Joseph Atwood, s/o Stephen Atwood and Bethia Bangs, b. Eastham abt 1681 [not explained, but appears to be based on order named in father's will, organized around brother Eleazer's birth calculated from his age at death as an anchor], d. Eastham abt 1738 ["inventory being filed in 1738"], m. "Barnstable or Yarmouth" 12 Oct 1710 Bethia Crowell. Barnstable, 20 Mar 1740, distribution of personal estate: one third to "widow Bethiah Attwood", eldest son Nathaniel [double share], Bethia, Hannah, Mary, Joseph, Joshua, Elisha,John and Abigail [Barnstable Probate 5:456, 467].
