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Robert Boyle, FRS (1627 – 1691) Father of Modern Chemistry and Physics, Natural Philosopher, Founding Fellow of the Royal Society of London, Grand Master of Prieuré de Sion

Samuel Collins, MD (1619 – 1670) Physician to Tzar Alexis I, Physicist

Lough Doon Fort, County Donegal, Ireland

In Dossiers Secrets d’Henri Lobineau, a pseudo-history document devised by Frenchman Pierre Plantard (1920 – 2000), Bobbie is named as the 18th Grand Master of the Priory of Sion. The original chivalric order came about either as a result of a schism with the Knights Templar leadership that occurred during the 12th century (“Cutting the Elm”) or instead represented a revivalry with the order.

Soon after the untimely demise of Samuel Collins, MD (1619 – 1670) Physician to Tzar Alexis I, Physicist, his lifelong friend, and scientific collaborator, Bobbie arranged to publish the compilation of the correspondence he received from him during his tenure (1659 – 1666) as the personal physician to Tsar Alexis I. Entitled The Present State of Russia, it was published in 1671.

Besides rendering an intimate and fascinating account of the Tsar and his royal court, Samuel describes the results of various experiments in “cold” phenomena Robert asked him to perform. Much of what is known about this period of Tsarist Russia and Boyle’s scientific research is chiefly Samuel’s legacy to history.

My Norse forebears migrated from the Orkney Islands, Scotland to Donegal, Ireland during the late 13th century. They resided there and in County Cork for about 125 years before my immediate forebears immigrated to England. Donegal was the ancient homeland of the O’Boyles of Donegal whose Norman forebears came to Scotland sometime after the Norman Conquest of England (1066). There is a genealogical record of Robert Boyle who was born in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1231. His kinsmen first inhabited Donegal, likely during the early 13th century. Given the coincidence of inhabitation, it’s more than likely they took up residency in Lough Doon Fort together with my ancestors, thus cementing a lasting bond of kinship between the two clans.

There was an ancient ancestral bond between Robert and his friend Samuel as cousins. In genealogical fact, Bobby was a direct (but not agnatic) paternal descendancy of Thorfinn “the Black”, 18th Jarl of Orkney (1009 – 1064) who was Samuel’s agnatic progenitor.

Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork (1566 – 1643), Bobbie’s father, was a descendant of an ancient landed Herefordshire family. David Collins (1362 – 1410; 17th great-grandfather) immigrated from Ireland to settle for a time in Downton, Herefordshire, where his son Thomas was born. They both died in Bramford, Suffolk, which was to be the seat of our Collins lineage for many generations to follow.

His seminal physics and chemistry theories laid the foundation for Sir Isaac Newton (1643 – 1728)‘s work in the same fields. Newton succeeded him as a Grand Master of the Priory of Sion.

Both Bobbie and Newton were practitioners of the art of alchemy. They were also alleged Grand Masters of the Priory of Sion as well as fellows of the Royal Society of London (Bobbie was one of the founding fathers of the fellowship).

The English word “boil” was derived from his surname.

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Robert Boyle, FRS
Birth 1627 in Lismore Castle, Lismore, Ireland
Death 1691 in London, England

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9th cousin 10x removed FENTON-BEAUMONT-PLANTAGENET-MOWBRAY-HOWARD-WOOD-COLLINS 

10th cousin 9x removed FENTON-BURGH-DE ROS-FITZALAN-MOWBRAY-HOWARD-WOOD-COLLINS

11th cousin 14x removed FENTON-BEAUMONT-VERE-WARREN-HOLLAND-SIMMONS-COLLINS 

15th cousin 12x removed RUSSELL-THROCKMORTON-BEDFORD-HARLEY-CORBET-LE STRANGE-GIFFARD-AUDLEY-BASSET-SHIRLEY-POULTNEY-PAINE-TRIPP-OUTWATER-COLLINS 

brother-in-law of 6th cousin 8x removed FENTON-HOWARD-WOOD-COLLINS

husband of 9th cousin 10x removed FENTON-DE BURGH-DE ROS-FITZALAN-MOWBRAY-HOWARD-WOOD-COLLINS

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Steven Wood Collins (1952 – ) Antiquarian, Genealogist, Novelist

By Steven Wood Collins

I spent most of my life unaware of my ancestral heritage. Sure, I knew of the personal history of my more immediate relatives; but beyond that, I never had any inkling as to my ancestral heritage. Then one day many years ago my sister said to me, “I sometimes wonder about our family background.” And so my quest to discover our genealogical roots commenced.

I started building my family tree with the very basic relationships, going back in time from my grandparents, one ancestor at a time. That initial effort proved to be the hardest part of the pursuit, mainly due to my lack of expertise as a novice genealogical researcher. As I gained familiarity with the databases and how to efficiently mine them, my progress gained ever-increasing momentum. Today, The Patricians! tree (Ancestry.com) contains nearly 120,000 individuals, stretching over 135 generations, 5,800 of which are my direct ancestors in a genealogical sense.

During this trek back in time, I encountered fascinating figures in both history and obscurity. This blog contains many stories about their genealogical relationship to me (and many of you). By far and away, as a student of history, the historically obscure individuals are of particular interest to me. I cite Baron “Blue Beard” Montmorency-Laval de Rais (1405 – 1440) as an example of a historically maligned personage whose real contribution to history, as both a playwright and hero of France, has yet to be properly recognized. Another example is Earl Edward de Vere (1550 – 1604), who’s yet to gain widespread recognition as the actual author of the body of literary work wrongly ascribed to William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616).

My life-long interest in international economics and finance continues unabated. I primarily demonstrate this professional involvement as a contributor to the Long Room, the members-only international finance professionals' forum hosted by the Financial Times of London.

I'm an avid recreational scuba diver who enjoys traveling to exotic dive sites. My love of the sea and marine life gives me an unbounded appreciation and support of “green” issues, especially those devoted to the conservation of endangered species and coral reefs.

He continually posts results of his personal genealogical research to his Goodreads Authors Blog. Entitled The Patricians - The Ancestral Heritage of Steven Wood Collins, the work represents thousand of hours of his research efforts and related commentary.

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