My Descent from Robert Mulliken

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Robert Mulliken-Rebecca Savory
Benjamin Mulliken-Elizabeth Stickney
Amos Mulliken-Mehitable Dodge
Moses Mulliken-Anna Willoughby
Betsy Mulliken-Hosea Bartlett
John Elwin Bartlett-Lydia Anne Emery
James Luville Bartlett-Elizabeth Stevenson
Spray Edna Bartlett-Frederick Henry Richenburg
Mildred Louise Richenburg-Edward Keene True
James Duncan True
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Robert Mulliken

Husband:
Robert Mulliken		Born: in Scotland.
Died: 11 June 1741.
Parents: unknown.
Wife:
Rebecca Savory		Born: at Newbury, MA, 20 January 1663/4.
Died: at Bradford, MA 9 July 1749.
Father: Robert Savory.
Mother: Mary Sawyer Mitchell, widow of William Mitchell.
Married: in Newbury, MA, 15 December 1687.

The earliest families of the name Mulliken known to have settled in the Colonies came to Maryland with Lord Baltimore as early as 1650 where they prospered having large holdings of land grants which increased rapidly in value as the country was settled. The next families of this name came to New England and among them were the families of Hugh and Robert Mulliken, reputed to have been brothers. Family tradition makes them come from the northern shires of Scotland and, according to the records of the Brattle Street Church of Boston, to have first settled in Boston as early as 1686. Hugh is said to have been the father of John Mulliken who married Elizabeth Alger and moved his family to Scarborough, ME around 1719. For some reason, now unknown, this branch of the family has since used the spelling "Milliken" for their name. Robert, along with others of the same surname, was a member of the Scot's Charitable Society and of the St. Andrews Lodge of Free Masons to which Paul Revere belonged. Some of his children were born and christened in Boston. He moved his family to Rowley, now Bradford, MA about 1694 and his homestead was on the bank of the Merrimack River. He and his wife, Rebecca, united with the West Parish Church of Bradford in 1720. He made his will January 9, 1740 and died June 11, 1741, leaving a widow and five children to whom he made bequests. The early members of this family were buried in the old Bradford Cemetery, on Salem Road, about one mile below the bridge which connects Haverhill with Bradford, and in the East Parish (now Groveland) burying ground near "Balch's Grove."

Robert's will (Salem Probate Records) indicates that he owned several acres of land, his homestead and household goods, animals and utensils of husbandry and what was termed "public bills of credit." Also, he left his son, Robert, his "loom tackling for weaving" so he may have been a weaver in Scotland and selected Rowley to settle in so that he could earn his living at the Cloth Mills. He was paid 30 shillings in 1723 for the gravestone of Dr. Daniel Bradstreet which could indicate that designing and engraving gravestones was one of his skills.

Robert and his wife Rebecca (Savory) Mulliken had nine children:

  • Robert, b. at Boston, 9 Dec. 1686; m. 4 Oct. 1737 Mary Hartbath.
  • John, b. at Boston 26 Jan. 1690; m. (1) Mary Poore; (2) Sarah Griffin.
  • Mary, b. at Boston 26 Sept. 1692; m. 19 June 1716 Thomas Stickney.
  • Samuel, b. at Bradford 10 Jan. 1694; d. 1720 unmarried.
  • Benjamin, b. at Bradford 8 March 1695; m. Elizabeth Stickney.
  • Rebecca, b. at Bradford 12 June 1699; m. 2 Aug. 1722 Benjamin Gage.
  • Joseph, b. at Bradford 1 Feb. 1703; m. 7 Jan. 1736 Phebe Tyler.
  • Ebenezer, b. at Bradford, 26 Feb. 1705; d. 10 Dec. 1714.
  • Jonathan, no record of birth; m. 1742 Martha Marsh.

In addition, Terri Mulliken Allen, in her work, Descendants of Robert Mullicken of Bradford, Massachusetts 1666-1999 lists a son Josiah.

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Benjamin Mulliken

Husband:
Benjamin Mulliken		Born: at Bradford, MA 8 March 1695.
Died: at Bradford 3 May 1773.
Father: Robert Mulliken.
Mother: Rebecca Savory.
Wife:
Elizabeth Stickney		Born: at Bradford 20 August 1696.
Died: at Bradford 2 April 1756.
Father: Samuel Stickney, Jr.
Mother: Mary Haseltine.
Benjamin Mullicken married second, Ruth Peabody in Bradford, MA on 4 August 1763.

Benjamin was a Justice of the Peace and captain of the First Foot Company of Bradford, April 18, 1757. The following record was found: "February 3, 1762, to Benjamin Mulliken, Esq. for the use of Meribel Stickney (his nephew's widow) the sum of 2 pounds allowed by the General Court for the loss of her husband's gun, he being a soldier 1758, and died on his return home as mentioned in her petition." Benjamin had a brother who was a blacksmith and one who was a clockmaker.

Benjamin and his wife Elizabeth (Stickney) Mulliken had ten children, all born in Bradford, MA:

  • Sarah, b. 11 Feb. 1722/3; m. (1) 5 Feb. 1740 Ephraim Kimball; m. (2) 21 Oct. 1748 George Kimball.
  • Elizabeth, b. 21 July 1724; m. 22 Oct. 1747 Ebenezer Jaquish.
  • Ebenezer, b. 15 Dec. 1725; d. 29 Oct. 1728.
  • Amos, b. 30 Nov. 1727; m. at Sutton, MA 28 Feb. 1750/1 Mehitable Dodge.
  • Mary, b. 21 July 1729; d. 4 Aug. 1729.
  • Benjamin, b. 1 Feb. 1731; d. 10 July 1747.
  • Rebecca, b. 2 Sept. 1733; m. 1 Nov. 1754 James Haseltine.
  • Abigail, b. 16 Sept. 1735; m. Daniel Jaquish.
  • Mary, b. 27 Mar. 1737; d. 29 Aug. 1756.
  • Joseph, b. 29 Oct. 1739; m. Rebecca Tyler. He and his wife died in the same month in 1812 of spotted fever.
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Amos Mulliken

Husband:
Amos Mulliken		Born: at Bradford, MA 30 November 1727.
Died: in Townsend, MA, 27 November 1814, aged 87.
Father: Benjamin Mulliken.
Mother: Elizabeth Stickney.
Wife:
Mehitable Dodge		Born: 10 June 1733, baptized 20 August 1733, possibly in Sutton, MA.
Died: Place and date unknown.
Father: Isaac Dodge
Mother: Mehitable Tyler
Married: in Sutton, MA, 28 February 1750/1.

It is possible that Mehitable (Dodge) Mulliken was of the family and one of the descendants of William Dodge who came from England on the ship Lion's Whelp which sailed from Gravesend 25 April 1629 and from the Isle of Wight 11 May 1629 and landed at Salem, MA 29 June 1629. William's brother, Richard, came 9 years later. They had large families and further research may connect Mehitable with these families.

Amos and his wife Mehitable (Dodge) Mulliken had eleven children, all born in Bradford, MA:

  • Isaac, b. 7 May 1752.
  • Amos, b. 15 Dec. 1753.
  • Mehitable, b. 25 June 1756; d. 24 Aug. 1756.
  • Mehitable, b. 21 Nov. 1757.
  • Bette, b. 10 Nov. 1760.
  • Benjamin, b. 7 Feb. 1763.
  • Nathaniel, b. 24 Feb. 1766.
  • Joseph, b. 28 June 1768.
  • Sarah, b. 22 Feb. 1770.
  • Moses, b. 12 March 1772; m. 8 Feb. 1792 Anna Willoughby.
  • Anna, b. 30 Aug. 1774.
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Moses Mulliken

Husband:
Moses Mulliken		Born: at Bradford, MA 12 March 1772.
Died: Place and date unknown.
Father: Amos Mulliken.
Mother: Mehitable Dodge.
Wife:
Anna Willoughby		Born: at Plymouth, NH.
Died: Place and date unknown.
Father: John Willoughby.
Mother: Azubah Wheeler.
Married: 8 February 1792.

Moses, unlike his direct ancestors, left Bradford at a young age. One of the reasons may have been that, being the sixth son in the family, he had to move on to newer settlements to find land and earn his living. Another reason may have been that he was like hundreds of his contemporaries who were adventuresome and enjoyed new challenges. In any case, he arrived in Plymouth, NH in 1791 and met and married Anna Willoughby, the daughter of Deacon John Willoughby. In 1812, the family moved to Haverhill, NH and soon after to Newbury, VT where Moses was the jail warden.

Moses and his wife Anna (Willoughby) Mulliken had thirteen children, eleven born in Plymouth, NH, one in Haverhill, NH, and one in Newbury, VT:

  • Moses, m. 17 April 1817 Mary Walker of Peacham, VT.
  • John, married, lived in Haverhill, NH.
  • Nancy, d. Topsham, VT; m. Nathan Bagley of Topsham, VT.
  • Betsy, b. 21 April 1798; d. at Haverhill, NH 4 Oct. 1864; m. 20 Dec. 1819 Hosea Bartlett.
  • Charlotte, b. 4 Aug. 1796; d. 1 May 1842; m. Obadiah Green of Bath, ME.
  • Sarah, d. at Warner, NH 1871; m. Nathaniel Richardson.
  • Azubah Wheeler, d. at Newbury, VT unmarried.
  • Relief, m. (1) William Bruce; m. (2) Charles Blake.
  • Lucretia, d. at Golf's Falls, NH; m. James McConnell.
  • Mehitable, d. young.
  • Mehitable, m. ----- Barrett.
  • Drury Fairbanks, b. at Haverhill, NH 1 May 1814; d. at Monroe 25 Aug. 1900; m. 12 April 1849 Emeline B. Annis who died 17 Aug. 1893. Their residence was at McIndoe Falls, VT and at Colorado.
  • Alfred Nevins, b. at Newbury, VT, 22 Feb. 1817; m. 1842 Elizabeth Jane Nason, b. 26 July 1824; d. 18 Dec. 1884. His residence was Candia, NH.
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Betsy Mulliken

Wife:
Betsy Mulliken		Born: at Plymouth, NH 21 April 1798.
Died: at Haverhill, NH 4 October 1864, buried at Newbury, VT.
Father: Moses Mulliken.
Mother: Anna Willoughby.
Husband:
Hosea Bartlett		Born: at Newbury, VT 23 July 1795.
Died: at Newbury, VT 12 January 1868.
Parents: Solomon and Polly (-----) Bartlett.
Married: in Haverhill, NH, 20 December 1819.

See the entry on Hosea Bartlett for details of this family.

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The Mulliken Family Bibliography

Allen, Terri Mulliken, Descendants of Robert Mullicken of Bradford, Massachusetts, self published.

Ridlon, C. T. Sr., Genealogies - Milliken, Milligan and Mulliken, 1907.

"Genealogy of Plymouth, NH"

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