Stephen Atwater (1705 - 1759)

Born 5 Dec 1705 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Bradley) Atwater — married 18 Dec 1729 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 3 Jan 1759 at age 53 in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Stephen, son of Samuel Atwater (1664-1742) and Sarah Alling (1666--1742), was born 5 Dec 1705, in New Haven, Connecticut.^[1] He was the son of Samuel Atwater and Sarah Alling.^[1]

He was married to Abigail Bradley 18 Dec 1729.^[1]

He passed away 3 Jan 1759,^[1][2] age 53,^[2] and was buried on the town Green. His stone was moved to the west wall of the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven^[2][3]

An inventory valued about £396 was taken 5 Mar 1759. Debts and funeral expenses were about £380.^[4]

Children of Stephen and Abigail (Bradley) Atwater. All were born in New Haven and baptized at the 1st Congregational Church.^[1]

1. Stephen, was born 16 Mary 1733; bp. 20 May 1733; d. 16 Sep 1742 ae 10 in New Haven; buried at Grove Street Cemetery.
2. Mary b. 7 Mar 1735/6; bp 2 May 1736; m. (1) 17 May 1753, New HavenEbenezer Ives; m. (2)10 Apr 1765 New Haven Gilead Gregory
3. Timothy b. 9 Aug 1739; bp 9 Sep 1739; d. 16 Aug 1742 in New Haven
4. Abigail b. 2 Aug 1742; bp 3 Oct 1742; died without issue 20 Jan 1806 ae 63 [HT2]; m. (1) 3 Sep 1794 NHC1 Daniel Humiston; m. (2) 10 Sep 1804 William Denslow
5. Sarah b. 14 July 1745; bp 24 Aug 1745; died without issue 8 Sep 1822 ae 77 [MT]; m. (1) 27 apr 1763 NHC1 Jesse Alling; m. (2) 26 May 1774 NHC1 Philosebius Treat

There are sources that state that Stephen's brother Caleb married Abigail Bradley in 1729 and that she was the mother of all but the eldest of his children. Jacobus explains the error as follows: From “Families of Ancient New Haven” Compiled by Donald Lines Jacobus pg 504 “A. Errors in the original records Original vital entries should never be "corrected" unless they can be proved erroneous beyond the shadow of a doubt. There are unquestionably a few mistakes made by careless clerks in the New Haven records, and the following corrections are made for the benefit of genealogists who might otherwise be misled. For convenience, page references refer to the page of the recently published New Haven Vital Records, and not to the page of the original…. “ Page 213. Caleb Atwater and Abigail Bradley married 18 Dee 1729. Other records prove conclusively that it was Stephen Atwater, brother of Caleb, who m Abigail Bradley; Caleb m in 1727 Lydia Benham (page 210) & they had 11 children.” The other records mentioned are the records of the birth of Stephen and Abigail's children. JLO

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library.
3. ↑ Photo of Gravestone Find a grave 8640092. Stephen Atwater. Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
4. ↑ Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Probate Packets, Atwater, Martha-Austin, Arch, 1683-1880. Atwater, Stephen. New Haven 1759 # 438. New Haven Probate District.

Jacobus, Donald Lines (compiler). Families of Ancient New Haven, Vol I-VIII. and Index Vol IX New Haven: 1931. Reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1974, 1981, 1997. Originally published as New Haven Genealogical Magazine, Volumes I-VIII. Rome, NY and New Haven, CT 1922-1932.