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William Pabodie was the son of John Pabodie and Isabel (Harper)
Pabodie.In 1644 he married Elizabeth Alden, the daughter of
John Alden andPriscilla (Mullins) Alden who came on the
'Mayflower' in 1620. She wasprobably the first female child
born in the Plymouth Colony and, in laterlife, was described as
being 'dignified, a woman of great character andfine presence,
very tall and handsome. In height she resembled herfather, John
Alden, the tallest in the Colony.' William Pabodie moved from
Plymouth to Duxbury, Massachusetts where heheld many offices.
After Alexander Standish, he was the town clerk ofDuxbury for
18 years. While in Duxbury, he lived close to the Brewstersand
the Standishes, east of Eagle Nest Creek. In 1650, he sold
hisproperty in Duxbury and moved to Little Compton which is now
part of theState of Rhode Island. When William and Elizabeth
moved to LittleCompton, all of their children were married
except Lydia. Their son, William, went with them and their
son-in-law, WilliamSouthworth, and his wife, Rebecca, followed
them shortly thereafter andit was not long before a number of
their grandchildren also began tosettle there.