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- Deacon John Atwood (headstone photo)
May 1, 1684, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA - Aug. 6, 1754, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Son of Nathaniel & Mary ([Lucas?]) Atwood
THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT
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John Atwood married first, at Hingham, 10 February 1707/08, Sarah Leavitt, daughter of Israel and Lydia (Jackson) Leavitt, born at Hingham, November 27, 1688, died at Plymouth, January 23, 1725/26; buried on Burial Hill, Plymouth.
He married second, at Plymouth, June 8, 1730, Experience Pierce, born circa 1704; died at Plymouth, April 14, 1762, in 58th year; buried on Burial Hill. "John Atwood was a brewer and lived in the house at Plymouth occupied by his son-in-law, Ichabod Shaw...John Atwood built this house before 1701 on land extended from where the Catholic Church now stands to the land where the Samoset Hotel now stands, also East and West.
John Atwood and Sarah his wife were admitted to the First Church in Plymouth, January 22, 1709. On June 13, 1734, "James, a Negro man belonging to Deacon John Atwood & Nanne, a Negro woman belonging to Mr. Robert Brown" were married at Plymouth; their intentions were filed May 25 (VR, 98, 161, MD, 14:75, 17:35).
Children of John and Sarah (Leavitt) Atwood, all born at Plymouth (VR, 40-41, as Wood, "alias Atwood" added later):
1 - Sarah, b. July 26, 1709, 2 - Mary, b. May 8, 1711, 3 - John, b. Feb. 10, 1712/13, 4 - Lydia ("Elydia"), b. June 6, 1715, 5 - Solomon, b. Nov. 2 1717, 6 - Isaac, b. Mar. 18, 1719, 7 - Keziah, b, Apr. 18, 1721, 8 - Hannah, b. Mar. 21, 1723 d. at Plymouth July 14, 1723, buried on Burial Hill, 9 - Experience, b. Apr. 12, 1724 d. at Plymouth July 7,1730 in her 6th year, buried on Burial Hill.
Children of John and Experience (Pierce) Atwood, all born at Plymouth (VR,41):
1 - Experience, b, Apr. 4, 1731 d. at Plymouth, June 19, 1732, age 15 mo; buried on Burial Hill, 2 - Elizabeth, b. Apr. 23, 1733, 3 - Experience, b. Mar. 1, 1734/35, 4 - George, b. Sept. 19, 1737; d. at Plymouth Feb. 26, 1738/39, 5 - George, b. Feb. 29, 1738/39 d. at Plymouth in infancy, 6 - Priscilla, b. Dec. 11, 1740, 7 - Margaret, m. at Plymouth, Oct. 14, 1765 Joshua Shaw, son of Samuel and Desire (Southworth) Shaw, b. at Plympton, Apr. 12, 1741; d. in South Carolina.
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Parents: Nathaniel Atwood (1651 - 1724), Mary Morey Atwood (1660 - 1736)
Spouses: Sarah Leavitt Atwood (1688 - 1725), Experience Kirk Atwood (1704 - 1762)
Children: Lydia Atwood Hovey (1715 - 1771)*, Hannah Atwood (1723 - 1723)*, Experience Atwood (1724 - 1730)*, Experience Atwood (1731 - 1732)*, Rebekah Atwood Barnes (1737 - 1762)*, Priscilla Atwood Shaw (1740 - 1824)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
The memory of ye Just is Blessed
Here lyes the Body of
Mr. JOHN ATWOOD Who Died
on the 6th of August A.D.
1754 Age 70 years.
He was a Man of Piety & Religion
Adorned with every Christian grace
& Virture & therefore well qualified
for ye office of a Deacon, which he
discharged in ye first Church of
Christ in this Town for about 40
Years with Honesty & upright-ness
and in the Course of his Life
adorned ye Doctrine of his Saviour
by a well ordered Conversation:
Burial: Burial Hill, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, Plot: B 278
Created by: Sandra Lennox
Record added: Aug 19, 2011
Find A Grave Memorial# 75177935
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1 Mar 2013
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