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Thankful Atherton 1642–1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: CALC 1642

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America

Death Date: 11 APR 1719

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America

Father: Humphrey Atherton

Mother: Mary Kennion

Spouse(s): Thomas Bird

Children(s): Mary Bird, Sarah Bird, Ann Bird, Mercy Bird, Patience Bird, Joseph Bird, Thankful Bird, Ann Bird, Submit Bird, Benjamin Bird, Martha Byrd

Thankful Atherton was born in 1642 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America, the child of Humphrey Atherton And Mary Kennion. Thankful Atherton married Thomas Bird, and had children including Ann Bird, Ann Pierce Bird, Benjamin Bird, Joseph Bird, Martha Ann Byrd, Mary Bird, Mercy Bird, Patience Bird, Sarah Bird, Submit Bird, Thankful Bird. Thankful Atherton passed away in 1719 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Thankful Atherton was born in 1642 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America, the child of Humphrey Atherton And Mary Kennion.
  • Thankful Atherton married Thomas Bird, and had children including Ann Bird, Ann Pierce Bird, Benjamin Bird, Joseph Bird, Martha Ann Byrd, Mary Bird, Mercy Bird, Patience Bird, Sarah Bird, Submit Bird, Thankful Bird.
  • Thankful Atherton passed away in 1719 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humphrey Atherton
1607–1661
Birth Location: Preston, Preston district, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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Mary Kennion
1613–1672
Birth Location: Winwick, Warrington district, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
MK

Spouses(s)

Thomas Bird
1640–1710
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America
TB

Children(s)

Mary Bird
1661–1683
Birth Location: King and Queen Court House, King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America
MB
Sarah Bird
1669–1731
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
SB
Ann Bird
1683–1757
Birth Location: Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
AB
Mercy Bird
1679–1734
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
MB
Patience Bird
1683–1757
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
PB
Joseph Bird
1666–1711
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
JB
Thankful Bird
1667–1729
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
TB
Ann Bird
1671–1748
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
AB
Submit Bird
1678–1760
Birth Location: Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
SB
Benjamin Bird
1686–1757
Birth Location: Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
BB
Martha Byrd
1665–1748
Birth Location: Middlesex, Virginia, British Colonial America
MB

Thankful Atherton's Ancestors

Self
Thankful Atherton
1642–1719
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America
Parents
Humphrey Atherton
1607–1661
Preston, Preston district, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Kennion
1613–1672
Winwick, Warrington district, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edmund (F) Atherton
1576–1613
Winstanley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Mary (Catherine) Rudd
1580–1611
Winstanley, Lancashire, England
James Kenion
1573–1637
Haydock, Lancashire, England
Ellen
1577–1612
Winwick, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Atherton,
1546–1606
Alice Mayne
1547–1613
Richard Rudd
1539–1620
Margaret Wood
1543–1600
James Kenion
1548–1594
Jennet
1550–1594
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Atherton
1524–1585
Margaret Hobson
1528–1580
James Winstanley
1501–1555
Winstanley
1506–1555
John Wood
1510–1542
Agnes Wood
1511–

Thankful Atherton's Descendants

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Thankful Atherton (CALC 1642–11 APR 1719) m. Thomas Bird (4 MAY 1640–FEB 1710)
  1. 1. Mary Bird 1661–1683 m. John Lane 1650–1710
  2. 2. Sarah Bird 1669–1731
  3. 3. Ann Bird 1683–1757 m. John Day 1679–
  4. 4. Mercy Bird 1679–1734 m. Eleazer Hyde 1664–1731 m. Joseph Bartlett 1673–1750
  5. 5. Patience Bird 1683–1757 m. Edward White 1683–1716
  6. 6. Joseph Bird 1666–1711 m. Miriam Leeds 1663–1698 m. Johanna Leeds 1667–1738
  7. 7. Thankful Bird 1667–1729 m. Jeremiah Fuller 1658–1743
  8. 8. Ann (Pierce) Bird 1671–1748 m. John Clark 1680–1730
  9. 9. Submit Bird 1678–1760 m. Isaac Howe 1678–1760
  10. 10. Benjamin Bird 1686–1757 m. Johanna Harris 1692–1768
  11. 11. Martha (Ann) Byrd 1665–1748 m. John (Minor) Winn 1660–1730
    1. 1. Micholl (Elizabeth) Winn 1690–1790 m. John (William) Owen 1691–1767
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Micholl) Owen 1717–1778 m. Charles (Mason) Spurlock 1717–2001
        1. 1. John (Whitloe Spurlock,) Sr. 1734–1793 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Harbour 1732–1794
        2. 2. Jesse Spurlock 1732–1795
        3. 3. Catherine Spurlock 1733–
        4. 4. William Spurlock 1734–1750
        5. 5. Stephen Spurlock 1735–1774
        6. 6. Lifas Spurlock 1738–1744
        7. 7. Seth Spurlock 1736–1774
        8. 8. Judith Spurlock 1742–
        9. 9. Robertson Spurlock 1740–1744
      2. 2. Mary Owen 1715–1716
      3. 3. Michal Owen 1715–
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Owen 1717–1744
      5. 5. William Owen 1708–1788 m. Judith ("Jude") Daniel 1711–1784
    2. 2. William Winn 1685–1768
    3. 3. Susanna Winn 1702–1802
    4. 4. Susan (or Susannah) Winn 1692–1702
    5. 5. Thomas Winn 1701– m. Sarah Bannister 1720–1820 m. Elizabeth Turberville 1719–1768
    6. 6. Benjamin (Jesse) Winn 1700–1778 m. Millicent Travenor 1710–1752 m. Ann Durrett 1700–1794 m. Rachel (Ann) Tavenor 1700–1744
    7. 7. Jesse Winn 1689–1752
    8. 8. Minor Winn 1705–1778 m. Margaret Connor 1708–1788
    9. 9. Elizabeth Winn 1698–1752 m. John Glazebrook 1698–1719
    10. 10. George (Thomas) Winn 1687–1769 m. Elizabeth Turberville 1719–1768 m. Catherine Hill –1767

Thankful Atherton's Timeline

4 Records

1642
CALC 1642
Birth of Thankful Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America
1644
29 APR 1644
Age 2
Thankful Atherton was christened in Dorchester First Congregational Church, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America
Dorchester First Congregational Church, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America
1719
APR 1719
Age 77
Burial of Thankful Atherton in Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America
Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America
1719
11 APR 1719
Age 77
Death of Thankful Atherton in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: CALC 1642
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 29 APR 1644
    Event Place: Dorchester First Congregational Church, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: APR 1719
    Event Place: Dorchester North Burying Ground, Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 APR 1719
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, New England, British Colonial America
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