Captain John Alden

Other Events and Attributes:

• Moved To: Abt Dec 1659, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Married: 1 Apr 1660, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts; Elizabeth Phillips, the daughter of Major William Phillips. She was born before 1640. On 6 July 1655 Elizabeth, married first, Abiel Everill, in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. She died in 1695/96. Issue: 1. John Alden (1663-1730) 2. William Alden (1664-____) 3. Elizabeth Alden (1665-1739) 4. William Alden (1666-____) 5. Zachariah Alden (1667-____) 6. William Alden (1669-1728) 7. Nathaniel Alden (1670-1702) 8. Zachariah Alden (1673-____) 9. Nathan Alden (1677-____) 10. Sarah Alden (1681-____)
• Military: 1689; He was in command of several armed ships, defending the Massachusetts coast against the French. in 1689, he accompanied Major Church and his first expedition in the sloop Mary. He again accompanied the second expedition in 1696, commanding the brigantine Endeavor.
• Will: 17 Feb 1702, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
• Inventory: say Apr 1702; An inventory of his estate was taken and valued at £2059 11/ 7d.

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Birth:
Winsor (1849) gives his birth as 1622.

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Married:
While 1660 is what is written in the records, the marriage probably occurred in 1659, as that was the year that Mary was born.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1620; 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, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
• Offices Held: 1641, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; He was elected the Representative to the Plymouth Colony General Court. He served again in 1642, 1644, 1646, and 1649.
• Offices Held: 1664; John Alden served twice as acting Governor of Plymouth Colony in the absence of the Governor.
• Complier's Note: 2007; 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.

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John married Priscilla Mullins about 1623 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Priscilla (daughter of William Mullins and Alice) was born about 1604 in England; died after 1651. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1620; She came to New England on board the Mayflower.
• Moved to: 1632, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
• Complier's Note: 2007; 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.

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Other Events and Attributes:

• Living: 4 Oct 1595, Dorking, Surrey, England; He was fined 2d for not attending manorial court. He lived in the tithing of Chipping Bourough of Dorking.
• Offices Held: 5 Oct 1604, Dorking, Surrey, England; He was appointed a tithingman of East Borough.
• Occupation: 20 Dec 1612; He was a shoemaker.
• Immigration: 1620; William and Alice along with their son, Joseph, came to New England on board the Mayflower.
• Will: 2 Apr 1621, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; It was a nuncupative will, that is orally given.

Notes:

Sources:The parish registers for Dorking are defective from 1572 to 1578; however, John and Joan appear to be the only Mullins family having children during that time. Based on this, we will assume that William, who married Alice, was John and Joan's son.

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William married Alice after Oct 1596 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1620; William and Alice came to New England on board the Mayflower.

Notes:

Sources: The parish registers for Dorking are defective from 1572 to 1578; however, John and Joan appear to be the only Mullins family having children during that time. Based on this, we will assume that William, who married Alice, was John and Joan's son.

John married Joan Bridger on 8 Jul 1571 in Dorking, Surrey, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]