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==Marriages and children==
Collins married first Martha Child (1677–1703) a daughter of Sir [[Francis Child (died 1713)|Francis Child]] MP (1642–1713) and Elizabeth, {{née|Wheeler}} (1652–1720). They had two sons both of whom died young, the eldest in infancy, the second was Anthony Collins ({{circa|lk=no|1701}}{{snd}}1723); and two daughters: Elizabeth Collins (born {{circa|lk=no|1700}}) who, in 1738, married Walter Cary; and Martha Collins ({{circa|lk=no|1700}}{{snd}}1744) who, in 1741, married [[Robert Fairfax, 7th Lord Fairfax of Cameron]] (1706–1793). His second marriage was to Elizabeth Wrottesley (born {{circa|lk=no|1680}}), a daughter of Walter Wrottesley, 3rd [[Baron Wrottesley|Baronet Wrottesley]] (1659–1712) and Eleanora, {{née|Archer}} (1661–1692).