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John Alden

b. ABOUT 1599 · possibly, Southampton, England  |  d. 22 Sep 1687 · Duxbury, Massachusetts

Most distant known ancestor in this line

Events

Birth
ABOUT 1599 · possibly, Southampton, England
Death
22 Sep 1687 · Duxbury, Massachusetts

Family

Spouse: Priscilla Mullins (1604–1650) · m. 1623 · Plymouth, Massachusetts

Children:

  1. Elizabeth Alden (ABOUT 1624–31 May 1717)
    m. William Pabodie (1619–13 Dec 1707) · 26 Dec 1644 · Duxbury, Massachusetts
    Children: John Pabodie (1645–1669); Elizabeth Pabodie (1647–1707); Mary Pabodie (1648–); Mercy Pabodie (1649–1728); Martha Pabodie (1650–1712); Priscilla Pabodie (1652–1653); Priscilla Pabodie (1653–1724); Sarah Pabodie (1656–1740); Ruth Pabodie (1658–1725); Rebecca Pabodie (1660–1702); Hannah Pabodie (1662–1723); William Pabodie (1664–1744); Lydia Pabodie (1667–1748)
  2. John Alden (ABOUT 1627–14 Mar 1702)
    m. Elizabeth Phillips · 1 Apr 1660 · Boston, Massachusetts
  3. Sarah Alden
    m. Alexander Standish
    Children: Lorah Standish; Mercy Standish; Lydia Standish (1662–1734); Ebenezer Standish
  4. Jonathan Alden (ABOUT 1632–14 Feb 1697)
    m. Abigail Hallet (1644–17 Aug 1725) · 10 Dec 1672 · Duxbury, Massachusetts
    Children: Elizabeth Alden (–1757); Anna Alden (–1705); Sarah Alden (1682–1739); John Alden (1680–1739); Jonathan Alden (1686–1770); Andrew Alden
  5. David Alden (ABOUT 1646–1717/19)
    m. Marie Southworth
    Children: Henry Alden (1671–); Ruth Alden (1674–); Elizabeth Alden (1677–); Priscilla Alden (1679–); Alice Alden (1685–); Benjamin Alden (–1741); Samuel Alden (1689–1781)
  6. Joseph Alden (AFTER 22 May 1627–8 Feb 1697)
    m. Mary Simmons
  7. Rebecca Alden (BEFORE 1649–AFTER 13 Jun 1688)
    m. Thomas Delano (21 Mar 1642–13 Apr 1723) · BEFORE 30 Oct 1667
    Children: Benoni Delano (1667–1738); Thomas Delano (1669–1712); Jonathan Delano (1675–1764); David Delano (1678–); Mary Delano (1679–); Sarah Delano (1681–); Ruth Delano (1683–); Joseph Delano (1685–1770)
  8. Mary Alden (–AFTER 13 Jun 1688)
  9. Priscilla Alden (–AFTER 13 Jun 1688)
  10. Ruth Alden (BEFORE 1644–12 Oct 1674)
    m. John Bass (ABOUT 1632–12 Sep 1716) · 3 Feb 1657 · Braintree, Massachusetts
    Children: Hannah Bass (1667–1705)

Notes

Of the Mayflower. Biography from the Random House Encyclopedia, 1977: American settler. b. England. A signer of the Mayflower Compact and organizer of Plymouth Colony, he settled in Duxbury, Mass. in 1627. Traditionally, he is known as the first Pilgrim to set foot on Plymouth Rock, and as the man who won the hand of Priscilla Mullens after first wooing her for his friend, Miles Standish, an event dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, "The Courtship of Miles Standish." He wed Priscilla in 1625 and they had 11 children. He served as the governor's assistant (1623-41, 1650-86), twice serving as deputy governor. See also The Mayflower Descendant 9:129,193. He was hired at Southampton by the Pilgrims to be a Cooper (he wasn't a political refugee as were the other pilgrims). Note: Zachariah Alden and Henry Alden have both been incorrectly identified as sons of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins. They were not. Articles entitled "John Alden Theories on English Ancestry" are in Mayf.Des. 39:111-122, 40:133-136, by Alica Crane Williams. Theories of parentage: 1. Son of George and Jane Alden, grandson of Richard and Avys Alden of Southampton, England. William Bradford wrote that John Alden was hired at Southampton, so this is the natural place to look, but no supporting evidence for this theory has been found. The theory was put forth in "The English Ancestry and Homes of the Pilgrim Fathers", 1929, by Charles Edward Banks. The names George, Richard and Avys do not show up in John Alden's family, casting further doubt on this theory. 2. Son of John Alden and Elizabeth Daye of Harwich, Essex Co., England, grandson of John Alden and Elizabeth Russell, and great grandson of William and Elizabeth Russell. A son of William & Elizabeth Russell married Sybil Jones, who was the mother of Christopher Jones, the captain of the Mayflower. This family was also a sea-faring family. This makes this one of the more popular theories.