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WELCOME TO THE MARKHAM & COLLINS FAMILIES GENEALOGY & FAMILY HISTORY WEBSITE!

Home of research information on the Markham and Collins families of Old England from around 1550 to 1700 AD, with some work done in New England. You’ll find a wealth of genealogy & family history records relating to these families with supporting documentation.

In Memoriam

Audrey (Markham) Ruddick passed from mortal life on 20 November, 2016. She spent decades pursuing her ancestral lineage and was meticulous when it came to detail and accuracy. Even in her last months here, she could remember stories, intricate details about family connections and had a never-ending passion for her genealogical work.

This is Audrey’s website with only a small fraction of what she had archived. I’m Colin, Audrey’s son, and I’ll maintain here what she worked so hard on for the majority of her life.


Samuel Collins of Braintree

SAMUEL COLLINS OF BRAINTREE

Some Events in the Life and Times of a
Seventeenth Century Essex Vicar

By Bernard Davies

 

 

 

 

 

present state of russiaTHE PRESENT STATE OF RUSSIA

In a Letter to a Friend at London; Written by an Eminent Person Residing at the Great Czar’s Court at Mosco for the Space of Nine Years: Illustrated with many copper plates. (1671)

By Samuel Collins

 

Deacon Daniel Markham part I

DEACON DANIEL MARKHAM

Daniel Markham was my eighth great grandfather and the first of his family to immigrate to New England. Daniel wasn’t a prominent citizen such as a governor or leading minister, but there are a few clues to his life that are left for us to follow. Continue reading

Manassah Armitage

Manassah Armitage is not related to our family in any way. So why include this information about him? Simply because, I make a habit of researching all the people mentioned in a document to see if there is any relationship to our family. After doing all this work I thought it might be useful to others to know what I’ve found. Continue reading