Capt. Philip Atwood

Capt. Phillip Atwood

• Birth: Sep 1658 - Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
• Death: Apr 13 1722 - Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
• Parents: Philip Atwood, Rachel Batchelder
• Siblings: Rachel Atwood, Mary Atwood, Capt. Phillip Atwood, Abigail Mitchell (born Atwood), Elizabeth Covell (born Atwood), Thomas Atwood, Oliver Atwood
• Wife: Sarah Atwood (born Tenney)
• Children: Susana Kimball (born Atwood), Sarah Elizabeth Head (born Atwood), Sarah Elizabeth Head (born Atwood), Rachel Fry Bartlett (born Atwood), Elizabeth Fales (born Atwood), Susannah Kimball (born Atwood), Levina Atwood

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Biography

Phillip was born in September 1658, in Malden, Massachusetts.[1] He was the son of Phillip Atwood (abt.1616-1700) and Rachel (Bachelor) Atwood (1633-1674).

He married Sarah (Tenney) Atwood (1665-1739) July 23, 1684, in Massachusetts.[2] They had 4 daughters. The first three were born in Malden, Massachusetts, and Elizabeth was born in Bradford.

1. Susanna, b. 1 Feb 1687
2. Sarah, b. 13 Apr 1689
3. Rachel, b. 15 Nov 1691
4. Elizabeth, b. 19 May 1700

Philip died at age 64 on 13 April 1722 at Bradford, Massachusetts.[3] He is buried in the Ancient Burying Ground in Bradford, Massachusetts.[4]

Philip's probate case 993 was dated 21 May 1722.[5] He had written his will on 4 April 1722. In it he mentions:

• Sarah, my beloved wife
• son Head (his deceased daughter Sarah's husband James Head)
• son Kimball and his wife (his daughter Susanna)
• my three daughters, Susanna, Rachel & Elizabeth

Notes: Philip was a weaver, and was a resident in Worcester for a time but was driven away by Indians.

Sources

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Atwood-571 cites

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC9L-SXG : 4 December 2014), Philip Atwood, Jul 1658; citing Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, p 2; FHL microfilm 14,774.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZ4-HJH : 5 November 2017), Phillip Atwood and Sarah Tenney, 23 Jul 1684; citing Marriage, Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 761,365.
3. ↑ Bradford, Mass. [from old catalog]. Vital Records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield historical society, 1907. Deaths; Page 292 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/loc.ark:/13960/t37089h08?urlappend=%3Bs...
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18149359/philip-atwood : accessed 06 September 2021), memorial page for CPT Philip Atwood (Sep 1658–13 Apr 1722), Find A Grave: Memorial #18149359, citing Ancient Burying Ground, Bradford, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kathryn Moore (contributor 48793983).
5. ↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.) Essex Cases 1-1999; Case 993 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB515/rd/13744/993-co1/244886811

• Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Feb 21 2019, 23:41:36 UTC