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Thomas Axtell

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Thomas Axtell

Birth
Hertfordshire, England
Death
Mar 1646 (aged 27)
Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Likely at rest in a burying ground. Add to Map
Memorial ID
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MY 8TH GREAT GRANDFATHER
FATHER OF HENRY AXTELL

Thomas Axtell was the son of William Axtell 1587-1638 and Thomasine Cutler

Siblings: Nathaniel 1612-1640, John Axtell 1614- , William Axtell 1616- , Daniel Axtell 1622-1660, Samuel Axtell 1624- , Sarah Axtell 1628-1665, Joane Axtell 1630- , Ann Axtell 1633-1687

Brother Daniel Axtell was a colonel under Cromwell, and he was executed for his share in the death of Charles 1st. He was hanged at Tyburn.

Thomas Axtell married Mary Rice

Son Henry was born just two years before the family left England for the New World

Children: Mary Axtell, *Henry Axtell 1641-1676, Lydia Axtell 1644-

The family landed at MA in October of 1643 and purchased 5 acres of land in Sudbury from Edward Rice.

Three short years later, Thomas died, leaving his wife and three children on their own in a new land. His widow remarried.

A Plaque erected at the First Parish Church, Sudbury MA by the Axtell Family Organization states in part

THE AXTELL FAMILY ORGANIZATION
OF THE USA
TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVICES IN THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-83
OF THE DESCENDENTS OF
THOMAS AXTELL
BROTHER OF THE CROMWELLIAN LEADER
COL. DANIEL AXTELL, BERKHAMSTEAD, ENG
WHO SETTLED HERE IN SUDBURY IN 1642

AXTELL
DANIEL, MASS., PVT., NEWTON'S CO.
SAMUEL, VT., PVT., WINDSOR CO.
THOMAS, MASS., PVT., SIBLEY'S CO.
AARON, MASS., SGT., HEALEY'S CO.
BENJAMIN, MASS., BLAKE'S CO.
DANIEL, MASS., PVT., HARRINGTON'S CO.
DANIEL, MASS., PVT., WARREN'S CO.
DANIEL, (B. 1759) N.Y., DEL. CO.
DANIEL, PA, 3RD CLASS, MILLER'S CO.
EBENEZER, MASS., HATHAWAY'S REGT.
EBENEZER, NJ., CONWAY'S CO.
EZRA, MASS., TUBB'S CO.
HENRY, MASS., PVT, COBURN'S CO.
HENRY, 3RD, N.J., MAJ. COL. FORD'S BN. STATE TROOPS
JOSEPH, N.Y. & GRAFTON VT.
MOSES, (B. 1755) N.Y., DEL. CO.
SAMUEL, MASS., WALKER'S REGT.
SAMUEL, VT. PVT., ADDISON'S CO.
SILAS, (1748?-1801) TAUNTON, MASS.
THOMAS, MASS., PVT., LEXINGTON ALARM
THOMAS, (B. 1746) GRAFTON, MASS.
THOMAS, PA., 4TH CLASS, WASHINGTON'S CO.
WILLIAM, NORTON, MASS., PVT., LEXINGTON ALARM
WILLIAM, MASS., (B. 1742) LEXINGTON ALARM
WILLIAM, MASS., PVT, HODGE'S CO.

There is a record in the US &
International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 which shows the marriage of Thomas
Axtell & Mary Starr. While it is an index only record (the original can't be
viewed), the transcribed record on Ancestry.com is:

Name: Thomas
Axtell
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1619
Spouse Name: Mary Starr
Spouse Birth
Year: 1620
Marriage
Year: 1638

*My directly descending grandfathers
MY 8TH GREAT GRANDFATHER
FATHER OF HENRY AXTELL

Thomas Axtell was the son of William Axtell 1587-1638 and Thomasine Cutler

Siblings: Nathaniel 1612-1640, John Axtell 1614- , William Axtell 1616- , Daniel Axtell 1622-1660, Samuel Axtell 1624- , Sarah Axtell 1628-1665, Joane Axtell 1630- , Ann Axtell 1633-1687

Brother Daniel Axtell was a colonel under Cromwell, and he was executed for his share in the death of Charles 1st. He was hanged at Tyburn.

Thomas Axtell married Mary Rice

Son Henry was born just two years before the family left England for the New World

Children: Mary Axtell, *Henry Axtell 1641-1676, Lydia Axtell 1644-

The family landed at MA in October of 1643 and purchased 5 acres of land in Sudbury from Edward Rice.

Three short years later, Thomas died, leaving his wife and three children on their own in a new land. His widow remarried.

A Plaque erected at the First Parish Church, Sudbury MA by the Axtell Family Organization states in part

THE AXTELL FAMILY ORGANIZATION
OF THE USA
TO COMMEMORATE THE SERVICES IN THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-83
OF THE DESCENDENTS OF
THOMAS AXTELL
BROTHER OF THE CROMWELLIAN LEADER
COL. DANIEL AXTELL, BERKHAMSTEAD, ENG
WHO SETTLED HERE IN SUDBURY IN 1642

AXTELL
DANIEL, MASS., PVT., NEWTON'S CO.
SAMUEL, VT., PVT., WINDSOR CO.
THOMAS, MASS., PVT., SIBLEY'S CO.
AARON, MASS., SGT., HEALEY'S CO.
BENJAMIN, MASS., BLAKE'S CO.
DANIEL, MASS., PVT., HARRINGTON'S CO.
DANIEL, MASS., PVT., WARREN'S CO.
DANIEL, (B. 1759) N.Y., DEL. CO.
DANIEL, PA, 3RD CLASS, MILLER'S CO.
EBENEZER, MASS., HATHAWAY'S REGT.
EBENEZER, NJ., CONWAY'S CO.
EZRA, MASS., TUBB'S CO.
HENRY, MASS., PVT, COBURN'S CO.
HENRY, 3RD, N.J., MAJ. COL. FORD'S BN. STATE TROOPS
JOSEPH, N.Y. & GRAFTON VT.
MOSES, (B. 1755) N.Y., DEL. CO.
SAMUEL, MASS., WALKER'S REGT.
SAMUEL, VT. PVT., ADDISON'S CO.
SILAS, (1748?-1801) TAUNTON, MASS.
THOMAS, MASS., PVT., LEXINGTON ALARM
THOMAS, (B. 1746) GRAFTON, MASS.
THOMAS, PA., 4TH CLASS, WASHINGTON'S CO.
WILLIAM, NORTON, MASS., PVT., LEXINGTON ALARM
WILLIAM, MASS., (B. 1742) LEXINGTON ALARM
WILLIAM, MASS., PVT, HODGE'S CO.

There is a record in the US &
International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 which shows the marriage of Thomas
Axtell & Mary Starr. While it is an index only record (the original can't be
viewed), the transcribed record on Ancestry.com is:

Name: Thomas
Axtell
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1619
Spouse Name: Mary Starr
Spouse Birth
Year: 1620
Marriage
Year: 1638

*My directly descending grandfathers


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