Mary - Possible Family
From http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2713628&id=I23878
According to the "Genealogy of Benjamin ATWELL of New London Ct. 1664" By Norm Ingham in an issue of THE GENEALOGIST), the cousins of Lucinda ATWELL received land in Old Saybrook as a grant of the Proprietors "Of land set aside for the children of Attawanhood" He being the 3rd son of Uncas and the captain of the Mohicans that saved Treat's men in the Battle of Bloody Brook"
From familytreemaker.genealogy.com:
Mary Uncas was born abt. 1645 and died date unknown. She married (1) Benjamin Atwell. She married (2) Joseph Ingham.
Notes for Mary Uncas:
Uncas Attawanhood (D 1676) Alia Ahaden AKA Joshua Uncas (3rd son of Uncas Sanchem of the West Nihantics) Wife Unknown (English Speaker) Children 3 (2 sons unnamed inlaws of Robbin Cassassinamons of the Peqout) daughter (Indian Papers Vol. 1.30) or 2 Daughters a Man Called Sampson.
Glen believes Benjamin Atwell of 1664 married one daughter (Mary age about 13-14 he about the same). Joshua Uncas is listed as Mary's father until proven otherwise. See the notes on Benjamin Atwell for more information on Mary.
The terms of the probate records for Benjamin Atwell indicate Mary was different from most woman of the time as she was granted sole power to administer the estate and to be the 'overseer' for the eight minor children. Mary remarried to Joseph Ingham of Saybrook about 1684; but left him permanently in 1686, refusing all pressures to return to him in Saybrook. A record shows one response from Mary was "I will not come on the Morrow nor in a Thousand Tommorows." This is a strong statement from a woman during a time when woman were expected to diligently follow the dictates of their husbands. Ingham petitioned for a divorce on Oct 2 1695. The divorce was refused by the court, but Joseph apparantely obtained custody of their son Benoni (aka John). Was the divorce denied because Mary was descendant of Uncas, and therefore somewhat 'above' local law?
Following her death, the surving children of Mary "hingham relict of Benjamin Atwell of New London deceased list the children as Benjamin, Thomas, John, Richard, Samuel, and Mary Comstock. Joseph was dead and William had left town and ihs fate was unknown. A diary by Joshua Hempstead notes the date of death and the funeral of "Goodee INhrem alies Atwell" and Mary Ingrem as 29 and 31 January 1714 respectively.
- ID: I3828
- Name: Mary
- Given Name: Mary
- Sex: F
- Birth: Abt 1650
- Death: 29 Jan 1715 in New London, New London Co., CT
- Change Date: 23 Oct 2003 at 09:39
- Note: Mary, whom the researcher believes is a granddaughter of Sachem Uncas. Some deeds signed by Atwell are also signed by Mary "ATWILL;" however, her signature is by "mark," indicating she could not write. Her various marks over the years changed and are noted as being "inventive." The spelling of Benjamin's name via his signatures is: Baniemen Atawll.
(See Notes under Jonathan BREWSTER for more information on land grants and Sachem UNCAS.)
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From: http://wakinguponturtleisland.blogspot.com/2008/08/hammonassett-part-two.html
Attawanhood was kept as a hostage in the confined area of the colonists families following an Indian attack. He lived with the Atwell family.
From book "History of Montville, Connecticut"
It was also stated that the following persons had actually settled on the Indian fields,
viz.: Samuel Rogers, Sr., Samuel Rogers, Jr., Benjamin Atwell , Israel Dodge,
George Le Fevre, Samuel Gilbert, James Harris, Thomas Jones, Sr., Thomas Jones, Jr.,
William Mynard, and George Tongue.
Full book here: http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofmontvil00bake/historyofmontvil00bake_djvu.txt
From: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:2713628&id=I23878
According to his will, Joshua was living in Lyme, New London County, in Connecticut. He left vast tracts of land to some of the English settlers. An abstract of his will dated 1675 can be found in the New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Vol 13,July 1859,p.235-237.
There is also a clause in his will that Joshua/Attawanhood was to be buried in the English manner at Saybrook.