Note: No burial record has been found for Atherton, but he is certainly buried in one of Boston's ancient cemeteries. His birth year is an approximation based on his first marriage in 1617/8.
Atherton was a resident of Boston, Lincolnshire, England, and was married there on 9 Jan 1617/8 to Elizabeth (Bulkeley) Whittingham, b. say 1598, d. Boston 14 Oct 1643, the daughter of Rev. Edward Bulkeley and Olive Irby, and the widow of Richard Whittingham. In 1626, Atherton of Boston, Lincolnshire, was one of those who refused to contribute to the Forced Loan. He was an alderman in Boston in 1627 and 1633, and mayor in 1628. In 1633 he sailed with his wife and son to New England, and in Sep 1633 he was admitted as an inhabitant of Charlestown.
Hough was certainly a man of means, as he had six servants baptized at the Boston, Mass. church from 1633/4 and 1641/2. He was a Boston deputy in 1637 and 1638, and unlike most other members of the Boston church, he did not sign the Wheelwright petition in 1637, and was therefore not disarmed with the many supporters of Wheelwright and Hutchinson. His will was dated 7 Jan 1649/50, and proved late in 1650. He and Susanna had one known child, Samuel, born about 1620 in England, who married Sarah Symmes.
Atherton was a resident of Boston, Lincolnshire, England, and was married there on 9 Jan 1617/8 to Elizabeth (Bulkeley) Whittingham, b. say 1598, d. Boston 14 Oct 1643, the daughter of Rev. Edward Bulkeley and Olive Irby, and the widow of Richard Whittingham. In 1626, Atherton of Boston, Lincolnshire, was one of those who refused to contribute to the Forced Loan. He was an alderman in Boston in 1627 and 1633, and mayor in 1628. In 1633 he sailed with his wife and son to New England, and in Sep 1633 he was admitted as an inhabitant of Charlestown.
Hough was certainly a man of means, as he had six servants baptized at the Boston, Mass. church from 1633/4 and 1641/2. He was a Boston deputy in 1637 and 1638, and unlike most other members of the Boston church, he did not sign the Wheelwright petition in 1637, and was therefore not disarmed with the many supporters of Wheelwright and Hutchinson. His will was dated 7 Jan 1649/50, and proved late in 1650. He and Susanna had one known child, Samuel, born about 1620 in England, who married Sarah Symmes.
Note: No burial record has been found for Atherton, but he is certainly buried in one of Boston's ancient cemeteries. His birth year is an approximation based on his first marriage in 1617/8.
Atherton was a resident of Boston, Lincolnshire, England, and was married there on 9 Jan 1617/8 to Elizabeth (Bulkeley) Whittingham, b. say 1598, d. Boston 14 Oct 1643, the daughter of Rev. Edward Bulkeley and Olive Irby, and the widow of Richard Whittingham. In 1626, Atherton of Boston, Lincolnshire, was one of those who refused to contribute to the Forced Loan. He was an alderman in Boston in 1627 and 1633, and mayor in 1628. In 1633 he sailed with his wife and son to New England, and in Sep 1633 he was admitted as an inhabitant of Charlestown.
Hough was certainly a man of means, as he had six servants baptized at the Boston, Mass. church from 1633/4 and 1641/2. He was a Boston deputy in 1637 and 1638, and unlike most other members of the Boston church, he did not sign the Wheelwright petition in 1637, and was therefore not disarmed with the many supporters of Wheelwright and Hutchinson. His will was dated 7 Jan 1649/50, and proved late in 1650. He and Susanna had one known child, Samuel, born about 1620 in England, who married Sarah Symmes.
Atherton was a resident of Boston, Lincolnshire, England, and was married there on 9 Jan 1617/8 to Elizabeth (Bulkeley) Whittingham, b. say 1598, d. Boston 14 Oct 1643, the daughter of Rev. Edward Bulkeley and Olive Irby, and the widow of Richard Whittingham. In 1626, Atherton of Boston, Lincolnshire, was one of those who refused to contribute to the Forced Loan. He was an alderman in Boston in 1627 and 1633, and mayor in 1628. In 1633 he sailed with his wife and son to New England, and in Sep 1633 he was admitted as an inhabitant of Charlestown.
Hough was certainly a man of means, as he had six servants baptized at the Boston, Mass. church from 1633/4 and 1641/2. He was a Boston deputy in 1637 and 1638, and unlike most other members of the Boston church, he did not sign the Wheelwright petition in 1637, and was therefore not disarmed with the many supporters of Wheelwright and Hutchinson. His will was dated 7 Jan 1649/50, and proved late in 1650. He and Susanna had one known child, Samuel, born about 1620 in England, who married Sarah Symmes.
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