James Atherton

James Atherton, Jr. (James 1), eldest son of James and Hannah Atherton, was born at Lancaster, May 13, 1654, and the inventory of his estate is dated Nov. 19, 1718. He married, at Lancaster, June 6, 1684, Abigail Hudson, born at Lancaster, Sept. 7, 1667, daughter of Daniel

and Johanna Hudson. Her parents were massacred by the Indians at Lancaster, Sept. 11, 1697. He lived in the part of Lancaster which is now Harvard, his home being on Bear Hill and he was in garrison there April 15, 1704. On March 18, 1697-8, Abigail (Hudson) Atherton sold to

her brother Nathaniel Hudson, her share of her father's estate. Administration of the estate of James Atherton, Jr., was granted to the widow Abigail, Nov. 19, 1718. The inventory was taken April 1, 1718; dower was set off to the widow, Nov. 6, 1718.

Name: James Atherton Event Type: Birth Birth Date: 13 May 1654 Birth Place: Lancaster, Massachusetts Father Name: James Atherton Mother Name: Hanna Atherton Source Information Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).

Name: James Atherton Spouse: Abigail Hudson Marriage Date: 6 Jun 1684 Marriage Place: Lancaster, Massachusetts Source Information Ancestry.com. American Marriages Before 1699 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997. Original data: Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, NJ, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.

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Name: James Atherton Gender: Male Birth Date: 13 May 1654 Birth Place: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA Father: James Atherton Mother: Hannah Spouse: Abigail Hudson Children: Abigail Atherton Spouse Father: Daniel Hudson Spouse Mother: Joanna

Source Information Heritage Consulting. Millennium File [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003. Original data: Heritage Consulting. The Millennium File. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Heritage Consulting.