Stephen Atwood Sr (abt. 1616 - 1694)

Born about 1616 in London, Middlesex, England [uncertain]

Husband of Abigail (Dunham) Atwood — married 6 Nov 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony

Descendants

Died 21 Feb 1694 at about age 78 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Province, New England

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Biography

Stephen Atwood's parents are not provide in these sources^[1]. His father was Not John Atwood ^[1]

The earliest record of Stephen was in Plymouth, where he was in charge of a herring weir in 1643 and referred to as Stephen Wood in the records. He settled in Eastham circa 1654, when he received a meadow grant, and was referred to as Atwood in the genealogical records^{[2] [1]}

On November 6, 1644, Stephen Atwood married Abigail Dunham, daughter of John Dunham and his second wife Abigail (Bangs) Barlow^{[3] [4] [1] [5]}. He was noted in the will of John Dunham as my son-in-law Stephen Wood^[6] . Their children included:

1. Abigail, born August 1645, who married Johnathan Pratt^[1]
2. John^[7], who died 1648 ^{[2] [1]}
3. Hannah^[7], born October 14, 1649, who married Jeremiah Smith^{[2] [1]}
4. Eldad^[2], born July 7, 1651, who married Anna, daughter of Mark Snow Feb 14, 1683^{[8] [7] [1]}
5. Stephen, born 1655, who married Apphia Bangs^{[2] [9] [7] [1]} (who is called Joseph in some records)
6. Medad^[2], born Jan 16, 1658^[10], who married Esther Cole^{[8] [7] [1]}
7. Daniel^{[2] [1]}

Stephen Atwood Sr, also called Stephen Atwood of Wellfleet, died in February 1693/4.^[11] Based on the calendar of the time this is consistent with the latter part of the year^{[12] [8] [13]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10} "Stephen Wood alias Atwood of Eastham, Massachusetts" by Alicia Crane Williams, published in "The Mayflower Descendant," Vol 46, No 2, July,1996 page 131.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} 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. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 Plymouth Volume 1, page 655 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), which states STEPHEN WOOD and ABIGALL DUNHAME married 6 Nov. 1644
4. ↑ The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, page 602 Listing for John Dunham (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Originally Published as: New England Historic Genealogical Society. Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III, 3 vols., 1995), which cites PCR 2:79 and PVR 655
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 (-1694) & Abigail DUNHAM; 11 Nov 1644; Plymouth?/Eastham (WOOD in VR) {MD 6:203, 13:86, 17:113; Linnell-Snow 27; TAG 30:145; Reg. 6:43, 7:178; Cape Cod Lib. 41:2; Plymouth (Davis) 6, 43, 48, 188; Bangs 29; Dunham 13; Hamlin 307; Harris (#11) 17; Snow (1889) 4; Sv 1:78; NYGBR 27:95
6. ↑ The Mayflower descendant : a quarterly magazine of Pilgrim genealogy and history Volume 17 (1915), page 113-114; Published: Boston : Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899-
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} Dunham Genealogy by Dunham, Isaac Watson, (Norwich, Conn.: Bulletin Print, [1907]), see page 13 for the children of Abigal Dunham and Stephen Atwood
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} First Settlers of Eastham, Mass, Volume 6, page 43 of The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.), which states Stephen Atwood, he died Feb _ 1693/4, m. _, ch. Medad, born Jan 16, 1658-9, and includes details for Medad in a separate listing on the same page
9. ↑ 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
10. ↑ Eastham and Orleans Vital Records, Volume 1, page 32 published in Volume 15, page 227 of the The Mayflower descendant : a quarterly magazine of Pilgrim genealogy and history] Published: Boston : Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899-
11. ↑ Births, marriages, deaths, 1649-ca.1840; intentions of marriage, 1700-ca.1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-9FQV  : 28 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007009735, image 124, Eastham, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Births, & Deaths, 1654-1797, Page 40.
12. ↑ The Mayflower descendant : a quarterly magazine of Pilgrim genealogy and history Volume 6 (1904), page 203; Published: Boston : Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899-
13. ↑ A genealogical dictionary of the first settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May, 1962, on the basis of Farmer's Register .. by Savage, James, 1784-1873; Publication date 1860; Publisher Boston, Little, Brown and company

See also:

• Five Families genealogy (with original sources): http://www.gulbangi.com/5families-o/p99.htm
• Robert Charles Anderson, "John Dunham", The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Vol I, Boston, New England Historic Genelogical Society 1995 pp599-603.
• William, Alicia Crane. "Stephen Wood alias Atwood of Eastham, Massachuestts," Mayflower Descendant 1996, Vol 46, pages 131-6. AmericanAncestors.org (by subscription)
• The American Genealogist Vol. 30 pp 148-151, "Dunham Family of Plymouth" by Mrs. John E. Barcley
• Ye Atte Wode Annals B10F19,pt3 p1-3.
• Dunham Gen, B5C17 p13.
• Mayflower Desc Am Pub A V6 p203.
• New Engl Regis Am Pub H Vy p43. Savage's Dict R8A4 V1 p78
• Hist of Cape Cod, MA C10 V2 p373.
• On p7-9,pt 1 of Atte Wode Annals, author made case for H (Stephen's) parents to be John Atwood and Joan Coleson.