John Atwood

M, b. 10 August 1686, d. 1745
     John was born on Saturday, 10 August 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.1 He was the son of Eldad Atwood and Anne Snow. John married Thankful Gray on 8 April 1718 in Harwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. John's wife, Thankful, died before 12 August 1721 in Massachusetts, leaving him a widower. John married 2nd Thankful Williamson on 28 September 1721 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. John and Thankful had children: William [4/14/1719] [m. Bethsheba Smith], Mary [2/15/1723] [m. Richard Atwood], John [9/25/1725] [m. Abigail Freeman], Thankful [5/28/1727] [m. Richard Arey & 2nd Thomas Dean], Ephraim [3/039/17828/29] [ m. Bethia Harding, 2nd Elizabeth Hutton & 3rd Tenney Harding] & Timothy [7/05/1731] [m. Suanna Harding & 2nd Elizabeth Howes].2 John departed this life in 1745 in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.

Citations

  1. [S2067] Massachusettw, U. S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Orleans - Records 1637-1853 - Children of Eldad and Anna Atwood all born in Eastham: John born August 10, 1686.
  2. [S2090] Mayflower Families Fifth Generation Descendants, 1700-1880.: Stephen Hopkins [Volume 6] - page 131.