William Axtell (abt. 1587 - bef. 1638)

Born about 1587 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Thomasine (Cutler) Axtell — married 1611 in England

Descendants

Died before 23 May 1638 before about age 51 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England

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Biography

William was born in 1587 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England and was baptized in 1591 in St. Peters, Gr. Berkhamsted, Hertford, and died in 1638, also in Berkhamsted.^[1]

He had brothers Henry and John. ^[1]

William married Thomasine about 1614,^[2][3] or 1618 ^[1] in Hertfordshire. Tomasine was born in 159 in Berhamsted. ^[1]

He was buried in Berkhamsted St. Peters, Hertfordshire, 23 May 1638.^[4]

Children of his marriage with Thomasine, all born in Berkhamsted, were: ^[1]

1. Nathaniel (1612)
2. John (1614) ^[5]
3. William (1616) ^[6]
4. Thomas (1618/19) ^[7]
5. Daniel (1622) ^[8]
6. Samuel (1626) ^[9]
7. Sarah (1628)
8. Joane (ca. 1630)
9. Ann (ca. 1633)

"One of William's ancestors was apparently an Augustinian monk, Johannes Axstyl, who, with the other monks at Gatesden, deeded over their monastery to the English King when Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church. Johannes apparently changed his name to John Axtell and had a family. Silas B. Axtell describes this connection in a 1952 speech he gave at a family reunion, The Axtell Heritage. He also speculates about a possible connection back to 1327. The speech says that the monk was William's father, but the dates are too spread out for that scenario to be reasonable. Dean C. Axtell stopped in at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City (1995). According to their files, William Axtell was born in 1587 and his father, John Axstyl, was born 1561. The monk signed the deed in 1534, so maybe the monk was William's great-grandfather." ^[1]

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5} Geni William Axtell, born ca. 1587 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England. Died 23May1638 in Berkhamstead. Son of John Axtell and Dorothy Symonds. Father of 9 listed children. Brother of John and Henry.
2. ↑ Dean Crawford, The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, 1878-1908, ed. Melinde Lutz Sanborn (Boston, 2004), part 1 pp 49--51
3. ↑ "English Ancestry of New England Families" series 11 vol 1. p 54
4. ↑ Paul C. Reed, "A Tale of Two Regicides: Daniel Axtell and Cornelius Holland (and Their Son and Daughter, Who Helped Save the Carolinas)," in The American Genealogist, 81(April 2006):81-98, 192-198, citing Berkhamsted St. Peter, Hertfordshire, parish register, FHL #569,710
5. ↑ England Births Jhon Axtill was christened on 14Aug1614 in Great Berkhampstead. Father was William Axtill.
6. ↑ England Births William Axtyll was christened on 11Jun1622 in Great Berkhampstead. Father was William Axtyll.
7. ↑ England Births Thomas Axtyll was christened on 26Jan1618 in Great Berkhampstead. Father was William Axtyll.
8. ↑ England Births Daniell Axtill was christened on 26May1622 in Great Berkhampstead. Father was William Axtill.
9. ↑ England Births Sammuell Axtill was christened on 15Dec1624 in Great Berkhampstead. Father was William Axtill.

• Find A Grave. William Axtell, born 1587 in Hertfordshire, England. died 23May1638 in Hertfordshire. LInk to wife Thomasine and children Thomas and Daniel. Unknown burial location.

Acknowledgements

1. Jim Lhamon.

Notes

1. The proper spelling is "Berkhamsted", pronounced BARK-im-sted.
2. OurFamilyHistories: No hits for William Axtell.
3. FamilySearch query returns 49 primary sources, none with Thomasine mentioned as spouse. There are numerous mentions of Spouse=Anne, which is probably William's son William's wife.

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