Born 9 Apr 1665 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of John Walley — married before 1684 in Boston, Massachusetts [uncertain]

Wife of Simon Willard — married 30 Apr 1702 in Boston, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died after 1 Sep 1739 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

Elizabeth Alden was the sixth child of John Alden, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Phillips Everill Alden. She was born April 9, 1665 at Boston, Massachusetts. She was baptized at the First Church of Boston on April 28, 1667. She married twice. Her first husband was John Walley. The had six children. After he passed away, she married Simon Willard. Four children were born during this marriage.

Children

John and Elizabeth (Alden) Walley had the following (6) children:^[1]

1. Sarah, b. 25 Aug. 1684; died 29 June 1690
2. Abiel, b. 30 Aug. 1686; m. Margaret Corwin
3. William, b. 23 Dec. 1687
4. John, b. 19 July 1688; m. Elizabeth Danforth
5. Elizabeth, b. 4 May 1693; m. Joseph Russell
6. Sarah, b. 27 April 1695; m. Richard Checkley

Simon and Elizabeth (Alden) Willard had the following (4) children:^[2]

1. Samuel (twin), b. 19 Jan. 1702; died after 13 Nov. 1709
2. Abigail (twin), b. 19 Jan. 1702; m. Joseph Bridgham
3. Katherine, b. 20 Dec. 1704; m. Othneil Campbell
4. George, b. 14 Feb. 1706/7; died 29 May 1707

Research Note

From Torreys's NE Marriages. WALLEY, John & Elizabeth [ALDEN] (1665-), m/2 Simon WILLARD 1702; by 1693; Boston {MD 6:194, 20:76; Dedham Hist. Reg. 12:77; Sv. 1:23; EIHC 4:190; Reg. 52:164; Sibley's Harv. Grad. 4:289, 5:381}

Sources

1. ↑ Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford and Williams, Alicia Crane, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16 Part 1 of 3, John Alden, Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002. Page 87
2. ↑ Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford and Williams, Alicia Crane, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16 Part 1 of 3, John Alden, Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002. Page 89

See also:

• Elizabeth Alden's entry on the Alden.org website supports marriages to both Walley & Willard.
• Woodworth-Barnes, Esther Littleford and Williams, Alicia Crane, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 16 Part 1 of 3, John Alden, Boston, Mass.: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2002.

• World Family Tree Vol. 8, Ed. 1, Brøderbund Software, Inc., 1997, Media Family Archive CD

• Information was taken from the Alden Kindred website

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Stanley Wood for creating Alden-1927 on 26 Oct 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Stanley and others.

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