1. == 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.
2. == 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
3. == 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.