Apphia Bangs

  General Notes:

~ History and Genealogy of the Bangs Family in America, Dean Dudley, Nontrose, Massachusetts, 1896, p. 40

  Noted events in her life and other information:

• Marriage: ⁸¹
Apphia Bangs was previously married to John Knowles (born 10 July, Eastham, Massachusetts). John Knowles was slain by Native Americans near Tauton, Massachusetts, and she was left with three small children, Edward, John & Rebecca. Stephen Atwood was her second husband.

• Family Background Information: Apphia Bangs was a twin to Mercy Bangs. ⁷⁵

• Marriage: ⁶¹⁵
"In 1677 Joseph married Apphiah Bangs Knowles, widow of John Knowles who had been killed in King Philip's War. They had several children, including another Joseph."

Original Source - Bonnie Hubbard based on the material in the 1986 book, "Plymouth Colony - Its History & People 1620 - 1691" by Stratton

• Children. ^62,81
• Stephen Atwood b: 1677 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; m. 26 Jun 1700, Martha Pike
• Malchael Atwood b: 1681 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; m. 25 Oct 1700, Prudence Rogers; lived at Truro
• Joseph Atwood b: 1685 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; m. 14 Oct 1710, Bethia Crowell; lived at Eastham
• Hannah Atwood b: 1689 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, m. 28 Jan 1713, Samuel Horton; lived at Eastham
• Apphia Atwood b: 1691 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, m. 5 Apr 1716, Joseph Mayo; lived at Chatham
• Eleazer Atwood b: in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; d. 25 Mar 1729; m 14 Jun 1709, Joanna Strout
• Joshua Atwood b: 1693 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
• Thomas Atwood b: 23 Aug 1696 in Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut; m. 23 Apr 1724, Phebe Mayo

Apphia married Stephen Joseph Atwood Jr., son of Stephen Atwood Sr and Abigail Dunham, by 6 March 1677 in Eastham, Massachusetts ⁸¹.^,117 (Stephen Joseph Atwood Jr. was born on 15 Oct 1651 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts ¹¹¹ and died in Apr 1722 in Eastham, Massachusetts ^75,110,111.)