John ATWOOD (WOOD)

(b. 14 December 1614 , London, England d. March 1675 , Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony )

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John ATWOOD (WOOD) was born 14 December 1614 in London, England

John ATWOOD (WOOD) was the child of John ATWOOD (WOOD) and Joan COLESON

John was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1629.

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John married Sarah MASTERSON abt. 1642 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Sarah MASTERSON was born abt. 1622 in Leiden, Netherlands (Holland) (Leyden). Sarah died abt. 1701 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach). Sarah was the child of Richard MASTERSON and Mary GOODALL.

John ATWOOD (WOOD) died March 1675 in Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony .

John Atwood was also known as Wood. He was born on 14 December 1614 at St. Martins, London, England. He was the son of John Atwood and Joan Coleson. John Atwood was christened on 24 December 1614 at St Martins in the Field, London, London, England. He immigrated in 1629; On the Mayflower. He married Sarah Masterson, daughter of Richard Masterson and Mary Goodall, in 1642 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. John Atwood left a will on 22 November 1675 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died before 7 March 1675 or 1676 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. The will of John Atwood was proved on 7 March 1675 or 1676 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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John ATWOOD (WOOD) married

Sarah MASTERSON-- Date: abt. 1642 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Sarah MASTERSON was the child of Richard MASTERSON and Mary GOODALL

"John & Sarah [MASTERSON]; by 1645; Plymouth {Plymouth (Davis) 7; Shurtleff 43; Drown (ms) 84, 85; Cape Cod Lib. 41:2}"

Children of John ATWOOD (WOOD) and Sarah MASTERSON:

Mary ATWOOD (WOOD) (b.January 1643, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 6 January 1714, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. John HOLMES 11 December 1661 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
m. William BRADFORD 24 December 1675 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD) (b.10 August 1647, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 August 1684, Bridgewater, Massachusetts Bay Colony)
m. Samuel LEONARD (LEONARDSON) 7 May 1676 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Cedar Crest) (South Duxbury) (West Duxbury)

Sarah ATWOOD (b.abt. 1648, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1685, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony )
m. John (Jonathan) FALLOWELL 13 February 1667 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

Nathaniel ATWOOD (b.25 February 1651, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 December 1724, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Mary LUCAS? MOREY? 21 January 1683 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

Isaac ATWOOD (b.27 February 1654, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1675, , Massachusetts Bay Colony)

Mercy ATWOOD (b.abt. 1656, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 4 March 1677, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony )

Elizabeth ATWOOD (b.24 April 1658, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 17 April 1704, Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Caleb NYE 26 June 1677 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (East Sandwich) (Forestdale)

Hannah ATWOOD (WOOD) (b.abt. 1662, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 16 December 1718, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay )
m. Richard COOPER 1 February 1692 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

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Origin of Surname
ATWOOD
Local. At (the) wood.
An etymological dictionary of family and Christian names - By William Arthur - 1857.

1614 Birth
14 December 1614
London, England

Biography
'John Wood, alias Atwood, came to Plymouth 1635-6, evidently with his uncle' (I believe it was his father) ', John Atwood.' He was admitted as a freeman in 1647, along with his brothers, Stephen and Henry. 'In 1648, they received a joint grant of land...John settled in Plympton, the part now Carver.'

Source: Ye Atte Wode annals, October 1929 : giving English history, descendants of Harman, Henry, John, Philip, Stephen, Thomas of Ipswich and Thomas of Wethersfield, sketch of John and James Astwood, of Henry Wood of Leyden and the story of Joshua 4 Bradford and the Indians, etc., with special articles bringing branches to date, Page 9

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Mayflower 1629 35 Gravesend Plymouth William Pierce

Sarah Masterson was born circa 1625 at Leiden, South Holland, Holland. She was christened after 1625 at Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Richard Masterson and Mary Goodall. Sarah Masterson married John Atwood, son...Read MORE...

1643 Birth of Child
Mary ATWOOD (WOOD) was born January 1643, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

John was 28 years old.

1647 Birth of Child
Abigail ATWOOD (WOOD) was born 10 August 1647, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

John was 32 years old.

1651 Birth of Child
Nathaniel ATWOOD was born 25 February 1651, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

John was 36 years old.

1654 Birth of Child
Isaac ATWOOD was born 27 February 1654, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

John was 39 years old.

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1658 Birth of Child
Elizabeth ATWOOD was born 24 April 1658, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)

John was 43 years old.

1661 Marriage of Child
Mary ATWOOD (WOOD) married 11 December 1661, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach) to John HOLMES

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1667 Marriage of Child
Sarah ATWOOD married 13 February 1667, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach) to John (Jonathan) FALLOWELL