William Collings

1750 - 1829  (80 years)

• Name	William Collings
  Birth	Between 1749 and 1750	Albemarle Co, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Oct 1829	Patrick Co, VA   [1]
  Findagrave.com	01 Mar 2017
  	See Notes
  Burial	Collinstown, Stokes Co, NC   [1]
  	Overby Cemetery
  Person ID	I1379	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Thomas Collings, Sr,   b. 1720, Charles Co, MD d. 1797, Albemarle Co, VA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susannah Wyatt,   b. 1721, Charles Co, MD d. 1774, Albemarle Co, VA (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1739	Charles Co, MD
  Family ID	F367	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lydia ???,   b. Bef 1755   d. UNKNOWN
  Marriage	Bef 1775
  Children	1. Reuben Collings,   b. 1792   d. 1849 (Age 57 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Mary Polly Collings,   b. 1790, Patrick Co, VA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Orpah Oppie Collings,   b. 1803  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Micajah Collings,   b. 1786, VA d. 20 Apr 1857, Greene Co, IN (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Malinda Collings,   b. 16 Jan 1784   d. 10 Mar 1857, Greene Co, IN (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Frances Collings,   b. 1780   d. Between 1860 and 1870 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Elisha Collings,   b. 1775, Albemarle Co, VA d. 1863, Patrick Co, VA (Age 88 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Lydia Collins,   b. Between 1794 and 1796, VA d. Aft 1880, Carroll Co, TN (Age > 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Anthony Collings,   b. 1800  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. William Collings, Jr,   b. Between 1780 and 1784  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. Edward Collings,   b. 1780   d. Between 1860 and 1870 (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Nunn-xx   d. Bef Mar 1834, Patrick Co, VA
  Marriage	21 Jun 1827	Patrick Co, VA
  Notes	Children: son Thomas Collings 1827 - 1903 son James Jackson Collings 1829 - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/Collins-Collings/Footsteps From Baronshill **
  Family ID	F2028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1749 and 1750 - Albemarle Co, VA Marriage - 21 Jun 1827 - Patrick Co, VA Death - 26 Oct 1829 - Patrick Co, VA Burial - - Collinstown, Stokes Co, NC  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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• Notes

  - ** See Misc-Docs-Pics/Collins-Collings/Footsteps From Baronshill ** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com on 3/1/2017 William Collings Birth: 1750 Albemarle County Virginia, USA Death: Oct. 26, 1829 Patrick County Virginia, USA Grandson of Anthony and Jane (?Lancelot) Collings Son of Thomas Collings and ______ ________ Brother of: 1. Roger Collings 2. Thomas Collings - grandfather of Delilah Frye Lawson and Sally Collins 3. Jeremiah Collings - grandfather of Jeremiah Collins 4. John Collings - grandfather of Parthena C. Overby and great grandfather of Daniel Marion Collins, Lucy Ann C. Holt, and etc... Husband of (1) Lydia* ________ & (2) Martha (Nunn) Collings Father of: (not already linked below) 1. Mary (Collins) - mother of Dida C. Overby 2. William Collins, Jr. 3. Lydia (Collings) Uptegrove** mother of Lidia Jane (Uptygrove) Butler 4. Polly (Collins) McKinney 5. Unknown Collins - grandfather of John William Collins, George W. Collins, James Madison Collins, Eliza Jane C. Beasley, Mildred C. Dillon, and etc... *Some "researchers" assert that William's wife was Martha Snell...because they saw it on the internet. There was a William Collings who married a Martha Snell, in a neighboring county and contemporary to our William Collings. Apparently being close is good enough to base one's entire pedigree. Please show me proof that this oft-cited marriage is referring to our William. Lydia is the name of his first wife, as cited on court records from one of her children. While it is possible that Lydia and Martha are the same, or that Martha Snell died, and Lydia was a second wife...where is the proof? **(also spelled Updigrove and Updegrove. Derived from Opdegraef, which family was given a land patent by William Penn in the Philadelphia area. Some of the descendants of Lydia's in-laws, now use the short version: Groves. Those Uptegroves settled in Rutherford County, NC.) Family links: Spouses: Lydia Collings Martha Nunn Collings Children: Elisha Collings (____ - 1863)* Reuben Collins (____ - 1849)* Frances Collins Holt (1778 - 1871)* Edward Collins (1780 - ____)* Millinder Collings Burch (1784 - 1857)* Micajah Collings (1786 - 1857)* Thomas Collins (1828 - 1903)* James Jackson Collins (1829 - ____)* *Calculated relationship Inscription: W. .C. D. C O x 2.6 1829 Burial: Overby Cemetery Collinstown Stokes County North Carolina, USA ?? died in Patrick Co, VA and buried in Stokes Co, NC ?? Created by: Jason O Record added: Nov 17, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 31475609 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 3/1/2017 William Collings Birth: 1750 Albemarle County Virginia, USA Death: Oct. 26, 1829 Patrick County Virginia, USA Grandson of Anthony and Jane (?Lancelot) Collings Son of Thomas Collings and ______ ________ Brother of: 1. Roger Collings 2. Thomas Collings - grandfather of Delilah Frye Lawson and Sally Collins 3. Jeremiah Collings - grandfather of Jeremiah Collins 4. John Collings - grandfather of Parthena C. Overby and great grandfather of Daniel Marion Collins, Lucy Ann C. Holt, and etc... Husband of (1) Lydia ________ & (2) Martha (Nunn) Collings Father of: (not already linked below) 1. Mary (Collins) - mother of Dida C. Overby 2. William Collins, Jr. 3. Lydia (Collings) Uptegrove* mother of Lidia Jane (Uptygrove) Butler 4. Polly (Collins) McKinney 5. Unknown Collins - grandfather of John William Collins, George W. Collins, James Madison Collins, Eliza Jane C. Beasley, Mildred C. Dillon, and etc... *(also spelled Updigrove and Updegrove. Derived from Opdegraef, which family was given a land patent by William Penn in the Philadelphia area. Some of the descendants of Lydia's in-laws, now use the short version: Groves. Those Uptegroves settled in Rutherford County, NC.) Family links: Spouses: Lydia Collings Martha Nunn Collings Children: Reuben Collins (____ - 1849)* Elisha Collings (____ - 1863)* Frances Collins Holt (1778 - 1871)* Edward Collins (1780 - ____)* Millinder Collings Burch (1784 - 1857)* Micajah Collings (1786 - 1857)* Thomas Collins (1828 - 1903)* James Jackson Collins (1829 - ____)* *Calculated relationship Inscription: W. .C. D. C O x 2.6 1829 Burial: Overby Cemetery Collinstown Stokes County North Carolina, USA Created by: Jason O Record added: Nov 17, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 31475609 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com.