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Sir Nicolas Atwood 1538 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1538

Birth Location: Sanderstead, Surrey, England

Death Date: 10 May 1586

Death Location: Sanderstead, Surrey, England

Father: John Atwood

Mother: Margaret Grenville

Spouse(s): Lady Harman, Ales Outwood

Children(s): Thomas Atwood, Sir Wood, Henry Wood, Johannes Atwood, John Atwood

In 1538, Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of entered the world in Sanderstead, Surrey, England, born to John Richard Hewson De Atwood and Margaret Grenville. Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of married Lady Alyse Olive "Heiress" Harman, Ales Outwood, and had children including Thomas Atwood, Sir Henry Christopher Wood, Henry Wood, Johannes Atwood, John Atwood. Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of passed away in 1586 in Sanderstead, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1538, Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of entered the world in Sanderstead, Surrey, England, born to John Richard Hewson De Atwood and Margaret Grenville.
  • Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of married Lady Alyse Olive "Heiress" Harman, Ales Outwood, and had children including Thomas Atwood, Sir Henry Christopher Wood, Henry Wood, Johannes Atwood, John Atwood.
  • Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of passed away in 1586 in Sanderstead, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Atwood
1480 – 1562
Birth Location: Sanderstead Court, Croydon, Surrey, England
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Margaret Grenville
1491 – 1558
Birth Location: Sanderstead, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Harman
1548 – 1603
Birth Location: Sanderstead, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England
LH
Ales Outwood
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Thomas Atwood
1568 – 1644
Birth Location: London, Middlesex, England
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Sir Wood
1570 – 1636
Birth Location: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, , England
SW
Henry Wood
1575 – 1634
Birth Location: Chesham, Bucks, England
HW
Johannes Atwood
1576 – 1644
Birth Location: England
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John Atwood
1582 – 1644
Birth Location: Sandusted, Field, Surrey, England
JA

Sir Atwood's Ancestors

Self
Sir Atwood
1538 – 1586
Birth Place: Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Parents
John Richard Hewson De Atwood
1480 – 1562
Sanderstead Court, Croydon, Surrey, England
Margaret Grenville
1491 – 1558
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Grandparents
John (Hewson Atte) Wode
1425 – 1525
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Denes Dynnes
1449 – 1530
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Atwood's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Nicolas) Atwood (10 May 1538 – 10 May 1586) m. Lady (Alyse Olive "Heiress") Harman (10 May 1548 – Abt. 1 Mar 1603) m. Ales Outwood
  1. 1. Thomas Atwood (4 Feb 1568 – 27 Feb 1644) m. Tomazia Walkley (2 JUL 1580 – 1630)
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Atwood (June 1592 – 1634) m. Sir (Walter) Cooke (23 Nov 1570 – 08 Sep 1642)
      1. 1. Sir (Walter Thomas) Cooke (Apr 1592 – 5 Jan 1695) m. Lady (Dorothy) Atwood (1595 – 1618)
  2. 2. Sir (Henry Christopher) Wood (14 Nov 1570 – 13 Mar 1636) m. Isabel (Elizabeth) Goodspeed (1579 – 22 Oct 1631)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Rose) Wood (26 Feb 1606 – 28 Jul 1677) m. JOHN Potter (24 Mar 1606 – 10 Aug 1644)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Potter (16 Feb 1631 – 23 Aug 1706) m. Richard Harcourt (1623 – 2 May 1696)
        1. 1. Mary Harcourt (1674 – 18 DEC 1721) m. Morris Shadbolt (1675 – 11 Apr 1712)
  3. 3. Henry Wood (1575 – 1634) m. Elizabetha ( – abt 1675)
    1. 1. Martha Woode (1601 – 4 Sep) m. James Beard (1602 – 1640) m. James Baird (1602 – 1639)
      1. 1. Robert Beard (1605 – 07 Aug 1685) m. Alice Sellar (15 Jul 1610 – 10 Aug 1668)
        1. 1. Katherine Beard (1630 – 1680) m. John Armstrong (1650 – 1 May 1745)
      2. 2. Sarah Baird (1631 – 16 Aug 1689) m. Nicholas Camp (1630 – 10 June 1706)
        1. 1. Samuel (J) Camp (1650 – 4 April 1733) m. Mercy (Mary) Scofield (09 Nov 1657 – 21 Aug)
  4. 4. Johannes Atwood (1576 – 27 Feb 1644) m. Hellen Langley (1580 – 1630)
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothy) Atwood (1595 – 1618) m. Sir (Walter Thomas) Cooke (Apr 1592 – 5 Jan 1695)
      1. 1. Walter (Thomas) Cooke (10 Sep 1657 – 5 Jan 1695) m. Catherine Brenton (1628 – 5 Jan 1695)
        1. 1. John Cooke (1653 – 1718) m. Naomi Thayer (28 Nov 1662 – 1718)
  5. 5. John Atwood (4 Feb 1582 – 27 Feb 1644) m. Joan Colson (1587 – 1 Jun 1654)
    1. 1. John (Johanem "Pilgrim") Atwood (24 Dec 1614 – 7 Mar 1675) m. Sarah (Joan) Masterson (1622 – 6 Jun 1714)
      1. 1. Walter Wood (1637 – 4 Mar 1709) m. Elizabeth (Mary) Alworth (1639 – 18 Dec 1703)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Mary) Wood (1670 – 19 May 1727) m. Rev. (Jonathan) Saunders (Feb 16, 1677 – 1737)

Sir Atwood's Timeline

9 Records

1538
10 May 1538
Birth of Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of in Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
1538
10 May 1538
Birth of Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of in Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
1539
1539
Age 1
Birth of Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of in Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
1539
1539
Age 1
Birth of Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of in Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
1586
10 May 1586
Age 48
Death of Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of in Sanderstead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Sanderstead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
1586
10 May 1586
Age 48
Death of Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of in Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
1586
10 May 1586
Age 48
Death of Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of in Sanderstead, Surrey, England
Sanderstead, Surrey, England
1586
12 May 1586
Age 48
Burial of Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of in Sanderstead, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England
Sanderstead, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England
1586
12 May 1586
Age 48
Burial of Sir Nicolas Atwood , Assistant Sergeant of the Queen's Carriages" (Served Queen Elizabeth After the 2nd Year of in St.martin-in-the-field, London, Eng14
St.martin-in-the-field, London, Eng14

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1538
    Event Place: Sanderstead, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Sanderstead, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1539
    Event Place: Sanderstead, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1538
    Event Place: Sanderstead, Surrey, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Co of Stafford
    Record Source: Burke’s Family Records (Indexed)

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] History of the Atwood family, in England and the United States : to which is appended a short account of the Tenney family
    [2] Wood genealogy and other family sketches : genealogical memoranda of a branch of the Wood family in England and America : also
    [3] The Records of the Cranston family

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1586
    Event Place: Sanderstead, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1586
    Event Place: Sanderstead, Surrey, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1586
    Event Place: Sanderstead, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Extracted Probate Records, 1269-1975
    [2] Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [5] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 May 1586
    Event Place: Sanderstead, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 May 1586
    Event Place: St.martin-in-the-field, London, Eng14
    Record Source:
    [1] Surrey, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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