Nathaniel Axtell

Nathaniel AXTELL 113 was born in 1612 in Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England and died 12 Jun 1640 at age 28.

William Axtell of Dunstable, England, wrote in 1878, "There is no doubt

that Thomas Axtell, progenitor of the Axtell family in America, and

Daniel Axtell, the regicide, were brothers to my progenitor, Samuel, as

appears to have the same father, viz. William." Descendants of this

William of Dunstable, England, are at present living in the vicinity of

Boston, Mass.

Record has been found in England of a will of one Nathaniel Axtell of

Hertfordshire, dated August 17, 1639, which states his intentions of

going to New England and names his brothers, Thomas and Daniel, and

three sisters, Joane, Ann and Sarah. This seems to coincide with the

early record of New Haven, Connecticut. In 1639 or 1640 he decided to

return to England, going to Boston to embark, died while awaiting

sailing, and the court at New Haven settled his estate. This gives rise

to the oft-repeated story of three brothers coming to America, one in

Massachusetts, one in Connecticut, and one in South Carolina.