Sarah Mullins was born circa 1597 in Dorking, Surrey, England to William Mullins (c1572-1620) and Elizabeth Wood (c1575-1604) . She married Mr. Blunden (c1600-) 1621 in Surrey, England.
Research Notes
Sarah Mullins Blunden, born possibly late 1590s. She married _____ Blunden by 1621 and remained in England. Her father, step-mother and two siblings traveled to Plymouth Colony on the Mayflower.
She was named the estate administrator in her father’s will and was awarded administration in July 1621. No further information.
Siblings
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
William Mullins (1593-) | 1593 Dorking, Surrey, England | 1674 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts | Unknown Mullins (c1595-) Mary Ann Bell (c1595-) |
Sarah Mullins (c1597-) | 1597 Dorking, Surrey, England | England | Mr. Blunden (c1600-) |
Elizabeth Mullins (1598-) | 11 December 1598 Baptism at Holy Trinity Church, Guildford, Surrey, England | 1620 Surrey, England | |
Priscilla Mullins (1602-1680) | 1602 Dorking, Surrey, England, Kingdom of England | 12 September 1687 Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Kingdom of England | John Alden (c1599-1687) |
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Joseph Mullins (1606-1621) | 1606 Surrey, England | 1621 Plymouth Colony, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts |
Vital Records
Bradford's Passenger List
1651 Journal entry by Gov William Bradford about the original Mayflower settlers:
Mr. William Molines, and his wife, and 2 children, Joseph and Priscila; and a servant, Robert Carter.
Mr. Molines, and his wife, his sone, and his servent, dyed the first winter. Only his dougter Priscila survived, and maried with John Alden, who are both living, and have 11 children. And their eldest daughter is maried, and hath five children.
Last Will
The will of William Mullins was the first one written in New England. It was written for him on his deathbed by Governor John Carver (1565-1621) and witnessed by Dr. Giles Heale, surgeon of the Mayflower and its captain, Christopher Jones. His is the only known will of a Mayflower passenger who died that winter, with it being taken back to England on the Mayflower’s return trip.
His will states that he was owed monies by “Goodman Wood” in the amount of 40 pounds of which he made distribution to family members in his will. Except for 10 pounds he gave to his daughter Sarah, he bequeathed all his stocks and bonds to his son William. He also made distribution of all goods and supplies brought with him on the Mayflower to family members as well as twenty-one dozen pairs of shoes and thirteen pairs of boots which he requested be sold to the New Plymouth Company. He also divided his shares in the joint-stock company among family members as well as stipulating that if his son William should ever come to Plymouth – which he eventually did – he would inherit his property there. The probate record of his will has the Latin annotation “nuper de Dorking defunctus in partibus transmarinis” indicating he formerly resided in Dorking, co. Surrey. The original will still survives today.
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