People in Ireland that's of "Collins" ancestry I need your help. This

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People in Ireland that's of "Collins" ancestry I need your help. This is a longshot.?

My great grandfather (five "greats" back) was named Patrick Collins. He was born is Ireland around the year 1755 from everything that I've found. I've never found a county or town that he might have came from. That's one of the things I've been searching for, and have come up empty. Around 1780 he came to America, to Fredrick, Maryland, maybe as an indentured servant. He married Elizabeth Pepper a few years later. He finally settled in Washington County, Virginia where he bought a farm. That's where he died supposedly. I can't find anymore information on him past the U.S. 1790 Census. Would anyone in Ireland have him tucked away in their family tree somewhere. I know this is a longshot, and any SERIOUS answer would be greatly appreciated. Maybe somewhere in Ireland I could try to find this person in public records?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Your answer is in Catholic or Episcopal parish records. You'll have to track down which church he belonged to (and his indenture probably lasted no more than 5 years, so he became a freeman and was free to worship). Whichever church married him and buried him should have made note of which parish in Ireland baptized him and the names of his parents.