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William Pabodie (c. 1619–1707), son of John Paybodie and Isabel Unknown

Elizabeth Alden (c. 1624–1717), daughter of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins

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William Pabodie was the son of John and Isabel Pabodie. [1] He was born about 1619, based on his gravestone. He died on 13 December 1707 died in Little Compton, Bristol County, then in Massachusetts. [2] He married Elizabeth, the daughter of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, on 20 or 26 (duplicate) December 1644 in Duxbury. [2][3][4]

William is buried in the Old Commons Burial Ground in Little Compton. His inscription says: [5]

Elizabeth, the daughter of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins, was born about 1624. [4] She died on 31 May 1717 in Little Compton. [4] Her gravestone in Little Compton says that she was 93 when she died, but it was erected in 1882. [4]

Alden says that Elizabeth was born in 1622 or 1623 and was the first European woman born in New England. [1]

William and Elizabeth lived in Duxbury for many years and then moved to Little Compton. [2]

William was on the grand jury on 7 June 1648. He was a receiver of the excise on 4 June 1650. He was a deputy 22 times between 1654 and 1682. He was a frequent committee member. [6]

William wrote his will on 13 May 1707. He mentions his wife; his son William; his daughter Lydia "Greenill"—he says he already gave her a set of green curtains; his grandson Stephen Southworth, the son of his deceased daughter Rebecca; his gransons John and William, the sons of his son William; and his daughters. His daughters—he is careful to style each one his "natural" daughter, are named as Mary, Mercy, Martha, Priscilla, Ruth, Sarah, Hannah, Lydia, and his two deceased daughters Elizabeth and Rebecca. He left each of them or their heirs one shilling. The style suggests that he believed his wife might contest the will. He says that if she does or she remarries then she is to get only what the law would allow if he died intestate. Inventory, amounting to £407–14–00 was taken on 30 December 1797. Witnesses testified, bond was posted, and Mrs. Elizabeth Pabodie and her son William—his executors—took oath to the inventory on 27 February 1707/8. William Pabodie made oath to the accounting of his administration on 7 September 1709. [2]

Children of William Pabodie and Elizabeth Alden: Births recorded in Duxbury as the children of William and Elizabeth [3]

i. John Pabodie was born on 4 October 1645. He died on 17 November 1669 in Duxbury. [3]

The verdict of the coroner's jury was: [1]

John's grandfather John Paybody left him a bequest in his will of 16 July 1649.

ii. Elizabeth Pabodie was born on 23 April 1647. She died before 13 May 1707. She married John Rogers on 1660 (1666 duplicate) in Duxbury. [3] John was the son of John Rogers and the grandson of Mayflower passenger Thomas Rogers. [1][7] He was born about 1640. [1] He died on 28 June 1732 and was buried in Barrington. [1] He married second the widow Marah Newell. [1]

iii. Mary Pabodie was born on 7 August 1648. She married Edward Southworth on 16 November 1671 in Duxbury. [3] Edward, the son of Constant Southworth, died about 1727. [1]

Edward was a farmer in Duxbury. [7]

John was of Duxbury. [7]

v. Martha Pabodie was born on 24 February 1650/[1?] She died on 25 January 1712. [8] She married first Samuel Seabury on 4 april 1667 (16 November 1669 duplicate) in Duxbury. [3] She married second William Fobes. [7][8] William, the son of John and Constant (Mitchell) Fobes, was born in 1649. [8] He died on 6 November 1712 in Little Compton. [8]

Martha was the second wife of Doctor Samuel Seabury, minister at Duxbury. [7]

William and Sarah lived in Little Compton. [7]

vi. Priscilla Pabodie was born on 16 November 1652. She died on 2 March 1652/3 in Duxbury. [3]

vii. Priscilla Pabodie was born on 15 January 1653/[4?]. She died on 3 June 1754 in Kingston. [1] She married Icabod Wiswall on 2 December 1682 (2 November 1673 duplicate) in Duxbury. [3] Ichabod, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Wiswall, died on 23 July 1700. [1] He married first Remember ___. [1]

She was the second wife of Reverend Ichabod Wiswall. [7] Ichabod was a minister and school teacher in Duxbury. [7]

viii. Sarah Pabodie was born on 7 August 1656. She married John Coe on 10 November 1681 (11 April 1677 duplicate) in Duxbury. [3] John, the son of Matthew and Elizabeth (Whately) Coe, was born on 30 June 1649 and died on 16 December 1728 in Little Compton. [1]

John Coe was a businessman [7] John and Sarah settled in Little Compton. [7]

ix. Ruth Pabodie was born on 27 June 1658. She married Benjamin Bartlett, a descendant of Mayflower passengrs Richard Warren and William Brewster. [7]

Benjamin and Ruth settled in Duxbury. [7]

x. Rebecca Pabodie was born on 16 October 1660. She died on 3 December 1702 in Little Compton. [1] She married William Southworth, the brother of her sister Mary's husband. [7] He married second Martha (Kirtland) Blaque (or Blake). [1]

xi. Hannah Pabodie was born on 15 October 1662. She died on 22 April 1723, age 61. [9] She married first Samuel Bartlett on 2 August 1683 in Duxbury. [3] Samuel, the son of Benjamin and Sarah (Brewster) Bartlett, died before 9 December 1713, when administration of his estate was granted to his widow Hannah. [9] Hannah married second Sergeant John Churchill on 4 March 1715 in Plymouth. [7][9] He died on 2 3 June 1723, age 66. [9]

Hannah was the brother of her sister Ruth's husband. [7] He was a mariner. [7]

xii. William Pabodie was born on 24 November 1664 (1666 duplicate). He died on 17 Septmber 1744. He married first Judith Judith Tilden on 27 June 1693 in Little Compton. [10] She died on 20 July 1714. [11] He married second Elizabeth (Throop) Peck on 20 March 1715/6. [11] Elizabeth, the widow of Jonathan Peck, died on 14 December 1717, age 45. [11] Willam married third Mary (Morgan) Starr. [11] Mary was the daughter of James and Mary (Vine) Morgan and the widow of Thomas Starr, son of Samuel and Hannah (Brewster) Starr. [11]

William is buried in the Old Commons Burial Ground in Little Compton. His inscription says: [5]

He married three times. [7]

xiii. Lydia Pabodie was born on 3 April 1667. She died on 13 or 14 August 1748 in Saybrook. She married Daniel Grinnell.

Endnotes:

1. Mrs. Charles Alden, "Alden Genealogy," New England Historical and Genealogical Register 52 (1898): 54–57.

2. George Ernest Bowman, "William Pabodie's Will and Inventory," Mayflower Descendant 6 (1904): 129–35.

3. Vital Records of Duxbury, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911). Peabody births, p. 114; marriages, p. 282; deaths, p. 397.

4. "The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620–1633, Volumes I-III," digitized book, AmericanAncestors.org, originally published as: Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, 3 volumes (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995), 23.

5. "Rhode Island: Historical Cemeteries, 1647–2000," database with images, AmericanAncestors.org, page 158919, entry for William Pabodie [Sr.]. Stone recut by Colonial Daughters of the 17th Century; 158920, entry for William Pabodie [Jr.].

6. John Osborne Austin, The Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island (Albany: J. Munsell's sons, 1887), 141

7. Alicia Crane Williams, "The Alden Family, A Look at at the First Four Generations," Mayflower Descendant 48 (1998): 107–10.

8. Mary W. Peckham, "Concerning John Lapham and Some of His Descendants," The American Genealogist 24 (1948): 1–12, specifically 7.

9. Rachel E. Barclay, "The Family of Samuel Bartlett of Duxbury, Mass.," The American Genealogist 37 (1661): 141–50.

10. Robert S. Wakefield, "Little Compton RI Marriages: An Analysis," The American Genealogist 61 (1985): 133–40, specifically 137.

11. Esther Littleford Woodworth Barnes, "The Three Wives of William Pabodie of Little Compton," The American Genealogist 53 (1977): 246–8.

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Last revised: 27-Dec-2023