Record #:

38900

Author(s):

Abstract:

Josiah Collins, Sr., a native of England, came to America in 1773 and settled in Halifax Co., NC in 1777. He later moved to Edenton, NC where he was a leading merchant, Judge of the Admiralty Court, and a member of the Council of State. Collins was a land speculator, developed the land around Lake Phelps, producing rice, wheat and lumber. He owned the large plantation, ‘Somerset,’ had nearly 100 slaves, owned over 25,650 acres in Tennessee, and helped to restore old St. Paul’s Church in Edenton.

Source:

Carolina Trees & Branches (NoCar F 262 A33 C37), Vol. 24 Issue No. 2, April 2015, p55-56

Subject(s):

Collins, Josiah, 1735-1819; Somerset Place (Creswell)--History