COLLINS: The Collins Family; Gen. Records of John Collins 1640-1760. 1897By William H. Collins This is the genealogy of the Collins and related families, the descendants of John Collins, Sr. of London to William (born 1760) from 1640 1760. He was born in England about 1616, came to America from England prior to 1640 and lived in Massachusetts. He was married to Susannah and they had four children. Both he and his brother Edward were active business men and prominent in the Massachusetts colony. (194p., Illus, 1897)