Surname Saturday - ATWOOD (England > Massachusetts)

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It's Surname Saturday, and I'm "counting down" my Ancestral Name List each week. I am up to number 285, who is Hannah ATWOOD (1686-????), one of my 6th-great-grandparents. [Note: The 6th great-grandfathers have been covered in earlier posts]

My ancestral line back through four generations of ATWOOD  families is:

1. Randall J. Seaver

2. Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983)
3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002)

4. Frederick Walton Seaver (1876-1942)
5. Alma Bessie Richmond (1882-1962)

8. Frank Walton Seaver (1852-1922)
9. Hattie Louise Hildreth (1857-1920)

16. Isaac Seaver (1823-1901)
17. Lucretia Townsend Smith (1827-1884)

34. Alpheus B. Smith (1802-1840)
35. Elizabeth Horton Dill (1791-1869)

70. Thomas Dill (1755-after 1830)
71. Hannah Horton (1761-1797)

142.  Nathaniel Horton (1721-1775)
143.  Eunice Snow (1722-????)

 284.  Samuel Horton, born 31 January 1686 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; died before 01 April 1778 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 568. John Horton and 569. Hannah.  He married 28 January 1714 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.
 285.  Hannah Atwood, born about 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of Samuel Horton and Hannah Atwood are: John Horton (1715-????); Hannah Horton (1718-????); Nathaniel Horton (1721-1775); Susanna Horton (1723-????); Abigail Horton (1725-1765); Elizabeth Horton (1727-1760); Samuel Horton (1729-1799); James Horton (1731-xxxx).

570.  Stephen Atwood, born about 1653 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States; died before July 1722 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.  He married June 1677 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.
 571.  Apphia Bangs, born 13 October 1651 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; died after July 1722 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.  She was the daughter of 1142. Edward Bangs and 1143. Rebecca Hobart.

Children of Stephen Atwood and Apphia Bangs are: Stephen Atwood (1678-????); Malchiel Atwood (1679-1728); Joseph Atwood (1680-1740); Apphia Atwood (1681-????); Eleazer Atwood (1681-1729); Joshua Atwood (1683-1724); Hannah Atwood (1686-????); Thomas Atwood (1696-1784).

 1140.  Stephen Atwood, born 1616 in London, London, England; died 21 December 1694 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. He married 13. Abigail Dunham 06 November 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
 1141.  Abigail Dunham, born 1627 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands; died after 25 January 1668 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.  She was the daughter of 1182. John Dunham and 2283. Abigail Ballou.

Children of Stephen Atwood and Abigail Dunham are: Abigail Atwood (1645-1684); John Atwood (1646-????); Hannah Atwood (1649-1729); Eldad Atwood (1651-1707); Stephen Atwood (1653-1722); Daniel Atwood (1655-1735); Medad Atwood (1659-????).

2280.  John Atwood, born before 04 February 1583 in Sanderstead, Surrey, England; died 27 February 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.  He was the son of 4560. Nicholas Atwood and 4561. Olive Harman.  He married 25 July 1612 in St. Martin's, Surrey, England.
 2281.  Joan Coleson, born about 1585 in London, London, England; died 01 June 1654 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Children of John Atwood and Joan Coleson are:  Johanna Atwood (1613-????); Harmon Atwood (1613-1651); John Atwood (1614-1673); Stephen Atwood (1616-1694); Agnes Atwood (1618-????); Henry Atwood (1620-1670); Philip Atwood (1620-1700); William Atwood (1622-????).

 My research in this family line is incomplete.  I have obtained the above information from derivative sources without references to original sources, so please take the information above as tentative.

There is a multi-generational article in Mayflower Descendants, 46:131-136, 47:33-40, and 47:123-130 that is on my list of articles to obtain and peruse.