Person:William Atherton (14)

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William de Atherton
b.Est 1210
 
  1. William de AthertonEst 1210 -
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  1. William AthertonEst 1245 -
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Name William de Atherton
Gender Male
Birth[4] Est 1210
Marriage to Unknown

William de Atherton

  • William de Atherton held the manors of Atherton and Pennington, 1251. Nicholas, a cadet of the family, married after 1327, Jane, daughter of Adam de Bickerstaff and heiress of that family; Margaret Atherton, their descendant and heiress, married James the heir of the ancient and wealthy Scarisbrick family; their only daughter Elizabeth married Peter Stanley of Bickerstaffe; their only daughter and heiress married Henry Stanley of Aughton, a descendant of the first Earl of Derby, and in this line the title is now vested.S1
References
  1.   The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society)
    Vol. 35, Pages 67 to 72.
  2.   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.
  3.   William de Atherton (2), in Patrick Hogue (Samples). Transcribed Atherton Text.
  4. Birth year estimated based on estimated birth years of his father and great-grandson (with 35 years per generation) and on the fact that he is mentioned in records in approx. 1251 and approx. 1253.