This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: selmar1 Surnames: Hayden and Slaughter and Alden Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.iowa.counties.clinton/2462.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Ruby Ruth Hayden's father, Benjamin Franklin Hayden Jr., had a sister, Ida Matilda Hayden, Ida married my grandfather Henry Francis Carroll. Did you know that your husband Paul is a direct descendant of the Mayflower. John Alden is Paul's 8th great-grandfather. John Alden came over on the ship Mayflower in 1620. John Alden married Priscilla Mullins, and the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow fictionalized their marriage in his famous poem "The Courtship of Myles Standish". Lawrence Carroll Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.