Mary Jane Collins1

b. 10 February 1832, d. 1911
Family
Birth*10 February 1832Mary Jane Collins may have been born, as reported by her 2nd Great Granddaughter on Mary Jane's Find a Grave memorial page, on 10 February 1832 in Alabama.2,3 
Marriage*5 July 1855She married, as his second wife, William F. Murphy, son of John Murphy, on 5 July 1855 in Morgan County, Alabama.1 
Census US 1860*6 June 1860Mary J. and W. F. Murphy were enumerated on the 1860 census taken on 6 June 1860 in La Grange, Fayette County, Tennessee. William was 32 years of age with no occupation recorded, and Mary Jane was 24 years of age. Their young son, Joseph, was 7 months old. William's sister, M. E. Ellis, was also enumerated with the Murphy family in 1850. She waws 17 years old and had attended school within the census year.4 
Census US 1870*8 June 1870Mary J. and William F. Murphy were enumerated on the 1870 census taken on 8 June 1870 in Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois. William was 39 years of age and a chair manufacturer with real estate valued at $400 and a personal estate valued at $650, and Mary Jane was 38 years of age and keeping house. The couple's five children were enumerated with them, as was a sister of William's and a nephew, the son of one of William's brothers. The couple's two oldest children, Joseph T. and Florence L., were ages 10 and 8 years respectively, and had both attended school within the census year; the next two of their children, Charles C. and Maggie L., were ages 5 and 3 years, respectively; and the baby, Ada L., had been born the previous September, and was 8 months old. William's sister, M. E. Ellis, was also enumerated as part of the household. She was 24 years of age and keeping house with Mary Jane, and William's nephew, Thomas William Edward Murphy, the son of William's brother, Edward Emmett Murphy, was also a member of the household in 1870. He was enumerated as William T., and was 5 years old.2 
Census US 1880*8 June 1880Mary Jane and William F. Murphy were enumerated as W. F. and M. J. on the 1880 census taken on 8 June 1880 in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas. William was 51 years of age and a wagon maker, and Mary Jane was 46 years of age and keeping house. Their five children were enumerated with them in 1880. Joseph was 20 years old and worked in a wagon shop; Florence was 18 years old and a school girl; the younger children, Charles, Maggie and Ada, were ages 15, 13 and 10 years, respectively, and were all attending school. Also residing with the family in 1880 was William's sister, Mrs. M. E. Ellis, who was 33 years of age, a widow, and worked at keeping house with Mary Jane. Everyone in the Murphy household could read and write.5 
(Wife) Death1893Mary Jane became a widow when William F. Murphy died in 1893 at about age 64.6 
Death*1911She died in 1911 at about age 783 
Burial* and was buried with her husband in State Line Cemetery, Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas.3,6 

Family

 William F. Murphy b. 1829, d. 1893
Children 1.Joseph T. Murphy2 b. Jan 1859
 2.Florence L. Murphy2 b. 1862
 3.Charles C. Murphy2 b. 1865
 4.Maggie L. Murphy2 b. 1867
 5.Ada L. Murphy2 b. Sep 1869

Citations

  1. [S2215] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage on 5 July 1855 in Morgan County, Alabama, USA, of William F Murphy and Mary Jane Collins, referencing Film# 002257937. Hereinafter cited as Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1805-1967.
  2. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William F. and Mary J. Murphy, Year: 1870; Census Place: Metropolis, Massac, Illinois; Roll: M593_255; Page: 324A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Jane (Collins) Murphey, Memorial# 138290023. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  4. [S18] 1860 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of W. F. and Mary J. Murphy, Year: 1860; Census Place: La Grange, Fayette, Tennessee; Page: 497. Hereinafter cited as 1860 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of W. F. and M. J. Murphy, Year: 1880; Census Place: Arkadelphia, Clark, Arkansas; Roll: 40; Page: 465D; Enumeration District: 033. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William F. Murphey, Memorial# 138290037.

Peter Collins1

b. 1909
Family
Father*William Collins1 b. 4 Apr 1872, d. Sep 1946
Mother*Ella May McCullum1 b. 24 May 1881, d. 12 Dec 1929
Birth*1909Peter Collins was born about 1909 in Michigan.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Ella M. Collins, Year: 1910; Census Place: Battle Creek Ward 2, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T624_640; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1374653. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Robert Collins Esq.1

b. 1800, d. 10 December 1868
Family
Father*James Collins Esq.2
Birth*1800Robert Collins Esq. was born about 1800 at Rock Lodge, Desertcreat Parish, County Tyrone, Ireland.1 
Marriage*13 May 1825He married first Barbara Clarke on 13 May 1825 in St. Mary's Parish Church, Dublin. Witnesses were John Rutherford for Robert, and James Cleghorn for Barbara.1,3 
(Husband) Death13 May 1833Robert became a widower when Barbara (Clarke) Collins died on 13 May 1833 at about age 43.1 
Residence*At the time of his second marriage, Robert was identified as residing at Merrion Square, Dublin and Garvary Lodge, Garvary, County Fermanagh, Ireland.4,5,6,7 
Marriage*16 August 1849He married second Mary Kennedy, daughter of John Pitt Kennedy and Mary Carey, on 16 August 1849 in Taney Parish Church, Dublin. Witnesses to their marriage were Every, William, George and Tristram Kennedy.1,2,8 
Death*10 December 1868He died on 10 December 1868 at Ely Place, Dublin, at about age 68.1,9 
Probate*4 February 1869The will, and two codicils, of Robert Collins Esq., Doctor of Medicine, late of Ardsallagh, County Meath, was proved on 4 February 1869 at the Principal Registry by the oath of John Clarke Rutherford, one of the Executors. The value of his effects was estimate to be under £6,000.9 

Family 1

 Barbara Clarke b. 1790, d. 13 May 1833
Children 1.Isabella Collins+1 b. 19 Apr 1826, d. 2 Mar 1911
 2.Jane Collins1 b. 1829, d. 1831
 3.Joseph Clarke Collins Esq.+1,10 b. 2 May 1831, d. 4 Mar 1871
 4.Barbara Collins+1 b. 1833, d. 31 May 1901

Family 2

 Mary Kennedy

Citations

  1. [S1982] Martin Notcutt, "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification, received 25 April 2020 (e-mail address). . Hereinafter cited as "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification.
  2. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Church Records, marriage of Robert Collins of 2 Merrion Square, North Dublin, full age, M.D., son of James Collins, Esquire, and Mary Kennedy of St. Bridget's, Clonskeagh, daughter of John Pitt Kennedy, clergyman, England, married 16 August 1849 at Taney Parish Church, Dublin, witnesses Every and William Kennedy, George and Tristram Kennedy, citing Record Identifier: DU-CI-MA-67189, with no Book, page or entry information. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  3. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Church Records, marriage by conditional licence on 13 May 1825 of Robert Collins and Barbara Clarke in St. Mary's Parish Church, Dublin, witnesses John Rutherford and James Cleghorn, with the church register page attached.
  4. [S1983] Kennedy Family Notes, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland 1777-1868 : Extracted from personal notices inserted in the Londonderry Journal, Londonderry Sentinel and Coleraine Chronicle, online at https://www.cotyroneireland.com/surnames/kennedy3.html. Transcribed retaining original spelling, compiled and submitted to County Tyrone Ireland Genealogy Research, official website of the County Tyrone, Ireland, mailing list (https://www.cotyroneireland.com/index.html) by Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia, email e-mail address; married on the 16th August, at Taney Church, county Dublin, by the Rev. Charles Moore, Rector of Monasterevan, Robert Collins, Esq., M.D. of Merrion Square, Dublin, and of Garvary Lodge, county of Fermanagh, to Mary, daughter of the late John Pitt Kennedy, Rector of Balteagh, county of Derry (Londonderry Sentinel of 24 August 1849). Hereinafter cited as Kennedy Family Notes, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland 1777-1868.
  5. [S1635] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. In 2 volumes. (London, England: Harrison, Pall Mall, 1879), Volume I, page 632, location identified as "Garvey" Lodge, and thought probably to be "Garvary" Lodge. Hereinafter cited as Burke's History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland.
  6. [S1640] Mairéad Crinion of Evergreen Oak Family Research Services at https://www.facebook.com/…, "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research," e-mail messages exchanged on multiple dates, citing A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhera00burkuoft. Hereinafter cited as "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research."
  7. [S1649] Sir Bernard Burke, A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland : Revised by A. C. Fox-Davies, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (London, England: Harrison & Sons, 1912 New Edition), page 262, location identified as "Garvarey" Lodge, and thought probably to be "Garvary" Lodge. Hereinafter cited as A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland (1912 New Edition).
  8. [S1983] Kennedy Family Notes, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland 1777-1868, online at https://www.cotyroneireland.com/surnames/kennedy3.html, married 16 August 1849 at Taney Church, county Dublin, by the Rev. Charles Moore, Rector of Monasterevan, Robert Collins, Esq., M.D. of Merrion Square, Dublin, and of Garvary Lodge, county of Fermanagh, to Mary, daughter of the late John Pitt Kennedy, Rector of Balteagh, county of Derry (Londonderry Sentinel).
  9. [S1663] National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie, dated 4 February 1869, the will (with two codicils) of Robert Collins Esq., Doctor of Medicine, deceased, late of Ardsallagh, County Meath, who died 10 December 1868 at Ely-place, Dublin, was proved by the Principal Registry by the oath of Joseph Clarke Rutherford Esq. of Strokestown, County Roscommon, one of the Executors, Effects under £6,000, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/…. Hereinafter cited as National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922.
  10. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Church Records, baptism of Joseph Clarke Collins, son of Robert and Barbara Collins, father's occupation M.D., Lying in Hospital, Dublin, baptized by the Rector at Coolock, Dublin, with notation that the record was returned for entry on 2 May 1831 and entered on 6 June 1831 into the records of St. Mary's Parish Church, Dublin, with the church register page attached.

Robert Thomas Gerrard Collins1

b. 14 January 1864, d. 10 March 1871
Family
ChartsDescendants of Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, County Meath, Ireland and his Brothers
Father*Joseph Clarke Collins Esq.1 b. 2 May 1831, d. 4 Mar 1871
Mother*Eleanor Gerrard1 b. 1831, d. 1921
Birth*14 January 1864Robert Thomas Gerrard Collins was born on 14 January 1864 at 4 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin, Ireland,2,1 
Baptism16 February 1864 and was baptized on 16 February 1864 in St. Peter's Parish Church, Dublin.1 
(Son) Death4 March 1871Robert was 7 years old when his father died on 4 March 1871 at age 39.2,3,4 
Death*10 March 1871He died on 10 March 1871 at Ardbraccan Lodge, Navan, County Meath, at age 7.2,5 
Probate*4 December 1874Letters of Administration of the personal estate of Robert Thomas Gerrard Collins, infant, deceased, late of Ardbraccan Lodge, Navan, who died 10 March 1871 at the same place, were granted on 4 December 1874 at the Principal Registry to his widowed mother, Eleanor (Gerrard) Collins. The value of his effects was estimated to be under £600.5 
Gravestone Memorial*After his young death, his mother dedicated a lectern in his honor to the Ardbraccan Church of Ireland and, when Ardbraccan Church was closed in 1970, the large brass eagle lectern was removed to Donaghpatrick Church of Ireland, County Meath.2 

Citations

  1. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Church Records, baptism of Robert Thomas Gerrard Collins, son of Joseph Clarke and Eleanor Collins of 5 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin, father's occupation gentleman, born on 14 January 1864, baptized on 16 February 1864 in St. Peter's Parish Church, Dublin, with the church register page attached. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  2. [S1982] Martin Notcutt, "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification, received 25 April 2020 (e-mail address). . Hereinafter cited as "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification.
  3. [S1663] National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie, dated 19 May 1871, Letters of Administration of the personal estate of Joseph Clarke Collins Esq., deceased, late of Ardbraccan Lodge, Navan, County Meath, who died 4 March 1871 at the same place, were granted at the Principal Registry to Eleanor Collins of Ardbraccan Lodge, Navan, aforesaid, the Widow of said deceased, Effects under £4,000, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/…. Hereinafter cited as National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922.
  4. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, death of Joseph Clarke Collins, age 39, registered in the registration district of Navan in the Second Quarter of 1871, referencing Returns Quarter 2, Volume 7, page 673.
  5. [S1663] National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie, dated 4 December 1874, Letters of Administration of the personal estate of Robert Thomas Gerrard Collins, deceased, an Infant late of Ardbraccan Lodge, Navan, County Meath, who died 10 March 1871 at the same place, were granted at the Principal Registry to Eleanor Collins of Ardbraccan Lodge, aforesaid, the widowed Mother of said deceased, Effects under £600, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/…

Sarah Collins1

b. 2 December 1801, d. 7 April 1884
Family
ChartsDescendants of John Heaton of Lincolnshire, including the Immigrant Nathaniel
Birth*2 December 1801Sarah Collins was born on 2 December 1801 in Virginia.2,3 
Marriage*She married first Thomas Burton, son of Jacob Burton and Mary Sweargeger, in Ohio.3,1,2 
(Wife) Death18 April 1841Sarah became a widow when Thomas Burton died on 18 April 1841.4,5,6 
Marriage*10 September 1843She married second, as his third wife, William Heaton, son of Jonah Heaton and Elizabeth __?__, on 10 September 1843 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.1,2,3 
Children*Sarah and William each had children from their previous marriages when they married. They had a son Ellsworth together who died at age 2 in 1846.1,3 
(Wife) Death12 September 1849Sarah became a widow for the second time when William Heaton died on 12 September 1849.1,7,8 
Death*7 April 1884She died on 7 April 1884 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, at age 82.2 
Burial*She was buried in Wyandot Cemetery, Tippecanoe County.2 

Family 1

 Thomas Burton b. 13 Apr 1798, d. 18 Apr 1841

Family 2

 William Heaton b. 3 Mar 1789, d. 12 Sep 1849

Citations

  1. [S45] Dean Heaton, Heaton Families II, in two volumes, with indexes in Volume II. Warning: In this researcher's opinion, the information in these volumes often proves to be inaccurate. At the same time, the information presented has provided us with valuable clues for pursuing future research strategies in our attempt to establish a factual history of our Heaton family. (Tempe, Arizona: published for the author by Graphics of Tempe, 1999), Volume I, Chapter 9, pages 328-329. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Families II.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Sarah (Collins) Burton Heaton, Memorial# 8335290. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S1583] Anonymous, Biographical record and portrait album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana : containing portraits of all the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with accompanying biographies of each, a condensed history of the state of Indiana, portraits and biographies of some of the prominent men of the state, engravings of prominent citizens in Tippecanoe County, with personal histories of many of the leading families, and a concise history of Tippecanoe County, and its cities and villages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Includes index. (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1888; a 1972 Unigraphic reprint of the original), Van S. Burton, pages 696-697. Hereinafter cited as Biographical record and portrait album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Thomas Burton, Memorial# 8010891, noting his date of death as 1 April 1844.
  5. [S1583] Anonymous, Biographical record and portrait album of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Van S. Burton, pages 696-697, noting his death in 1842.
  6. [S221] Analysis and opinion of researcher, Liz Heaton Brown (Summerlin, Nevada), To this researcher, albeit with cataract eyes, the date of death on his gravestone appears to read April 18, 1841.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, William Heaton, Memorial# 8335302, noting his date of death as 2 September 1849.
  8. [S221] Analysis and opinion of researcher, Liz Heaton Brown, To this researcher, the date of death on his gravestone appears to read September 12, 1849.

Susan Collins1

Family
Marriage*She married Isaac Malin.1 
Relocation*before 1802They migrated to Henry County, Kentucky, before 1802.1 

Family

 Isaac Malin
Child 1.Sarah Malin+1 b. 1808

Citations

  1. [S1685] Heaton Family Genealogy by J. W. Heaton of New Burnside, Illinois, online at www.ancestry.com. Note: It is wonderful to have found this online posting and we are very grateful to other researchers who share their treasures. We have happily included the document's information and are hoping that, during our verification process, we will be able to confirm its validity. The online posting was a copy of a typed (typewriter) document which was not dated and is reported to be page one of a longer document. It appears to this researcher that the main author, J. W. Heaton, who stated he was born on June 19, 1832 in Henry County, Kentucky, one mile east of the village of Franklinton, wrote, possibly by hand, the information he titled "Family Genealogy" and which begins about one-third down from the top of page one -- and that someone else typed or retyped the information at a later date and added two additional paragraphs above the original author's work to include what was believed to be information about the original author's grandfather and great grandfather. We found the document online at https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/58145564/…. Hereinafter cited as Heaton Family Genealogy by J. W. Heaton.

Sylvia Collins1

b. 1902
Family
Father*William Collins1 b. 4 Apr 1872, d. Sep 1946
Mother*Ella May McCullum1 b. 24 May 1881, d. 12 Dec 1929
Birth*1902Sylvia Collins was born about 1902 in Michigan.1 

Citations

  1. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Ella M. Collins, Year: 1910; Census Place: Battle Creek Ward 2, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T624_640; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1374653. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.

Theodore Collins1

b. 1922
Family
Father*William Collins1 b. 4 Apr 1872, d. Sep 1946
Mother*Ella May McCullum1 b. 24 May 1881, d. 12 Dec 1929
Birth*1922Theodore Collins was born about 1922 in Michigan.1 
Name VariationHe was called Ted.2 
(Brother) Draft Registration30 June 1942His brother, Frank A. Collins, completed his World War II Draft Registration Card on 30 June 1942 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. His home address was reported as 132 Lafayette Street, Battle Creek, and the person who would always know his address was his brother, Ted Collins, who lived at 51 Plumb Street, Battle Creek.2 

Citations

  1. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Collins, Year: 1930; Census Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340713. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1967] U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, online at www.ancestry.com, registration of Frank A (initial only) Collins of 132 Lafayette Street, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA, unemployed, age 19, born on 17 February 1923 at Pennfield Township, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA, registered on 30 June 1942 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA, describing him as 5' 10" in height, weighing 186 lbs., ruddy complexion, brown eyes and brown hair, person who would always know his address was Ted Collins of 51 Plumb Street, Battle Creek, referencing U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, Records of the Selective Service System, 147, Box 223. Hereinafter cited as U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.

Thomas Gerrard Collins1

b. 2 January 1866, d. 1945
Family
ChartsDescendants of Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown, County Meath, Ireland and his Brothers
Father*Joseph Clarke Collins Esq.1 b. 2 May 1831, d. 4 Mar 1871
Mother*Eleanor Gerrard1 b. 1831, d. 1921
Birth*2 January 1866Thomas Gerrard Collins was born on 2 January 1866 at 49 Raglan Road, Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland,2,1,3 
Baptism2 February 1866 and was baptized on 2 February 1866 in St. Peter's Parish Church, Dublin.2 
(Nephew) Gibbstown Residencebetween 1871 and 1872His uncle, Thomas Gerrard, built the large castle he called Gibbstown House, with 63 bedrooms and terraced gardens, at Gibbstown between 1871 and 1872. The Irish Aesthete website features an excellent history of Gibbstown and the Gerrard family who lived there, complete with beautiful photos of the spectacular house and grounds, making it easy to imagine how well the family lived. We thank our friend, Patricia McCormick, Gerrard researcher and descendant, for telling us about The Irish Aesthete. It offers a wealth of information about many places and peoples of Ireland. Patricia found the historical information about Gibbstown fascinating and said she had no idea that some of the original buildings had survived. The article was posted on 24 May 2021, and the link to it may be found in the source list below.4,5,6 
(Son) Death4 March 1871Thomas was 5 years old when his father died on 4 March 1871 at age 39.1,7,8 
Marriage*2 September 1903He married Bertha Madeline Frances Lambart, daughter of Gustavus William Lambart and Lady Frances Caroline Maria Conyngham, on 2 September 1903.9,1 
Relationship Note*Thomas was a 1st cousin 3 times removed of Samuel Gerrard who married Mary (Rochfort) Gerrard, Bertha's 2nd great-grandaunt, in the early 1740s.9,10 
(Heir at Law) Death20 May 1913When his uncle Thomas Gerrard of Gibbstown died on 20 May 1913, Thomas succeeded him as Heir at Law at Gibbstown.11,9,12 
(Heir at Law) Probate22 July 1913Probate of his uncle Thomas's will, with one codicil, was granted to his nephew and Heir at Law, Major Thomas Gerrard Collins, eldest son of his sister Eleanor, and Henry T. G. Stewart, Esquire, on 22 July 1913 at Dublin. The value of his effects was estimated at £52,385 13s 4d.11 
Name-Change1913Thomas assumed, by Royal License, the surname Gerrard in 1913 upon the death of his uncle and became Thomas Gerrard Collins Gerrard.9 
(Brother) Death27 September 1915His brother, Major John Gerrard Collins, died at the Battle of Loos, Loos, France, on 27 September 1915 at age 48.13,1 
(Heir at Law) Administration11 November 1915Two years after the death of his uncle Thomas in 1913, previously unadministered effects, valued at £172 13s 4d, of Thomas's grandmother Letitia (Garnett) Gerrard's personal estate were discovered, and a second administration was granted on 11 November 1915 at Dublin to Letitia's grandson, Lieutenant Colonel Thomas C. Gerrard, who had succeeded his uncle Thomas as Heir at Law at Gibbstown at his uncle's death.14 
(Brother) Probate3 November 1916Probate of his brother Major John Gerrard Collins's will was granted to Thomas on 3 November 1916 at Dublin. The value of his effects was estimated at £6,502 13s 4d.13 
Occupation*1920Thomas's racehorse named "Troytown" won the Grand National in 1920. The gelding, born in 1913, was described as, "A massive horse with a bad mouth, which made him very hard to hold, Troytown's days were short-lived. He had to be put down after breaking a leg in the Grand Steeplechase de Paris in 1920, a race he had won the previous year. Troytown won four races in his short career, including the Grand National in 1920, on which occasion he went round again to the start before his jockey could pull him up."15,16 
Death*1945He died in 1945 in London, England, at about age 79.1 

Family

 Bertha Madeline Frances Lambart b. 29 Aug 1869, d. 13 Aug 1948

Citations

  1. [S1982] Martin Notcutt, "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification, received 25 April 2020 (e-mail address). . Hereinafter cited as "Descendant Chart for Robert Collins (1800-1868)", with accompanying email of information and clarification.
  2. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Church Records, baptism of Thomas Gerrard Collins, son of Joseph Clarke and Eleanor Collins of 49 Ragland Road, Dublin, father's occupation Esquire, born on 2 January 1866, baptized on 2 February 1866 in St. Peter's Parish Church, Dublin, with the church register page attached. Hereinafter cited as IrishGenealogy.ie.
  3. [S1671] Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, online at www.ancestry.com, Thomas Gerrard Collins, born 2 January 1866, in Donnybrook, Dublin, Ireland, child of Joseph Clarke Collins and Ellen Gerrard, referencing FHL Film# 101121. Hereinafter cited as Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911.
  4. [S1640] Mairéad Crinion of Evergreen Oak Family Research Services at https://www.facebook.com/…, "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research," e-mail messages exchanged on multiple dates, citing A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Ireland, https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhera00burkuoft. Hereinafter cited as "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research."
  5. [S1755] Patricia McCormick, "Gerrard Research, County Meath, Ireland," e-mail messages from e-mail address to LHB, multiple dates. Hereinafter cited as "Gerrard Research, County Meath, Ireland."
  6. [S2262] The Irish Aesthete: Gibbstown, online at https://theirishaesthete.com/tag/gibbstown/. Hereinafter cited as The Irish Aesthete: Gibbstown.
  7. [S1663] National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie, dated 19 May 1871, Letters of Administration of the personal estate of Joseph Clarke Collins Esq., deceased, late of Ardbraccan Lodge, Navan, County Meath, who died 4 March 1871 at the same place, were granted at the Principal Registry to Eleanor Collins of Ardbraccan Lodge, Navan, aforesaid, the Widow of said deceased, Effects under £4,000, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/…. Hereinafter cited as National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922.
  8. [S1659] IrishGenealogy.ie, online at https://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/, Civil Records, death of Joseph Clarke Collins, age 39, registered in the registration district of Navan in the Second Quarter of 1871, referencing Returns Quarter 2, Volume 7, page 673.
  9. [S1655] John Burke and Sir Bernard Burke, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, Privy Council & Order of Precedence (99th Edition), downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (London, England: Burke's Peerage Limited, 1949), Lambart, page 1156. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage (99th Edition).
  10. [S1635] Sir Bernard Burke, Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. In 2 volumes. (London, England: Harrison, Pall Mall, 1879), Rochfort of Westmeath, Volume II, page 1366. Hereinafter cited as Burke's History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland.
  11. [S1663] National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie, probate of the will with one codicil on 22 July 1913 of Thomas Gerrard, late of Gibbstown, Navan, County Meath, J.P. D.L., who died 20 May 1913, granted at Dublin to Thomas G. Collins, Major, and Henry T.G. Stewart, Esquire, Effects £52,385 13s 4d, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/…
  12. [S1640] Mairéad Crinion of Evergreen Oak Family Research Services at https://www.facebook.com/…, "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research," e-mail messages exchanged on multiple dates, citing the 1901 Census, household of Thomas Gerrard, house 13, ""Gibstown" Demesne", Donaghpatrick, Meath at http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Meath/…
  13. [S1663] National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie, will proved on 3 November 1916 of John Gerrard Collins, late of Navan, County Meath, Major, who died 27 September 1915 at Loos, granted at Dublin to Thomas G. C. Gerrard, Major, Effects £6,502 13s 4d, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/…
  14. [S1663] National Archives of Ireland, Calendar of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1922, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie, administration of unadministered estate on 11 November 1915 of Letitia Gerrard, late of Boyne Hill, Navan, County Meath, widow, who died 3 December 1890, granted at Dublin to Thomas C. Gerrard, Lieutenant Colonel, Effects £172 13s 4d, noting former grant dated 12 February 1891, online at http://www.willcalendars.nationalarchives.ie/reels/cwa/…
  15. [S1640] Mairéad Crinion of Evergreen Oak Family Research Services at https://www.facebook.com/…, "Gerrard - Gibney Family Research," e-mail messages exchanged on multiple dates.
  16. [S1658] The National Horseracing Museum, Horseracing History Online, online at http://www.horseracinghistory.co.u, Profile: Horses at http://www.horseracinghistory.co.uk/hrho/action/…. Hereinafter cited as The National Horseracing Museum.

William Collins1

b. 13 January 1865, d. 17 March 1941
Family
Birth*13 January 1865William Collins was born on 13 January 1865 in Henry, Marshall County, Illinois.1 
Marriage*19 September 1928He married, as her second husband, Mary E. (Hall) Langford, daughter of John Hall and Elizabeth Newton, about 19 September 1928 in Moline, Island County, Illinois.1,2,3 
Death*17 March 1941He died on 17 March 1941 in Moline Rock, Island County, Illinois, at age 761 
Burial* and was buried in Prairieville Cemetery, Prairieville, Lee County, Illinois.1 

Family

 Mary E. Hall b. 13 Jun 1866, d. 28 Feb 1957

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William Collins, Memorial# 181927136. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary E. (Hall) Collins, Memorial# 181927593.
  3. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, obituary of William Collins, The Dispatch (Moline, Illinois), 18 March 1941, Tuesday, page 8. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.

William Collins1

b. 4 April 1872, d. September 1946
Family
Birth*4 April 1872William Collins was likely born on 4 April 1872 in Huron City, Huron County, Michigan.2,3,4,5,6,7 
Marriage*5 July 1897He married Ella May McCullum on 5 July 1897 in Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan.1,2 
(Husband) Death12 December 1929William became a widower when Ella May (McCullum) Collins died of cancer of the uterus on 12 December 1929 at age 48.8 
Death*September 1946He died in September 1946 in Marengo Township, Calhoun County, at age 747 
Burial*11 September 1946 and was buried on 11 September 1946 with his wife in Lot 129, Grave Space 5, of Mount Olivet Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun County.7 

Family

 Ella May McCullum b. 24 May 1881, d. 12 Dec 1929
Children 1.John W. Collins6 b. Jul 1898
 2.Frederick Collins6 b. Nov 1899
 3.Sylvia Collins9 b. 1902
 4.Josephine Collins9 b. 1904
 5.Bessie Collins9 b. 4 Apr 1905, d. 4 Jun 1911
 6.Julia Collins9 b. 1907
 7.Peter Collins9 b. 1909
 8.Edward W. Collins9 b. 1910
 9.Elizabeth Collins10 b. 1913
 10.James Collins10 b. 1915
 11.Jeanette E. Collins10 b. 26 Aug 1919
 12.Theodore Collins11 b. 1922
 13.Frank A. Collins1 b. 17 Feb 1923, d. 14 Nov 2008

Citations

  1. [S2096] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, online at www.ancestry.com, Battle Creek Enquirer, (Battle Creek, Michigan), Saturday, 15 November 2008, page 4, reporting the death of Frank A. Collins of Battle Creek, age 85, passed away on Friday, 14 November 2008 at Lifespan Good Samaritan Hospice Residence in Battle Creek; born February 17, 1923 in Pennfield Township, Michigan, son of William and Ella May (McCullum) Collins, married Orpha Mae Lighthill who preceded him in death on February 26, 1991; survived by his caregiver, Dorothy German; preceded in death by parents and brothers and sisters, Edward, Jim, Ted, John, Fred and Pete Collins, Josephine and Frances Collins, Janet Ingersoll and Elizabeth Treat; served in the U.S. Navy during WWII as a Coxswain; retired from Clark Equipment Company in 1979 after 33 years. Hereinafter cited as U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current.
  2. [S2090] Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, online at www.ancestry.com, marriage of William Collins of Bad Axe, age 25, born about 1872 in Michigan, father George Collins, and Ella Mc Cullum of Grant, age 16, born about 1881 in Canada, father Malcolm McCullum, married on 5 July 1897 in Bad Axe, Huron County, Michigan, USA, first marriage for each, record# 112, citing Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, MI, USA, Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Film# 59, "1897 Arenac-1897 Kalkaska". Hereinafter cited as Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952.
  3. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Collins, Year: 1930; Census Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340713, reporting William's age as 58 and estimating his year of birth as 1872. Hereinafter cited as 1930 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Ella M. Collins, Year: 1920; Census Place: Emmet, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T625_760; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 70, reporting William's age as 48 and estimating his year of birth as 1872. Hereinafter cited as 1920 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Ella M. Collins, Year: 1910; Census Place: Battle Creek Ward 2, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T624_640; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1374653, reporting William's birth date as April 1872. Hereinafter cited as 1910 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S34] 1900 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Ella M. Collins, Year: 1900; Census Place: Verona, Huron, Michigan; Roll: 715; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 1240715. Hereinafter cited as 1900 United States Federal Census.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, William Collins, Memorial# 87506134, reporting is date of birth as 4 April 1867. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, M Ella Collins, Memorial# 87506059, with information from her death certificate attached to her memorial page.
  9. [S40] 1910 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Ella M. Collins, Year: 1910; Census Place: Battle Creek Ward 2, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T624_640; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0035; FHL microfilm: 1374653.
  10. [S73] 1920 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William and Ella M. Collins, Year: 1920; Census Place: Emmet, Calhoun, Michigan; Roll: T625_760; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 70.
  11. [S91] 1930 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of William Collins, Year: 1930; Census Place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0017; FHL microfilm: 2340713.

John Collum1

b. 1727, d. 13 October 1797
Family
Birth*1727John Collum was born in 1727.1 
Marriage*He married Alice __?__.2,1 
Death*13 October 1797He died on 13 October 1797 at about age 701 
Burial* and was buried near his daughter, Martha (Collum) Yerkes, in Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in the extreme corner of the old cemetery at the edge of the road.1 

Family

 Alice __?__ b. 1731, d. 11 Feb 1807
Child 1.Martha Collum1,3 b. Nov 1765, d. 3 Feb 1789

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Collom, Memorial# 11682247. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alice Collom, Memorial# 11682352.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha (Collom) Yerkes, Memorial# 71982269.

Martha Collum1

b. November 1765, d. 3 February 1789
Family
Father*John Collum2,3 b. 1727, d. 13 Oct 1797
Mother*Alice __?__4,3 b. 1731, d. 11 Feb 1807
Birth*November 1765Martha Collum was born, as calculated from her reported age at death, in November 1765.5,3 
Marriage*13 December 1787She married, as his first wife, Daniel Yerkes, son of Silas Yerkes and Hannah Dungan, on 13 December 1787.1,5,3,6 
Death*3 February 1789She died on 3 February 1789 at the age of 23 years, 3 months5,3 
Burial* and was buried in grave 69, next to her parents who joined her later, in Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Abington.3 

Family

 Daniel Yerkes b. 23 Jul 1767, d. 30 Sep 1824

Citations

  1. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family with Notes on the Leach and Rutter Families, on one microfilm reel, 368 pages, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: printed for the author by the J. B. Lippincott Company, 1904), #9. Silas Yerkes, pages 19-21. Hereinafter cited as Chronicle of the Yerkes Family.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, John Collom, Memorial# 11682247. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Martha (Collom) Yerkes, Memorial# 71982269.
  4. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Alice Collom, Memorial# 11682352.
  5. [S2079] Josiah Granville Leach, Chronicle of the Yerkes Family, #63. Daniel Yerkes, page 43.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Daniel Yerkes, Memorial# 20225987.

Abigail Colman

b. 14 January 1714/15, d. 17 May 1745
Family
Father*Reverend Benjamin Colman b. 19 Oct 1673, d. 29 Aug 1747
Mother*Jane Clark1 b. 16 Mar 1679/80, d. 26 Oct 1731
Birth*14 January 1714/15Abigail Colman was born on 14 January 1714/15 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1 
Baptism16 January 1715 and was baptized by her father on 16 January 1715 at Brattle Street Church. Her father wrote in the record that Abigail was his second daughter and that she was 1 week old.2 
Relationship Note*The relationship between Abigail and her father, Reverend Benjamin Colman, was apparently turbulent. The source noted that from childhood, Abigail had taken to reading and then soon to writing. Her choices in literature, both novels and poetry, greatly displeased her father whom the author quoted as saying "suffering her to leave her father's house, to the grief of her friends and the surprise of the town."3 
Marriage*September 1737She married, using the name Abigail Turell, Albert Dennie, son of John Dennie and Mary Edwards, in September 1737 in Charlestown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). The Joseph Dennie source states that her marriage was "under circumstances distasteful to her family", provided the date he obtained from Turell's "Life and Character" source, and further stated that "either the Turell is a mistake or, as is not impossible, she married under an assumed name." The record in the Charlestown source recorded only that Abigail Turell married Albert Dennie in 1737.4,5,1 
Religion*5 July 1741Abigail Dennie was admitted as a member to Brattle Street Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), on 5 July 1741.6 
(Mother) BirthThere was a third child, who did not survive his mother, born to Abigail Dennie, however no sex or age at death was identified.1 
Death*17 May 1745She died after a long languishment on 17 May 1745 in Boston at age 30.1 

Family

 Albert Dennie b. 4 Mar 1716
Children 1.John Dennie+7 b. 30 Dec 1738
 2.Jane Dennie7 b. 6 Jun 1742
 3.Child Dennie7

Citations

  1. [S934] Ebenezer Turell, The Life and Character of the Reverend Benjamin Colman, D.D. Late Pastor of a Church in Boston, New England, who Deceased August 29th 1747, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: printed and sold by Rogers and Fowle and by J. Edwards, 1749), Chapter IX, pages 207-223. Hereinafter cited as The Life and Character of the Reverend Benjamin Colman.
  2. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 135. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  3. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume III, No. II, (April 1849): pages 231-232. Hereinafter cited as "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D."
  4. [S933] Thomas Bellows Wyman, The Genealogies and Estates of Charlestown, in the County of Middlesex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1629-1818, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: David Clapp and Son, 1879), Volume 2, K-Z, page 972. Hereinafter cited as Charlestown Genealogies and Estates, 1629-1818.
  5. [S932] Harold Milton Ellis Ph. D., "Joseph Dennie and His Circle: a Study in American Literature from 1792 to 1812", Bulletin of the University of Texas 40 (15 Jul 1915): Chapter I, pages 9-16. Hereinafter cited as "Joseph Dennie and His Circle."
  6. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 112.
  7. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 161.

Benjamin Colman1

b. 1 September 1704, d. 18 September 1704
Family
Father*Reverend Benjamin Colman1 b. 19 Oct 1673, d. 29 Aug 1747
Mother*Jane Clark1 b. 16 Mar 1679/80, d. 26 Oct 1731
Birth*1 September 1704Benjamin Colman was born on 1 September 1704 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Baptism3 September 1704He was baptized by his father on 3 September 1704 at Brattle Street Church, Boston. His father wrote in the record that Benjamin was his first-born son and was 3 days old.2 
Death*18 September 1704Benjamin died just two weeks later on 18 September 1704.1 

Citations

  1. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume III, No. II, (April 1849): pages 231-232. Hereinafter cited as "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D."
  2. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 126. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.

Benjamin Colman1

b. 10 October 1710
Family
Father*John Colman1
Mother*Judith Hobbey1
Birth*10 October 1710Benjamin Colman was born on 10 October 1710 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1,2 
Baptism3 December 1710 and was baptized on 3 December 1710 at Brattle Square Church, Boston.3 
Marriage*16 August 1739He married Hannah Pemberton on 16 August 1739 at Boston.4 
(Executor) Will25 March 1747Benjamin Colman was named as an Executor of the estate and Trustee of the Trust directed by the will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman dated 25 March 1747 in Boston. Describing them as his honored friends, Benjamin's will appointed Benjamin Colman, Jacob Wendell Esq., Deacon John Phillips Esq. and Thomas Hancock Executors of the estate and of the Trust that was to be funded, after the just payment of his debts and legacies, with his bonds, mortgages and monies, their yearly income, his house, and the proceeds from the sale of his personal estate, together with his little silver plate and household goods. The will directed the Trustees, relying on their love and goodness, to accept the appointment for the sake of his poor, helpless grandson John Dennie. It described, in some detail and with conditions, his instructions on how his grandson was to be raised to manhood. The will also stated that if Reverend Colman's grandson John Dennie died before reaching the age of 22 years, his £3000 legacy should be paid by his Executors in equal shares to the then surviving grandchildren of his beloved brother John Colman of Boston, Esq., further clarifying the bequests by naming the recipients as the sons or daughters of his beloved nephews or nieces, which he called cousins in the will, John Colman, Benjamin Colman, Mrs. Judith Bulfinch and Mrs. Sarah Chardon, all of Boston. Then, apologizing for his earlier omission of any immediate bequest, his will ordered that, within the year after his death, Benjamin should be paid a gift of £100, old tenor, in bills of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay.1 
(Nephew) Codicil28 August 1747Benjamin was named in a codicil to the will of his uncle, the Reverend Benjamin Colman, written on 28 August 1747 in Boston. Reverend Colman died the next day before he could give it, as he had planned, to one of his Executors, John Phillips Esq. of Boston, described as a worthy Deacon of the Church in Brattle Street. The codicil first confirmed his will and testament in its entirety, except for the addition written in the codicil which stated that if either his honored friend John Phillips, Esq. or his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman of Boston, merchant, were to take upon them the trust and trouble of Executor to his will with the necessary care of the education of his grandson John Dennie, that £200 out of his estate should be allowed to him for the care and his great kindness. The codicil was not witnessed.

From a letter written on 7 Sep 1747 by Benjamin's widow Mary Colman and included in the probate packet, we learned that Benjamin had completed writing his codicil in the evening, and put it in his desk drawer for the night. Mary wrote in her letter to Judge Edward Hutchinson that Benjamin had told her he was thinking possibly of adding something more, and would complete it in the morning and then deliver it to Deacon John Phillips. Her letter stated that, between the hours of three and five in the morning of the 29th August, her dear husband, Dr. Benjamin Colman, told her that if he didn't have the opportunity to finish it, she should submit it to the court and that the court would be able to tell it was written in Benjamin's own hand and signed with his signature.1 
(Nephew) TrustBenjamin Colman, nephew of the deceased, was one of four Executors and Trustees named in the will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman, which directed that a Trust for his grandson John Dennie be created. He ordered that the residue of his library be sold and the proceeds, together with his little silver plate and household goods, be added to the bonds, mortgages and monies he left, and that after the just payment of debts and legacies, the yearly income of the remaining personal estate, together with his house in Brattle Street, Boston, his only real property, be used to fund the Trust. He appointed his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman and honored friends Jacob Wendell Esq., John Phillips Esq. and Thomas Hancock as Executors of both his estate and the Trust, relying on their love and goodness to accept the appointment for the sake of his poor, helpless grandson, for his custodial and desired, both worldly and spiritual good. It described, in some detail and with conditions, his instructions on how his grandson was to be raised to manhood.

In order that they might achieve that end, Colman empowered his Executors and Trustees, according to their best judgment, to rent, demand and receive rent, defend his title and property, to let out monies upon bond and to demand, receive, sue for, and recover monies due upon bond or mortgage, to also make necessary repairs and defray every arising charge. Most especially, though, he entrusted them to care for the board, schooling and education of his beloved grandson; to bring him up to learning or to put him to trade or merchandise, as they shall judge most fitting and convenient. And adding that if his nephew Benjamin Colman, or other of his honored Executors could board him and see to his profitable and pious instruction, or take him as their apprentice, it would be his wish.

The will informed his Executors and Trustees that, as a result of Articles of Indenture, or legal contract, agreed upon between himself and his son-in-law Albert Dennie, the natural father of his only branch and grandson, the boy's father had committed to Colman's care and ordering, all that concerned the education and support of his grandson John Dennie. The agreement gave Colman the right and responsibility to do for his grandson as a father for his child and empowered him to provide for him by will and testament as he was now doing. The will then committed John Dennie to the care and ordering of his worthy Trustees and Executors throughout his whole education in non age, requiring him to be respectful and subject to them as to his natural parent and guardian. If John should prove disrespectful, the will empowered his Trustees and Executors to withhold and deny to John, when he came of age, the £3,000 legacy bequeathed to him, and also to deny him from coming into possession of his dwelling house in Brattle Street. If John were to prove to be impolite or disrespectful, immoral or impious in the sober judgment and conscience of his Trustees and Executors, the will then ordered that his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman, who was also a Trustee, be put immediately into possession of Colman's house and land in Brattle Street, to remain unto him and the heirs of his body, and their heirs also lawfully begotten, forever. The will added that if John were to become or remain impolite or disrespectful, immoral or impious when he reached the age of 22 years, then the £3,000 bequeathed to him, together with all that should remain of his personal estate in the hands of his Executors and Trustees be equally divided among the surviving grandchildren, or their heirs, of his brother John Colman.

If, on the other hand, his grandson John Dennie, by the Grace of God, for which he fervently prayed for him, prove himself a sober and virtuous youth, in a judgment of charity, with his parental blessing on him, he confirmed to him the £3,000 legacy at the age of 22 years, and with great pleasure he bequeathed to John his dwelling house and land in Brattle Street, to remain unto him and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, forever. However, if John were to die without heirs, then the house and land should remain with his nephew Benjamin Colman of Boston, merchant, and to his son Benjamin and the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten, forever.

The will ordered his Executors and Trustees, within the year following his death, to make the tender of his house in Brattle Street to his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman for him to occupy and dwell in, instructing him to keep it in good repair until the day of his grandson John reaching the full age of 22 years. His nephew Benjamin was ordered to pay rent of no more than £70 per annum, and that he then surrender it up to John Dennie, or legal heir of his body, or rent it of him or his as may be agreeable to him and them.1 

Family

 Hannah Pemberton
Child 1.Benjamin Colman1 b. 20 Jul 1740

Citations

  1. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.
  2. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  3. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 130. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  4. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 244.

Benjamin Colman1

b. 20 July 1739
Family
Father*John Colman1 b. 3 Mar 1704
Mother*Sarah Payne2
Baptism*20 July 1739Benjamin Colman was baptized on 20 July 1739 at Brattle Square Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3 
(Heir) Will25 March 1747Benjamin Colman, described as the son of his beloved nephew John Colman, was named as a beneficiary in the will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman dated 25 March 1747 in Boston. The will gave 7-year-old Benjamin £200, old tenor, in Province Bills of the Massachusetts Bay, the Principal to be paid to him when he came of age, and the yearly interest paid from year to year.1 

Citations

  1. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.
  2. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 243, her name spelled "Pain". Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  3. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 163.

Benjamin Colman1

b. 20 July 1740
Family
Father*Benjamin Colman1 b. 10 Oct 1710
Mother*Hannah Pemberton1
Baptism*20 July 1740Benjamin Colman was baptized on 20 July 1740 at Brattle Square Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
(Heir) Will25 March 1747Benjamin Colman, described as the son of his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman, was named as a beneficiary in the will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman dated 25 March 1747 in Boston. The will gave 6-year-old Benjamin £200, old tenor, in Province Bills of the Massachusetts Bay, the Principal to be paid to him when he came of age, and the yearly interest paid from year to year.1 

Citations

  1. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.

Reverend Benjamin Colman

b. 19 October 1673, d. 29 August 1747
Family
Reverend Benjamin Colman
Father*William Colman1 b. 31 Aug 1643, d. 27 Mar 1712
Mother*Elizabeth __?__2 d. b 30 Jun 1692
Birth*19 October 1673Benjamin Colman was born on19 October 1673 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England), the second son of his parents.2 
Marriage*5 June 1700He married first Jane Clark, daughter of Thomas Clark and Jane __?__, on 5 June 1700 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). Their marriage ceremony was performed by Increase Mather.3,4,1 
Occupation*23 May 1716Reverend William Cooper was ordained on 23 May 1716 as colleague to the Reverend Benjamin Colman at Brattle Square Church, Boston.5 
(Minister) Marriage10 March 1721Reverend Benjamin Colman performed the marriage ceremony of William Dudley Esq. and Elizabeth Davenport on 10 March 1721 at the Brattle Square Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).6,7 
(Father) Marriage11 August 1726Reverend Benjamin Colman performed the marriage ceremony of his daughter Jane Colman and Reverend Ebenezer Turell on 11 August 1726 in Brattle Street Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,8,9,10 
Description*The Reverend Benjamin Colman was a spare and slender man, taller than the average height, and erect in stature. He had a fair and delicate complexion, and his features and demeanor were gentle and compassionate. He was sociable and likable, and much respected and admired. In his "Life and Character" biography of Colman, his son-in-law Reverend Ebenezer Turell, wrote, "He had a peculiar flame and dignity in his eye which he could soften and manage with all the beauty and force of oratory, but still natural and without the least affectation. Wisdom and Grace made his face shine, especially when praying or preaching... And his neat and clean manner of dress, and genteel, compliant behavior, politeness and elegance in conversation, set off his person to the best advantage."11,12 
(Grandfather) Baptism8 February 1730Benjamin baptized his grandson, Samuel Turell, on 8 February 1730 at Boston.13 
Marriage*6 May 1731He married second, as her fourth husband, Sarah Crisp, daughter of Richard Crisp and Sarah __?__, on 6 May 1731 in Boston. Their marriage ceremony was performed by Reverend William Cooper.3,14,15 
(Husband) Death26 October 1731Benjamin became a widower for the first time when Jane Colman died on 26 October 1731.3 
Relationship Note*The relationship between Benjamin and his daughter, Abigail, was apparently turbulent. The source noted that from childhood, Abigail had taken to reading and then soon to writing. Her choices in literature, both novels and poetry, greatly displeased her father whom the author quoted as saying "suffering her to leave her father's house, to the grief of her friends and the surprise of the town."1 
(Minister) Baptism30 December 1738John Dennie was baptized by his grandfather, Reverend Benjamin Colman, on 30 December 1738 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). His mother was recorded as the parent/sponsor.16 
Occupation*1743Reverend Samuel Cooper, known as"Silver-tongue-Sam", succeeded his father after he died in 1743 as colleague to the Reverend Benjamin Colman at Boston.5 
(Husband) Death24 April 1744Benjamin became a widower for the second time when Sarah (Crisp) Harris Leverett Clark Colman died on 24 April 1744.1 
(Father) Death17 May 1745When Benjamin's younger daughter, Abigail Dennie, died after a long languishment on 17 May 1745 in Boston, her 6 year old son, John Dennie, was left in his grandfather Colman's care.3 
Marriage*12 August 1745He married third, as her second husband, Madam Mary (Pepperell) Frost, daughter of William Pepperell and Margery Bray, on 12 August 1745 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). Their marriage ceremony was performed by Reverend Joseph Sewall.1,17 
Will*25 March 1747Benjamin left a will dated 25 March 1747 in Boston. His primary concern as he wrote his will was for the care and proper education of his nine-year-old grandson John Dennie who was also his Ward, primary heir and beneficiary. He gave him the sum of £3,000, old tenor, in Bills of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay, to be put into the hands of his Executors for John's use and benefit. The funds were to be put out to lawful interest to pay for his good education and support until he reached the full age of 22 years, at which time John was to be paid the Principal. John's inheritance, however, would include many conditions. Benjamin's other heirs were: his wife Mary (Pepperell) Frost Colman, his nephew Benjamin Colman, John Colman, Benjamin Colman, Benjamin Colman, John Colman Esq., Elizabeth (Colman) Royall Righton, Sarah (Colman) Bant Staniford, Reverend Ebenezer Turell, Reverend Samuel Cooper, Reverend Mather Byles, John Colman, Judith (Colman) Bulfinch and Sarah (Colman) Chardon. He left £50, old tenor, in bills of the Province of the Massachusetts Bar to the poor of the Brattle Square Church and its congregation, and instructed his Executors to look in his desk and Study closet for any additional monies he had left marked for that use and to pay on demand any they found to his successor at the church. He committed his cabinet with all the writings and papers in it, standing in his Study, to the care and keeping of his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman, merchant, Reverend Samuel Cooper and Deacon John Phillips Esq., both of Boston, Pastor and Deacon of the Church in Brattle Street. First, however, he instructed his Executors to take knowledge of the bonds, bills, mortgages, silver or gold, or paper currencies belonging to him or others, and ordering his Executors to, immediately upon his decease, take his keys and keep his Study locked up after first delivering a collection of his favorite religious books, which he listed by author and title, to his nephew Benjamin Colman to be carefully kept for his grandson or, in the case of his death, for his own son Benjamin or for himself. His will referenced a plain wooden chest in his Study where he had already put some copies of his grandson's mother, his daughter Abigail Dennie's writings and poetry, her name written on most if not all of them, and directed that they, together with all the other copies of his own printed works found in his Study, also be preserved for his grandson or for his nephew Benjamin Colman himself and his son Benjamin. To the President of Harvard College or their Order, he left John Calvin's works in 9 volumes and Ephraim Chamber's Cyclopaedia in 2 volumes.

His will instructed that the residue of his library be sold and the proceeds, together with his little silver plate and household goods, be added to the bonds, mortgages and monies he left, and that after the just payment of debts and legacies, the yearly income of the remaining personal estate be added to that of his real property, and be put into a Trust for his grandson John Dennie. He appointed his honored friends Benjamin Colman, Jacob Wendell Esq., Deacon John Phillips Esq. and Thomas Hancock as Executors of both his estate and the Trust, relying on their love and goodness to accept the appointment for the sake of his poor, helpless grandson John Dennie, for his custodial and desired, both worldly and spiritual good. It described, in some detail and with conditions, his instructions on how his grandson was to be raised to manhood.

Apologizing for his earlier omission of any immediate bequests to his beloved nephews and very dear cousins (nieces) John and Benjamin Colman, Judith Bulfinch and Sarah Chardon, Benjamin ordered that, within the year after his death, each should be paid a gift in bonds or monies, old tenor. John Colman to receive £200, and each of the others £100.

He directed that his painted prints on glass by his daughter Abigail Dennie be preserved in his house for her son together with his own portrait and some others to remain with his house in order that Providence may dispose of them. And, finally, to whichever of his honored Executors should have the more special care and trouble of raising his grandson, he gave £100 as a "small grateful acknowledgement of his kindness to the dead and to the living." His will, anticipating that some of his friends after his death, wouldl want to see some of his manuscript sermons or other writings published in print, instructed that nothing be published without a just correction and proper preparation, with omissions or necessary additions, as the Reverend Ebenezer Turell of Medford, with the Reverend Mather Byles and Samuel Cooper of Boston, shall judge fit and proper.

His will asked God to give his Grace to his Negro man Boston and to his Negro woman Violet. He stated that Violet was currently living with and serving his sister Elizabeth Righton in her old age, and that his will was that Violet continue to serve his sister while she lived. He left both of his slaves in Trust with his Executors to dispose of as seemed best to them. His final gifts were £10 to each of the sons and daughters of his beloved wife Mary in lieu of one of his rings. His will was signed by Joseph Green, Isaac Walker and Isaac Walker Jr. as witnesses.18 
Codicil*28 August 1747Benjamin wrote a codicil to his will on 28 August 1747 in Boston and died the next day before he could give it, as he had planned, to one of his Executors, John Phillips Esq. of Boston, described as a worthy Deacon of the Church in Brattle Street. The codicil first confirmed his will and testament in its entirety, except for the addition written in the codicil which stated that if either his honored friend John Phillips, Esq. or his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman of Boston, merchant, were to take upon them the trust and trouble of Executor to his will with the necessary care of the education of his grandson John Dennie, that £200 out of his estate should be allowed to him for the care and his great kindness. The codicil was not witnessed.

From a letter written on 7 Sep 1747 by Benjamin's widow Mary Colman and included in the probate packet, we learned that Benjamin had completed writing his codicil in the evening, and put it in his desk drawer for the night. Mary wrote in her letter to Judge Edward Hutchinson that Benjamin had told her he was thinking possibly of adding something more, and would complete it in the morning and then deliver it to Deacon John Phillips. Her letter stated that, between the hours of three and five in the morning of the 29th August, her dear husband, Dr. Benjamin Colman, told her that if he didn't have the opportunity to finish it, she should submit it to the court and that the court would be able to tell it was written in Benjamin's own hand and signed with his signature.18 
Death*29 August 1747He died on 29 August 1747 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 73.3 
Probate*5 September 1747Benjamin's estate was opened for probate on 5 September 1747 in Boston. His will and his codicil were both found valid by Judge Edward Hutchinson, Judge of the Probate of Wills for the Province of Massachusetts Bay.18 
Inventory*18 September 1747An Inventory of the estate of the Reverend Benjamin Colman was completed on 18 September 1747 by appraisers William Downe, Daniel Henchman and John Fayerweather. On 30 Oct 1747, one of the Executors, John Phillips Esq., testified under oath before Judge Edward Hutchinson that it was a true and perfect Inventory, and it was entered into the probate record. The total value of the Estate was appraised at £14,460, 7s, 10p, which in 2010 would have been equal to about £1,810,000 or approximately $2,800,000. The inventory provided an itemized list of the contents of each of the rooms, which were described, in his home on Brattle Street, the only real property he owned at his death. The large brick house was valued at £4,000 and the rooms were described as a Study, a large Front Room, a small room between the 2 front chambers, a second Front Room, a Kitchen Chamber, a north Front Chamber, a Keeping Room Chamber, a Chamber over the Study, an Upper Chamber over the Study, another Upper Chamber, and two additional upper Chambers. His cash and bonds were valued at just under £7,000, and his library of books at just under £1,000. Reverend Colman owned two slaves; his Negro man Boston was appraised at £300, and his Negro woman Violet at £220. His wearing apparel and household goods made up the remaining value.18 
Trust*The will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman directed that a Trust for his grandson John Dennie be created. He ordered that the residue of his library be sold and the proceeds, together with his little silver plate and household goods, be added to the bonds, mortgages and monies he left, and that after the just payment of debts and legacies, the yearly income of the remaining personal estate, together with his house in Brattle Street, Boston, his only real property, be used to fund the Trust. He appointed his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman and honored friends Jacob Wendell Esq., John Phillips Esq. and Thomas Hancock as Executors of both his estate and the Trust, relying on their love and goodness to accept the appointment for the sake of his poor, helpless grandson, for his custodial and desired, both worldly and spiritual good. It described, in some detail and with conditions, his instructions on how his grandson was to be raised to manhood.

In order that they might achieve that end, Colman empowered his Executors and Trustees, according to their best judgment, to rent, demand and receive rent, defend his title and property, to let out monies upon bond and to demand, receive, sue for, and recover monies due upon bond or mortgage, to also make necessary repairs and defray every arising charge. Most especially, though, he entrusted them to care for the board, schooling and education of his beloved grandson; to bring him up to learning or to put him to trade or merchandise, as they shall judge most fitting and convenient. And adding that if his nephew Benjamin Colman, or other of his honored Executors could board him and see to his profitable and pious instruction, or take him as their apprentice, it would be his wish.

The will informed his Executors and Trustees that, as a result of Articles of Indenture, or legal contract, agreed upon between himself and his son-in-law Albert Dennie, the natural father of his only branch and grandson, the boy's father had committed to Colman's care and ordering, all that concerned the education and support of his grandson John Dennie. The agreement gave Colman the right and responsibility to do for his grandson as a father for his child and empowered him to provide for him by will and testament as he was now doing. The will then committed John Dennie to the care and ordering of his worthy Trustees and Executors throughout his whole education in non age, requiring him to be respectful and subject to them as to his natural parent and guardian. If John should prove disrespectful, the will empowered his Trustees and Executors to withhold and deny to John, when he came of age, the £3,000 legacy bequeathed to him, and also to deny him from coming into possession of his dwelling house in Brattle Street. If John were to prove to be impolite or disrespectful, immoral or impious in the sober judgment and conscience of his Trustees and Executors, the will then ordered that his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman, who was also a Trustee, be put immediately into possession of Colman's house and land in Brattle Street, to remain unto him and the heirs of his body, and their heirs also lawfully begotten, forever. The will added that if John were to become or remain impolite or disrespectful, immoral or impious when he reached the age of 22 years, then the £3,000 bequeathed to him, together with all that should remain of his personal estate in the hands of his Executors and Trustees be equally divided among the surviving grandchildren, or their heirs, of his brother John Colman.

If, on the other hand, his grandson John Dennie, by the Grace of God, for which he fervently prayed for him, prove himself a sober and virtuous youth, in a judgment of charity, with his parental blessing on him, he confirmed to him the £3,000 legacy at the age of 22 years, and with great pleasure he bequeathed to John his dwelling house and land in Brattle Street, to remain unto him and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, forever. However, if John were to die without heirs, then the house and land should remain with his nephew Benjamin Colman of Boston, merchant, and to his son Benjamin and the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten, forever.

The will ordered his Executors and Trustees, within the year following his death, to make the tender of his house in Brattle Street to his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman for him to occupy and dwell in, instructing him to keep it in good repair until the day of his grandson John reaching the full age of 22 years. His nephew Benjamin was ordered to pay rent of no more than £70 per annum, and that he then surrender it up to John Dennie, or legal heir of his body, or rent it of him or his as may be agreeable to him and them.18 

Family 1

 Jane Clark b. 16 Mar 1679/80, d. 26 Oct 1731
Children 1.Benjamin Colman1 b. 1 Sep 1704, d. 18 Sep 1704
 2.Jane Colman+1 b. 25 Feb 1707/8, d. 26 Mar 1735
 3.Abigail Colman+ b. 14 Jan 1714/15, d. 17 May 1745

Family 2

 Sarah Crisp b. 15 Sep 1672, d. 24 Apr 1744

Family 3

 Mary Pepperell b. 5 Sep 1685, d. 18 Apr 1766

Citations

  1. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume III, No. II, (April 1849): pages 231-232. Hereinafter cited as "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D."
  2. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", page 105.
  3. [S934] Ebenezer Turell, The Life and Character of the Reverend Benjamin Colman, D.D. Late Pastor of a Church in Boston, New England, who Deceased August 29th 1747, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: printed and sold by Rogers and Fowle and by J. Edwards, 1749), Chapter IX, pages 207-223. Hereinafter cited as The Life and Character of the Reverend Benjamin Colman.
  4. [S938] "Brief Memoirs and Notices of Prince's Subscribers (Colman, Dr. Benjamin)", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 10, page 151, (April 1856). Hereinafter cited as "Brief Memoir of Reverend Benjamin Colman (Prince's)."
  5. [S1059] Annie Haven Thwing, The Crooked and Narrow Streets of the Town Of Boston, 1630-1822, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Boston, Massachusetts: Marshall Jones Company, 1920), Brattle Square Church, pages 99-100. Hereinafter cited as Boston Streets, 1630-1822.
  6. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, Boston Marriages, 1720-1751. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  7. [S1016] Henry Davenport, "Genealogical Notice of the Descendants of Eleazer Davenport", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 4, pages 111-116, (April 1850): page 112. Hereinafter cited as "Descendants of Eleazer Davenport."
  8. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 241. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  9. [S952] Edited by distinguished biographers selected from each state and revised and approved by the most eminent others of the day. Volume VIII downloaded from Google Books, The National cyclopaedia of American biography: being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time. [Permanent series] (New York, New York: James T. White), Volume VIII, pages 87-88. Hereinafter cited as The National cyclopaedia of American biography.
  10. [S1004] Oliver Ayer Roberts, History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, now called The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, 1637-1888, in four Volumes, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, 1895-1901), Volume II, 1738-1821, page 7. Hereinafter cited as Artillery Company of Massachusetts, 1637-1888.
  11. [S1059] Annie Haven Thwing, Boston Streets, 1630-1822, Benjamin Colman, pages 84-85.
  12. [S934] Ebenezer Turell, The Life and Character of the Reverend Benjamin Colman, pages 230-231.
  13. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 152.
  14. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", pages 231-232, noting the year of their marriage incorrectly as 1731.
  15. [S979] Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com.
  16. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 161.
  17. [S1009] Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard, The Pepperrells in America, downloaded from the Open Library Project at www.openlibrary.org. (Salem, Massachusetts: printed for the Essex Institute, 1906), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Pepperrells in America.
  18. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.

Elizabeth Colman1

Family
Father*William Colman1 b. 31 Aug 1643, d. 27 Mar 1712
Mother*Elizabeth __?__1 d. b 30 Jun 1692
Marriage*before 19 February 1701She married first Joseph Royall before 19 February 1701 when he wrote his will naming his wife, Elizabeth.2 
Will*19 February 1701The will of Elizabeth's husband, Joseph Royall of Boston, was evidently written at sea on 19 February 1701. It stated he was "sick in body but of perfect mind and memory." He left all of his "sea clothes" to his brother William Royall, and the rest of his estate to his wife, Elizabeth.3 
(Wife) Deathbetween 19 February 1701 and 29 June 1702Elizabeth became a widow when Joseph Royall died between 19 February 1701 and 29 June 1702 when his estate was opened for probate in Boston, Suffolk County.2 
Marriage*5 March 1705She married second Francis Righton on 5 March 1705 at Brattle Square Church, Boston.1,4 
(Heir) Will25 March 1747Elizabeth Righton, described as his beloved sister, was named as a beneficiary in the will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman dated 25 March 1747 in Boston. The will gave Elizabeth (Colman) Royall Righton, if she survived him, £50 per annum, old tenor, in bills of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay for her more comfortable support in her old age for the few remaining days of her life. The gift was to be paid yearly in four quarterly payments. The will also stated that Violet, Benjamin's Negro woman, was currently living with and serving his sister Elizabeth in her old age, and that his will was that Violet continue to serve his sister while she live.1 

Family 1

 Joseph Royall b. 5 Sep 1673, d. bt 19 Feb 1701 - 29 Jun 1702

Family 2

 Francis Righton

Citations

  1. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.
  2. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 641. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  3. [S1065] Edward Doubleday Harris, "The New England Royalls", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 39, pages 348-358, (October 1885). Hereinafter cited as "New England Royalls."
  4. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 228. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.

Jane Colman1

b. 25 February 1707/8, d. 26 March 1735
Family
Father*Reverend Benjamin Colman1 b. 19 Oct 1673, d. 29 Aug 1747
Mother*Jane Clark1 b. 16 Mar 1679/80, d. 26 Oct 1731
Birth*25 February 1707/8Jane Colman was born on 25 February 1707/8 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1 
Baptism29 February 1708 and was baptized by her father on 29 February 1708 at Brattle Street Church. Her father wrote in the record that Jane was his first-born daughter.2 
Marriage*11 August 1726She married as his first wife Reverend Ebenezer Turell, son of Samuel Turell and Lydia Stoddard, on 11 August 1726 in Brattle Street Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). Their marriage ceremony was performed by Jane's father, the Reverend Benjamin Colman.1,3,4,5 
Death*26 March 1735She died on 26 March 1735 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 271,5,6 
Burial* and was buried in Plot 290, in her husband's Turell Family Tomb, in the Salem Street Burying Ground, Medford.7,8 

Family

 Reverend Ebenezer Turell b. 5 Feb 1702, d. 5 Dec 1778
Children 1.Samuel Turell1 b. c 1729, d. 8 Oct 1736
 2.Child Turell1 d. b 26 Mar 1735
 3.Child Turell1 d. b 26 Mar 1735
 4.Child Turell1 d. b 26 Mar 1735

Citations

  1. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume III, No. II, (April 1849): pages 231-232. Hereinafter cited as "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D."
  2. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 128. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  3. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 241.
  4. [S952] Edited by distinguished biographers selected from each state and revised and approved by the most eminent others of the day. Volume VIII downloaded from Google Books, The National cyclopaedia of American biography: being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time. [Permanent series] (New York, New York: James T. White), Volume VIII, pages 87-88. Hereinafter cited as The National cyclopaedia of American biography.
  5. [S1004] Oliver Ayer Roberts, History of the Military Company of the Massachusetts, now called The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, 1637-1888, in four Volumes, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Alfred Mudge & Son, Printers, 1895-1901), Volume II, 1738-1821, page 7. Hereinafter cited as Artillery Company of Massachusetts, 1637-1888.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Jane (Colman) Turell, Memorial# 26920865. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  8. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Reverend Ebenezer Turell, Memorial# 26920869, created by BobBoston.

John Colman1

Family
Father*William Colman2 b. 31 Aug 1643, d. 27 Mar 1712
Mother*Elizabeth __?__2 d. b 30 Jun 1692
Marriage*19 July 1694He married Judith Hobbey on 19 July 1694 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). Their marriage was performed by Reverend Cotton Mather.3,4,5 
(Heir) Will25 March 1747John Colman Esq., described as his beloved brother, was named as a beneficiary in the will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman dated 25 March 1747 in Boston. The will gave John, or his Heirs, back his bond for £100, along with the interest due, and also any note or notes hand written by John made payable to Reverend Colman. The gift was made on the condition that John, or his Heirs, would first repay Mr. James Pitts of Boston, thereby cancelling the bond Reverend Colman had cosigned for as John's surety. The will encouraged his brother John to accept the gift as a sign of his gratitude and as a small acknowledgement of his great obligations to him during his youth.2 
(Brother) TrustJohn's grandchildren and their heirs were named as secondary beneficiaries in the will and resulting trust of the Reverend Benjamin Colman, John's brother. Reverend Colman's will directed that a Trust for his grandson John Dennie be created. He ordered that the residue of his library be sold and the proceeds, together with his little silver plate and household goods, be added to the bonds, mortgages and monies he left, and that after the just payment of debts and legacies, the yearly income of the remaining personal estate, together with his house in Brattle Street, Boston, his only real property, be used to fund the Trust. He appointed his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman and honored friends Jacob Wendell Esq., John Phillips Esq. and Thomas Hancock as Executors of both his estate and the Trust, relying on their love and goodness to accept the appointment for the sake of his poor, helpless grandson, for his custodial and desired, both worldly and spiritual good. It described, in some detail and with conditions, his instructions on how his grandson was to be raised to manhood.

In order that they might achieve that end, Colman empowered his Executors and Trustees, according to their best judgment, to rent, demand and receive rent, defend his title and property, to let out monies upon bond and to demand, receive, sue for, and recover monies due upon bond or mortgage, to also make necessary repairs and defray every arising charge. Most especially, though, he entrusted them to care for the board, schooling and education of his beloved grandson; to bring him up to learning or to put him to trade or merchandise, as they shall judge most fitting and convenient. And adding that if his nephew Benjamin Colman, or other of his honored Executors could board him and see to his profitable and pious instruction, or take him as their apprentice, it would be his wish.

The will informed his Executors and Trustees that, as a result of Articles of Indenture, or legal contract, agreed upon between himself and his son-in-law Albert Dennie, the natural father of his only branch and grandson, the boy's father had committed to Colman's care and ordering, all that concerned the education and support of his grandson John Dennie. The agreement gave Colman the right and responsibility to do for his grandson as a father for his child and empowered him to provide for him by will and testament as he was now doing. The will then committed John Dennie to the care and ordering of his worthy Trustees and Executors throughout his whole education in non age, requiring him to be respectful and subject to them as to his natural parent and guardian. If John should prove disrespectful, the will empowered his Trustees and Executors to withhold and deny to John, when he came of age, the £3,000 legacy bequeathed to him, and also to deny him from coming into possession of his dwelling house in Brattle Street. If John were to prove to be impolite or disrespectful, immoral or impious in the sober judgment and conscience of his Trustees and Executors, the will then ordered that his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman, who was also a Trustee, be put immediately into possession of Colman's house and land in Brattle Street, to remain unto him and the heirs of his body, and their heirs also lawfully begotten, forever. The will added that if John were to become or remain impolite or disrespectful, immoral or impious when he reached the age of 22 years, then the £3,000 bequeathed to him, together with all that should remain of his personal estate in the hands of his Executors and Trustees be equally divided among the surviving grandchildren, or their heirs, of his brother John Colman.

If, on the other hand, his grandson John Dennie, by the Grace of God, for which he fervently prayed for him, prove himself a sober and virtuous youth, in a judgment of charity, with his parental blessing on him, he confirmed to him the £3,000 legacy at the age of 22 years, and with great pleasure he bequeathed to John his dwelling house and land in Brattle Street, to remain unto him and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten, forever. However, if John were to die without heirs, then the house and land should remain with his nephew Benjamin Colman of Boston, merchant, and to his son Benjamin and the heirs of their bodies lawfully begotten, forever.

The will ordered his Executors and Trustees, within the year following his death, to make the tender of his house in Brattle Street to his beloved nephew Benjamin Colman for him to occupy and dwell in, instructing him to keep it in good repair until the day of his grandson John reaching the full age of 22 years. His nephew Benjamin was ordered to pay rent of no more than £70 per annum, and that he then surrender it up to John Dennie, or legal heir of his body, or rent it of him or his as may be agreeable to him and them.2 

Family

 Judith Hobbey
Children 1.John Colman+2 b. 3 Mar 1704
 2.Judith Colman+2 b. 4 May 1707
 3.Sarah Colman+1 b. 20 Feb 1709
 4.Benjamin Colman+2 b. 10 Oct 1710

Citations

  1. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 129. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  2. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.
  3. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, date noted as 19 Jul 1694. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  4. [S1047] American Marriages before 1699, online at www.ancestry.com, date noted as 19 Jul 1694. Hereinafter cited as American Marriages before 1699.
  5. [S1034] Boston MA: Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699, online at www.americanancestors.org, City Document No. 130, page 217, date noted as just 19 Jul; no year. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1630-1699.

John Colman1

b. 3 March 1704
Family
Father*John Colman1
Mother*Judith Hobbey1
Birth*3 March 1704John Colman was born on 3 March 1704 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England),1,2 
Baptism5 March 1704 and was baptized at 3 days old on 5 March 1704 at Brattle Square Church, Boston.2 
Marriage*26 December 1734He married Sarah Payne on 26 December 1734 at Boston.3,4 
(Heir) Will25 March 1747John Colman, described as his beloved nephew, was named as a beneficiary in the will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman dated 25 March 1747 in Boston. Apologizing for his earlier omission of any immediate bequest, his will ordered that, within the year after his death, John should be paid a gift of £200, old tenor, in bills of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay. The will also stated that if Reverend Colman's grandson John Dennie died before reaching the age of 22 years, his £3000 legacy should be paid by his Executors in equal shares to the then surviving grandchildren of his beloved brother John Colman of Boston, Esq., further clarifying the bequests by naming the recipients as the sons or daughters of his beloved nephews or nieces, which he called cousins in the will, John Colman, Benjamin Colman, Mrs. Judith Bulfinch and Mrs. Sarah Chardon, all of Boston.1 

Family

 Sarah Payne
Children 1.John Colman1 b. 22 Jan 1738
 2.Benjamin Colman1 b. 20 Jul 1739

Citations

  1. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.
  2. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 126. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  3. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 243, her name spelled "Pain."
  4. [S746] Boston, Massachusetts Marriages, 1700-1809, online at www.americanancestors.org, City Document No. 150, page 182, her name spelled "Payne". Hereinafter cited as Boston Marriages, 1700-1809.

John Colman1

b. 22 January 1738
Family
Father*John Colman1 b. 3 Mar 1704
Mother*Sarah Payne2
Baptism*22 January 1738John Colman was baptized on 22 January 1738 at Brattle Square Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).3 
(Heir) Will25 March 1747John Colman, described as the son of his beloved nephew John Colman, was named as a beneficiary in the will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman dated 25 March 1747 in Boston. The will gave 9-year-old John £200, old tenor, in Province Bills of the Massachusetts Bay, the Principal to be paid to him when he came of age, and the yearly interest paid from year to year.1 

Citations

  1. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.
  2. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 243, her name spelled "Pain". Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  3. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 160.

Judith Colman1

b. 4 May 1707
Family
Father*John Colman1
Mother*Judith Hobbey1
Baptism*4 May 1707Judith Colman was baptized on 4 May 1707 at Brattle Square Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Marriage*11 June 1724She married Thomas Bulfinch on 11 June 1724 in Brattle Square Church, Boston.3,1,4 
(Heir) Will25 March 1747Judith Bulfinch, described as his beloved cousin, although he may have meant niece, was named as a beneficiary in the will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman dated 25 March 1747 in Boston. Apologizing for his earlier omission of any immediate bequest, his will ordered that, within the year after his death, Judith (Colman) Bulfinch should be paid a gift of £100, old tenor, in bills of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay. The will also stated that if Reverend Colman's grandson John Dennie died before reaching the age of 22 years, his £3000 legacy should be paid by his Executors in equal shares to the then surviving grandchildren of his beloved brother John Colman of Boston, Esq., further clarifying the bequests by naming the recipients as the sons or daughters of his beloved nephews or nieces, which he called cousins in the will, John Colman, Benjamin Colman, Mrs. Judith Bulfinch and Mrs. Sarah Chardon, all of Boston.1 

Family

 Thomas Bulfinch
Child 1.Judith Bulfinch5 b. 28 Mar 1725, d. Nov 1795

Citations

  1. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.
  2. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 128. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  3. [S979] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, online at www.ancestry.com, noting date as 17 May 1724, which may have been their Intention. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
  4. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 240.
  5. [S1060] Frederick Tuckerman, "Thomas Cooper, of Boston, and his Descendants", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 44, pages 53-61, (January 1890). Hereinafter cited as "Thomas Cooper of Boston."

Mary Colman1

b. 3 May 1671
Family
Father*William Colman2 b. 31 Aug 1643, d. 27 Mar 1712
Mother*Elizabeth __?__2 d. b 30 Jun 1692
Birth*3 May 1671Mary Colman was born on 3 May 1671 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 

Citations

  1. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume III, No. II, (April 1849): page 105. Hereinafter cited as "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D."
  2. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", Footnotes, page 105.

Matthew Colman1

Family
Marriage*He married Grace __?__.1 
Residence*Matthew and Grace Colman lived near Beccles, at Slatterly, Suffolk County, England.1 

Family

 Grace __?__
Child 1.William Colman+1 b. 31 Aug 1643, d. 27 Mar 1712

Citations

  1. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume III, No. II, (April 1849): page 105. Hereinafter cited as "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D."

Sarah Colman1

b. 20 February 1709
Family
Father*John Colman2
Mother*Judith Hobbey3
Baptism*20 February 1709Sarah Colman was baptized at one week of age on 20 February 1709 at Brattle Square Church, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2 
Marriage*6 December 1733She married Peter Chardon on 6 December 1733 at Brattle Square Church, Boston.1 
(Heir) Will25 March 1747Sarah Chardon, described as his beloved cousin, although he may have meant niece, was named as a beneficiary in the will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman dated 25 March 1747 in Boston. Apologizing for his earlier omission of any immediate bequest, his will ordered that, within the year after his death, Sarah (Colman) Chardon should be paid a gift of £100, old tenor, in bills of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay. The will also stated that if Reverend Colman's grandson John Dennie died before reaching the age of 22 years, his £3000 legacy should be paid by his Executors in equal shares to the then surviving grandchildren of his beloved brother John Colman of Boston, Esq., further clarifying the bequests by naming the recipients as the sons or daughters of his beloved nephews or nieces, which he called cousins in the will, John Colman, Benjamin Colman, Mrs. Judith Bulfinch and Mrs. Sarah Chardon, all of Boston.4 

Family

 Peter Chardon
Children 1.Judith Chardon1 b. 12 Oct 1735
 2.Peter Chardon5 b. 11 Sep 1737
 3.Sarah Chardon6 b. 10 Sep 1742

Citations

  1. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 243. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  2. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 129.
  3. [S1034] Boston MA: Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699, online at www.americanancestors.org, Births and Baptisms, City Document No. 130, page 217. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1630-1699.
  4. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.
  5. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 160.
  6. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 165.

Sarah Colman1

Family
Father*William Colman1 b. 31 Aug 1643, d. 27 Mar 1712
Mother*Elizabeth __?__1 d. b 30 Jun 1692
Marriage*7 January 1701/2She married first John Bant on 7 January 1701/2 in Brattle Square Church, Boston. They were married by Sarah's brother, the Reverend Benjamin Colman.2 
(Wife) Death1703Sarah became a widow after only one short year of marriage when John Bant died in 1703.2 
Marriage*13 August 1705She married second John Staniford on 13 August 1705 in Boston and again her marriage was performed by her brother, the Reverend Benjamin Colman.1,3 
(Heir) Will25 March 1747Sarah Staniford, described as his beloved sister, was named as a beneficiary in the will of the Reverend Benjamin Colman dated 25 March 1747 in Boston. The will gave Sarah (Colman) Bant Staniford £200, old tenor, in bills of the Province of the Massachusetts Bay. The gift was to be paid to her on demand as a small acknowledgement of the abundant obligations he owed to her and her husband for all they have done for him and his, all the days of his life.1 

Family 1

 John Bant d. 1703

Family 2

 John Staniford

Citations

  1. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.
  2. [S929] Brattle Square Church, The Manifesto Church, records of the Church in Brattle Square, Boston, with lists of communicants, baptisms, marriages, and funerals, 1699-1872, downloaded from the Family History Library at www.familysearch.org. Microreproduction of original published in Boston by The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches, 1902. (Salt Lake City, Utah: filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1968), page 227. Hereinafter cited as Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872.
  3. [S929] Brattle Square Church, Brattle Square (Boston) Church records, 1699-1872, page 228.

William Colman1

b. 31 August 1643, d. 27 March 1712
Family
Father*Matthew Colman1
Mother*Grace __?__1
Baptism*31 August 1643William Colman was baptized on 31 August 1643 near Beccles, at Slatterly, Suffolk County, England.1 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth __?__.1 
Immigration*27 May 1671It is thought probable by many researchers that William and Elizabeth Colman immigrated to America on the ship "Arabella" in 1671. The names of "______ Coleman" and "Eliza Coleman" appear on a list dated 27 May 1671 of passengers onboard that ship, Richard Sprague Master, sailing to New England.2 
(Husband) Deathbefore 30 June 1692William became a widower when Elizabeth Colman died before 30 June 1692.3 
Marriage*30 June 1692He married second, as her second husband, Margaret Powell, daughter of Michael Powell and Abigail __?__, on 30 June 1692 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England). William and Margaret were widowed with several children each.3 
Death*27 March 1712He died on 27 March 1712 at age 68.3 

Family 1

 Elizabeth __?__ d. b 30 Jun 1692
Children 1.John Colman+4
 2.Mary Colman2 b. 3 May 1671
 3.Reverend Benjamin Colman+5 b. 19 Oct 1673, d. 29 Aug 1747
 4.Elizabeth Colman4
 5.Sarah Colman4
 6.William Colman6 b. 3 Nov 1685

Family 2

 Margaret Powell b. 14 Jan 1648/49

Citations

  1. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume III, No. II, (April 1849): page 105. Hereinafter cited as "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D."
  2. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", Footnotes, page 105.
  3. [S1055] Rudolf Loeser, "Anthony Haywood of Boston, Merchant, and his children", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 153, pages 141-163, (April 1999). Hereinafter cited as "Anthony Haywood of Boston."
  4. [S510] Suffolk County (Massachusetts) Probate Records, 1636-1899. Microreproduction of original records in the Suffolk County courthouse on 439 reels. Dates listed are approximate only. Miscellaneous docket lists estates not appearing in files, appointments of officers, and other miscellaneous records. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Benjamin Colman 1747 probate packet# 8827, FHL Film# 493868. Hereinafter cited as Suffolk County Probate Records, 1636-1899.
  5. [S939] Author not identified, "Memoir of Rev. Benjamin Colman, D.D.", pages 231-232.
  6. [S1034] Boston MA: Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699, online at www.americanancestors.org, page 165. Hereinafter cited as Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths, 1630-1699.