James Atherton

1624 - 1710  (86 years)

• Name	James Atherton
  Birth	Before 1624	Winstanley, Lancashire, England   [1, 2]
  Immigration	1635 (11 years)  [1, 2]
  He came to New England on board the James.
  Land/House	15 Mar 1653 (29 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  James Atherton was granted land.
  Residence	1678 (54 years)	Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Will	3 Jan 1707/08 (84 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  He mentions his wife, Hannah, and his children: James, Joshua, Hannah, Elizabeth, and Deborah.
  Death	6 Aug 1710	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Probate/Proved	19 Sep 1710 (86 years)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1]
  Siblings	1 brother
  + 1. Major Gen. Humphrey Atherton,   b. 1609, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. 17 Sep 1661, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 52 years) ▻ Mary Kennion,  m. 29 Mar 1625 + 2. James Atherton,   b. Before 1624, Winstanley, Lancashire, England d. 6 Aug 1710, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 86 years) ▻ Hannah
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Edmund Atherton   d. 10 Apr 1613, Winstanley, Lancashire, England   (Father)  Elizabeth  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I46	Roy Line
  Last Modified	22 May 2019

  
  

  Father	Edmund Atherton   d. 10 Apr 1613, Winstanley, Lancashire, England
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Elizabeth
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Hannah   d. 30 Dec 1713, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2]
  Children	3 sons and 4 daughters
  1. James Atherton,   b. 13 May 1654, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1717/18, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 63 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     2. Joshua Atherton,   b. 6 May 1656, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 1721, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 64 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] +   3. Hannah Atherton,   b. 10 Jan 1657/58, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 8 Jan 1737/38, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 79 years) ▻ Lt. John Wilder  m. 17 Jul 1672;   John Houghton, Jr. Esq  m. 27 Jan 1724/25     4. Mary Atherton,   b. 17 Jan 1660/61, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 4 Nov 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 9 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     5. Elizabeth Atherton,   b. 7 Oct 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     6. Deborah Atherton,   b. 1 Jun 1669, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 26 Jan 1759, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 89 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]     7. Joseph Atherton,   b. 28 Apr 1672, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Abt 1690 (Age 17 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F67	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 May 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1James Atherton(1624 – 1710) 2Edmund Atherton( – 1613) 3Elizabeth

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Before 1624 - Winstanley, Lancashire, England Land/House - 15 Mar 1653 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 1678 - Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Will - 3 Jan 1707/08 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 6 Aug 1710 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 19 Sep 1710 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = 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

  [S993] O'Gorman, Ella Foy. Atherton-West and Allied Families, (manuscript, 1953). [S35] Voter, Delmar V. "One Line of Descent from James Atherton", (Oakland, Maine: Maine Genealogical Inquirer volume 2, number 10, no date).