John Alden

b. circa 1598, d. 22 September 1687
Family
Birth*circa 1598John Alden was born circa 1598 in England.1 
(Adult Male) Mayflower Passenger9 November 1620John Alden was about 21 years old when he sailed as the ship's cooper (barrel-maker) onboard the Mayflower from Plymouth, England to Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts. When the Mayflower departed Plymouth, England on 6 Sep 1620, she was carrying 102 passengers, including three pregnant women. During the voyage one baby, Oceanus Hopkins, was born making a total of 103 passengers. Three days before land was sighted, passenger William Button died, so when the Mayflower arrived there were again 102 passengers. A full list of the passengers may be accessed by clicking on the PDF icon at the end of this section and those included in this project so far include adult males John Alden, Francis Cooke and James Chilton, adult females Susanna (Furner) Chilton, young male John Cooke, and young females Priscilla Mullins and Mary Chilton.

During the weeks ahead, while everyone still "lived" on the ship, the men explored the area looking for a place to build their settlement. Another baby, Peregrine (meaning "wanderer") White, son of William and Susannah, was born in America onboard the Mayflower on 20 Nov, the first English child born to the Pilgrims in the New World. The White's servant, Edward Thompson, died on 4 Dec, followed shortly by 7 year old Jasper More, one of the four illegitimate children placed on the Mayflower in the care of the William Brewster family by their mother's humiliated husband. Two of the other More children died as well. And, tragically, Dorothy May Bradford, William Bradford's wife, slipped over the side of the anchored Mayflower and drowned. In early December the group decided to move the ship and look somewhere else for a settlement location. The ship and its passengers left Provincetown Harbor on 15 Dec. Two days later on 17 Dec, the Mayflower dropped anchor at Plymouth Harbor and on 21 Dec the first landing party arrived at the site of what would become the settlement of Plymouth. The weather, however, was so terrible they could not begin work on shore for several days. In the meantime, the Mayflower had become a hospital ship, the passengers suffering from colds, coughs, fevers and scurvy. James Chilton had died even before the Mayflower arrived in Plymouth Harbor. Richard Britteridge passed away the day the ship arrived, and two days later Solomon Prower, the stepson of Christopher Martin, the ship's designated "governor", died. The following day Mary Allerton gave birth to a stillborn son.

By the end of January 1621, enough of the settlement had been built to begin unloading provisions from the Mayflower, however the emigrants' ordeal was far from over. With two and sometimes three people dying a day during February and March, almost everyone had lost a loved one. Christopher Martin died in early January, his wife Mary soon after. The Rigsdale, Tinker and Turner families were completely wiped out, followed by Susannah Chilton whose husband James had died while the ship was at Provincetown Harbor. The Chilton's 13 year old daughter Mary had become an orphan. Also orphaned that first winter were 17 year old Joseph Rogers, 12 year old Samuel Fuller, 18 year old John Crackston, 17 year old Priscilla Mullins and 13 year old Elizabeth Tilley, who also lost her aunt and uncle, Edward and Ann Tilley. By mid-March, William Bradford, Myles Standish, Francis Eaton and Isaac Allerton, who had three children between the ages of eight and four, had all become widowers. When William White died, his widow Susannah was left with their newborn son Peregrine and 5 year old Resolved. Susannah was the plantation's only surviving widow. By that first spring, 52 of the 102 who had originally arrived at Provincetown were dead. Half, however, survived. And, miraculously, the families of William Brewster, Francis Cooke, Stephen Hopkins and John Billington were completely untouched by all the disease. The remaining "Pilgrims" worked, prayed and fought together and their settlement of Plimouth Plantation in Plymouth Colony had begun.2,3,4
(Signer) Mayflower Compact11 November 1620John Alden was one of the 41 adult males who signed the Mayflower Compact on 11 November 1620 onboard the Mayflower which was at anchor in what is now Provincetown Harbor, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). All 41 of the adult male members on the Mayflower signed the Compact. It outlined the first written laws for the new land, determined authority within the settlement and was observed as "the law" until 1691. The Compact established that the colony of mostly persecuted Separatists was to be free of English law. It was devised to set up a government from within themselves and was written by those to be governed. When creating the Mayflower Compact, the signers believed that covenants were not only to be honored between God and man, but also between each other. They had always honored covenants as part of their righteous integrity and agreed to be bound by this same principle with the Compact. John Adams and many historians have referred to the Mayflower Compact as the foundation of the U.S. Constitution written more than 150 later.2,5,6
Marriage*12 May 1622He married Priscilla Mullins on 12 May 1622 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). 
(Original Proprietor) Land Grant1656John Alden was among the fifty-four Duxbury men listed in 1645 as original proprietors for the development of the town that would become Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). Two others, Reverend James Keith and Samuel Edson, were added to the group later, and when the town of Bridgewater was actually incorporated in 1656 there were a total of fifty-six. Of these proprietors, only eighteen, about one-third, actually relocated and became residents of the new plantation. John Alden was one of those who never relocated his family and moved to Bridgewater.

The area known as the Bridgewaters was originally inhabited by Wampanoag who called it Saughtuchquett (Satucket). In 1642 when the township of Marshfield was separated from Duxbury and became its own distinct entity, Duxbury petitioned the court for additional land “to the westward” in compensation.

The General Court granted their petition in 1645 and six trustees, Captain Myles Standish, John Alden, George Soule, Constant Southworth, John Rogers, and William Brett were appointed to divide the land. The action by the General Court was primarily an authority to purchase land, and Captain Standish, Samuel Nash, and Constant Southworth were appointed to make the purchase. The deed was signed on 23 Mar 1649.

The Bridgewater lands were divided among the inhabitants “by an agreement among themselves”. Unfortunately, there is no record to tell us how the town proceeded to agree to their division, or how, by whom, or when it was determined what residence or other circumstance should entitle anyone to a share. To view the complete list of Bridgewater's Original Proprietors, click on the PDF icon; the photo icons lead to four early maps of the Bridgewater settlement.7,8,9,10,11
Death*22 September 1687He died on 22 September 1687 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 

Family

 Priscilla Mullins b. bt 1600 - 1602, d. a 1680
Children 1.Elizabeth Alden+ b. 1624/25, d. 31 May 1717
 2.John Alden1 b. c 1626, d. 14 Mar 1701/2
 3.Joseph Alden+1 b. c 1627, d. 8 Feb 1696/97
 4.Rebecca Alden+ b. b 1649, d. a 13 Jun 1688

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
  2. [S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
  3. [S911] Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War (New York, New York: Penguin Group, Inc., 2006), Chapter 5, The Heart of Winter, pages 78-92. Hereinafter cited as Mayflower: A Story.
  4. [S911] Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story, Chapter 4, Beaten with Their Own Rod, pages 56-77.
  5. [S841] Mayflower History.com, online at www.mayflowerhistory.com. Hereinafter cited as MayflowerHistory.com.
  6. [S912] All About History, online at www.allabouthistory.org. Hereinafter cited as All About History.
  7. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts). Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  8. [S913] Author unidentified, A map identifying the lands of the Original Proprietors of the Bridgewater Settlement, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, c1645-1656, Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified). Hereinafter cited as Bridgewater Original Proprietors Map, c1645-1656.
  9. [S888] Author unidentified (although probably a descendant of David Perkins), A map of Old Bridgewater identifying the lands of the Perkins Family and their neighbors, 1680-1730, Old Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 17.995 x 15.555 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of Old Bridgewater, 1680-1730.
  10. [S889] Author unidentified, A map of the Second Precinct of Bridgewater incorporated June 1, 1716 and called the South Parish, indicating the early highways and paths and the dwelling places of the settlers, at the date of incorporation of the Precinct and before the Census of 1746, Second Precinct, South Parish, Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 22.48 x 17.51 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of the Second Precinct of Bridgewater, 1716-1746.
  11. [S890] Author unidentified, A map of the East Parish of Bridgewater founded from Old Bridgewater December 14, 1723, the Meeting House raised March 14, 1720 and officially incorporated in 1823; the map also includes West Bridgewater, first settled in 1651 from Old Bridgewater and officially incorporated in 1822. The dwelling houses of some of the landowners are identified, c1723, East & West Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts: (Hand drawn, not published, creation date unidentified), size: 22.215 x 17.12 inches. Hereinafter cited as A map of the East and West Parishes of Bridgewater, c1730.

John Alden1

b. circa 1626, d. 14 March 1701/2
Family
Father*John Alden1 b. c 1598, d. 22 Sep 1687
Mother*Priscilla Mullins1 b. bt 1600 - 1602, d. a 1680
Birth*circa 1626John Alden was born circa 1626 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Marriage*between 1 April 1659 and 1660He married Elizabeth Phillips between 1 April 1659 and 1660 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Death*14 March 1701/2He died on 14 March 1701/2 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family

 Elizabeth Phillips b. b 1640, d. 7 Feb 1695/96

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

John Alden1

b. circa 1680, d. 29 September 1730
Family
Father*Joseph Alden1 b. c 1627, d. 8 Feb 1696/97
Mother*Mary Simmons1 b. c 1641, d. a 10 Mar 1696/97
Birth*circa 1680John Alden was born circa 1680 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Marriage*circa 1701He married Hannah White circa 1701 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*29 September 1730He died on 29 September 1730 in Middleborough, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Burial*He was buried at North Middleboro, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family

 Hannah White b. May 1681, d. 5 Oct 1732

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Jonathan Alden1

b. 22 June 1721, d. before 30 May 1808
Family
Father*Eleazer Alden2 b. 27 Sep 1694, d. 29 Jan 1773
Mother*Martha Shaw2 b. 9 Jan 1700, d. 6 Jan 1769
Birth*22 June 1721Jonathan Alden was born on 22 June 1721 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*24 January 1743He married Experience Hayward, daughter of Nathaniel Hayward and Mary Harvey, on 24 January 1743 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).4,1,5 
Death*before 30 May 1808He died before 30 May 1808 probably in Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.2 

Family

 Experience Hayward b. 1719, d. 1809

Citations

  1. [S612] Paul Dillon Hayward, Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater (Denver, Colorado: P.D. Hayward, 1985), Author stated in his Preface that this book is his third compilation on the Haywards and that most of the data he obtained from previously published sources. He warned that there are undoubtedly many errors, some of which may invalidate entire sections, page 4. Hereinafter cited as Thomas Hayward of Bridgewater.
  2. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
  3. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Births, Volume I, page 26, his surname spelled "Allden". Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  4. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  5. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 19.

Jonathan Alden1

b. 3 December 1703, d. 10 November 1704
Family
Father*Joseph Alden1 b. 1667, d. 22 Dec 1747
Mother*Hannah Dunham1 b. c 1670, d. 13 Jan 1747/48
Birth*3 December 1703Jonathan Alden was born on 3 December 1703 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*10 November 1704He died on 10 November 1704 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Jonathan Alden1,2

b. circa 1633, d. 14 February 1697
Family
Birth*circa 1633Jonathan Alden was probably born at Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, circa 1633, as calculated from his noted age at death.1 
Marriage*10 December 1672He married Abigail Hallett on 10 December 1672 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony.1 
Death*14 February 1697He died on 14 February 1697 in Duxbury in his 65th year.1 

Family

 Abigail Hallett
Child 1.Anna Alden+1,2 d. 8 Jun 1705

Citations

  1. [S898] Lucy Kellogg and others, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 16, John Alden, in 3 Parts. Contents: Part 1. John Alden, first four generations by Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes & Alice Crane Williams; Part 2. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his daughter Elizabeth Alden Pabodie; Part 3. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his sons John, Joseph, and Jonathan. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-), Person No. 6, Jonathan Alden, Part 1, pages 43-45. Hereinafter cited as John Alden of the Mayflower (Five).
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Snell, pages 295-300, and identified, probably incorrectly, as "Zechariah" Alden. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

Joseph Alden1

b. circa 1627, d. 8 February 1696/97
Family
Father*John Alden1 b. c 1598, d. 22 Sep 1687
Mother*Priscilla Mullins1 b. bt 1600 - 1602, d. a 1680
Birth*circa 1627Joseph Alden was born circa 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Marriage*circa 1660He married Mary Simmons circa 1660 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Death*8 February 1696/97He died on 8 February 1696/97 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family

 Mary Simmons b. c 1641, d. a 10 Mar 1696/97
Children 1.Sarah Alden+1 b. c 1665, d. b 29 Jun 1713
 2.Isaac Alden1 b. b 1666, d. 24 Jun 1727
 3.Joseph Alden+1 b. 1667, d. 22 Dec 1747
 4.Mercy Alden1 b. c 1669, d. a 28 Jul 1727
 5.Hopestill Alden+1 b. c 1671, d. a 18 Dec 1753
 6.Elizabeth Alden+1 b. 1678, d. 8 May 1705
 7.John Alden1 b. c 1680, d. 29 Sep 1730

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Joseph Alden1

b. 1667, d. 22 December 1747
Family
Father*Joseph Alden1 b. c 1627, d. 8 Feb 1696/97
Mother*Mary Simmons1 b. c 1641, d. a 10 Mar 1696/97
Birth*1667Joseph Alden was born in 1667 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Marriage*1690He married Hannah Dunham in 1690 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
(Neighbor) Estate and Land25 September 1730Deacon Joseph Alden was a neighbor whose land bordered that of the deceased Mary Bolton, a single woman late of Bridgewater. He served on a special committee of five freeholders with Joseph Edson, Eleazer Carver, Daniel Hudson and Jonathan Sprague who were appointed by Judge Isaac Winslow on 15 June 1730 to inventory the deceased's land and to determine, in their best judgment, an equitable division of her real estate, which they estimated to be 6 acres. Their recommendation was submitted to the court on 10 August 1730, approved on 21 August 1730, and the lands were distributed in ten equal shares or lots on 25 September 1730 to Mary's mother, Sarah (Chesebrough) Bolton, and siblings, John Bolton, Samuel Bolton, Sarah (Bolton) Leonard, Elizabeth (Bolton) May, Nicholas Bolton, Elisha Bolton, Joseph Bolton, Nathaniel Bolton, and Abigail Bolton.2,3 
(Plaintiff) Court ActionJohn Bolton, Daniel Alden and Joseph Alden filed a complaint with the Plymouth County Court of General Sessions requesting that relief be granted to each of them as provided by the law regulating mills. The complainants said that in late 1730, Benjamin Hayward and Zachariah Whitman raised a pond on the Town River in Bridgewater and caused considerable damage to their grass, and "that the trespass is yearly continued." The court ordered Hayward and Whitman to show cause why they have continued to flow the complainants’' meadow.4 
(Neighbor) Land Transfer12 February 1732Joseph Alden was a neighbor of Joseph Bolton of Bridgewater, in the County of Plymouth in New England, who signed a deed agreement on 12 February 1732 to sell a certain piece of land in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, to his brother-in-law Michael May and sister Elizabeth (Bolton) May, his Wife, also of Bridgewater, for the sum of One Hundred and Ten Pounds. The deed was witnessed by Samuel Bolton and Nathaniel Bolton, brothers of Joseph Bolton, on 5 Mar 1732 and recorded on 13 Dec 1732. The land was described as containing by estimation twelve acres, be there more or less, bounded as follows: Beginning at a Stake and Heap of Stones by the Highway which is the South Easterly corner and from there bounded Northerly as the fence now stands next to his brother Elisha Bolton's land to a Stake and Heap of Stones by the Side of the Swamp and then running North Easterly to the land of Joseph Alden, and then bounded by the land of Joseph Alden Westerly to the land of John Willis and then bounded by the land of John Willis Southerly to the Highway and then by the Highway to the bounds first mentioned.5 
Death*22 December 1747He died on 22 December 1747 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Burial*He was buried at Bridgewater.1 

Family

 Hannah Dunham b. c 1670, d. 13 Jan 1747/48
Children 1.Daniel Alden1 b. 29 Jan 1690/91, d. 3 May 1767
 2.Joseph Alden1 b. 26 Aug 1693, d. 9 Dec 1695
 3.Eleazer Alden+1 b. 27 Sep 1694, d. 29 Jan 1773
 4.Hannah Alden1 b. 1 Feb 1696, d. 1777
 5.Mary Alden1 b. 10 Apr 1699, d. 14 Feb 1782
 6.Joseph Alden1 b. 5 Sep 1700, d. 25 Oct 1704
 7.Jonathan Alden1 b. 3 Dec 1703, d. 10 Nov 1704
 8.Samuel Alden1 b. 20 Aug 1705, d. 24 Mar 1783
 9.Mehitable Alden1 b. 10 Oct 1707, d. 11 Apr 1737
 10.Seth Alden+1,6 b. 6 Jul 1710, d. 6 Sep 1784

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
  2. [S1127] Mary Bolton, Probate (1730 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 2220, Box 107049 on FHL Film# 2426726. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of Mary Bolton (1730 Bridgewater).
  3. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549782, Index and Docket Abe-Bur 1685-1881, Case number 2220; FHL Film# 550705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 550511, Probates 1724-1731, Volume 5, pages 704-705, 780-786 and 789-790. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  4. [S669] Plymouth Court Records, 1686-1859 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Volume 2, page 101, referencing Session 9, pages 47-48. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth Court Records 1686-1859 - NEHGS.
  5. [S625] Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, microfilm of original manuscript on 462 microfilm reels. Includes Grantor and Grantee indexes: Film# 558823, Book 28, page 108, filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Deed records, 1664-1900, Plymouth County.
  6. [S761] William Bradford Browne, "The Peterson Family of Duxbury, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 70, (April 1916): pages 161-165. Hereinafter cited as "Peterson Family of Duxbury."

Joseph Alden1

b. 26 August 1693, d. 9 December 1695
Family
Father*Joseph Alden1 b. 1667, d. 22 Dec 1747
Mother*Hannah Dunham1 b. c 1670, d. 13 Jan 1747/48
Birth*26 August 1693Joseph Alden was born on 26 August 1693 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*9 December 1695He died on 9 December 1695 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 2.1 

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Joseph Alden1

b. 5 September 1700, d. 25 October 1704
Family
Father*Joseph Alden1 b. 1667, d. 22 Dec 1747
Mother*Hannah Dunham1 b. c 1670, d. 13 Jan 1747/48
Birth*5 September 1700Joseph Alden was born on 5 September 1700 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*25 October 1704He died on 25 October 1704 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England), at age 4.1 

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Joseph Alden1

b. 16 August 1747, d. 8 April 1803
Family
Father*Seth Alden1 b. 6 Jul 1710, d. 6 Sep 1784
Mother*Mehitable Carver1 b. c 1706, d. 14 Feb 1757
Birth*16 August 1747Joseph Alden was born on 16 August 1747 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*13 August 1773He married Bethiah Carver, daughter of Eleazer Carver Jr. and Hepzibah Perkins, after their Intention of Marriage was filed on 13 August 1773 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Death*8 April 1803He died on 8 April 1803 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 55.1 

Family

 Bethiah Carver b. 6 Jul 1754, d. 19 May 1821

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Marriages, Volume 2, page 72. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.

Mary Alden1

b. 10 April 1699, d. 14 February 1782
Family
Father*Joseph Alden1 b. 1667, d. 22 Dec 1747
Mother*Hannah Dunham1 b. c 1670, d. 13 Jan 1747/48
Birth*10 April 1699Mary Alden was born on 10 April 1699 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*14 February 1782She died on 14 February 1782 in Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, at age 82.1 

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Mehitable Alden1

b. 10 October 1707, d. 11 April 1737
Family
Father*Joseph Alden1 b. 1667, d. 22 Dec 1747
Mother*Hannah Dunham1 b. c 1670, d. 13 Jan 1747/48
Birth*10 October 1707Mehitable Alden was born on 10 October 1707 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*11 April 1737She died on 11 April 1737 at age 29.1 

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Mercy Alden1

b. circa 1669, d. after 28 July 1727
Family
Father*Joseph Alden1 b. c 1627, d. 8 Feb 1696/97
Mother*Mary Simmons1 b. c 1641, d. a 10 Mar 1696/97
Birth*circa 1669Mercy Alden was born circa 1669 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Marriage*26 June 1688She married John Burrill on 26 June 1688 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Death*after 28 July 1727She died after 28 July 1727.1 

Family

 John Burrill b. 1658, d. 16 Nov 1731

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Oliver Alden1

b. 6 August 1740, d. 29 September 1825
Family
Father*Seth Alden1 b. 6 Jul 1710, d. 6 Sep 1784
Mother*Mehitable Carver1 b. c 1706, d. 14 Feb 1757
Birth*6 August 1740Oliver Alden was born on 6 August 1740 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*21 November 1765He married Experience Leonard, daughter of Solomon Leonard and Elizabeth Perkins, on 21 November 1765 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3,4 
Death*29 September 1825He died on 29 September 1825 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, at age 85.1 

Family

 Experience Leonard b. 22 Oct 1743, d. 24 Oct 1818
Children 1.Caleb Alden1 b. 14 Nov 1766, d. 22 Apr 1845
 2.Experience Alden+5 b. 25 Feb 1780

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
  2. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Volume II, Marriages, page 21. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  3. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Alden, pages 83-88. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  4. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, Leonard, pages 244-248.
  5. [S908] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory (Chandler, Arizona: Ancestor House, 1998 Edition), page 893. Hereinafter cited as The Pratt Directory.

Rebecca Alden

b. before 1649, d. after 13 June 1688
Family
Father*John Alden b. c 1598, d. 22 Sep 1687
Mother*Priscilla Mullins b. bt 1600 - 1602, d. a 1680
Birth*before 1649Rebecca Alden was born before 1649, possibly in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). 
Marriagebefore 30 October 1667She married Thomas Delano, son of Philippe de La Noye, before 30 October 1667 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Court Action*30 October 1667 On 30 October 1667 Thomas Delano was fined for "having carnall coppulation" with his wife Rebecca before their marriage. The Delano genealogy has the child of that relationship born on the same day his father was being sentenced. Thomas and Rebecca may have felt the shame of their situation, for they named the child Benoni, the name meaning "child of sorrow" in Hebrew but more commonly used by the colonists for a son whose mother died in childbirth.2,3 
Death*after 13 June 1688She died after 13 June 1688 in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony). 

Family

 Thomas Delano b. 21 Mar 1641/42, d. 13 Apr 1723
Child 1.Benoni Delano+ b. 30 Oct 1667, d. 5 Apr 1738

Citations

  1. [S424] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his Descendants for Four Generations (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002), Family number 5, pages 6-7. Hereinafter cited as Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 Four Generations.
  2. [S424] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 Four Generations, Family number 17, pages 16-17 referencing Eugene Aubrey Stratton's "Plymouth Colony Its History & People 1620 - 1691"; Salt Lake City, Utah, 1986, page 194.
  3. [S424] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 Four Generations, Family number 17, pages 16-17 referencing Joel Andrew Delano's "The Genealogy History and Alliances of the American House of Delano 1621 to 1899", With the History and Heraldry of the Maison De Franchimont and De Lannoy to Delano 1096 to 1621; New York 1899, page 154.

Samuel Alden1

b. 20 August 1705, d. 24 March 1783
Family
Father*Joseph Alden1 b. 1667, d. 22 Dec 1747
Mother*Hannah Dunham1 b. c 1670, d. 13 Jan 1747/48
Birth*20 August 1705Samuel Alden was born on 20 August 1705 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Death*24 March 1783He died on 24 March 1783 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress), at age 77.1 

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.

Sarah Alden1

b. circa 1665, d. before 29 June 1713
Family
Father*Joseph Alden1 b. c 1627, d. 8 Feb 1696/97
Mother*Mary Simmons1 b. c 1641, d. a 10 Mar 1696/97
Birth*circa 1665Sarah Alden was born circa 1665 in Bridgewater, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).1 
Marriage*24 November 1685She married Joseph Crossman, son of Robert Crossman and Sarah Kingsbury, on 24 November 1685 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts (Plymouth Colony).2,3,1 
Death*before 29 June 1713She died before 29 June 1713 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 

Family

 Joseph Crossman b. 25 Apr 1659
Child 1.Joseph Crossman1 b. c 1689, d. 14 Mar 1776

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
  2. [S898] Lucy Kellogg and others, Mayflower Families through Five Generations: Volume 16, John Alden, in 3 Parts. Contents: Part 1. John Alden, first four generations by Esther Littleford Woodworth-Barnes & Alice Crane Williams; Part 2. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his daughter Elizabeth Alden Pabodie; Part 3. John Alden, fifth generation descendants of his sons John, Joseph, and Jonathan. (Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-), Part I, Person# 26, Sarah Alden, pages 96-97. Hereinafter cited as John Alden of the Mayflower (Five).
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 194. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.

Seth Alden1

b. 6 July 1710, d. 6 September 1784
Family
Father*Joseph Alden2,1 b. 1667, d. 22 Dec 1747
Mother*Hannah Dunham2 b. c 1670, d. 13 Jan 1747/48
Birth*6 July 1710Seth Alden was born on 6 July 1710 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*1 January 1739He married Mehitable Carver, daughter of Eleazer Carver and Experience __?__, on 1 January 1739.2 
(Witness to Will) Will27 May 1755Jonathan Sprague, William Hudson and Seth Alden witnessed the will of John Bolton dated 27 May 1755 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, in New England.3,4,5,6 
(Witness to Will) Probate28 July 1755Joseph Thompson, who had been named his sole Executor in the will of his father-in-law John Bolton, brought the will before John Cushing Esq., Judge of Probate, on 28 July 1755 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County. Two of the witnesses to the will, William Hudson and Seth Alden, made their oath that they, along with Jonathan Sprague, had seen John Bolton sign and seal his will, had subscribed as witnesses, and that he was then of sound mind.3,4 
(Appraiser) Inventory28 July 1755William Hudson, Seth Alden and John Willis had already completed an Inventory and appraisal on 4 July 1755 of the real and personal estate that John Bolton had died seized of in Bridgewater. It was sworn to by Executor Joseph Thompson and filed with Judge John Cushing Esq. on 28 July 1755. The estate was valued at £1404,15,4 and was itemized along the same lines as his will.3,4 
(Husband) Death14 February 1757Seth became a widower when Mehitable (Carver) Alden died on 14 February 1757.2,7 
Marriage*19 April 1758He married second Jael (Peterson) Hayward, daughter of Isaac Peterson and Mary Hobart, on 19 April 1758 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,8,9 
(Husband) Death17 December 1781Seth became a widower for the second time when Jael (Peterson) Hayward Alden died on 17 December 1781.10 
Death*6 September 1784He died on 6 September 1784 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress), at age 741,11 
Burial* and was buried in the Old Graveyard, Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress). The inscription on his gravestone included "in his 75th y."11 

Family 1

 Mehitable Carver b. c 1706, d. 14 Feb 1757
Children 1.Oliver Alden+2 b. 6 Aug 1740, d. 29 Sep 1825
 2.Seth Alden2 b. 22 Mar 1741, d. 29 Aug 1775
 3.Caleb Alden2 b. 8 Apr 1744, d. 20 Aug 1747
 4.Joseph Alden2 b. 16 Aug 1747, d. 8 Apr 1803

Family 2

 Jael Peterson d. 17 Dec 1781

Citations

  1. [S761] William Bradford Browne, "The Peterson Family of Duxbury, Mass.", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 70, (April 1916): pages 161-165. Hereinafter cited as "Peterson Family of Duxbury."
  2. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
  3. [S624] Probate records, 1686-1903; with index and docket, 1685-1967, Massachusetts Probate Court (Plymouth County), microfilm of originals at Plymouth, Massachusetts on 157 microfilm reels filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, 1968. Includes Index. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, FHL Film# 549782, Index and Docket Abe-Bur 1685-1881, Case number 2217; FHL Film# 550705, Index to probates 1686-1820; FHL Film# 551540, Probates 1751-1755, Volume 13, pages 545-547. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903. Hereinafter cited as Plymouth County Massachusetts Probate (Index) 1686-1903.
  4. [S1128] John Bolton, Probate (1755 Bridgewater, Plymouth County) Case number 2217, Box 107049 on FHL Film# 2426726. Probate file papers 1686-1881, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; microfilm of records at Supreme Judicial Court, Boston, on 246 microfilm reels. LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Probate of John Bolton (1755 Bridgewater).
  5. [S490] Charles Knowles Bolton, The Boltons of Old and New England: with a genealogy of the descendants of William Bolton of Reading, Massachusetts, 1720 (Albany, New York: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1889), page xii; source stated he had all daughters. Hereinafter cited as Boltons of Old and New England.
  6. [S471] Anna Chesebrough Wildey, Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts (New York, New York: Press of T.A. Wright, 1903), Part I, Descendants of Samuel, pages 18-301. Hereinafter cited as Descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
  7. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, downloaded from Google Books, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. In two Volumes: Volume I. Births and Volume II. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1916), Deaths, Volume II, page 425 referencing G.R.7: citing a gravestone record at the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
  8. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Hayward, pages 181-190. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
  9. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, page 25, his name spelled "Allden."
  10. [S761] William Bradford Browne, "Peterson Family of Duxbury", pages 164-165.
  11. [S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Deaths, Volume II, page 426 referencing G.R.7: citing a gravestone record at the Old Graveyard in Bridgewater.

Seth Alden1

b. 22 March 1741, d. 29 August 1775
Family
Father*Seth Alden1 b. 6 Jul 1710, d. 6 Sep 1784
Mother*Mehitable Carver1 b. c 1706, d. 14 Feb 1757
Birth*22 March 1741Seth Alden was born on 22 March 1741 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1 
Marriage*3 December 1767He married Mary Carver, daughter of Eleazer Carver Jr. and Hepzibah Perkins, on 3 December 1767 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).1,2 
Death*29 August 1775He died on 29 August 1775 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts (Continental Congress), at age 34.1 

Family

 Mary Carver b. 28 Aug 1748, d. 2 Dec 1811

Citations

  1. [S416] The Alden Kindred Database, online at www.alden.org. The Alden Organization states that "the Alden Kindred Database is incomplete. It is not yet a complete listing of all Alden descendants; nor of all members of the Kindred. It contains information taken from various sources including Alden Kindred lineage papers, Mayflower Five Generations Project research, published genealogies, and other databases, not all of which has been fully documented." Nevertheless, some information obtained from the Alden Kindred Database has been included in this collection with the knowledge that, even if not accurate, may provide valuable clues. Information provided, unless additional proof has been offered, has not yet been verified and cannot be guaranteed. Hereinafter cited as Alden Kindred Database.
  2. [S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register. Note: page numbers differ slightly between publications used in our research, including FHL copy, Google Books, Boston Public Library eBooks online and our personal library reprint published by Heritage Books. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, Inc., original publication date was 1840; reprinted for the third and fourth times in 1970 and 1975; first reprinted in 1897 by Henry T. Pratt, Bridgewater, Massachusetts; originally printed in 1840 by Kidder and Wright, Boston, Massachusetts), Carver, pages 129-130. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.

James Couther Alderman1

b. 8 March 1827, d. 23 January 1915
Family
Birth*8 March 1827James Couther Alderman was born on 8 March 1827 in Pendleton County, Virginia.1 
Marriage*1848He married Sidney Ellen Helmick about 1848.2,1 
Death*23 January 1915He died on 23 January 1915 in Upshur County, West Virginia, at age 871 
Burial* and was buried in Rock Cave Cemetery, Rock Cave, Upshur County.1 

Family

 Sidney Ellen Helmick b. 1 Feb 1829, d. 8 Mar 1919
Child 1.Mary Susan Alderman1,3 b. 10 Feb 1856, d. 14 Aug 1927

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, James Couther Alderman, Memorial# 107177662. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sidney Ellen (Helmick) Alderman, Memorial# 107177714.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Susan (Alderman) Kellison, Memorial# 5571164.

Mary Susan Alderman1

b. 10 February 1856, d. 14 August 1927
Family
Father*James Couther Alderman2,1 b. 8 Mar 1827, d. 23 Jan 1915
Mother*Sidney Ellen Helmick3,1 b. 1 Feb 1829, d. 8 Mar 1919
Birth*10 February 1856Mary Susan Alderman was born on 10 February 1856 in Virginia.1 
Relationship Note*Mary Susan Alderman and Minerva G. Alderman may have been cousins.4,5,6 
Marriage*She married, as his first wife, Sherman Newton Kellison.1,7 
Death*14 August 1927She died on 14 August 1927 in Jacox, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, at age 711 
Burial* and was buried in Kellison Cemetery, Jacox.1 

Family

 Sherman Newton Kellison b. 25 Oct 1864, d. 21 May 1933

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Mary Susan (Alderman) Kellison, Memorial# 5571164. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, James Couther Alderman, Memorial# 107177662.
  3. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sidney Ellen (Helmick) Alderman, Memorial# 107177714.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Minerva G. Alderman, age 11, a daughter in the household of James and Sarah J. Alderman, Year: 1880; Census Place: Falling Spring, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: 1402; Page: 303D; Enumeration District: 033. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  5. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Mary S. Alderman, age 11, a daughter in the household of James C. and Sidney Alderman, (her name spelled "Sidena" by the census taker), Year: 1870; Census Place: Warren, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1700; Page: 427A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  6. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sidney Alderman, (her name spelled "Sidune" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Banks, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: 1414; Page: 220C; Enumeration District: 130.
  7. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sherman Newton Kellison, Memorial# 5571156.

Minerva G. Alderman1

b. 25 February 1869, d. 5 June 1932
Family
Birth*25 February 1869Minerva G. Alderman was born on 25 February 1869 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.1 
Relationship Note*Minerva G. Alderman and Mary Susan Alderman may have been cousins.2,3,4 
Marriage*1891She married first Peter Cutlip, son of George Allen Cutlip and Lucinda Crites, about 1891.1,5 
(Wife) Death15 February 1927Minerva became a widow when Peter Cutlip died on 15 February 1927 at age 64.5 
Marriage*1929She married second, as his second wife, Sherman Newton Kellison about 1929.6,1 
Death*5 June 1932She died on 5 June 1932 in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, at age 631 
Burial* and was buried as Minerva G. (Alderman) Cutlip in Mountain Gate Cemetery, Greenbrier County.1 

Family 1

 Peter Cutlip b. 26 Mar 1862, d. 15 Feb 1927

Family 2

 Sherman Newton Kellison b. 25 Oct 1864, d. 21 May 1933

Citations

  1. [S748] Find a Grave website, which often provides cemetery and tombstone photos, and sometimes personal biographies, that may be obtained from the site, online at www.findagrave.com, Minerva G (Alderman) Cutlip, Memorial# 107622304. Hereinafter cited as Find a Grave website.
  2. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Minerva G. Alderman, age 11, a daughter in the household of James and Sarah J. Alderman, Year: 1880; Census Place: Falling Spring, Greenbrier, West Virginia; Roll: 1402; Page: 303D; Enumeration District: 033. Hereinafter cited as 1880 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S37] 1870 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, Mary S. Alderman, age 11, a daughter in the household of James C. and Sidney Alderman, (her name spelled "Sidena" by the census taker), Year: 1870; Census Place: Warren, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1700; Page: 427A. Hereinafter cited as 1870 United States Federal Census.
  4. [S23] 1880 United States Federal Census, online at www.ancestry.com, household of James and Sidney Alderman, (her name spelled "Sidune" by the census taker), Year: 1880; Census Place: Banks, Upshur, West Virginia; Roll: 1414; Page: 220C; Enumeration District: 130.
  5. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Peter Cutlip, Memorial# 190563107.
  6. [S748] Find a Grave website, online at www.findagrave.com, Sherman Newton Kellison, Memorial# 5571156.

Daniel Aldis1

b. 3 August 1661
Family
Father*John Aldis2 d. 21 Dec 1700
Mother*Sarah Eliot2 b. 25 Jan 1629, d. 17 Apr 1711
Birth*3 August 1661Daniel Aldis was born on 3 August 1661 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Marriage*23 November 1684He married Sarah Paine, daughter of Stephen Paine and Anna Chickering, on 23 November 1684 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,3 

Family

 Sarah Paine b. 12 Oct 1666
Child 1.Sarah Aldis+1 b. 27 Aug 1695, d. Jun 1717

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 26. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S1355] Frederick H. Whitin, The Aldis Family of Dedham, Wrentham, Roxbury and Franklin, Massachusetts, 1640-1800, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint from Dedham Historical Register, Volume XIV. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1905), John Aldis, pages 8-9. Hereinafter cited as The Aldis Family, Massachusetts,1640-1800.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 21.

Hannah Aldis1

b. 19 February 1686, d. 29 October 1756
Family
Father*John Aldis2 b. 18 Feb 1654/55, d. 18 Mar 1736
Mother*Mary __?__2,3
Birth*19 February 1686Hannah Aldis was born on 19 February 1686 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2 
Marriage*27 November 1709She married Thomas Mann, son of Reverend Samuel Mann and Esther Ware, on 27 November 1709 in Wrentham.4,5 
(Wife) Death10 September 1756Hannah became a widow when Thomas Mann died on 10 September 1756.1,6 
Death*29 October 1756She died about 6 weeks after her husband on 29 October 1756 in Wrentham at age 70.7,8 

Family

 Thomas Mann b. 24 Oct 1682, d. 10 Sep 1756

Citations

  1. [S1250] George S. Mann, Mann memorial, a record of the Mann family in America : genealogy of the descendants of Richard Mann of Scituate, Mass., preceded by English family records, and an account of the Wrentham, Rehoboth, Boston, Lexington, Virginia and other branches of the Manns who settled in this country, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. (Boston, Massachusetts: Press of David Clapp & Son, 1884), Cambridge or Wrentham Branch, pages 17-28. Hereinafter cited as Mann memorial, a record of the Mann family in America.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 11. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, page 242.
  4. [S1250] George S. Mann, Mann memorial, a record of the Mann family in America, Cambridge or Wrentham Branch, pages 17-28, noting the date of their marriage as 27 December 1709.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, page 336, recording the date of their marriage as 27 November 1709.
  6. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Deaths, Volume 2, page 472.
  7. [S1250] George S. Mann, Mann memorial, a record of the Mann family in America, Cambridge or Wrentham Branch, pages 17-28, noting the date of her death as 27 October 1756.
  8. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Deaths, Volume 2, page 472, recording her date of death as 29 October 1756.

John Aldis1

b. 8 May 1711, d. 29 April 1750
Family
Father*Nathan Aldis1 b. 11 May 1685, d. 10 Feb 1749/50
Mother*Eunice Draper1 b. 5 Jun 1689, d. 13 Jun 1714
Birth*8 May 1711John Aldis was born on 8 May 1711 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Province (New England).2,3 
Marriage*15 May 1733He married, as her first husband, Mehitable Hawes of Dedham, daughter of Nathaniel Hawes and Sarah Newell, on 15 May 1733 in Dedham, Suffolk County. They were married by the Reverend Mr. Samuel Dexter.1,4 
Death*29 April 1750He died on 29 April 1750 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, at age 38.1,5 

Family

 Mehitable Hawes b. 3 Nov 1703, d. 28 Feb 1785

Citations

  1. [S1240] Raymond Gordon Hawes, The Edward Hawes Heirs : Edward Hawes, ca. 1616-1687, of Dedham, Massachusetts, and his wife, Eliony Lumber : and some of their descendants through eleven generations. Edward Hawes (ca. 1616-1687) was living at Dedham, Massachusetts, by 1648, where he married Eliony Lumber (ca. 1625-1688/9) that year. They had nine children, 1648/9-1666, all born at Dedham. Descendants lived in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, Maine, Vermont, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and elsewhere. Descendants also spell their surname Haws. (Baltimore, Maryland: Gateway Press, 1996), Generation Three, pages 15-27. Hereinafter cited as The Edward Hawes Heirs.
  2. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Roxbury Births, Volume 1, page 10. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  3. [S1355] Frederick H. Whitin, The Aldis Family of Dedham, Wrentham, Roxbury and Franklin, Massachusetts, 1640-1800, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint from Dedham Historical Register, Volume XIV. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1905), Nathan Aldis, pages 13-14. Hereinafter cited as The Aldis Family, Massachusetts,1640-1800.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Dedham, Volumes 1 and 2, page 60.
  5. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Deaths, Volume 2, page 406.

John Aldis1

b. 18 February 1654/55, d. 18 March 1736
Family
Father*John Aldis2 d. 21 Dec 1700
Mother*Sarah Eliot2 b. 25 Jan 1629, d. 17 Apr 1711
Baptism*18 February 1654/55John Aldis was baptized on 18 February 1654/55 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).3 
Marriage*23 May 1682He married, as her second husband, Mary (__?__) Winchester on 23 May 1682 in Wrentham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).4,5,6,3 
Death*18 March 1736He died on 18 March 1736 in Roxbury at age 81.3 

Family

 Mary __?__
Children 1.Nathan Aldis+3 b. 11 May 1685, d. 10 Feb 1749/50
 2.Hannah Aldis1 b. 19 Feb 1686, d. 29 Oct 1756

Citations

  1. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to the Year 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Births, Volume 1, page 11. Hereinafter cited as Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS.
  2. [S1355] Frederick H. Whitin, The Aldis Family of Dedham, Wrentham, Roxbury and Franklin, Massachusetts, 1640-1800, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint from Dedham Historical Register, Volume XIV. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1905), John Aldis, pages 8-9. Hereinafter cited as The Aldis Family, Massachusetts,1640-1800.
  3. [S1355] Frederick H. Whitin, The Aldis Family, Massachusetts,1640-1800, John Aldis, pages 9-11.
  4. [S451] Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, Wrentham Marriages, Volume 2, page 242.
  5. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 827. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  6. [S1354] Henry Winchester Cunningham, "John Winchester of New England and some of his Descendants", New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volumes 78 and 79, (1924 and 1925): Jonathan Winchester, Volume 78, pages 10-11. Hereinafter cited as "John Winchester of New England."

John Aldis1

d. 21 December 1700
Family
Father*Nathan Aldis2 b. c 1596, d. 15 Mar 1675/76
Mother*Mary __?__2
Birth*John Aldis was born in England.1 
Marriage*27 September 1650He married Sarah Eliot, daughter of Colonel Philip Eliot, on 27 September 1650 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1 
Death*21 December 1700He died on 21 December 1700 in Dedham.1 

Family

 Sarah Eliot b. 25 Jan 1629, d. 17 Apr 1711
Children 1.John Aldis+1 b. 18 Feb 1654/55, d. 18 Mar 1736
 2.Daniel Aldis+1 b. 3 Aug 1661

Citations

  1. [S1355] Frederick H. Whitin, The Aldis Family of Dedham, Wrentham, Roxbury and Franklin, Massachusetts, 1640-1800, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint from Dedham Historical Register, Volume XIV. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1905), John Aldis, pages 8-9. Hereinafter cited as The Aldis Family, Massachusetts,1640-1800.
  2. [S1355] Frederick H. Whitin, The Aldis Family, Massachusetts,1640-1800, Nathan Aldis, pages 7-8.

Lydia Aldis1,2,3

d. 2 February 1683
Family
Father*Nathan Aldis4 b. c 1596, d. 15 Mar 1675/76
Mother*Mary __?__4
Birth*Lydia Aldis was born in England.4 
Marriage*She married first Samuel Oliver in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).2,3 
(Wife) DeathLydia became a widow when Samuel Oliver died.2,3 
Marriage*16 February 1653/54She married second, as his second wife, Joshua Fisher, son of Joshua Fisher, on 16 February 1653/54.1,2,3 
(Wife) Death10 August 1672Lydia became a widow for the second time when Joshua Fisher died on 10 August 1672.5,2 
Death*2 February 1683She died on 2 February 1683 in Dedham.2 

Family 1

 Samuel Oliver

Family 2

 Joshua Fisher b. 2 Apr 1621, d. 10 Aug 1672

Citations

  1. [S1255] Philip A. Fisher, The Fisher Genealogy : record of the descendants of Joshua, Anthony and Cornelius Fisher, of Dedham, Mass., 1636-1640, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Everett, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Publishing Company, 1898), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Fisher Genealogy.
  2. [S1255] Philip A. Fisher, The Fisher Genealogy, pages 11-16.
  3. [S413] Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages: Prior to 1700 (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co, 1985 and 1992), page 544. Hereinafter cited as New England Marriages: Prior to 1700.
  4. [S1355] Frederick H. Whitin, The Aldis Family of Dedham, Wrentham, Roxbury and Franklin, Massachusetts, 1640-1800, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint from Dedham Historical Register, Volume XIV. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1905), Nathan Aldis, pages 7-8. Hereinafter cited as The Aldis Family, Massachusetts,1640-1800.
  5. [S1355] Frederick H. Whitin, The Aldis Family, Massachusetts,1640-1800, Mary Aldis, pages 7-8.

Mary Aldis1

d. 3 September 1653
Family
Father*Nathan Aldis2,1 b. c 1596, d. 15 Mar 1675/76
Mother*Mary __?__1,2
Birth*Mary Aldis was born in England.2 
Marriage*15 March 1643She married, as his first wife, Joshua Fisher, son of Joshua Fisher, on 15 March 1643 in Dedham, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (New England).1,3 
Death*3 September 1653She died on 3 September 1653 in Dedham.1 

Family

 Joshua Fisher b. 2 Apr 1621, d. 10 Aug 1672
Child 1.Joshua Fisher+4 b. 9 Jan 1651, d. 26 Jan 1708/9

Citations

  1. [S1355] Frederick H. Whitin, The Aldis Family of Dedham, Wrentham, Roxbury and Franklin, Massachusetts, 1640-1800, downloaded from the Boston Public Library eBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Reprint from Dedham Historical Register, Volume XIV. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Transcript Press, 1905), Mary Aldis, pages 7-8. Hereinafter cited as The Aldis Family, Massachusetts,1640-1800.
  2. [S1355] Frederick H. Whitin, The Aldis Family, Massachusetts,1640-1800, Nathan Aldis, pages 7-8.
  3. [S1255] Philip A. Fisher, The Fisher Genealogy : record of the descendants of Joshua, Anthony and Cornelius Fisher, of Dedham, Mass., 1636-1640, downloaded from Google Books at www.google.com. (Everett, Massachusetts: Massachusetts Publishing Company, 1898), page 6. Hereinafter cited as The Fisher Genealogy.
  4. [S1255] Philip A. Fisher, The Fisher Genealogy, pages 11-16.