The Collins family ; genealogical record (in part) of the descendants of John Collins, sr., from 1640 to 1760; a complete record of the descendants of William Collins and Esther Morris, from 1760 to 1897 . rah, who married a Mr. Stahl, and a son, Etlward ]5ecbe, a merchant for many yearsin Chicago. Another sister of Charles Hempstead became the wife of Manuel Liza, a .Spaniardin the Indian trade. He had had an Indian wife, and a daughter by her, nameil Rosalie,lived with my mother in Collinsville for years. She afterward married a Baj^tistpreacher, Reverend Mr. Ely, and lived for many years ne
The Collins family ; genealogical record (in part) of the descendants of John Collins, sr., from 1640 to 1760; a complete record of the descendants of William Collins and Esther Morris, from 1760 to 1897 . rah, who married a Mr. Stahl, and a son, Etlward ]5ecbe, a merchant for many yearsin Chicago. Another sister of Charles Hempstead became the wife of Manuel Liza, a .Spaniardin the Indian trade. He had had an Indian wife, and a daughter by her, nameil Rosalie,lived with my mother in Collinsville for years. She afterward married a Baj^tistpreacher, Reverend Mr. Ely, and lived for many years near Trenton, Illinois. Another sister married Mr. Gratiot, a Prench gentleman, resitling in St. daughter, Adele, was a student in Monticello Seminary and an intimate frientl ofAdeline Collins. She became the wife of Elihu Washburn, who in after j-ears becameUnited States Minister to P>ance. She had two sons, Gratiot and Hempstead, thelatter being for a term the mayor of Chicago. Christrian and Andrew Wilt were connected with Joseph Hertzog in the businessenterprise which brought the Hertzog family to St. Louis. COLLINS-COTTON, JOHN COTTON, ANCESTOR OF EMILY H, COTTON COLLINS. 1612 JOHN COTTON. JOHN COTTON. JOHN COTTON was born in 1585, at Derby; son of Rowland Cotton, lawyerand gentleman of honorable descent. ICducated at Trinity College, Cambridge,he was elected vicar of Boston, England, June 24, 1612. He held this position till1633, when he had to resign because of his strong non-conformist opinions. Thepilgrim fathers, who with their families fled from persecution in the Mayflower,landed in America December 11, 1620. They were the founders of Plymouth. In thenext vessel to go was John Cotton. He with his companions lamled in Massachusettsbay, where a new Boston was founded, so called out of respect for the virtues andservice of John Cotton, and in remembrance of the old home, Boston, England, wherehe had served as vicar. It is interesting to his remote des
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