Stephen Atwood Jr (1647 - abt. 1722)

Born 1647 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

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Died about 1722 at about age 75 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

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Biography

Stephen Atwood Jr. was the son of Stephen Atwood (or Wood) and his wife Abigail Dunham. The Atwoods came to Plymouth from England about 1635 and were among the earliest settlers at Nauset, now Eastham. He was born between 1647 and 1655, either at Plymouth or Eastham^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Between 1675-1677, he married Apphia, daughter of Edward and Rebecca Bangs, and widow of John Knowles, at Eastham^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]},

It can be noted that the Dunham Genealogy, which has been proven to contain errors, calls Apphia Bangs' husband Joseph and provides another spouse for Stephen^[6]. This is not consistent with any other sources.

The children of Stephen and Apphia (Bangs) <Knowles) Atwood included:

1. Stephen^[7], born circa 1675, who married Martha Pike in 1700^{[1] [4]}
2. Machael^{[7] [4]}, born circa 1677 , who married in 1700^[1]
3. Eleazar^[7], born 1681 (died in 1729 at 48 years) ^{[1] [4]}
4. Joseph^[7] , born circa 1785 (married in 1710) ^[1]
5. Hannah^[7], born 1694, who married Samuel Horton^[1]
6. Apphia^[7], born 1695, who married Joseph Mayo in 1715 ^[1]
7. Joshua ^[4], who died before 1724, unmarried^{[7] [1]}
8. Thomas^[7], born circa 1699, who married in 1724^{[1] [4]}

He died about April, 1722 at Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, and probate was administered July 11, 1722^[7]

Research Notes

Consider use of material in this source:

Ancestry.com. Ye Atte Wode annals, October 1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Atwood, Elijah Francis,. Ye Atte Wode annals, October 1929 : giving English history, descendants of Harman, Henry, John, Philip, Stephen, Thomas of Ipswich and Thomas of Wethersfield, sketch of John and James Astwood, of Henry Wood of Leyden and the story of Joshua 4 Bradford and the Indians, etc., with special articles bringing branches to date. Sisseton, S.D.: Atwood Pub. Co., 1929?. (accessed: 19 July 2018). Part 3.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9} "Stephen Wood alias Atwood of Eastham, Massachusetts" by Alicia Crane Williams, published in "The Mayflower Descendant," Vol 46, No 2, July,1996. See person #3, page 133
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Hamlin Family (1639 to 1902): A Genealogy of James Hamlin of Barnstable, Mass., Eldest Son of James Hamlin, the Immigrant, Who Came from London, England, and Settled in Barnstable, 1639, 2 vols, by Andrews, Henry Franklin, (Exira, Iowa: privately printed, 1902), see page 307 for the children of Stephen and Abigail (Dunham) Atwood
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Dudley, Dean, History and Genealogy of the Bangs Family with Genealogical Tables and Notes (Montrose, Mass.: priv. print., 1896), page 29, listing for Apphia Bangs
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} "Genealogical Notes of Cape Cod Families" by Lydia B. Brownson, Grace W. Held, and Doris V. Norton (Duxbury, Mass., typ., 1966), This open source shows information that may otherwise be behind a paywall. See Vol. 02 (Athearn to Bailey), page 66 for Stephen and Apphia
5. ↑ Torrey's New England Marriages to 1700, Volume 1, page 53. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015, which states ATWOOD/WOOD?, Stephen (-1722) & Apphia (BANGS) KNOWLES (1651-), w John; aft 1675, by 1677; Eastham {Ackley-Bosworth 44; Linnell-Snow 27, 33; Warner-Harrington 38; Barnstable Co. Prob. 4:90, 5:280; Bassett-Preston 20; Smith-Bryant 188; Pope's Pioneers 31; Cape Cod Lib 41:2; Plymouth (Davis) 18; Dawes-Gates 267; Reg 79-293-4; Munsey-Hopkins 59; Gen. Bulletin 1:63; Hamlin 307; Harris (#12) 17; Treat 266; Foster 555; Bangs 29
6. ↑ Dunham Genealogy by Dunham, Isaac Watson, (Norwich, Conn.: Bulletin Print, [1907]), see page 13 for the children of Abigal Dunham and Stephen Atwood
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8} Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685–1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol 4, pg 63

See also:

• The Mayflower Descendant. Volume 46 http://www.massmayflower.org/publications/md/md46/MD46-131-136.pdf (dead link). Now available (for a fee) on the website of The New England Historic Genealogical Society at this link.

• Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees. Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;

Note with more sources

Note: Children sealed to John KNOWLES and Apphia BANGS 11 Sep 1953. Sources: Atte Wode Annals B10F19,pt3 p2. Will of Edward Bangs, 19 Oct 1677. Will of Joshua Bangs, probated 7 Feb 1710. Will of Stephen Atwood, 20 May 1715. Settlement of John Knowles estate, court entry 1 Mar 1676-7. Gen Soc - HEC FGS by Rosalia E.A. Kelsch Est, SLC shows Stephen sealed to parents 11 Apr 1946.

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