William
Alden
Born in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Alden
and Elisabeth (Phillips) Alden
Brother of
Abiel Everill [half], James Everill [half], Mary Alden, John Alden, Elizabeth Alden, John Alden, William Alden, Elizabeth (Alden) Willard, William Alden, Zachary Alden, Nathaniel Alden, Zachariah Alden, Sarah Alden, Nathan Alden and Sarah Alden
Husband of
Mary (Drury) Alden
— married
21 May 1691 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Alden,
Elizabeth (Alden) Betterly,
William Alden,
Lydia (Alden) Britton,
Mary (Alden) Gale,
Drury Alden and
John Alden
Died
at age 59
in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay
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Biography
Birth: 10 SEP 1669 at Boston, Massachusetts
Death: 10 FEB 1728 at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Burial: King's Chapel, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Baptism: 8 MAY 1670, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
William Alden was the tenth child of John Alden, Jr. and his wife Elizabeth Phillips Everill Alden. He was born September 10, 1669 at Boston, Massachusetts. On October 1, 1691 he married Mary Drury, the daughter of John Drury and Mary Weare. He and his wife had seven children: Mary, Elizabeth, William, Lydia, Mary, Drury, and John. He died on February 10, 1728/9. His wife, sons and one daughter apparently pre-deceased him. He mentioned in wis will daughters Elizabeth, Lydia, and Mary.
William Alden was a mariner; he was the master on several ship and pilot on another.
Children
William and Mary (Drury) Alden had the following (7) children:[1]
- Mary, b. 14 Feb. 1693; died 27 Oct. 1702
- Elizabeth, b. 10 March 1695; m. Thomas Betterley
- William, b. 23 July 1697; died before 14 Jan. 1728
- Lydia, b. 22 Dec. 1701; m. Peter Britton
- Mary, b. 12 June 1706; m. Joseph Gale
- Drury, b. 12 May 1708; died before 14 Jan. 1728
- John, b. 22 Jan. 1711; died before 14 Jan. 1728
Sources
- ↑ 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 94
- Source: 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.
- Source: World Family Tree Vol. 8, Ed. 1, Brøderbund Software, Inc., 1997, Media Family Archive CD
- Source: Information was taken from the Alden Kindred website [1]
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