Person talk:Stephen Atwood (3)

The listed birth 15 Oct 1651 is the recorded birth date of Apphia Bangs. It is an unlikely coincidence that both husband and wife born on the same day and this appears to be erroneously applied to Stephen. All my sources support the alternate [estimated] birth date of about 1647, for example, Source:Genealogy - D. Pane-Joyce. --Jrich 10:06, 2 December 2008 (EST)

[7 February 2013]

II. STEPHEN ATWOOD, born in Plymouth Colony, about 1645, died there about 1722 (Will made, 1715—proved 1722). He married about 1676, Apphia (Bangs) Knowles, born in Plymouth Colony, 15 Oct. 1651, died after 1722, daughter of Edward and Rebecca Bangs, and widow of John Knowles, whom she married 28 Dec. 1670, and who was killed by the Indians in King Philip's War in 1675. They had a son, John Knowles, Jr., born 10 July, 1673, and who married Mary Sears. Almost nothing is extant about this man and whom his children were would not be known excepting for his will. The burning of the land records of Barnstable county precludes finding out much about the early inhabitants of that section. Stephen Atwood settled in Eastham, Mass. He left this Will :— "In the Name of God Amen. The Twentyeth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and fifteen I, Stephen Atwood of Eastham in the County of Barnstable in his Maj'tes Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New England, Husbandman Impr. I give and bequeath to my loveing wife Apphia Attwood the whole Improvement of all my houseing, Lands, Marsh or Meadow ground that I am Possest of In the Town of Eastham Dureing her Naturale Life if she remain my widdow untill her death but if she see cause to marry again she shall have the bed whereon we now Lodge with the Curtains and what ever of right belongeth to said bed; whom I likewise constitute make & ordaine my soul Executrix of this my last will & testament. Item. I give to my well beloved son Stephen Atwood a double portion of all the moveable estate of mine that shall remain after my wife's death or marriage, and the remaining part of said moveable estate to be equally divided amongst my sons and Daughters to say "Meciel Atwood, Joseph Atwood, & to my Daughters Hannah Atwood and Apphia Attwood. Item. To my well beloved sons Eleaser Atwood and Joshua Atwood I have already given unto them their parts of my Estate In the price that I sett upon the farm they bought of me, said farm being at a place commonly called Bound Brook. Item. I give to my well beloved son Thomas Atwood all and singular my lands . . . and Tenements with all the Rights, Tittles profits thereunto belonging or any wise of Right Appertaining by him and his heirs and assigns freely and peacably to be possessed and injoyed for ever after the death of my loveing wife as above said or if she sees cause to marry. His STEPHEN X ATTWOOD" (L. S.) Witnesses: mark Isaac Pepper Samuel Doane Martha Doane The will was proved by Apphia Attwood, dau. of Stephen Attwood and Apphia Bangs, July 12, 1722. (Barnstable Co., Probate, 4:67, 68.) 10 The children of Stephen Attwood and Apphia Bangs, born probably in Eastham, Mass., were: 1. Stephen, born about 1677; married 26 June 1700, Eastham, Martha Pike. 2. Machiel, born about 1679; married 25 Oct. 1700, Eastham, Prudence Rogers. Went to Truro. 3. JOSEPH, born about 1681; married Bethia Crowell. 4. Eleazer, born 1682; died 29 Mar. 1729 in 48th year., left children. 5. Hannah, born about 1684; unmarried 1715. 6. Apphia, born about 1686; married 5 Apr. 1716, Joseph Mayo. 7. Joshua, born about 1690. 8. Thomas, born about 1695; married 23 Apr. 1724, Phebe Mayo.--henk 13:24, 7 February 2013 (EST)