Born in Winwick, Lancashire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Humphrey Atherton Esq.
and Mary (Kennion) Atherton
Sister of
Jonathan Atherton, Isabella (Atherton) Wales, Consider Atherton, Mary (Atherton) Weeks, Margaret (Atherton) Trowbridge, Rest (Atherton) Swift, Increase Atherton, Thankful (Atherton) Bird, Hope Atherton, Watching Atherton and Patience Atherton
Wife of
Timothy Mather
— married
1650 (to 15 May 1678) in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Samuel Mather, Richard Mather, Catherine Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Joseph Mather and Atherton Mather
Died
at age 49
in Lower Mills, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
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Contents |
Biography
Elizabeth (Atherton) Mather immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).
This profile is part of the Atherton Name Study.
Elizabeth was first wife of Timothy Mather, and she was the mother of all of his children. (It is his second wife Elizabeth who died in 1709/10 and is buried in Dorchester Burying Ground). Some older resources call her "Catherine Atherton". Children: Samuel Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Richard Mather, Catherine Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Joseph Mather, and Atherton Mather.
Probate records identify heirs of Humphrey Atherton, including Elizabeth Mather - no Catherine and no Weeks heirs (several pages, paid site) [1]
Name
Birth
- Baptized: 28 September 1628 in Winwick, Lancashire (now in Cheshire), England.[3]
Marriage and Children
- Married: Timothy Mather about 1650 (based on birth of first child in 1651).
Death
- Died: 15 May 1678 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.[4]
Research Notes
Powers of administration of the Estate of Maj. General Humphrey Atherton were granted to Jonathan Atherton, his eldest sonne, and Timothy Mather, James Trowbridge and Obadiah Swift, three of his sons-in-law, on behalf of the Widow, themselves and the rest of the children...[5] Timothy Mather acted as one of the Administrators who executed a July 1, 1664 deed confirming an inter vivos transfer made his "Deare Ffather" to others.[6]
Sources
- ↑ Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;Page: Volume: 232; SAR Membership Number: 46318
- ↑ Author: Yates Publishing Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Page: Source number: 694.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GRG
- ↑ Cheshire Diocese Of Chester Parish Baptisms 1538-1911. (FindMyPast online database). Elizab Atheron, 28 Sep 1628, dau. of Humphry. Original image and transcription.
- ↑ Dorchester. Dorchester Births, Marriages, and Deaths. (1890): page 29.
- ↑ "Abstracts of Early Wills," in NEHGR, 10 (1856):361
- ↑ Deed dated July 1, 1664 from Timothy Mather and Obadiah Swift, Administrators of the Estate of Maj. Gen. Humphrey Atherton "Our Deare Ffather) confirming an inter vivos conveyance by Atherton to Gyles and Edward Pason
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Children: Samuel Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Richard Mather, Catherine Mather, Nathaniel Mather, Joseph Mather, and Atherton Mather.