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Early Atchinsons in America

May 26, 2013 by Jill Holman

Buel Atchinson's Pedigree
Buel Atchinson’s Pedigree Chart


Wow. I never thought I would be able to trace my ancestors to colonial Massachusetts!
I have just been reading The Atchinson Book compiled & written by Court Atchinson. If you are an Atchinson descendant, you should really check it out. There is a lot of detail! So much he did it in three volumes! And it is available online:

  • volume 1 (2000)
  • volume 2 (2007)
  • volume 3 (2011)

Of course, I have not verified this all myself, but here are a few things I wanted to highlight . . .
The origin of the name is not known for sure, but one theory is that we are descendants of King Arthur! How fun is that!?

John & Deliverance Atchinson
Not much is known about them, but he was killed by Indians 19 Sep 1677 Hatfield MA. It is likely that she was a Puritan because of her name & those of her children. It is likely he had Scottish heritage because several descendants from different branches of the family heard that story and it was not a desirable thing to claim then. The majority of the Scots that were shipped here were criminals & political prisoners. It is likely that John was an indentured servant with a 6-8 year term. If so, it is surprising he was allowed to marry & if he was done with his term, why didn’t he request land? A mystery we may never get solved.

The Burts
Henry Burt was a prosperous clothier from Harberton Devonshire who died in 1617. His son Henry became prominent in Springfield MA. His wife, Ulalia, was nearly buried, but showed signs of life at her funeral. Then she went on to have 19 children! As Court puts it, “Two daughters had close encounters with witchcraft.” And there were some famous descendants as well: President Grover Cleveland, Ethan Allan & Oliver Wendell Holmes.

John & Dorcas Burt Atchinson
John was born 23 Mar 1675 or 1676 Hatfield MA. In 1702, he requested land in Longmeadow MA. Dorcas was born 10 Feb 1680. John & Dorcas married 25 Feb 1703 Springfield MA. John was active with community service for 18 years in Springfield MA. Then went to Brimfield, which was later called Monson. He died 26 May 1731 or 1732 and she returned to Longmeadow MA. She died 21 Oct 1770. (From what we guess about his father, it looks like the Atchinsons went from “criminal” to prominence in one generation!)

Deliverance & Mercy Warriner Atchinson
Yes, a boy named Deliverance was born 6 Feb 1722 or 1723 Longmeadow MA. Deliverance & Mercy married 20 Jul 1758. Her parents were Benjamin Warriner & Mercy Bartlett of Wilbraham MA.

John & Phebe Kibbe Atchinson
He was born 28 Jun 1762. He probably served in the Revolutionary War, but there are 2 of them and not enough information to be sure. John & Phebe married 5 Oct 1783. She had been born 6 Nov 1765 in Somers CT to Joseph & Phebe Wright Kibbe. He died in 1790 & she remarried.

John & Lydia Packard Atchinson
He was born 1787. John & Lydia married 22 Jan 1807 in Jericho VT. Lydia was born 1 May 1786 to George & Margaret Prouty Packard. John enlisted in the War of 1812 25 Sep 1813. He served 1 month 23 days. Lydia died 5 Aug 1840 Underhill VT.
If you want to see more on the younger generations, see this post.

The Basic Facts:
John ATCHINSON
d. 19 Sep 1677, Hatfield MA
& Deliverance
John ATCHINSON
b. 23 Mar 1675, Hatfield MA
d. 26 May 1731
& Dorcas BURT
b. 10 Feb 1680
d. 21 Oct 1770, Longmeadow
m. 25 Feb 1703, Springfield MA
Deliverance ATCHINSON
b. 6 Feb 1722, Longmeadow
& Mercy WARRINER
m. 20 Jul 1758
John ATCHINSON
b. 28 Jun 1762
d. 1790
& Phebe KIBBE
b. 6 Nov 1765, Somers CT
m. 5 Oct 1783
John ATCHINSON
b. 1787, North Adams, Berkshire, MA
d. 31 Jan 1855, Underhill, Chittendon, VT
& Lydia PACKARD
b. 1 May 1786, VT
d. 5 Aug 1840
m. 22 Jan 1807, Jericho VT

 
You might also be interested in:

  • Three Generations of Atchisons
  • The Efner Atchison Breakthrough

Filed Under: Stories Tagged With: Deliverance Atchinson, Dorcas Burt, John Atchinson, Lydia Packard, Mercy Warriner, Phebe Kibbe

Three Generations of Atchisons

April 14, 2013 by Jill Holman


May & Efner Atchison
May & Efner Atchison in Staples MN (maybe their 1897 wedding?)

This has been a long time coming! These Atchisons were rather messy and some of the information was from way back at the beginning when I didn’t know what I was doing & didn’t keep track very well. Here is what I have pieced together so far . . .


There were several more spouses (see down below in The Basic Facts section), but for now, let’s focus on these 3 families!:


John & Lydia had these children:
Buel Goodsell ATCHISON
Orett ATCHISON
Zebedee ATCHISON
George ATCHISON
Milton ATCHISON


Buel & Almira had these children:
Ephner (Efner M) ATCHISON
Nellie P ATCHISON


Efner & May had these children:
Claire (Clara) ATCHISON
Glen ATCHISON
Milton ATCHISON

May Atchison & Children
May Atchison & Children (maybe 1910?)

Atchison Timeline

  • 1 May 1786 – Lydia Packard born (cousin Linda)
  • 1787 – John born North Adams MA (cousin Linda, family Bible)
  • 22 Jan 1807 – John and Lydia married Jericho VT (register)
  • 25 Sep 1813 – John enlisted, served 1 month 23 days (Roster War of 1812-14)
  • 14 Jun 1817 – Buel born VT (family Bible)
  • 12 Sep 1832 – Almira born Franklinville NY (family Bible)
  • 5 Aug 1840 – Lydia died buried Underhill VT (cousin Linda)
  • 9 Mar 1843 – Buel married Philena Jericho Chittendon VT (register)
  • 1850 – John with Lucy and John jr Chittendon Co VT (census)
  • 1850 – Buel with Philena and Mary and Lucien living with brother George’s family Underhill Chittendon Co VT (census)
  • 31 Jan 1855 – John died buried Underhill VT (Veterans buried in Underhill)
  • 1858 – Buel got 80 acres in WI (index)
  • 1860 – Buel 43, Philena, 38, Mary 15 and Alsam-maybe a cousin? Little Falls Monroe WI (census)
  • Dec 1863 – Philena died Little Falls WI (family Bible)
  • 31 Jan 1865 – Buel married Almira Little Falls WI (certificate)
  • 14 Mar 1866 – Nellie born Little Falls WI (family Bible)
  • 4 May 1868 or 67 – Efner born Little Falls Monroe WI (family Bible, census)
  • 1870 – Buel 53 VT, Almira 37 NY, Nellie 4 WI, Efner 2 and Nellie Hotchkis Little Falls Monroe WI (census)
  • 25 Dec 1875 – May born Beaver Dam, WI (obit, MN Death Index)
  • 1877 – Buel & HH next door in business in Little Falls WI (Monroe Co WI Pictorial History 1976)
  • 1880 – Buel 63, Almira 47, Nellie 14, Efner 12 Little Falls Monroe WI (census)
  • 13 June 1886 – Almira died Little Falls WI (family Bible)
  • 4 Mar 1891 – Ruben & Nellie married Spart WI (family Bible)
  • 1895 – Buel is with Nellie Kilts & husband & Susan Hecyes is head of household? [hard to make out] Todd Co MN (census)
  • 6 May 1896 – Buel died Todd Co MN (family Bible)
  • 27 Oct 1897 – Efner and May married Thomastown, Todd MN (family Bible)
  • 2 Sep 1898 – Clara born to Mary and EM in Todd Co MN (certificate)
  • 4 Mar 1891 – Reuben Kilts married Nellie Atchison Sparta Monroe WI (certificate)
  • 1900 – Efner 33 born 1867 WI, May 24 born 1875 WI, Clare 1 born 1898 MN Todd Co MN (census)
  • 1905 – Efner 37 WI, Mary 28 WI, Claire 7 MN, Glenn 5 MN Todd Co MN (census)
  • 19 Feb 1908 – Milton was born (death index)
  • 28 Oct 1909 – Efner died Wadena MN or Staples (family Bible) – the family story is he worked for the RR & died in a hotel fire
  • 1910 – Mary 34, Claire 12, Glen 10, Milton 2 Todd Co MN and brother Edward Williams. It says she was divorced!? (census)
  • 1910 – Ruben & Nellie – he is a well driller Staples Todd Co MN (census)
  • 1916 – Mary 39, Claire 17, Glen 15, Milton 8 Sasman Saskatchewan! Came from USA in 1913. Methodist. (census)
  • 1919 – Pete and Claire married Hendricks MN (Fran & Margaret)
  • 1920 – Pete 24 MN, Claire 21 MN Deuel Co SD (census)
  • 1920 – Ruben & Nellie – he is a well driller Staples Todd Co MN (census)
  • 1930 – Ruben & Nellie – he is a well driller Staples Todd Co MN (census)
  • 5 Nov 1939 – Ruben died Staples MN (family Bible)
  • 29 Nov 1942 – Nellie died Staples MN (family Bible)
  • 30 Aug 1951 – Claire died Ramsey Co MN buried Staples (certificate)
  • 15 Dec 1971 – May died Todd Co MN (MN Death index) May was one of Staples oldest residents when she died. (obit)
  • 17 Aug 1990 – Milton died Minneapolis MN (MN Death index)
Nellie & Ruben Kilts
Nellie & Ruben Kilts probably Staples MN

Notes & Questions

1) Big mystery for Efner’s death! I have not been able to find a death record & in the 1910 census record, it says May is divorced when I thought he was supposed to be dead. I wonder if he just left? Does anyone have the answer to this mystery?
2) And what were they doing in Canada!? And they were there for several years – at least from 1913-1916. In Saskatchewan! Was there someone else there to help May with the 3 children? I have heard that Ruben & Nellie Kilts helped care for the kids (Claire, Glen & Milton) when they lived near each other.
3) Who was Alsam in 1860?
4) Who was Susan in 1895?
5) There is a brief mention that Philena married Buel Atchinson, had one child, Mary, and moved to Wisconsin. (They had another but he died young.) And also that John Atchinson took the Freemen Oath in 1808. That is in the History of Jericho VT from 1916. It is available online (just a text file version or pdf version that stops after page 319)
6) Thanks to cousin Linda for her enthusiasm & generosity!


P.S. A note about the spelling – Atchison v. Atchinson . . .


I did a quick survey of the official records I have and we seem to have lost the ‘n’ during Buel’s watch. He waffled during this time period:

  • 1860 – did not have the n
  • 1865 – did not have the n
  • 1870 – had the n
  • 1880 – did not have the n
  • 1891 – had the n

Before this, we consistently had the n and after this we consistently did not have the n.

Milton Atchison
A Four Generation Picture with Uncles! Sam Williams on the right with his nephew Milton Atchison with his nephew Dean with his niece Carol (maybe 1944?)

The Basic Facts:
John ATCHISON (also married Lucy Story & Rosina Wells)
b. 1787, North Adams, Berkshire, MA
d. 31 Jan 1855, Underhill, Chittendon, VT
& Lydia PACKARD
b. 1 May 1786, VT
d. 5 Aug 1840
m. 22 Jan 1807, Jericho, Windsor or Chittendon, VT
Buel Goodsell ATCHISON (also married Philena Whitten)
b. 14 Jun 1817, Underhill, Chittendon, VT
d. 6 May 1896, Staples, Todd, MN
& Almira S McNALL (also married Benjamin Hotchkip)
b. 12 Sep 1832, Franklinville, Cattaraugus, NY
d. 13 Jun 1886, Little Falls, Monroe, WI
m. 31 Jan 1865, Cataract or Little Falls, Monroe, WI
Ephner (Efner M) ATCHISON
b. 4 May 1868, Little Falls, Polk, WI
d. 28 Oct 1909, Wadena, Wadena, MN
& May (Atchie) (Mary E) WILLIAMS
b. 25 Dec 1875, Beaver Dam, Dodge, WI
d. 15 Dec 1971, Staples, Todd, MN (Mary Rondorf home)
m. 27 Oct 1897, Staples, Todd, MN

 
You might also be interested in:

  • Early Atchinsons in America
  • John & Margaret Williams
  • Appreciation for an Old Photograph
  • A Brief Timeline for the Fjerstads
  • The Efner Atchison Breakthrough

Filed Under: Old Photographs, Timelines Tagged With: Almira McNall, Buel Atchison, Efner Atchison, John Atchinson, Lydia Packard, Mary Williams

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