Stephen Atwood1

M, b. circa 1616, d. February 1694
FatherJohannes Atwood b. b 4 Feb 1582
MotherJoan Coleson b. c 1587
     Stephen was born circa 1616 in London, County Middlesex, England, at their home on Chancery Lane. He & his brothers, John & Henry, came to Plymouth in 1635 with their Uncle John Atwood. After their immigration, the brothers often went by the surname Wood. On 16 August 1641, Henry and Stephen were granted 8 acres of land at Loute Pond. Stephen was also granted 8 acres of upland at Loute Pond 16 September 1641. He was then granted "a garden place in a neighborhood at Wellingsley" 31 December 1641; Then, in August of 1643, the three brothers were all given the priviledge to bear arms.2 Stephen married Abigail Dunham, daughter of John Dunham and Abigail Barlow, on 6 November 1644 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.3,4 The three brothers were propounded as freeman 1 June 1647, and in 1648 the three were jointly granted 3 acres of land adjacent to Henry's land at Loute Pond. Stephen and his family moved to Eastham and was one of the first settlers there. He was appointed surveyor of highways in Eastham 6 June 1654.5 Stephen departed this life the latter end of February 1694. in Plymouth.6

Family

Abigail Dunham b. 1626
Children

Citations

  1. [S1257] Elijah Francis Atwood, Ye Atte Wode Annuals, page3-1 -.
  2. [S2119] Nathaniel B. Shurtleff M.D., List of those Able to Bare Arms in the Colony of New Plymouth in 1643, page 255 - Plymouth Township - . . . Column 2 . . . Mr. John Atwood . . . Mr. Bradford . . . Column 3 . . . John Wood, Henry Wood, Steephen Wood, Robert Paddock, Joshua Pratt . . .
  3. [S2083] New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
  4. [S2120] Geor3gr Ernest Bowman, Plymouth Colony Vital Records, Page 86. Stephen Wood and Abigail Dunhame marryed vith November 1644.
  5. [S2119] Nathaniel B. Shurtleff M.D., List of those Able to Bare Arms in the Colony of New Plymouth in 1643, page 255 - Plymouth Township - . . . Column 2 . . . Mr. John Atwood . . . Column 3 . . . John Wood, Henry Wood, Steephen Wood, Robert Paddock, Joshua Pratt . . .
  6. [S2122] Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records, Page 203.