Atwood Ancestors v12 #2a (1994) by Claudette Maerz - --------------------------------------------- Contents History of the Atwood Family (#2a) Hamstead County New Hampshire (#2b) Queries (#2c) - -------------------------------------------- History of the Atwood Family Introduction by Julian Atwood, DDiv [This is a very long article, introduced by Dr Julian Atwood, and written by Floden Parks Troutman. She sites many of the books and articles previously mentioned in this publication. She reports of a visit to Sanderstead in 1947. She then goes on to state her family tree, which appears to be purely conjecture. I'll summarize the FACTS, anyone interested in more should contact me.. [email protected]] "During World War II, the large house which has stood for centuries was used as barracks for soldiers. One night fire was discovered so far advanced, the inside of the large three story mansion was literally burned out, leaving only outside walls and part of the inside walls and stair cases...... In a very prominent place on a tablet in the wall isa memorial to King Atwood, pastor in 1630.... When I was there the sexton showed me where the tomb had been moved several feet away to make room for a new addition to the building. He explained that the floor of the building would extend out over all the graound in which the dead were, so that upon its completion they would be beneath the floor. The plan will be to transfer the inscriptions now on the tobm to marble or stone slabs placed in the floor of the new addition directily over the graves of those who are buried there. The old tomb which has been there for centuries will probably remain where it is now placed, near the wallof the new addition." The Illinois Atwoods "Edwin Y Atwood was born in Virginia in 1795, and moved to Tennesseein 1819, and settled in Wilson County where he bought 100 acres of land, the deed being conveyed by one James Witherspoon. His Will was probated in 1846. One third of the estate was given to his wife Sarah. The balance was divided among his children equally. Their names were Nancy Courtney, Sarah Whitlock, Edwin Atwood, Moses Atwood, (my grandfather- Julian's) Newton Atwood and Jane Henderson. HERE AGAIN WE IDENTIFY OUR LINE WITH THE HARMAN LINE BY THIS NAME MOSES ATWOOD, GRANDFATHER OF MANY OF THE ATWOODS IN ILLINOIS. BY THE SAME TOKEN WE ESTABLISH THE HARMAN LINE IN VIRGINIA." [The capitals are mine (RBP), but I wanted to show the author's 'reasoning' of his ancestry] "As stated before, E Y Atwood was born in Virginia, in 1795. He was the Father of Isaac Newton Atwood, who was born in Smith County, Tenn., on April 9, 1821. Hannah Hunt, whom he married on Sept 28, 1842, was also born in Smith County on Sept 17, 1817. Isaac Newton and Hannah Hunt Atwood moved to Missouri for a time, but in 1845 they returned to Illinois, and settled on a farm northeast of Marion, where he built the log house that they lived in until death. He died there on February 14, 1908, at the age of 86 years, leaving his wife, and four of his children surviving him. His wife died on November 3, 1914, at the age of 97." "They had a family of seven children. Edwin Young Atwood, the oldest, was born in Springfield, Missouri, on June 29, 1843, and was about two years of age when the family moved back to Illinois. Other children born to them were Sarah E Atwood, who died at 20 years of age; Isaac Newton Jr, born in 1846; Martha Jane, born in 1848; Mary C, born in 1849; Moses A, born in 1851; and an infant child, name unknown, who was a twin of Moses A." "Edwin Young Atwood, married Mary Jane Harris on March 22, 1866. Shewas born in Roberson County, Tenn., on September 28, 1843, and came to Illinois with her parents, in 1850. They settled on a farm east of Spillertown, and lived there until his death on July 26, 1929. She died on November 9, 1933. They had a family of ten children; who were M Washington Atwood, born July 6, 1867; Miles Newton Atwood, born October 22, 1869; W Roland Atwood, born August 29, 1871; Lillian Victoria Atwood, born Sept 15, 1873; Sarah Nancy, born Dec 29, 1875; Hannah Rebecca, born Aug 14, 1878; Mary Lulu and Martha Rught, twins, born August 18, 1881; Georgia Wroten, born June 26, 1884; and Dovie Susan, born May 1, 1887." "The children ,,, of Edwin Young and Mary Jane Atwood are given below..." "Moses Washington Atwood married Mary Lawson, had no children" "Miles Newton Atwood, died Jan 25, 1873, aged three years" "W Roland Atwood married Elizabeth Daugherty; their children were: Jess Atwood, who married Eva Townsend, [and had one daughter] Betty June Atwood, who married Richard Klein; and Vida Atwood, who married Leonard Clayton, had no children." "Lillian Victoria Atwood, died Feb 3, 1900, never married" "Sarah Nancy Atwood married C M Daugherty...." "Hannah Rebecca Atwood married Thomas Klope...." "Mary Lulu Atwood, twin, married Pol Cushman..." "Martha Ruth Atwood, twin, married Cherry Owens, and after his death, [married second] R Arvin." "Georgia W Atwood, married Edward G Pulley...." "Dovie Susan Atwood married Robert Lincoln Parks...." "Sarah E Atwood, second daughter of Isaac Newton and Hannah Hunt Atwood, died at twenty years of age, and was not married" "Isaac "Buck" Atwood Jr, who was born in 1846, and died on Mar 2, 1909, married Narcissa Elizabeth "Betty" Simmons, and they had a family of eight children. They, with their children,...... are as follows:" "Edgar Atwood, who married Bessie Hunter, their children are: CharlesE Atwood, married Dorothy Culbreth, ... [and had the following children] Charles Douglas Atwood, and Marena Kay Atwood." "Frank (N F) Atwood, married Mary Jones, after her death he married [second] Lida Ice. He and Mary Jones had.....: L N Atwood, who married Nadena Swan; and Laura Atwood, married Orville Kelley" "Ada Atwood married Thomas Odom..." "Ella Atwood, married Oscar Moore...." "Ida Atwood, who married Calvin Dillon...." "Eva Atwood, married Albert Travelstead..." "Fannie Atwood, married Fred Spiller..." "Roy Atwood married Alice Emmer Beck, and their children are: Avis Atwood married Irvin Edwards; Virgil Atwood; Lester Brooks Atwood married Helen Tanner; and Lindell Ned Atwood" "Martha Jane Atwood, who was born in 1848, and died in 1926, married Henry Clay Moore..." "Mary "Molly" Catherine Atwood, who was born on December 30, 1849, and died Oct 16, 1935, married John W Duncan in 1867....." "Mose A Atwood, and his twin, wer born in 1851. The twin... died in infancy. Mose married Latecia Sanders in 1872. After her death married [second] Victoria Mayhew. He had five children:" "Stella Atwood, married Martin Odom...." "Melissa Frances Atwood, married Walter Henry Newton on Oct 22, 1893..." "Oliver Atwood, married Nora Everett, had two children: Everett Atwood, married Margaret Dipple, no children; and Nola Margaret Atwood, married Melvin Twerdal, no children" "Dollie Atwood married Thomas Hickey..." In summary [RBP]: 1 E Y Atwood b 1795 - Sarah ( ) 2 Nancy Atwood married a Courtney 2 Sarah Atwood married a Whitlock. 2 Edwin Atwood 2 Moses Atwood 2 Isaac "Newton" Atwood b 1821 - Hannah Hunt 3 Edwin Young Atwood b 1843 - Mary Jane Harris 4 Moses "Washington" Atwood b 1867 - Mary Lawson 4 Miles Newton Atwood b 1869 4 W Roland Atwood b 1871 - Elizabeth Daugherty 5 Jess Atwood b ~1895 - Eva Townsend 6 Betty June Atwood b ~1915 - Richard Klein 6 Vida Atwood b ~1918 - Leonard Clayton 4 Lillian Victoria Atwood b 1873 4 Sarah Nancy Atwood b 1875 - C M Daugherty 4 Hannah Rebecca Atwood b 1878 - Thomas Klope 4 Mary Lulu Atwood b 1881- Pol Cushman 4 Martha Ruth Atwood b 1881 - Cherry Owens 4 Georgia Wroten Atwood b 1884 - Edward Pulley 4 Dovie Susan Atwood b 1887 - Robert L Parks 3 Sarah E Atwood 3 Isaac "Buck" N Atwood Jr b 1846 - N "Betty" Simmons 4 Charles E Atwood b ~1870 - Dorothy Culbreth 5 Charles D Atwood b ~1890 5 Marena Kay Atwood b ~1895 4 N Frank Atwood b ~1872 - Mary Jones 5 L N Atwood b ~1895 - Nadena Swan 5 Laura Atwood b ~1897 - Orville Kelley 4 Ada Atwood b ~1875 - Thomas Odom 4 Ella Atwood b ~1877 - Oscar Moore 4 Ida Atwood b ~1880 - Calvin Dillon 4 Eva Atwood b ~1882 - Albert Travelstead 4 Fannie Atwood b~1885 - Fred Spiller 4 Roy Atwood b ~1887 - Alice E Beck 5 Avis Atwood b ~1905 - Irvin Edwards 5 Virgil Atwood b ~1907 5 Lester B Atwood b ~1909 - Helen Tanner 5 Lindell Ned Atwood b ~1912 3 Martha Jane Atwood b 1848 - Henry Clay Moore 3 Mary C Atwood b 1849 - John W Duncan 3 Moses A Atwood b 1851 - Latecia Sanders 4 Stella Atwood b ~1872 - Martin Odom 4 Melissa F Atwood b ~1874 - Walter H Newton 4 Oliver Atwood b ~1876 Nora Everett 5 Everett Atwood b ~1900 - Margaret Dipple 5 Nola M Atwood b ~1902 - Melvin Twerdal 4 Sallie Ann Atwood b ~1878 - Wiley A Odom 4 Dollie Atwood b ~1880 - Thomas Hickey 2 Jane Atwood married a Henderson ============================= continued in v12 #2b Brad -- R Bradley Potts [email protected] - Email http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genesis - Website (508) 416-0451 x1113 - Voicemail/Fax __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. 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