Collins, John, 1750-1817

John Collins was a Quaker from Burlington County, New Jersey. He was born in early 1750 (late 1749 old style) to Francis and Ann Collins and married Ruth Burdil, born 1750 to Arthur Burdil. Ruth died in 1805, and in 1807 Collins remarried, this time Esther Hunt (née Roberts), widow of Joshua Hunt, who was also native to Burlington County but had lived for over a decade in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Both Collins and his second wife were recognized as elders of Chester Monthly Meeting. He died February 23, 1817