Benjamin Collins, Sr. was born 6 February 1687 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States to Joseph Collins (1645-1724) and Ruth Duty Knowles (1657-1714) and died 23 December 1756 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of unspecified causes. He married Sarah Bangs (1689-1759) 8 January 1707 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ruth Collins (1708-1756) | |||
| Richard Collins (1709-1768) | |||
| Lydia Collins (1712-1757) | |||
| Benjamin Collins (1715-1794) | 31 March 1715 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 10 March 1794 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Jerusha Stevens (1716-1788) |
| Jonathan Collins (1715-1798) | |||
| Hannah Collins (1720-1747) | 25 June 1720 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Ambrose Snow (1718-1798) |
| Joseph Collins (1722-1748) | |||
| Mary Collins (1722-1790) | |||
| Sarah Collins (1724-) | |||
| Sylvanus Collins (1727-1758) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Sarah Collins (1672-1741) | |||
| John Collins (1674-1765) | |||
| Lydia Collins (1676-1765) | |||
| Joseph Collins (1678-1728) | June 1678 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | 1728 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts | Rebecca Sparrow (1684-1765) |
| Hannah Collins (1680-1724) | |||
| Jonathan Collins (1682-1765) | |||
| Jane Collins (1764-1739) | |||
| Benjamin Collins (1687-1756) | 6 February 1687 Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | 23 December 1756 Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States | Sarah Bangs (1689-1759) |
| James Collins (1688-1689) | |||
Residences
Vital Records
Truro Gravestone
- Location : Old North Cemetery (Massachusetts), Barnstable County, Massachusetts
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Died in his 70th year. Inscriptions on Gravestones in the Old North Cemetery, Truro, Mass. 1718-1840, p. 9.
There is a debate about the spelling of his last name. It appears that the Collings spelling (with a "g" at the end) historically was correct but that it evolved into the Collins spelling sometime during either the period in which he lived or in a generation or two before his. Both spellings seemingly are correct for this period of time. The same spelling is found on his wife's gravestone.
See Also
- Benjamin Collins
- Collins in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Bangs in Barnstable County, Massachusetts
- Knowles in Barnstable County, Massachusetts