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Humphrey Atherton 1607–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Aug 1607

Birth Location: Preston, Lancester, Minwick, England

Death Date: Sep 16, 1661

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA

Father: Edmund ATHERTON

Mother: Mary Rudd

Spouse(s): Mary Wales

Children(s): Increase ATHERTON, Elizabeth ATHERTON, Jonathan ATHERTON, Mary Atherton, John ATHERTON, Hope ATHERTON, Watching ATHERTON, Patience ATHERTON, Consider ATHERTON, Thankful ATHERTON, Catherine ATHERTON, REST ATHERTON, Isabele ATHERTON, Hope ATHERTON, Margaret ATHERTON

Humphrey Atherton was born in 1607 in Preston, Lancester, Minwick, England, the child of Edmund Atherton And Mary Catherine Rudd. Humphrey Atherton married Mary Wales, and had children including Catherine Atherton, Consider Atherton, Elizabeth Atherton, Hope Atherton, Increase Atherton, Isabele Atherton, John Atherton, Jonathan Atherton, Margaret Atherton, Mary Atherton, Patience Atherton, Rest Atherton, Thankful Atherton, Watching Atherton. Humphrey Atherton passed away in 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA.

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  • Humphrey Atherton was born in 1607 in Preston, Lancester, Minwick, England, the child of Edmund Atherton And Mary Catherine Rudd.
  • Humphrey Atherton married Mary Wales, and had children including Catherine Atherton, Consider Atherton, Elizabeth Atherton, Hope Atherton, Increase Atherton, Isabele Atherton, John Atherton, Jonathan Atherton, Margaret Atherton, Mary Atherton, Patience Atherton, Rest Atherton, Thankful Atherton, Watching Atherton.
  • Humphrey Atherton passed away in 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA.

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Humphrey Atherton's Ancestors

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Humphrey Atherton
1607–1661
Birth Place: Preston, Lancester, Minwick, England
Parents
Edmund ATHERTON
1576–1613
Winstanley, Lancastershire, England
Mary (Catherine) Rudd
1580–1611
Winstanley, Lancastershire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey Atherton
1550–1596
Winstanley, Wigan, Lancashire, England
ALICE CHADWICK
1554–1596
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Chadwick
1520–1630
Jane Longley
1520–1630
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Atherton's Descendants

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Humphrey Atherton (Aug 1607–Sep 16, 1661) m. Mary Wales (Apr 30, 1613–Aug 17, 1672)
  1. 1. Increase ATHERTON 1641–1642
  2. 2. Elizabeth ATHERTON 1628–1677
  3. 3. Jonathan ATHERTON 1627–1673
  4. 4. Mary Atherton 1636–1718 m. William Billings 1629–1713 m. Joseph Weeks 1635–1690
    1. 1. Ebenezer Billings 1661–1727 m. Ann Comstock 1661–1727
      1. 1. Margaret (T) Billings 1693–1752 m. Jeremiah Burch 1673–1763
        1. 1. Benjamin (BURCH I) I 1731–1793 m. Anna Udall 1728–1798
        2. 2. Thomas Burch 1719–1769
        3. 3. Robert (Increase) Burch 1728–1877 m. Mary Robinson 1757–
      2. 2. James Billings 1688–1761
      3. 3. Increase Billings 1697–1777
  5. 5. John ATHERTON 1629–1661
  6. 6. Hope ATHERTON 1646–1677
  7. 7. Watching ATHERTON 1651–1672
  8. 8. Patience ATHERTON –1654
  9. 9. Consider ATHERTON 1646–1687
  10. 10. Thankful ATHERTON –1644
  11. 11. Catherine ATHERTON 1628–1684
  12. 12. REST ATHERTON 1639–1708
  13. 13. Isabele ATHERTON 1630–1661
  14. 14. Hope ATHERTON –1646
  15. 15. Margaret ATHERTON 1638–1672

Humphrey Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1607
Aug 1607
Birth of Humphrey Atherton in Preston, Lancester, Minwick, England
Preston, Lancester, Minwick, England
1661
Sep 16, 1661
Age 54
Death of Humphrey Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
Dorchester, Suffolk, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 1607
    Event Place: Preston, Lancester, Minwick, England
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    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: Sep 16, 1661
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Deaths

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