Born about in Surrey, England
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
John Mullins
— married
8 Jul 1571 in Dorking, Surrey, England
Wife of
Vincent Benham
— married
1 Nov 1585 in Dorking, Surrey, England
Descendants 
Died before
before about age 61
in Dorking, Surrey, England
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Biography
The parents and origins of Joane Bridger are unknown. She may be a daughter of a William Bridger of Dorking, Surrey; however there are not enough records to link them with any certainty. Her birth year is estimated by Caleb Johnson to be about 1548.[1]
Joane married John Mullyn (aka Mullins) on 8 July 1571 at Dorking, Surrey.[1][2][3]
The Dorking parish registers have a large break between the years 1572 and 1578, during which John and Joan would have had children.[1] However, Mayflower researcher Caleb Johnson confidently lists the following as children of the couple:
- William, born in Dorking about 1672, died at Plymouth 21 February 1620/1; married Alice ____ and had 5 children[1]
- John, born ca. 1575, married and had children[1]
- Margaret, born ca. 1580, buried 5 August 1611 at Dorking, married John Gardiner and had a son[1]
- Edward, baptized 23 September 1582 in Dorking;[4] "the son of widow Mullins" was buried at Dorking on 8 July 1584 (presumed to be Edward)[1]
Joan remarried to Vincent Benham on 1 November 1585 in Dorking.[1] They had a daughter:
- Elizabeth, baptized 11 December 1586, married Nathaniel Mountford[1]
The widow Joan Benham was buried at Dorking on 5 February 1608/9. Her husband was buried there on 12 June 1604.[1]
Research Notes
Disputed Parents
Unsourced parents, Richard Bridger and Margerie Elliot were detached as Joan's parents as there is not enought evidence to connect them. Additionally, the probate record of Richard Bridger of East Betchworth, Surrey mentions no daughters.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 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($)
- ↑ "Surrey Marriages", database, FindMyPast Transcription($): John Mullyn and Joan Bridger, Marriage date 08 Jul 1571, Marriage place Dorking, Surrey. Source: Parish Register Transcripts.
- ↑ "England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973". Ancestry Record 9852 #17807950 (accessed 1 October 2021): Joane Bridger marriage to John Mullyn on 8 Jul 1571 in Dorking, Surrey, England.
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, citing Digital film/folder number: 007906388; FHL microfilm: 804121, FamilySearch Record: NPYP-Q35, John Mullyns's son Edward Mullyns baptism on 23 Sep 1582 in Dorking, Surrey, England.
- See also:
- Wikipedia article on William Mullins, citing Caleb H. Johnson, The Mayflower and Her Passengers (Indiana: Xlibris Corp., 2006), p. 193; and Charles Edward Banks, The English ancestry and homes of the Pilgrim Fathers who came to Plymouth on the Mayflower in 1620, the Fortune in 1621, and the Anne and the Little James in 1623, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2006), p. 73.
- Record for William "Mayflower Compact" Mullins
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Go to website Add alternate information Report issue Name: Joane Bridger Gender: f (Female) Birth Date: 1554 Birth Place: Dorking, Surrey, England Death Date: 1565 Death Place: Dorking, Surrey, England Death Age: 11 Father: Richard Bridger Mother: Margaret Peverell
England, Select Marriages, 15381973 No Image Text-only collection Report issue Name: Joane Bridger Gender: Female Marriage Date: 8 Jul 1571 Marriage Place: Dorking,Surrey,England Spouse: John Mullyn FHL Film Number: 804121