New-York tribune., 1902-08-10
,InEN FAMILY REUNION
DESCENDANTS OF WHY DON'T YOU
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF, JOHN TO
MzxT IN BINGHAAITON

W Aur tSDeciaD-Cn Friday,
- B the descendants Of John and Priscilla
- uho have been made famous by Longer
~ l4l1e-7 TIVE Courtship Of Miles Standish." will
a. Ross Park. in this city Members OF the
ne, 7rfIl be present from all parts OF he United
- Already q strong organization. known as
= al5en Descend dants' Society has been formed
-. These are the direct descendants OF the Pii-
- Who left England for the sake OF religious
60 s.- Determined 10 leave their home and coun-
- = necessary for the sake Of their religion. the
.5--s-,s went first 10 Leyden. in Holland Among
&c AZ L.evden was one William Mullens, strong
--,bolder OF the Puritan cause.
r. a tine the Puritans remained in that city.
..oe4,.v following their chosen method OF wor-
=, Then believing that their religion be
o.fng slowly but surely overshadowed by the
~7srorns Of The country II which they lived, and
mich would IN tine entirely Obterate Il, they de-
.a--nine5 10 come TO America and found a new
ho-e With this IN view. the little band Of Pi-
inns returned 70 Southampton 20 engage passage
so- thsir voyage 10 North America AS they passed
+b-ough the streets OF Southampton their ar
-4vsI e crowd OF curious spectators followed them
5own the rhOrOuEhfaTe or gaZed at them from
-5oTn m. strange garb Of the Pilgrims made this
Tttle band seem OF another sphere was John Alden.
cgos.., ~ 80 ,- marched beside her farmer among
fbe Pilgrims This was Priscilla MuIlens. who was
Sestined TO become the founder OF the now famous
nv magnetic <orce. Before he had never given the
cI-iars secr 3 thought beyond The half bantering
remarks Of his comrades the Snes-s OF some OF
he older persons Following the Pllgrins with his
eyes on Priscilla he al last reached the South
ennr0u d0c1yard- Here he learned that they were
ra-r- Of Pilgrims bound for America
re sought cut the leader of the band and applied
for mem psTshlp, saying ne wished 20 accompany
-hs Pilgrims 10 the land for which they We're bound
and was willing 10 work his passage He was ac-
ceuted ard became the youngest member Of the eE-
ne6iric- John Alden was set at WOTk repairing the
Nav-fovve- and placing her IN readiness for her
and 1920 sailed with the Pilgrims for
Plymouth The romance Of the following years has
beer told n LOngfelOT's poem In the spring OF
77 Joh- Alden and Priscilla Mullels were married
They had eleven children from whom most or the
AlG-7= n this country are the descendants r or
z5Te or six years after their marriage John and
Priscilla lived al Plymouth then they moved 10
T7uxhJry Mass, and resided there the remainder
TIE borse into which they first moved at Dux-
fo- them hv one OF their sons. Captain Jonathan
Alden u 1855. and is sUu standing II Is IN IalS
bouse that OF August 2S the descendants OF Ine
Af5ens in Massachusetts will hold their reunion
Al ne reunion Of the Alden family in this city last
-,es- there were present descendants from JOSepn
-b second son OF John and Priscilla John. the 1TSI
son ard Elizabeth. the odest caug1te-- TheTe were
one hundred and fifty lfneal descendants present al
F7e-+ar7ir Alden was Of the 18th generation from
Josenh Alden. and was born in the Town of Nl[d-
sor T7-C0r7e County. March >. 1913. MS tatheI
having come 10 Broorne County from Great Bar
ssI0r7e and Naomi were born al the same place or
October i ISIS The Olcest living descendant {
Timothy ? Alden. Of this CITY. and the younges
Florence Alden twenty months olG among ne
dents John Adams and John Quincy Adams arc
rs- aT--f-aI James Alden. I : y The AdarnSes
we're descended from one Of the children. who mar
ried John Bass, Of BTairtree. Mass