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1. FHL book 929.273-K727kf: "Knapp's N' Kin, The Ancestral Lines of Frederick H Knapp and Others," compiled by: Frederick H Knapp, Rt. #2, Box 438C, AB Hwy, Richland, Missouri, 65556; 1987; Revised/Updated 1991, notes: "Abigail Mills, b. 1658 at Jamaica, L.I., NY; d. bef 1722 at Greenwich; m. 1675 at Greenwich."
2. Researched 13 Feb 2010 entire online NEHGS database without results.
3. FHL book 929.273 R871rg "Ancestry of Long Island and Greenwich 1667-1992," by Rundall, Austin, Brownhill, Parker (poorly punctuated), pp. 1-21:
"William [Rundle]'s earliest documentation in America appears in two separate land records. The first is a recorded document dated May 7, 1674 referring to a land gift from his father-in-law William Edwards. The property mentioned was located at the Puritan settlement of Easthampton, Long Island. It states, "...Hannah Rundle, now deceased, was the wife of William Rundle and daughter of William Edwards, grantor..." No deed citing the precise date of the transaction has been found for the above-mentioned property. It is assumed he arrived on Long Island ca 1664. The second document dated Dec. 23, 1667 is a land grant from the town of Greenwich, CT to William Rundle. It provides a clue that this transaction occurred close to his 21st birthday. One had to be a freeholder to own land while a freeholder had to be 21 yrs of age...
William married first ca 1670 Hannah Edwards. She was the daughter of William Edwards & Anna Cole, emigrants to America from Hadlow near Maidstone, Kentshire, England. They settled at Lynn, MA ca 1635 and removed to Easthampton, Long Island by 1653. Hannah Rundle's death occurred prior to 1674. She may have been the mother of John Rundle, first known living child of William Rundle. John may have been named after his presumed paternal grandfather, John Randoll of Tonbridge, Kentshire, England. It is not known if William first knew the Edwards family in England, at, or at Easthampton.
William married second ca 1675 Abigail Mills, daughter of Samuel Mills & Susannah Palmer. Susannah Palmer Mills was the niece of the Palmer men who were neighbors of William Rundle. Abigail Mills is credited with being the mother of the next seven children: Sarah, Mary, Abigail, Deborah, Samuel, Patience, and William. Patience was named for her aunt, Patience Mills Smith, wife of Thomas Smith who resided at Horseneck (West Greenwich). Samuel was named probably for his maternal grandfather, Samuel Mills of Jamaica, Long Island. Abigail died ca 1689 at Greenwich.
William married third ca 1689 Abigail Tyler, youngest daughter of William Tyler & Abigail Terrill, residents of Milford, CT. Abigail Tyler was a sister to Mary Tyler Palmer & Elizabeth Tyler Palmer, wives of Lt. William Palmer & Joseph Palmer. They were brothers of John Palmer who was listed as a partner in William Rundle's first land transaction. The Palmer family played an influential role in the life of William Rundle. (See Chapter 11.) Abigail Tyler is credited with the last six siblings of William1 Rundle's fourteen children. In order of birth they were Hannah, Abraham Elizabeth, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph whose names appear to be biblical choices from the old testament...
Married 1st: ca 1670 Ref: East Hampton Town Records Vol. 5; to: Hannah Edwards; died: ca 1674; Ref: pg. 377 Edwards Family in Genealogies of L. I. by Dr. Arthur Adams; parents: William (Goody) Edwards / Ann Cole.
Married 2nd: ca 1675 to: Abigail Mills; born: ca 1658 probably, L.I., NY; died: ca 1689? Greenwich, Fairfield Co. NY; parents: Samuel Mills / Susannah Palmer.
Married 3rd: ca 1689 to: Abigail Tyler; born: ca. 1664 bpt Sep. 19 1669 Milford, CT; died: before 1722 Greenwich, CT; buried: probably Greenwich, CT; parents: William Tyler / Abigail Terrill...
Children:
Possible child of Hannah Edwards, wife 1:
John, b. ca. 1673, d. aft. 1742, m. Amy (Elizabeth?) Knapp.
Believed children by Abigail Mills, wife 2:
Sarah, b. ca 1677, m. Caleb Knapp 4-1-1697.
Mary, b. ca 1679, m. Isaac Finch 4-27-1704.
Abigail, b. ca 1681, m. Joseph Finch.
Deborah?, b. ca 1683, d. pre 10-22-1714; m. John Downs, Sr. (?).
Samuel, b. ca 1685, d. 1761, m. Hannah Hardy 3-1-1715.
Patience, b. ca 1687, unm. at father's will; m. -?- Reynolds ?
William, d. May 19 1733; m. Sarah Knapp 4-12-1722.
Believed children by Abigail Tyler, wife 3:
Hannah, b. July 16 1690, m. Samuel Brown.
Abraham, ca 1691, d. ca 1750, m. Rebecca Mead 3-31-1721.
Elizabeth, b. ca 1695.
Isaac, b. ca 1697, m. Hannah Close.
Jacob, b. ca 1699, d. 1733, m. Rebecca Knapp 4-1-1728.
Joseph, b. ca 1701, d. ca 1778, m. 1: Mindwell Ferris; m. 2: Experience Peck.
Note: Ann Edwards, mother of Hannah, was ordered to pay a fine of 3 pounds or have her tongue put in a "cleft sticke" as the result of a dispute with another lady over Ann's petticoat in 1651. Having a fiery temper she lashed out at all concerned when charged, including William. She created quite a scene.
Note: William Edwards, father of Hannah, was Town constable at East Hampton in 1654. Ann was Irish, and William was Welch, but they came together to Lynn, MA from Maidstone, England. He d. 1685; she d. 6/3/1700. Hannah Edward's siblings: John2 d 1693; Thomas2 d April 16 1698; Ephraim2 d. y.; Sarah2 m1 Nathaniel Dominy; m2 Robert Moore; Ann2 in John Squires; Elizabeth2 in -?- Baker; plus East Hampton Town Records. v. 5 lists "William2 (by marriage 2) bp 1705; Ebenezer2 bp May 2 1708. (Wm1 died 1685 so ??)
Note: Abigail Tyler had sisters: Mary who married William Palmer of Greenwich; and Elizabeth who married Joseph Palmer of Greenwich; as well as Sarah, Hannah, and Ruth Tyler. Her brothers were William, John, Thomas, and Ephraim Tyler. It is probable that Abigail met William Rundle while visiting her sisters at Greenwich...
References...
8. GENEALOGICAL DICTIONARY, Vol. 4 pg. 356 Will of Thomas Tyler..."
4. The obituary of Samuel Mills notes he had 16 children from one wife.
Another source, Ancestry.com's "A Documentary history of the family of Mills: descended from George Mills of Hempstead and Jamaica...," by Lewis D. Cook, 1937 <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/61157/46155_b290272-00011?pid=2876556&treeid=&personid=&rc=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=LNR57&_phstart=successSource#?imageId=46155_b290272-00016>, provides transcriptions of several deeds for Samuel and his wife Susannah. It states it is hard to determine who the 16 children, but the deeds help determine some children as follows:
22 Jan 1682/3 to "son in law John Smith" inhabitant of Jamaica; 25 Feb 1685/6 to "son in law John Smith and his wife Elizabeth."
6 Apr 1697 to Samuel Mills, Jr.; 23 Feb 1718 to Samuel Mills, Jun., sadler.
6 Jul 1698 to "our son John Mills".
8 May 1718, Samuel and Susannah with Ephraim Mills and Susannah his wife convey land.
11 Jun 1705 to Hope Mills, both of Jamaica.
This same Ancestry source lists the 16 children as follows:
1. Samuel Mills, Jr., mar. Sarah Denton, rem. to Greenw.
2. John Mills, mar. Susannah ____, rem. to Stamford.
3. Andrew; 4. Martha; 5. Zebulon; 6. Ephraim.
7. Alexander Mills of New York City and Jamaica, L.I.
8. Rebecca (?)
9. George (?)
10. Clemence
11. Elizabeth Mills, mar. bef. 22 Jan 1682/3, John Smith.
12. Hope Mills, mar. Martha ___, d. 1737.
13. Aurelius Mills (?) (Perhaps the Aurelius Mills of Flushing, L.I., "joiner" whose will dated 10 May 1758, pr. 18 Apr 1759, names daughter Elizabeth as legatee and appts. Thomas Thorne as exec. Abstract of this will published in "Calendar of Wills" at Albany, 1626-1836, pub. N.Y. 1896, p. 258.)
14. Mills; 15. Mills; 16. Mills.
SOURCES_MISC:
1. FHL book 929.273-K727kf: "Knapp's N' Kin, The Ancestral Lines of Frederick H Knapp and Others," compiled by: Frederick H Knapp, Rt. #2, Box 438C, AB Hwy, Richland, Missouri, 65556; 1987; Revised/Updated 1991. It notes the following sources, none of which I have yet reviewed:
-Hist. of G'Wich, by S.P. Mead (1911).
-Hist. of Stamford, CT, by E.B. Huntington.
-G'wich VR's.
-Fam. of Old F'fld, by D.L. Jacobus.
-Mass. Col. Rec., Vol. I.
-TAG Vol. 25, p. 38 (1949)
-New Haven Co. VR's.
-NEGHR, v. 14, p. 106.
-Typescript, Greenwich P.L., Greenwich, CT.
-Samuel Mills and Descendants, by Samuel Mills IX.
-Rundle Fam. of Amer. (1992).
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