Rest Atherton

1639 - 1708  (~ 69 years)

• Name	Rest Atherton
  Christening	26 May 1639	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2]
  Married	15 Mar 1690 (~ 50 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Obadiah Swift, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Capen) Swift. He was born on 16 July 1638 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. His birth date was recorded as 16 (5) 1638. Obadiah, married (1) Abigail ______. Obadiah was made a freeman in 1673. He died on Wednesday 27 December 1690 in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Obadiah's estate was inventoried on 4 March 1690/91 in Dorchester, Massachusetts and valued at £189 2/8d. Issue: 1. Remember Swift (1661-1662) 2. Rest Swift (1662-____) 3. Obadiah Swift (1671-____) 4. Hopestill Swift (1674-____) 5. Elizabeth Swift (1675-1675) 6. Abigail Swift (1676-____) 7. Elizabeth Swift (1676-____)
  Their marriage date was recorded as 15 (1) 1660/61.
  Death	13 Nov 1708	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [1, 3]
  Siblings	6 brothers and 6 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	I19676
  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 1Rest Atherton(1639 – 1708) 2Major Gen. Humphrey Atherton(1609 – 1661) 4Edmund Atherton( – 1613) 5Elizabeth 3Mary Kennion( – 1672) 6 7

  
  

• Event Map		Christening - 26 May 1639 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Married - 15 Mar 1690 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 13 Nov 1708 - Dorchester, Suffolk 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

  [S1064] Lawson, Stephen M. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Wales, (Online http://sml.simplenet.com/ancestries/wales.html. Printout dated 22 March 1998). [S12] Brown, John C. J., "The Atherton Family in England" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XXXV, January 1881). [S1207] Drake, Samuel G. "Abstracts of the Earliest Wills Upon Record in the Count of Suffolk, Ms" , (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume V, 1851). [S96] Pulsifer, David. Early Records of Boston, (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume V, 1851).