He was found guilty at his trial.Two weeks later he was hung to death. The next spring William and Florence had a hugh wedding in the Collinsworth Episcopal Catheral They honeymoon over seas at his parents expenses. Nothing was too good for the future big tobacco tycoon.The couple built a two story white mansion.
They had two children Jacob Sherman Collinsworth and a little sister Willow Leigh Collinsworth. Willow drowned in the creek that ran down one side of the mansion he had built. She was only three years old when she past away. She was very pretty. She had dark hair and blue eyes.she was always running in the meadows chasing butterflies.
When Jacob grew up he moved to New York to get away from all of the memories of his childhood. He never got over Willow's drowning. Neither did his parents but somebody had to stay and run the plantation. While in New York he met a very beautiful young woman by the name of Catherine Elizabeth (Bessie) Bennett. He brought her home to meet his parents. They also was married in the same catheral.They built onto the mansion making it even bigger.
They had one son named William Jonathan Collinsworth. He attended his school years in New York where he met this beatiful reddish brunette named Allison Marie Huston. He brought her home . William and Allison was also married in the same catheral. They enjoyed all kinds of gatherings. They parented seven children.