GENEALOGICAL RECORDS

 TH3 COUR FAMILY [

 On this, his first, visit to Tampa Levi Coller 'was
 accompanied by two of his brothers-in-law, Dixon and Ellis
 by name, all being accustomed to locating claims by blazing
 the trees.
 In 1824, on his second trip, he was accompanied by
 Mr. Dixon, his brother-in-law, a Mr. Simpons and one Henry
 Troutman. On his arrival, coming to the place they had se-
 lected for a homestead, they fund that a man of the name
 of Kackley, and also CenQral Brooke, had made claim, and as
 General Brooke rushed to establish a government post on the
 land, and was already on the ground, and owing to the con-
 fusion of the claims of the government and Hackley, Ir.
 Coller and his friends located other lands in the vicinity,
 at a place just across the river on what was called Jackson's
 Point, at the mouth of the Hillsborough river, which tract
 embraced a large portion of what is now Hyde Park. This
 land tias beautifully situated, having on the south Hillsborough
 bay and on the east the river of the same nare and extending
 up that stream nearly to -.here the Lafayette street bridge
 has been built.
 About 1829 Levi Coller moved his family and his stock
 to what is now known as "Craft's spring," on Six t'ile creek,
 then known as "Coller's creek," and when he built ais house
 where the residence of Dr. '. C. Richardson now stands, on
 the Boulevard beyond Hyde 2ark, he opened up quite 3 con-
 sijertble fa r m wherr.e h cultivated the first cotton planted
 in South Florida, ahich vwa usec for hoie maanufacture and
 consumption. H{er Lovi Coller lived until the Indians burned
 him out, his family escaping almost miraculously and taking
 refuge at the fort at Tampa and on board of government trans-
 ports. Of course in the meantime his stock was driven away
 by the indians, and it was only by means of the arrangements
 that he : ade with the United States Government that he gained,
 subsistence for his family, he being familiar with the char-
Sacter of the Indians, being thus valuable to the government
forces in keeping them informed as to the mwhercabouts and
the doings of the savages. His services in locating the
Indians were rewarded by affording him and his family sub-
sistencea and quarters at a time when it was impossible to
maintain his own home or to cultivate his farm.
 -It was while living at the fort that Robert Tackson
 met NTancy Coller who efterw-ards became his wife. (See
 Jackson family).
 The children of Levi and Nancy (Dixon) Collor were: