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Title: History of Columbia County, New York. With illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers
Year: 1878 (1870s)
Authors: Everts & Ensign Ellis, Franklin, 1828-1885
Subjects: Columbia County (N.Y.) -- History Columbia County (N.Y.) -- Biography United States -- History Revolution, 1775-1783 Registers United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Registers
Publisher: Philadelphia, Everts & Ensign
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ied JudithVallean, and was driven from France by the religious perse-cutions of the early years of the eighteenth century. Theirson John (1st) married Hannah Mervin. He was a sea-captain, and was finally lost at sea in the year 1746. John(2d) settled in the western part of Hillsdale, on what isnow known as the Higgins farm, where he lived for a fewyeara, and then removed to the eastern part of the town,on the fiirm now occupied by his grandson, Hon. John F.Collin. David Collin occupied the place now owned byRutsen Hunt. John was commissioned as captain byGovernor Tryon, and afterwards held a similar commissionfrom Governor George Clinton. He lost one son, Anthony,in the Revolution. He was taken prisoner by Sir HenryClintons troops, and died in captivity in December, 1777,aged but seventeen years. David was a lieutenant in theColonial army during the French war, and participated inan unsuccessful attack upon Fort Ticonderoga. Whileresiding in Amenia, Dutchess county, during the Revolu-
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RETSIDENCE of GEO M BULLOCK H/llsdalE ColumbmCo I HISTORY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, NEW YORK. tion, his house was attacked and plundered by a band ofrobbers, who treated his family with great rudeness andtortured him nearly to death. He died in Hillsdale in1818, aged eighty-four years. John Collin (2d) was suc-ceeded on the farm by his son John (3d), and he in turnby his son John Francis, who is the present proprietor.He has been a very successful business man, a man promi-nent in public life, and a man of great influence amonghis fellows. In 1833 he was elected to the State Legis-lature, and in 1844 was elected member of Congress. Inboth of tliese positions, as well as in all the many minoroffices to which he has been called, he acquitted himselfwith honor and credit. To his kindness we are indebtedfor invaluable aid in gathering the materials for this work.His brother, Henry A. Collin, was prominent in town affairs,and was five times elected supervisor of Hillsdale. In1856 he removed to M

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