When Florence Atwaters was born in 1471, in England, United Kingdom, her father, John Atwater, was 28 and her mother, Lady Maryan de Lenham, was 27. She had at least 2 sons and 1 daughter with Walter Spyce.
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English: topographic name for someone whose dwelling was by a river or lake, Middle English atte water ‘at the water’.
History: This surname was established from an early date in New England. David Atwater was one of the group of settlers who founded the New Haven colony in 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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