Jonathan Atherton

• Name	Jonathan Atherton
  Birth	England   [1]
  Married	1663	Cornhill, London, England   [1]
  Sarah Sirebread. She was born in Ratcliffe, Lancashire, England.
  Agency: Saint Peter's Church
  History	1672  [1]
  His mother left him 5 pounds "if he would come for it."
  Military	30 Jul 1675  [2]
  He was a soldier in King Philip's War, and was fined two weeks pay on 30 July 1675 for breaking the Sabbath. His offence was cutting up an old hat, and placing the pieces in his shoes to soften the pain of marching.
  Siblings	5 brothers and 7 sisters
  1. Jonathan Atherton,   b. England   2. Elizabeth Atherton,   c. 28 Sep 1628, Winwick, Lancashire, England   3. John Atherton,   c. 26 Dec 1629, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. probably young + 4. Isabel Atherton,   c. 23 Jan 1630, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. 18 Dec 1661, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 31 years) ▻ Nathaniel Wales,  m. 1653   5. Consider Atherton,   b. England d. 26 Apr 1687   6. Mary Atherton,   b. Abt 1636, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Sep 1692, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 56 years) + 7. Margaret Atherton,   b. 1638, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 17 Jun 1672, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 34 years) ▻ Deacon James Trowbridge,  m. 3 Dec 1659   8. Rest Atherton,   c. 26 May 1639, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 13 Nov 1708, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 69 years)   9. Increase Atherton,   b. 02 Jan 1641/42, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Aug 1673, at sea  (Age 31 years)   10. Thankful Atherton,   c. 28 Apr 1644, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 11 Apr 1719, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 74 years)   11. Rev. Hope Atherton,   c. 30 Aug 1646, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Jun 1677  (Age ~ 30 years)   12. Watching Atherton,   c. 24 Aug 1651, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   13. Patience Atherton,   c. 2 Apr 1654, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1691  (Age ~ 36 years)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edmund Atherton   d. 10 Apr 1613, Winstanley, Lancashire, England   (Grandfather)  Mary Kennion   d. 1672, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I19671
  Last Modified	22 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Major Gen. Humphrey Atherton,   b. 1609, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. 17 Sep 1661, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary Kennion   d. 1672, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Jonathan Atherton 2Major Gen. Humphrey Atherton(1609 – 1661) 4Edmund Atherton( – 1613) 5Elizabeth 3Mary Kennion( – 1672) 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - - England Married - 1663 - Cornhill, London, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S12] Brown, John C. J., "The Atherton Family in England" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XXXV, January 1881). [S1064] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Wales, (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/ancestries/wales.html. Printout dated 22 March 1998).