John Atherton MP (abt. 1557 - bef. 1617)

Born about 1557 in Atherton, Lancashire, England

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Died before 23 May 1617 before about age 60 in Leigh, Lancashire, England

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Biography

John Atherton (b. c.1557-1617) was the 1st s. of Sir John Atherton by his 2nd w. Margaret, da. and coh. of Thomas Catterall of Catterall. He was high sheriff of Lancashire in 1582, and one of the Parliamentary representatives of the county in 1586, and for Lancaster in 1588–9. He m. (1) Elizabeth, da. of Sir John Byron, 1s. 2da.; (2) bef 1587 Katherine, da. and coh. of John, 2nd Lord Conyers, 2s. 3da. He was buried at Leigh 23 May, 1617.

Children of John Atherton and Elizabeth Byron^[1]

1. John Atherton (d. 1628) (q.v.);
2. Elizabeth Atherton; married James Browne;
3. Rachel Atherton (d. 1643); died unmarried and without issue, 1643;

Children of John Atherton and Katherine Conyers^[1]

1. John Atherton, of Skelton (Yorks); heir to his mother; married Anne, daughter of Sir John Byron, kt. & Margaret FitzWilliam,^[2] and had issue a daughter;
2. A son;
3. A daughter;
4. A daughter;
5. A daughter.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} (227) Atherton of Atherton Hall and Bewsey Hall Landed families of Britain and Ireland
2. ↑ Byron, (Vis. of Notts., 1569 & 1614). WikiTree.com. Pedigree.

• The Visitation of the County Palatine of Lancaster, Made in the Year 1664-5, by Sir William Dugdale
• Townships: Atherton A History of the County of Lancaster: Volume 3. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1907. pp. 435-439
• "The New England Historical and Genealogical Register." The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Accessed April 14, 2016. https://archive.org/stream/newenglandhistor35wate#page/66/mode/2up.
• ATHERTON, John (c.1557-1617), of Atherton Hall, Leigh, Lancs. The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1558-1603, ed. P.W. Hasler, 1981
• The visitation of Yorkshire, made in the years 1584/5 by Glover, Robert, 1544-1588 Page 72: Conyers