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.

Notes:

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.