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Humphrey Atherton 1607–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1607

Birth Location: Preston, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 16 Sep 1661

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Edmund Atherton

Mother: Mary Rudd

Spouse(s): Mary Wales

Children(s): Humphrey Atherton, Jonathan ATHERTON, Catherine ATHERTON, Elizabeth Atherton, Catherine Atherton, John ATHERTON, Elizabeth Atherton, Catherine Atherton, Isabel Atherton, Mary Atherton, Mary Atherton, Margaret ATHERTON, Best Atherton, Increase ATHERTON, Increase Atherton, Thankful ATHERTON, Hope ATHERTON, Hope Atherton, Consider ATHERTON, Mary Atherton, Watching Atherton, Watching ATHERTON, Patience ATHERTON, Hope ATHERTON, Patience ATHERTON, Thankful ATHERTON, Catherine ATHERTON, Mary Atherton, Rest Atherton, Increase Atherton, Increase ATHERTON, Consider Atherton, Jonathan Atherton, Thankful Bird

Humphrey Atherton was born in 1607 in Preston, Lancashire, England, the child of Edmund Atherton And Mary Rudd. Humphrey Atherton married Mary Wales, and had children including Best Rest Atherton, Catherine Atherton, Catherine Twin Atherton, Consider Atherton, Elizabeth Atherton, Elizabeth Isabel Atherton, Hope Atherton, Humphrey Atherton, Increase Atherton, Isabel Atherton, John Atherton, Jonathan Atherton, Margaret Atherton, Mary Atherton, Patience Atherton, Rest Best Atherton, Thankful Atherton, Thankful Bird, Watching Atherton. Humphrey Atherton passed away in 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Humphrey Atherton was born in 1607 in Preston, Lancashire, England, the child of Edmund Atherton And Mary Rudd.
  • Humphrey Atherton married Mary Wales, and had children including Best Rest Atherton, Catherine Atherton, Catherine Twin Atherton, Consider Atherton, Elizabeth Atherton, Elizabeth Isabel Atherton, Hope Atherton, Humphrey Atherton, Increase Atherton, Isabel Atherton, John Atherton, Jonathan Atherton, Margaret Atherton, Mary Atherton, Patience Atherton, Rest Best Atherton, Thankful Atherton, Thankful Bird, Watching Atherton.
  • Humphrey Atherton passed away in 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Humphrey Atherton's Ancestors

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Humphrey Atherton
1607–1661
Birth Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
Parents
Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
1669842, Lancashire, England
Mary Rudd
1580–1611
1669842, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
EN (GILBERT I) Eastwood
1549–1600
Woolley, Yorkshire, England
Alicia (Joan) Mayne
1550–1609
Hatsburgh, Devonshire, England
Richard (Rudd \) Rootes
1552–1610
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Julia (Alice) Waterhouse
1554–1610
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
James Atherton
1524–1559
Margaret Atherton
1527–1600
Thomas III
1513–1554
Anne Rudd
1523–1614
Alice Canon
1542–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Atherton's Descendants

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Humphrey Atherton (Aug 1607–16 Sep 1661) m. Mary Wales (30 Apr 1613–17 Aug 1672)
  1. 1. Humphrey Atherton 1651–1661 m. Elizabeth Rigby 1657–1732
    1. 1. Patience Atherton 1682–1732 m. David Chaffee 1680–1750
      1. 1. ELIZABETH CHAFFEE 1711–1761 m. Ichabod Read 1708–1784
        1. 1. Ichabod Read 1735–1748
        2. 2. Patience Read 1737–1823
        3. 3. Amos Read 1739–1779
        4. 4. Daniel Read 1743–
        5. 5. Olive Read 1746–
        6. 6. Ichabod Read 1750–
        7. 7. Johnathan Read 1752–
      2. 2. Atherton Chaffee 1715–1778
      3. 3. MARGARET CHAFFEE 1719–1777
      4. 4. PATIENCE CHAFFEE 1720–1754
      5. 5. EXPERIENCE CHAFFEE 1722–1753
      6. 6. DAVID CHAFFEE 1733–1784
      7. 7. David (Chaffee) Jr 1708–1784
      8. 8. Mary Chaffee 1717–1731 m. Gideon FRANKLIN 1711–1761
        1. 1. DAVID FRANKLIN 1738–1754
        2. 2. Asa Franklin 1739–1807
        3. 3. MOLLY FRANKLIN 1741–1807
        4. 4. HANNAH FRANKLIN 1743–
        5. 5. GIDEON FRANKLIN 1745–
        6. 6. OLIVER FRANKLIN 1748–1807
        7. 7. Daniel FRANKLIN 1736–1818 m. Beriah TITUS 1735–1806
  2. 2. Jonathan ATHERTON 1627–1673
  3. 3. Catherine ATHERTON 1628–1684
  4. 4. Elizabeth Atherton 1628–1678
  5. 5. Catherine Atherton 1628–1710
  6. 6. John ATHERTON 1629–1661
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Isabel) Atherton 1629–1629
  8. 8. Catherine Atherton 1630–1710
  9. 9. Isabel Atherton 1630–1661
  10. 10. Mary Atherton 1636–1718
  11. 11. Mary Atherton 1636–1718
  12. 12. Margaret ATHERTON 1638–1672
  13. 13. Best (Rest) Atherton 1639–1708
  14. 14. Increase ATHERTON 1641–1642
  15. 15. Increase Atherton 1641–1673
  16. 16. Thankful ATHERTON 1644–1719
  17. 17. Hope ATHERTON 1646–1677
  18. 18. Hope Atherton 1646–1677
  19. 19. Consider ATHERTON 1646–1687
  20. 20. Mary Atherton 1648–1692
  21. 21. Watching Atherton 1651–1672
  22. 22. Watching ATHERTON 1651–1672
  23. 23. Patience ATHERTON 1654–1691
  24. 24. Hope ATHERTON 1621–1646
  25. 25. Patience ATHERTON 1625–1654
  26. 26. Thankful ATHERTON 1619–1644
  27. 27. Catherine (twin) ATHERTON 1628–1684
  28. 28. Mary Atherton 1630–1713
  29. 29. Rest (Best) Atherton 1637–1708
  30. 30. Increase Atherton 1641–1673
  31. 31. Increase ATHERTON 1641–1641
  32. 32. Consider Atherton 1656–1671
  33. 33. Jonathan Atherton 1662–1721
  34. 34. Thankful Bird 1666–1729

Humphrey Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1607
Aug 1607
Birth of Humphrey Atherton in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
1661
16 Sep 1661
Age 54
Death of Humphrey Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1607
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] Family Data Collection - Births
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23940.003; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3; Submitter Code: .
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 110.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GV1.
    [7] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 709.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GRG.
    [8] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1661
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [2] Massachusetts Town Death Records
    [3] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [4] Massachusetts, Find a Grave Index

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