Noah Mills

Mills in 2017, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Noah Partridge Mills

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Birth: April 26, 1983

Ethnicity: English, as well as German, Irish, Scottish, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Dutch

Noah Mills is a Canadian-American model and actor. He has appeared in campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana, as well as ads for Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, and Gap Inc. He has featured on the shows 2 Broke Girls, The Brave, The Enemy Within, The Baker and the Beauty, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, NCIS: Hawai’i, and Watson; in the film Sex and the City 2; and in the music video for “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”

He was born in Toronto, Ontario, to American parents, Deborah and Peter Mills, and was raised in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. His parents are academics. He attended boarding school in Canada and Australia. He has deep Colonial American roots in New York and Massachusetts.

Noah’s paternal grandfather was Edward Ensign Mills (the son of Edward Shorney Mills and Marion Elizabeth Partridge). Noah’s grandfather Edward was born in Woodmere, Nassau, New York. Noah’s great-grandfather Edward was born in East Orange, Essex, New Jersey, the son of Charles James Mills, who was from Colchester, Essex, England; and of Mary Quimby Flatt. Marion was born in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, the daughter of George H. Partridge and Adelaid/Aderly Wyman.

Noah’s paternal grandmother was Julie Chapman (the daughter of Frank Carey Chapman and Gertrude Ruggles Westbrook). Julie was born in Manhattan, New York, New York. Frank was born in Morristown, St. Lawrence, New York, the son of Frank Chapman and Mary Lockwood Brewster, who was born in Connecticut, with roots in New Haven. Gertrude was born in New York, the daughter of Charles Seymour Westbrook and Harriet Electa Egert.

Noah’s maternal grandfather was Ralph Langstaff Crow, Jr. (the son of Ralph Langstaff Crow and Ella Wilson McClanahan). Noah’s grandfather Ralph was born in Rye, Westchester, New York. Noah’s great-grandfather Ralph was born in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, the son of William L. Crow and Nellie A. Nichols. Noah’s great-grandmother Ella was born in New Yor, the daughter of James H. McClanahan, who was born in Ireland; and of Sarah Jane/Jennie Montgomery, whose parents were from County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Noah’s maternal grandmother was Barbara Godwin (the daughter of Philander Hanford Godwin and Carrie Louise Pye). Barbara was born in New York City, New York. Philander was born in Manhattan City, New York, the son of Richard James Godwin, whose father was English; and of Anna Augusta Hanford. Carrie was born in New York, the daughter of Henry B. Pye, whose parents were German; and of Julia Albertina Scheibel, who was also of German descent.

Among Noah’s ancestors is William Brewster (c. 1566-1644), a Mayflower passenger and noted Pilgrim. Among many of William’s other descendants are actors Jordana Brewster, Paget Brewster, Austin Butler, Chevy Chase, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Taylor Lautner, Seth MacFarlane, and Elisabeth Shue, actor and model Brandon Routh, director, producer, screenwriter, and cinematographer Zack Snyder, singer Buffy Sainte-Marie, soccer player Clint Dempsey, novelists Margaret Atwood and Thomas Pynchon, Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld, U.S. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller, Governor of Arkansas Winthrop Rockefeller, and soldier, civil engineer, and politician George B. McClellan.

Sources: Genealogy of Noah Mills – https://famouskin.com

Noah’s paternal grandfather, Edward Ensign Mills, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Edward Ensign Mills on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Noah’s paternal grandmother, Julie Chapman, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Julie Chapman on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Noah’s maternal grandfather, Ralph Langstaff Crow, Jr., on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Ralph Langstaff Crow, Jr. on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Ralph Langstaff Crow, Jr. on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Noah’s maternal grandmother, Barbara Godwin, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Barbara Godwin on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Barbara Godwin on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Noah’s maternal great-grandparents, Philander Hanford Godwin and Carrie Louise Pye – https://www.familysearch.org

Noah’s maternal great-grandfather, Philander Hanford Godwin, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Noah’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Richard James Godwin and Anna Augusta Hanford – https://www.familysearch.org

Noah’s maternal great-great-grandfather, Richard James Godwin, on the 1860 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Richard James Godwin on the 1870 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Noah’s maternal great-great-grandparents, Henry B. Pye and Julia Albertina Scheibel – https://www.familysearch.org