Anna (Snow) Atwood (1656 - bef. 1714)

Born 7 Jul 1656 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, New England

Ancestors

Wife of Eldad Atwood — married 14 Feb 1684 in Eastham, Plymouth Colony, New England

Descendants

Died before 7 Jul 1714 before age 58 in Eastham, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New England [uncertain]

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Biography

Anna Snow, born July 7, 1656,^[1] was the only child of Mark Snow and his first wife, Anna Cooke, who died three weeks later from complications following the birth of her daughter.^[2]

Anna Snow married Eldad Atwood on 14 February 1683/4 in Eastham,^[2][3] and had 8 children in Plymouth, Plymouth, New England. She died probably in Eastham before 07 July 1714.^[2]

Children of Eldad and Anna (Snow) Atwood recorded Eastham:^[2]

1. Mary Atwood b: Nov 1684 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth
2. John Atwood b: 10 Aug 1686 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth
3. Anna Atwood b: Jan 1688 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth
4. Deborah Atwood b: Mar 1690 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth
5. Sarah Atwood b: Apr 1692 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Province, New England
6. Eldad Atwood b: 9 Jul 1695 in Eastham, Barnstable, Mass. Bay, NE
7. Ebenezer Atwood b: 1 Mar 1698 in Eastham, Barnstable, Mass. Bay
8. Benjamin Atwood b: Jun 1701 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, New England

Probate

Eldad and his wife Anna died intestate and on 7 July 1714, their son John Atwood of Eastham was granted the administration of their estate.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Births, marriages, deaths, 1649-ca.1840; intentions of marriage, 1700-ca.1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-9XW7  : 28 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007009735, image 130, Eastham, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Births, & Deaths, 1654-1797, Page 65.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Austin, John D., Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Stephen Hopkins, Vol. 6 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition]), pp. 12, 32-33.
3. ↑ New England Marriages Prior to 1700, pg.25: Eldad ATWOOD & Anna SNOW (1656-1715); 14 Feb 1683/4; Eastham
4. ↑ "Probate records v. 1-3 1686-1747" database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9YB-N9YB  : 26 April 2024), Film# 007705400, Barnstable, Massachusetts, image 296, Vol 3, Page 157.

See also:

• Smith Jr., Leonard H. and Norma H. Smith. "Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans": An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant," with an added index of persons, published online by Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, 2007. Original publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1993. Volume 7, Page 29

• The Chrisman Pedigree, website created by Lonnie Chrisman.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143543537/anna-atwood : accessed 04 September 2021), memorial page for Anna Snow Atwood (7 Jul 1656–1715), Find A Grave: Memorial #143543537, citing Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Becky Connolly McNeil (contributor 47411653) . (No gravestone extant.)

• MASS. TOWN & VITAL RECORDS, 1620-1988: Film Image 171 of 189; Orleans/Eastham Births, Deaths, Marriages: Anna Snow, b. 7th July 1656, Orleans/Eastham, MA.

• "THE GREAT MIGRATION BEGINS:1620-1633," by Anderson. Vol.1; pg.474: Mentioned in grandfather Josias Cooks Will: to "my grandchild Anna SNOW" several head of livestock.

• MASS. TOWN & VITAL RECORDS, 1620-1988: Eldad Atwood m. Anna Snow 14 Feb 1683, Eastham/Orleans, MA.

• New England Marriages Prior to 1700, pg. 25: Eldad ATWOOD & Anna SNOW (1656-1715); 14 Feb 1683/4; Eastham