John ALDEN

1740 - 1817  (77 years)

• Name	John ALDEN  [2, 3]
  	John Alden was a private in Lt. Nathaniel Pope's company, Col. John Hathaway's regiment, in the American Revolution, served six days on an alarm to Rhode Island (MSSR, 1:108; called Captain in DAR Patriot Index). In 1790, John Alden of New Bedford had a household consisting of two males over 16, three males under age 16, five females, and one "other person" (M637-4, p.48). In 1800 there was one male 10-16, two males 16-26, one male over 45, two females 16-26, and two females over 45 (M32-19, p.419). In 1810 there was one male 16-26, one male over 45, one female 16-26 and one female over 45 (M252-17 p. 264). On 10 September 1806 John Alden of Middleborough, yeoman, gave to John Alden, Jr., of New Bedford, eight acres of cedar swamp in the 26 Men's Purchase and half of the tenth lot in the great Cedar Swamp. On 20 March 1811 Seth Alden of Middleborough, yeoman, sold to John Alden of New Bedford, 36 1/2 acres being the half of the home farm where "my father John & I now dwell." Both deeds were recorded on 22 march 1811 (Plymouth Co LR, 115:233). John Alden, merchant of Fairhaven, made his will 28 March 1817, proved 1 July 1817, naming his wife Lois; children John (one half of the pew on the low floor of the Congregational Meeting House, (Seth, Nathan, Mary Tompkins, Sally Johnson, and Lydia Church; grandsons Francis LeBaron Alden and Gideon Augustus Alden; and his grandsons Ebenezer and Samuel, sons of his son John (two pews in the gallery) (Bristol Co PR 53:579, 580). [1]
  Birth	27 Jan 1739/40 or 7 Feb 1740	Middleborough, Massachusetts   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 May 1817	Fairhaven, Bristol Co., Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I01638	Main Tree
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2019

  
  

  Father	John ALDEN,   b. 10 Sep or 08 Oct 1718, Middleboro, Massachusetts d. 20 Mar 1821, Middleboro, Massachusetts (Age 102 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Lydia LAZELL,   b. 5 Jan 1722/3, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 06 Apr 1749, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 26 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	03 May 1739	Middleboro, Massachusetts   [2]
  Marriage	14 May 1739	Middleboro, Massachustts   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F16557	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lois SOUTHWORTH,   b. 10 Jan 1741, Rochester, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts d. 21 Jun 1819, Fairhaven, Bristol Co., Massachusetts (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	4 May 1766	Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Children	1. Mary ALDEN,   b. 16 Feb 1767, New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts  [Birth]   2. John ALDEN,   b. 9 Sep 1771, New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts  [Birth]   3. Sarah ALDEN,   b. 15 Jun 1773, New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts  [Birth]   4. Lydia ALDEN,   b. 2 Oct 1775, New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts  [Birth]   5. Lois ALDEN,   b. 8 Apr 1778, New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts  [Birth]   6. Gideon Southworth ALDEN,   b. 10 Feb 1780, New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts  [Birth]   7. Seth ALDEN,   b. 26 Nov 1783, New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts  [Birth]
  Family ID	F39069	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 4 May 1766 - Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Death - 15 May 1817 - Fairhaven, Bristol Co., Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S02657] Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations Vol. 16 John Alden Part 3. [S02763] The New England Historical and Genealogical Register 1934, Vol. 88 July. [S4885] Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations Vol. 16 John Alden Part 1 . [S3120] Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations Vol. 12 Francis Cooke.