Humphrey Atherton b. 28 Sep 1608 Winwick, Lancashire, England d. 16 Sep 1661 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts: Ingram and Related Famiies

1608 - 1661 (52 years)

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Name	Humphrey Atherton
Birth	28 Sep 1608	Winwick, Lancashire, England
Gender	Male
Death	16 Sep 1661	Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Person ID	I94897	Ingram-Related
Last Modified	14 Aug 2024

Family Mary Wales, b. Between 1610 and 1613, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. 1672, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 62 years)

Marriage 1627 Preston, Lancashire, England

Children

	1. Jonathan Atherton, b. 26 Dec 1627, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. 15 Aug 1673, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 45 years)
	2. Elizabeth Atherton, b. 28 Sep 1628, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Catherine Atherton, b. 28 Sep 1628, Winwick, England d. Abt 1678, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 49 years)
	4. John Atherton, b. 26 Dec 1629, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. 18 Dec 1661, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 31 years)
	5. Isabel Atherton, b. 23 Jan 1630, Winwick, Lancashire, England d. 18 Dec 1661, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts (Age 31 years)
	6. Mary Atherton, b. Abt 1636 d. 17 Sep 1692 (Age 56 years)
	7. Margaret Atherton, b. 30 Apr 1638, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 17 Aug 1672, Cambridge, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 34 years)
	8. Rest Atherton, b. 26 May 1639, Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Increase Atherton, b. 2 Jan 1641, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 2 Jan 1642, At Sea (Age 1 year)
	10. Thankful Atherton, b. 28 Apr 1644, Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. 11 Apr 1719, Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts (Age 74 years)
	11. Consider Atherton, b. 1646, Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts d. 26 Apr 1687 (Age 41 years)
	12. Hope Atherton, b. 30 Aug 1646, Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
	13. Watching Atherton, b. 24 Aug 1651, Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown
	14. Patience Atherton, b. 2 Apr 1654, Dorchester, Norfolk County, Massachusetts d. Yes, date unknown

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Last Modified 3 May 2015

Notes

Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

Humphrey, Dorchester, first mentioned in records March 18, 1637; frm.and deputy May 2. 1638. Magistrate, deputy governor, active in the affairsofthe United Colonies, Major-General. [See many notices in historical works; epitaph in Reg. II, 382.] As birth records of certain childrenatWinwick, Eng. correspond with known facts about some of his children, it hasbeeninferred that he came from that parish. Nathaniel Wales, Sen. callshimbrother-in-law. Wife Mary; ch. Elizabeth, (bapt. at Winwick, Eng. Sept. 28, 1628,)(m.Timothy Mather.) John bapt. at W. Dec. 26, 1629, Isabel bapt. at W. Jan.23,1630, (m. Nathaniel Wales, Jr.) Jonathan, Consider, Mary, (m. JosephWeeks,)Margaret (m. James Trowbridge,) Rest bapt. at Dorch. 26 (3) 1639, (m.ObediahSwift,) Increase bapt. 11 (2) 1641, Thankful bapt. 29 (2) 1644, (m. ThomasBird,Jr.) Hope bapt. 30 (6) 1646, Watching bapt. 24 (6) 1651, Patience bapt. 21(2)1654, (m. Isaac Humphrey). He d. Sept. 17, 1661. His will not being leftinlegal form, admin. was gr. 27 Sept. 1661, to his eldest son Jonathan and tohissons-in-law, Timothy Mather, James Trowbridge and Obadiah Swift. Extensiveestate.

A DIGEST OF THE EARLY CONNECTICUT PROBATE RECORDS. 1663 to 1677.

Name: Humphrey Atherton Location: Major Inventory on File. Invt. œ283-15-00. Taken 3 April, 1673, bySamuelWilson, Thomas Mumford & George Crofts. Invt. of what we find in the Narragancett Countrey: œ s d 160 Acres of land upon Boston Neck valued at in this Countrypay,200-00-00 160 acres of land in Quienesett at 021-00-00 2 Oxen, 012-00-00 7 Cowes, 030-00-00 1 old horse, 1 old plow & plow Irons, 1 Chain for a plow, 005-12-00 2 pitch forckes, 000-03-00 2 Bulls, two heifers, 011-00-00 3 earelings, 2 cow calves, & one steere, 004-00-00 283-15-00 The apprisement of the abouementioned Estate is valued at œ283-15-00atthis Country pay of this Colony of Rhode Island & Providenceplantation &kings province. This is a true copy of the original Invt. Attest: Weston Clarke,Clerk. Court Record, Page 133--2 September, 1673: This Court grant Adms. ontheEstate of Major Atherton unto Jonathan Atherton upon all the Estatethatmay be found in this Colony; also upon the estate of Mr.IncreaseAtherton, Late of Dorchester, upon such of his as shall befound in thisColony. Provided that the Land formerly belonging untothe sayd MajorAtherton within this Colony shall be responsible toanswer and make goodclaymes against the estate. Captain Atherton beingthe Eldest Brother ofMr. Increase Atherton aforesaid. Page 141--2 July, 1674: Adms. asks to be discharged from his Bond, asheis to go speedily out of the Country. Page 143--3 September, 1674: Mr. Hope Atherton & Mr. TimothyMatherinforming this Court by their letter to the Governor & SecretarythatCapt. Jonathan Atherton, Adms. to the Estate of the Hon. MajorAtherton,hath not paid their proportion of the Estate left by theirFather in thisColony, & no person appearing to demand & take up thesecurity, thisCourt see not sufficient ground to release the security.