Stephen Atwood, II

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Stephen Atwood Jr was born in 1647 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts to Stephen Atwood Sr and Abigail (Dunham) Atwood. He is the brother of Abigail (Atwood) Pratt, John Atwood, Hannah (Atwood) Smith, Eldad Atwood, Daniel Atwood, Medad Atwood and Daniel Atwood. He married Apphia (Bangs) Atwood in June 1676 [location unknown]. He is the father of Stephen Atwood, Malchiel Atwood, Eleazer Atwood, Joseph Atwood Sr., Hannah (Atwood) Horton, Apphia (Atwood) Mayo, Joshua Atwood and Thomas Atwood. Stephen died about 1722 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Profile last modified 23 Jun 2019 | Created 3 Apr 2011

Biography

Stephen Atwood Jr. was the son of Stephen Atwood (or Wood) and his wife Abigail Dunham. The Atwoods came to Plymouth from England about 1635 and were among the earliest settlers at Nauset, now Eastham. He was born between 1647 and 1655, either at Plymouth or Eastham[1] [2] [3] [4]

Between 1675-1677, he married Apphia, daughter of Edward and Rebecca Bangs, and widow of John Knowles, at Eastham[1] [2] [3] [4] [5],

It can be noted that the Dunham Genealogy, which has been proven to contain errors, calls Apphia Bangs' husband Joseph and provides another spouse for Stephen[6]. This is not consistent with any other sources.

The children of Stephen and Apphia (Bangs) <Knowles) Atwood included:

Stephen[7], born circa 1675, who married Martha Pike in 1700[1] [4] Machael[7] [4], born circa 1677 , who married in 1700[1] Eleazar[7], born 1681 (died in 1729 at 48 years) [1] [4] Joseph[7] , born circa 1785 (married in 1710) [1] Hannah[7], born 1694, who married Samuel Horton[1] Apphia[7], born 1695, who married Joseph Mayo in 1715 [1] Joshua [4], who died before 1724, unmarried[7] [1] Thomas[7], born circa 1699, who married in 1724[1] [4] He died about April, 1722 at Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, and probate was administered July 11, 1722[7]

Research Notes

Consider use of material in this source:

Ancestry.com. Ye Atte Wode annals, October 1929 [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Atwood, Elijah Francis,. Ye Atte Wode annals, October 1929 : giving English history, descendants of Harman, Henry, John, Philip, Stephen, Thomas of Ipswich and Thomas of Wethersfield, sketch of John and James Astwood, of Henry Wood of Leyden and the story of Joshua 4 Bradford and the Indians, etc., with special articles bringing branches to date. Sisseton, S.D.: Atwood Pub. Co., 1929?. (accessed: 19 July 2018). Part 3. Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "Stephen Wood alias Atwood of Eastham, Massachusetts" by Alicia Crane Williams, published in "The Mayflower Descendant," Vol 46, No 2, July,1996. See person #3, page 133 ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "Genealogical Notes of Cape Cod Families" by Lydia B. Brownson, Grace W. Held, and Doris V. Norton (Duxbury, Mass., typ., 1966), This open source shows information that may otherwise be behind a paywall. See Vol. 02 (Athearn to Bailey), page 66 for Stephen and Apphia ↑ 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 (-1722) & Apphia (BANGS) KNOWLES (1651-), w John; aft 1675, by 1677; Eastham {Ackley-Bosworth 44; Linnell-Snow 27, 33; Warner-Harrington 38; Barnstable Co. Prob. 4:90, 5:280; Bassett-Preston 20; Smith-Bryant 188; Pope's Pioneers 31; Cape Cod Lib 41:2; Plymouth (Davis) 18; Dawes-Gates 267; Reg 79-293-4; Munsey-Hopkins 59; Gen. Bulletin 1:63; Hamlin 307; Harris (#12) 17; Treat 266; Foster 555; Bangs 29 ↑ Dunham Genealogy by Dunham, Isaac Watson, (Norwich, Conn.: Bulletin Print, [1907]), see page 13 for the children of Abigal Dunham and Stephen Atwood ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Barnstable, MA: Probate Records, 1685–1789.” Records of Barnstable, Massachusetts. CD-ROM. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2002. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Vol 4, pg 63 See also:

The Mayflower Descendant. Volume 46 http://www.massmayflower.org/publications/md/md46/MD46-131-136.pdf (dead link). Now available (for a fee) on the website of The New England Historic Genealogical Society at this link. Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees. Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Note with more sources

Note: Children sealed to John KNOWLES and Apphia BANGS 11 Sep 1953. Sources: Atte Wode Annals B10F19,pt3 p2. Will of Edward Bangs, 19 Oct 1677. Will of Joshua Bangs, probated 7 Feb 1710. Will of Stephen Atwood, 20 May 1715. Settlement of John Knowles estate, court entry 1 Mar 1676-7. Gen Soc - HEC FGS by Rosalia E.A. Kelsch Est, SLC shows Stephen sealed to parents 11 Apr 1946.

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This person was created through the import of Bwiki.ged on 03 April 2011. Profile by Sandra Tody-Johnson. WikiTree profile Atwood-348 created through the import of Tom.ged on Jun 1, 2011 by Tom Elliott. Profile by Alan MacLeod. Profile by Wilfred Vasile. Merged and edited by Becky Syphers Oct 8, 2012.

• 'Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth: Davis
• http://www.archive.org/stream/ancientlandmark01davigoog#page/n395/m...
• Bangs, Edward, came in the Ann, 1623, and prob. m. Lydia, d. of Robert Hicks, and had Rebecca, John, Sarah, m. Thomas Howes; Jonathan, 1460, m. Mary, d. of Samuel Mayo of Barnstable; Lydia, m. Benjamin Higgins; Hannah, m. John Doane; Joshua, m. Hannah, d. of John Scudder; Bethia, 1650, m. Gersham Hall; Mercy, m. Stephen Herrick, and 'Apphia, m. John Knowles, and Joseph Atwood'.
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• 'Plymouth Colony, its history & people, 1620-1691 By Eugene Aubrey Stratton
• http://books.google.com/books?id=17zCU76ZtH0C&pg=PA239&lpg=PA239&dq...
• Pg. 238
• Bangs, Edward - Arriving at Plymouth in 1623 on the Anne, Edward Bangs was probably born ca. 1591, for he said he was age eighty-six in 1677. Dawes-Gates (2:61-68) has a section on him and cites the evidence to show that he was probably identical with the Edward Bangs who was baptized on 28 October 1591 in Panfield, Essex, England, the son of John and Jane (Chavis) Bangs. he married (1) after 1627 Lydia Hicks, daughter of Robert and Margaret Hicks (she may have been the second wife, for Dawes-Gates suggests that he may have had an earlier one, and, (2) Rebecca (?Hobart). He was one of the Purchasers, and he was on the 1632/33 freeman list. He was one of those chosen to lay out the twenty-acre lots in the 1627 division, along with William Bradford, Edward Winslow, John Howland, Francis Cooke, and Joshua Pratt (PCR 12:14). With Myles Standish and others, Edward Bangs was chosen in 1633 to divide the meadow in the bay equally (PCR 1:14). He was also on committees to assess the entire colony for public costs (PCR1:33, 38), and he served on various juries and other public service committees (PCR). He appears to be a man who was responsible and trusted. In a record where he was surety for another, he was called yeoman (PCR 1:103). In 1641 he was granted eighty acres of land at Warren's Wells, and in 1642 he was allowed to exchange some of it for land closer to his house (PCR 2:25, 48). He moved to Nauset with the Prence group, and in 1647 he was a supervisor of the highways there (PCR 2:115).
• In 1652 he became a deputy for Eastham (PCR 3:9) and in 1657 was licensed to sell wine and strong waters at Eastham "provided it bee for the refreshment of the English and not to bee sold to the Indians" (PCR 3:123). In a deed of 22 June 1651, he was joined as grantor by his wife Rebecca (PCR 12:209). He made his will on 19 Oct. 1677, calling himself aged eighty-six years, and he named his sons: Jonathan, John, Joshua; his daughter Howe, daughter Higgens, daughter Hall, daughter Merrick, and 'daughter Atwood'; the children of his daughter Rebecca, deceased; and his son Jonathan's oldest son Edward (Ply. Colony PR 3:2:106). In an agreement of 6 March 1677/78, Jonathan Bangs agreed that the land bequeathed to his son Edward could be used by Jonathan's brother John until Edward came of age (PR 3:2:105). Dawes-Gates 2: 67 gives his children from his marriage to Lydia Hicks as: John, who married Hannah Smalley, and from his marriage to Rebecca (Possibly Hobart), Rebecca, who married Jonathan Sparrow; Sarah, who married Thomas Howes, Jr.; Jonathan, who married (1) Mary Mayo, (2) Sarah __, and (3) Ruth (Cole) Young; Lydia who married (1) Benjamin Higgins, and (2) Nicholas Snow; Hannah, who married John Done; Joshua, who married Hannah Scudder; Bethia who married Rev. Gershom Hall; Mercy, who married Stephen Merrick; and 'Apphia who married (1) John Knowles, and (2) Stephen Atwood'.
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• Edward Banges the pilgrim : a narrative (1916)
• http://www.archive.org/details/edwardbangespilg00bang
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