John Atwater

https://archive.org/stream/newhavengenealog00jaco#page/n3/mode/2up Families of Ancient New Haven by Donald Lines Jacobus, pg. 60, 694, 1137 https://archive.org/stream/historyofnewhave01rock#page/n7/mode/2up History of New Haven

John, son of David Atwater, was born Nov. 1, 1654, and married (first) Sept. 13, 1682, Abigail Mansfield, born Feb. 7, 1664, died Sept. 24, 1717; (second) Nov. 27, 1718, Mary Beach. He settled in Wallington, Conn., upon a farm which belonged to his brother Joshua. He was called "weaver." He died in 1748.

John Atwater was born on November 1, 1654, and died in 1748. He married Abigail Glover on September 13, 1682. His second wife was Mary Beach, widow of John Beach. Per Genealogical Register ..., he married Abigail Mansfield on the above date and settled in Wallingford on a farm which had belonged to his brother Joshua. He had ten children: John (b. Aug. 17, 1683), Abigail, Mercy, Hannah, Joshua, Moses, Phineas, Caleb, Benjamin, and Ebenezer (b. Feb. 6, 1709).

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John Atwater Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Learn about upgrading this memorial... Birth: Nov. 1, 1654 New Haven New Haven County Connecticut, USA Death: 1748 Wallingford New Haven County Connecticut, USA

The son of David & Damaris (Sayre) Atwater, he married Abigail Mansfield on September 13, 1682 in New Haven. Among their descendants were Ward Atwater, a prominent sea captian in the West Indies trade, and Jeremiah Atwater, president of Middlebury College, Vermont & later of the Dickinson College of Pennsylvania (Ref. "Gen. & Family History of the State of Conn.: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of a Commonwealth and the Founding of a Nation, Vol. IV).

He became a freeman of Wallingford in October of 1683. A weaver by trade, he settled on a farm that belonged to his brother, Joshua.

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Parents:

 David Atwater (1615 - 1692)

 Damaris Sayre Atwater (1625 - 1691)

Spouse:

 Abigail Mansfield Atwater (1664 - 1717)*

Children:

 Moses Atwater (1696 - 1786)*

 Phineas Atwater (1699 - 1777)*

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Burial: Center Street Cemetery Wallingford New Haven County Connecticut, USA

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