Josiah Collins, III

Biographical Data

Places of Residence

• Edenton, NC.
• Lake Phelps, NC.

Relatives

• Spouse: Mary Riggs. They had two sons, Josiah Collins, IV (1830-1890) [1] and George Pumpelly Collins (1835-1903) [1].
• Others: Sally Rebecca Jones  (daughter-in-law, 1833-1892), Mary Riggs Collins (granddaughter, 1861-1912), Josiah Collins, V (grandson), Cadwallader Jones Collins (grandson), Rebecca Allen Collins (granddaughter), Lizzie Jones Collins (granddaughter, 1871-1900), Althea Collins (granddaughter), Alice Ruffin Collins (granddaughter, 1874-1958), George William Kent Collins (grandson, 1869-1946), Henrietta Page Collins (granddaughter, 1870-1955), Mary Arthur Collins (granddaughter, 1866-1871) and Paul Cameron Collins (grandson, 1877-1961).

References

1. Mary Claire Engstrom. The Book of Burwell Students: Lives of Educated Women in the Antebellum South. (Hillsborough: Hillsborough Historic Commission, 2007).