Rebecca (Alden) Delano (abt. 1643 - bef. 1722)

Born about 1643 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Delano Sr — married about 1667 in Duxbury, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died before 5 Oct 1722 at about age 79 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Descendant of 4 Mayflower Pilgrims: John Alden, William Mullins & Alice Unk. Mullins, Priscilla Mullins.

Rebecca (Alden) Delano was born in the late 1640's to John Alden and his wife Priscilla (Mullins) Alden. The Aldens were residing at Duxbury, Plymouth Colony.^[1][2]

Her marriage to Dr. Thomas Delano took place before October 30, 1667. At that time the Alden and the Delano family seem to have been neighbors. The Delano's had nine children: Benoni, Thomas, Deborah, Jonathan, David, Mary, Sarah, Ruth, Joseph.^[3]. The Delano family resided at Duxbury. Thomas Delano outlived his wife, who seems to have died in the time period from 1696 to 1722.

It is claimed that Rebecca died before 13 June 1688, the date her father's estate was settled.^[4] Is this correct? Her husband Thomas Delano signed the probate document, but so did William Pabodie, and no one is claiming that Elizabeth died before that date. Two other husbands signed but they clearly state in the right of their deceased wives.

Other suggested Dates: 12 Sept 1688, April 1723, 13 June 1688, after 13 Jun 1689^[5]

Rebecca was alive 12 June 1696 (when she was called a motherly woman) and died before her husbands will 5 Oct 1722.^[6] She is probably buried at the Myles Standish Burial Ground in Duxbury.

Children:^[7][4][6]

1. Benoni Delano,
2. Thomas Delano Jr,
3. Deborah (Delano) Weston,
4. Jonathan Delano Sr,
5. David Delano,
6. Mary Delano,
7. Sarah (Delano) Drew,
8. Ruth (Delano) Drew,
9. Joseph Delano, b. 1 Sep 1685.

Sources

1. ↑ Mayflower Families v 16, part 1 p. 20, 48-52. Note: This reference also has a discussion of her marriage and death.
2. ↑ see source: Alden Kindred Database
3. ↑ See the same sources
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Increasings. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995) p. 5, 6 Accessed at Ancestry.com
5. ↑ Alden Kindred
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Family of John Alden. Mayflower Families through Five Generation. Vol 16 part 1. (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1999) p. 48
7. ↑ Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1, .

See also:

• Nathaniel B. Shurtleff and David Pulsifer, eds., Records of the Colony of New Plymouth in New England, 12 volumes in 10 (Boston 1855-1861)

• 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.
• Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1

• Information from the Alden Kindred website

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 9 November 2020), memorial page for Mrs Rebecca Alden Delano (1649–1688), Find A Grave: Memorial #14421283, citing Myles Standish Burying Ground, Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kaaren Crail Vining (contributor 11705756). (No gravestone, no photos.)
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 29 July 2018, 20:49), entry for Rebecca Alden(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:93ZD-WWV); contributed by various users.

Acknowledgements

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