David Edward COLLINSWORTH

Abt 1724 - Abt 1773  (~ 49 years)

• Name	David Edward COLLINSWORTH
  Born	Abt 1724	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Heritage	Irish
  Military Event	French-Indian Wars
  Immigrant?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	Abt 1773	Virginia
  Buried	unknown
  Person ID	I36272	Main
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Edmund COLLINSWORTH,   b. Bef 1700,   d. Abt 1752, Richmond, (independent), Virginia  (Age > 52 years)
  Mother	Allison MNU,   b. Abt 1700, Scotland ,   d. ?
  Family ID	F12757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Barbara FOX,   b. Abt 1728, Lee County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1801, Tennessee  (Age ~ 73 years)
  Married	Abt 1759
  Children	+ 1. Edmund Fox COLLINSWORTH,   b. Abt 1750, Augusta County, Virginia ,   d. Abt 1815, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee  (Age ~ 65 years)   2. John COLLINSWORTH,   b. Abt 1763, Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia ,   d. 6 Sep 1838, St Clair County, Illinois  (Age ~ 75 years) + 3. Eleanor COLLINGSWORTH,   b. 20 Apr 1764, Montgomery County, Virginia ,   d. 1 Aug 1832, Montgomery County, Virginia  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F12712	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1724 - Ireland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  David come to America in 1750 with a family named John Cockrill and settled in Virginia. Soon after they settled in Virginia, David enlisted Sep 1, 1755 under Capt. David Bell and served in the French and Indian War. Soon after reaching Virginia, Cockrill died and David Collingsworth married his widow in 1759. She was formerly a Fox of England and was related to the British Nobility by that name. History of the Collinsworth family of TN compiled by Mrs. Katherine W. Ewing of Nashville, states that Edmund, b 1760, was the s/o the widow of John Cockrill and her second husband, whose name is given by several sources as David Collinsworth. Mrs. Ewing says Edmund was younger by several yrs than his half-brother John Cockrill, his mother's son, and William Collinsworth possibly his father's son by an earlier marriage. Records show William sold land to John Cockrill in 1782 in Nashborough (Nashville, TN). William Collingsworth died by 1795, leaving a dau Olive, who married William Shute 7 Jan 1801. William's est. was admin by James Collinsworth, possibly his brother. Another presumed brother, John was killed by Indians with his wife Feb 25, 1792 and their daughter taken prisoner. Taken by the Indians at the same time and held for two years was Elsey (Alice) Thompson, who later married Edmund Collinsworth. Mrs. Ewing's theory is that William, James, and John were older half-brothers of Edmund; they could have been brothers of Edmund's father. Mrs. Ewing reports that James Collinsworth, presumed brother of William and John and half-brother of Edmund, is mentioned in 1784 in Nashville when he was a chain carrier for surveyor John Buchanan. He m. Jennie Brown, (Jane?) July 26, 1794, bond by Joseph Brown. In 1795 James sold land and admin est. of Wm Collingsorth; in 1798 he was a LT, lst Reg. In 1800 he sold his land in Davidson Co. TN.