John Collins: Florida Pioneer

"The First Seminole War...is generally dated to 1817–18 and that led Spain to cede Florida to the United States."  

Encyclopedia Britannica

Florida historian and author Dale Cox wrote one book we've already referenced; The History Of Jackson County, Florida: The Early Years. 

John Forbes Collins and Aleph Butler: Part 1

John Forbes Collins

Our third great-grandfather*, John Forbes Collins, was born around 1815 in Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia.  

Shortly after the 1820 census (zoomable pdf file), his father, John, sailed the family and twelve slaves  to middle Florida (now Gadsden County) for "The Forbes Purchase".

John Sr. died in 1827.