William MULLINS

Birth:
Abt 1578
of Dorking, Surrey, England
Death:
21 Feb 1621
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Burial:
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Marriage:
Abt 1595
England
Sources:
1998 Ancestral File
Boston Transc. Vol. 32, p.58
New England Register Vol. 51, p.A29
Ancestral File - Version 4.19
Pedigree Resource File
Ancestry World Tree
New.FamilySearch.org, Mar 2010
Notes:
                   MAYFLOWER NOTE:
    -William Mullins was born about 1572, apparently to John and Joan (Bridger) Mullins of Dorking, Surrey, England. He married a woman named Alice, but her maiden name has not been identified. Longstanding claims that her maiden name is Atwood, or Poretiers, are without basis. 
    -William brought his wife Alice and children Priscilla and Joseph on the Mayflower; he also brought over 250 shoes and 13 pairs of boots, his profession being a shoe and boot dealer. He died on 21 February 1620/1. His original will has survived, written down by John Carver the day of Mullins' death. In it he mentions his wife Alice, children Priscilla and Joseph, and his children back in Dorking, William Mullins and Sarah Blunden. He also mentions a Goodman Woods, and a Master Williamson, who have not been identified. It was witnessed by the Mayflower's captain Christopher Jones, the Mayflower's surgeon Giles Heale, and Plymouth's governor John Carver. (MayflowerHistory.com)

RESEARCH NOTE:
    John Mullins and Joan Bridger, an alternate set of parents for William Mullins, were married July 08, 1571, and also had sons John and Edward.  Beyond this, not much is known about the couple.  The alternate ancestry through John Molines has been used for this ancestry for now.  Further investigation may be required.

William Mullins Will:
In the name of God Amen: I comit my soule to God that gave it and my bodie to the earth from whence it came. Alsoe I give my goodes as followeth That fforty poundes in the hand of goodman Woodes I give my wife tenn poundes, my sonne Joseph tenn poundes, my daughter Priscilla tenn poundes, and my eldest sonne tenn poundes Also I give to my eldest sonne all my debtes, bonds, bills (onelye yt forty poundes excepted in the handes of goodman Wood) given as aforsaid wth all the stock in his owne handes. To my eldest daughter I give ten shillings to be paied out of my sonnes stock Furthermore that goodes I have in Virginia as followeth To my wife Alice halfe my goodes & to Joseph and Priscilla the other halfe equallie to be devided betweene them. Alsoe I have xxj dozen of shoes, and thirteene paire of bootes wch I give into the Companies handes for forty poundes at seaven years and if thy like them at that rate. If it be thought to deare as my Overseers shall thinck good And if they like them at that rate at the divident I shall have nyne shares whereof I give as followeth twoe to my wife, twoe to my sonne William, twoe to my sonne Joseph, twoe to my daugher Priscilla, and one to the Companie. Allsoe if my sonne William will come to Virginia I give him my share of land furdermore I give to my twoe Overseers Mr John Carver and Mr Williamson, twentye shillinges apeece to see this my will performed desiringe them that he would have an eye over my wife and children to be as fathers and freindes to them; Allsoe to have a speciall eye to my man Robert wch hathe not so approved himselfe as I would he should have done. 
This is a Coppye of Mr Mullens his Will of all particulars he hathe given. In witnes whereof I have sett my hande John Carver, Giles Heale, Christopher Joanes. 
Vicesimo tertio : die mensis Julii Anno Domini Millesimo sexcentesimo vicesimo primo Emanavit Commissio Sare Blunden als Mullins filie naturali et legitime dicti defuncti ad administrand bona iura et credita eiusdem defuncti iuxta tenorem et effectum testamenti suprascripti eo quod nullum in eodem testamento nominavit executorem de bene ect Jurat. 68, Dale. 
[Translation of the Latin]: In the month of July Anno Domini 1621. On the 23rd day issued a commission to Sarah Blunden, formerly Mullins, natural and legitimate daughter of William Mullins, late of Dorking in the County of Surrey, but deceased in parts beyond the seas, seized &c., for administering the goods, rights and credits of the said deceased, according to the tenor and effect of the will of the said deceased because in that will he named no executor. In due form &c. swears.
Alice ATWOOD
Birth:
Jan 1574
of Dorking, Surrey, England
Death:
Mar 1621
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Notes:
                   MAYFLOWER NOTE:
    -Very little is known about Mrs. Alice Mullins. She is named in the will of William Mullins, which he had written for him on the day of his death, 21 February 1620/1. A number of sources claim her name was Alice Atwood, or Alice Poretiers, but these claims have no basis. (MayflowerHistory.com)

RESEARCH NOTE:
    While there is no conclusive evidence to prove that this Alice is Alice Atwood, the evidence presented by some researchers supports this hypothesis.  The Atwood ancestry extends 9 more generations on the Atwood paternal line.  These generations have been included at this time.  It does not appear that the documents exist to conclusively prove or disprove this ancestry at this time.
Children
Marriage
1
William MULLINS
Birth:
Abt 1596
Dorking, Surrey, England
Death:
12 Feb 1672
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Mrs. Ann MULLINS 
Marr:
1 May 1656
 
2
Sarah MULLINS
Birth:
Abt 1598
Dorking, Surrey, England
Death:
England
3
Priscilla MULLINS
Birth:
Abt 1600
Dorking, Surrey, England
Death:
1685
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
John ALDEN 
Marr:
Abt 1621
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachuse 
Notes:
                   MAYFLOWER NOTE:
    -Priscilla Mullins was born probably in Dorking, Surrey, England, to William and Alice Mullins. She, her parents, and her brother Joseph all came on the Mayflower to Plymouth in 1620. Her entire family, herself excepted, died the first winter. She was shortly thereafter, in 1622 or 1623, married to John Alden, the Mayflower's cooper, who had decided to remain at Plymouth rather than return to England with the ship. John and Priscilla lived in Plymouth until the late 1630s, when they helped found the neighboring town of Duxbury.
    -John and Priscilla would go on to have ten or eleven children, and have an enormous number of descendants, including poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, and Vice President Dan Quayle. (MayflowerHistory.com)
4
Joseph MULLINS
Birth:
Abt 1602
Dorking, Surrey, England
Death:
1621
 
Marr:
 
FCID:3511:6578
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William Mullins - Alice Atwood

William Mullins was born at of Dorking, Surrey, England Abt 1578. His parents were (poss) John Molines and (poss) Frances Molyneux.

He married Alice Atwood Abt 1595 at England . Alice Atwood was born at of Dorking, Surrey, England Jan 1574 daughter of Nicholas Atwood and Olive Harman .

They were the parents of 4 children:
William Mullins born Abt 1596.
Sarah Mullins born Abt 1598.
Priscilla Mullins born Abt 1600.
Joseph Mullins born Abt 1602.

William Mullins died 21 Feb 1621 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts .

Alice Atwood died Mar 1621 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts .