Joseph Alden (aft. 1627 - 1697)

Born after 22 May 1627 in Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Simmons) Alden — married 1660 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 8 Feb 1697 before age 69 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Joseph Alden, the son of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was born after 22 May 1627 (cattle division) at Plymouth Colony. He died February 8, 1696/7 at Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[1][2][3] Joseph was a farmer and one of the early settlers of Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

About 1657 Joseph Alden married Mary Simmons, the daughter of Moses Simmons at Duxbury, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. The children of this marriage were Sarah, Isaac, Joseph, Mercy, Hopestill, Elizabeth, and John. Some sources assign an eighth child to this family, Mary Alden. So far, no contemporary seventeenth or eighteenth century sources have been cited for this child.^{[4] [3]}

Will, Death & Probate

A statement in the inventory record of Joseph Alden declares he died 8 Feb 1696/7. His will was dated 14 Dec 1696 and proved 10 Mar 1696/7. The inventory of the movable estate was taken 8 Feb 1696/7 and was valued at #76. 1s.^[5]

The will of Joseph Alden senr of Bridgewater, County of "Plimouth", New England. He made bequests to son Isaac, including a sawmill; son Joseph; son John; wife, Mary. He named no daughters.^[6]

Children

Joseph's sons were named in his will, but he mentioned no daughters. The daughters two married to Snow and one to Burrill were named in a letter written by John Alden^4[7]

• Sarah (Alden) Crossman, b. say c. 1665; m. Joseph Crossman Sr^[4]
• Isaac Alden, b. say 1666 or before; m. Mehitable Allen^[4]
• Joseph Alden, b. say 1668; m. Hannah Dunham^[4]d. 22 Dec 1747, ae 80 Bridgewater^[8]
• Mercy (Alden) Burrill, b. c. 1669 or before; m. John Burrill.^[4]
• Hopestill (Alden) Snow, b. say 1671; m. Joseph Snow^[4]
• Elizabeth (Alden) Snow, b. say about 1673; m. Benjamin Snow^[4]
• John Alden, b. 1674/5;m. Hannah White;^[4] d. 29 Sep 1730 ae 56 Middleborough^[8]

• Mary? It has been claimed that Joseph had also a daughter Mary, who married Samuel Allen as his second wife in 1700. No proof has been found.^[4]

The 2002 edition of the Alden Silver Book specifically addresses the addition of a daughter named "Mary." The claim is that she was the wife of Samuel Allen, but Samuel's wife has been proven to be a different woman, named "Mary Pratt."^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Information from Alden.org the Alden Kindred website
2. ↑ SAR Membership Number: 89817 See Sources
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Alden, Frank Wesley, Compiler. John Alden of Ashfield and Chautauqua County, New York – His Alden Descendants and Ancestors. Printed for Private Circulation, 1909. Page 14.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9} 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, pp. 37-39
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-JD73 : 21 March 2023), Probate records 1686-1702 and 1849-1867 vol 1-1F > image 136 of 490; State Archives, Boston.
6. ↑ Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB407/i/12205/71/24033391 6:71 (1904)
7. ↑ A Genealogical Letter From John Alden. Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB407/i/12205/110/24033430 6:110 (1904)
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Roser, Susan E. "Mayflower Births and Deaths." Vol 1,& 2 Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995 p. 33

• Alden, Ebenezer. Memorial of the Descendants of the Hon. John Alden (S.P. Brown, Randolph, Mass., 1867) Page 4
• Our Alden Ancestry by Dorothy Huggins Harding, Unknown :: Unknown,, 1965
• The ancestors and descendants of Zephaniah and Silence Alden Hathaway with notes on allied families by Margaret Oliver Collacott, Mentor, Ohio: unknown, 1961
• K. Alan & Roberta J. Streeter - Genealogy Research Assistants. New England Connections established 12 July 1996 - Our Mayflower Passaengers 12 July 1996 This site created and maintained by Robert H. Streeter, James A. Streeter Copyright © 1996,1997 by Robert H. Streeter.
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985)
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
• Find a Grave, database, NO STONE, NO Burial information. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36023594/joseph-alden: accessed November 4, 2024), memorial page for Joseph Alden (22 May 1627–8 Feb 1697), Find A Grave: Memorial #36023594; Burial Details Unknown;