The General society of Mayflower descendants; meetings, officers and members arranged in state societies, ancestors and their descendants . MAYFLOWER ANCESTORS ANDTHEIR DESCENDANTS. John Alden John Alden, born about 1599, was not a member of the Ley denCompany, but, as Bradford states, was hired for a cooper, atSouth-Hampton, wher the ship victualled; and bemg a hopfull yongman was much desired, but left to his own liking to go or staywhen he came here. He was thus about twenty-one when hesio-ned the Compact (the seventh signer), and. electnig to stay,married Priscilla, the daughter of Wi
The General society of Mayflower descendants; meetings, officers and members arranged in state societies, ancestors and their descendants . MAYFLOWER ANCESTORS ANDTHEIR DESCENDANTS. John Alden John Alden, born about 1599, was not a member of the Ley denCompany, but, as Bradford states, was hired for a cooper, atSouth-Hampton, wher the ship victualled; and bemg a hopfull yongman was much desired, but left to his own liking to go or staywhen he came here. He was thus about twenty-one when hesio-ned the Compact (the seventh signer), and. electnig to stay,married Priscilla, the daughter of William Mullms, whose parentshad died in the first winter. This marriage was in 1622 or 1623,and was the second or third in the colony. They removed to Dux-bury with those that went thither. Alden proved a most desirablemember of the Pilgrim Company, as is shown by his life of manlyusefulness He was one of the eight Undertakers in 1627; waschosen one of the assistants in 1633, and was annually reelecteduntil 1641. In that year he was elected deputy from Duxbury tothe General Court, and continued to serve as such until 1650, whenhe was again chosen a member of the Council, and so co
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