[S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, a record of births, deaths and marriages of the first seven generations of Pierces in America, including a record of the descendants of Abial Peirce to the present (Strasburg, Virginia and Washington DC: originally printed by Shenandoah Publishing House and reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1936), page 145. Hereinafter cited as Seven Pierce Families.
[S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume II, Marriages, page 236. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
[S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register (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), Ames, pages 98-104. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
[S845] James Savage, A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England : showing three generations of those who came before May 1692, on the basis of Farmer's register; in 4 Volumes, on CD-ROM "Compendium of New England Pioneers", a collection of 14 Classic Genealogical Dictionaries of early New England settlers. (www.ArchiveCDBooksUSA.com: Archive CD Books USA, 1860-1862). Hereinafter cited as Genealogical Dictionary of New England.
[S445] A faithful and exact copy of the original records without any abridgment or variation and copied by various members of the NEHGS from the original records, "Early Records of Boston, Massachusetts", New England Historical & Genealogical Register Volumes 2 - 12 (published as a continuation from January 1848 through 1858): "Births of Brantrey", October 1857, Volume 11, page 334. Hereinafter cited as "Boston Records - NEHGR."
[S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, a record of births, deaths and marriages of the first seven generations of Pierces in America, including a record of the descendants of Abial Peirce to the present (Strasburg, Virginia and Washington DC: originally printed by Shenandoah Publishing House and reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1936), page 145. Hereinafter cited as Seven Pierce Families.
Martha Adams1
b. 1665, d. 29 December 1717
Martha Adams|b. 1665\nd. 29 Dec 1717|p1.htm#i8511|James Adams||p1.htm#i8514||||||||||||||||
[S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, a record of births, deaths and marriages of the first seven generations of Pierces in America, including a record of the descendants of Abial Peirce to the present (Strasburg, Virginia and Washington DC: originally printed by Shenandoah Publishing House and reprinted by Higginson Book Company, 1936), page 145. Hereinafter cited as Seven Pierce Families.
[S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the year 1850, downloaded from the Boston Public Library EBooks and Texts Archive at www.archive.org. Volume 1. Births and Volume 2. Marriages and Deaths. (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society at the charge of the Eddy Town Record Fund, 1909), Volume II, Deaths, page 433 referencing G.R.2: citing a gravestone record, Groveland Cemetery, North Scituate. Hereinafter cited as Scituate Vital Records to 1850.
[S470] Collected by Harvey Cushman Pierce, Seven Pierce Families, page 145, stated their marriage in "1695", rather than 1678, and identified her father as "James Adams."
[S853] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Scituate Vital Records to 1850, Volume II, Marriages, page 231, his name spelled "Pearce", her name "Adames", and the date written as "Feb. (written above Apr.) 5, 1678."
[S489] William Bolton Jr., Administration of 1780, Probate File Number 2129, Probate Records 1648-1924, Middlesex County Massachusetts probate file number 2129 (Microfilm of original records in the Middlesex County Courthouse, Cambridge, Massachusetts), LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as William Bolton Jr. Administration of 1780.
[S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Reference Item# 26, Franklin Trask Library, 210 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA, pages 114 and 118.
[S893] Records of the Second Baptist Church, Boston, 1788-1809, original manuscript, Franklin Trask Library, page 118.
[S183] Boston, Massachusetts, Church Records, 1789-1811; FHL# 856700 Item# 5, LDS Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Second Baptist Church Records, 1789-1811.
[S494] The Records of the Churches of Boston - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, published originally by NEHGS in 2002 on CD-ROM. Hereinafter cited as Boston Church Records - NEHGS.
Caleb Alden1
b. 14 November 1766, d. 22 April 1845
Caleb Alden|b. 14 Nov 1766\nd. 22 Apr 1845|p1.htm#i7642|Oliver Alden|b. 6 Aug 1740\nd. 29 Sep 1825|p2.htm#i7640|Experience Leonard|b. 19 Oct 1742\nd. 24 Oct 1818|p69.htm#i7641|Seth Alden|b. 6 Jul 1710\nd. 6 Sep 1784|p2.htm#i7629|Mehetable Carver|b. c 1706\nd. 14 Feb 1757|p23.htm#i7639|||||||
[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.
Caleb Alden1
b. 8 April 1744, d. 20 August 1747
Caleb Alden|b. 8 Apr 1744\nd. 20 Aug 1747|p1.htm#i7646|Seth Alden|b. 6 Jul 1710\nd. 6 Sep 1784|p2.htm#i7629|Mehetable Carver|b. c 1706\nd. 14 Feb 1757|p23.htm#i7639|Joseph Alden|b. 1667\nd. 22 Dec 1747|p1.htm#i7071|Hannah Dunham|b. c 1670\nd. 13 Jan 1747/48|p32.htm#i7072|||||||
[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.
Daniel Alden1
b. 29 January 1690/91, d. 3 May 1767
Daniel Alden|b. 29 Jan 1690/91\nd. 3 May 1767|p1.htm#i7630|Joseph Alden|b. 1667\nd. 22 Dec 1747|p1.htm#i7071|Hannah Dunham|b. c 1670\nd. 13 Jan 1747/48|p32.htm#i7072|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|||||||
[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.
Eleazer Alden1
b. 27 September 1694, d. 29 January 1773
Eleazer Alden|b. 27 Sep 1694\nd. 29 Jan 1773|p1.htm#i7632|Joseph Alden|b. 1667\nd. 22 Dec 1747|p1.htm#i7071|Hannah Dunham|b. c 1670\nd. 13 Jan 1747/48|p32.htm#i7072|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|||||||
[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.
[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 II, page 336. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
Elizabeth Alden1
b. 1624/25, d. 31 May 1717
Elizabeth Alden|b. 1624/25\nd. 31 May 1717|p1.htm#i4608|John Alden|b. c 1598\nd. 22 Sep 1687|p1.htm#i4607|Priscilla Mullins|b. bt 1600 - 1602\nd. a 1680|p76.htm#i4383|||||||||||||
[S376] Through the Looking Glass at MayflowerFamilies.com, online www.mayflowerfamilies.com. Hereinafter cited as MayflowerFamilies.com.
[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.
Elizabeth Alden1
b. 1678, d. 8 May 1705
Elizabeth Alden|b. 1678\nd. 8 May 1705|p1.htm#i7077|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|John Alden|b. c 1598\nd. 22 Sep 1687|p1.htm#i4607|Priscilla Mullins|b. bt 1600 - 1602\nd. a 1680|p76.htm#i4383|||||||
[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.
[S610] Charles Henry Pope and Thomas Hooper, compilers, downloaded from Google Books, Hooper Genealogy (Boston, Massachusetts: Charles H. Pope, 1908), Part I, The Reading Family, compiled by Thomas Hooper of Boston, Second Generation, pages 6-10. Hereinafter cited as Hooper Genealogy.
Experience Alden1
b. 25 February 1780
Experience Alden|b. 25 Feb 1780|p1.htm#i8725|Oliver Alden|b. 6 Aug 1740\nd. 29 Sep 1825|p2.htm#i7640|Experience Leonard|b. 19 Oct 1742\nd. 24 Oct 1818|p69.htm#i7641|Seth Alden|b. 6 Jul 1710\nd. 6 Sep 1784|p2.htm#i7629|Mehetable Carver|b. c 1706\nd. 14 Feb 1757|p23.htm#i7639|||||||
[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 541, referencing G.R.2: citing a gravestone record at Pratt-town Cemetery. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
[S908] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory (Chandler, Arizona: Ancestor House, 1998 Edition), page 893. Hereinafter cited as The Pratt Directory.
[S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Births, Volume I, page 18.
[S836] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850, Marriages, Volume II, pages 19 and 310.
[S908] Compiled by Jayne Pratt Lovelace, The Pratt Directory, page 893, marriage date noted as 26 May 1803.
Hannah Alden1
b. 1 February 1696, d. 1777
Hannah Alden|b. 1 Feb 1696\nd. 1777|p1.htm#i7633|Joseph Alden|b. 1667\nd. 22 Dec 1747|p1.htm#i7071|Hannah Dunham|b. c 1670\nd. 13 Jan 1747/48|p32.htm#i7072|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|||||||
[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.
[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.
[S494] The Records of the Churches of Boston - NEHGS, online at www.newenglandancestors.org, published originally by NEHGS in 2002 on CD-ROM. Hereinafter cited as Boston Church Records - NEHGS.
Hopestill Alden1
b. circa 1671, d. after 18 December 1753
Hopestill Alden|b. c 1671\nd. a 18 Dec 1753|p1.htm#i7075|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|John Alden|b. c 1598\nd. 22 Sep 1687|p1.htm#i4607|Priscilla Mullins|b. bt 1600 - 1602\nd. a 1680|p76.htm#i4383|||||||
[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.
[S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register (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), Snow, pages 314-319. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
Isaac Alden1,2
b. before 1666, d. 24 June 1727
Isaac Alden|b. b 1666\nd. 24 Jun 1727|p1.htm#i7069|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|John Alden|b. c 1598\nd. 22 Sep 1687|p1.htm#i4607|Priscilla Mullins|b. bt 1600 - 1602\nd. a 1680|p76.htm#i4383|||||||
[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.
[S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register (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), Allen, pages 92-98. Hereinafter cited as History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater.
[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 II, page 28. Hereinafter cited as Vital Records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts to 1850.
John 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, FrancisCooke and JamesChilton, adult female SusannahChilton, young male JohnCooke, and young females PriscillaMullins and MaryChilton.
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 Compact
11 November 1620
John 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. 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
John 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. Two others, ReverendJamesKeith and SamuelEdson, 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
[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.
[S225] Wikipedia Free Encyclopedia, online at www.wikipedia.org. Hereinafter cited as Wikipedia Encyclopedia.
[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.
[S911] Nathaniel Philbrick, Mayflower: A Story, Chapter 4, Beaten with Their Own Rod, pages 56-77.
[S841] Mayflower History.com, online at www.mayflowerhistory.com. Hereinafter cited as MayflowerHistory.com.
[S912] All About History, online at www.allabouthistory.org. Hereinafter cited as All About History.
[S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register (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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[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
John Alden|b. c 1626\nd. 14 Mar 1701/2|p1.htm#i7065|John Alden|b. c 1598\nd. 22 Sep 1687|p1.htm#i4607|Priscilla Mullins|b. bt 1600 - 1602\nd. a 1680|p76.htm#i4383|||||||||||||
[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
John Alden|b. c 1680\nd. 29 Sep 1730|p1.htm#i7082|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|John Alden|b. c 1598\nd. 22 Sep 1687|p1.htm#i4607|Priscilla Mullins|b. bt 1600 - 1602\nd. a 1680|p76.htm#i4383|||||||
[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
Jonathan Alden|b. 22 Jun 1721\nd. b 30 May 1808|p1.htm#i7247|Eleazer Alden|b. 27 Sep 1694\nd. 29 Jan 1773|p1.htm#i7632|Martha Shaw|b. 9 Jan 1700\nd. 6 Jan 1769|p90.htm#i8246|Joseph Alden|b. 1667\nd. 22 Dec 1747|p1.htm#i7071|Hannah Dunham|b. c 1670\nd. 13 Jan 1747/48|p32.htm#i7072|Joseph Shaw||p90.htm#i8247|Judith Unknown||p100.htm#i8248|
[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.
[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.
[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.
[S474] Nahum Mitchell, History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, including an extensive Family Register (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.
[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
Jonathan Alden|b. 3 Dec 1703\nd. 10 Nov 1704|p1.htm#i7636|Joseph Alden|b. 1667\nd. 22 Dec 1747|p1.htm#i7071|Hannah Dunham|b. c 1670\nd. 13 Jan 1747/48|p32.htm#i7072|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|||||||
[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. circa 1627, d. 8 February 1696/97
Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|John Alden|b. c 1598\nd. 22 Sep 1687|p1.htm#i4607|Priscilla Mullins|b. bt 1600 - 1602\nd. a 1680|p76.htm#i4383|||||||||||||
[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
Joseph Alden|b. 1667\nd. 22 Dec 1747|p1.htm#i7071|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|John Alden|b. c 1598\nd. 22 Sep 1687|p1.htm#i4607|Priscilla Mullins|b. bt 1600 - 1602\nd. a 1680|p76.htm#i4383|||||||
Joseph Alden was a neighbor of JosephBolton 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 MichaelMay and sister Elizabeth (Bolton)May, his Wife, also of Bridgewater, for the sum of One Hundred and Ten Pounds. The deed was witnessed by SamuelBolton and NathanielBolton, brothers of JosephBolton, 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.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.
[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.
[S761] William Bradford Browne, "The Peterson Family of Duxbury, Mass.", New England Historical & 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
Joseph Alden|b. 26 Aug 1693\nd. 9 Dec 1695|p1.htm#i7631|Joseph Alden|b. 1667\nd. 22 Dec 1747|p1.htm#i7071|Hannah Dunham|b. c 1670\nd. 13 Jan 1747/48|p32.htm#i7072|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|||||||
[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
Joseph Alden|b. 5 Sep 1700\nd. 25 Oct 1704|p1.htm#i7635|Joseph Alden|b. 1667\nd. 22 Dec 1747|p1.htm#i7071|Hannah Dunham|b. c 1670\nd. 13 Jan 1747/48|p32.htm#i7072|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|||||||
[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
Joseph Alden|b. 16 Aug 1747\nd. 8 Apr 1803|p1.htm#i7647|Seth Alden|b. 6 Jul 1710\nd. 6 Sep 1784|p2.htm#i7629|Mehetable Carver|b. c 1706\nd. 14 Feb 1757|p23.htm#i7639|Joseph Alden|b. 1667\nd. 22 Dec 1747|p1.htm#i7071|Hannah Dunham|b. c 1670\nd. 13 Jan 1747/48|p32.htm#i7072|||||||
[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.
Mary Alden1
b. 10 April 1699, d. 14 February 1782
Mary Alden|b. 10 Apr 1699\nd. 14 Feb 1782|p1.htm#i7634|Joseph Alden|b. 1667\nd. 22 Dec 1747|p1.htm#i7071|Hannah Dunham|b. c 1670\nd. 13 Jan 1747/48|p32.htm#i7072|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|||||||
[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
Mehitable Alden|b. 10 Oct 1707\nd. 11 Apr 1737|p1.htm#i7638|Joseph Alden|b. 1667\nd. 22 Dec 1747|p1.htm#i7071|Hannah Dunham|b. c 1670\nd. 13 Jan 1747/48|p32.htm#i7072|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|||||||
[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
Mercy Alden|b. c 1669\nd. a 28 Jul 1727|p1.htm#i7073|Joseph Alden|b. c 1627\nd. 8 Feb 1696/97|p1.htm#i7063|Mary Simmons|b. c 1641\nd. a 10 Mar 1696/97|p91.htm#i7064|John Alden|b. c 1598\nd. 22 Sep 1687|p1.htm#i4607|Priscilla Mullins|b. bt 1600 - 1602\nd. a 1680|p76.htm#i4383|||||||
[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.
