Some Descendants of Nathaniel Atwood (Joseph, Stephen, Stephen)

Nathaniel named his sons Nathaniel, Richard, Stevens, Enoch, and Heman and his daughter Abigail in his will of 4 Feb 1769. [Ref, p. 11]

Descendants of Nathaniel Atwood and Abigail Stevens

  1. Bangs Atwood was born on 11 Jan 1736/7. [Ref, p. 12] He probably died before 4 Feb 1769.
  2. Capt. Nathaniel Atwood was born on 4 Oct 1738 in Eastham. [Ref, p. 12] He died on 20 Jul 1773 in Boston. [Ref, p. 12] He married Sarah Remick. [Ref, p. 12] Sarah, the daughter of Christian and Hannah (Freeman) Remick, was born on 9 Apr 1742 in Boston and died on 20 Jan 1773 in Boston. [Ref, p. 12] Nathaniel and Sarah are buried in the Granary Burying Ground in Boston. [Ref, p. 13]
    Nathaniel appears to have been a successful fisherman. [Ref, p. 13] Sarah was admitted a member of the New North Church in Boston on 18 Feb 1763. [Ref, p. 13]
    Nathaniel mentions his brother Stephen Atwood in his will. [Ref, p. 13]
  3. Richard Atwood was born on 7 Jun 1741. [Ref, p. 12] He died on 6 Apr 1801. [Ref, p. 12] He married Ruth Paine. [Ref, p. 12] She died on 23 Aug 1803, age 58. [Ref, p. 12]
  4. Stevens Atwood was born in 1743. He died in Sep 1610 [should be 1810], age 67 in Fairfield, Maine. [Ref, p. 12] He married Rhoda Sears on 12 Jul 1772 in Boston. [Ref, p. 12] She was born on 11 Oct 1748 in Harwich. [Ref, p. 12] She died on 27 Sep 1620 [should be 1820], age 72, in Fairfield, Maine. [Ref, p. 12]

Descendants of Nathaniel Atwood and Priscilla Freeman

  1. Enoch Atwood [unsure which wife is his mother] He married Azubah Cole on 8 Feb 1770. [Ref, p. 3.11]
  2. Heman Atwood was born on 13 Jul 1754. [Ref, p. 12] He married first Phebe Knowles [Ref, p. 12] on 8 May 1777. [Ref, p. 3.11] He married second Abigail Young. [Ref, p. 12][Ref, p. 3.11]
  3. Abigail Atwood [Ref, p. 12] was living in 1770. [Ref, p. 3.11]