Twelfth Generation

2436. John* ALDEN^{2559,2560,2561,2562,2563,2564,2565,2566,2567,2568} was born about 1598 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. 1599 according to Mrs. Charles L. Alden in NEHGR Oct 1897. p 429. He died on 12 Sep 1687 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA. He had his estate probated in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA.^2569,2570 Administration of the estate of Mr. John Alden of Duxbury was granted to Lt. Jonathan Alden on 8 Nov 1687. Inventory was taken on 31 Oct 1687 by Lt. Jonathan Alden who made his oath on the day administration was granted to him. It consisted entirely of moveables and totaled £49.17s.6d.
Neate Cattell sheep Swine & one horse 13 pounds one Table one forme one Carpit one Cubert & coubert Cloth 15 pounds
2 Chaires 3 shillings
bedsteds Chests & boxes 15 shillings
Andirons pot hookes and hangers 8 s 6 p
pots Tongs one quort kettle 10 s
by brass ware 1 pound 11 s
by 1 ads 1s 6d & saws 7s 8s 6 p
by Augurs and Chisells 5 s
by wedges 5s to Coupers tooles 18 2s 1s 7p
one Carpenters Joynters 1s 6p
Cart boults Cleavie Exseta 13 s
driping pan & gridiorns 5s
by puter ware 1 pound 12s by old Iron 3s 1pound 15 s
by 2 old guns11s
by Table linen & other linen 1 pound 12s
To beding 5 pounds 12 s
one Spitt 1s 6d & baggs 2s 3s 6 p
one mortising axe 1shilling
marking Iron a Case of Trenchers with other things 7 shillings
hamen and winch exse 2 shillings 6 p
by one goume and a bitt of linnin Cloth 7 s
by one horse bridle and Saddle
liberary and Cash and wearing Clothes 18 pounds 9 s
by other old lumber 15 shillings

On 13 June 1688 the heirs of John Alden, Sr., of Duxbury, signed a release in favor of Jonathan Alden stating that they had received their portion of the estate. Those signing were: Alexander Standish (in ye Right of my wife Sarah deceased), John Bass (in ye right of my wife Ruth, deceased), Mary Alden, Thomas Dillano, John Alden, Joseph Alden, David Alden, Priscilla Alden and William Paybody
A cooper from Harwich, Essexshire, England who came on the Mayflower in 1620. Part of the Standish family in the beginning.

Bradford said that Alden was hired for a cooper at Southampton where the ship loaded up supplies. He was blond and tall and strong. Youngest signer of the Plymouth Compact. lIved in Plymouth until 1627. 'All the land betwen Burial Hill and Main Street once belonged to John Alden and William Bradford.' In 1626 he with Standish, Brewster and Howland and others agreed to pay the Colony's debts contracted in England. Removed to Duxbury after 1627, settling on the land granted to him on the south side of the Blue fish river. Built a house near Eagle Tre pond near the dyke and had his well there. A second house was west of the first . The original grant contained over 109 acres (also reported as 169 acres). His house burned and he and Priscilla took refuge with their son Jonathan, an assistant Governor for the Plymouth colony 1633-39, 1651-86, prob 1631-32 and was deputy governor for two years. His marriage to Priscilla Mullins was the subject of the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem, "The Courtship of Myles Standish", which although a classic has little factual basis. John and Priscilla were among the founders of the town of Duxbury 1632.

In 1634, John Alden was on the Kennebec River assisting in the forceful removal of John Hocking who was illegally fishing and trading on land that had been granted to the Pilgrims. Hockings refused to leave, and when the party arrived at his ship by canoe to board and remove him, he shot and killed Moses Talbot. In return, Hockings was shot and killed. The Massachusetts Bay Colony took matters into its own hands, and arrested John Alden (even though he was not the one who fired the shot). Myles Standish was sent by Governor Bradford to obtain Alden's release, which he successfully did.

Opposed to religious toleration 1646. Leader of Quaker and Baptist persecutions 1657. Treasurer 1656-58. Granted 10 pounds in 1660 because of his 'low estate.'

In later years, John Alden was on many juries, including even a witch trial--though in Plymouth's case, the jury found the accuser guilty of libel, and he was fined and whipped. The alleged witch was allowed to go free.

John and Priscilla Alden may have the largest number of descendants of any Mayflower passenger, along with Richard Warren and John Howland. They are ancestors to Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and (former) Vice President Dan Quayle.

Bradford said Alden "was hired for a cooper, at South-Hampton, wher the ship victuled; and being a hopefull young man, was much desired, but left to his own liking to go or stay when he came here (Plymouth Colony); but he stayed, and maryed here."

His house in Duxbury may still be visited.


John* ALDEN and Priscilla* MULLINS were married on 12 May 1622 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA.²⁰⁵⁷

2437. Priscilla* MULLINS^{1404,2559,2561,2571,2572,2573,2574,2575} was born about 1602 in Of Dorking, Surrey, England.²⁵⁷⁶ She died on 5 Feb 1685 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA.²⁰⁵⁷ She was buried in 1685 in South Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA.²⁵⁷⁶ MIles Standish Burying ground, with her husband. Stones intact in 2002. Accompanied her parents on the Mayflower. Priscilla survived the first winter in Plymouth but her parents did not. Mentioned in her father's will of 1621. She was from Dorking, Surreyshire, England.







Children were:

	i.	Elizabeth ALDEN2577,2578 was born in 1623 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA. She died on 31 May 1717 in Little Compton, , RI.2578 The first European woman born in New England.. Ancestor of the author Longfellow. Research: PLYMOUTH COLONY, ITS HISTORY & PEOPLE, by Eugene Aubrey Stratton page 232. THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS by Pope, p. 12 MAYFLOWER BIRTHS AND DEATHS by Rosser, vol. 1; p.6 died at the age of 93 MAYFLOWER INCREASINGS by Rosser. p.1
	ii.	Captain John ALDEN was born about 1626 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. He died on 14 Mar 1701/2 in Boston, Suffolk Co., MA. He signed a will before 13 Apr 1702.2579 Proved 13 Apr 1702. He was buried in Old South Church, Boston, Massachusetts.2580 "Here lyeth the body of John Alden, Senior, aged 75 years, Deceased March 14-1701-2" MAYFLOWER BIRTHS AND DEATHS by Rosser 1:1 MD 1:150 (birth) MD 6:193 (death) died at age 75 buried Old South Church, Boston Able to bear arms in 1643. Freeman 1648. A mariner. Resident and freeholder in Newtown, LI in 1655. Wen to Boston in 1659. In Saco with his father in law in 1660. On the sea after 1682.. Involved with making treaties with the Eastern Indians.Concluded a treaty with the Indians in 1688.Taken prisoner in 1691 at St. John, by a French Frigate .He was returned on 23 Mar 1692. Arrested for witchcraft on returning and confined in Boston jail. At the time he denounced the witches as a set of wenches playing off juggling tricks.. He wrote an account of his trial where he says that he was jailed for 15 weeks and escaped to Duxbury. He arrived there in the middle of the night and told his relatives that he was 'flying from the devil, and the devil was after him.' Gave himself up to the Boston authorities and was bound over tot he Superior Court on the last Tuesday in Apr 1693. Discharged by Proclamation when no prosecutors appeared. MAYFLOWER INCREASINGS by Rosser p.2Moved to Boston in 1659 and married there Lived with his daughter Elizabeth Walley after his wife's death. Elizabeth (Phillips) Everill, widow of Abiel Everill. They also had 13 children. He was a mariner and became a naval commander of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. He was a member of the Old South Church of Boston and his ancient slate headstone is embedded in the wall there. On a trip to Salem, he was accused of witchcraft, spending fifteen weeks in a Boston jail. He escaped shortly before nine of the other "victims" were executed. He was later exonerated.
1218	iii.	Joseph* ALDEN.
	iv.	Sarah ALDEN was born about 1629 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA. She was born in 1629 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. She died on 12 Aug 1674. Her marriage to Myles Standish son, Alexander, puts to rest any idea of a long-standing feud between the Aldens and the Standish clan. In fact, there is much evidence to suggest that John and Myles remained lifelong friends or, at the minimum, associates. Sarah and Alexander lived in Duxbury until Sarah’s death at about 76 years of age. They had seven and possibly eight children. The Duxbury house where they lived still stands.Research: THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS by Pope, pages 12 and 430. Ref: MAYFLOWER INCREASINGS by Rosser p.4 died before 13 Jun 1688.MAYFLOWER INCREASINGS By Susan E. Roser
	v.	Jonathan ALDEN was born about 1632 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony. He died on 14 Feb 1697 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA. He was buried on 17 Feb 1697. Lived in Duxbury until his death. Was the second owner of the Alden House which he received from his father upon his death in 1687. The house then passed to his own son, John. Six children. We gain a little insight into his life when, at his funeral oration, Jonathan was described as, "...a sincere Christian, one whose heart was in the house of God even when his body was barred hence by restraints of many difficulties which confined him at home." Research: PLYMOUTH COLONY, ITS HISTORY & PEOPLE, by Eugene Aubrey Stratton page 232. THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS by Pope, p. 12 Ref: MAYFLOWER INCREASINGS by Rosser p.4
	vi.	Ruth ALDEN was born about 1635 in Of, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA. She died on 12 Oct 1674 in Braintree, Norfolk Co., MA. Descendants of Ruth include Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams.Research: PLYMOUTH COLONY, ITS HISTORY & PEOPLE, by Eugene Aubrey Stratton page 232. THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS by Pope, p. 12
	vii.	Zachariah ALDEN was born in 1637 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA. He was christened in 1650 in Of Duxbury, Plymouth, Mass.. He died on 13 Jan 1688.
	viii.	Mary ALDEN was born between 1636 and 1643 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. She was born about 1638. She died after 13 Jun 1688. She died on 24 Oct 1699.
	ix.	Rebecca ALDEN was born between 1638 and 1640 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA. She died on 3 Jun 1688. Had nine children.Research: PLYMOUTH COLONY, ITS HISTORY & PEOPLE, by Eugene Aubrey Stratton page 232. THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS by Pope, p. 12
	x.	Priscilla ALDEN was born in 1642 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA. She died aft13 Jun 1688.2052 Research: PLYMOUTH COLONY, ITS HISTORY & PEOPLE, by Eugene Aubrey Stratton page 232. THE PIONEERS OF MASSACHUSETTS by Pope, p. 12
	xi.	David ALDEN was born about 1646 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA. He died before 1 Apr 1719 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA. Had six children. A man described as "a prominent member of the church, a man of great respectability and much employed in public business."Ref: MAYFLOWER BIRTHS AND DEATHS by Rosser 1:1 birth MD 7:64 death MD 9:145, 6:239-43 died between 13 Mar 1717/1718 (deed) and 1 Apr 1719 (adm.)
	xii.	Lydia ALDEN was born on 3 Apr 1652 in Duxbury, Plymouth Co., MA.