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John Atwood 1582 – 1644 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Feb 1582

Birth Location: Sanderstead, Surrey, England

Death Date: 27 Feb 1644

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Colonial Massachusetts

Father: Nicholas Atwood

Mother: Olive Harman

Spouse(s): Joan Coleson

Children(s): Harman Atwood, John Atwood, Stephen Atwood, Phillip Atwood, Henry Atwood

John Atwood was born in 1582 in Sanderstead, Surrey, England, the child of Nicholas Wood Atwood and Olive Harman. John Atwood married Joan Coleson, and had children including Harman Atwood, John Thomas Atwood, Stephen Atwood, Phillip Wood Atwood, Henry Atwood. John Atwood passed away in 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colonial Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • John Atwood was born in 1582 in Sanderstead, Surrey, England, the child of Nicholas Wood Atwood and Olive Harman.
  • John Atwood married Joan Coleson, and had children including Harman Atwood, John Thomas Atwood, Stephen Atwood, Phillip Wood Atwood, Henry Atwood.
  • John Atwood passed away in 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colonial Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Atwood
1538 – 1586
Birth Location: Sanderstead, Surrey, England
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Olive Harman
1548 – 1603
Birth Location: Sanderstead, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Joan Coleson
1587 – 1654
Birth Location: Field, London, England
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Children(s)

Harman Atwood
1613 –
Birth Location: St Martin's, Kent, England
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John Atwood
1614 – 1675
Birth Location: St Martins, Westminster, London, England
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Stephen Atwood
1616 – 1694
Birth Location: St Martin, London, England
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Phillip Atwood
1620 – 1700
Birth Location: Chancery Lane, London, England
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Henry Atwood
Birth Location: –
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John Atwood's Ancestors

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John Atwood
1582 – 1644
Birth Place: Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Parents
Nicholas Wood Atwood
1538 – 1586
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Olive Harman
1548 – 1603
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Atwood's Descendants

1.
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John Atwood (4 Feb 1582 – 27 Feb 1644) m. Joan Coleson (1587 – 1 June 1654)
  1. 1. Harman Atwood (Oct 1613 – ) m. Joan Bartlett
    1. 1. Joane Atwood (1639 – )
    2. 2. John Atwood (1644 – )
    3. 3. George Atwood (1652 – 1722) m. Elizabeth Atwood
      1. 1. Mary Atwood (1686 – 1714) m. Nicholas Wigsell
    4. 4. Mark Atwood
    5. 5. Harman Atwood
  2. 2. John (Thomas) Atwood (24 Dec 1614 – 7 Mar 1675) m. Sarah Masterson (1622 – 1717)
    1. 1. Nathaniel Atwood (25 Feb 1651 – 17 Dec 1724) m. Mary Morey (15 Mar 1660 – 7 Dec 1736)
      1. 1. Nathaniel Atwood (3 Oct 1693 – 20 Jan 1767) m. Mary Adams (10 Nov 1704 – 6 Oct 1744) m. Abigail Shaw (1711 – 27 Jan 1782)
        1. 1. Nathaniel Atwood (11 Dec 1725 – 19 Oct 1802) m. Lydia Boult (16 Sep 1731 – 1 Sep 1815) m. Susannah (Silence) Shurtleff (12 Jan 1728 – 29 Nov 1771)
        2. 2. Ichabod Atwood (24 Sep 1744 – 24 Aug 1819) m. Hannah Shaw (31 Jul 1751 – 23 Feb 1848)
    2. 2. Isaac Atwood (27 Feb 1653 – )
    3. 3. Mercy Atwood (1656 – 1697)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Atwood (1658 – 17 Apr 1704) m. Caleb Nye (1654 – 1704)
      1. 1. John Nye (1685 – 1723) m. Sarah Cook
        1. 1. Caleb Nye (1720 – 25 Jul 1796) m. Catherine Nye
      2. 2. Timothy Nye
      3. 3. Ebonezor Nye
    5. 5. John Atwood (4 Mar 1659 – )
    6. 6. Hannah Atwood ( – 16 Dec 1718) m. Richard Cooper
    7. 7. Abigail Atwood ( – 1698) m. Samuel Leonard
    8. 8. Sarah Atwood ( – 1685) m. John Fallowell
  3. 3. Stephen Atwood (1616 – 21 Dec 1694) m. Abigail Dunham (1623 – 17 Aug 1684)
    1. 1. Abigail Atwood (Aug 1645 – abt 1687) m. Jonathan Pratt (abt 1637 – 1729)
    2. 2. John Atwood (1646 – 1648)
    3. 3. Hannah Atwood (14 Oct 1649 – 29 Mar 1729) m. Jeremiah Smith
    4. 4. Eldad Atwood (7 Jul 1651 – 1707) m. Anna Snow
    5. 5. Stephen Atwood (15 Oct 1651 – 1 April 1722) m. Apphia Bangs (15 Oct 1651 – 12 Jun 1722)
      1. 1. Apphia Atwood m. Joseph Mayo
      2. 2. Hannah Atwood m. Samuel Horton
      3. 3. Joseph Atwood m. Bethia Crowell
      4. 4. Malchiel Atwood m. Prudence Rogers
      5. 5. Stephen Atwood m. Martha Pike
      6. 6. Eleazer Atwood ( – 25 Mar 1725) m. Joanna Stout
      7. 7. Joshua Atwood ( – 1724)
      8. 8. Thomas Atwood ( – 1782) m. Phebe Mayo (15 Oct 1691 – 1783) m. Hannah Atwood ( – 4 Apr 1784)
        1. 1. Eunice Atwood (19 Mar 1724 – ) m. Ebeneezer Dunham
        2. 2. Jonathan Atwood (26 Aug 1726 – ) m. Hannah Arnold (21 Oct 1728 – )
        3. 3. Nathaniel Atwood (7 Jul 1729 – )
        4. 4. Thomas Atwood (5 Aug 1731 – )
        5. 5. Bangs Atwood (17 Mar 1733 – Bef 1782)
        6. 6. Reuben Atwood (19 Jul 1736 – )
        7. 7. Herman Atwood (26 Oct 1738 – 17 Jun 1804) m. Jerusha Case (13 Oct 1747 – 7 Jul 1829)
    6. 6. Meadad Atwood (16 Jan 1658 – ) m. Esther Cole
    7. 7. Daniel Atwood
    8. 8. Joseph Atwood
  4. 4. Phillip (Wood) Atwood (1620 – 1 February 1700) m. Rachel Batchelder (abt 1640 – 5 Feb 1673)
    1. 1. Philip Atwood (Sep 1658 – 13 Apr 1722) m. Sarah Tenney (7 Oct 1665 – 2 Apr 1739)
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Sarah) Atwood (13 Apr 1689 – 25 May 1777) m. James Head (1683 – 16 Sep 1743)
        1. 1. Elizabeth Head (24 Jan 1712 – 8 Apr 1783)
        2. 2. Infant (Son) Head (27 Apr 1717 – 25 May 1717)
        3. 3. James Head (16 Nov 1727 – 31 Aug 1777) m. Sarah Kimball (27 Oct 1724 – 28 Aug 1784)
  5. 5. Henry Atwood

John Atwood's Timeline

4 Records

1582
4 Feb 1582
Birth of John Atwood in Sandusted, Field, Surrey, England
Sandusted, Field, Surrey, England
1582
4 Feb 1582
Birth of John Atwood in Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
1644
27 Feb 1644
Age 62
Death of John Atwood in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1644
27 Feb 1644
Age 62
Death of John Atwood in Plymouth, Plymouth, Colonial Massachusetts
Plymouth, Plymouth, Colonial Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1582
    Event Place: Sandusted, Field, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1582
    Event Place: Sanderstead, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1644
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb 1644
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Colonial Massachusetts
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