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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

 

Thomas Rose “The Ministry”

THOMAS ROSE

Transcribed from the Old English text; John Foxe’s Book of Martyrs Variorum Edition Online; 1576 edition. I have corrected spelling, punctuation and grammar where necessary to make it easier to read. My notes, added for clarification, are in brackets [ ]. Continue reading

Thomas Rose

Thomas Rose is, technically, not related to me. Daniel Collins is my 10th great grand uncle and Thomas is the grandfather of Daniel. This is because John Collins, my 10th great grandfather, was the half brother of Daniel. John Collins, Sr. was the father of both sons, but they had different mothers. Continue reading