Edward Collinsworth was the son of David Edward Collinsworth and Deborah Fox. He is also known as Edmund Fox Collinsworth in genealogy circles.
His known brothers were Major John Cockrill and John Collinsworth.
He married Elizabeth (Unknown)1756-1794 married about 1780 and had the following children.
Edmund B. Collinsworth
Thomas Collinsworth
Cynthia Collinsworth
He married Alice Thompson (1760-1827) on December 14, 1795 and had the following children.
Susan Eliza Collinsworth
George Washington Collinsworth
Benjamin Franklin Collinsworth
James T Collinsworth
Pamela Ann Collinsworth
John Thompson Collinsworth
Elizabeth Collinsworth
He served with George Washington at Valley Forge during the Revolution and with Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812.
Edward served in the Revolutionary War with his brothers John Cockrill and John Collinsworth
1793, Edward Collinsworth had arrived in Nashville to join his half-brother John Cockrill, who was married to James Robertson’s sister Ann. Edward was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, having enlisted in the First Virginia Regiment in 1777 and served until April 1780. According to family stories, it was “love at first sight” when Alice met Edward upon her return to Nashville in late fall 1794. They were married on December 17, 1795.
The couple built their home on land that had belonged to Alice’s brother John, who had died in an Indian attack. It is believed that both Alice and Edmund were eventually buried in unmarked graves on this home place, which is located in today’s Antioch/Mount View area southeast of Nashville.
Edward died in March of 1816, leaving Alice with seven children ranging in age from seven to eighteen. As she always seemed to do, Alice took the bad with the good and persevered, bringing up the children on her own. Her son James carried his Tennessee fortitude to the young Republic of Texas where he served as aide-de-camp to Sam Houston during the Battle of San Jacinto. He was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and was Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme court at the time of his death. Another of Alice’s sons, John, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Daughter Susan married Mark Robertson Cockrill, who became famous for his flock of Merino sheep, their wool acclaimed as the finest in the world.
Approximately 200 years after his death, Edward received a proper headstone. Thanks to Jim Collinsworth for placing it in the cemetery.
Below is a timeline of his life.
Edward/Edmund Collinsworth
Patriot of the American Revolutionary War
Birth: circa 1759 (probably Culpeper County, Virginia
Enlisted: 1776 Virginia Marines aboard Sloop of War – Liberty
(brother John Collinsworth served in his place under Capt. Walter Brooke)
(Culpeper County, VA)
Enlisted: 1 March 1777 – First Virginia State Regiment Infantry
(Culpeper County, VA)
Winter Quarters: Valley Forge – Col. George Gibson, Capt. Wm. Hoffler’s Company
28 June 1778: Battle of Monmouth Courthouse
1780: Marriage to Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)
31 March 1781: Enlisted – Montgomery County, VA – Capt. Daniel Trigg’s Militia
22 February 1783: Received Deed for Bounty Land
25 February 1792: James Thompson Family attacked-Creek Indians-West of Nashville
1792: Sold Bounty Land – Nelson County, Kentucky on Green River
1794: Edward/Edmund meets Alice Thompson who was returned from Creek Captivity
1794: Isaac Robert’s Regt. Militia, Nash’s Company – Territory South of the Ohio
1795 October: Patroller – Capt. Park’s Company
14 December 1795: Marriage to Alice Thompson
1797 – 1810: at home - Eight children born to Edmund & Alice Collinsworth
1812: listed in Capt. Bell’s Militia Company (pg. 1)
20 December 1813: Enlisted – First Regiment of West TN Mounted Volunteers
22 January 1814: Nashville Whig – listed as wounded at Emuckfaw & Enitachopco
(Capt. Matthew Patterson’s Company)
Commanded by Col. N. T. Perkins
8 February 1814: Mustered out at Fayetteville, Tennessee
1814: January 22nd to September 8th (at home healing from his wounds)
8 September 1814: re-enlisted with Tennessee Mounted Volunteer Gunmen
(Capt. Thomas Jones) First Regt. Col. Robert Dyer
Col. John Coffee’s Brigade
8 January 1815: served at Battle of New Orleans
After the Battle of New Orleans, Edward/Edmund Collinsworth returned home on the Natchez Trace along with Andrew Jackson and the others who served there.
27 April 1815: Honorably Discharged
Died before April of 1816 and buried – Thompson/Collinsworth/Davis Cemetery
*Video of Edward Collinsworth's 2016 Memorial dedication is on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVoxXw1GVns
Special thanks to the editing by Jeff Stephens Video Productions
His known brothers were Major John Cockrill and John Collinsworth.
He married Elizabeth (Unknown)1756-1794 married about 1780 and had the following children.
Edmund B. Collinsworth
Thomas Collinsworth
Cynthia Collinsworth
He married Alice Thompson (1760-1827) on December 14, 1795 and had the following children.
Susan Eliza Collinsworth
George Washington Collinsworth
Benjamin Franklin Collinsworth
James T Collinsworth
Pamela Ann Collinsworth
John Thompson Collinsworth
Elizabeth Collinsworth
He served with George Washington at Valley Forge during the Revolution and with Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812.
Edward served in the Revolutionary War with his brothers John Cockrill and John Collinsworth
1793, Edward Collinsworth had arrived in Nashville to join his half-brother John Cockrill, who was married to James Robertson’s sister Ann. Edward was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, having enlisted in the First Virginia Regiment in 1777 and served until April 1780. According to family stories, it was “love at first sight” when Alice met Edward upon her return to Nashville in late fall 1794. They were married on December 17, 1795.
The couple built their home on land that had belonged to Alice’s brother John, who had died in an Indian attack. It is believed that both Alice and Edmund were eventually buried in unmarked graves on this home place, which is located in today’s Antioch/Mount View area southeast of Nashville.
Edward died in March of 1816, leaving Alice with seven children ranging in age from seven to eighteen. As she always seemed to do, Alice took the bad with the good and persevered, bringing up the children on her own. Her son James carried his Tennessee fortitude to the young Republic of Texas where he served as aide-de-camp to Sam Houston during the Battle of San Jacinto. He was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and was Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme court at the time of his death. Another of Alice’s sons, John, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Daughter Susan married Mark Robertson Cockrill, who became famous for his flock of Merino sheep, their wool acclaimed as the finest in the world.
Approximately 200 years after his death, Edward received a proper headstone. Thanks to Jim Collinsworth for placing it in the cemetery.
Below is a timeline of his life.
Edward/Edmund Collinsworth
Patriot of the American Revolutionary War
Birth: circa 1759 (probably Culpeper County, Virginia
Enlisted: 1776 Virginia Marines aboard Sloop of War – Liberty
(brother John Collinsworth served in his place under Capt. Walter Brooke)
(Culpeper County, VA)
Enlisted: 1 March 1777 – First Virginia State Regiment Infantry
(Culpeper County, VA)
Winter Quarters: Valley Forge – Col. George Gibson, Capt. Wm. Hoffler’s Company
28 June 1778: Battle of Monmouth Courthouse
1780: Marriage to Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)
31 March 1781: Enlisted – Montgomery County, VA – Capt. Daniel Trigg’s Militia
22 February 1783: Received Deed for Bounty Land
25 February 1792: James Thompson Family attacked-Creek Indians-West of Nashville
1792: Sold Bounty Land – Nelson County, Kentucky on Green River
1794: Edward/Edmund meets Alice Thompson who was returned from Creek Captivity
1794: Isaac Robert’s Regt. Militia, Nash’s Company – Territory South of the Ohio
1795 October: Patroller – Capt. Park’s Company
14 December 1795: Marriage to Alice Thompson
1797 – 1810: at home - Eight children born to Edmund & Alice Collinsworth
1812: listed in Capt. Bell’s Militia Company (pg. 1)
20 December 1813: Enlisted – First Regiment of West TN Mounted Volunteers
22 January 1814: Nashville Whig – listed as wounded at Emuckfaw & Enitachopco
(Capt. Matthew Patterson’s Company)
Commanded by Col. N. T. Perkins
8 February 1814: Mustered out at Fayetteville, Tennessee
1814: January 22nd to September 8th (at home healing from his wounds)
8 September 1814: re-enlisted with Tennessee Mounted Volunteer Gunmen
(Capt. Thomas Jones) First Regt. Col. Robert Dyer
Col. John Coffee’s Brigade
8 January 1815: served at Battle of New Orleans
After the Battle of New Orleans, Edward/Edmund Collinsworth returned home on the Natchez Trace along with Andrew Jackson and the others who served there.
27 April 1815: Honorably Discharged
Died before April of 1816 and buried – Thompson/Collinsworth/Davis Cemetery
*Video of Edward Collinsworth's 2016 Memorial dedication is on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVoxXw1GVns
Special thanks to the editing by Jeff Stephens Video Productions
Edward Collinsworth was the son of David Edward Collinsworth and Deborah Fox. He is also known as Edmund Fox Collinsworth in genealogy circles.
His known brothers were Major John Cockrill and John Collinsworth.
He married Elizabeth (Unknown)1756-1794 married about 1780 and had the following children.
Edmund B. Collinsworth
Thomas Collinsworth
Cynthia Collinsworth
He married Alice Thompson (1760-1827) on December 14, 1795 and had the following children.
Susan Eliza Collinsworth
George Washington Collinsworth
Benjamin Franklin Collinsworth
James T Collinsworth
Pamela Ann Collinsworth
John Thompson Collinsworth
Elizabeth Collinsworth
He served with George Washington at Valley Forge during the Revolution and with Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812.
Edward served in the Revolutionary War with his brothers John Cockrill and John Collinsworth
1793, Edward Collinsworth had arrived in Nashville to join his half-brother John Cockrill, who was married to James Robertson’s sister Ann. Edward was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, having enlisted in the First Virginia Regiment in 1777 and served until April 1780. According to family stories, it was “love at first sight” when Alice met Edward upon her return to Nashville in late fall 1794. They were married on December 17, 1795.
The couple built their home on land that had belonged to Alice’s brother John, who had died in an Indian attack. It is believed that both Alice and Edmund were eventually buried in unmarked graves on this home place, which is located in today’s Antioch/Mount View area southeast of Nashville.
Edward died in March of 1816, leaving Alice with seven children ranging in age from seven to eighteen. As she always seemed to do, Alice took the bad with the good and persevered, bringing up the children on her own. Her son James carried his Tennessee fortitude to the young Republic of Texas where he served as aide-de-camp to Sam Houston during the Battle of San Jacinto. He was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and was Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme court at the time of his death. Another of Alice’s sons, John, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Daughter Susan married Mark Robertson Cockrill, who became famous for his flock of Merino sheep, their wool acclaimed as the finest in the world.
Approximately 200 years after his death, Edward received a proper headstone. Thanks to Jim Collinsworth for placing it in the cemetery.
Below is a timeline of his life.
Edward/Edmund Collinsworth
Patriot of the American Revolutionary War
Birth: circa 1759 (probably Culpeper County, Virginia
Enlisted: 1776 Virginia Marines aboard Sloop of War – Liberty
(brother John Collinsworth served in his place under Capt. Walter Brooke)
(Culpeper County, VA)
Enlisted: 1 March 1777 – First Virginia State Regiment Infantry
(Culpeper County, VA)
Winter Quarters: Valley Forge – Col. George Gibson, Capt. Wm. Hoffler’s Company
28 June 1778: Battle of Monmouth Courthouse
1780: Marriage to Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)
31 March 1781: Enlisted – Montgomery County, VA – Capt. Daniel Trigg’s Militia
22 February 1783: Received Deed for Bounty Land
25 February 1792: James Thompson Family attacked-Creek Indians-West of Nashville
1792: Sold Bounty Land – Nelson County, Kentucky on Green River
1794: Edward/Edmund meets Alice Thompson who was returned from Creek Captivity
1794: Isaac Robert’s Regt. Militia, Nash’s Company – Territory South of the Ohio
1795 October: Patroller – Capt. Park’s Company
14 December 1795: Marriage to Alice Thompson
1797 – 1810: at home - Eight children born to Edmund & Alice Collinsworth
1812: listed in Capt. Bell’s Militia Company (pg. 1)
20 December 1813: Enlisted – First Regiment of West TN Mounted Volunteers
22 January 1814: Nashville Whig – listed as wounded at Emuckfaw & Enitachopco
(Capt. Matthew Patterson’s Company)
Commanded by Col. N. T. Perkins
8 February 1814: Mustered out at Fayetteville, Tennessee
1814: January 22nd to September 8th (at home healing from his wounds)
8 September 1814: re-enlisted with Tennessee Mounted Volunteer Gunmen
(Capt. Thomas Jones) First Regt. Col. Robert Dyer
Col. John Coffee’s Brigade
8 January 1815: served at Battle of New Orleans
After the Battle of New Orleans, Edward/Edmund Collinsworth returned home on the Natchez Trace along with Andrew Jackson and the others who served there.
27 April 1815: Honorably Discharged
Died before April of 1816 and buried – Thompson/Collinsworth/Davis Cemetery
*Video of Edward Collinsworth's 2016 Memorial dedication is on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVoxXw1GVns
Special thanks to the editing by Jeff Stephens Video Productions
His known brothers were Major John Cockrill and John Collinsworth.
He married Elizabeth (Unknown)1756-1794 married about 1780 and had the following children.
Edmund B. Collinsworth
Thomas Collinsworth
Cynthia Collinsworth
He married Alice Thompson (1760-1827) on December 14, 1795 and had the following children.
Susan Eliza Collinsworth
George Washington Collinsworth
Benjamin Franklin Collinsworth
James T Collinsworth
Pamela Ann Collinsworth
John Thompson Collinsworth
Elizabeth Collinsworth
He served with George Washington at Valley Forge during the Revolution and with Andrew Jackson during the War of 1812.
Edward served in the Revolutionary War with his brothers John Cockrill and John Collinsworth
1793, Edward Collinsworth had arrived in Nashville to join his half-brother John Cockrill, who was married to James Robertson’s sister Ann. Edward was a veteran of the Revolutionary War, having enlisted in the First Virginia Regiment in 1777 and served until April 1780. According to family stories, it was “love at first sight” when Alice met Edward upon her return to Nashville in late fall 1794. They were married on December 17, 1795.
The couple built their home on land that had belonged to Alice’s brother John, who had died in an Indian attack. It is believed that both Alice and Edmund were eventually buried in unmarked graves on this home place, which is located in today’s Antioch/Mount View area southeast of Nashville.
Edward died in March of 1816, leaving Alice with seven children ranging in age from seven to eighteen. As she always seemed to do, Alice took the bad with the good and persevered, bringing up the children on her own. Her son James carried his Tennessee fortitude to the young Republic of Texas where he served as aide-de-camp to Sam Houston during the Battle of San Jacinto. He was a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and was Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme court at the time of his death. Another of Alice’s sons, John, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Daughter Susan married Mark Robertson Cockrill, who became famous for his flock of Merino sheep, their wool acclaimed as the finest in the world.
Approximately 200 years after his death, Edward received a proper headstone. Thanks to Jim Collinsworth for placing it in the cemetery.
Below is a timeline of his life.
Edward/Edmund Collinsworth
Patriot of the American Revolutionary War
Birth: circa 1759 (probably Culpeper County, Virginia
Enlisted: 1776 Virginia Marines aboard Sloop of War – Liberty
(brother John Collinsworth served in his place under Capt. Walter Brooke)
(Culpeper County, VA)
Enlisted: 1 March 1777 – First Virginia State Regiment Infantry
(Culpeper County, VA)
Winter Quarters: Valley Forge – Col. George Gibson, Capt. Wm. Hoffler’s Company
28 June 1778: Battle of Monmouth Courthouse
1780: Marriage to Elizabeth (Surname Unknown)
31 March 1781: Enlisted – Montgomery County, VA – Capt. Daniel Trigg’s Militia
22 February 1783: Received Deed for Bounty Land
25 February 1792: James Thompson Family attacked-Creek Indians-West of Nashville
1792: Sold Bounty Land – Nelson County, Kentucky on Green River
1794: Edward/Edmund meets Alice Thompson who was returned from Creek Captivity
1794: Isaac Robert’s Regt. Militia, Nash’s Company – Territory South of the Ohio
1795 October: Patroller – Capt. Park’s Company
14 December 1795: Marriage to Alice Thompson
1797 – 1810: at home - Eight children born to Edmund & Alice Collinsworth
1812: listed in Capt. Bell’s Militia Company (pg. 1)
20 December 1813: Enlisted – First Regiment of West TN Mounted Volunteers
22 January 1814: Nashville Whig – listed as wounded at Emuckfaw & Enitachopco
(Capt. Matthew Patterson’s Company)
Commanded by Col. N. T. Perkins
8 February 1814: Mustered out at Fayetteville, Tennessee
1814: January 22nd to September 8th (at home healing from his wounds)
8 September 1814: re-enlisted with Tennessee Mounted Volunteer Gunmen
(Capt. Thomas Jones) First Regt. Col. Robert Dyer
Col. John Coffee’s Brigade
8 January 1815: served at Battle of New Orleans
After the Battle of New Orleans, Edward/Edmund Collinsworth returned home on the Natchez Trace along with Andrew Jackson and the others who served there.
27 April 1815: Honorably Discharged
Died before April of 1816 and buried – Thompson/Collinsworth/Davis Cemetery
*Video of Edward Collinsworth's 2016 Memorial dedication is on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVoxXw1GVns
Special thanks to the editing by Jeff Stephens Video Productions
Family Members
Children
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Edmond B. Collinsworth
1781 – unknown
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Cynthia Collinsworth Matthews
1787–1870
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Susan Collinsworth Cockrill
1798–1872
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Elizabeth Catherine Collinsworth Collins
1800–1874
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James Collinsworth
1802–1838
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Benjamin Franklin Collinsworth Sr
1803–1889
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Parmelia Ann Collinsworth Davis
1807–1879
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COL John T Collinsworth
1808–1837
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Edmond Collinsworth
1810–1830
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George Washington Collinsworth
1810–1835
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