Son of Nathaniel & Mary ([Lucas?]) Atwood
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THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT
VOL. 44 NO. 2 JULY 1994
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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THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT
VOL. 44 NO. 2 JULY 1994
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.
Son of Nathaniel & Mary ([Lucas?]) Atwood
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THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT
VOL. 44 NO. 2 JULY 1994
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.
_________________________________________________
THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT
VOL. 44 NO. 2 JULY 1994
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.
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 Ætatis 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:
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