Naomi Collins was a distinguished member of the Collins family in the 18th century and wife to Joshua Collins. Naomi was renowned for her taste in jewellery and maintained a large collection which eventually became known as the Collins family jewels. She gave a portion of her jewels as a wedding present to her son, Barnabas Collins, when he had arranged to marry a French girl named Josette DuPres. She also gave Barnabas ownership of the Collins family estate – a large mansion that would one day become informally known as Old House. Whether or not Naomi learned that her son was a vampire has never been revealed.