Atwood Ancestors Vol XIII No 2b, 1995 Published by Claudette (Atwood) Maerz WARWICK RI MARRIAGES Submitted by Joanne E. Martin Elizabeth Atwood m 30 Jan 1772 to Daniel Brayton Caleb Atwood (of Charles, deceased) m 29 Jul 1781 to Marian Walton (of John) by Thomas Rice Jr. Justice Nehemiah Atwood m 31 Dec 1786 to Joanna Snell (of Daniel) by James Jerauld, Justice Francis B. Atwood of Warwick m 23 Sep 1802 to Freelove Baker (of Jeremiah of Scituate) by Peleg Fiske, Justice Robey Atwood m 27 Mar 1803 to Amos Hopkins Ruth Atwood m 9 Oct 1811 to Rufus Wakefield Almay B. Atwood m 30 Oct 1843 to Dr. Otis Cooper Charlotte Atwood m 22 Apr 1844 to Nicholas G. Potter Harriet T. Atwood m 21 Apr 1851 to Lucius Briggs ---------- ARIZONA FAMILY TREE submitted by Nancy Morel Carter, Route 1, Box 143, Williams, AZ 86046 1 Edwin Y. Atwood (#1155) b 1795 VA d 1846 Wilson Co TN m Sarah Unknown (#1156) 2 Moses Atwood (#1141) b abt 1819 TN d 15 Jun 1877 Williamson Co. IL; m bef 1843 to Parmelia Allen (#1142) b 1 Sep 1821 d 19 Jul 1855 Williamson Co. IL 3 Sarah E. Atwood b 5 Aug 1844 d 1923 IL; m 5 Nov 1865 to George W. White ---------- GA SUPERIOR COURT MINUTES abstracted by June Hart Wester C. G. Cherokee Co GA, Monday 8 Sep 1834, Cherokee Courthouse, John H. Hooper, Judge of Cherokee Circuit GA p.60 Turpin, G & William H. Atwood vs Henry Hammack - Attchment ... dismissed --------- NH RECORDS John Atwood appears on a List of the Town Officers of Hampstead Since it's Incorporation, as compiled by Isaac W. Smith in 1849 and from the town records since that date. p 397 "The first twon meeting in Hampstead was holden in the old meeting house, Feb 7th 1749, and it appears that the officers chosen at that meeting held their respective offices till the annual meeting in March 1750." John served one term, dates not given. ---------- MEMORIAL OF THE CHURCH OF HAMPSTEAD NH No 76. Ruth Whittaker b 28 Apr 1720 in Haverhill MA, dau. of William Jr. and Mehitable (Harriman) Whitaker of North Parish of Haverhill m 13 Apr 1751 to John ATWOOD of Hampstead as his second wife Children: 1 David Atwood b 1752 m 10 Nov 1774 to Sarah Clement; settled in Alexandria and had a large family 2 James Atwood b 16 Jun 1754 d 21 Nov 1839; m 30 Nov 1775 to Polly Lowell from ME, d 16 Feb 1830; 13 children (see p 404, vol1) 3 Joseph Atwood b 8 Apr 1756; m 1718 to Ruth Cross of Metheun MA; settled in Alexandria, no children 4 Mehitable Atwood b 12 Nov 1758; m Moses Williams (see No. 78 and p 429, Vol 1) 5 Moses Atwood b 25 Feb 1761; m 2 Feb 1783 to Judith Wadleigh (d/o Thomas Wadleigh and Margaret Rowen) of Hampstead. They had a large family in Hampstead and later moved to Alexandria. 6 Merriam Atwood b 18 Jun 1763 m Thomas Wadleigh of Hampstead and later of Perrytown. No. 113 Ruth ATWOOD b 20 May 1742 in Hampstead d 14 May 1814 [this record says she is the daughter of John and Ruth (Whittaker) Atwood - see No 76, ch mem; however, since John and Ruth were not married until 1751, and she was his second wife, I suspect Ruth is d/o John and his first wife. /rea] Ruth m 16 Mar 1762 to Bond Little b 11 Nov 1741 Hampstead (s/o Thomas - see No 13 ch. mem) He was in Capt John Hazen's company in the expedition against Crowne Pointm and the next year moved to Weare where he was a prominent citizen. They had 11 children and removed to Deering in 1775, to Newbury VT in 1787 and in 1806 to Hatley Canada where he d 10 Jul 1811. Ruth is said to have been a pious and excellent woman of a sedate disposition. No 203 Silas Tenney b 4 Dec 1772 Bradford (s/o Deacon Thomas Tenney and Hannah Stickney); his siter Mary Tenney b 27 Apr 1769 Bradford m Moses ATWOOD of Haverhill and were the parents of Harriet Atwood, who married the Rev. Samuel Newell the celebrated missionary to the Isle of France. No 78 Deliverance Merrill b 15 Mar 1716 Newbury MA (d/o John Merrill of Newbury and Deborah Hazelton of Havehill, his wife) d 15 Jan 1759; m 1739 to Thomas Williams (No 77). 8 children. The 6th, Moses Williams b 11 Jul 1751 m Mehitable ATWOOD (see No 76, child 4); they had 11 children, 4 died young No 364 Benjamin ATWOOD b 5 Jul 1798 Thornton, son of Sylvanus and Mary Leavitt atwood, son of James and Molly Lowell (see No 74); died soon after 3 Sep 1838 which is when he was admitted to the Church. [Does anyone have or know where to find No. 74? rea] No 431 Samuel ATWOOD b 1 May 1796 Hampstead (son of Moses and Judith Wadleigh Atwood of Alexandria but of Hampstead until about 1800) d abt 1867 (see No 76 and Appendix) No 517 Belinda Gibson ATWOOD b 3 Sep 1840 Hampstead (d/o Amos and Mary C. (Mills) Atwood (see Nos. 532, 59 an 60); m William Burnham Wilson. 3 children No 532 Mary Caldwell Mills b 3 Sep 1821 Dunbarton (d/o Amos Mills [2Rueben, 1James Nos 59, 60] and Betsey Mills [2Thomas, 1Thomas son of Nos 59 & 60] m 29 Sep 1839 to Amos ATWOOD [s/o James and Molly (Lowell) Atwood (No 76)] Amos d 1899 Children; 1 Belinda G. Atwood (No 517) 2 Charles Edwin Atwood b 1 Nov 1842 ---------- LETTER Shirley J (Graham) Miller, 4944 Ruttner Place, San Jose CA 95111-1731 Seeking information about the maternal family line of Bennie Paul 1 James Marion Atwood m at Sullivan Co. MO to Sarah Ann Price 2 Wesley Grant ATWOOD b abt 1866 m 6 Oct 1889 I Sullivan Co MO to Catherine A. Coon b abt 1870/71 3 James Wesley Atwood b 19 Apr 1890 Sullivan Co MO; m 24 Aug 1919 at Jordan MT to Mary Alice Alma Messier b 14 Apr 1904 Valley Co. MT (d/o Joseph Messier and Melina Benoit) 4 Viola Blanche Edwina Atwood b 13 Oct 1920 Beckett, Fergus Co. MT m Unknown Paul 5 Bennie Paul ----- QUERIES MOORE * RUSSELL 8 ATWOOD LA, MI Gladys M Tratebas, PO Box 85, Helmsburg IN 47435 Seeking information about: Kenneth Atwood MOORE m abt 1910 Hazel Russell d abt 1950; lived in Detroit area 1920s and onward. He married again. The "Atwood" name was a maternal side of Kenneth and the Atwood family may have had a plantation or home in Louisiana [in the late 1800s]. ATWOOD * BURGHER * PILSBURY MA, NY Karen Atwood Rhodes, 2715 Sweet Clover Court, Silver Spring MD 20904-1865 Seeking information about: Julia ATWOOD b abt 1810 Essex Co MA m David Burgher of Staten Island, Richmond Co. NY; known sons Charles Atwood Burgher b 1838 and John Atwood Burgher b 1849. Her parents may be John Atwood Jr, b 20 May 1786 m 13 Nov 1808 at Newburyport to Apphia Pilsbury b 22 May 1787, both b Newburyport Essex Co MA. Children born at Newburyport MA: Julia Ann Swett Atwood b 10 Sep 1809 Mary Serena Atwood b 21 Apr 1811 Charles Edwin Atwood b 7 Mar 1813 Also would like any information on the John Atwood who appears in the 1830 NY Census for Castleton, Richmond Co NY. ----------end of Vol 13 No 2-----