Mehitable (Seavey) Atwood
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Mehitable (Seavey) Atwood (bef. 1729 - 1805)

Mehitable Atwood formerly Seavey
Born before in Rye, New Hampshiremap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 6 Jan 1745 in Rye, New Hampshiremap
Descendants descendants
Died after age 75 in Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
Profile last modified | Created 2 Dec 2010
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Biography

Birth

Abigail & Samuel Seavey's daughter Mehitable Seavey, born 21 October 1729 in Rye, New Hampshire. [1]

Marriage

Mehitable married Joshua Atwood on January 6, 1745 in Rye, New Hampshire. [2]

They moved from Bradford to Pelham, New Hampshire and became the parents of a large family (17) of children.

  1. Hannah, born May 12 1745, died Dec. 27 1835
  2. Joshua, born August 9 1747, died 1752
  3. Mehitable, born February 21 1749 [m. July 11 1768 James Foster]
  4. Rachel, born January 12 1751 [m. April 13 1779 Phineas Hamblet]
  5. Daniel, born January 5 1753, died Dec. 28 1834 [m. Nov. 26 1789 Elizabeth Gage]
  6. Elizabeth, born September 20 1754, died March 18 1845 [m. Aug. 13 1776 David Gage]
  7. Joshua, born March 13 1756, died May 5 1813 [m. Sept. 19 1797 Sarah M. Adams]
  8. Paul, born September 13 1757, died young
  9. Ebenezer, born March 23 1759, died young
  10. Ednah, born April 2 1760, died April 20 1813
  11. Alice / Allis, born March 11 1762 [m. Dec. 12 1782 Josiah Hamblet]
  12. Paul, born March 30 1764
  13. Susanna, born January 16, 1766; removed to Pelham, New Hampshire, died June 10 1839 [m. Feb. 9 1807 Jeremiah Stickney]
  14. John, born February 28 1768
  15. David [Jonathan's twin], born June 12 1770
  16. Jonathan [David's twin], born June 12 1770 [m. March 11 1798 Lydia Coburn]
  17. William, born February 17 1773 [m. Dec. 26 1799 Elizabeth Hall]

Mehitable passed away in 1805. [3]

Sources

  1. "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPC-76D : 8 April 2020), Samuel Seavey in entry for Mehitabel Seavey, 21 Oct 1729; citing Rye, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,037.
  2. "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDKC-NX7 : 24 January 2020), Mehitable Seavey in entry for Joshua Atwood, 1745.
  3. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 20 November 2021), memorial page for Mehitable Seavey Atwood (1 Feb 1727–11 Mar 1805), Find A Grave: Memorial #92196310, citing Atwood Cemetery, Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Charles Baker (contributor 47201082).

See Also:

  • Ancestry Family Trees
  • American Ancestry: Giving Name and Descent, in the Male Line, of Americans Whose Ancestors Settled in the United States Previous to the Declaration of Independence, A, Volume 10. By Thomas Patrick Hughes, Frank Munsell. Munsell. Albany, N.Y. 1895.




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I believe that Mehitable Seavey, wife of Joshua Atwood, is this person: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92196310/mehitable-atwood

born in 1727 in Bradford, MA and buried in Pelham NH.

posted by Susan Tait
The will of Samuel Sevey of Rye dated 1 Apr 1760 refers to wife Abigail and daughter Mehitable Blue. This verifies that Mehitable the daughter of Samuel & Abigail married Edward Blue.

https://www.ancestry.com/mediaui-viewer/tree/18601089/person/70000726488/media/e1b92087-109a-45bf-8ef3-a57ee4391ea1?destTreeId=116735730&destPersonId=382395479773&_phsrc=KXn4&_phstart=default

posted by Daryl Schmitt
I think two Mehitabel Seaveys are conflated here. One Mehitabel Seavey married Joshua Atwood and had many children. Another Mehitabel Seavey married Edward Blue [Ballou]. Mehitabel Seavey Atwood had a gravestone which is said to imply birth in 1727. There is a 1729 birth record for a Mehitabel born to Samuel & Abigail Seavey. Samuel & Abigail had a son named Jonathan. Mehitabel Seavey Blue named sons Jonathan and Samuel; Mehitabel Seavey Atwood did not use those names for her sons. Because of the year of birth difference and the difference in name reuse I think it is much more likely the daughter of Samuel & Abigail married Edward Blue than the daughter of Samuel & Abigail married Joshua Atwood.
posted by Daryl Schmitt
I agree with you - my Mehitable Seavey who married Joshua Atwood was born in 1727
posted by Susan Tait
Unknown-299820 and Seavey-52 appear to represent the same person because: They have the same spouse. They are born in the same place and date (off 1 year due to discrepancy in source). The text only describes one husband, one wife. The duplicate was created with the LNAB.
posted by Kim Williams
Couldn't locate a Seavey in Bradford. Maybe different spelling? https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordsofbr00brad/page/148/mode/2up
posted by Kim Williams

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