ADAMS, Samuel I
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1. ADAMS, Samuel I was born on 28 Jan 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (son of ADAMS, Joseph Jr and BASS, Hannah); died on 17 Jul 1751 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Samuel married PAINE, Sarah on 6 Oct 1720 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah was born on 3 Jul 1697 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Jun 1777 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- ADAMS, Elijah was born on 16 Mar 1738 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 22 Aug 1798 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Joseph was born on 17 Dec 1730 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Jul 1809 in Barker, Broome, New York, USA.
- ADAMS, Moses was born on 31 Jan 1733 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Oct 1778 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Samuel was born on 15 Jun 1723 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 Mar 1766 in Jan, Bari, Somalia.
- ADAMS, Mary was born on 4 Apr 1728 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 6 Jul 1730 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Aaron was born on 29 Jul 1736 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 6 Mar 1740 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Sarah was born on 4 Mar 1726 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 7 Jul 1763 in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
2. ADAMS, Joseph Jr was born on 24 Dec 1654 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (son of ADAMS, Joseph Sr. and BAXTER, Abigail); died on 12 Feb 1737 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Probate: 16 Jul 1736, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Notes:
http://books.google.com/books?id=rKdN8t3Y9kkC&pg=PA5&dq=reverend+joseph+bass+adams&hl=en&sa=X&ei=MxHyU6iLG5SmyATxy4BI&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=reverend joseph bass adams&f=false
Served in King Philip's War and a Selectman for the Town of Braintree in 1699, 1716, 1717.
This qualifies me for membership in the General Society of Colonial WarsJoseph married BASS, Hannah on 20 Feb 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Hannah (daughter of BASS, John and ALDEN, Ruth) was born on 28 Jan 1662 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 24 Oct 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. BASS, Hannah was born on 28 Jan 1662 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of BASS, John and ALDEN, Ruth); died on 24 Oct 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Children:
- ADAMS, Reverend Joseph Bass was born on 4 Jan 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 May 1783 in Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA; was buried in New Hampshire, USA.
- ADAMS, Sarah was born in 1690.
- ADAMS, Solomon was born on 23 Apr 1699 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA; died on 20 Nov 1778 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
- ADAMS, Josiah was born on 8 Feb 1696 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 30 Jul 1802 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Hannah was born on 21 Feb 1698 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 Dec 1766 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS SR., John Deacon Sr. was born on 8 Feb 1691 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 25 May 1761 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- 1. ADAMS, Samuel I was born on 28 Jan 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 17 Jul 1751 in Medway, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Zabdiel was born in 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Ebenezer Captain was born on 30 Dec 1704 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 6 Aug 1769 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Ruth was born on 21 Mar 1700 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 23 Apr 1787 in Becket, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Bethia was born on 13 Jun 1702 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 10 May 1796 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Generation: 3
4. ADAMS, Joseph Sr. was born on 9 Feb 1626 in Somerset, England (son of ADAMS, Henry and SQUIRE, Edith Rosamund); died on 6 Dec 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
- Web Address: Wikitree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adams-39
- Occupation: Malster (maker of malt)
- Immigration: 1638, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; Arrived with his parents and siblings
- Public Service: 1673, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; Selectman
Notes:
Birth:
King Weston, Somerset, EnglandJoseph married BAXTER, Abigail on 2 Nov 1650 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Abigail (daughter of BAXTER, Gregory and PADDY, Margaret) was born on 28 Mar 1634 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 Aug 1692 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. BAXTER, Abigail was born on 28 Mar 1634 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of BAXTER, Gregory and PADDY, Margaret); died on 27 Aug 1692 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Children:
- 2. ADAMS, Joseph Jr was born on 24 Dec 1654 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Feb 1737 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Peter was born on 7 Feb 1670 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 17 Apr 1747 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Mehitable was born on 3 Oct 1663 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Oct 1713 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Avis was born on 20 Dec 1651 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 6 Oct 1699 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Hannah was born on 12 Nov 1652 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 15 Sep 1726 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Abigail was born on 27 Feb 1658 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 21 Oct 1696 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Mary (1st) was born on 8 Nov 1663 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1663/64.
- ADAMS, Bertha was born on 20 Dec 1661 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 6 Oct 1698 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Mary Grover was born on 25 Feb 1667 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 9 Mar 1706 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Samuel was born on 3 Sep 1665 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 2 Oct 1748 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Jonathan was born on 31 Jan 1671 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1744 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
6. BASS, John was born on 18 Sep 1630 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA (son of BASS, Deacon Samuel and SAVILLE, Anne); died on 12 Sep 1716 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
John married ALDEN, Ruth on 13 Feb 1657 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. Ruth (daughter of ALDEN, John and MULLINS, Priscilla Sarah) was born about 1637 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Oct 1674 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. ALDEN, Ruth was born about 1637 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of ALDEN, John and MULLINS, Priscilla Sarah); died on 12 Oct 1674 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Children:
- 3. BASS, Hannah was born on 28 Jan 1662 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 24 Oct 1705 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Ruth was born on 28 Jan 1662 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Jun 1699 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Samuel was born on 25 Mar 1660 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 20 Feb 1751 in East Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, John was born on 26 Nov 1658 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 30 Sep 1724 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Sarah was born on 11 Dec 1672 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 19 Aug 1751 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Phillip was born in 1674 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Mary was born on 11 Feb 1669 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 10 Apr 1725 in Randolph, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Joseph was born on 5 Dec 1665 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 22 Nov 1733 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Generation: 4
8. ADAMS, Henry was born on 21 Jan 1583 in Barton St David, Somerset, England (son of ADAMS, John Richard and STONE, Agnes Katherine); died on 6 Oct 1646 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
- Great Migration: Yes, but no GM profile
- Web Address: Book: https://archive.org/details/henryadamsofsome00bart
- Web Address: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Adams_(farmer)
- Web Address: Wikitree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adams-277
- Occupation: Farmer
- Residence: USA
- Arrival: 1638, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
- Immigration: 1638; Henry arrived in 1638 on the ship Mary & John with his wife, 7 sons and 1 daughter; son Jonathan emigrated in 1651. The colonial authorities at Boston allotted to him 40 acres of land at “The Mount,” for the 10 persons in his family, Feb. 24, 1641
Notes:
The Adams family in America stems from the emigrant Henry Adams, who married Edith Squire and settled in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. His many children emigrated with him, including a son Joseph.
The Adams family was among the early settlers in the British colony to set roots in this new land of opportunities. Henry Adams emigrated from Somerset, England in 1638, he had 10 children. Three of his sons were involved in politics. Lt. Thomas Adams served in the Massachusetts Government Council, Cap. Samuel Adams served in the Massachusetts General Court and John Adams I was a Massachusetts Selectman. John Adams I was the grand father of Deacon Samuel Adams. Little did he know that two members of his family would become presidents of the United States.
WikiTree Research: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Adams-277
Died:
Age: 63Henry married SQUIRE, Edith Rosamund on 19 Oct 1609 in Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England. Edith (daughter of SQUIRE, Henry and MACKRELL, Charlotte) was born on 29 May 1587 in Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England; died on 21 Jan 1673 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. SQUIRE, Edith Rosamund was born on 29 May 1587 in Charlton Mackrell, Somerset, England (daughter of SQUIRE, Henry and MACKRELL, Charlotte); died on 21 Jan 1673 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
- Arrival: 1638, Massachusetts, USA
- Immigration: 1638, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; Edith arrived in 1638 on the ship Mary & John with her husband, 7 sons and 1 daughter;
Notes:
Died:
Age: 86Children:
- ADAMS, Captain Samuel was born on 17 Jan 1616 in England; died on 24 Jan 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Lieutenant Thomas was born on 25 Mar 1612 in Barton St David, Somerset, England; died on 20 Jul 1688 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, ELEAZER was born in 1631 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1710 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Lieutenant Henry was born in 1604 in England; died on 21 Feb 1676 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- 4. ADAMS, Joseph Sr. was born on 9 Feb 1626 in Somerset, England; died on 6 Dec 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Ursula was born on 19 Jul 1619 in Barton St David, Somerset, England; died on 20 Feb 1678 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, John was born on 4 Dec 1622 in Kingweston, Somerset, England; died in Jun 1706 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Peter was born on 1 Mar 1621 in Kingweston, Somerset, England; died on 23 Oct 1690 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Jane was born in 1624 in Norfolk, Somerset, England; died on 15 Dec 1654 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Christopher was born in 1628 in Barton St David, Somerset, England; died on 13 Jun 1686 in England.
- ADAMS, Mary was born in 1625 in Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Aug 1711 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Deacon Jonathan was born on 25 Mar 1612 in Barton St David, Somerset, England; died on 28 Jul 1690 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, Ensign Edward was born on 19 Apr 1629 in Somerset, England; died on 12 Nov 1716 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ADAMS, William was born in 1620.
- ADAMS, Hannah was born in 1618 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 31 Jan 1702 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
10. BAXTER, Gregory was born in 1606 in Yorkshire, England (son of BAXTER, John and MURCIE, Margaret); died on 21 Apr 1659 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
- Great Migration: https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/rd/12107/137/235172579
- Great Migration: The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995) , Vols. I-III Page(s) :137 Volume : Vol. 1-3.
- Web Address: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Baxter-15
- Religion: Puritan
- Immigration: 1631, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
- Residence: 1631, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
- Naturalization: 6 Mar 1631/32; Became a Freeman
- Residence: 1640, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; Joined the Dorchester church in 1631 or early 1632 as Duxbury church wasn't organized yet
- Public Service: 26 Nov 1640; One of seven arbitrators in an extra-judicial master-servant dispute
Gregory married PADDY, Margaret on 6 Mar 1631 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. Margaret (daughter of PADDY, Sir William Peadie and CUBITT, Agnes) was born about 1610 in England; died on 13 Dec 1661 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. PADDY, Margaret was born about 1610 in England (daughter of PADDY, Sir William Peadie and CUBITT, Agnes); died on 13 Dec 1661 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
Children:
- BAXTER, John was born on 1 Dec 1639 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 29 Apr 1719 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BAXTER, Joan was born in 1636 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BAXTER, Bethia was born on 7 Jun 1632 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Jan 1650 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- 5. BAXTER, Abigail was born on 28 Mar 1634 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 Aug 1692 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
12. BASS, Deacon Samuel was born about 1600; died on 30 Dec 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
- Great Migration: https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/i/12107/122/23894481
- Arrival: 1633, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; Among the first settlers of the Massachusetts colony about 1633, or soon after
- Departure: 1633
- Residence: 1640, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; According to Sprague, Samuel's homestead was at the N.W. corner of Granite and Hancock Streets in what is now Quincy, and parts of the land on Granite Street remained in the male line of descent until 1951.
Notes:
Samuel Bass, came to New England with his wife Anne, and probably one or two young children, among the first settlers of the Massachusetts colony about 1630, or soon after, and settled in Roxbury. Their names were enrolled among the earliest members of the first church in that town, which was gathered as early as 1632, where they may be seen at this day.
He was admitted freeman, May 14, 1634, and lived in Roxburv until about 1610, when he removed his family to Braintree, Massachusetts. He was admitted a member of the “First Congregational Church,” having been dismissed and recommended to them from the church in Roxbury.
He was chosen and ordained the first deacon of the church in Braintree, which office he held for about fifty years.
Deacon Samuel Bass was a man of strong and vigorous mind and was one of the leading men of the town for many years. He departed this life upon the thirteenth day of Sept., 1694, and was the father and grandfather, and great-grandfather of one hundred and sixty-two children before he died. He was buried at Hancock Cemetery, Quincy, Massachusetts. His Memorial has a photo of his headstone, a brief biography with speculation about his parents and links to those of his wife and children.
Birth:
Saffron Walden, Essex, EnglandDeacon married SAVILLE, Anne on 25 Apr 1625 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England. Anne (daughter of SAVELLE, William and PARKER, Margaret Hannah) was born on 26 Apr 1601 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England; died on 5 Sep 1693 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. SAVILLE, Anne was born on 26 Apr 1601 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England (daughter of SAVELLE, William and PARKER, Margaret Hannah); died on 5 Sep 1693 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Differentiator: The Great Migration; Immigrant
Children:
- 6. BASS, John was born on 18 Sep 1630 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Sep 1716 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Joseph was born in 1641 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Jan 1714 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Hannah Mary was born on 25 Nov 1631 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 29 Jun 1704 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Samuel was born on 11 May 1626 in Saffron Walden, Essex, England; died about 1653 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Sarah was born on 26 Apr 1643 in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Sep 1739 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Benjamin was born in 1637 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1655 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Joseph was born in 1634 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Oct 1674 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- BASS, Deacon Thomas was born in 1635 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; died on 8 Jan 1720 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
14. ALDEN, John was born on 15 Sep 1599 in Harwich, Essex, England; was christened on 6 Jul 1600 in Hackney, Middlesex, England (son of ALDEN, George and FOWLK, Jane); died on 12 Sep 1687 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in South Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Differentiator: Mayflower passenger
- Great Migration: https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/rd/12107/21/235171134
- Mayflower: Yes
- Web Address: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alden
- Web Address: https://www.americanancestors.org/DB393/rd/12107/21/235171134
- Web Address: https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/john-alden-priscilla-mullin
- Web Address: https://www.mayflower400uk.org/education/who-were-the-pilgrims/2019/october/heartwarming-story-of-the-mayflowers-most-famous-love-story/
- Possessions: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; www.alden.org/our_house/househistory.htm
- _ORIG: Southampton, Hampshire, England
- Residence: 1599, England; I am saving this record as a source of names associated with Alden in England. Ailwan and Aylwin were family Alden names. These families were well known to be in all eastern counties of England during the Norman invasion of 1066.
- Residence: Between 1600 and 1890, USA
- Arrival: 1620, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
- Misc: 1620, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; Mayflower Pilgrim
- Residence: 1632, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
- Residence: 1633, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; Listed are John Alden's parents, possible grandparents, his wife, Priscilla, his children, and assorted Plymouth work he performed, generally associated with government
- Residence: 1638, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; A sampling of what life was like during this time period for John Alden and his pilgrim friends.
- Residence: 1640, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; Alden homestead was built here
- Record Date: 1687, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Notes:
The youngest of the Pilgrims who became involved in government at the start of Plymouth Colony; when they arrived he was 21. Alden was at first assigned to live with the family of Captain Standish and he lived with this family until he was married. There is a story that after the death of Mrs. Standish, the Captain asked John to ask for the hand of Priscilla Mullins on his behalf. John is said to have been qite handsome, and Priscilla responded to him "Prithee, John, why do you not speak for yourself?" Later, John and Priscilla married and it is fabled that Captain Standish never forgave John. However, history doesn't really support this as John and Captain Standish spent the rest of their lives working together in the government, worshiping in the same church, and their children intermarried.
In 1626, John worked with Standish, Brewster, Howland and others to pay the debts, contracted in England, and to prevent the ruin of the colony's credit.
In 1631, John moved to Duxbury and settled on the land that had been granted hin there on the South side of the Bluefish river. He bult his house near Eagletree Pond. The original grant gave him 169 acres.
In 1633 he was appointed as a member of the Board of Assistants to the Governor, a position he continued in almost continually until his death. He often served as Deputy Governor and served as Governor in his absence. He was often on the council of war, many times an arbitrator, a surveyor of lands for the government and for individuals, and several times was authorized to serve as an agent or attorney for the colony. He was chosen treasurer in 1656 and held that office for 3 years. There was little pay for all these years of public service and while John Alden began with assets, these dwindled over time as he had little time to devote to his own affairs. When he died, he left an estate of only 50 pounds sterling. He is described as "He was possessed of sound judgment, and of talents, which though not brilliant, were by no means ordinary and disputable. The writers who mention him, bear ample testimony to his industry, integrity, and exemplary piety, and he has represented as a worthy and useful man, of great humility, and eminent for the sanctity of life. He was decided, ardent, resolute and persevering, indifferent of danger, a bold and hardy man stern and austere and unyielding, of incorruptible integrity, an iron-nerved puritan who could hew down forests and live on crumbs"
He died in Duxbury at age 87 on 12 Sep 1686. He was the last surviving signer of the Mayflower Compact.
The Mayflower Compact, signed by 41 English colonists on the ship Mayflower on November 11, 1620, was the first written framework of government established in what is now the United States. The compact was drafted to prevent dissent amongst Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims who had landed at Plymouth a few days earlier. The Mayflower Compact was the first democratic document to be drafted in the New World, and became a model for later documents, such as the Constitution. Basically, the Mayflower Compact was the first governing document in America. The Mayflower Compact is the first document in American history demonstrating the attempt to form a government based of the concept that government should derive its power from the “consent of the governed.” The Mayflower Compact specified basic laws and social rules for the new colony and served as a foundation for the democratic structure of the settlers. The significance of the Mayflower Compact is that it contains extremely important concepts that helped to shape the History of America.
Fact 1: The significance of the Mayflower Compact is illustrated as it was based on the concept of majority rule
Fact 2: The significance of the Mayflower Compact is illustrated as it was the first known document that provided self-government in America
Fact 3: The significance of the Mayflower Compact is illustrated as it was the first democratic government to be established in the colonies - The colonists agreed to choose their leaders and make their own laws which they agreed to follow
Fact 4: The significance of the Mayflower Compact is illustrated because it stated that the adult males, not including servants, who settled at Plymouth, would have the right to vote on issues
Fact 5: The significance of the Mayflower Compact is illustrated by its democratic concept of law made by and for the people
Fact 6: The significance of the Mayflower Compact is illustrated as it expressed mutual regard for one another as equals in the sight of God
Fact 7: The significance of the Mayflower Compact is because it is often cited as one of the foundations of the US Constitution setting a precedent as the foundational document for the Plymouth Colony
The Mayflower Compact set a precedent and was an influential document for the Founding Fathers as they created the US Constitution. The Mayflower Compact made a significant contribution to the creation of a new democratic nation which would become the United States of America.
Immediately after agreeing to the Mayflower Compact, the signers elected John Carver (one of the Pilgrim leaders) as governor of their colony. They called it Plymouth Plantation. When Governor Carver died in less than a year, William Bradford, age 31, replaced him. Each year thereafter the "Civil Body Politic," consisting of all adult males except indentured servants, assembled to elect the governor and a small number of assistants. Bradford was re-elected 30 times between 1621 and 1656.
In the early years Governor Bradford pretty much decided how the colony should be run. Few objected to his one-man rule. As the colony's population grew due to immigration, several new towns came into existence. The roving and increasingly scattered population found it difficult to attend the General Court, as the governing meetings at Plymouth came to be called. By 1639, deputies were sent to represent each town at the other General Court sessions. Not only self-rule, but representative government had taken root on American soil.
The English Magna Carta, written more than 400 years before the Mayflower Compact, established the principle of the rule of law. In England this still mostly meant the king's law. The Mayflower Compact continued the idea of law made by the people. This idea lies at the heart of democracy.
From its crude beginning in Plymouth, self-government evolved into the town meetings of New England and larger local governments in colonial America. By the time of the Constitutional Convention, the Mayflower Compact had been nearly forgotten, but the powerful idea of self-government had not. Born out of necessity on the Mayflower, the Compact made a significant contribution to the creation of a new democratic nation.
Died:
Age: 87John married MULLINS, Priscilla Sarah on 12 May 1622 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Priscilla (daughter of MULLINS, William and UNKNOWN, Alice) was born on 5 Feb 1602 in Dorking, Surrey, England; died before 1687 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. MULLINS, Priscilla Sarah was born on 5 Feb 1602 in Dorking, Surrey, England (daughter of MULLINS, William and UNKNOWN, Alice); died before 1687 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
Other Events and Attributes:
- Differentiator: Mayflower passenger
- Mayflower: Yes
- Web Address: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Alden
- Web Address: https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/john-alden-priscilla-mullin
- Name: Priscilla Sara MULLINS
- Possessions: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; www.alden.org/our_house/househistory.htm
- Residence: USA
- Arrival: 1620, Massachusetts, USA
- Misc: 1620, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; Mayflower Pilgrim
- Residence: 1640, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; The Alden home was built here
- Death: 5 Feb 1688, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; Age at Death: 83
Children:
- ALDEN, John was born in 1626/27 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 14 Mar 1701/02 in Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ALDEN, Jonathan was born about 1633 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 14 Feb 1697 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- ALDEN, Elizabeth was born on 31 May 1625 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 31 May 1717 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA; was buried in 1717 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
- ALDEN, Joseph was born after 22 May 1627 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 8 Feb 1696 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- ALDEN, Sarah was born about 1634 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 13 Jun 1688 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- 7. ALDEN, Ruth was born about 1637 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Oct 1674 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ALDEN, David was born in 1646 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1718 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
- ALDEN, Rebecca was born before 1649 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1740 in Massachusetts, USA.
- ALDEN, Mary was born in 1635 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died after 13 Jun 1688 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
- ALDEN, Priscilla was born in 1631 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died after 12 Jun 1688.