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Sir William Atherton, Kt.
b.Est 1315
d.1389
- Sir William Atherton, Kt.Est 1315 - 1389
- H. Sir William Atherton, Kt.Est 1315 - 1389
- W. Margerie (add)
m.
Facts and Events
| Name |
Sir William Atherton, Kt. |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[6] |
Est 1315 |
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| Marriage |
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to Joane Moberly |
| Marriage |
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to Margerie (add) |
| Living[1] |
1332, 1356, 1378 |
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| Death[2] |
1389 |
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Headline text
- Sir William Atherton, of Atherton, Knight, 1351; married first, Jane, daughter of William Moberly and sister of Sir Raphe Moberly, Knight.; Married second, Margerie, a widow, 1396. He obtained permission of the bishop of Lichfield to have divine services within his manors. The parish church of Leigh stands in both townships of Pennington and West Leigh; it is built of stone, and consists of a nave, side aisles and towers, with galleries on the North and West sides. There are two private chapels included in the edifice, Tidesleys to the North and the Athertons to the South. The Athertons have a family vault within theirs, and some escutcheons hang there. Arms (entered in the Visitation of Sir William Dugdale, Norroy King of Arms, 1664-5):S4
- Arms: Gules, three sparrow-hawks, argent.S4
- Crest: a swan, argent. And, another crest:S4
- Crest: on a perch a hawk belled, proper.S4
- By first wife, William had a son - Sir William Atherton, Knight.S4
References
- ↑ Dugdale, William, and F. R. (Francis Robert) Raines. The visitation of the county palatine of Lancaster, made in the year 1664-5, by Sir William Dugdale, knight, Norroy king of arms. (Manchester: Chetham Society, 1872-73)
Pages 20, 21.
- ↑ sub Atherton, in Farrer, William, and John Brownbill. The Victoria history of the county of Lancaster. (London: A. Constable, 1906-1914)
Vol 3.
- Hurd, D. Hamilton (Duane Hamilton). History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men. (Philadelphia: J. W. Lewis & Co., 1884)
Pages 415-417, 1884.
- The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
Vol. 35, Pages 67 to 72.
- Sir William Atherton (5), in Patrick Hogue (Samples). Transcribed Atherton Text.
- ↑ Birth year estimated based on the assumption that he was at least a teenager when mentioned in 1332, on estimated birth year of his son, and on his death year.
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