as surety, was given in November.
  86. basis: documented
  87. confidence: proven
  88. sources: [marriage-register-clay-county-kentucky, marriage-consent-james-read-1827, marriage-bond-collins-reed-1827, death-certificate-matilda-davis-1918]
  89. ---
  91. His father-in-law James Read wrote to the Clay County clerk on 25 November 1827: "Mr
  92. Abner Baker Sir ples to grant Jesse Collens lisens to marrey Mary Red and oblige them,"
  93. with Stephen Read and Hiram Collins as witnesses. Jesse gave the marriage bond of £50 with
  94. Stephen Reed as his surety, both signing with their marks
  95. ([record](/files/sources/marriage-bond-collins-reed-1827/)). Their daughter Mary Elizabeth had been
  96. born ten and a half months before the wedding. Their daughter Matilda's death certificate of 1918
  97. names her parents as Jesse Collins and Mary Reed
  98. ([record](/files/sources/death-certificate-matilda-davis-1918/)).
  100. Not in Clay County in 1830: by then he and Mary were in Morgan County, Indiana, where the
  101. 1830 census has a Jesse Collins household matching theirs; Matilda was born there in May 1831.
  102. The children's birthplaces run Indiana (about 1830-1836), Illinois (about 1838) and
  103. Missouri (about 1840). The J. Collins household in St. Ferdinand Township, St. Louis
  104. County, Missouri, in 1840, counted white, is a probable match but not a certain one.
  105. The family was farming in Appanoose County, Iowa, by the time he died in 1847, near
  106. Tilford and Benjamin Reed. They seem to have rented: no property is listed for his widow
  107. in 1850.
  109. No DAR lineage runs through him.
  111. ## Open questions
  113. - **Where and when did he die?** The reasoning so far (Oct 2026): he probably died in
  114. Appanoose County, Iowa, about 1845-1847, after the family got there. In 1850 his widow
  115. Mary was farming there with Reuben, 16, the eldest son at home; a widow and a boy of
  116. about 13 would hardly have started a farm in a new place alone, though they had family
  117. nearby. The 1847 year is from FamilySearch, source unknown. A record of him there about
  118. 1845 is remembered; its citation still needs finding.
  120. - His grave, and a death record, in Appanoose County.
  121. - The 1830 Morgan County page: the head's age bracket and the young girls.
  122. - Is the 1840 St. Ferdinand Township J. Collins household his?
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