Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R 6878, John Collins, New York
Page 1

(3-1776)

SERVICE
New York

Collins, John
Manning, Sarah (Former widow)
John [arrow pointing to Manning]

NUMBER
R 6878

CONTENTS
Page 2

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefits of the provisions made by act of Congress of 4th July 1836 (8th section) and 1st section of act of March 3rd 1837

State of New Jersey County of Essex } ss:
On this second day of October 1857 before  William K McDonald Surrogate in and for said County personally appeared James Collins of Newark New Jersey aged 69 years and upwards who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the acts of Congress above named 
That he is a child of Sarah Manning decd late of Passaic County New Jersey and of her former husband John Collins who was deponents father, that the said John Collins, deponents father and formerly the husband of said Sarah Manning did as this deponent has understood from his said father John Collins, and deponents mother after the death of her said husband and from others - Enter the service of the United States in the War of the Revolution by Enlisting into Captain Mills Co. of Artificers, that it is believed he enlisted at Newburgh New York about the year 1777. that he continued to serve in such company of Artificers for a length of time, one year or more, and there he engaged a man by the name of Fought or a similar name to take his place in the company of Artificers for which he gave the said Fought or the person so engaged for serving out his time a house and lot believed to have been in Newburgh, and he the said John Collins there left the company of Artificers and went into the Commissary service, as an assistant Commissary or as conductor of Military stores. And that he the said John Collins continued to serve in the Commissary department for about three and a half years, having served until near the close of the war. - That the said John Collins, deponents
Page 3

father as aforesaid was married to Sarah Stone by Esquire Beam a Justice of the peace in the town of Pompton now Passaic County New Jersey about the year 1778 one thousand seven hundred and seventy Eight as deponent has understood and verily believes that he the said Collins went home from the service on a furloa [sic] and was married to said Sarah Store, and then returned to the army and was in service several years after his marriage with said Sarah Stone, that the said John Collins died about the year 1809 July 6th - that he left the said Sarah - before marriage Sarah Stone - his widow - that she remained his widow until about the year 1817 when she was married to John Manning who died on or about the 16th day of June 1838, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight - And that at his death he left the said Sarah - formerly wife of deponents father John Collins, who was deponents mother - his widow - and that she remained his widow until her death which took place on the 13th day of December (1838) one thousand Eight hundred and thirty eight - and that the said Sarah Manning widow of John Manning who died on the 13th day of December 1838, as above stated was deponents Mother and the identical person whose maiden name was Sarah Stone, and who was married as aforesaid about the year 1778 to deponents father the said John Collins the Artificer and Commissary. That at the time of her decease she left the following named children his surviving Viz James Collins (deponent) of Newark New Jersey and David Collins of Monroe County New York - And that each were of the age of twenty one years and upwards at her decease, and that this deponent is the only child of said widow Sarah Manning formerly wife and widow of John Collins the Artificer and Commissary who is now living That deponent has no documentary evidence of the service of his said father John Collins or of his marriage with deponents mother said Sarah Stone late widow Sarah Manning, but that deponent has a record of his own age which is herewith presented which deponent has kept as
Page 4

the true record of his age for more than forty years past, which record is believed to be in the hand writing of one Wm Parish School teacher who wrote it while boarding at deponents house and that deponent was born on the 17th of March 1782. that deponents prarents, said John Collins and Sarah Collins, formerly Sarah Stone and late Sarah Manny had one child older than this deponent named Benjamin Collins, and that he was about two years older than this deponent, and deponent believes John Collins and Sarah Stone were married in the year 1778 and Benjamin Collins born 1780 (decd) two years after their marriage - James Collins born March 17th 1782 (living) two years after the birth of Benjamin and David Collins born Feby 4 1784 (decease), there being about two years difference in the dates of the birth of the children - that the fact of deponents father having been engaged in the service of the United States in the revolutionary war as an artificer with Captain Mills and also in the Commissary service conducting provisions & Military stores and assisting in the Commissary Department for several years is well known to the friends and acquaintance
of the family.
That the foregoing statements are the facts as known and heard by deponent
Sworn and subscribed before me the day and year before written [signed] James Collins
[signed] Wm K McDonald Surrogate

I certify that the above named James Collins is a person whose statements are entitled to full Credit and belief
[signed] Stephen Haines
Justice of the peace in and for the County of Essex New Jersey
Page 5

FAMILY RECORD 
BIRTHS. 
James Collins was born March the 7th 1782 
John Collins was born October the 25 1807 
Mary Collins was born April the 19 1809 
David Collins was born January the 30th 1811
Barney Collins was born May the 3 1813 
Elizabeth Collins was born February the 21 1816 
[page torn, possibly Benjamin?] Collins was [born] [Aug]ust the 16 1818 

BIRTHS. 
Catharine Rinesmith was born March 19th 1786 
Mary Collins was Born May the 26  1821 
Edman Collins was born Sept the 26 1823 
Martha Collins was born Oct the 30 1826
Page 6

FAMILY RECORD. 
MARRIAGES. 
James Collins and Catharine Married January the 19th 1806

MARRIAGES.
Martha Collins Daughter of James Collins and Catharine Collins was Married to William M Holmes May 27th 1847
Page 7

FAMILY RECORD
Marriages.
David Collins and Almira Willcox were joined in the holy bonds of matrimony April 3rd AD 1817 

Births.
David Collins born Feb 6th AD 1784. 
Almira Collins born Feb 14th AD. 1785.
Their Issue 
1. Mary Collins born Jan. 19th AD 1818 
2. Sarah Collins born Dec. 30th AD 1822. 
3. & 4. Their twins, Isaiah and Jeremiah - Collins were born April 26th AD 1824 

Deaths
Sarah Collins departed this life Oct. 6th A.D. 1823.  Isaiah Collins departed this life Jun. 3rd AD 1825. 
John Maning died November 23rd 183[ ]
Sarah Maning died December 13th 1838 
David Collins died Sept 15th 1847
Page 8

Sir I was mistaken in the name of the Squire Beams suns name it is not Daniel as I understood it was Father does not now his given name yost Beams is a gransun of Squire Beams and he can give some information about their mariege there is now doubt about gitting a coppy of the famly record at Henry Rickers and he will now at what time John Maning did we have got John [crossed out, Maning] Collins will if that wil be of any use to you Sir if there is any change obtaining any thing the quicker you can arange your bisnss with Father the better for he is very unwell and I am a fraid he wil not be able to tend to it if he fails as fast as he has for 3 weaks past

[signed] Jeremiah Collins
Page 9

here is a true statement as far as I can remember 
John Collins maried  1778 no record found 
Benjaman Collins born 1780 - no record found 
James Collins born mar 17th 1782 Correct by record 
David Collins born Feby 6th 1784 - do do  do
John Collins died July 6th 1809 do  do  do 
John Maning married to Sarah Collins in the fall of 1817 
[signed] David Collins 

See other side, 

John Collins
Commissary 
Copy of marriage
Jeremiah Collins has been [illegible]
Page 10

[COPY IS LARGELY ILLEGIBLE]

Collins 
N.Y.
Page 11

[crossed out, Act of July 14, 1862, and March 3, 1873.]
[stamped] REJECTED
6878. 
P.O. Sarah Manning 
Service: former widow John Collins 
Enlisted:  , 18
Discharged:  . 18
Application filed: , 18
Alleges: 
Re-enlisted: 
Attorney: 
P.O. 
Recognized.    Contract. 
Cert. of Dis.   Searched for ,18
Page 12

Additional evidence in the claim of Sarah Manning widow of John Collins 
act of 4th July 1836 
New [crossed out, York,] Jersey 

John Collins, D.C.M.S. 
April 22nd 1780, 
It is asserted he served to near the close of the war as Commissary. on more than 3 years.
Page 13

Department of State 
Washington, March 23. 1852, 
Wm. G. Wade Esqr. 
Washington,
Sir; 
Since the receipt of your letters of the 23rd and 30th of December 1851, requesting search to be made of the Washington papers for evidence of the revolutionary services of certain persons named by you, examinations have, from time to time, been prosecuted with reference to this object. In the following cases no proof has been found substantiating the service claimed for the persons respectively. Felix Augur - Nathan Beach - Thaddeus Bradley - Joel Marshall - Oliver Stevens - John O. Waterman - Abner Winters - and Joseph White, 
The name of John Collins who it is alleged,
Page 14

served with the artificers, and in the Commissary Department has been found only in one place, and that, as follows: 
In the Old Congress papers, Vol 3. No 39, p. 376, there is a “List of the officers in the Compy. Genl. of Mily. Stores Department, April 1781 - after having dismissed the supernumerary and useless officers as far as I had authority”, in which in the list of "Officers at Springfield" appears the name of John Collins, D.C.M.S.” This return is signed by “Benjn. Tower [or Hower or Flower], Col. Ay. and Comy. Genl. Mily. Stores.”
I am Sir, respectfully 
Your obedient Servant,
[signed] W Hunter
Acting Secretary,
Page 15

Washington, 
Decr 16th 1837. 
Sir,
I have the honor to enclose herewith the application of Sarah Manning decd assisted by her [illegible] under act 4th July 1836 for the service of her former husband John Collins, as an Artificer and services in the Commissary Department. 
It is supposed that the records of such service as is asserted, is existing in the Dept, and by reference thereto, - which is respectfully requested, - it may be ascertained whether the statements made in the Declaration and accompaning affidavits, are corroborated, 
I am Respectfully 
Your Obt Sert 
[signed] W.G. Wade,

J E Heath Esq 
Comr of Pensions,
Page 16

From the [illegible, consideration?] of the declaration in this case with the facts developed by the records, of which the party was necessarily ignorant when he made it, as well as from the testimony of witnesses, I retain [?] the case presented is a good one –
Very Respy
[signed] H T C Triplett

Hon L P Waldo 
Com Pensions
Page 17

Dept of State, 
Washington, May 12, 1855. 
Sir:
Agreeably to the request contained in Your letter of the 11th instant, the revolutionary records have been examined for evidence of the service of John Collins, in the war of the Revolution.
It appears that on the 2d day of April, 1777, he was acting as clerk of a Commissary by the name of Chaven, that he took the oath of allegiance as Deputy Commissary of Ordnance, on the 23d day of March 1778, and was acting as Deputy Commissary of Military Stores, in the month of April 1780.
I am, respectfully, 
Your obedient Servant 
[signed] W. Hunter,
Assistant Secretary. 

S.A. Peugh, 
Washington.

9 May ‘78 
17 Sep ‘79  1 yr 6 mo [illegible]
Page 18

Sarah Manning widow of John Collins 
act 1836 N. Jersey Suspended
Papers 
L.P.M.
Page 19

House of Reps.
May 15 1852 
Sir 
I am requested to present the enclosed papers in the claim of Sarah Manning act 36, NJ 
Very Respectfully 
Your Obt Servt.
[signed] J. Hanford


J E Heath Esq - 
Com of Pensions.
Page 20

9 May ’78 - - 9 May ‘81 –
17 Sep 1779 
7M 
14 
1 year 4
3 years m
1  6  17
1 - 5 - 17
1  4 - 8
19
17.
Page 21

To the Pension Office at Washington. 
We certify that We are well acquainted with James Collins, residing in this city, he is an aged man, of excellent character. Any statements made by him are entitled to entire credit. he is very poor & humble in his condition in life, but [illegible] of unimpeachable standing in the community. 
[signed] Wm Pennington 
Newark Aug 18, 1851. 
I fully concur in the above 
[signed] John Taylor   Wm Wright  Joel Mondit [?] 

Newark Oct 2d 1837 
Mr Waide [Wade] Esq 
Dear Sir the names you see The first is Ex Govener of this State the second is President of one of our Banks the Third is The onerable Wm Wright The Fourth is one of our merchants
Page 22

State of New York
County of Monroe } ss Personally appeared before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace in and for said County Almira Collins of the town of Penfield in the County and State aforesaid aged sixty six years, and upwards, who being first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that she is the widow of David Collins decd who was a son of John Collins and his wife Sarah late Sarah Manning, - that deponent was personally acquainted with the said Sarah Manning late the widow of John Manning and formerly the wife and afterwards the widow of John Collins, that deponent has been personally acquainted with John Collins & family from childhood. - that she has from her first acquaintance with said family always understood that said John Collins, formerly the husband of the late widow Sarah Manning who died in New Jersey in 1838, - entered the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War by enlisting into a company of Artificers commanded by Captain Mills, - that after serving some time in said Company of Artificers, the said John Collins, hired one Fraught to take his place, - for which he gave him a house and lot situated in Newburgh New York, - and the said John Collins entered the Commissary service, and as deponent has understood and fully believes, continued to serve in the Commissary service for about three and one half years, or untill near the close of the war, as an assistant Commissary and Conducting Military Stores, - that deponent has understood and believed that the said John Collins was married during his services, that he left his company on furlough, or permit and was married to Sarah Stone, and then returned to his Ridgement, and continued a long time in service, - that according to the old family record of deponent her late husband David Collins,
Page 23

STATE OF NEW-YORK, 
MONROE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE } ss.
I Certify that Lyman Beebe Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavit in writing was taken, was, at the time of taking such affidavit, a Justice of the peace in and for said county, duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to the Jurat to such affidavit is genuine. 
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, at Rochester, this 14th day of Oct A. D. 1851.  
[signed] John T Lacey  Clerk.
Page 24

was born on the 6th day of February 1784. that said David Collins had two brothers elder than himself, James Collins about two years older than himself, and Benjamin Collins who was about four years his Elder - his own brothers, and own children of said John Collins, and his wife Sarah formerly Sarah Stone, and late the widow of John Manning, - that deponent is well acquainted with the family of said John Collins, and well knows the above named were children of said John & Sarah Collins, and well knows that the late widow of John Manning is the identical person who she has for many years understood was married to said John Collins, who was a commissary in the Revolution and previous there to an Artificer, in Capt Mills Co.-- that said John Collins died about the year 1809. that he left a widow who was the identical person aforementioned (Sarah Stone before her marriage,) who remained his widow untill about the year 1819 when she was married to one John Manning, who died in the Summer or fall of 1838, and that he left the said Sarah previously the wife of John Collins, a widow, that she remained his widow untill her death, which occured on or about the 13th day of December 1838, that deponent was at New Jersey and saw the said Sarah Manning, a widow after the death John Manning, and knows that she was a widow at her death, and that she left two children her surviving David Collins (since decd and James Collins now a resident of Newark New Jersey 
[signed] Almira Collins  X her mark
Sworn and subscribed before me this 5th day of October 1851
[signed] Lyman Beebe J. P. 

I certify that the above named Almira Collins is a credible person & that for want of practice she is unable to write,
Page 25

State of New York 
County of Monroe  ss}  Jeremiah Collins a resident of Penfield County and State aforesaid of Lawful age being first duly sworn according to law deposeth and saith that he was personally acquainted with Sarah Manning who died in Pumpton Pasaic County in the State of New Jersey on the 13 day of December 1838 that deponent has been personally acquainted with said widow for more than twelve years that the said widow Manning was formerly the widow of John Collins that the said Sarah Manning did spend much time with deponents parents during the last ten or twelve years previous to her death and that she did many times state to deponent and others of their family, that her maiden name was Sarah Stone and that she was married to John Collins who enlisted in the Revolutionary War into a company of Artificers Commanded by one Captain Mills, that he continued to serve in said Company of artificers some length of time when he hired a man by the name of Fought to serve out his time, and he the said John Collins Entered into the Company service and served some three years and one half as assistant Commissary and conducting Military stores. that said widow also stated that she was married to said John Collins during the war and at a time when he came home on a furlough or permit, and that they were married by one Esquire Beam, that deponent was in New Burgh about twelve years since, and deponents Father pointed to him the lot which he stated was the one that said John Collins former husband of the widow Sarah Manning gave one Faught for serving out
Page 26

STATE OF NEW-YORK, 
MONROE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE. } ss. 
I Certify that Lyman Beebe Esquire, before whom the annexed affidavit in writing was taken, was, at the time of taking such affidavit, a Justice of the peace in and for said county, duly authorized to take the same; that I am well acquainted with his hand writing, and verily believe that the signature to the Jurat to such affidavit is genuine. 
In Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, at Rochester, this first day of December A. D. 1851. 
[signed] John T. Lacey  Clerk.
Page 27

his name in Capt Mills Company of Artificers when the said John Collins entered the Commissary service and served as before stated, which was verry near until the close of the war, that the foregoing facts have been for many years understood and believed in the family and Neighbourhood as the particulars relating to John Collins Revolutionary services - that the late husband of said Sarah Manning - John Manning died some time previous to the death of the widow Sarah formerly wife of John Collins, deponent is confident, and that said Sarah Manning died a widow on the 13th day of December 1838 and left James Collins now a resident of Newark New Jersey and David Collins deponents father since deceased his survivors 
[signed] Jeremiah Collins 
Sworn and subscribed before me this 1st day of December 1851 
Lyman Beebe J P
I certify that Jeremiah Collins above named is a credible person 
[signed] Lyman Beebe J P
Page 28

State of New Jersey 
County of Passaic  } ss:  Henry Ricker; and John Ricker, residents of the town of Pompton in said County & State, of lawful age, being first duly sworn according to law, deposeth and saith, that they were each of them personally acquainted with Sarah Manning, late of said town and County, who was the widow of John Manning, and formerly the widow & previous thereto, the wife of John Collins, that these deponents have each of them, heard the said Sarah Manning Many times speak of the Revolutionary services of her first husband, John Collins, they have each of them heard the said Sarah Manning State, that her former husband John Collins, Enlisted in time of the Revolutionary war. into a company of Artificers commanded by Captain Mills, that after he had served some time with Captain Mills, building bridges boats &c the said John Collins engaged a man to take his place in Captain Mills company to serve out his time for which he gave the man a house and lot - and that he then engaged in the Commissary service and served for some years or untill near the close of the war. that they have also heard from the said Sarah Manning & from others that her name before marriage to said John Collins, was Sarah Stone and they have heard her state that they John Collins & Sarah Stone were married in the time of the Revolutionary war, and at a time when John Collins came home from service in the army, upon a furlough or permit, and they were married and he again returned to the service - and done much service after
Page 29

after their marriage, that he served some time, as assistant Commissary and in conducting the provisions and Military Stores, that at the death of said John Collins, the Artificer and Commissary, he left the said Sarah Collins his widow, who afterwards married John Manning, who died on or about the 16 Sixteenth day of June (1838) one thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight, that at his death he left the said Sarah Manning his widow who did not intermarry after his death but remained his widow untill the time of her death which took place on the (13th) thirteenth day of December (1838) One thousand Eight hundred and thirty Eight, that deponents, are positive and know that the said Sarah Manning was the identical person who was formerly wife, & afterwards widow of John Collins, - and that the said Sarah Collins, who claimed as before stated that her former husband John Collins, was an Artificer (and Commissary), was the identical person who married John Manning, and who died his widow at the time above stated, that she died in said town and neighborhood in which deponents reside, and that they refer to memorandum or records - for ascertaining the exact date of their deaths
[signed] John Ricker  Henry Ricker
Sworn and subscribed before me, this 13th day of October 1851, 
[signed] John F Board Justice of the Peace 
I certify that the above named Henry & John Ricker are credible witnesses 
[signed] John F. Board Justice
Page 30

Sarah Manning formerly widow of John Collins an Artificer & Commissary 3d Section of Act of 4th July 1836 &
Page 31

State of New Jersey 
Passaic County SS  I John Keenan Clerk of the County of Passaic aforesaid do certify that John F Board is a Justice of the peace in and for said County, duly Commissioned and sworn, and at the time of taking the within affidavit was legally empowered to administer the same – 
Also that I know the hand writing of the said John F Board and verily believe that the signatures purporting to be his are genuine 
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal at Pattison this twelfth day of November A.D. Eighteen hundred & fifty one 
[signed] John Keenan Clk
Page 32

7792 Act 4 July 1836 
Sarah Manning formerly widow of John Collins, who was an Artificer in Capt Mills Co, also in the Commissary Dept. Married in 1778. 

Act 4 July 1836. 
Let 10 Mch ‘52 N. York. 

W G. Wade 
Present.

May 78 to 17 Sept 79.
Page 33

State of New Jersey 
I Thomas S Allison Secretary of State of the State of New Jersey do hereby certify the Jost Beam Esqr. was by the Legislature of said State in joint meeting assembled, appointed a Justice of the Peace in and for the County of Bergen in said State on the Sixth day of September 1777 for the term of five years from the date of said appointment. 
In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal of Office at Trenton this twenty first day of November Eighteen hundred & fifty one.
[signed] Thos. S. Allison 
Secretary of State
Page 34

Additional Evidence in case of Sarah Manning 
Act 4th July 1886 [sic] New Jersey
Page 35

Washington City 
District of Columbia } ss   W. G. Wade of lawful age being duly sworn according to law, saith that in the winter of 1846 or spring of 1847, he was called upon by David Collins of Monroe Co New York, for advice and assistance in prosecuting the claim of said David Collins father, or his Mothers claim for his farther John Collins, revolutionary services, that said David Collins at that time stated to Deponent that his said father John Collins, entered the revolutionary Army from Newburgh New York, enlisted into Capt Mills Co of Artificers, for three years and after serving some time in such company, he went into the service as a Commissary was married while in or before he left the Army, to Sarah Stone of Pompton N.J. by Esq Beam deponent makes this statement from written memorandum in 1837 [illegible], that some days after said David Collins left Deponent Office then in Rose N.Y. the annexed letter and dates of the Marriage & births of [text obscured] children was recd from said David Collins, and is in the hand writing - it is believed of his son Jeremiah but the copy of the record is signed by said David Collins, - that this deponent did go to the town of Pompton New Jersey - to obtain the family record referred to in the annexed letter, and made diligent and thorough search for the old family. record and for the record of the marriage, among the banks & papers of Esquire Beam, - but no record of any kind relating to their marriage could be found - that the annexed record was forwarded to deponent as the family record of said David Collins, who is now decd 
[signed] W G Wade
Sworn and subscribed before me this 15th day with May 1852 
[signed] J.S. Smith
Page 36

State of New Jersey 
County of Essex } ss:  Catharine Collins of the City of Newark in said state being duly sworn according to law saith, she is upwards of sixty five years of age and that she has been personally acquainted with John Collins and his wife Sarah Collins late Sarah Manning mentioned in the annexed affidavit that she became acquainted with the family more than fifty years since, that she has always understood from the family that the said John Collins, father of James Collins whose affidavit is hereto annexed had been engaged in the service of the United States in the Revolutionary War - that he first enlisted and he then entered the Commissary service and served for a considerable length of time until near the close of the war, that she has understood and believed he was married to Sarah Stone, and that she has understood and believed that they were married by Esquire Beam of Pompton New Jersey - that said John Collins died about the year 1809. that he left the said Sarah Collins his widow - that she was again married in the year 1817 to one John Manning who died on or about the 16th day of June (1838) one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, that at his death he left the said Sarah Manning his widow, who remained his widow until her death which took place on the 13th day of December 1838, one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight - that she left her surviving of her children James Collins and David Collins and that James Collins is her only child now he surviving - that for more than forty years she has had a record of age and that she has always understood and believed from her first acquaintance with James Collins whose affidavit is hereto annexed that he was four years and two days older than deponent, and that the old record herewith forwarded has been in use more than forty years and is the true record of the events recorded therein - that she knows, said John Collins
Page 37

and his wife Sarah had one child older than James Collins and one brother to said James Collins - That she knows said Sarah, wife, and afterwards, widow of said John Collins the Commissary, died a widow about the time aforestated after the death of John Manning her second husband 
[signed] Catharine Collins + her mark
Sworn and subscribed before me this tenth day of October 1857 
[signed] Wm K. McDonald
I certify that Catharine Collins above named is a credible witness 
[signed] Stephen R Haines Justice of the peace Essex County New Jersey
Page 38

State of New Jersey 
County of Essex } ss:  I William K. McDonald Surrogate in and for said County and State do hereby certify that at my office in Newark in said County on the second day of October 1851 evidence satisfactory to me was adduced to show that John Collins formerly of Pompton in the said State of New Jersey died on or about the 6th day of July 1809 - that at his death he left a widow whose name was Sarah Collins, that she afterwards married John Manning, who died on or about the (16th) sixteenth day of June (1838) one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight that at his death he left the said Sarah Manning his widow who remained his widow until her death which took place on the (13th) thirteenth day of December (1838) Eighteen hundred and thirty eight, that at her death she left the following named children her surviving viz James Collins of Newark New Jersey and David Collins late of Monroe County New York and that each are upwards of twenty one years of age and that James Collins of Newark New Jersey is the only child of said widow Sarah Manning now living.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and impressed the seal of said office this second day of October 1851 
[signed] Wm K. McDonald Surrogate