ALDEN, Elizabeth

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Folk Figure. Long acclaimed as the first child of European parents to be born in New England. Born the eldest child of noted Mayflower passengers Priscilla Mullins and John Alden in the Plymouth colony (present day Massachusetts). She was described by those who knew her as “a woman of great character, and fine presence, very tall and handsome." She married William Pabodie on December 26, 1644 and settled in Duxbury, Massachusetts where he served as town clerk. The couple had thirteen children before moving to Little Compton, Rhode Island. She died there at about age 94. Among her descendants was the poet most credited with making famous her parents through his work, 'The Courtship of Miles Standish,' Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Her name has also been recorded as Elizabeth Paybody.

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Elizabeth married PABODIE, Hon. William John on 26 Dec 1644 in Duxbury, MA. William was born about 1620 in England; died on 13 Dec 1707 in Little Compton, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. PABODIE, Elizabeth was born on 24 Apr 1647 in Duxbury, MA; died in 1677 in Duxbury, MA; was buried in Barrington, RI.
2. PABODIE, Rebecca was born on 16 Oct 1660 in Duxbury, MA; died on 23 Dec 1702 in Little Compton, RI; was buried in Little Compton, RI.

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John married MULLINS, Priscilla MAYFLOWER about 1623 in Plymouth, MA. Priscilla (daughter of MULLINS, William MAYFLOWER and Alice) was born about 1600 in Dorking, Surrey, England; died between 1651 and 1687 in Duxbury, MA; was buried in Duxbury, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William brought his wife Alice and children Priscilla and Joseph on the < i>Mayflower; he also brought over 250 shoes and 13 pairs of boots, h is profession being a shoe and boot dealer. He died on 21 February 162 0/1. His original will has survived, written down by John Carver the d ay of Mullins' death. In it he mentions his wife Alice, children Prisc illa and Joseph, and his children back in Dorking, William Mullins and S arah Blunden. He also mentions a Goodman Woods, and a Master Williamson , who have not been identified. It was witnessed by the Mayflower's captain Christopher Jones, the Mayflower's surgeon Giles He ale, and Plymouth's governor John Carver.

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