Captain John Alden

Abt 1626 - 1702  (76 years)

• Name	John Alden
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	Abt 1626	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  	Winsor (1849) gives his birth as 1622. [1]
  Moved To	Abt Dec 1659 (Age 33)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Married	1 Apr 1660 (Age 34)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  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-____)
  While 1660 is what is written in the records, the marriage probably occurred in 1659, as that was the year that Mary was born.
  Military	1689 (Age 63)  [1]
  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 (Age 76)	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Death	14 Mar 1701/02	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Inventory	say Apr 1702  [1]
  An inventory of his estate was taken and valued at £2059 11/ 7d.
  Siblings	9 Siblings
  1. Elizabeth Alden,   b. Abt 1624, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 31 May 1717, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island  (Age 93 years)   2. Captain John Alden,   b. Abt 1626, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 14 Mar 1701/02, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 76 years)   3. Joseph Alden,   b. Abt 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 8 Feb 1696/97  (Age 70 years)   4. Priscilla Alden,   b. Abt 1630   5. Jonathan Alden,   b. Abt 1632, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 14 Feb 1697, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts  (Age 65 years)   6. Sarah Alden,   b. Abt 1634, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts + 7. Ruth Alden,   b. Abt 1636, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. 12 Oct 1674, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts  (Age 38 years) ▻ John Bass,  m. 3 Feb 1657/58   8. Mary Alden,   b. Abt 1638   9. Rebecca Alden,   b. Abt 1640, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. Before 24 Oct 1699  (Age 59 years) ▻ Thomas Delano,  m. Before 30 Oct 1667   10. David Alden,   b. Abt 1642, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts d. Before 20 Mar 1719  (Age 77 years)
  Person ID	I16673
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2018

  
  

  Father	John Alden,   b. Abt 1599, England d. 12 Sep 1686, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Priscilla Mullins,   b. Abt 1604, England d. After 1651 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1623	Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 24 years - She : ~ 19 years.
  Family ID	F1342	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Abt 1626 - Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Moved To - Abt Dec 1659 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Married - 1 Apr 1660 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Will - 17 Feb 1702 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Death - 14 Mar 1701/02 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S910] Winsor, Justin. History of the Town of Duxbury, Massachusetts with Genealogical Registers, (Boston: Crosby & Nichols, 1849). [S934] Landis, John T. Mayflower Descendants and their Marriages for Two Generations after the Landing, (Washington, DC: Bureau of Military and Civic Achievement, 1922). [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).