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From: "Todd A. Farmerie" <>
Subject: Re: MOLYNEUX / MULLINS [1]
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 1996 21:44:50 GMT


In a previous article, (Jim Stevens) says:

>Several years ago I stumbled upon an article entitled "The Ancestry of
>William Mullins" in the Oct 1925 "Americana" magazine (Vol XIX #4),
>published by the American Historical Society, pp 537-543. Call # G 929.05
>AS 121 v.19 at the Indiana State Library. I do not have a copy of the
>actual article, but I made a transcription of the genealogy :
>
>1. Robert Molyneux, Compte de Moulin
>2. Vivian de M (accompanied Billy the C to Eng in 1066) m. Swyrd
>3. Adam M, Lord of Speke m. Annota de Garnet
>4. Robert M de Botiller m. Lady Beatrix de Villiers (circa King John), dau.
of
> Sir Robert de V
>5. Richard M, Lord of Sefton, Litle Crosby, & Espeke m. Edith de Bottelier
>6. Adam de M (liv 1228) m. Lettice
>7. William de M, K.B., order of the garter 1249 m. Margaret, dau. of
> Sir Allen de Thornton
>8. Richard M m. Emma Donne
>9. Sir William de M, Knt of Sefton; 1386 made a banneret in Gascony;
> m. Isabella Scarsbrick
>10. Sir William de M, knt of Sefton, d. 1372, m. Margaret, dau. of
> Sir Allan Hetton
>11. Sir William de M, knt of Sefton m Lady Jane, dau. of Sir Robert Holland
>12. Richard M; M.P., High Sheriff of Lancaster, d.1397 m. Ellen, dau. of
> Sir Thomas Urswick
>13. Richard M, Constable of Liverpool, distinguished himself at the battle of
> Agincourt, m.(1) Helen Harrington, m.(2) Joan (Haydocke) Leigh

I tie in once, maybe twice, at this point. To this point it seems in
general agreement with what I have (from memory).

>14. Thomas M, a counsellor to King Henry VI, m(1) Elizabeth Markham,
> m.(2) Catherine (Cotton) Poutrell
>15. Edmund Molyneux, d.1552, m. Jane Cheny
>16. John Molyneux, d. 1591, m. Lady Anne Flannigan
>17. John Mullens, d. 1572, m. June
>18. William Mullins, d.1621 in Plymouth, m. Alice
>19. Priscilla Mullins m. John Alden
>

To the best of my memory, the ancestry of William Mullins in unknown, and I
would not waste time on this derivation from Molyneux without GOOD
documentation. Such pedigrees are often invented.
Also, the Southworth descent, prior to Edward (father of the immigrant) is
far from proven.

Todd

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