If true, our Mayflower ancestor was none other than the famed cooper John Alden: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alden. After landing in the colonies, he married Priscilla Mullins, another Mayflower passenger. John’s story is fascinating to me – truly a classic American rags-to-riches tale. John was a poor cooper in England, of unknown parentage. When he arrived in the colonies, he decided to stay. His hard work brought him to the forefront of colonial life and he became a prominent citizen. According to Wikipedia, “He was annually elected to the Governor’s Council nearly every year from 1640 to 1686. He served as Treasurer of Plymouth Colony, Deputy to the General Court of Plymouth, a member of the colony’s Council of War, and a member of the colony’s Committee on Kennebec Trade, among other posts.”
Our proposed pedigree is as follows. You’ll note that it’s formatted a little differently. I’ve left it in the format required for the General Mayflower Society.
1. Mayflower Ancestor: John Alden
1. Mayflower Ancestor: Priscilla Mullins
2. Son/Daughter: John Alden
2. Married: Elizabeth Phillips
3. Son/Daughter: Elizabeth Alden
3. Married: Simon Willard
4. Son/Daughter: Samuel Willard
4. Married: Mary Lord
5. Son/Daughter: Martha Willard
5. Married: Phinehas Thompson
6. Son/Daughter: Lovicy Thompson
6. Married: George Jacobs Tripp
7. Son/Daughter: Mercy Tripp
7. Married: Joseph Perkins
8. Son/Daughter: Lovicy Tripp Perkins
8. Married: Moses Brackett Twombly
9. Son/Daughter: Alice Lovicy Twombly
9. Married: Frank Joseph Nute
10. Son/Daughter: Charles Moses Nute
10. Married: Alice Blanche Patoine
11. Son/Daughter: Ruth Patricia Nute
11. Married: Elbridge Alvah Smith
12. Son/Daughter: Kathleen Dale Smith
12. Married: Gary Park Long
13. Son/Daughter: Emily Alice Long
13. Married: Paul John Michaels
The Michaels Project 