Alden (Y-DNA)
Status summary
As of March 12, 2016:
- Alden Kindred of America society contacted
- Recruiting Alden for Y Elite test
Paper trail
First Generation
John Alden is believed to have been born about 1599. He was employed by the Mayflower company as a cooper (barrel-maker) and given the ability to decide whether he would remain with the colonists at New Plimouth or return to England with the Mayflower crew in 1621. John decided to stay at New Plimouth and married Priscilla Mullins (daughter of Mayflower passenger William Mullins). It is believed they were married prior to the 1623 land division (as Priscilla was not named and other single women were named in this division). The Alden family was one of the original settlers who moved away from the core Plymouth settlement. He died at Duxbury on 12 Sep 1687, being one of the last surviving Mayflower Passengers. He & his wife Priscilla were presumably buried at the Miles Standish Burying Ground in Duxbury.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag. Futher SNP testing will refine the Haplogroup and define the Alden family clade.
