Individual Details
Alice [wife of William Mullins] [UNKNOWN-NOT ATWOOD NOR PORETIERS]
(Abt 1575 - Aft 21 Feb 1620/21)
"Alice's maiden name is not known. Claims that she was Alice Atwood ... derive from a mistake published by Elijah Francis Atwood...which he later discarded when chronological evidence proved the connection could not be correct. Likewise, the source for the entry in Clarence Almon Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700, which lists Alice's surname as "[Poretiers]?," cannot be found."
Alice married William Mullins, but no date is known. Anderson's Great Migrations suggests it was prior to 1693, based on ages (also inferred) of the children.
Neither are there dates of baptism for the children, so it cannot be proven that Alice is their mother. She is assumed to be the mother because of the lack of documented alternatives.
In his accounting of the Mayflower passengers, Bradford recorded that she died in the "winter of 1621" but no precise date was provided. We know, though, that she died after her husband's will on 21 February 1621.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1575 | England |  | ||
| Marriage | Bef 1593 | William MULLINS | |  | |
| Death | Aft 21 Feb 1620/21 | Plymouth, Plymouth Colony | | | |
| Burial | Coles Hill Burial Ground, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | William MULLINS (1572 - 1620) |
| Child | William MULLINS (1593 - 1674) |
| Child | Joseph MULLINS (1596 - 1621) |
| Child | Sarah MULLINS (1598 - 1621) |
| Child | Priscilla MULLINS (1600 - 1650) |
Notes
Birth
Inference based on husband's ageMarriage
Inferred from birth dates of childrenDeath
Great Migration and GSMD-Mayflower state that she died sometime during the winter.I have seen the date of 15 Mar 1621/2 but don't know the source.
But she certainly died after the date of her husband's will.
Burial
There is a memorial for all of the pilgrims who died in the first winter.Endnotes
1. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), 1315, short biography of William Mullins; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 March 2015.
2. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 vols. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), 1315, short biography of William Mullins; digital page images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (http://www.americanancestors.org/ : accessed 26 March 2015.
3. Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes; Alicia Crane Williams, compiler and editor, respectively, Family of John Alden, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620, Vol 16, Part 1 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1998), p 16.
4. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, index and digital images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 21 February 2016), #28972147, memorial reads William M Mullins, Alice his wife, and Joseph their son.