Levin Collins (ca 1748 - 25 Aug 1806)

Levin Collins was born in North Carolina in about 1748. He was a son of John Collins and Elizabeth (Odom) Collins. John Collins died before his will was proved in Mar 1750 in Craven County, North Carolina. Levin Collins likely was born in Craven County.

Levin Collins migrated from Craven County, North Carolina to the Orangeburg District of South Carolina before 4 Oct 1771, when he was granted 162 acres of land at the White Point Pond. On 3 Dec 1771, Levin Collins was granted 150 acres on the Edisto River in Orangeburg District, South Carolina. In 1780, he served on a Petit Jury in Orangeburg District, South Carolina.

During the American Revolution, 8 May - 28 Aug 1781, Levin Collins served as a Lieutenant of Horse in the South Carolina Militia. He was a Patriot, resisting the South Carolina Loyalists and British Army.

Levin Collins served as executor for the Estate of James Collins in the Barnwell District of South Carolina. Witnesses to the Will of James Collins were Daniel Odom, Benjamin Odom, and Levin Collins. Joseph Collins also served as executor. The Will was filed on 9 Jan 1790. The date of the Will is unknown. James Collins was a brother to Levin Collins.

The 1790 U.S. Federal Census of the Orangeburg District, South Carolina enumerates the Levin Collins household including 5 males less than 16 years of age and 5 females.

Before 1794, Levin Collins migrated from Barnwell District, South Carolina to Richmond County, Georgia, where in the same year he acquired 350 acres of land.

The 1795 and 1800 Tax Lists for Richmond County, Georgia list Levin Collins. The 1800 tax list records property at Augusta in Richmond County.

Levin Collins on 25 Aug 1806 in Richmond County, Georgia. He was buried on 28 Aug 1806, presumably in Richmond County.

Notes and Comments

The land grant to Levin Collins on 4 Oct 1771 of 162 acres in the Orangeburg District of South Carolina may have been filed on 4 Sep 1786. The 3 Dec 1771 land grant in the Orangeburg District may have been filed on 5 Dec 1785.

James Collins made his Will in Winton County, South Carolina. Winton County existed during the period 1786-1790 within the Orangeburg District of South Carolina. Barnwell District was established in 1800 largely coincident with the old Winton County.

Sources

Jeffery, Alice “Georgia Tax Index, 1789-1799,” Database: Ancestry.com.

“Georgia Tax Digests; Georgia, Property Tax Digests, 1793-1892,” Georgia Archives, Morrow, Georgia. Images: Ancestry.com.

Will Book 1, Barnwell District, South Carolina. Page 77

1790 U.S. Federal Census
Levin Collins Household
Orangeburg District, South Carolina
Levin Collins
5 Males < 16
5 Females