Pane-Joyce Genealogy
Ruth Knowles (3245) & Joseph Collins
9671. Sarah Collins. Born 2 Jan 1672/3 in Eastham, MA.148 Sarah died aft 1713.302

Children of John and Sarah (Collins) Smith, born at Eastham:
    i. Hannah Smith, b. 18 Mar 1695/6;
    ii. Joseph Smith, b. 28 Dec 1697;
    iii. Sarah Smith, b. 6 Nov 1699;
    iv. Williams Smith, b. 6 Sep 1702;
    v. Lydia Smith, b. 24 Apr 1704;
    vi. Seth Smith, 28 Jan 1705/6;
    vii. Elizabeth Smith, b. Mar 1707/8;
    viii. Rebecca Smith, b. Mar 1709/10; and
    ix. John Smith, b. 24 Mar 1711/3.148
Ca 1695 Sarah married John Smith, son of John Smith (ca 1644-1692) & Hannah Williams (-10 Feb 1717/8).302 Born ca 1670 in Eastham, MA.
9672. John Collins. Born on 18 Dec 1674 in Eastham, MA.148 John died in Chatham, MA, on 24 May 1765; he was 90.95

John Collins “settled in what is now Wellfleet, having had land laid out to him there in 1698. He removed to Chatham, where he resided till his death, May 24, 1765, in the 92nd year of his age. His grave is marked in the old cemetery at Chatham by a half-sunken slate stone with inscription. He was a man of importance in Chatham. Most of his children were doubtless born in Eastham.”95

John was one of the first seven church members in Chatham.
12 Feb 1701/2 John married Hannah Doane (7087) , daughter of John Doane (2644) (ca 1635-15 Mar 1707/8) & Hannah Bangs (5735) (ca 1644-aft 1677), in Eastham, MA.148 Born on 17 May 1669 in Eastham, MA.302 Hannah died in Chatham, MA, on 6 Jun 1765; she was 96.95

Children of John and Hannah (Doane) Collins, the first seven born at Eastham,148 the other two at Chatham:
    i. Solomon Collins, b. 6 Feb 1703/4, d, 26 Mov 1765 at Chatham, m. ca. 1726 Eunice Atkins (b. ca. 1706, d. 2 Jan 1790 at Chatham æ. 84, dau. of Samuel & Emeline (Newcomb) Atkins);
    ii. Samuel Collins, b. 26 Nov 1705, d. 6 Aug 1699 at Chatham, m. at Chatham 19 Oct 1758 Patience Howes (b. ca. 1725, d. 29 Oct 1810 æ. 85 at Danvers, MA, widow of Jonathan Eldridge and Seth Eldridge);
    iii. Martha Collins, b. 26 Jan 1707/8, d. after 10 Aug 1765, m. at Chatham about 1726 Moses Godfrey (son of Moses & Deborah (Cooke) Godfrey), resided at Chatham, moved to Nova Scotia about 1761;
    iv. John Collins, b. 2 Nov 1709, d. before 6 Apr 1772, m. about 1740 Thankful Taylor (d. before 15 Apr 1777, dau. of Samuel & Elizabeth Taylor);
    v. Hannah Collins, b. 2 Nov 1711, d. ca. 1729, m. ca. 1727 Stephen Smith (son of John & Gethia (Snow) Smith, he m. 2nd Bathsheba Brown);
    vi. Joseph Collins, b. 14 Aug 1713, d. 12 Jan 1771 at Liverpool, Nova Scotia, m. about 1735 Abigail Crowell (b. 13 Sep 1715 at Yarmouth, MA, d. 11 May 1788 at Liverpool, dau. of Paul & Elizabeth (Hallet) Crowell); and
    vii. David Collins, b. 20 Apr 1715, d. before 10 Jul 1766, m. Desire Howes;
    vii. Jane Collins, b. ca. 1717, d. 16 Aug 1668 at Chatham æ. 51, m. 1st at harwich 10 Sep 1737 Prence Snow (b. 26 Oct 1707 at Harwich, d. there 24 May 1740, son of Prence & Hannah (Storrs) Snow), m. 2nd ca. 1744 as his second wife Benjamin Bearse (b. 26 Mar 1710 at Barnstable, d. 16 Oct 1755 at Chatham, son of Benjamin & Sarah (Cobb) Bearse), m. 3rd at Chatham 9 Nov 1758 George Godfrey (son of Mosees & Deborah (Cooke) Godfrey); and
    viii. Anna Collins, b. ca. 1710, m. d. aft 8 Jul 1777, m. ca. 1740 Jonathan Crowell (b. 25 Feb 1718, son of Paul & Elizabeth (Hallet) Crowell), resided at Chatham, moved about 1760 to Liverpool, Nova Scotia.302
9673. Lydia Collins. Born in Jul 1676 in Eastham, MA.148

Children of Benjamin and Lydia (Collins) Higgins, born at Eastham:
    i. Mercy Higgins, b. 20 Mar 1697;
    ii. Sarah Higgins, b. 3 Aug 1699;
    iii. Benjamin Higgins, b. 19 Apr 1701;
    iv. Elkenah Higgins, b. 10 Nov 1703;
    v. Rebecca Higgins, b. 10 Oct 1705;
    vi. Isaac Higgins, b. 3 Jul 1708;
    vii. Hannah Higgins, b. 11 Sep 1712; and
    viii. Lydia Higgins, b. 3 Jul 1718.148
Lydia married Isaac Higgins (15427) , son of Benjamin Higgins (Jul 1640-) & Lydia Bangs (5734) (ca 1642-). Born on 31 Aug 1672 in Eastham, MA.148
9674. Joseph Collins. Born in Jun 1678 in Eastham, MA.148 Joseph died bet 19 Aug 1723 and 29 Mar 1729.302
On 25 Mar 1703 Joseph married Rebecca Sparrow (25839) , daughter of John Sparrow (15422) (2 Nov 1656-23 Feb 1734/5) & Apphia Tracy (10155) (ca 1663-15 Dec 1739), in Eastham, MA.302 “Joseph Collens & Rebecca Sparrow were marryed by Capt Jonathan Sparrow the seventeenth Day of marcy 1702/3”. Born on 23 Dec 1684 in Eastham, MA.148 Rebecca died bef 10 Jun 1765.

Children of Joseph and Rebecca (Sparrow) Collins:
    i. Lois Collins, b. 4 Nov 1704 at Eastham;148 and
    ii. Sarah Collins, m. 1st Stephen Atwood, m. 2nd Jabez Walker.302
There may have been others.302
Their children include:
24854i.
Prence Collins
9675. Hannah Collins. Born latter end of Feb 1680 in Eastham, MA.148 Hannah died in Truro, MA on 11 Apr 1724.489 Buried in Old North Cemetery, Truro.

Nathaniel and Hannah had at least one child, Thankful born at Eastham 3 Apr 1703.148
20 Mar 1700/1 Hannah married Nathaniel Harding, son of Joseph Harding (ca 1624/1629-) & Bethia Cook, in Eastham, MA.148 Born 25 Dec 1674[7?] in Eastham, MA.148 Nathaniel died in Truro, MA on 1 Aug 1741.489 Buried in Old North Cemetery, Truro.

Nathaniel first married Hannah Collins, second Hannah Young.
9676. Jonathan Collins. Born on 20 Aug 1682 in Eastham, MA.148 Jonathan died in Truro, MA in 1765.302 Occupation: carpenter.
27 Jan 1704/5 Jonathan first married Elizabeth Vickery (36688) , daughter of Rev. Jonathan Vickery (ca 1648-30 Apr 1702) & Elizabeth Hudson (17706) (ca 1658-Jan 1706), in Eastham, MA.148 Born ca 1679.109 Elizabeth died ca 1714.302

During Queen Anne’s War (1702-1713), Elizabeth, aged 18, took passage on a fishing boat from Truro to Boston, perhaps to visit her grandparents in Hull. En route the vessel was taken by a French privateer, but Elizabeth was overlooked by the prize crew (four French sailors) when they boarded the vessel and steered it toward Nova Scotia. Caught in a gale, they were wrecked and forced to spend the winter on Sable Island, about 200 miles off Nova Scotia, until spring when the Royal Navy was able to rescue them. The french were taken as captives to Halifax, from which Elizabeth was sent home.302 (See Frederick S. Rich, Wellfleet, Truro and Cape Cod, 1884.)

Children of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Vickery) Collins:
    i. Gamaliel Collins, b. ca. 1709 at Eastham, d. 27 Apr 1775 at Truro, m. there 24 Dec 1741 Sarah Dyer (b. 4 Jul 1722/3 at Truro, d. there 25 Dec 1795, dau. of Ebenezer & Sarah (Doane) Dyer); and
    ii. Sarah Collins, b. probably at Chatham, m. Jonathan Nickerson of Chatham & Harwich, settled at Provincetown about 1734.302
On 27 Jun 1716 when Jonathan was 33, he second married Susannah Walker (12604) , daughter of William Walker (ca 1620-bet Mar 1697 and Oct 1703) & Sarah Snow (4303) (ca 1632-Mar 1697), in Eastham, MA.148

Children of Jonathan and Susannah (Walker) Collins, born at Truro:
    i. Elizabeth Collins, b. 25 Feb 1716/7, m. a Mr Clark;
    ii. Ruth Collins, b. 2 Mar 1718/9, m. at Truro 9 Sep 1742 Thomas Cobb (bp. 25 Jul 1728 at Truro, son of Thomas & Mercy (Freeman) Cobb);
    iii. Andrew Collins, b. 2 Jul 1721, m. at Truro 16 Oct 1746 Margery Paine (b. 10 Dec 1724 at Truro, dau. of Dea. Moses & Margery (Mayo) Paine), resided at Truro;
    iv. Susannah Collins, b. 18 Aug 1723, d. 19 Apr 1806 at Truro, m. there 2 Mar 1742 Joseph Rich (b. 5 Oct 1715, at Eastham, d. 1783, son of Richard & Anne Rich);
    v. Deborah Collins, b. 10 Jun 1726, m. 1st at Truro 27 Jun 1751 Store Arey, m. 2nd at Truro 20 Nov 1759 James Atwood;
    vi. Joseph Collins, b. 21 Jul 1728, d. 3 Jun 1788 at Truro, m. 1st at Truro 21 Feb 1760 Tamzin Newcomb of Eastham (d. 1 Jan 1765 at Truro), m. 2nd 5 Dec 1765 Elizabeth Newcomb (dau. of Joshua & Elizabeth (Collins) widow of Paul Harding); and
    vii. James Collins, b. 6 Aug 1731, probably died before 1753.302
9677. Jane Collins. Born 3 Mar 1683/4 in Eastham, MA.148 Jane died bef Nov 1739.

Children of Elisha and Jane (Collins) Higgins, born at Eastham:148
    i. Elisha Higgins, b. 3 Jan 1701/2, m. 1st Sarah Lewis, m. 2nd Hannah Doane;
    ii. Martha Higgins, b. 5 Jan 1703/4, m. 8 Aug 1723 Jonathan Doane;
    iii. Beriah Higgins, b. 15 Jan 1705/6, m. 1st Jamina Wetherell, m. 2nd Abigail Higgins;
    iv. Alice Higgins, b. 22 Nov 1707m. 3 Aug 1727 Solomon Doane;
    v. Apphya Higgins, b. 22 Nov 1709, m. Simeon Doane;
    vi. Jonathan Higgins, b. 8 Oct 1711, m. Rachel Doane; and
    vii. Elizabeth Higgins, b. 1713, m. James Mayo.302
On 30 Sep 1701 Jane married Elisha Higgins, son of Jonathan Higgins (Jul 1637-) & Elizabeth Rogers (29 Sep 1639-bet 2 Jan 1677/8 and 4 Jul 1679), in Eastham, MA.148 Born on 11 Feb 1677 in Eastham, MA. Elisha died in Eastham, MA, on 7 Aug 1750; he was 73.
Their children include:
24855i.
Elisha Higgins (3 Jan 1701/2-22 Jan 1777)
24856ii.
Martha Higgins (5 Jan 1703/4-)
24857iii.
Ruth Higgins (ca 1719-)
9678. Benjamin Collins. Born on 6 Feb 1687 in Eastham, MA.148 At the age of 37, Benjamin was baptized on 11 Oct 1724.302 Benjamin died in Truro, MA, on 23 Dec 1756; he was 69.489 Buried in Old North Cemetery, Truro.
On 8 Jan 1707 when Benjamin was 19, he married Sarah Bangs (15425) , daughter of Jonathan Bangs (5733) (ca 1640-9 Nov 1729) & Mary Mayo (ca 1645-26 Jan 1711), in Truro, MA.302 Born in Aug 1687 in Eastham, MA.148 Sarah died in Truro, MA on 2 Apr 1759.489 Buried in Old North Cemetery, Truro.

Children of Benjamin and Sarah (Bangs) Collins, born at Truro:
    i. Ruth Collins, b. 8 Jul 1708, d. 16 Jul 1756, m. at Truro 5 may 1727 Zaccheus Rich (son of Richard & Anne Rich, he m. 2nd 4 Aug 1757 Abigail Harding);
    ii. Richard Collins, b. 4 Feb 1709/10, d. 8 Jul 1768 at Truro, m. there 25 Jan 1732/3 Sarah Lombard (b. 4 Aug 1709 at Truro, d. there 29 Dec 1796, dau. of Jedidiah & Hannah (Lewis) Lombard);
    iii. Lydia Collins, b. 30 Sep 1712, m. at Truro 5 mar 1729[/30] Robert Rich (son of Robert & mary (Treat) Rich);
    iv. Benjamin Collins, b. 11 May 1713, d. 10 Mar 1794 at Truro, m. (int. 26 Feb 1735/6 at Eastham) Jerusha Stevens of Eastham (b. 17 Jan 1716/7 at Truro, d. 1 Dec 1788, dau. of Richard & Abigail (Treat) Stevens);
    v. Jonathan Collins, b. 31 Mar 1715, d. 1798 at Truro, m. 1st at Truro 29 Jan 1735 Jane Lewis (b. 1712, d. 1736), m. 2nd at Truro 24 Mar 1746/7 Deliverance Rich (b. 25 Feb 1719/20 at Truro, d. there 6 Dec 1752, dau. of Samuel & Elizabeth Rich), m. 3rd at Eastham 1 Aug 1754 Susanna Walker (b. at Eastham 5 Oct 1718, d. 6 Sep 1733 at Truro, dau of William & Ann (Young) Walker, widow of Elkins Snow), m. 4th at Truro 2 Aug 1774 Hannah Levet;
    vi. Sarah Collins, bp. 18 Oct 1724, unmarried in 1753;
    vii. Hannah Collins, b. 25 Jul 1720;
    viii. Mary Collins, b. May 1722;
    ix. Joseph Collins, b. 29 Feb 1723/4, d. 27 Oct 1748 at Truro, m. there 16 Feb 1743/4 Phebe Knowles (b. 28 Apr 1725 at Truro, dau. of Paul & Phebe (Paine) Knowles, she m. 2nd at Truro 14 Feb 1749/50 Simon Gross, and they later settled at Lebanon, CT); and
    x. Sylvanus Collins, b. 8 Jul 1727, d. 17 Dec 1758 at Truro, m. there 3 Feb 1757 Ruth Rich (b. 10 Apr 1733 at Truro, d. there 20 Jun 1814, dau. of Samuel & Bethia (Arey) Rich, she m. 2nd 10 Nov 1760 Benjamin Atkins of Truro).302
Their children include:
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Richard Collins (4 Feb 1709/10-8 Jul 1768)
24859ii.
Hannah Collins (25 Jun 1720-bef 2 Apr 1747)
24860iii.
Mary Collins (May 1722-)
9679. James Collins. Born 10 Mar 1688/9 in Eastham, MA.148 James died in Eastham, MA on 31 Mar 1689.148
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