Alice (Unknown) Mullins (abt. 1575 - aft. 1621)

Born about 1575 in England

Descendants

Died after 2 Apr 1621 after about age 46 in Plymouth, New England

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Biography

Alice ____, wife of William Mullins, was a passenger on the Mayflower.^[1]

Williams Mullins' died 21 Feb 1621 and made his will before that date. A copy was made 2 April 1621 and sent to England. The will left his wife 10 pounds of £40 that Goodman Woodes had in hand, also "To my wife Alice halfe my goodes" and two shares (of nine) in his stock of shoes and boots.^[2]

Alice had little time to miss her husband. She also died during the winter of 1621 in the general sickness and was buried at Plymouth on Cole's Hill.^[1]

Mother of William's Children ?

Caleb Johnson has published research concerning the wife / wives of William Mullins. Alice could have been the mother of his children, but because his children were born long before the Mayflower sailing, there is the possibility that Alice was not the first wife and not the mother of his children. Johnson discusses the possibilities in several articles.^[3][4][5]

Cole's Hill Monument

Research Notes

Her maiden name is unknown.^[6][7]

Common Error: Surname Atwood: First published in Ye Atte Wode Annals in 1928. The reasoning for this is based on very evidence, and is not accepted by any authorities.

Common Error: Surname Poretiers: Clarence A Torrey in New England Marriage Prior to 1700 published Mullins' marriage to Alice [Poretiers]? the question mark indicating he was unsure. It is believed Torrey found this is General Leroy Augustus Stafford: His Forebearers and Descendants (1943), which listed no source. Caleb Johnson has never even found this name anywhere in England and has not found any supporting evidence.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Bradford, William. History of Plymouth Plantation (Massachusetts Historical Society, 1856) p. 448 "Mr William Mullines, and his wife, and 2. children, Joseph & Priscila; and a servant, Robart Carter." p. 452 "15 [persons] Mr Molines, and his wife, his sone, and his servant, dyed the first winter. Only his dougter Priscila survied, and maried with John Alden, who are both living, and have 11. children. And their eldest daughter is maried, & hath five children."
2. ↑ Waters, Henry F. "Genealogical Gleanings in England." New England Historical and Genealogical Register 42:62, 63. link Archive.org
3. ↑ Johnson, Caleb H. "An Investigation into the Origins of Alice, wife of William Mullins." "The Mayflower Quarterly", vol. 78, no. 1 (March 2012) p. 44. This article provides background material and hypotheses about her identity.
4. ↑ Johnson, Caleb H. Undiscovered Mayflower lineages "Alice (____) Mullins" American Ancestors Magazine. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010. Issue 11.4 p. 35, 36 Discusses unconclusive research fully published in "The Mayflower Quarterly", vol. 78, no. 1 (March 2012) p. 44.
5. ↑ "Some Theories on the wife or wives of William Mullins" The American Genealogist. (New Haven, CT: 2004), Vol. 79 p. 176 (2004)(AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
6. ↑ Anderson, Robert Charles Anderson, The Pilgrim Migration: Immigrants to Plymouth Colony 1620-1633, Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society 2004 (A sketch biography can be found on line at Americanancestors.org Pilgrim Village, which should be free)
7. ↑ Mayflower Society.

• Johnson, Caleb. "Further Traces of the Mullins Family of Dorking, Co. Surrey, England" in the Mayflower Descendant. Boston: MA Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2012, vol. 61, pp. 17-27. AmericanAncestors.org($).
• Bradford, William, 1590-1657. Of Plimoth Plantation: manuscript, 1630-1650. State Library of Massachusetts "List of Mayflower Passengers." In Bradford's Hand.
• Source: Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford and Williams, Alicia Crane, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16 Part 1 of 3, John Alden, Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002.
• Source: Johnson, Caleb, "Mayflower Passenger William Mullins", The American Genealogist, Vol. 79, p 161-169, July, 2004
• Families of the Pilgrims by Hubert Kinney Shaw Boston, Mass. Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants,1955
• The New England ancestry of Dana Converse Backus by Mary E. N. Backus of Salem, Mass. Unknown publication date.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #28972147
• Mayflower, First Sickness and Cole's Hill Burial Ground