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Pilgrim Village Families Sketch: William Mullins

Robert Charles Anderson

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Birth:  William Mullins was born in England about 1572 to John and Joan (Bridger) Mullins.

Death:  He died in Plymouth on February 21, 1620/1.

Ship:

Mayflower, 1620

Life in England:  William was a shoemaker in Dorking, Surrey.

Life in New England:  William and Allice Mullins came to Plymouth Colony in 1620 with their son, Joseph; daughter, Priscilla; and servant, Robert Carter.William, Alice, Joseph and Robert Carter all died the first winter.

Family:  William Mullins married Alice _____ by about 1593, assuming she is the mother of all his children, and had at least four children. She died in Plymouth in the winter of 1620/1.

Children of William and Alice Mullins:

  • William was born about 1593. He married (1) _____ _____ by 1618 and had one daughter. He married (2) Ann (_____) Bell in Boston on May 7, 1656, as her second husband. He died in 1674.

  • Joseph was born about 1596 and died in Plymouth during the winter of 1620/1.

  • Sarah was born about 1598. She married _____ Blunden by 1621. She was awarded administration of her father’s estate in Dorking in July 1621, but there is no further information.

  • Priscilla was born about 1602. She married John Alden before 1623 and had ten children. She died between 1651 and John’s death on September 12, 1687.