Lydia Collins Van Zandt was born 27 January 1812 in Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States to Charles Collins (1773-1845) and Lydia Bradford (1774-1854) . She married Edward Van Zandt (1804-1868) 21 May 1829 .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Charles Collins Van Zandt (1830-1894) | 10 August 1830 Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States | 4 June 1894 Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States | Arazelia Gray Greene (1828-1899) |
| Anna Hazard Van Zandt (1833-1876) | |||
| Edward Van Zandt (1836-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Charles Bradford Collins (1798-1813) | |||
| Caroline Collins (1801-1856) | |||
| Charlotte Goodwin Collins (1803-1888) | |||
| Charles Collins (1803-) | |||
| Edward Collins (1805-1809) | |||
| Anna Collins (1807-1874) | |||
| Seraphine Collins (1809-1815) | |||
| Lydia B Collins (1812-) | 27 January 1812 Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States | Edward Van Zandt (1804-1868) | |
| Edward Collins (1813-1813) | |||
| Julia Collins (1815-1815) | |||