John Alden and the Long History of Plymouth Colony

Most historians equate Plymouth Colony only with the Mayflower crossing and the First Thanksgiving, but the Colony has more of a story to tell. Join historian John Turner as he explores Plymouth Colony's fascinating 70-year history and what we can learn from John Alden, a magistrate for over 60 years, about the Colony's religious, political and social order. John is author of the book "They Knew They Were Pilgrims, Plymouth Colony and the Contest for American Liberty."

[@Kudagraz]

Great Presentation! Thanks for sharing. I'm doing research on how to turn Plymouth Colony into an RPG game like DnD! Fun projects. I grew up in Carver so this region is near and dear.

[@aldenhousehistoricsite]

That's exciting! Please keep us posted.

[@NeTxGrl]

My 10th great grandparents

[@epicgenealogy8853]

John and Priscilla are my 10x grandparents.

[@DeanSmith-vc7je]

Then we are cousins

[@victoriaroselavohn3376]

My 11th!

[@gunwrites6222]

My 10th also. Howdy from Montana to my cousins. I've traced parts of my family history back to ~500BC, Kings, Roman Emperors, several Saints, and a few scoundrels. Welcome to the family!

[@m.asquino7403]

Alden Rd in Fairhaven, MA any relationship?

[@MrAtsyhere]

That printing of the poem of John Alden has a cryptic code applied to it. Do NOT take it at face value. There are "Shakespeare Codes" video all over KZbin to watch. What I see here are sentences stating with far too many "T" letters and I understand that this represented the Triple T of :Nothing is Truer than Truth. T followed by W in the start of very next sentence. Without directly seeing this clearly I suspect Cotton is reveling the hidden genealogy of the man. Likely ~ that he is of the illegitimate lines of Queen Elizabeth 1st. Cottons own relatives the Lake Family (Whom I descend) returned to England from Boston after the Restoration to become Baronets and Attorney Generals of Ireland. Sir Atwell Bibye Lake also went on with the London Company to head up Hudson's Bay Fur Trading Company, the East Africa Company and the East Indian Company over the generations that followed. My namesakes (Atwell) were part of Shakespeare world heading up the Fur Trade at Skinners Hall, the Lakes were heads of the Needle craft Trade halls that made uniforms for the crown. Guildhalls ruled London.

[@MrAtsyhere]

Codes are far too complex for me to decipher here, they begin with John Dee (Elizabeth's Alchemist) and are used by Sir Francis Bacon. DeVere was possibly the lover of Queen Elizabeth 'and the Earl of Southampton their son. Shakespeare pokes fun at the sexual exploits of these randy Tudors and there is no doubt that the Rich's involved in the New World Colonies are the same persons of Shakespeare's "The Dark Lady" Penelope Devereux (Rich)

[@brucelachniet8698]

Alden, John gender male1598-1687 9th great-grandfather Alden, Johngender male1674-1730 1st cousin 9x removed Mullins, Priscilla gender female1602-1680 9th great-grandmother I live in Oklahoma, But lived and was born in Michigan.