Edmund Atherton, Gentleman

Edmund ATHERTON

Marriage

1. Mary RUDD

Children

1. Humphrey ATHERTON b: 28 SEP 1608 in Preston, Lancester, Minwick, England c: 16 FEB 1617 in Wigan, Winstanley, Lancashire, England

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The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 35

THE ATHERTON FAMILY IN ENGLAND. Communicated by John C. J. Beown, Esq., of Boston.

HMIE county palatine of Lancaster has always been distinguished for its L ancient families whose names were the same as their manorial estates; some of the old families of New England were branches of them, as Standish of Standish of which Duxbury was originally a part (represented by Myles Standish, Plymouth); Atherton of Atherton (represented by Humphrey and James Atherton, Dorchester and Milton); Mawdesley of Mawdesley (represented by John and Henry Mawdesley of Dorchester), whose descendants in New England changed their name to Moseley. Sometimes it is said that the existence of a mythical ancestor is never questioned, if he is stated to have been located within Lancashire in a location corresponding in name with his own, as " Simon Browne of Browne Hall," which is literally giving "to airy nothing a local habitation and a name."*

The Record Society of Lancashire has commenced the publication of ancient records, which will be of great assistance in connecting our ancestry, who emigrated from that county, with the long pedigrees of the line of eldest sous and immediate collateral relatives which have previously been published by the Chethara Society.

The extract given below may refer to the Major Gen. Humphrey Atherton, who, upon his way home to Dorchester, after a review of the troops on Boston Common, Sept. 17, 1661, was killed by being thrown from his horse, which stumbled over a cow lying in the road.

"Inquisition taken at Wigan. 18 January, I lth James—1613-14, before Edward Rigbj'c, Kf*q., Eaehentor, sifter the death of Edmund Atherton of Winstanley, by oath ol K'lhert Markland of Wigan, Gentleman, and the other jurors named in the previous inquisition, who say that the said Edmund was seised of a messuage in Billindge and 4 acres of arable land, 4 acres of meadow and 6 acres of pasture thereto belonging, which are held of Richard Fleetwood, Knt. and Bart, as his Barony of Newton, in free and common socage by fealty and a pepper-corn rent, and are worth per annum (clear) 20s.

"Edmund Atherton died 10 April last (1613); Humphrey Atherton, his son and next heir is aged at the time of taking this Inquisition 4 years and 3 months or there nliouts."

This inquisition merely indicates the lands held under the semi-feudal system which prevailed over a great part of this county; he may have owned absolutely in Winstanley other real estate, and probably did, that town being designated as his home. Both of these towns were in the parish of Wigan; Winstanley is described as fertile and picturesque; Billinge covered a very large area, and was divided into two townships. About the year 1720 a square stone building, known as the Beacon, was erected upon the

1613 WILL of Edmund Atherton of Winstanley, Lancashire: In the name of God amen the 8th daie of Aprill Ano 1613, I Edmund Atherton of Winstanley in the Countie of Lancaster Gentleman, beinge sicke in bodye and yet of good and perfecte memorie, thanks be to God, Therefore doe ordaine and make this my last Will and Testament in manner and forme followinge.

That is to say first I commend my soule in to the handes of Almightie God steedfastly trustinge to be saved by the effection of Christ by his bloode and my bodie to be buryed att Upholland. Item I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my wiffe and to my three daughters Anne, Margaret and Elizabeth all my goodes and chattles moveable and non moveable quicke and deade wherein I have any intereste rights and title to the value of one pense ov'r and above the discharginge of my debtes hereafter named and my funerall expenses payed. Allsoe my will and mynd is that soe same at my house in Winstanley hath discharged such of my debts for p'mt Richard Atherton doth stande bounde for that, then my said wiffe Elizabeth shall have use and enjoye all the said house soley for her self duringe her natural lyffe and after her decease then my will and mynd is that my sonne Humphrey shall have the same and that is conferred, Thereof he shall yearly paye to my afforesaide three daughters Anne, Margaret and Elizabeth if they be then lyvinge or to such of them, He shall then surplye the sume of ten poundes of lawfull English money and if it happen the said Humphrey be deceased then my mynd and will is that said three daughters shall have and enjoye the afforesaide house duringe the residue of my lease. Item I doe ordayne and make my lawfull Executors of this my last Will and Testament my well beloved wyffe Elizabeth and my trusted friend and lovinge brother-in-law Roger Molineux,

Sealed and delivered in the presence of, Margaret Barton Anne Adlington Robert Winstanley Debts owing by mee Edmund Atherton

Item. To Gilbart Barton XXX Item. To Thomas Winstanley XXX Item To James Markland XXX Item To Alexander Winstanley XXX Item To my Mother xx shee did lend me XXX [still living] Item To Peter Winstanley Debts owing to mee Item. To Humphrey Atherton XXX

Inventory Of Edmund Atherton of Winstanley (items not listed) An Inventory of all his goods moveable and unmovable of Edmund Atherton Gent, late of Winstanley deceased had and did possess at the tyme of his death . Praised hereof Humphrey Atherton Richard Atherton Gilbart Barton Robert Winstanley

Memorandum to Will Edmund Atherton 1613

Memorandum tht the said Edmund Atherton after the wrytinge and publishinge of his Will above said, did further by wordes nuncupative w’thout wrytinge declare and announce that it was not his mynd and will that his three daughters nor any of theme should have any more money or profitts pertaining out of the tenement in Winstanley than to each of his daughters ten poundes (of lawfull money of England) W’ch was, vizt to Anne Atherton his daughter ten poundes to Margaret Atherton ten poundes and to Elizabeth Atherton his daughter ten poundes and that his said sonne Homffrey shoulde pay the saide thirtie poundes as afforesaid within three yeares next after that the said Homffrey should enter of the said house, by ten poundes a yeare. And further it was the will and mynd of the said Edmund Atherton that if any of the said three daughters did decease before the said payemnts are made that then the remaining daughters to have and enjoye the said xxx£s. And that the said sonne Homffrey shall not be xxxxx with the payments of any more money in any xxxx to be paid to the said daughters nor any of theme out of the said rente. xxx xxxx. Edmund Atherton Elizabeth Atherton- his wyffe Roger Mollinuex Margaret Barton Anne Adlington Robert Winstanley

The will of Edmond Atherton was probated in Chester in 1614 and the ""Lancashire Record Office or LRO " has the original Will.

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