DAR Ancestor #: A024477 [Attached DAR listing showing names and birth dates courtesy of David Collins, FAG # 47968940]
Elisha Collins is believed to be the son of Joseph Collins and Lucy (Marchbanks) Collins, one of at least 11 children born between 1742 and early 1760’s.
At the age of about 19, he volunteered in Capt. Thomas Dillard's Virginia Company which joined Col. George Roger's Clark's Illinois Expedition in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They then marched to Boone's Station, Kentucky, arriving there about the middle of March. For the next 4 years Elisha fought in various parts of what are now Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois (see below for more details).
In 1782 he returned to Virginia and on April 21, 1783 married Frances Madison (a cousin of President Madison) in Halifax County, Virginia. Sometime prior to the birth of their first child, Elisha and Frances moved to Boones Station, Fayette County, Kentucky. They are believed to have had 11 children, all born in Fayette County:
1 Sarah Collins; b 25 Feb 1784, d 1822
2 Richard Collins; b 29 Apr 1785, d 17 Aug 1829
3 Nathaniel Collins (see FAG #20837905)
4 Meredith Collins (link below)
5 Gabriel Collins; b 9 Mar 1791, d ?
6 Stephen Collins; b 7 Mar 1793, d 23 Mar 1857
7 Joseph Collins; b no record (abt 1794), d 1886
8 John Collins; b 2 Nov 1796, d ?
9 Elizabeth (Collins) Trussell; b 2 Feb 1799, d 12 Mar 1827
10 Talafero Collins; b 22 Jun 1801. d ?
11 Josiah Collins (link below)
About the end of 1819 Elisha and Frances, along with several of their children moved into Alabama, settling in the southwestern part of the state in the vicinity of Greene County. Frances died in 1830 and by the June 1840 census Elisha had moved to Lauderdale County, where he lived next door to his daughter Elisha (Collins) Trussel and family. Elisha died in May/June 1842. His burial location in unknown with certainty, but is presumed to be with Frances in Green County.
Additional detail on Elisha’s revolutionary war experience follows.
Prior to Elisha Collins' marriage he served in the Revolutionary War. He volunteered in Feb. 1778 in Capt. Thomas Dillard's Virginia Company which joined Col. George Roger's Clark's Illinois Expedition in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They then marched to Boone's Station, Kentucky, arriving there about the middle of March. (Boone's Station is described in the "History of Kentucky" as being located "10 miles SE of Lexington and 5 miles NW of Boonesborough." It is also indicated as the "same as Boonesborough." Boone's Station was one of the earliest settlements in Kentucky and as were most "Stations" at that time, was a fortified group of shelters for protection against Indian raids. It apparently spread and became the community of Boonesborough.)
In June they marched to the Falls of the Ohio (where Louisville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana are now located). Here he was placed in Captain Montgomery's company. They left on June 26 (a total eclipse of the sun that day was taken as a good omen) and marched to Kaskaskia (Illinois), took possession of it and captured many prisoners. (Kaskaskia was a British fort and town populated with French and Indians at the mouth of the Kaskaskia River on the Mississippi about 9 miles north of present Chester, Illinois) He continued in service until October 1778. In May 1779 he again volunteered in Lexington, Kentucky, and served in Capt. Holder's Company of Col. John Bowman's Virginia Regiment. They marched to "Old Chillicothe" and had two engagements with the Shawnee Indians. (Chillicothe was an Indian town which served as a base for many of the Indian raids on the settlements of Kentucky. Some early maps show it located on the Little Miami River in what is now western Ohio). This service lasted 20 days. On August 1, 1780 he again volunteered in Lexington and served one month in Captain Levi Todd's Company of Col. Benjamin Logan's Regiment, and was in another engagement against the Shawnee Indians in retaliation for a series of devastating raids during the preceding winter. This time the engagement was at Pickaway. (Other reports call the site of this engagement Piqua at the present location of the city of Piqua, Ohio. (These various periods of service were acceptable Revolutionary War service for pension consideration.) [From: Tate Collins' Collins Genealogy; Collins Family Research Summary (27 Sep 1996)]; much of his original source informaiton came from (1) National Archives Pension file S.10463 Re: Elisha Collins, and (2) "A Company of Heros" by Dale Van Every]
In 1782 he returned to Virginia and on April 21, 1783 married Frances Madison (a cousin of President Madison) in Halifax County, Virginia. She was born in 1763 or '64 and died about 1830 in Alabama. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Kentucky and settled near Boones Station. It is believed all of their children were born here. (There is some reasonable thought that the last six might have been born in Lexington or another town in that area.) About the end of 1819 Elisha and Frances, along with several of their children moved into Alabama. Elisha and Frances settled in the southwestern part of the state m the vicinity of Greene County. In later years they lived in Greene County with their youngest son Josiah. By June 1840 Elisha had moved to Lauderdale County. Mississippi. He is listed in the Tax List and Census for that County. He was living next door to John Trussel whose wife was Elizabeth Collins, a daughter of Elisha. No other family members were listed with him in that census, though it did list 2 male slaves, and 2 female slaves. Elisha seems to have died i n May or early June of 1642. On June 6, 1842 the Probate Court of Lauderdale County, Mississippi appointed Meredith Collins as administrator of Elisha's estate. [From: Tate Collins' Collins Genealogy; Collins Family Research Summary (27 Sep 1996)]
Boone Station (or Boone's Station) was a settlement in Kentucky and the home of Daniel Boone from 1779 to 1782. It was located on Boone's Creek in Fayette County, Kentucky, near present Athens, Kentucky which in Boone's era was called "Crossroads." Boone moved here during the American Revolutionary War after having previously lived in Boonesborough, Kentucky. The new settlement, initially called "Boone's new station", was located on land settled in 1776 by Daniel's son Israel. At its height, the settlement consisted of about 15 to 20 families. Like other "stations" in frontier Kentucky, Boone's Station probably consisted of a number of cabins which shared a common outside wall to defend against American Indian raids.
Elisha Collins is believed to be the son of Joseph Collins and Lucy (Marchbanks) Collins, one of at least 11 children born between 1742 and early 1760’s.
At the age of about 19, he volunteered in Capt. Thomas Dillard's Virginia Company which joined Col. George Roger's Clark's Illinois Expedition in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They then marched to Boone's Station, Kentucky, arriving there about the middle of March. For the next 4 years Elisha fought in various parts of what are now Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois (see below for more details).
In 1782 he returned to Virginia and on April 21, 1783 married Frances Madison (a cousin of President Madison) in Halifax County, Virginia. Sometime prior to the birth of their first child, Elisha and Frances moved to Boones Station, Fayette County, Kentucky. They are believed to have had 11 children, all born in Fayette County:
1 Sarah Collins; b 25 Feb 1784, d 1822
2 Richard Collins; b 29 Apr 1785, d 17 Aug 1829
3 Nathaniel Collins (see FAG #20837905)
4 Meredith Collins (link below)
5 Gabriel Collins; b 9 Mar 1791, d ?
6 Stephen Collins; b 7 Mar 1793, d 23 Mar 1857
7 Joseph Collins; b no record (abt 1794), d 1886
8 John Collins; b 2 Nov 1796, d ?
9 Elizabeth (Collins) Trussell; b 2 Feb 1799, d 12 Mar 1827
10 Talafero Collins; b 22 Jun 1801. d ?
11 Josiah Collins (link below)
About the end of 1819 Elisha and Frances, along with several of their children moved into Alabama, settling in the southwestern part of the state in the vicinity of Greene County. Frances died in 1830 and by the June 1840 census Elisha had moved to Lauderdale County, where he lived next door to his daughter Elisha (Collins) Trussel and family. Elisha died in May/June 1842. His burial location in unknown with certainty, but is presumed to be with Frances in Green County.
Additional detail on Elisha’s revolutionary war experience follows.
Prior to Elisha Collins' marriage he served in the Revolutionary War. He volunteered in Feb. 1778 in Capt. Thomas Dillard's Virginia Company which joined Col. George Roger's Clark's Illinois Expedition in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They then marched to Boone's Station, Kentucky, arriving there about the middle of March. (Boone's Station is described in the "History of Kentucky" as being located "10 miles SE of Lexington and 5 miles NW of Boonesborough." It is also indicated as the "same as Boonesborough." Boone's Station was one of the earliest settlements in Kentucky and as were most "Stations" at that time, was a fortified group of shelters for protection against Indian raids. It apparently spread and became the community of Boonesborough.)
In June they marched to the Falls of the Ohio (where Louisville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana are now located). Here he was placed in Captain Montgomery's company. They left on June 26 (a total eclipse of the sun that day was taken as a good omen) and marched to Kaskaskia (Illinois), took possession of it and captured many prisoners. (Kaskaskia was a British fort and town populated with French and Indians at the mouth of the Kaskaskia River on the Mississippi about 9 miles north of present Chester, Illinois) He continued in service until October 1778. In May 1779 he again volunteered in Lexington, Kentucky, and served in Capt. Holder's Company of Col. John Bowman's Virginia Regiment. They marched to "Old Chillicothe" and had two engagements with the Shawnee Indians. (Chillicothe was an Indian town which served as a base for many of the Indian raids on the settlements of Kentucky. Some early maps show it located on the Little Miami River in what is now western Ohio). This service lasted 20 days. On August 1, 1780 he again volunteered in Lexington and served one month in Captain Levi Todd's Company of Col. Benjamin Logan's Regiment, and was in another engagement against the Shawnee Indians in retaliation for a series of devastating raids during the preceding winter. This time the engagement was at Pickaway. (Other reports call the site of this engagement Piqua at the present location of the city of Piqua, Ohio. (These various periods of service were acceptable Revolutionary War service for pension consideration.) [From: Tate Collins' Collins Genealogy; Collins Family Research Summary (27 Sep 1996)]; much of his original source informaiton came from (1) National Archives Pension file S.10463 Re: Elisha Collins, and (2) "A Company of Heros" by Dale Van Every]
In 1782 he returned to Virginia and on April 21, 1783 married Frances Madison (a cousin of President Madison) in Halifax County, Virginia. She was born in 1763 or '64 and died about 1830 in Alabama. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Kentucky and settled near Boones Station. It is believed all of their children were born here. (There is some reasonable thought that the last six might have been born in Lexington or another town in that area.) About the end of 1819 Elisha and Frances, along with several of their children moved into Alabama. Elisha and Frances settled in the southwestern part of the state m the vicinity of Greene County. In later years they lived in Greene County with their youngest son Josiah. By June 1840 Elisha had moved to Lauderdale County. Mississippi. He is listed in the Tax List and Census for that County. He was living next door to John Trussel whose wife was Elizabeth Collins, a daughter of Elisha. No other family members were listed with him in that census, though it did list 2 male slaves, and 2 female slaves. Elisha seems to have died i n May or early June of 1642. On June 6, 1842 the Probate Court of Lauderdale County, Mississippi appointed Meredith Collins as administrator of Elisha's estate. [From: Tate Collins' Collins Genealogy; Collins Family Research Summary (27 Sep 1996)]
Boone Station (or Boone's Station) was a settlement in Kentucky and the home of Daniel Boone from 1779 to 1782. It was located on Boone's Creek in Fayette County, Kentucky, near present Athens, Kentucky which in Boone's era was called "Crossroads." Boone moved here during the American Revolutionary War after having previously lived in Boonesborough, Kentucky. The new settlement, initially called "Boone's new station", was located on land settled in 1776 by Daniel's son Israel. At its height, the settlement consisted of about 15 to 20 families. Like other "stations" in frontier Kentucky, Boone's Station probably consisted of a number of cabins which shared a common outside wall to defend against American Indian raids.
DAR Ancestor #: A024477 [Attached DAR listing showing names and birth dates courtesy of David Collins, FAG # 47968940]
Elisha Collins is believed to be the son of Joseph Collins and Lucy (Marchbanks) Collins, one of at least 11 children born between 1742 and early 1760’s.
At the age of about 19, he volunteered in Capt. Thomas Dillard's Virginia Company which joined Col. George Roger's Clark's Illinois Expedition in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They then marched to Boone's Station, Kentucky, arriving there about the middle of March. For the next 4 years Elisha fought in various parts of what are now Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois (see below for more details).
In 1782 he returned to Virginia and on April 21, 1783 married Frances Madison (a cousin of President Madison) in Halifax County, Virginia. Sometime prior to the birth of their first child, Elisha and Frances moved to Boones Station, Fayette County, Kentucky. They are believed to have had 11 children, all born in Fayette County:
1 Sarah Collins; b 25 Feb 1784, d 1822
2 Richard Collins; b 29 Apr 1785, d 17 Aug 1829
3 Nathaniel Collins (see FAG #20837905)
4 Meredith Collins (link below)
5 Gabriel Collins; b 9 Mar 1791, d ?
6 Stephen Collins; b 7 Mar 1793, d 23 Mar 1857
7 Joseph Collins; b no record (abt 1794), d 1886
8 John Collins; b 2 Nov 1796, d ?
9 Elizabeth (Collins) Trussell; b 2 Feb 1799, d 12 Mar 1827
10 Talafero Collins; b 22 Jun 1801. d ?
11 Josiah Collins (link below)
About the end of 1819 Elisha and Frances, along with several of their children moved into Alabama, settling in the southwestern part of the state in the vicinity of Greene County. Frances died in 1830 and by the June 1840 census Elisha had moved to Lauderdale County, where he lived next door to his daughter Elisha (Collins) Trussel and family. Elisha died in May/June 1842. His burial location in unknown with certainty, but is presumed to be with Frances in Green County.
Additional detail on Elisha’s revolutionary war experience follows.
Prior to Elisha Collins' marriage he served in the Revolutionary War. He volunteered in Feb. 1778 in Capt. Thomas Dillard's Virginia Company which joined Col. George Roger's Clark's Illinois Expedition in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They then marched to Boone's Station, Kentucky, arriving there about the middle of March. (Boone's Station is described in the "History of Kentucky" as being located "10 miles SE of Lexington and 5 miles NW of Boonesborough." It is also indicated as the "same as Boonesborough." Boone's Station was one of the earliest settlements in Kentucky and as were most "Stations" at that time, was a fortified group of shelters for protection against Indian raids. It apparently spread and became the community of Boonesborough.)
In June they marched to the Falls of the Ohio (where Louisville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana are now located). Here he was placed in Captain Montgomery's company. They left on June 26 (a total eclipse of the sun that day was taken as a good omen) and marched to Kaskaskia (Illinois), took possession of it and captured many prisoners. (Kaskaskia was a British fort and town populated with French and Indians at the mouth of the Kaskaskia River on the Mississippi about 9 miles north of present Chester, Illinois) He continued in service until October 1778. In May 1779 he again volunteered in Lexington, Kentucky, and served in Capt. Holder's Company of Col. John Bowman's Virginia Regiment. They marched to "Old Chillicothe" and had two engagements with the Shawnee Indians. (Chillicothe was an Indian town which served as a base for many of the Indian raids on the settlements of Kentucky. Some early maps show it located on the Little Miami River in what is now western Ohio). This service lasted 20 days. On August 1, 1780 he again volunteered in Lexington and served one month in Captain Levi Todd's Company of Col. Benjamin Logan's Regiment, and was in another engagement against the Shawnee Indians in retaliation for a series of devastating raids during the preceding winter. This time the engagement was at Pickaway. (Other reports call the site of this engagement Piqua at the present location of the city of Piqua, Ohio. (These various periods of service were acceptable Revolutionary War service for pension consideration.) [From: Tate Collins' Collins Genealogy; Collins Family Research Summary (27 Sep 1996)]; much of his original source informaiton came from (1) National Archives Pension file S.10463 Re: Elisha Collins, and (2) "A Company of Heros" by Dale Van Every]
In 1782 he returned to Virginia and on April 21, 1783 married Frances Madison (a cousin of President Madison) in Halifax County, Virginia. She was born in 1763 or '64 and died about 1830 in Alabama. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Kentucky and settled near Boones Station. It is believed all of their children were born here. (There is some reasonable thought that the last six might have been born in Lexington or another town in that area.) About the end of 1819 Elisha and Frances, along with several of their children moved into Alabama. Elisha and Frances settled in the southwestern part of the state m the vicinity of Greene County. In later years they lived in Greene County with their youngest son Josiah. By June 1840 Elisha had moved to Lauderdale County. Mississippi. He is listed in the Tax List and Census for that County. He was living next door to John Trussel whose wife was Elizabeth Collins, a daughter of Elisha. No other family members were listed with him in that census, though it did list 2 male slaves, and 2 female slaves. Elisha seems to have died i n May or early June of 1642. On June 6, 1842 the Probate Court of Lauderdale County, Mississippi appointed Meredith Collins as administrator of Elisha's estate. [From: Tate Collins' Collins Genealogy; Collins Family Research Summary (27 Sep 1996)]
Boone Station (or Boone's Station) was a settlement in Kentucky and the home of Daniel Boone from 1779 to 1782. It was located on Boone's Creek in Fayette County, Kentucky, near present Athens, Kentucky which in Boone's era was called "Crossroads." Boone moved here during the American Revolutionary War after having previously lived in Boonesborough, Kentucky. The new settlement, initially called "Boone's new station", was located on land settled in 1776 by Daniel's son Israel. At its height, the settlement consisted of about 15 to 20 families. Like other "stations" in frontier Kentucky, Boone's Station probably consisted of a number of cabins which shared a common outside wall to defend against American Indian raids.
Elisha Collins is believed to be the son of Joseph Collins and Lucy (Marchbanks) Collins, one of at least 11 children born between 1742 and early 1760’s.
At the age of about 19, he volunteered in Capt. Thomas Dillard's Virginia Company which joined Col. George Roger's Clark's Illinois Expedition in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They then marched to Boone's Station, Kentucky, arriving there about the middle of March. For the next 4 years Elisha fought in various parts of what are now Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois (see below for more details).
In 1782 he returned to Virginia and on April 21, 1783 married Frances Madison (a cousin of President Madison) in Halifax County, Virginia. Sometime prior to the birth of their first child, Elisha and Frances moved to Boones Station, Fayette County, Kentucky. They are believed to have had 11 children, all born in Fayette County:
1 Sarah Collins; b 25 Feb 1784, d 1822
2 Richard Collins; b 29 Apr 1785, d 17 Aug 1829
3 Nathaniel Collins (see FAG #20837905)
4 Meredith Collins (link below)
5 Gabriel Collins; b 9 Mar 1791, d ?
6 Stephen Collins; b 7 Mar 1793, d 23 Mar 1857
7 Joseph Collins; b no record (abt 1794), d 1886
8 John Collins; b 2 Nov 1796, d ?
9 Elizabeth (Collins) Trussell; b 2 Feb 1799, d 12 Mar 1827
10 Talafero Collins; b 22 Jun 1801. d ?
11 Josiah Collins (link below)
About the end of 1819 Elisha and Frances, along with several of their children moved into Alabama, settling in the southwestern part of the state in the vicinity of Greene County. Frances died in 1830 and by the June 1840 census Elisha had moved to Lauderdale County, where he lived next door to his daughter Elisha (Collins) Trussel and family. Elisha died in May/June 1842. His burial location in unknown with certainty, but is presumed to be with Frances in Green County.
Additional detail on Elisha’s revolutionary war experience follows.
Prior to Elisha Collins' marriage he served in the Revolutionary War. He volunteered in Feb. 1778 in Capt. Thomas Dillard's Virginia Company which joined Col. George Roger's Clark's Illinois Expedition in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. They then marched to Boone's Station, Kentucky, arriving there about the middle of March. (Boone's Station is described in the "History of Kentucky" as being located "10 miles SE of Lexington and 5 miles NW of Boonesborough." It is also indicated as the "same as Boonesborough." Boone's Station was one of the earliest settlements in Kentucky and as were most "Stations" at that time, was a fortified group of shelters for protection against Indian raids. It apparently spread and became the community of Boonesborough.)
In June they marched to the Falls of the Ohio (where Louisville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana are now located). Here he was placed in Captain Montgomery's company. They left on June 26 (a total eclipse of the sun that day was taken as a good omen) and marched to Kaskaskia (Illinois), took possession of it and captured many prisoners. (Kaskaskia was a British fort and town populated with French and Indians at the mouth of the Kaskaskia River on the Mississippi about 9 miles north of present Chester, Illinois) He continued in service until October 1778. In May 1779 he again volunteered in Lexington, Kentucky, and served in Capt. Holder's Company of Col. John Bowman's Virginia Regiment. They marched to "Old Chillicothe" and had two engagements with the Shawnee Indians. (Chillicothe was an Indian town which served as a base for many of the Indian raids on the settlements of Kentucky. Some early maps show it located on the Little Miami River in what is now western Ohio). This service lasted 20 days. On August 1, 1780 he again volunteered in Lexington and served one month in Captain Levi Todd's Company of Col. Benjamin Logan's Regiment, and was in another engagement against the Shawnee Indians in retaliation for a series of devastating raids during the preceding winter. This time the engagement was at Pickaway. (Other reports call the site of this engagement Piqua at the present location of the city of Piqua, Ohio. (These various periods of service were acceptable Revolutionary War service for pension consideration.) [From: Tate Collins' Collins Genealogy; Collins Family Research Summary (27 Sep 1996)]; much of his original source informaiton came from (1) National Archives Pension file S.10463 Re: Elisha Collins, and (2) "A Company of Heros" by Dale Van Every]
In 1782 he returned to Virginia and on April 21, 1783 married Frances Madison (a cousin of President Madison) in Halifax County, Virginia. She was born in 1763 or '64 and died about 1830 in Alabama. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Kentucky and settled near Boones Station. It is believed all of their children were born here. (There is some reasonable thought that the last six might have been born in Lexington or another town in that area.) About the end of 1819 Elisha and Frances, along with several of their children moved into Alabama. Elisha and Frances settled in the southwestern part of the state m the vicinity of Greene County. In later years they lived in Greene County with their youngest son Josiah. By June 1840 Elisha had moved to Lauderdale County. Mississippi. He is listed in the Tax List and Census for that County. He was living next door to John Trussel whose wife was Elizabeth Collins, a daughter of Elisha. No other family members were listed with him in that census, though it did list 2 male slaves, and 2 female slaves. Elisha seems to have died i n May or early June of 1642. On June 6, 1842 the Probate Court of Lauderdale County, Mississippi appointed Meredith Collins as administrator of Elisha's estate. [From: Tate Collins' Collins Genealogy; Collins Family Research Summary (27 Sep 1996)]
Boone Station (or Boone's Station) was a settlement in Kentucky and the home of Daniel Boone from 1779 to 1782. It was located on Boone's Creek in Fayette County, Kentucky, near present Athens, Kentucky which in Boone's era was called "Crossroads." Boone moved here during the American Revolutionary War after having previously lived in Boonesborough, Kentucky. The new settlement, initially called "Boone's new station", was located on land settled in 1776 by Daniel's son Israel. At its height, the settlement consisted of about 15 to 20 families. Like other "stations" in frontier Kentucky, Boone's Station probably consisted of a number of cabins which shared a common outside wall to defend against American Indian raids.
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