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William Arthur Collins

William Arthur Collins

Male 1883 - 1915  (32 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Arthur Collins was born on 25 May 1883 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA (son of Jacob Samuel Collins and Henrietta Bell Grayson); died on 14 Aug 1915 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia - John Robinson Grayson of Virginia - dated 28 Jan 1997 - p. 7

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    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    William married Kate Lilliam Taylor about 1906 in Prob., Chatham Co., Georgia, USA. Kate was born in 1885 in Beaufort, Beaufort Co., South Carolina, USA; died in 1908 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. William Arthur Collins, Jr. was born on 16 Jan 1907 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died in 1983 in Hilton Head Island, Beaufort Co., South Carolina, USA; was buried in Laurel Grove Cem, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    2. Walter Collins was born about 1909; and died.
    3. Helen Collins was born about 1911; and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jacob Samuel Collins was born on 3 May 1854 in Wedowee, Randolph Co., Alabama, USA; died in 1925 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia - John Robinson Grayson of Virginia - dated 28 Jan 1997 - p. 7

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    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Jacob married Henrietta Bell Grayson about 1877 in Prob., Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia. Henrietta (daughter of John Langdon Grayson and Jane Amelia Elizabeth Hale) was born on 30 Apr 1856 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died in Nov 1948 in , Chatham Co., Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Henrietta Bell Grayson was born on 30 Apr 1856 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA (daughter of John Langdon Grayson and Jane Amelia Elizabeth Hale); died in Nov 1948 in , Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 2

    (2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy Chart of John Robinson Grayson - dated 4 Dec 1997 - p. 3

    (3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 4

    (4) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia - John Robinson Grayson of Virginia - dated 28 Jan 1997 - p. 7

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. 1. William Arthur Collins was born on 25 May 1883 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 14 Aug 1915 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    2. Ethel Victoria Grayson Collins was born on 28 Oct 1885 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died in 1960 in Washington, , District of Columbia, USA.
    3. Walter Macconnell Collins was born on 29 Apr 1890 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 23 Jan 1966 in Bluffton, Beaufort Co., South Carolina, USA.
    4. Martha Collins was born on 16 Sep 1897; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  John Langdon Grayson was born on 9 Jan 1817 in Liverpool, , Lancashire, England (son of Capt. John Robinson Wagoner Grayson, Usn and Frances Ann Harvey); died on 30 Mar 1869 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    John's middle name is seen interchangeably as Langdon and Langston.

    He was born in Liverpool, England when his mother accompanied his father on one of his sailing ships.

    John served as a private in the Florida Seminole War in 1836. He was a Lieutenant during the Mexican War in 1848 but was not called to active duty.

    Ref 1 says that John Langdon Grayson had two sons named Nathaniel, each by a different wife, Sarah Elizabeth. There is no evidence that John was married a second time and it has been concluded that "Sarah Elizabeth" is the same person as Jane Amelia Elizabeth Hale, John's first wife. Also, there was only one son named Nathaniel.

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson
    Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 1

    (3) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - The Monroes of Virginia - Update
    18 Nov 1997 - p. 1

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Buried:
    John was buried at Lot 441 in the Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.

    John married Jane Amelia Elizabeth Hale on 21 Apr 1846 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA. Jane was born on 7 Jun 1830 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 31 Jul 1910 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Jane Amelia Elizabeth Hale was born on 7 Jun 1830 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 31 Jul 1910 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    Jane was the daughter of John H. and Eddy (Floyd) Hale

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson
    Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 1

    (2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - e-mail message dated 28 Sep 1997

    (4) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - John Robinson Grayson of Virginia
    - dated 28 Jan 1997

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Children:
    1. Edward Fahn Recker Grayson was born on 3 Mar 1847 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 26 Feb 1901 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    2. Elizabeth Anna Grayson was born in 1848 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; and died.
    3. Frances L. B. Grayson was born on 15 Feb 1851 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 22 Feb 1851 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    4. Alexander Grayson was born in Mar 1852 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 24 May 1859 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    5. John Gugle Grayson was born in 1854 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 12 Nov 1892 in Tennille, Johnson Co., Georgia, USA; was buried on 13 Nov 1892 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    6. 3. Henrietta Bell Grayson was born on 30 Apr 1856 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died in Nov 1948 in , Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    7. Nathaniel Lewis Grayson was born on 25 Mar 1864 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 16 Apr 1932 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Capt. John Robinson Wagoner Grayson, Usn was born on 17 Sep 1779 in Dumfries, Prince William Co., Virginia, USA (son of Rev. Spence Monroe Grayson and Mary Elizabeth Wagener); died on 10 Aug 1822 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    John was bound as an apprentice to his brother-in-law, Lund Washington, to learn to be a ship's officer or commander. While at sea on the brig "Polly", he was kidnapped by the British on the coast of Holland and impressed into service as part of the crew of a 20-gun ship.

    During a battle between this British ship and a Dutch 20-gun ship, John deposed the British officer in command for cowardice and assumed command. He boarded and captured the Dutch ship and carried her out to sea and away from the guns of the Dutch fort which was also firing on the British ship.

    John wrote to Lund Washington and told him of his predicament whereupon Lund, with the help of the US Government, obtained his release in 1800. He returned to America and told Lund that the British tried to get him to stay in their navy as a ship commander. He had been in command of the ship "Charleston" and others.

    John served in the US Navy retiring after the War of 1812.

    John became owner of a line of ships and followed in his brother-in-law's footsteps as a ship line operator. At one point he took command of the "Liverpool Packet: sailing from Savannah and Charleston to Liverpool, England. He made many trips to England and other places and at times took his wife with him. One of his children was born on one of these trips.

    He later became the harbormaster in Savannah, Georgia. He was an able seaman and a powerful and resolute man.

    Ref. (5) says John served in the U.S. Navy rising to the rank of Captain.

    One reference says he was married in Savannah, Georgia. He may have been married in Charleston or Georgetown, South Carolina.

    Ref: Clan Munro files - May, Frank Boone III
    - Williams, Irmalee - Spence M. Grayson family record

    Ref 2 says John was born in 1770.

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson
    Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 1

    (2) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - Descendancy Chart of Susanna
    Monroe attached to a letter from Carolyn Brent dated 16 Jul 1997 - p. 2

    (5) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - John Robinson Grayson of Virginia
    dated 28 Jan 1997

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Birth:
    John was born at Belle Air, his father's home.

    Buried:
    John was buried at Lot 441 in the Laurel Grove Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia.

    John married Frances Ann Harvey on 17 Sep 1816 in Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina, USA. Frances was born on 18 Dec 1800 in Georgetown, Williamsburg Co., South Carolina, USA; died on 2 Jan 1862 in Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Frances Ann Harvey was born on 18 Dec 1800 in Georgetown, Williamsburg Co., South Carolina, USA; died on 2 Jan 1862 in Macon, Bibb Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    References:

    (1) Clan Munro files - Redden, Virginia R. - descendants of John Robinson
    Grayson - dated 20 Sep 1997 - p. 1

    (4) Clan Munro files - Cataluna, Esther R. - The Ancestry of Esther Cataluna -
    dated 7 jan 1998 - p. 2

    Compiled and edited by Allen Alger, Genealogist, Clan Munro Association, USA

    Buried:
    Frances was buried at Lot 441 in the Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.

    Notes:

    Married:
    John and Frances were married at the St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

    Children:
    1. 6. John Langdon Grayson was born on 9 Jan 1817 in Liverpool, , Lancashire, England; died on 30 Mar 1869 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    2. Albert G. Grayson was born in May 1818-1819 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 27 Jul 1819 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Laurel Grove Cem, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.
    3. Frances Lucretia Grayson was born on 5 Aug 1821 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; died on 10 Oct 1858 in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA; was buried in Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, USA.


  

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