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Personal data Elizabeth Alden 

• She was born on May 31, 1623 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America.Source 1

  Source: NEHGR; vol. 52; 1898; p. 54 Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie and Descendants; Mrs. Charles L. Alden; 1897. pp. 3-4 Elizabeth Alden was born in Plymouth in 1622 or'23. " The first white woman born in New England." This hasbeen questioned, but the Division of Cattle List sustains this, and close investigation proves the statement. The 17 June 1717 edition of the Boston News Letter carried the notice of her death. "Little Compton. 31 May. This morning died here Mrs. Elizabeth Paybody, late wife of Mr. W Paybody in the 93rd year of her age. She was the daughter of John Alden Esq. & Priscilla his wife, daughter of Mr. William Mullins. This John Alden & Priscilla Mullins, were married at Plymouth in New England, where their daughter Elizabeth was born. She was exemplary, virtuous, and pious, and her memory is blessed. Her granddaughter Bradford is a grandmother." William and Elizabeth are buried in the Little Compton cemetery.

• She was christened in the year 1624.
• Immigrated MAYFLOWER DESC.
• (Find A Grave) June 1717 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island: Memorial # 6868310.
• She died on May 31, 1717 in Little Compton, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America, she was 94 years old.Sources 1, 3

  She reportedly had 12 children, the youngest of which was Lydia A granite marker to her memory is inscribed: "Here lyeth the body of Elizabeth Pabodie, who dyed May 6e 31st, 1717, and in the ninety-fourth year of her age."
  
  First white girl born in New England.

• She is buried June 1717 in Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Rhode Island, United States.
• A child of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins
• This information was last updated on June 4, 2019.

Household of Elizabeth Alden

She is married to William Pabodie.Source 2

Elizabeth married William Paybody Information taken from "Thayer Ancestry" by Mrs A.H. Pitkin, 1890, p16.

They got married on December 26, 1644 at Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, she was 21 years old.

Elizabeth married William Paybody Information taken from "Thayer Ancestry" by Mrs A.H. Pitkin, 1890, p16.

Elizabeth married William Paybody Information taken from "Thayer Ancestry" by Mrs A.H. Pitkin, 1890, p16.

Child(ren):

1. John Pabodie  1645-1669
2. Elizabeth Pabodie  1647-1679
3. Mary Pabodie  1648-1728
4. Mercy Pabodie  1649-1728
5. Martha Pabodie  1650-1711
6. Priscilla Pabodie  1652-1653
7. Sarah Pabodie  1656-1740
8. Ruth Pabodie  1658-1725
9. Rebecca Pabodie  1660-1702
10. Hannah Pabodie  1662-1723
11. William Pabodie  1664-1744
12. Lydia Pabodie  1667-1748

Notes about Elizabeth Alden

Elizabeth married William Paybody Information taken from "Thayer Ancestry" by Mrs A.H. Pitkin, 1890, p16.

http://www.gulbangi.com/5families-o/p664.htm#i16597

She reportedly had 12 children, the youngest of which was Lydia A granite marker to her memory is inscribed: "Here lyeth the body of Elizabeth Pabodie, who dyed May 6e 31st, 1717, and in the ninety-fourth year of her age."

First white girl born in New England.

Elizabeth married William Paybody Information taken from "Thayer Ancestry" by Mrs A.H. Pitkin, 1890, p16.

Source: NEHGR; vol. 52; 1898; p. 54 Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie and Descendants; Mrs. Charles L. Alden; 1897. pp. 3-4 Elizabeth Alden was born in Plymouth in 1622 or'23. " The first white woman born in New England." This hasbeen questioned, but the Division of Cattle List sustains this, and close investigation proves the statement. The 17 June 1717 edition of the Boston News Letter carried the notice of her death. "Little Compton. 31 May. This morning died here Mrs. Elizabeth Paybody, late wife of Mr. W Paybody in the 93rd year of her age. She was the daughter of John Alden Esq. & Priscilla his wife, daughter of Mr. William Mullins. This John Alden & Priscilla Mullins, were married at Plymouth in New England, where their daughter Elizabeth was born. She was exemplary, virtuous, and pious, and her memory is blessed. Her granddaughter Bradford is a grandmother." William and Elizabeth are buried in the Little Compton cemetery.

!See MEMORIAL OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THE HON. JOHN ALDEN by Ebenezer ALDEN, M. D. published 1861 by Samuel P. Brown Co.

Elizabeth is supposed to have been the first white female child born in New England. On 26 Dec 1644 Elizabeth married William Pabodie (824) , son of John Pabodie (240) (ca 1590-) & Isabel Harper, in Plymouth, MA.16 Born in 1619 in England.86 William died on 13 May 1707 in Little Compton, RI.86 William spelled his last name Pabodie and variants. "William, who grew up in Duxbury, Mass., is referred to in various documents of the period as a yeoman, boatman, planter, and wheelwright. He was also a land surveyor. On Nov. 1, 1648, four years after he was married, he bought from John Holland and Hopestill Foster of Dorchester, Mass., a dwelling house, garden, stables, land and meadow. He later bought additional tracts of land in Mattapoisett and Sepecan. At one point, on Oct. 27, 1680, he adjusted a boundary line between his lands and those of Mrs. Sarah Parke and William Brewster. He served as a Duxbury town officer and as a representative or deputy to the General Court at Plymouth, being repeatedly elected to the court from 1654 to 1663, then again in 1668, and continuously from 1671 to 1682. He was admitted a freeman of the colony June 5, 1651.50 "About 1684, he removed to Little Compton, then in Massachusetts but now in Rhode Island, where he had acquired a share in lands. Thus he established in Rhode Island what has come to be known as the Rhode Island branch of the famil."50 They had the following children: 2636 i. John (1645-1669) 2637 ii. Elizabeth (1647-1677) 2638 iii. Mary (1648->1727) 2639 iv. Mercy (1649-<1728) 2640 v. Martha (1650-1712) 2641 vi. Priscilla (Died as Infant) (1652-1653) 2642 vii. Priscilla (1654-1724) 2643 viii. Sarah (1656-1740) 2644 ix. Ruth (1658-1724) 2645 x. Rebecca (1660-1702) 2646 xi. Hannah (1662-1723) 2647 xii. William (1664-1744) 2648 xiii. Lydia (1667-1748)

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Elizabeth married William Paybody Information taken from "Thayer Ancestry" by Mrs A.H. Pitkin, 1890, p16.

http://www.gulbangi.com/5families-o/p664.htm#i16597

She reportedly had 12 children, the youngest of which was Lydia A granite marker to her memory is inscribed: "Here lyeth the body of Elizabeth Pabodie, who dyed May 6e 31st, 1717, and in the ninety-fourth year of her age."

First white girl born in New England.

Elizabeth married William Paybody Information taken from "Thayer Ancestry" by Mrs A.H. Pitkin, 1890, p16.

Source: NEHGR; vol. 52; 1898; p. 54 Elizabeth (Alden) Pabodie and Descendants; Mrs. Charles L. Alden; 1897. pp. 3-4 Elizabeth Alden was born in Plymouth in 1622 or'23. " The first white woman born in New England." This hasbeen questioned, but the Division of Cattle List sustains this, and close investigation proves the statement. The 17 June 1717 edition of the Boston News Letter carried the notice of her death. "Little Compton. 31 May. This morning died here Mrs. Elizabeth Paybody, late wife of Mr. W Paybody in the 93rd year of her age. She was the daughter of John Alden Esq. & Priscilla his wife, daughter of Mr. William Mullins. This John Alden & Priscilla Mullins, were married at Plymouth in New England, where their daughter Elizabeth was born. She was exemplary, virtuous, and pious, and her memory is blessed. Her granddaughter Bradford is a grandmother." William and Elizabeth are buried in the Little Compton cemetery.

!See MEMORIAL OF THE DESCENDANTS OF THE HON. JOHN ALDEN by Ebenezer ALDEN, M. D. published 1861 by Samuel P. Brown Co.

Elizabeth is supposed to have been the first white female child born in New England. On 26 Dec 1644 Elizabeth married William Pabodie (824) , son of John Pabodie (240) (ca 1590-) & Isabel Harper, in Plymouth, MA.16 Born in 1619 in England.86 William died on 13 May 1707 in Little Compton, RI.86 William spelled his last name Pabodie and variants. "William, who grew up in Duxbury, Mass., is referred to in various documents of the period as a yeoman, boatman, planter, and wheelwright. He was also a land surveyor. On Nov. 1, 1648, four years after he was married, he bought from John Holland and Hopestill Foster of Dorchester, Mass., a dwelling house, garden, stables, land and meadow. He later bought additional tracts of land in Mattapoisett and Sepecan. At one point, on Oct. 27, 1680, he adjusted a boundary line between his lands and those of Mrs. Sarah Parke and William Brewster. He served as a Duxbury town officer and as a representative or deputy to the General Court at Plymouth, being repeatedly elected to the court from 1654 to 1663, then again in 1668, and continuously from 1671 to 1682. He was admitted a freeman of the colony June 5, 1651.50 "About 1684, he removed to Little Compton, then in Massachusetts but now in Rhode Island, where he had acquired a share in lands. Thus he established in Rhode Island what has come to be known as the Rhode Island branch of the famil."50 They had the following children: 2636 i. John (1645-1669) 2637 ii. Elizabeth (1647-1677) 2638 iii. Mary (1648->1727) 2639 iv. Mercy (1649-<1728) 2640 v. Martha (1650-1712) 2641 vi. Priscilla (Died as Infant) (1652-1653) 2642 vii. Priscilla (1654-1724) 2643 viii. Sarah (1656-1740) 2644 ix. Ruth (1658-1724) 2645 x. Rebecca (1660-1702) 2646 xi. Hannah (1662-1723) 2647 xii. William (1664-1744) 2648 xiii. Lydia (1667-1748)

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