1. {{Puritan Great Migration}} ==Biography== Thomas Axtell was christened 26 JAN 1618/9 at St. Peter's Church in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, England. He was the son of William and Thomasine Axtell.<ref name="Axtell" >Axtell, Carson Augustus ''[[Space:Axtell Genealogy|Axtell Genealogy]]'' (Axtell, New Bedford,Massachusetts, 1945)</ref> He married about 1638 Mary Unknown.<ref name="Axtell" /> Axtell family researchers make a good case for why her maiden name was NOT Starr.<ref>[http://www.axtellfamily.org/axgenea/axcheney.html Marilyn Axtell Cheney, "A Myth Put to Rest"] (1988)</ref> ::Other sources state he married Mary Rice and that upon landing, purchased land for Mary's kin Edward Rice who arrived in the New World five years earlier.<ref name="Axtell" /> Two children were born to them in England, and their baptism is recorded in St. Peter's, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.<ref name="Axtell" /> In October 1643, Thomas purchased five acres of land in Sudbury, Massachusetts, of Edmond Rice, who came from Berkhamstead also. This land is described as "lying in ye south part of ye town-bounds, the southwest side lying to the commons and joined to the land of Edmond Rice, southward and northward to the highway leading from Sudbury to Mr. Duston's farm." This area is now in the town of Wayland.<ref name="Axtell" /> Thomas took the oath of fidelity July 8, 1645<ref name="Axtell" /> He died in March, 1646, and was buried the 8th of that month.<ref name="Axtell" /> Mary, his widow, appears to have married John Maynard, June 16, 1646. He was a widower with a boy of eight.<ref name="Axtell" /> After Thomas death, Edmond Rice bought back the land, six acres, and dwelling house near the spring.<ref name="Axtell" /> The Axtell Genalogy speculates thus: "The story told in those words is short, indeed, but we are permitted to see what it stands for. The young Englishman was a soldier or at least trained to arms; he was of strong puritanical leanings, like his brother Daniel the regicide. Withhis wife and two little ones he followed his neighbor across the sea to make his home in a frontier settlement of New England. Scarcely hadhe set up his rooftree in the wilderness when hardships and exposure struck him down. With his last breath he leaves his little all for thehelpless group about his death bed<ref name="Axtell" /> === Estate<ref name="Axtell" /> === : Imprimi: : His land and house 8£ 10s : Cattle 8£ 10s : Wearing apparel and bedding with his arms 10£ : Brass and pewter 5£ === Children<ref name="Axtell" /> ===#Mary, baptized 25 Sept 1639, in Berkhamstead, England. She married John Goodnow 19 Sept 1658; and died 14 April 1704. They had 11 children. #Henry, baptized 15 Oct 1641, in Berkhamstead.#Lydia, born June 1 1644. A Mary is also listed born on this date, but Mary was already a child of Thomas. Also, John Maynard, 2nd husband,mentions daughter Lydia, wife of John Moore. There is no other Lydia in the family, that he could be speaking of. == Sources ==P1. [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N8G1-L73 England Births]Thomas Axtyll was christened on 26Jan1618 in Great Berkhampstead. Father was William Axtyll. S1. [https://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Axtell/6000000002905001581 Geni] Thomas Axtell, born ca. 26Jan1619 in Great Berhamstead, Middlesex,England. Died 8Mar1646 in Sudbury Mass. Son of William and Thomasine.Husband of Mary. Father of Henry, Lydia an Mary. There is much discussion and many references here. Since he purchased land in 1643 in Sudbury, and since his second child was born in England in 1641, Thomas likely arrived in America between those dates. His ship is unkown. S2. [http://www.axtellfamily.org/axgenea/axmodreg.html Axtell.] Lots of information here. <references /> == Acknowledgments == * [[S-314 | Elizabeth S]]. * [[Gillett-59 | Donna Gehring]] * [[Vasile-13 | Wilfred Vasile]]
2. == Biography == William was born in 1587 in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England and was baptized in 1591 in St. Peters, Gr. Berkhamsted, Hertford, and diedin 1638, also in Berkhamsted.<ref>Source S1</ref> He had brothers Henry and John. <ref>Source S1</ref> William married Thomasine about 1614,<ref>Dean Crawford, ''The Ancestry of Eva Belle Kempton, 1878-1908,'' ed. Melinde Lutz Sanborn (Boston, 2004), part 1 pp 49--51</ref><ref>"English Ancestry of New England Families" series 11 vol 1. p 54</ref> or 1618 <ref>Source S1</ref> in Hertfordshire. Tomasine was born in 159 in Berhamsted. <ref>Source S1</ref> He was buried in Berkhamsted St. Peters, Hertfordshire, 23 May 1638.<ref>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</ref> Children of his marriage with Thomasine, all born in Berkhamsted, were: <ref>Source S1</ref> #Nathaniel (1612) #John (1614) <ref>Source P3</ref> #William (1616) <ref>Source P2</ref> #Thomas (1618/19) <ref>Source P1</ref> #Daniel (1622) <ref>Source P5</ref> #Samuel (1626) <ref>Source P4</ref> #Sarah (1628) #Joane (ca. 1630) #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 abouta possible connection back to 1327. The speech says that the monk wasWilliam'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 Axtellwas born in 1587 and his father, John Axstyl, was born 1561. The monksigned the deed in 1534, so maybe the monk was William's great-grandfather." <ref>Source S1</ref> == Sources ==P1. [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N8G1-L73 England Births]Thomas Axtyll was christened on 26Jan1618 in Great Berkhampstead. Father was William Axtyll. P2. [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N8PQ-N9Z England Births]William Axtyll was christened on 11Jun1622 in Great Berkhampstead. Father was William Axtyll. P3. [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J32T-9VN England Births]Jhon Axtill was christened on 14Aug1614 in Great Berkhampstead. Father was William Axtill. P4. [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5GB-73W England Births]Sammuell Axtill was christened on 15Dec1624 in Great Berkhampstead. Father was William Axtill. P5. [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5GB-7YQ England Births]Daniell Axtill was christened on 26May1622 in Great Berkhampstead. Father was William Axtill. S1. [https://www.geni.com/people/William-Axtell/5486441415500030255 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. S2. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58715305 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. <references /> ==Acknowledgements== 1. [[Lhamon-27 | Jim Lhamon]]. ==Notes== 1. The proper spelling is "Berkhamsted", pronounced BARK-im-sted.<br/> 2. OurFamilyHistories: No hits for William Axtell.<br/>3. FamilySearch query returns 49 primary sources, none with Thomasinementioned as spouse. There are numerous mentions of Spouse=Anne, which is probably William's son William's wife.
3. == Biography == == Sources ==1. [https://www.geni.com/people/John-Axtell/6000000008725269944 Geni.] John Axtell, AKA "William Axtell" and John Axstyl". Born in 1561 in Gatasden, Hertford,, England. Died in 1591. Son of John Axtell and Katherine Littleboy. Husband of Anne Bristow and Dorothy Symonds. Father of William, John Jr. and Henry. <references /> ==Acknowledgements== * [[Lhamon-27 | Jim Lhamon]], firsthand knowledge., Feb 22, 2012. ==Notes== 1. OurFamilyHistories. No hits.2. FamilySearch query for John Axtell, born 1561, returns 36 Primary Sources. None of these are a match for his marriage or children. 27 trees were returned. Some of them have child William, Henry and a femalechild. Dorothy Symonds is listed as spouse on some trees. Parents areJohn Axtell and Katherine Littleboy, or William Axtel and Joan Phillips
4. == Biography == == Sources == [https://www.geni.com/people/Nelson-Cutler/6000000040373329333 Geni.] Nelson Cutler, born in 1570, died in 1590. Husband of Jennifer Cutler. Father of Thomasine Axtell. == Acknowledgments ==*Thank you to [[T-76 | KT t]] for [http://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special:NetworkFeed&who=Cutler-627 creating] Cutler-627 on 30 Jul 13. ==Notes== 1. OurFamilyHistories. No hits.<br/>2. FamilySearch. No primary source hits. 8 trees. These specify his wife as Jenifer Young and child as Thomasine. No parents are listed.
5. == Biography == See Williams profile for more details. == Sources ==S1. [https://www.geni.com/people/Thomasine-Axtell/5486441468070030261Geni.] Thomasine Axtell (Cutler), born ca. 1591 in Berkampstead, Hertford, England. Died 1636 in Berkhampstead. Daughter of Nelson Cutler and Jennifer Young. Wife of William Axtell. Mother of 9 listed children. S2. [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=58715273 Find A Grave.] Tomasine Cutler Axtell, born in 1591 in Berkamsted. Died1675 in Berkhamsed. Daughter of Nelson Cutler and Jennifer Young. Burial Unknown. <references /> ==Acknowledgments== 1. Initial profile entered by Jim Lhamon, Feb 22, 2012 ==Notes== 1. FamilySearch. No sources found for Thomasine Axtell.
6. == Biography == == Sources ==S1. [https://www.geni.com/people/Jennifer-Cutler/6000000036636120921 Geni.] Jennifer Cutler, born ca. 1570. Wife of Nelson Cutler. Mother of Thomasine Axtell. == Acknowledgements ==This page has been edited according to [http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Acknowledgements Style Standards] adopted January 2014. Descriptions of imported gedcoms for this profile are under the Changes tab. The events of Jennifer's life were either witnessed by [[T-76 | KT t]] or KT plans to add [[sources]] here later.'' ==Notes== 1. OurFamilyHistories. No hits.<br/>2. FamilySearch. No hits on primary sources. 9 trees that have Jennifer Young married to Nelson Cutler.
7. == Biography == == Sources ==1. [https://www.geni.com/people/Dorothy-Axstyl-Axtell/6000000006595898527 Geni.] Dorothy Axtell, born in 1565, died in 1584. Wife of John Axtell. No parents listed. Son William was born about 1587, so she could not have died before that. <references /> ==Acknowledgements== 1. * [[Lhamon-27 | Jim Lhamon]], firsthand knowledge. Feb 22, 2012.