Deborah Atherton

1669 - 1759  (89 years)

• Name	Deborah Atherton
  Relationship	with Robert Alan Roy
  Birth	1 Jun 1669	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Married	Jun 1690 (Age 21)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1, 3]
  Captain Samuel Bullard, the son of Benjamin and Martha (Pidge) Bullard. He was born on 26 December 1667 in Sherborn, Massachusetts. [This marriage] They lived on his father's homestead in Sherborn. Samuel became a very prominent citizen of Sherborn. He served as the town moderator, assessor and selectman for nineteen years. Samuel was a representative to the General Court in 1708, 1709, 1723, 1724, and 1725. He was 60 years old when he died. His will was dated 20 September 1726 He died 11 December 1727 in Sherborn, Massachusetts. His will was proved 8 January 1727. Issue: 1. Samuel Bullard (1692-1714) 2. Martha Bullard (1695-____) 3. Benjamin Bullard (1697-1762) 4. Deborah Bullard (1704-1704) 5. Deboarah Bullard (____-1757)
  Will	3 Jan 1707/08 (Age 39)	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [1]
  She is mentioned in her father's will.
  Death	26 Jan 1759	Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Siblings	6 Siblings
  1. James Atherton,   b. 13 May 1654, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1717/18, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 63 years)   2. Joshua Atherton,   b. 6 May 1656, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 1721, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 64 years) + 3. Hannah Atherton,   b. 10 Jan 1657/58, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 8 Jan 1737/38, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 79 years) ▻ Lt. John Wilder,  m. 17 Jul 1672 ;   John Houghton, Jr. Esq,  m. 27 Jan 1724/25   4. Mary Atherton,   b. 17 Jan 1660/61, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 4 Nov 1670, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 9 years)   5. Elizabeth Atherton,   b. 7 Oct 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts   6. Deborah Atherton,   b. 1 Jun 1669, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 26 Jan 1759, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  (Age 89 years)   7. Joseph Atherton,   b. 28 Apr 1672, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. Abt 1690  (Age 17 years)
  Person ID	I19666
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	James Atherton,   b. Before 1624, Winstanley, Lancashire, England d. 6 Aug 1710, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Hannah   d. 30 Dec 1713, Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F67	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Jun 1669 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts Married - Jun 1690 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Will - 3 Jan 1707/08 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Death - 26 Jan 1759 - Sherborn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S993] O'Gorman, Ella Foy. Atherton-West and Allied Families, (manuscript, 1953). [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862). [S971] Baldwin, Thomas W. Vital Records of Sherborn, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 , (Boston: New England Historic-Genealogical Society, 1911).