Mary Trowbridge and John Collins II, were married about 1662, Boston, Massachusetts. They had three known children, Mary, John III, and Robert.
The family moved to Branford, Connecticut in 1668 and Mary died the following year.
Following Mary's death he married Mary Stevens Kingsworth, the widow of Henry Kingsworth, June 2, 1669, Guilford, Connecticut.
John and the second Mary had no known children. In 1671, the family moved to Guilford, Connecticut, where this Mary died about 1698.
Jon Married his third wife, Dorcas (Swain) Tainter, March 6. 1699, Branford, Connecticut.
Probably born in Braintree. Like his father, he was a shoemaker and tanner. In 1663 with two of his cousins, sons of Edward Collins of Cambridge, he removed to Middletown, Conn. Thence he went to Saybrook, same colony, and was soon after in Branford, where he signed the New Plantation Covenant of Branford
John Collins was in Guilford in 1682 and was appointed in that year to teach the grammar school for a trial term of one-quarter. He continued several years in that position.
John was admitted a freeman in 1670 ; and went to Branford, where he died in 1704.
1st wife Mary Trowbridge d 1677
2nd wife the widow Mary Stevens Kingswortn, of Guilford on June 2, 1679
3rd wife Dorcas widow of John Taintor March 8, 1699. She survived him and married (third) William Wheeler and died in May, 1734.
Children of John and Mary include:
Mary
John
Robert b 1667 d Aug. 20, 1745
The family moved to Branford, Connecticut in 1668 and Mary died the following year.
Following Mary's death he married Mary Stevens Kingsworth, the widow of Henry Kingsworth, June 2, 1669, Guilford, Connecticut.
John and the second Mary had no known children. In 1671, the family moved to Guilford, Connecticut, where this Mary died about 1698.
Jon Married his third wife, Dorcas (Swain) Tainter, March 6. 1699, Branford, Connecticut.
Probably born in Braintree. Like his father, he was a shoemaker and tanner. In 1663 with two of his cousins, sons of Edward Collins of Cambridge, he removed to Middletown, Conn. Thence he went to Saybrook, same colony, and was soon after in Branford, where he signed the New Plantation Covenant of Branford
John Collins was in Guilford in 1682 and was appointed in that year to teach the grammar school for a trial term of one-quarter. He continued several years in that position.
John was admitted a freeman in 1670 ; and went to Branford, where he died in 1704.
1st wife Mary Trowbridge d 1677
2nd wife the widow Mary Stevens Kingswortn, of Guilford on June 2, 1679
3rd wife Dorcas widow of John Taintor March 8, 1699. She survived him and married (third) William Wheeler and died in May, 1734.
Children of John and Mary include:
Mary
John
Robert b 1667 d Aug. 20, 1745
Mary Trowbridge and John Collins II, were married about 1662, Boston, Massachusetts. They had three known children, Mary, John III, and Robert.
The family moved to Branford, Connecticut in 1668 and Mary died the following year.
Following Mary's death he married Mary Stevens Kingsworth, the widow of Henry Kingsworth, June 2, 1669, Guilford, Connecticut.
John and the second Mary had no known children. In 1671, the family moved to Guilford, Connecticut, where this Mary died about 1698.
Jon Married his third wife, Dorcas (Swain) Tainter, March 6. 1699, Branford, Connecticut.
Probably born in Braintree. Like his father, he was a shoemaker and tanner. In 1663 with two of his cousins, sons of Edward Collins of Cambridge, he removed to Middletown, Conn. Thence he went to Saybrook, same colony, and was soon after in Branford, where he signed the New Plantation Covenant of Branford
John Collins was in Guilford in 1682 and was appointed in that year to teach the grammar school for a trial term of one-quarter. He continued several years in that position.
John was admitted a freeman in 1670 ; and went to Branford, where he died in 1704.
1st wife Mary Trowbridge d 1677
2nd wife the widow Mary Stevens Kingswortn, of Guilford on June 2, 1679
3rd wife Dorcas widow of John Taintor March 8, 1699. She survived him and married (third) William Wheeler and died in May, 1734.
Children of John and Mary include:
Mary
John
Robert b 1667 d Aug. 20, 1745
The family moved to Branford, Connecticut in 1668 and Mary died the following year.
Following Mary's death he married Mary Stevens Kingsworth, the widow of Henry Kingsworth, June 2, 1669, Guilford, Connecticut.
John and the second Mary had no known children. In 1671, the family moved to Guilford, Connecticut, where this Mary died about 1698.
Jon Married his third wife, Dorcas (Swain) Tainter, March 6. 1699, Branford, Connecticut.
Probably born in Braintree. Like his father, he was a shoemaker and tanner. In 1663 with two of his cousins, sons of Edward Collins of Cambridge, he removed to Middletown, Conn. Thence he went to Saybrook, same colony, and was soon after in Branford, where he signed the New Plantation Covenant of Branford
John Collins was in Guilford in 1682 and was appointed in that year to teach the grammar school for a trial term of one-quarter. He continued several years in that position.
John was admitted a freeman in 1670 ; and went to Branford, where he died in 1704.
1st wife Mary Trowbridge d 1677
2nd wife the widow Mary Stevens Kingswortn, of Guilford on June 2, 1679
3rd wife Dorcas widow of John Taintor March 8, 1699. She survived him and married (third) William Wheeler and died in May, 1734.
Children of John and Mary include:
Mary
John
Robert b 1667 d Aug. 20, 1745
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Although this person was likely interred in Guilford's original village cemetery (now the commons and public park in downtown Guilford), no surviving gravestone was known in 1818 when all gravestones at the Village Green, but not the people's remains, were dispersed to other town cemeteries.
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