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What Presidents was a descendant of John and Priscilla Alden of Mayflower fame?
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John Adams, the second President was the great-great grandson of John and Priscilla Alden, who came over on the Mayflower and were featured in Longfellow's famous poem, the Courtship of Miles Standish.
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What presidents had ancestors on the mayflower?
John Adams and John Quincy Adams were descended from the Pilgrims John and Priscilla Alden.
Who written the Mayflower compact?
History behind the Mayflower CompactThe Mayflower Compact was signed on 11 November 1620 on board the Mayflower, which was at anchor in Provincetown Harbor. The document was drawn up in response to "mutinous speeches" that had come about because the Pilgrims had intended to settle in Northern Virginia, but the decision was made after arrival to instead settle in New England. Since there was no government in place, some felt they had no legal obligation to remain within the colony and supply their labor. The Mayflower Compact attempted to temporarily establish that government until a more official one could be drawn up in England that would give them the right to self-govern themselves in New England.In a way, this was the first American Constitution, though the Compact in practical terms had little influence on subsequent American documents. John Quincy Adams, a descendant of Mayflower passenger John Alden, does call the Mayflower Compact the foundation of the U.S. Constitution in a speech given in 1802, but this was in principle more than in substance. In reality, the Mayflower Compact was superseded in authority by the 1621 Peirce Patent, which not only gave the Pilgrims the right to self-government at Plymouth, but had the significant advantage of being authorized by the King of England.The Mayflower Compact was first published in 1622. William Bradford wrote a copy of the Mayflower Compact down in his History Of Plymouth Plantation which he wrote from 1630-1654, and that is the version given above. Neither version gave the names of the signers. Nathaniel Morton in hisNew England's Memorial, published in 1669, was the first to record and publish the names of the signers, and Thomas Prince in his Chronological History of New England in the form of Annals (1736) recorded the signers names as well, as did Thomas Hutchinson in 1767. It is unknown whether the later two authors had access to the original document, or whether they were simply copying Nathaniel Morton's list of signers.The original Mayflower Compact has never been found, and is assumed destroyed. Thomas Prince may have had access to the original in 1736, and possibly Thomas Hutchinson did in 1767. If it indeed survived, it was likely a victim of Revolutionary War looting, along with other such Pilgrim valuables as Bradford's now lost Register of Births and Deaths, his partially recovered Letterbook, and his entirely recovered History Of Plymouth Plantation.The term "Mayflower Compact" was not assigned to this document until 1793, when for the first time it is called the Compact in Alden Bradford's A Topographical Description of Duxborough, in the County of Plymouth. Previously it had been called "an association and agreement" (William Bradford), "combination" (Plymouth Colony Records), "solemn contract" (Thomas Prince, 1738), and "the covenant" (Rev. Charles Turner, 1774).
Do any of the founding fathers have direct descendants living today?
Franklin's daughter, Sarah Franklin Bache, had seven children, most of whom had children. Franklin also had an illegitimate son, William, who had an illegitimate son who had an illegitimate son, after which the male line ended. If you watch the TV show HEROES, the actor who plays Claire's father, Noah Bennet, is a direct descendant of Ben Franklin. His name is Jack Coleman and he's a descendant of Franklin's grandson Benjamin Franklin Bache. Reese Witherspoon is a descendant of Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, while Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson are descendants of Edward Rutherford, another signer and the youngest member of the Continental Congress [and who gets a great song in the musical 1776]). Thomas Jefferson has more than 5,000 descendants alive through his wife. Though only 2 of his legitimate children survived to adulthood (and one of them died in childhood with her second child), his daughter Martha had 13 children and a legion of descendants. This is not counting the descendants of Jefferson's slave (and half-sister in law) Sally Hemings, who are also probably his descendants and would be even more numerous than his legitimate descendants (and many of whom probably do not know they are descendants because at least one daughter and one son passed for white and did not tell their families their true ancestry). John Adams has at least hundreds of descendants. Some were quite distinguished (his son J.Quincy Adams, grandson Charles Francis, and great-grandson Henry Adams were all quite well known), though none of his current descendants are particularly famous. Adams was a direct descendant of Priscilla Alden and Miles "speak for yourself" Standish of the Mayflower. Robert E. Lee married Mary Custis, the only (legitimate) surviving child of George Washington Parke Custis, the step-grandson and adopted son of George Washington. All descendants of Robert E. Lee are therefore descendants of Martha Washington (by her first husband) as well. (G.W.P. Custis had a sister who also has descendants, so the reverse is not true [i.e. not all descendants of Martha W. are descendants of Lee]). Patrick Henry had 16 children and Paul Revere had 15 (both men were married twice- one of Henry's wives was insane and kept chained in their basement- that's true), so their descendants are probably extremely numerous as well. James Madison has no biological descendants but his stepson does. In short, there's no shortage of descendants of the Founding Fathers, though some of them (like Washington and Madison) had no biological children. Abraham Lincoln (not a founding father but the only American to equal them in name recognition and veneration) had four sons, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren, but his line ended when his great-grandchildren died without issue.
Name all the us presidents in the last 50 years?
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R, war general from Texas) defeated Adlai Stevenson (D, Governor of Illinois) 1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R, Incumbent) defeated Adlai Stevenson (D, former Governor of Illinois) 1960: John F. Kennedy (D, Senator of Massachusetts) defeated Richard Nixon (R, incumbent Vice President, former Senator of California) 1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (D, incumbent President, former Vice President and Senator of Texas) defeated Barry Goldwater (R, Senator of Arizona) 1968: Richard Nixon (R, former Vice President and Senator of California) defeated Hubert Humphrey (D, incumbent Vice President, former Senator of Minnesota) and George Wallace (Independent, former Governor of Alabama) 1972: Richard Nixon (R, incumbent President) defeated George McGovern (D, Senator of South Dakota) 1976: Jimmy Carter (D, Governor of Georgia) defeated Gerald Ford (R, incumbent President, former Representative of Michigan) 1980: Ronald Reagan (R, former Governor of California) defeated Jimmy Carter (D, incumbent President) and John B. Anderson (independent, Representative of Illinois) 1984: Ronald Reagan (R, incumbent President) defeated Walter Mondale (D, former Vice President and Senator of Minnesota) 1988: George H. W. Bush (R, incumbent Vice President and former Representative of Texas) defeated Michael Dukakis (Governor of Massachusetts) 1992: Bill Clinton (D, Governor of Arkansas) defeated George H. W. Bush (R, incumbent President) and Ross Perot (independent, businessman) 1996: Bill Clinton (D, incumbent President) defeated Bob Dole (R, Senator of Kansas) and Ross Perot (Reform Party, businessman) 2000: George W. Bush (R, Governor of Texas) defeated Al Gore (D, incumbent Vice President and former Senator of Tennessee). Gore won the popular vote, but not the electoral vote 2004: George W. Bush (R, incumbent President) defeated John Kerry (D, Senator of Massachusetts) 2008: Barack Obama (D, Senator of Illinois) defeated John McCain (R, Senator of Arizona)
What presidents had ancestors on the mayflower?
John Adams and John Quincy Adams were descended from the Pilgrims John and Priscilla Alden.
Was John Alden Naval Architect a descendant of John Alden of the Mayflower?
yes
Was Helen Pitts white?
Yes, and in fact she was a descendant of John and Priscilla Alden.
What has the author Priscilla Alden written?
Priscilla Alden has written: 'Sex & the triple girl'
When did Priscilla Alden die?
Priscilla Alden died on August 24, 2007, in San Francisco, California, USA.
Who is John Alden?
John Alden is a guy who join the Mayflower.
What are facts about Calvin Coolidge?
Calvin Coolidge was born on the 4th of July. President Coolidge was a skilled and effective public speaker holding over 500 press conferences (a record at the time), yet his nickname was "Silent Cal" due to the stories of him being an extremely quiet man in private. President Coolidge is a Mayflower descendant through Mayflower passengers John Alden, Priscilla Mullins (and her family), and Edward Doty. Coolidge is a direct descendant of George Bunker, owner and namesake of Bunker Hill. ("Battle of Bunker Hill") He is one of the three U.S. Presidents and one of the two U.S. Vice Presidents who is known by his middle name (his first name is John). Of the three Massachusetts Governors who have run for President, he is the only one who won.
What are facts about calvinism?
Calvin Coolidge was born on the 4th of July. President Coolidge was a skilled and effective public speaker holding over 500 press conferences (a record at the time), yet his nickname was "Silent Cal" due to the stories of him being an extremely quiet man in private. President Coolidge is a Mayflower descendant through Mayflower passengers John Alden, Priscilla Mullins (and her family), and Edward Doty. Coolidge is a direct descendant of George Bunker, owner and namesake of Bunker Hill. ("Battle of Bunker Hill") He is one of the three U.S. Presidents and one of the two U.S. Vice Presidents who is known by his middle name (his first name is John). Of the three Massachusetts Governors who have run for President, he is the only one who won.
Who is Priscilla's suitor?
John Alden or Miles Standish
What actors and actresses appeared in Mouse on the Mayflower - 1968?
The cast of Mouse on the Mayflower - 1968 includes: Eddie Albert as Capt. Standish Tennessee Ernie Ford as Narrator June Foray Paul Frees John Gary as John Alden Joanie Sommers as Priscilla Mullins
John alden and priscilla lithograph 1883?
John Alden and Priscilla Lithograph 1883, yes! Amazing lithographs were made of all sorts of things. Making sure you had the tools to make the photos. That was a different story then.
Who were important people in the Massachusetts colony?
Priscilla, John Winthrop, William Bradford, and John Alden
