Alden, John^[1]

Abt 1598 - 1687  (89 years)

• Name	Alden, John  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1598	Southhampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Cooper  [1]
  Death	22 Sep 1687	Duxbury, MA   [1]
  Burial	22 Sep 1687	Miles Standish Burial Ground, South Duxbury, MA   [1]
  Notes	Much is written about John Alden as he was a cooper aboard the Mayflower. John famously elected to remain in Plymouth when the ship left for its return voyage after spending the winter of 1620/21. You can read more about John at his , and also at his .
  Person ID	I5624	Bratt Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Alden, George Joseph
  Mother	Fowke, Jane
  Family ID	F2134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mullins, Priscilla,   b. Abt 1601, Dorking, Surrey, England d. 5 Feb 1688, Duxbury, Plymouth, MA (Age 87 years)  [1]
  Marriage	12 May 1621	Plymouth, MA   [1]
  Notes	The courtship of John Alden and Pricilla Mullins was made famous with the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow narrative poem, "." You can read background details from the , or the poem itself from the link. There have been other accounts that imply Standish was not as gracious as Longfellow's poem suggests.
  Children	> 1. Alden, John,   b. 22 May 1622, Plymouth, MA d. 14 May 1702, Boston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years) > 2. Alden, Joseph,   b. 1624, Plymouth, MA d. 8 Feb 1697, Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA (Age 73 years) + 3. Alden, Elizabeth,   b. 1625, Plymouth, MA d. 31 May 1717, Little Compton, RI (Age 92 years) > 4. Alden, Jonathan,   b. Abt 1627, Plymouth Colony, MA d. 14 Feb 1697, Duxbury, MA (Age 70 years) > 5. Alden, Sarah,   b. 1629   d. 12 Aug 1674, Duxbury, MA (Age 45 years) > 6. Alden, David,   b. Abt 1632, Duxbury, MA d. 1 Apr 1719, Duxbury, MA (Age 87 years) > 7. Alden, Ruth,   b. 1634, Duxbury, MA d. 12 Oct 1674, Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts (Age 40 years) > 8. Alden, Rebecca,   b. 1638   d. 12 Sep 1688, Duxbury, MA (Age 50 years) > 9. Alden, Mary,   b. 1639, Duxbury, MA d. 3 Feb 1687, Duxbury, MA (Age 48 years) > 10. Alden, Priscilla,   b. 1648, Duxbury, MA d. 13 Jun 1688, Duxbury, MA (Age 40 years) > 11. Alden, Zachariah,   b. 1652, Duxbury, MA d. 13 Jan 1688, Duxbury, MA (Age 36 years)
  Family ID	F2131	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S536] John Alden by Given to me by Shirley Bratt MItchell, June, 2022.