William Mullens

M, #75, b. circa 1575, d. Feb 21, 1621
Relationship10th great-grandfather of Malcolm Kenyon McKown Jr.
Pedigree

Family

Alice Atwood b. circa 1575, d. circa Apr, 1621
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*circa 1575 William Mullens was born circa 1575 at Dorking, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. 
Marriage*circa 1592 He married Alice Atwood circa 1592.1 
Death*Feb 21, 1621 William Mullens died on Feb 21, 1621 at Massachusetts, United States. 
Burial*Feb 22, 1621 He was buried on Feb 22, 1621 at Coles Hill Burial Ground Cemetery, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 28971892.2 
Book Excerpt* 
William Mullins was a fairly well-to-do shoe and boot dealer from Dorking, Surrey, England. He purchased a number of shares in the Pilgrims joint-stock company, becoming one of the Merchant Adventurers. He brought his wife Alice, daughter Priscilla and son Joseph to America on the Mayflower. Only Priscilla would survive the first winter, however. William Mullins made out his death-bed will on 21 February 1620/1, in which he mentions his wife Alice, daughter Priscilla, son Joseph, and married children William and Sarah who were still in Dorking. He also mentions a "Goodman Woodes" who remains unidentified, and a "Master Williamson" which was likely a Dutch pseudonym for William Brewster who was a fugitive at the time (for printing illegal religious pamphlets in Leyden).

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY as of 22 Mar 2008:

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.3
 

Citations

  1. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  2. [S58] Gravestones - Death Cert, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves.
  3. [S946] Book - History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters, Cape Cod Series I, http:/www.mayflowerhistory.com.