In 1717, John Collins purchased land in North Carolina from Jacob Odom. John Collins sold this land in 1731 and subsequently purchased land in South Carolina.
A John Collins appears on the 1769 Craven County, North Carolina TaxList. (Source: Ratcliff, Clarence E. North Carolina Taxpayers,1679-1790. Vol. 2. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co.,2003.
Ancestry.com North Carolina Taxpayers, 1679-1790. Vol. 2;Accessed 15 Oct 2011)
A Will by John Collins naming Joseph Collins, Mary, and Samuel Collinswas filed in Craven County, North Carolina in 1750.
References
Hathaway, J. R. B. The North Carolina Historical and GenealogicalRegister. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co, 1900. (Alexandria Library,University of Virginia Library)
The Will of John Collins was proved during the Mar 1750 court sessions of Craven County, North Carolina.