Generation No. 1
1. JOHN ALDEN was born Abt. 1597 in England, and died September 12, 1687 in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married PRISCILLA MULLINS Abt. 1621 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Ma., US, daughter of WILLIAM MULLINS and ALICE. She was born Abt. 1602 in Dorking, Surry, England, and died Aft. 1651 in Plymouth Ma.
Notes for JOHN ALDEN:
John and his wife, Priscilla, were of the "Mayflower". The family had always taken prominent parts in the development of the nation. He was first hired on as a cooper. He could have went back to England, but he stayed. He was the 7th signer of the "Mayflower Compact". His marriage to Priscilla Mullins is described in Longfellows`s "The Courtship of Miles Standish". In "Early American Furniture Maker" by Thomas H. Ormsbee, it is alleged that Alden was sometimes referred to as a "joyner", which means that he did cabinet work and furniture making in addition to his office holding, farming and trading with Indians. He resided in Plymouth where he owned about 1632 acres, them moved to Duxbury, where he died. He was in Captain Myles Standish`s Duxbury Co. in 1643. He built a house there, which is still standing today. He did not leave, what we would say, a will.
Notes for JOHN ALDEN:
He was "Assistant to Governor" about 1633 and in office at the time of his death. He was also Treasurer
of Plymouth Colony.
The Great Migration Begins
ORIGIN: Southampton
There were 104 passengers on the "Mayflower", including men, women, and children, of whom 24 were heads of families. Two of these left only a daughter each, who married into one of the other families, thus leaving 22 from whom descend is traced without duplication of ancestors.
He was "Assistant to Governor" about 1633 and in office at the time of his death. He was also Treasurer
of Plymouth Colony.
Notes for PRISCILLA MULLINS:
Alden, Priscilla Mullins
Source: Britannica Encyclopaedia
More notes on Priscilla Mullins
Priscilla died after 1651, when she is mentioned in Bradford's summary of Mayflower passengers.
She was the daughter of William Mullins, a wealthy merchant. She was self-reliant, good to look at, and above all a skilful cook. It is not surprising that she should have taken to John Alden who "being a helpful young man was much desired".
She had lost her family, Father, mother, and brother, during the first winter, leaving only her to surive. She and John had 11 children, 5 sons and 6 daughters. Their 1st house was at "Towne Square" in Plymouth on the site of the first school house. In 1633 they moved to an 169 acre farm in Duxbury. Their first house was built by their son, Jonathan.
Source: Mayflower Planters, Cape Code Series Vol. I, pg. 59.
JOHN ALDEN'S INVENTORY AND THE SETTLEMENT
Children of JOHN ALDEN and PRISCILLA MULLINS are:
Notes for PRISCILLA ALDEN:
Notes for REBECCA ALDEN:
2. ELIZABETH ALDEN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1624 in Plymouth, and died May 31, 1717 in Little Compton, Rhode Island. She married WILLIAM PABODIE Abt. December 24, 1644 in Duxbury, Mass., son of JOHN PABODIE. He was born Abt. 1619, and died December 13, 1707 in Little Compton, Rhode Island.
Notes for ELIZABETH ALDEN:
Notes for WILLIAM PABODIE:
He removed to Duxbury, after Elizabeth died, where he held many offices of trust, being Town Clerk for 18 years, and Deputy to the General Court for many years.
Children of ELIZABETH ALDEN and WILLIAM PABODIE are:
Notes for JOHN PABODIE:
Notes for PRISCILLA PABODIE:
Notes for MARY MORGAN:
Notes for JOHN ALDEN:
Notes for ELIZABETH:
Children of JOHN ALDEN and ELIZABETH PHILLIPS are:
Notes for MARY ALDEN:
Notes for JOHN ALDEN:
Notes for ELIZABETH ALDEN:
Notes for WILLIAM ALDEN:
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Notes for JOSEPH ALDEN:
Notes for MARY SIMONS:
Children of JOSEPH ALDEN and MARY SIMONS are:
Children of SARAH ALDEN and ALEXANDER STANDISH are:
Notes for JONATHAN ALDEN:
THE SETTLEMENT OF CAPTAIN JONATHAN ALDEN'S ESTATE.
Children of JONATHAN ALDEN and ABIGAIL HALLETT are:
7.RUTH ALDEN (JOHN1) was born November 28, 1632 in Plymouth, Mass., and died October 12, 1674 in Braintree, Massachusetts. She married
JOHN BASS February 03, 1657/58 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, son of SAMUEL BASSE and ANN (SAVELL). He was born September 18, 1632 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, and died September 12, 1716 in Braintree, Massachusetts.
Notes for RUTH ALDEN:
Notes for JOHN BASS:
John and Ruth were married by Mr. John Aulden of Duxbury. According to Braintree records, they were married on February 3, 1657.
Children of RUTH ALDEN and JOHN BASS are:
Notes for MARY ALDEN:
Notes for THOMAS DELANO:
Children of MARY ALDEN and THOMAS DELANO are:
More About DAVID DELANO:
Notes for MARY DELANO:
Notes for ZACHARIAH ALDEN:
Children of ZACHARIAH ALDEN are:
Notes for DAVID ALDEN:
Children of DAVID ALDEN and MARIE SOUTHWORTH are:
11. JOHN BASS (RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born November 26, 1658 in Braintree, Massachusetts, and died September 30, 1724 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He married (1) ABIGAIL ADAMS 1678 in Braintree, Massachusetts, daughter of JOSEPH ADAMS and ABIGAIL BAXTER. She was born December 27, 1658 in Braintree, Massachusetts, and died October 26, 1696 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He married (2) REBECCA SAVILLE February 17, 1697/98 in Braintree, Massachusetts. She was born July 03, 1672.
Notes for JOHN BASS:
More About ABIGAIL ADAMS:
Children of JOHN BASS and ABIGAIL ADAMS are:
Notes for RUTH BASS:
Notes for PETER WEBB:
Children of RUTH BASS and PETER WEBB are:
Notes for CHRISTOPHER WEBB:
13. JOSEPH BASS (RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born May 10, 1665 in Braintree, Massachusetts, and died 1734 in Boston, Massachusetts. He married (1) MARY BELCHER June 05, 1688 in Braintree, Massachusetts, daughter of MOSES BELCHER and MARY NASH. She was born September 08, 1668 in Braintree, Massachusetts, and died November 02, 1707 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He married (2) LOIS ROGERS February 23, 1707/08. She was born February 07, 1659/60 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, and died Aft. June 1734.
Notes for JOSEPH BASS:
Children of JOSEPH BASS and MARY BELCHER are:
Notes for ALDEN BASS:
Children of HANNAH BASSE and JOSEPH ADAMS are:
Notes for JOSIAH ADAMS:
Notes for NATHAN WEBB:
Notes for EBENEZER ADAMS:
Notes for ELIZABETH STEARNS:
Notes for CHRISTOPHER WEBB:
Children of MARY BASS and CHRISTOPHER WEBB are:
Notes for JONATHAN COPELAND:
Notes for JOSEPH COPELAND:
Notes for BENJAMIN COPELAND:
Notes for EPHRAIM THAYER:
Children of SARAH BASS and EPHRAIM THAYER are:
Notes for SARAH THAYER:
Notes for SETH DORMAN:
Notes for MARY COPELAND:
Notes for PHILIP THAYER:
Notes for JOHN CAPEN:
Notes for PETER THAYER:>
Notes for BENJAMIN RICHARDS:
Child of SAMUEL BASS and MERCY MARSH is:
18. JOHN BASS (JOHN3, RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born June 08, 1688. He married (1) LYDIA SAVILLE February 18, 1712/13. She died February 04, 1714/15. He married (2) HANNAH NEALE June 21, 1716. She was born January 28, 1691/92, and died May 15, 1761.
Child of JOHN BASSand HANNAH NEALE is:
19. EBENEZER BASS (JOHN3, RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born Bef. 1702. He married SARAH MAUDALEY.
More About EBENEZER BASS:
Notes for SARAH MAUDALEY:
Child of EBENEZER BASS and SARAH MAUDALEY is:
Children of PETER WEBB and AMEE? are:
21. JOHN ADAMS (HANNAH3 BASSE, RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born February 08, 1690/91 in Braintree, Massachusetts, and died May 25, 1761 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He married SUSANNA BOYLSTON November 28, 1734, daughter of PETER BOYLSTON. She was born March 05, 1708/09 in Brookline, Massachusetts, and died April 17, 1797 in Quency, Massachusetts.
Notes for JOHN ADAMS:
Children of JOHN ADAMS and SUSANNA BOYLSTON are:
22. SHADRACH THAYER (SARAH3 BASS, RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born April 18, 1701, and died February 17, 1783. He married RACHEL ANNA WHITE May 02, 1723. She was born March 20, 1702/03.
Child of SHADRACH THAYER and RACHEL WHITE is:
23. JOHN ADAMS (JOHN4, HANNAH3 BASSE, RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born October 19, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts, and died July 04, 1826 in Braintree, Massachusetts. He married ABIGAIL SMITH. She was born November 23, 1744 in Weymouth, Massachusetts, and died October 28, 1818 in Quency, Massachusetts.
Notes for JOHN ADAMS:
Child of JOHN ADAMS and ABIGAIL SMITH is:
Notes for JOHN QUENCY ADAMS:
The first President who was the son of a President, John Quincy Adams in many respects paralleled the career as well as the temperament and viewpoints of his illustrious father. Born in Braintree, Massachusetts, in 1767, he watched the Battle of Bunker Hill from the top of Penn's Hill above the family farm. As secretary to his father in Europe, he became an accomplished linguist and assiduous diarist.
After graduating from Harvard College, he became a lawyer. At age 26 he was appointed Minister to the Netherlands, then promoted to the Berlin Legation. In 1802 he was elected to the United States Senate. Six years later President Madison appointed him Minister to Russia.
Serving under President Monroe, Adams was one of America's great Secretaries of State, arranging with England for the joint occupation of the Oregon country, obtaining from Spain the cession of the Floridas, and formulating with the President the Monroe Doctrine.
In the political tradition of the early 19th century, Adams as Secretary of State was considered the political heir to the Presidency. But the old ways of choosing a President were giving way in 1824 before the clamor for a popular choice.
Within the one and only party--the Republican--sectionalism and factionalism were developing, and each section put up its own candidate for the Presidency. Adams, the candidate of the North, fell behind Gen. Andrew Jackson in both popular and electoral votes, but received more than William H. Crawford and Henry Clay. Since no candidate had a majority of electoral votes, the election was decided among the top three by the House of Representatives. Clay, who favored a program similar to that of Adams, threw his crucial support in the House to the New Englander.
Upon becoming President, Adams appointed Clay as Secretary of State. Jackson and his angry followers charged that a "corrupt bargain" had taken place and immediately began their campaign to wrest the Presidency from Adams in 1828.
Well aware that he would face hostility in Congress, Adams nevertheless proclaimed in his first Annual Message a spectacular national program. He proposed that the Federal Government bring the sections together with a network of highways and canals, and that it develop and conserve the public domain, using funds from the sale of public lands. In 1828, he broke ground for the 185-mile C & 0 Canal.
Adams also urged the United States to take a lead in the development of the arts and sciences through the establishment of a national university, the financing of scientific expeditions, and the erection of an observatory. His critics declared such measures transcended constitutional limitations.
The campaign of 1828, in which his Jacksonian opponents charged him with corruption and public plunder, was an ordeal Adams did not easily bear. After his defeat he returned to Massachusetts, expecting to spend the remainder of his life enjoying his farm and his books.
In 1836 southern Congressmen passed a "gag rule" providing that the House automatically table petitions against slavery. Adams tirelessly fought the rule for eight years until finally he obtained its repeal.
In 1848, he collapsed on the floor of the House from a stroke and was carried to the Speaker's Room, where two days later he died. He was buried--as were his father, mother, and wife--at First Parish Church in Quincy. To the end, "Old Man Eloquent" had fought for what he considered right.
John and his wife, Priscilla, were of the "Mayflower". The family had always taken prominent parts in the development of the nation.
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PRESERVED PURITAN
MIGRATION: 1620 on Mayflower
FIRST RESIDENCE: Plymouth
REMOVES: Duxbury 1632
OCCUPATION: Cooper
FREEMAN: In "1633" Plymouth list of freemen, among those admitted prior to 1 January 1632/3 [PCR 1:3]; also in lists dated in or near 1637, 1639 and 1658 (in the latter two listed as of Duxbury) [PCR 1:52, 8:174, 198].
EDUCATION: Although there is no direct evidence for his literary and educational attainments, his extensive public service, including especially his appointments as colony treasurer and to committees on revising the laws, certainly indicates that he must have been well-educated.
OFFICES: "Mr. John Alden Sen[ior]" is in the Duxbury section of the 1643 list of men able to bear arms [PCR 8:189].
ESTATE: In 1623 Plymouth land division granted an unknown number of acres as a passenger on the Mayflower in 1620 [PCR 12:4]. In 1627 Plymouth cattle division, included in company of John Howland, along with wife Priscilla, daughter Elizabeth and son John [PCR 12:10].
She died after 1651, when she is mentioned in Bradford's summary of Mayflower passengers.
(1602?-?), Pilgrim
Believed to have been born about 1602 in Dorking, Surrey, England, Priscilla Mullins (or Mollins, or Molines) came to America aboard the Mayflower with her parents and younger brother in 1620. The other three members of the family died during the terrible first winter of the Plymouth Colony. Probably in 1623 she married John Alden, a cooper. They lived in Plymouth until about 1631, when they and others founded the settlement of Duxbury. They had 11 children. John Alden became a prominent figure in colonial Massachusetts, but virtually nothing is known of Priscilla's later life. The date of her death is unknown, but it may well have occurred before her husband's in 1687. Priscilla Alden alone, among the women of the Plymouth Colony, is remembered by name, owing to a legend transmitted orally in the family and then published in embellished form by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in "The Courtship of Miles Standish" in 1858. The tale of the triumph of romantic love is nearly unique in the lore of the Pilgrims and is probably not founded in fact; nonetheless, the story--especially Priscilla's alleged words "Why don't you speak for yourself, John?"--remains a part of American folklore.
Was living unmarried in 1688 (PPR 1:16).
Subject of unfounded rumor that she was "with child," 1 October 1661 [PCR 4:7]; m. in 1667, before 30 October, Thomas Delano [PCR 4:168, 8:122; NEHGR 102:83, 86].
ELIZABETH, b. about 1624; m. Plymouth 26 (or 20) December 1644 William Pabodie [PCR 2:79; DuVR]; she d. Little Compton 31 May 1717 [LCVR 143], "a. 92" [Boston News-Letter]. (Her tombstone at Little Compton gives her age at death as "in the 94th year of her age," but as the current monument was erected in 1882, this may not have been on the original stone.)
Source for the Pabodie Family:
National Genealogical Society Quarterly;
Vol. 9, page 37
His will was dated Little Compton of Bristol Co., Mass., May 13, 1707; proved Feb. 27, 1707, wits. John Woodman, Peter Taylor and Samuel Wilbore.
3. JOHN ALDEN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1626 in Duxbury, Mass., and died March 14, 1701/02 in Boston, Mass.. He married (1) ELIZABETH. She died Bef. 1659. He married (2) ELIZABETH PHILLIPS April 01, 1659, daughter of WILLAIM PHILLIPS and MARY. She was born Bef. 1640, and died February 1694/95.
John died unmarried.
She died in infancy.
Another last name is Starr.
JOHN, b. about 1626; m. Boston 1 April 1660 "Elizabeth Everill, widow, relict of Abiell Everill, deceased" (although the correct date should probably be 1659, as a child was born to John and Elizabeth Alden on 17 December 1659 [BVR 69], and in the original form of the vital records, given in the second of the following citations but not in the first, this record is imbedded among others for 1659) [BVR 76; NEHGR 18:333; but see NEHGR 52:162 and Munsey-Hopkins 55, which interpret the 1659 birth record to imply that John Alden had had an earlier wife, also named Elizabeth]; she was born before 1640, daughter of William Phillips, and m. Boston 6 July 1655 Abiel Everill [BVR 52]; John Alden d. 14 March 1701/2 [Sewall 463]
Widow of Abiell Everill.
4. JOSEPH ALDEN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1627, and died February 08, 1696/97 in Bridgewater, Mass.. He married MARY SIMONS Abt. 1660, daughter of MOSES SIMONS.
Probably died in infancy.
Died in infancy.
Died not long after birth.
Died in infancy.
Died in infancy.
She died young.
(in list of men able to bear arms in 1643, and therefore at least 16 [PCR 8:189]); m. by about 1660 Mary Simons, daughter of MOSES SIMONS or SIMONSON and Sarah _____ [MD 31:60].
Or Simonson.
5. SARAH ALDEN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1629. She married ALEXANDER STANDISH Abt. 1660, son of MYLES STANDISH. He died July 06, 1702 in Duxbury, Mass.
6. JONATHAN ALDEN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1632, and died February 14, 1696/97 in Duxbury, Mass.. He married ABIGAIL HALLETT December 10, 1672 in Duxbury, daughter of ANDREW HALLETT and ANNE BERSE. She was born 1641 in Yarmouth, Mass., and died August 17, 1725 in Duxbury, Mass.
"In the 65 year of his age" [MD 9:159; NEHGR 52:365]. (The date on the tombstone is 14 February 1697, but the double-dating problem is resolved by the probate papers, as administration on the estate was granted on 8 March 1696/7 [MD 6:174-78].)
Notes for ELIZABETH ARNOLD:
She had another last name, Waterman.
Source: Alden Genealogy by Mrs. Charles Alden
John Bass` Will
John was a wheelright and maltster.
8. MARY ALDEN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1643, and died Bef. October 1699. She married THOMAS DELANO 1667, son of PHILIPPE LA NOYE and HESTER DEWBURY. He was born March 21, 1641/42 in Duxbury, Mass., and died Abt. 1723.
Living unmarried in 1688 (PPR 1:16).
His title was Dr.
9. ZACHARIAH ALDEN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1641.
Baptism: 1678, Mass.
Was living in 1732.
This Zachariah was probably a son of John Alden, although not positively proved, and in the settlement
of John Alden`s estate he does not appear.
10. DAVID ALDEN (JOHN1) was born Abt. 1646, and died May 20, 1719 in Duxbury, Mass.. He married MARIE SOUTHWORTH Abt. 1670, daughter of CONSTANT SOUTHWORTH and ELIZABETH COLLIER.
In his will, dated 27 February 1678, Constant Southworth bequeathed to daughter Mary Alden [PCPR 4:1:18-20].
Source: PILGRIM NOTES AND QUERIES
Published by Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants
(From the original will) "John Bass of Braintree........Yeoman"
made his will on 10 July, 1723. Bequests were as follows:
Burial: 1696
12. RUTH BASS (RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born November 28, 1662 in Braintree, Ma., and died June 05, 1700 in Braintree, Ma.. She married PETER WEBB Abt. 1683, son of CHRISTOPHER WEBB and HANNAH SCOTT. He was born December 01, 1657 in Braintree, Ma., and died February 12, 1717/18 in Salm, Mass.
The date of Ruth`s death is torn off, but she probably around 1700.
"Ruth ye wife of Peter Webb died June _____".
We find no will; administration was granted to his 2 sons. Ruth received a small legacy in 1697
from her cousin Sarah (Mullines) (Gannett)(Saville) Faxson, widow of Thomas Faxson, and daughter of William Mullines, Jr.
They had a family.
The wills in Suffolk Records, Vol. 18, 447, and 32, 59, proved Feb. 11, 1734, gives "to his wife, the
eldest son Joseph, to sons Moses, Benjamin and Alden, to his daughter Miller, to seven children".
14. HANNAH BASSE (RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born April 22, 1667 in Braintree, Massachusetts, and died October 24, 1705 in Braintree, Massachusetts. She married (1) JOSEPH ADAMS, son of JOSEPH ADAMS and ABIGAIL BAXTER. He was born December 24, 1654 in Braintree, Massachusetts, and died February 12, 1746/47 in Braintree, Massachusetts. She married (2) JOSEPH ADAMS, son of JOSEPH ADAMS and ABIGAIL BAXTER. He was born October 24, 1654 in Braintree, Ma.
Alden and Mercy made their home in Boston, Mass.
15. MARY BASS (RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born February 11, 1669/70 in Braintree, Ma., and died April 10, 1725 in Braintree, Ma.. She married (1) CHRISTOPHER WEBB May 24, 1686, son of CHRISTOPHER WEBB and HANNAH SCOTT. He was born March 25, 1663 in Mass., and died March 1689/90 in Braintree, Mass.. She married (2) WILLIAM COPELAND April 13, 1694, son of LAWRENCE COPELAND and LYDIA TOWNSEND.
Josiah and his wife went to Mendon in 1735.
He was a minister.
His title was Captain.
Source: Authority, Bond`s Watertown.
Christopher died of small-pox.
Children of MARY BASS and WILLIAM COPELAND are:
16. SARAH BASS (RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born March 29, 1672 in Braintree, Ma., and died August 19, 1751. She married EPHRAIM THAYER January 1691/92, son of SHADRACH THAYER and DELIVERANCE PRIEST. He was born January 17, 1669/70, and died June 15, 1757.
He and his wife settled in West Bridgewater, Mass.
He and his wife settled in Scituate.
He and his wife settled in Norton.
He had a violent blow to his forehead with a sharp end of a rail. He was found dead at the barn door.
He was 88 years old. A great concourse of people attended his funeral (from church records).
When he was 84 years old he married 2nd, Mrs. Mary Kingman.
17. SAMUEL BASS (RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born March 25, 1660, and died 1751. He married (1) MERCY MARSH. He married (2) MARY ADAMS. He married (3) BETHIA NIGHTINGALE.
She died a widow.
He and his wife settled in Norton, Mass.
They settled in Braintree, Mass.
They settle in Norton and Mansfield.
Grandson of Capt. John and Mary (Bass) Capen.
He and his wife made their home in Peterborough, N.H.
He was a physician.
Baptism: November 08, 1702
Sarah`s last name could be Mosely of Dorchester.
20. PETER WEBB (RUTH3 BASS, RUTH2 ALDEN, JOHN1) was born in Braintree, Mass.. He married AMEE.
Parents of John Adams, second President of the United States.
2nd President of the USA.
John Quincy Adams
Unexpectedly, in 1830, the Plymouth district elected him to the House of Representatives, and there for the remainder of his life he served as a powerful leader. Above all, he fought against circumscription of civil liberties.
Sixth President
1825-1829
Married to Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams