Samuel
Atwood
Born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Ancestors 
Son of Christopher Atwood Sr.
and Susanna (Smith) Atwood
Brother of
Joseph Atwood, Christopher Atwood Jr., Anna (Atwood) Wiswell, Thankful (Atwood) Lewis, Susannah (Atwood) Deane, Elisha Atwood, Anthony Atwood Sr. and Ezekiel Atwood
Husband of
Jemima (Arey) Atwood
— married
6 Nov 1775 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Descendants 
Father of
Thankful (Atwood) Andrews, Christopher Adams Atwood, Jemima Atwood, Hannah (Atwood) Andrews, Samuel Atwood, Richard Arey Atwood Sr. and Timothy Arey Atwood
Died
at age 44
in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Mar 2023
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Descendant of Mayflower Passengers:
William Brewster and Stephen Hopkins.
William Brewster and Stephen Hopkins.
Biography
Samuel was born in 1752. He was the son of Christopher Atwood and Susanna Smith. He passed away in 1796.
On November 6, 1775, in Eastham, Samuel Atwood married Jemima Arey.[1]
Children (recorded in Wellfleet):[2]
- Thankful, b. 13 Sep 1776
- Christopher, b. 11 Aug 1779
- Jemima, b. 31 Dec 1781
- Hannah, b. 17 Oct 1784
- Samuel, b. 13 Nov 1788
- Richard Arey, b. 13 Jun 1791
- Timothy Arey, b. 14 Jan 1794
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCW-WP9Z : 11 May 2022), Samuel Atwood and Jemimah Ary, 6 Nov 1775; citing Marriage, Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010726.
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2495/images/40400_274560-00326
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQ8-1LK : 15 January 2020), Samuel Attwood, .
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89024671/samuel-atwood: accessed 24 March 2023), memorial page for Samuel Atwood (24 Jul 1752–22 Oct 1796), Find A Grave: Memorial #89024671, citing Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 47206585).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Tim Prince
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test, haplogroup H2a2a1e, FTDNA kit #B617103, MitoYDNA ID T18568 [compare]
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Sarah (Hawes) Shaw :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Barbara Babcock :
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~0.78%
Brad Fisher :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member svenskaflicka441
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~0.78%
D. Gray :
AncestryDNA
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