[TorreyCD] MATHER, Timothy (1628-1685) & (not Catherine) Elizabeth [ATHERTON] (1628-1678); by 1650?, by 1651; Dorchester {Reg. 10:361, 32:200, 106:64; Stevens-Miller 173; Sibley's Harv. Grad. 2:364; Pope's Pioneers 22; Putnam's Mag. 7:101; Mather 54; Ely 89; Sterling 1:366; Pope 323; Harvey 1:59; Sv. 1:73; Windsor CT 2:484}

WEEKES, William (1628/9-1677) & Elizabeth [ATHERTON]? (no) (1631-1710), m/2 Timothy MATHER ?1679 (she was 1/wf of Timothy MATHER); by 1652; Dorchester {Stevens-Miller 46, 273; Carpenter (1898) 58; Mosely (1878) 9; Weekes (1885) 35; TAG 10:254; Blackman Anc. 3; Woodstock 3:151; Reg. 5:467}

[NEHGR 35:67-72] Has Elizabeth Atherton as the daughter who married Timothy Mather c1650.

[1411] Mary Wales

d. 1672

[NEHGR 35:72]

[TorreyCD] ATHERTON, Humphrey (-1661)& Mary [WALES?] (-1672) (doubtful) (bro-in-law Nathaniel WALES); in Eng, ca 1629/30; Dorchester {Hale (1952) 616; Stevens-Miller 273; Reg. 2:382, 5:395, 467, 7:208, 10:361, 32:197; Pope's Pioneers 22; Dawes-Gates 1:531; New Haven Gen. Mag. 1855; Beville 135, 139; Putnam's Mag. 7:99; Hartford Prob. 1:174-5; Deerfield 50; Bridges Anc. 15; Parker (#9) 277; Ely 90; Sv. 1:72; Flagg Anc. 203; Pope 322; Brigham Anc. 15; Kimball Anc. 21; Robinson (#7) 9; Bassett (1926) 139; Shurtleff 1:318; Topliff (1906) 20; TrowbrIdge 503; Frame-Dana 164}

[Savage 1:72] Dorchester 1636. Perhaps from Preston in Lancashire. Freem. 2 May 1638. Was thrown from a horse. Died 1 May 1638.

[Powers 26, Mather 54] lists Atherton as a Maj. Gen.

[NEHGR 35:67-72] Lists a line of Athertons, claims this is the line that HA came from but gives no indication of how or where (the editors note that though the claim is plausible that caution should be taken with the conjecture). HA and MW probably came in the James from Birstol in 1635. Rev. Richard Mather, in his journal of the passage mentions 100 passengers, but gives the names of few, among them Nathaniel Wales whose will was witnessed by HA who was also mentioned as his ``loving brother-in-law''. Both of them assisted Mather in nurturing the first church of Dorchester ?? into thrifty again after wo ?? many left to go to Windsor Conn. According to the Suffolk Probate records, their children were: Jonathan, Isabel, Elisabeth, Consider, Mary, Margaret, Rest, Increase, Thankful, Hope, Watching, and Patience.

[NEHGR 2:382] Gravestone: heare lyes ovr captaine and maior of svffolk was withall / a godly magistrate vas he and maior generall / two trovps of hors with hime here came svch worth his love did crave / ten companyes of foot also movrning marcht to his grave / let all that read be syre to keep the faith as he hath don / with christ he livs now crownd his name was nvmpry atherton / he dyed the 16 of september 1661 (a drawn sword is placed over the top of the inscription of Major Athertons tomb).

[NEHGR 5:395] This year [1661] Died ye Honble Major Genral Humphrey Atherton: upon whoe Tomb is written as follows [2:382]. Note, by ye Records it was ye 17th day [of Sept.]. He was lo;;ed by a fall from his horse at ye So end of Boston as he was coming homewards (I think in ye evening) his Horse either Running over, or starting at a cow that lay down in ye way. [Blake's Annals of Dorch 21-2] His ch. are given by Farmer to which we add, that Thankful m Thomas Bird (of DR) 2:2;1665; Mary m Joseph Weeks, 9:7:1667; Consider, m Anna Aniball, 19:10:1671; Watching, m Elizabeth Rigbie, 23 Jan 1678.

NEHGR 5:467] Wales, Nathaniel, freem. 2 Nov 1637, will 20:4:1661; ch. Timothy, John, Nathaniel; bro-in-law Humphrey Atherton; d. 4 Dec 1661.

[NEHGR 10:361-2]