I am relatively new to the list and have been just reading for a time. You all have some very good information and I have learned there are many, many Atwoods. Here are mine: Thomas Atwood, born Essex, England Married Abigail in Wethersfield, CT Died 1682, Wethersfield, CT Son - Josiah Atwood, born 1678, Wethersfield, CT Married Bathsheba Lattimer in 1709/10 Died 1753, Wethersfield, CT Son - Jedediah Atwood, born 6-28-1719, Wethersfield, CT Married Susannah Deming in 1747 Died 12-13-1810, Hartford, NY Son - Timothy Atwood, born 9-1748, Wethersfield, CT Married Sara Converse (Convers, Curtis) 7-11-1771 Died 4-24-1837, Hartford, NY Son - Timothy Atwood II, born 12-24-1782, Dutchess Cnty, NY Married Nancy Fosdick, 4-1802 in Hartford, NY Died 9-6-1837 Peoria Cnty, ILL Son - Timothy Atwood III, born 5-4-1815, Dansville, Steuben Cnty, NY Married Alma Root in 1837, probably in Peoria Cnty, ILL Died, 11-9-1902, Fairfax, Iowa Son - Jariel (Jarial, Jariah) Root Atwood, born 4-3-1848, Marshall Cnty, ILL Married Clara Garland McKenzie in 1882 Died 11-9-1925, Corvallis, Oregon Son - Winfred McKenzie Atwood, born 7-25-1883, Aurelia, Iowa Married Sarah Louise Kent on 7-12-1910 Died 6-19-1975, Corvallis, Oregon I have a copy of a family history by William Atwood, born December 8, 1817. The family history was written in 1900. William was living in Plattsmouth, Nebraska at the time. Jedediah Atwood was William's great grandfather. Besides listing information about family members, it tells the story of their move from Hartford, NY to Vermont and then back to Hartford and then on to Dansville, Steuben Cnty, NY. Later they moved to Illinois. It is 38 pages total with lots of information. If anyone is interested, I could place it in a text file or an Adobe .pdf file and e-mail it to whoever is interested. Or I could look up a name for someone as there is an index of names and places. If anyone has sources I could use for my Atwoods, please let me know. Thanks - Sandy from Phoenix