William Mellen

AKA Mellin

Biography

William Mellin, son of James Mellin and Elizabeth, was born August 22, 1671 at Charlestown, Suffolk Massachusetts.[1]

William married Deborah Sprague in 1695 at Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Deborah was the daughter of John Sprague and Lydia Goffe.

William died before September 22, 1697 when Deborah married 2nd Samuel Bucknam.

He died before 5 Aug 1697, as his estate passed probate in 1697.[2]

William and Deborah had one child who they named Deborah. She was born October 5, 1696 at Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.[3]

Occupation

mariner

Children

Children of William Mellen:
Deborah Mellin.

William Mellen (1671 - bef. 1697)

William Mellen aka Mellin

Born 22 Aug 1671 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Son of James Mellen and Elizabeth (Dexter) Barrett

Brother of Elizabeth (Mellen) Barlow, James Mellen, Mary (Mellen) Upham, Richard Mellen, John Mellen, Sarah Mellen and Thomas Mellen

Husband of Deborah (Sprague) Bucknam — married 1695 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father of Deborah (Mellin) Brintnall

Died before 22 Sep 1697 before age 26 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Profile last modified 22 Jul 2023 | Created 11 Nov 2012

Sources

↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46P-QVW : 20 May 2022), William Mellin, 22 Aug 1671; citing Birth, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
↑ Probate: "Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991"
Probate Records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9069 #1984147 (accessed 27 January 2022)
William Mellins probate in 1697.
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ69-MPD : 15 January 2020), William Mellen in entry for Deborah Melvens, 1695.
William MELLIN, Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850Vital Records (incl. Bible, Cemetery, Church and SSDI), BIRTH:1671, LOCATION: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, TOWN PAGE URL: Charlestown, VOLUME: Charlestown - V1, PAGE:80, TEXT: William, son of James & Elizabeth Mellin, b. Aug. 22, 1671.. FATHER :James Mellin, MOTHER :Elizabeth Mellin. americanancestors.org

William MELLEN, New England Marriages to 1700Vital Records (incl. Bible, Cemetery, Church and SSDI), MARRIAGE:1695, LOCATION: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, VOLUME: Volume 2, PAGE:1025, TEXT:MELLEN, William (1671-1697) & Deborah [SPRAGUE] (1670-), m/2 Samuel BUCKNAM 1697; by 1695; Malden {Charlestown 148, 664, 887; Mellen (ms) 5, 11; Dexter 23; Sprague (,1) 83; Sprague (,3) 41; Flagg Anc. 257; Newell Anc. 181, 193}, SPOUSE :Deborah SPRAGUE. americanancestors.org

Deborah [Sprague] MELLEN, New England Marriages to 1700Vital Records (incl. Bible, Cemetery, Church and SSDI), MARRIAGE:1697, LOCATION: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, VOLUME: Volume 1 PAGE:235, TEXT:BUCKNAM, Samuel (1674-1751) & Deborah (SPRAGUE) MELLEN (1670-1731), w William; 22 Sep 1697; Malden {Charlestown 148, 664, 887; Sprague (,1) 848; Sprague (,3) 41; Dexter 23; Vinton Mem. 410; Utah Gen. Mag. 19 Chart; Newell Anc. 181; Coltman Anc. 30}, SPOUSE :Samuel BUCKNAM. americanancestors.org

Deborah MELLEN, Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850Vital Records (incl. Bible, Cemetery, Church and SSDI), BIRTH:1696, LOCATION: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, TOWN PAGE URL: Malden, VOLUME: Malden - V1, PAGE:55, TEXT: Deborah, da of William and Deborah Oct. 5 1696. americanancestors.org

FamilySearch profile.