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Abt 1626 - 1702 (76 years)
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Name |
Alexander STANDISH [1, 2, 3, 4] |
Birth |
Abt 1626 |
Plymouth, Massachusetts [1, 3] |
Gender |
Male |
Will |
Between 21 Feb 1701 and 1702 [1, 3] |
Fact |
05 Jul 1702 |
Codicil to will [1] |
Death |
06 Jul 1702 |
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [1, 3, 5] |
Will Proved |
10 Aug 1702 [3] |
Notes |
- Excerpt from "Mayflower Increasings":
Will of Alexander Standish:
....21 Feb. 1701/2, ment. unnamed wf and follow. chil., viz: Miles Standish (eldest son), Thomas Standish, Ichabod Standish, Desire Standish, Ebenezer Standish, Lorah Samson wf of Aabraham, Lidia Samson wf of Isaac, Mercy Samson wf of Caleb, Elizabeth Delano wf of Samuel, Sarah Soul wf of Benjamin; brother David Alden;..."Whatsoever Estate Either in New England or in old which I have committed into ye hands of Robert orchard to Recover in England by letters of Attorney...Thus taking my leave of all my near & dear Relations my christian friends in church Covenant & all my loving neighbours I bed you all farwell till we meet in Heaven..." Codicil, 5 July 1702, ment. wf, son Miles & his wf, chil. Thomas, Ichabod & Desire. Wit. sworn 29 July 1702. (On 10 Aug. 1702 the will was contested by Abraham Samson, Isaac Samson, Caleb Samson & Benjamin Soule (& later by Samuel Delano), the husbands of the daughters. The caveat contains a goldmine of information. "He had by his first wife who was daughter to ye Whorshipfull Mr. John Alden a good and a prudent woman two sons and 5 daughters and after her decease he lived a widdower many years untill all his sd 5 daughters or 4 of them were marryed...about 16 years before he dyed he marryed a second wife...by her he had two sons and one daughter." It also states Alexander was about 76 when he made his will, his eldest son married the daughter of the 2nd wife, son Myles was by 1st wife, son Ebenezer was the 2nd son by the 1st wife and his 5 daughters by his 1st wife were all married with children.)
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Person ID |
I54453 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
17 Nov 2015 |
Father |
Capt. Myles STANDISH, b. Abt 1584, Prob. Isle of Man, England d. 03 Oct 1656, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 72 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Barbara ? d. Aft 06 Oct 1659 |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
Between Jul 1623 and 24 Mar 1624 |
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [1] |
Family ID |
F07575 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Sarah ALDEN, b. Abt 1629 d. Bef 13 Jun 1688 (Age < 59 years) |
Marriage |
Aft 07 Mar 1655 [1] |
Children |
| 1. Ebenezer STANDISH, b. Abt 1672, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Mar 1755, Plympton, Massachusetts (Age 83 years) [Natural] |
| 2. Lydia STANDISH, b. Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Aft 30 Apr 1734 |
| 3. David STANDISH, b. Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Bef 14 Feb 1689 [Natural] |
| 4. Sarah STANDISH, b. Between 1666 and 1667, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 04 Mar 1740, Plympton, Massachusetts (Age 74 years) [Natural] |
| 5. Myles STANDISH, b. Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 Sep 1739, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA [Foster] [Birth] |
| 6. Elizabeth STANDISH, b. Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Aft 1731 [Birth] |
| 7. Lora STANDISH, b. Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Aft 02 Aug 1725 [Natural] |
| 8. Mercy STANDISH, b. Bef 1670 d. Between 17 May 1722 and 30 Jan 1728 (Age 52 years) [Birth] |
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Family ID |
F07399 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 2 |
Desire DOTY, b. 1645/6, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 22 Jan 1731, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (Age 85 years) |
Marriage |
1686 |
Poss. Duxbury, Mass. [1] |
Children |
| 1. Desire STANDISH, b. 05 May 1689, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Jun 1766, Plympton, Massachusetts (Age 77 years) [Natural] |
| 2. Thomas STANDISH, b. 29 Jan 1690/1, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. Aft 13 Jun 1774 (Age > 83 years) [Birth] |
| 3. Ichabod STANDISH, b. 10 Jun 1693, Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 Feb 1772, Halifax, Massachusetts (Age 78 years) [Natural] |
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Family ID |
F07497 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Mar 2020 |
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Event Map |
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| Death - 06 Jul 1702 - Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA |
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Sources |
- [S02658] Mayflower Increasings 2nd Edition by Susan E. Roser.
- [S01988] Connecticut, 1600s-1800s Local Families and Histories: New England Families, Vol. III, Genealogies and Memorials.
- [S02652] Russell L. Warner, Mayflower Families in Progress: Myles Standish of the Mayflower and His Descendants for 5 Generations, (Name: Name: General Society of Mayflower Descendants 1996;;).
- [S02940] Muriel Curtis Cushing, Philip Delano of the "Fortune" 1621 and his Descendants for Four Generations, (Name: Name: General Society of Mayflower Descendants 2002;;).
- [S03451] The Giles Memorial Genealogical Memoirs by John Adams Vinton.
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