Abial Atwood (1756)

Born 9 Feb 1756 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

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Private Abial Atwood served with 14th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Abial Atwood was born at Berkley, Massachusetts, 9 Feb 1756, the son of Abial Atwood and Hannah Babbitt; ^[1] had Revolutionary War service, enlisting for a three-year term, 12 Feb 1777, in the company of his soon-to-be brother-in-law, Capt. Ebenezer Redding, Col. Gamaliel Bradford's regiment, serving until 31 Dec 1779, ^[2] and again for a six-month term, 7 Jul 1780, in Capt. Dix's company, Lt. Col. John Brooks' (7th) regiment of the Massachusetts line; ^[3] removed after the War, with his sister, Abigail (Atwood) Redding and her husband, to Oxford, Massachusetts. ^{[4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NS-F7Y : 10 February 2018), Abial Atwood in entry for Abial Atwood, 09 Feb 1756; citing BERKELEY,BRISTOL,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 903,401, 903,402.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLRH-72D6 : 20 September 2019), Abial Atwood, 13 Feb 1777; citing Military Service, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKK-VLTT : 20 September 2019), Abiel Atwood, 7 Jul 1780; citing Military Service, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKL-R16 : accessed 27 November 2019), Abial Atwood, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 450, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRM-GKJ : accessed 27 November 2019), Abial Atwood, Oxford, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 164, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 16; FHL microfilm 205,617.