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Major General Humphrey Atherton 1607–1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1607

Birth Location: Preston, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 16 Sep 1661

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Father: Edmund Atherton

Mother: Mary Rudd

Spouse(s): Margaret Wales

Children(s): Rest Atherton

The story of Major General Humphrey Atherton began in 1607 in Preston, Lancashire, England. Major General Humphrey Atherton married Margaret Mary Wales, and had children including Rest Atherton. Major General Humphrey Atherton passed away in 1661 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Major General Humphrey Atherton began in 1607 in Preston, Lancashire, England.
  • Major General Humphrey Atherton married Margaret Mary Wales, and had children including Rest Atherton.
  • Major General Humphrey Atherton passed away in 1661 in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

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

Spouses(s)

Margaret Wales
1613–1672
Birth Location: Winwick, Lancashire, England
MW

Children(s)

Rest Atherton
1639–1708
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
RA

Major Atherton's Ancestors

Self
Major Atherton
1607–1661
Birth Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
Parents
Edmund F. Atherton
1576–1613
Winstanley, Lancashire, England
Mary (Catherine) Rudd
1580–1611
Winstanley, Lancastershire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey Atherton
1546–1606
Winstanley, Lancashire, England
Alice (Chadwick or) Longley
1554–1596
Winstanley, Lancashire, England
Richard (Rootes or) Rudd
1552–1610
Enfield, London, England
Alice Tatam
1554–1610
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
James Atherton
1524–1585
Margaret Hobson
1528–1580
Thomas IV
1513–1554
Anne Colfox
1523–1614
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas III
1485–1536
Alice Pemberton
1485–1548
John Colfox
1500–1576
Anne Latimer
1503–1540

Major Atherton's Descendants

1.
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Major (General Humphrey) Atherton (1607–16 Sep 1661) m. Margaret (Mary) Wales (30 Apr 1613–17 Aug 1672)
  1. 1. Rest Atherton 1639–1708 m. Obadiah (Swift) Sr. 1638–1690
    1. 1. Obadiah (Swift) Jr. 1671–1747 m. Abigail Blake 1663–1738
      1. 1. James Swift 1696–1745 m. Silence Butts 1702–
        1. 1. Prudence Swift 1736–1832 m. Mannering (Brookshire) Sr. 1732–1779

Major Atherton's Timeline

2 Records

1607
1607
Birth of Major General Humphrey Atherton in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
1661
16 Sep 1661
Age 54
Death of Major General Humphrey Atherton in Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1661
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
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