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Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton 1608–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 September 1608

Birth Location: Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Sept. 16, 1661

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Edmund Atherton

Mother: Mary Rudd

Spouse(s): Mary Atherton

Children(s): Mary Atherton, Elizabeth Atherton

The story of Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton began in 1608 in Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England. Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton married Mary Wales E Mass Atherton, and had children including Elizabeth Catherine Atherton, Mary Atherton. Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton passed away in 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton began in 1608 in Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England.
  • Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton married Mary Wales E Mass Atherton, and had children including Elizabeth Catherine Atherton, Mary Atherton.
  • Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton passed away in 1661 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
EA
Mary Rudd
1580–1611
Birth Location: Winstanley, Lancashire, England
MR

Spouses(s)

Mary Atherton
1626–1668
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
MA

Children(s)

Mary Atherton
1636–1718
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
MA
Elizabeth Atherton
1628–1678
Birth Location: Winwick, Lancashire, England
EA

Maj. Atherton's Ancestors

Self
Maj. Atherton
1608–1661
Birth Place: Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England
Parents
Edmund Atherton
1576–1613
Lancashire, England
Mary (Alice Rootes) Rudd
1580–1611
Winstanley, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Gilbert ((Humphrey) Eastwood) Atherton
1550–1600
Winstanley, Wigham, Lancastershire, England
Alicia (Joan) Mayne
1550–1609
Hatsburgh, Devonshire, England
Richard (Rudd) Rootes
1552–1610
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Alice (Tatam) Waters
1554–1611
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
James Atherton
1524–1559
Margaret Hobson
1567–1600
JohnI I
1512–1589
Joane Skynner
1516–1626
Thomas Rudd
1513–1554
Anne Colfax
1523–1614
Sir Waters
1540–1590
Alice Canon
1542–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Eastwood
1501–1524
Lady Radcliff
1500–1550
Sir (Noble)
1510–1563
Lady Antonie*
1515–1572
Richard Chadwick
1500–1560
Cecelia Knighton
1505–1560
Thomas III
1505–1536
Alice Pemberton
1491–1548
John Colfox
1500–1576
Anne Latimer
1503–1540
John III
1490–1547
Lady Clark
1503–1558

Maj. Atherton's Descendants

1.
MA
Maj. (Gen. Humphrey) Atherton (4 September 1608–Sept. 16, 1661) m. Mary (Wales'E-Mass) Atherton (16 Jul 1626 or 15 Oct 1650–26 Jul 1668)
  1. 1. Mary Atherton 1636–1718 m. William Billing 1629–1712
    1. 1. Ensign (Ebenezer Billings) Sr. 1659–1727 m. Ann (Anna) Comstock 1661–1727
      1. 1. Anna (Comstock) Billings 1681–1752 m. Solomon Hakes 1688–1752
        1. 1. Jonathan (Hakes) Sr. 1724–1779 m. Hannah (F) Brown 1729–1778
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Catherine) Atherton 1628–1678 m. William Weeks 1628–1677
    1. 1. Submit Weeks 1672–1748 m. Capt (Robert Cook) Jr 1670–1756
      1. 1. Eleanor Cook 1707–1779 m. Benjamin Ellis 1699–1750
        1. 1. Eleanor Ellis 1729–1779 m. Noah Weld 1725–1794

Maj. Atherton's Timeline

8 Records

1607
4 Sep 1607
Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton was baptized in Upholland,Lancashire,England
Upholland,Lancashire,England
1608
28 Sep 1608
Birth of Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton in Atherton Castle, Preston, Dorset, England
Atherton Castle, Preston, Dorset, England
1608
4 September 1608
Birth of Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton in Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England
Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England
1637
1637
Age 29
Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton resided here in Winwick, Lancashire
Winwick, Lancashire
1637
1637-1842
Age 29
Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton resided here in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1652
1652
Age 44
Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton resided here in Dorcester, Norfolk County, MA
Dorcester, Norfolk County, MA
1661
16 Sep 1661
Age 53
Death of Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1661
Sept. 16, 1661
Age 53
Death of Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1608
    Event Place: Atherton Castle, Preston, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 September 1608
    Event Place: Atherton Castle, Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 110.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GV1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1607
    Event Place: Upholland,Lancashire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Year: 1637; Page Number: 22
    [2] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Year: 1637; Page Number: 22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1637
    Event Place: Winwick, Lancashire
    Record Source: Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1637-1842
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book
    [2] The history of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1652
    Event Place: Dorcester, Norfolk County, MA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] The Ely ancestry : lineage of Richard Ely of Plymouth, England, who came to Boston, Mass., about 1655
    [2] The Chaffee genealogy
    [3] Descendants of Edward Thurston, the first of the name in the colony of Rhode Island

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1661
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [4] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 168943
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. I

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sept. 16, 1661
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Suffolk County Wills; Author: McGhan, Judith; Probate Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts
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