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     Richard, married an unknown person.

     Ruth Alden, daughter of John Blunden Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was born in 1637 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.¹ Ruth Alden was married to John Bass of Braintree where they lived and had seven children. Of the more illustrious descendants of this union came Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Ruth died on October 12, 1674.²

     Ruth, daughter of John Blunden Alden and Priscilla Mullins, married John Bass, son of Samuel Bass, on 12 April 1657 at Braintree, Massachusetts.^3,4

     Ruth died on 12 August 1674.^5,6

     Sarah Alden, daughter of John Blunden Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was born after 22 May 1627.¹ Sarah Alden married Myles Standish son, Alexander, puts to rest any idea of a long-standing feud between the Aldens and the Standish clan. In fact, there is much evidence to suggest that John and Myles remained lifelong friends or, at the minimum, associates. Sarah and Alexander lived in Duxbury until Sarah’s death sometime before June 1688. (Alexander subsequently married Desire Doty, a twice widowed daughter of Pilgrim Edward Doty.) They had seven and possibly eight children. The Duxbury house where they lived still stands.²

     Sarah, daughter of John Blunden Alden and Priscilla Mullins, married Alexander Standish, son of Myles Standish, circa 1660.¹

     Sarah died before 13 June 1688.¹

     Sarah Alden, daughter of Joseph Alden and Mary Simmons, was born in 1665.¹

     Polly, married Lot Pratt, son of Thomas Pratt and Mercy Jones, in 1787.¹