Thomas Collins Family
Early Virginia roots and Franklin County, Kentucky lineage
Thomas Collins was born on 4 February 1783 in Virginia. On 13 September 1811, in Franklin County, Kentucky, he was issued a bond to marry Mary Ann Bourne. Mary, the daughter of William Bourne and Susannah DeJarnett, was born on 11 March 1796 in Franklin County.
Thomas died in Franklin County on 24 March 1834. Mary died on 6 July 1864 in Franklin County and is buried in the Johnson Farm Cemetery (also known as the Collins Graveyard).
Children of Thomas Collins and Mary Ann Bourne
Henry Harrison Collins
Married Elizabeth G. "Boon" Bledsoe on 5 September 1839. Their children Thomas Lewis and Mary A. E. died as infants and are buried in the Johnson Farm Cemetery.
Robert Elliott Collins
Married Pamelia O. Lane (born c. 1821) between March 11–13, 1835. Buried in the Johnson Farm Cemetery.
Children: Thomas Harrison, Robert Garland, Affiah "Ophelia", Joseph Samuel, and Zachary Taylor.
Richard "Joseph" Dejarnette Collins
Married Margaret Jackson.
Richard Sanford Collins
Married first Elizabeth Jane Richeson in March 1838 (children: Joseph Thomas, William Tolbert, Richard Sanford Jr., Mary Ann, James, Samuel); married second Frances Ann Craig on 18 May 1876.
William Bourne Collins
Married Eliza Lowen (daughter of Benjamin Lowen and Aphia "Ophelia" Bourne) on 12 January 1859. Both are buried in the Johnson Farm Cemetery.
Thomas Dudley Collins
Married Sarah H. Elizabeth Richeson on 9 March 1841.
Children: Joseph Tolbert, Maryann Elizabeth, Sarah Thomas Tee, and Henry Harrison.
James Edmond Collins
Married Louisa Angeline Bledsoe on 27 April 1843.
Children: Ann Elizabeth, Kate Jane, Ann Elizabeth, Sarah A., James William, John Sanford, Louvisa Mariah, Thomas Lewis, Mary Mildred "Minnie", Edward Arnold, and Nevel T.
Aphia Collins
Talbott "Tolbert" Yates Collins
Married Maria "Mariah" Lowen (daughter of Benjamin Lowen and Aphia "Ophelia" Bourne) on 20 March 1848.
Children: Aphia "Affiah", Eliza, Mary E., Pamela Emma, Ben F. Talbott, William H., Unknown male, and John C. Breckenridge.
John Crittendon Collins
Married Mary Hayes Cook on 28 January 1848 in Green County, KY.
Children: Ann Elizabeth C., Thomas Jackson, Mary Eliza, Henry Robert, Aphia Alice, and Richard Samuel.
Samuel Johnson Collins
Married Mary A. B. Adams on 4 October 1855. Both buried in the Johnson Farm Cemetery.
Children: Amelia P., Maggie L., Emma E., James S., Alice W., Louvisa Josephine, Kittie H., Pinkie, and Ernest Elliott.
Benjamin Collins
Historical Notes: Johnson Farm Cemetery
The Johnson Farm Cemetery is also known as the Collins Graveyard. It is located 100 feet east of Highway 151, 0.7 miles south of the South Benson and Avenstoke intersection, near the Franklin-Anderson County line.
According to correspondence from Linda Barricklow Collins, records at the Kentucky Historical Society refer to this as the "Collins Graveyard," as the land was owned by the Collins family for over 165 years.
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Lori Williams
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