John Alden

Abt 1599 - 1686  (87 years)

• Name	John Alden
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1599	England   [1, 2]
  Immigration	1620 (21 years)  [2]
  He came to New England on board the Mayflower. When the Mayflower stopped at Southampton, England for supplies, John Alden was brought on board as a cooper. Once in New England, he decided to stay.
  Moved to	1632 (33 years)	Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [2]
  	Home of John and Priscilla Alden
  Offices Held	1641 (42 years)	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [2]
  He was elected the Representative to the Plymouth Colony General Court. He served again in 1642, 1644, 1646, and 1649.
  Offices Held	1664 (65 years)  [2]
  John Alden served twice as acting Governor of Plymouth Colony in the absence of the Governor.
  Death	12 Sep 1686	Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Complier's Note	2007 (408 years)  [2]
  There is much confusion about the number and order of John Alden's children. I have chosen to use the number and order from the Great Migration Begins (1995). Some list a Zachariah as a child, but this has been disproved.
  Person ID, Branch	I1570	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2019

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Priscilla Mullins,   b. Abt 1604, England d. After 1651 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1623	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years - She : ~ 19 years.
  Children	4 sons and 6 daughters
  1. Elizabeth Alden,   b. Abt 1624, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 31 May 1717, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island (Age 93 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   2. Captain John Alden,   b. Abt 1626, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 14 Mar 1701/02, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 76 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   3. Joseph Alden,   b. Abt 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 8 Feb 1696/97 (Age 70 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   4. Priscilla Alden,   b. Abt 1630  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. Jonathan Alden,   b. Abt 1632, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 14 Feb 1697, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 65 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   6. Sarah Alden,   b. Abt 1634, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 7. Ruth Alden,   b. Abt 1636, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 12 Oct 1674, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 38 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   8. Mary Alden,   b. Abt 1638  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 9. Rebecca Alden,   b. Abt 1640, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. Before 24 Oct 1699 (Age 59 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   10. David Alden,   b. Abt 1642, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. Before 20 Mar 1719 (Age 77 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1599 - England Marriage - Abt 1623 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Moved to - 1632 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Offices Held - 1641 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Death - 12 Sep 1686 - Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  John and Priscilla Alden

  
  

• Sources

  [S910] Winsor, Justin. History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts with Genealogical Registers, (Boston: Crosby & Nichols, 1849). [S90] Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, volume I (A-F), (Boston: New England Historic Genealogy Society, 1995). [S1243] Johnson, Caleb. "The Probable English Origin of Mayflower Passenger Peter Browne, and His Association with Mayflower Passenger William Mullins", (New Haven, Connecticut: The American Genealogist, volume 79, July 2004).